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A nameless young woman steals another girl's identity in Deadname, a Halloween horror story by Morgan Moore. With no memory of her past, she sees a costume and mask as a chance to belong. But at a Halloween party, someone is watching—and he thinks he knows her. A stolen life. A stranger's obsession. One night behind the wrong mask. This psychological horror story brings slasher suspense to spooky season. Follow Weekly Spooky for more scary stories. Narrated by Henrique Couto. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

Stingy Jack and the Halloween legend behind the jack-o'-lantern welcome October with a bargain gone wrong. Henrique Couto follows an Irish folktale from a coin trapped beside a silver cross to the Devil stranded in a tree—and a promise with a terrible catch. Discover the carved turnip lanterns once used to frighten passersby, and the dark folklore behind that familiar pumpkin grin. What happens when outsmarting the Devil leaves you with nowhere to go? Light your first pumpkin and join Thursday Thrills for Halloween folklore, mischievous scares and a little light against the dark. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

A firefighter finds a notebook in the ashes of a burned cabin. Inside, Joe describes an isolated childhood, a forbidden railroad tunnel, and the Halloween night he dared to go trick-or-treating. His first taste of freedom leads toward a new family—but a shadow from home refuses to let him go. Michael Kelso's Halloween ghost story follows a boy caught between the life he wants and a haunting presence that keeps whispering one demand: home. What survived the fire, and why was the notebook protected? Hear this supernatural horror story on Weekly Spooky, narrated by Henrique Couto. Written by Michael Kelso. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

September 28-October 4 brings zombies, vampires, and Michael Myers to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History revisits Night of the Living Dead's farmhouse siege, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and the Thorn cult, and Hell Fest's killer hiding inside a Halloween attraction. Step into The Twilight Zone, discover the vampire western Near Dark, and meet our weekly pick, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Plus birthdays for Naomi Watts, Monica Bellucci, Neve Campbell, and Liev Schreiber. Explore the horror anniversaries behind your next spooky-season movie night. Not every mask is a costume. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

Halloween ghost stories meet the lost world of midnight spook shows. Henrique Couto and Michelle explore the glowing ghosts, stage illusions and blackout scares that turned movie theaters into haunted attractions. Then dig into a claimed Loch Ness Monster sighting, ghost rumors in Indian schools, a Polish 'vampire' burial and a Bigfoot mystery with a human explanation. A creepy roadside encounter rounds out this Monthly Spooky hangout. Join us for paranormal mysteries, cryptids, vampire folklore and horror history as we count down to Halloween. What would you see when the theater lights go out? Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

Unknown Broadcast opens six doors into old-time radio horror and suspense for Halloween. Parents are trapped downstairs while their toddler wanders alone above them in The Cellar Door; a dying man tells of a hidden room and its ghosts in Quiet Please. Hear The Locked Room, The Cave, The Cellar Door, House on Sycamore Road, The Room Where Ghosts Live, and Behind the Locked Door. Featuring CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Suspense, The Whistler, Quiet Please, and The Mysterious Traveler. Settle in for ghost stories, hidden dangers, and the fear of being unable to get out. What waits on the other side? Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

A grocery store's night shift faces a summoned beast. A water-park date becomes a parasitic outbreak. Ordinary Places, Human Monsters gathers seven Halloween horror stories into nearly five hours of Weekly Spooky fiction, from workplace terror to home invasion and revenge. The Night Stocker, A Wet 'n' Wild Halloween, Mischief Night, and The Graveyard Shift lead through places where the next shift or party may be your last. Stories by Shane Migliavacca, David O'Hanlon, and John Oak Dalton make even a radio station unsafe after dark. When the lights go out, where would you hide? Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

The Cell (2000) sends Jennifer Lopez into a serial killer's mind while his next victim fights to survive. Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi unpack Tarsem Singh's surreal psychological horror, Vincent D'Onofrio's nightmare imagery and the ending's troubling questions about mercy and control. Explore water symbolism, childhood trauma and seven ways to interpret the title. Is Catherine a savior—or another kind of captor? A spoiler-filled horror movie review for your Halloween watchlist. Rent/buy (U.S.): https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-cell/umc.cmc.6nztuuqjkm043eux9zn1j0oy6 Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

