Haunting Season

VIDEO VERSION AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE! I went to a funeral for Osgood Perkins, and it was the most fun I've ever had at a cemetery...   Subscribe on youtube for video versions:  http://bit.ly/HauntingSeasonSubscribe   Join the community and help me make short films: patreon.com/HauntingSeason    Tonight we visit the forever cemetery, meet up with a few great friends from the horror community, and hav...

After an early access screening of Heart Eyes, the new killer romcom/ slasher flick from comedic genius Josh Ruben, I was head over heels in love with it and new I had to share it out to the world. This is my experience watching the film and non-spoiler thoughts about why this gory gift is the perfect date movie for Valentines Day 2025. So turn out the lights, find a safe hiding space, and fall in...

Tonight we talk about R. L. Stein guest appearing in a musical, a nostalgic love of children's horror books, and a real life theater ghosts! Turn out the lights, find a safe hiding space, and fall in to Haunting Season's HorrorTok.  Get a copy of Goosebumps the Musical Original Soundtrack:  https:// goosebumpsthemusical.com/ Haunting Season is a growing network of horror entertainment based around...

Tonight Josh is joined by the creative minds behind Little Demon, a new horror animation series on FX. Kieran Valla, Darcy Fowler and Seth Kirschner talk about their love of horror, their connection to Aubrey Plaza, Danny DeVito and Lucy DeVito, what it was like to create their first TV show, and all the horror movie references they were able to sneak in. All that and more so turn out the lights,...

Lucy Baal is a demon puppet from hell with a divine love of horror movies and quite a lot to say. Josh chats with Lucy and his handler Robin about being a demon, their shared love of horror movies, a real life haunting, and what it's like being a puppet on tiktok. Josh also shares his Halloween plans and reflects on Halloween past. All that and more, so turn out the lights, find a safe hiding spac...

Steven C Miller's new sci-fi horror slasher film Margaux is a fun new spin on the slasher genre. After an early screening, Josh gets the opportunity to speak to the director himself about the amazing house, the performances, the mixture of CGI and practical effects, and the intense 18 day production schedule. Josh also shares his love of science fiction and cosmic horror. All that and more, so tur...

Kyra Elise Gardner grew up with a father that was… a little different. As a child, her house was filled with dead bodies, severed limbs and cursed dolls, but she's not the daughter of a serial killer. In fact, it's all fake! Kyra grew up with a special effects master as a father and his many years working int he horror business has not only made her a life long fan, but a filmmaker herself. With a...

Josh talks about new releases Pearl, Barbarian and Smile and the surprising opinions he has about them. Josh also gets an opportunity to speak to the writer/ director duo behind the new Paramount+ release Significant Other, asking them about mental health, the marriage between comedy and horror, and the process of writing their film. All this and more, so turn out the lights, find a safe hiding sp...

Lee Howard is about the nicest person you'll ever meet, but behind his Ted Lasso charm lies a dark creative side that has launched him into being a full time artist. With over 1.6 million followers on tiktok alone, Lee's upsetting yet lovable f***ed up teddy bears sell out in mere moments. Tonight, Lee talks about his journey as an artist, horror lover, and content creator. Turn out the lights, fi...

Hannah Raulston has been an internet sensation for decades, dating back to the beginning of youtube as we know it. Clocking in at over 600,000 followers on tiktok, she shares her life as our friendly neighborhood clairvoyant lesbian. That's right, she sees spirits, always has, and tonight she's sharing what it's like growing up with ghosts, being a content creator, and of course why the horror gen...

Spooky season is HERE and so is Haunting Season! Josh is back with a series of conversations with people who all have one thing in common: A love of horror. Haunting season has always been about telling stories, and on this show we're going to be exploring the stories of those who TELL us stories. Each episode Josh will be interviewing a fellow content creator from tiktok to hear about their conne...

Three fantastic stories from three up and coming writers fill out what Josh is calling the Season Finale of Haunting Season. 2021 was an incredible year for Haunting Season as a whole. The show returned after a 7 year hiatus and experience a lot of growth and development not the least of which has been on tiktok, starting at 16K and ending the year with 290,000 followers across all platforms. The...

