The Spookies Podcast

On a tense Halloween night in a suburban Ohio neighborhood, 68-year-old Doug Crowder sits alone, fortified in his home and bracing for an invasion he’s sure is coming. Once a civil rights activist, Doug now believes he’s under siege by forces bent on destroying his town. Surrounding himself with weapons and fueled by the endless scroll of conspiracy theories, he’s transformed his fear into a way of life. As his paranoia builds, he faces a confrontation that forces him to question everything he thought he was defending—a haunting tale of fear, isolation, and the dark power of hatred.

Halloween week continues with a folk horror tale set in the eerie woods of New England, where whispers of long-buried secrets and forgotten colonial horrors drift through the trees. But what exactly is folk horror? And which X-Files episodes capture its primordial dread? Join us as we journey back to woodlands dark and days bewitched.

We’re back! With an original story for Halloween. It began with a series of grisly, high-profile murders — crimes so bold, they shook the city’s elite. The culprit? A woman whose sultry voice called the police and confessed, guiding them, step by step, into the underbelly of Chicago’s darkest corners. But this time, on Halloween night, she offered something more: an invitation. And as sirens wailed and armored vehicles tore through the fog, Chicago PD wasn’t alone on this journey. Dangerous criminals, lured by the same voice, raced to the same location, each faction unknowingly pulled into a deadly web of death.

Halloween week continues with a folk horror tale set in the eerie woods of New England, where whispers of long-buried secrets and forgotten colonial horrors drift through the trees. But what exactly is folk horror? And which X-Files episodes capture its primordial dread? Join us as we journey back to woodlands dark and days bewitched.

We’re back! With an original story for Halloween. It began with a series of grisly, high-profile murders — crimes so bold, they shook the city’s elite. The culprit? A woman whose sultry voice called the police and confessed, guiding them, step by step, into the underbelly of Chicago’s darkest corners. But this time, on Halloween night, she offered something more: an invitation. And as sirens wailed and armored vehicles tore through the fog, Chicago PD wasn’t alone on this journey. Dangerous criminals, lured by the same voice, raced to the same location, each faction unknowingly pulled into a deadly web of death.

We’re back! With an original story for Halloween. It began with a series of grisly, high-profile murders — crimes so bold, they shook the city’s elite. The culprit? A woman whose sultry voice called the police and confessed, guiding them, step by step, into the underbelly of Chicago’s darkest corners. But this time, on Halloween night, she offered something more: an invitation. And as sirens wailed and armored vehicles tore through the fog, Chicago PD wasn’t alone on this journey. Dangerous criminals, lured by the same voice, raced to the same location, each faction unknowingly pulled into a deadly web of death.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Which means it’s time to talk about Kevin Spacey, Necrophilia, Cannibalism, A Killer Santa Claus, A Haunted Christmas Tree, The Return of Resurrection Mary, and the satanic child-eating anti-Claus known as KRAMPUS! Join Michael and Stephanie as they explore the dark side of Christmas! What a crazy ride it has been!

October 7th, 2023. Israel suffers a horrific surprise attack by the Islamist terrorist organization known as Hamas. A barbaric pogrom that cost the lives of at least 1200 Israelis. The worst massacre of the Jews since the holocaust. Israel has retaliated with a merciless bombing campaign that has cost thousands of Palestinian lives. Has Israel gone too far? Why are Tik Tokers and Gen Z kids so pro-Palestine? Why is Islam so embraced by the Communist Zoomer Left when it is a patriarchal, homophobic, and aggressively socially conservative religion? Michael and Stephanie discuss this and the state of the world in December, 2023.

Tonight we bring you a feral fairy tale about Chicago’s most famous ghost. Resurrection Mary supposedly died in a tragic car accident back in the 1930s, and she’s been coming back and haunting the living ever since. Tonight we blend history with myth to bring you our first short story about a tortured soul stuck between two worlds. It’s MaryHeimer time!