What horror movies and shows should you stream for Halloween 2026? Henrique Couto previews six new movies and series arriving on U.S. streaming platforms: American Horror Story: 13 (Hulu, Sep 24); Infirmary (Shudder, Oct 2); Mike Flanagan's Carrie (Prime Video, Oct 7); R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 (Tubi, Oct 9); V/H/S/Mixtape (Shudder, Oct 9); and Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake (Peacock, Oct 15). From cursed pumpkins and found footage to telekinetic terror, this spoiler-light Thursday Thrills guide helps you build your spooky-season watchlist. Which nightmare will you stream first? Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

Missing children lead FBI agent Francheska 'Frannie' Carter to a fairy ring—and a realm where beautiful faces hide something monstrous. In The Fair Folk, a supernatural investigation takes her from wooded suburbs into Fairyland to bring the children home. But the Fae queen has no intention of letting her captives go. Can Frannie outwit creatures whose hypnotic songs are meant to deceive? This dark folklore horror story brings evil fairies, a dangerous rescue and woodland terror to your Halloween listening. Step beyond the mushrooms, if you dare. The Fair Folk by Tyler Belmont Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

Silent Hill 2 turns 25 as This Week in Horror History revisits September 21-27, 2026. Follow James Sunderland into the fog after a letter from his dead wife, then explore David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers, The Munsters, and Urban Legend's campus murders inspired by familiar cautionary tales. Our deep cut, Pandorum, traps a crew aboard a failing starship with missing memories. Plus, celebrate horror birthdays and honor Tim Curry through The Rocky Horror Picture Show, our weekly recommendation. From survival horror games to body horror and midnight movies, find your next Halloween watch or play. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

Dorothy Jane Scott disappeared from UCI Medical Center in Orange, California, in May 1980 after months of threatening phone calls. Her car was found burning; then an anonymous caller claimed he had killed her. Terrifying & True examines this unsolved murder through the stalking reports, the hospital parking-lot mystery, and the discovery of her remains in 1984. Explore what the caller appeared to know and the witness account that challenged his version of events. Did the voice on the telephone belong to Dorothy's killer? We're telling that story tonight. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

Unknown Broadcast brings six old-time radio thrillers from fogbound streets to haunted seas. A war veteran helps a stranger home and becomes entangled in murder; treasure hunters encounter the captain of a sunken galleon. Hear In the Fog (CBS Radio Mystery Theater), Two If by Sea (Escape), The Man in the Fog (Suspense), Seascape (The Whistler), The Murder Ship (Inner Sanctum), and The Sea Phantom (Dark Fantasy). More than three hours of vintage radio suspense mix murder mysteries, espionage, and ghostly encounters. Who can you trust when you can't see what's ahead? Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

A pumpkin curse, a werewolf's deadly game, and Jack Scratch's twisted tales fill The Monsters' Halloween Revue. Settle in for nearly five hours of scary Halloween stories from Weekly Spooky, including Origin of the Pumpkin Man, STALK, and the complete Tricks and Treats trilogy. A costume party invites ancient powers, while an autumn hookup becomes a desperate test of survival. This seven-part horror fiction collection features Charles Campbell, Mike Ashkewe, David O'Hanlon, Keith Tomlin, Morgan Moore, and Rob Fields. Every invitation sounds tempting. What will accepting it cost? Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]

A severed arm inside a shark. Two men found wearing lead masks. The Dead Don't Stay Silent gathers nine true-crime cases and macabre histories in a Terrifying & True collection. Explore the Shark Arm case, Somerton Man, Bella in the Wych Elm, Donna Doll, Lynnette Craft, and the Lead Masks mystery, plus the Salish Sea feet, the shrunken-head trade, and Carl Tanzler. More than four hours trace forensic clues, unsolved murders, and the legends that grow around human remains. What can the dead reveal when the living won't tell the truth? We're telling that story tonight. Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/join More scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/ Story submissions: [email protected]