Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Spooky Season

In the July edition of Monthly Spooky , Henrique and Michelle serve up a hot mix of the bizarre and the hilarious. From terrifying real-world mysteries to strange animal behavior, this episode is bursting with the eerie, the absurd, and the unexplainable: 🕯️ Spontaneous Human Combustion – Is it real or just strange pseudoscience? Henrique and Michelle discuss real cases and the science (or lack th...

Ah, my dear , you’ve returned. Good. Because tonight’s stories aren’t here to scare you quickly. They’re here to settle in, like a fog… slow, strange, and suffocating. We’ve collected six tales for the truly brave—each a descent into the unknown, where time slips, shadows speak, and the walls are listening. 🔹 Tomorrow Is Never Time has run out—but no one told her. A looping nightmare of dread and...

Welcome to Weekly Spooky , where horror comes home—this time with a tiara, a body count, and a dance you’ll never forget. 🎓 Prom Night of the Dead is an epic four-part horror saga set in the sinister town of Strickfield. It all begins at prom, where jealousy and betrayal erupt into a brutal massacre. But death is only the beginning… 👻 Two months later, as students return for summer school, stran...

Deadly Second Chances – Part 4: Loralee Hardy She was broken, abused… and became a monster. Now, Loralee Hardy — the infamous Prom Queen Killer — is offered a second chance by the goddess Hellweaver: a chance to save her family, protect her lover, and stop the bloodshed before it begins. But when love is tainted by betrayal and the past won’t stay buried, Loralee must confront the darkest parts of...

With Deadly Second Chances Episode 4 dropping tomorrow, it’s time to meet one of the most tragic—and terrifying—figures in the Strickfield universe: Loralee Hardy , the girl who was broken… and came back swinging. In this special presentation, we bring you the full Prom Queen Killer miniseries—a complete horror saga of trauma, identity, resurrection, and revenge. 👑 Loralee Hardy was tormented fro...

You clearly remember “Berenstein Bears,” a movie called Shazaam , and Darth Vader saying, “Luke, I am your father.” But none of those are real—at least, not in this universe. In this mind-bending episode, we explore the Mandela Effect: the bizarre phenomenon of mass false memories. From psychological misfires to multiverse theories, we investigate whether these shared illusions are proof of human...

Welcome back, my dear . Tonight, I offer you a little test of confinement. A locked door. A desperate plan. And the unsettling truth that sometimes… you’re exactly where someone  wants you to be. These four stories explore what it means to be cornered—by fate, by fear, by your own past. 🔹 Trapped He doesn’t remember what he did. But the cell he’s in? It remembers  him . 🔹 The Trap Two men plot a...

We’re reopening the gateway… Last Summer's mini-series Portals by Rob Fields is back for a special encore presentation. This terrifying sci-fi horror novella unfolds across multiple dimensions, strange timelines, and pulse-pounding realities. A group of strangers awaken in a sealed facility—with no memory of how they got there. When the walls begin to shift and strange doors open, they quickly rea...

From womanizer to walking organ donor… Calvin Mirren’s downfall was legendary in Strickfield. Now, thanks to Hellweaver’s Second Chance Compact, he’s back in time — before the night three women drugged him and sold his kidneys on the black market. But changing your fate isn’t easy when your enemies are also your lovers. In this sexy, blood-soaked chapter, Calvin tries to seduce, outsmart, and mayb...

Before Deadly Second Chances continues, revisit the origins of two of Strickfield’s most dangerous figures : Calvin Mirren, the privileged predator brought low, and Hellweaver , the cosmic goddess of chaos. This special triple-feature brings together their most defining stories. 🎃 Story 1: The Halloween Heist Calvin Mirren thought he was unstoppable—a rich, predatory playboy from Strickfield’s mo...

From eerie cradle-switching fairies to the tragic murder of Bridget Cleary, changeling legends have haunted folklore for centuries. In this episode, we explore the chilling mythology behind these tales—and the real-world horrors that occurred when belief blurred with brutality. Are changelings just fairy tales… or something far darker? We're telling that story tonight 🎧 Listen now and subscribe f...

Ah, my dear , tonight we stray from logic. From science. From certainty. These stories come from the edge—where the human mind tries to make sense of shadows… and fails. I’ve brought you four tales for those who’ve ever doubted what they saw—or feared that what they saw was real. 🔹 Beyond Reason A brilliant man fixates on a rival—until his obsession twists into something lethal. But can the mind...