STEPHANIE and MICHAEL are back! Our dynamic duo dive into the creepy weirdness that is the DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. From horrifying MURALS to clandestine Underground Tunnels. Is DIA just a series of misguided art choices or is it hiding the secret headquarters of a SATANIC TELETUBBIE CABAL?

In the third season finale, Stephanie and Michael discuss and debate the prime suspects behind the terrifying Phantom Killer - a still unidentified rapist and serial killer responsible for the Texarkana Moonlight Murders. Who was underneath that mask? A ghost? Tom Hanks? Or was the real killer hiding in plain sight all along? New episodes return August 2023.  

Texarkana, Texas. 1946. Someone or Something is killing off random teenagers, with a crisp and cold precision, and no one has an easy reason why. When darkness falls, a sadistic maniac in a mask known as THE PHANTOM KILLER brutally murdered unsuspecting young couple’s on lover’s lane. He wore a burlap sack over his head, with holes sliced out for eyes, and managed to single-handled terrorize an entire town. In Part 2 of 2, we discuss the suspects behind the murders.

Texarkana, Texas. 1946. Someone or Something is killing off random teenagers, with a crisp and cold precision, and no one has an easy reason why. When darkness falls, a sadistic maniac in a mask known as THE PHANTOM KILLER brutally murdered unsuspecting young couple’s on lover’s lane. He wore a burlap sack over his head, with holes sliced out for eyes, and managed to single-handled terrorize an entire town.

Stephanie and Michael debate and discuss the breaking news of a potential X-Files reboot and answer listener questions. Topics include Tik Tok conspiracies, Demonology, the ethics of True Crime, and the cringefest that was the Gwyneth Paltrow trial. 

Stephanie and Michael take a look into the life, after-life, and after-after life of one of the most mysterious men in human history. The Count of Germain was a 18th century alchemist, mystic, and renaissance man of uncanny knowledge. While he officially died in 1784, he’s been spotted all over the world for hundreds of years after his death. And every time he's seen, he looks exactly the same age. This is the bizarre story of a man who simply refused to stay dead.

Today, we're unlocking this Patreon exclusive episode of The Spookies Podcast. We dive deeper into the Ohio Train Disaster and Cover-Up! Every episode of the Spookies feature exclusive patreon content. To get more episodes like this, head on over to patreon.com/thespookiespodcast and become a Patron for hours of exclusive bonus content!  

East Palestine, Ohio. February 3, 2023. A freight train derails and releases a giant mushroom cloud of toxic chemicals. Animals are dying. People are starting to feel sick. Strange chemicals are seen floating in the nearby rivers and ponds. Why has this terrifying environmental hazard been largely ignored by the mainstream media? Where is the urgency?? Why is the government arresting journalists? Is a cover-up afoot? Stephanie and Michael rant about the failure of our government to protect its people against a massive corporate conspiracy. Trust No One.

In part 2 of 2 of our look at the Idaho Student Murders, Michael and Stephanie answer listeners questions about the suspect: Bryan Kohberger: a militant vegan with a bizarre neurological disorder. Was he an incel? How could such a supposedly intelligent killer make such stupid mistakes?? Were the killings sexually motivated? Michael gives women some unusual dating advice and we talk about some utterly stupid conspiracy theories surrounding the case.

On November 13th 2022, four University of Idaho students – Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin – were found brutally stabbed to death in their beds. In Part 1 of 2, Stephanie and Michael dive into this horrific quadruple homicide that has shocked and horrified the entire world. They also discuss and debate the discourse surrounding the utter sociopathy of parasitic Tik-Tok crime sleuths.

It’s HALLOWEEN - which means it is time to put critical thinking skills aside. For generations, teenagers have been terrorized by an abstinence-inducing creature of the night known as the murderous, ax-wielding Goatman of Maryland. Michael and Stephanie try to solve the mystery of the horny...horned beast. Is it a serial killer? A fringe science gone wrong? Or the Devil himself?!