Josh has done many a haunted sleepover, but nothing like what Mike experienced. Listen in on an intimate recollection of a night spent in hell as Charm City Paranormal investigates one of the most haunted murder sites in America:  The Villisca Axe Murder House . But first, grab your headphones, turn out the lights, find a safe hiding space and fall in to Haunting Season. Watch the investigation he...

When you're alone, do you ever feel like something is watching you? Tonight we hear two ghost stories, both based in truth. Then we talk to the author of The Balcony Seat Tom Stevens and hear about his personal history with ghosts and how we met through the Nightmare Fuel writing course. But first, grab your headphones, turn out the lights, find a safe hiding space and fall in to Haunting Season....

What's the most frightening dream you've ever had? Were you sure you were asleep? This week Josh takes us through his worst nightmare, a bout of sleep paralysis that sits just as clearly in his mind as it did when it happened his college years. Afterwards you'll get a look into next year as Haunting Season slips into a more relaxed smoking jacket of a schedule now that spooky season is over, but d...

When a Knife Salesman makes one last call on Halloween night, he just might end up biting off more than he can chew. This week's story was written by Luis Medina as a part of an AutoCrit horror writing competition sponsored by Haunting Season and Nightmare Fuel. Check out the Haunting Season podcast this week for more about Nightmare Fuel and to hear an interview with this week's Author. But first...

When Sarah discovers a letter from her withering husband it sends her on a hellbound mission to save her farm and her family at any cost.  Welcome to Haunting Season, a weekly storytelling podcast about life and the afterlife, created and hosted by Joshua Sterling Bragg.  Subscribe for more haunting:  http://bit.ly/ HauntingSeasonSubscribe Check out our latest episodes:  http://bit.ly/ HauntingSea...

Josh and his wife Courtney pour a glass of wine and discuss the quintessential autumn movies, and the picks may surprise you! Then we hear from listeners about what they're watching this year to prep for spooky season. All that and more on this episode of Haunting Season.  Haunting Season is brought to you by the Nightmare Fuel Writing Course:  Hauntingseasonpod.com/ autocrit Also by Memento Mori...

Happy October! Josh has been keeping busy, clacking away at the keyboard to bring you haunting tales this spooky season. Today he asks the question, How would you spend your last day on earth? Gerald and Patty had a list ready, and they're going one by one scratching names off but you'll never guess what kind of problems they run into! There's two killers on the loose, both over the age of 60 and...

This week Josh is joined by Bryan Starr (@BStarrCinema) to talk about discovering the Horror genre as an adult. They talk about recent releases, films from the 80s, growing up as a filmmaker in the early 2000s and their go-to Halloween watch list. All that and more on this episode of Haunting Season   Follow Bryan on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ ZMRcnT2FY/   Haunting Season is brought to you by...

Molly is quite the character. She loves a good concert, she likes to learn the dances from crappy old horror movies, but above everything she loves the night crowd. When the goths, the punks and the LARPers are looking for a late night caffeine fix, they all know to go to Molly for her under-the-table "coffee". But what if it wasn't coffee all along? This week's story is a doozie, and to top it al...

Josh watches a TON of movies, but that doesn't mean he's seen all of the classics. This week Josh had a chance to enjoy H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator for the first time and he was so blown away he had to have a Re-Animator expert on the show to break it all down. Enter Molly O'blivion of the Final Girl Friday Podcast, a tiktok friend, and Herbert West cosplayer. Molly and Josh nerd out about the s...

Buckle up, this story is wicked! This week Josh tells a new original story about a young man named Marcus determined to draw the most unsettling image known to man. Afterwards we are joined by Co-Host Cody of the Living and special guest David Rose, author of the new collection of stories The Scrolls of Sin to talk about his new work, and the power of cursed object, and of course we hear from list...

This episode is jam packed with enough real-life true ghost stories to hopefully tide you over while Josh goes on vacation next week. We hear an original scary story from Josh, then guest Joe Dove from the Disk Dungeon Podcast comes on to share his stories, and then we cap it off with a submitted story from YouTube commenter and friend of the show Ivory Bow. See you in two weeks! Check out the Dis...

This week Josh explores your favorite urban legends! So many people replied on Hiho the past few weeks about urban legends that he just had to put together an entire episode about it. So this one is dedicated to the listeners of the show. Thank you for sharing your voices!  Haunting Season is brought to you by Mixtape Massacre the 1980s slasher killer board game! Go to  HauntingSeasonPod.com/ Mixt...