🌴 “This island didn’t have a murder rate until you people showed up!” Life’s A Beach Month continues in full slasher style! This week, Henrique & David are heading to the Bahamas for another blood-soaked vacation—this time revisiting one of the most iconic (and outrageous) 90s horror sequels ever made: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) ! Set two years after the events of the origin...

An all-new chapter in the Weekly Spooky horror event of the summer! Jensen Mirren was wealthy, wild, and dangerous — a gothic femme fatale from Strickfield’s notorious Mirren family. But when obsession over a college love triangle pushed her into darkness, she paid the ultimate price… and died by venom. Now, Hellweaver has brought her back to life with one offer: change your fate, or lose your sou...

Before Deadly Second Chances continues, we return to two twisted tales that introduce Jensen Mirren—not as a villain, but as someone whose obsession, jealousy, and desire for control bring about monstrous consequences. 💋 Story 1: People Can Lick Too Zach and his girlfriend Jensen Mirren are deep into a physical relationship when a shocking moment from Zach’s past crashes into the present. An infa...

In 1996, 22-year-old Carrie Culberson vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, after a violent encounter with her abusive ex-boyfriend. No body was ever found, yet a jury convicted him of her murder. In our 100th episode of Terrifying and True , we tackle this haunting case—submitted by our friend and listener Wolf Dan—and explore the investigation, trial, and the legacy of one of Ohio’s most disturbing d...

Ah, my dear , the summer sun does strange things. It thins the veil. Warms the bones. Wakes the dead. And tonight, I’ve gathered four tales of summer’s shadow—where heat meets horror, and long days lead to longer nights. 🔹 The Summer People Mike and Jane think they’ve found the perfect writing retreat in Granville… until the townsfolk’s smiles start to feel like traps. And when they try to leave,...

Fireworks and sunshine won’t save you now… This summer, Weekly Spooky returns with its Summer Scares 2025 anthology—seven terrifying tales from fan-favorite authors that will leave you sweating, screaming, and second-guessing every sound after dark. From haunted swimming holes to demonic dive bars, each story is a uniquely horrifying way to celebrate the Fourth of July. 🔥 Featured Stories: The Sp...

Deadly Second Chances – Part One: AIDS Mary An all-new 5-part Weekly Spooky horror saga begins! AIDS Mary — one of Strickfield’s most feared and tragic figures — is offered a terrifying opportunity: go back to the day her life was destroyed and try to stop the monster she became. But tampering with fate has consequences… and some paths are soaked in blood no matter how many times you walk them. Ca...

Before she rises again in Deadly Second Chances , revisit the full horror of Strickfield’s most feared legend— AIDS Mary . In this special double-feature catch-up episode, we present the original two stories that introduced her deadly path. 💀 Story 1: AIDS Mary Mary Anne Wright was an ordinary college freshman in love. But a horrific night of sexual violence changed her forever. Infected with an...

This month on Monthly Spooky , Henrique and Michelle unravel some of the most chilling real-life horrors, folklore, and bizarre news stories from around the world. 🍄 Death Cap Murder Trial — A woman in Australia stands accused of poisoning her in-laws with foraged mushrooms in what may be one of the most unusual triple homicide cases in recent years. Was it accidental… or calculated? ☠️ The Islan...

Hello again, my dear . Tonight, I ask you to do something very simple: Turn out the lights. Now listen closely… because in this episode, we descend into the places light forgets —where silence has a voice, and fear finds you by feel alone. These four tales are stitched together by the same creeping thread: darkness . The kind that hides your worst thoughts. Or worse… listens to them. 🔹 In the Dar...

🦈 “This time… It’s personal!” We’re kicking off Life’s A Beach Month —our annual dive into the most outrageous, overlooked, and sun-soaked summer flicks out there! And what better way to start than with one of the wildest sequels of all time? Henrique & David head to the Bahamas to take on JAWS: The Revenge (1987) —the fourth and final entry in the legendary shark saga. When Ellen Brody’s son...

She just wanted internship experience… but what she got was a front-row seat to a living nightmare. In this chilling horror story from Michael Kelso, a young woman takes a summer job at a failing museum of cryptids and oddities in a forgotten small town. But when a mysterious new exhibit arrives, her life is changed forever—by a creature that doesn’t just bite… it transforms. Now trapped behind ba...

For centuries, shadowy figures have haunted our dreams—but none as eerily consistent or terrifying as The Hat Man. From global folklore to modern sleep paralysis nightmares, thousands claim to see the same dark figure. Is it a shared hallucination… or something real? 🎧 Listen now and subscribe for more horror! 🎉 Unlock bonus content and support us on Patreon !📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Story Tw...