This Week in Horror History is your winter horror watchlist, breaking down Christmas horror movies, winter thrillers, and classic ghost stories for the week of November 26–December 2. In this episode of the Weekly Spooky horror podcast, host Henrique Couto revisits Misery (1990), Scrooge / A Christmas Carol (1951), Violent Night (2022), deep-cut sequel The Descent Part 2 (2009), and cult anthology Deadtime Stories (1986) to help you build the perfect cold-weather horror marathon.We start in the snow with Misery (1990), Rob Reiner’s adaptation of Stephen King’s cabin-fever nightmare. A bestselling author crashes in a blizzard and wakes up trapped with his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, whose devotion turns surgical. It’s tense, wintry, and weirdly cozy in that “stuck inside with the storm howling outside” way—perfect for the dark days after Thanksgiving.How to watch (U.S.): You can see it for free on Tubi, or rent it wherever you like to do that sort of thing.Then we slide straight into holiday hauntings with Scrooge / A Christmas Carol (1951), one of the most iconic Christmas ghost stories ever filmed. Alastair Sim’s Ebenezer Scrooge is dragged through past, present, and a terrifying future by rattling chains, graveyards, and skeletal specters. It’s gothic, eerie, and still strangely comforting—a reminder that Christmas horror began with moral dread and vengeful spirits long before killer Santas.How to watch (U.S.): You can watch it free on Tubi, on Plex, or wherever you rent your movies.From there we jump to modern holiday carnage with Violent Night (2022), where Santa picks up a sledgehammer and goes to war with mercenaries during a Christmas Eve hostage situation. It’s loud, cathartic, funny, and surprisingly sweet at its core—ideal Black Friday recovery viewing when you want bloody Christmas action, tinsel, and a very bad night for the naughty list.How to watch (U.S.): It’s streaming on Peacock, or you can snag it anywhere you rent digital movies.The Deep Cut Spotlight crawls underground with The Descent Part 2 (2009), the much-maligned cave sequel that deserves another look. Sarah is dragged out of the caves amnesiac and traumatized, only to be pressured into leading a rescue team back into the darkness. What follows is a brutal, grim follow-up packed with creatures that feel a little too plausible—perfect “cozy nightmare fuel” as you settle into your turkey coma and wonder what’s lurking just beyond your flashlight beam.How to watch (U.S.): It’s free to watch on Plex, or rentable wherever you normally pick up digital horror movies.To cap the episode, Henrique recommends Deadtime Stories (1986), a trashy, off-the-wall horror anthology movie that leans into fairy-tale weirdness and late-night TV vibes. It feels tailor-made for cold-weather sleepovers: campy, bizarre, and just dangerous enough to feel like you shouldn’t be watching it right before bed.How to watch (U.S.): You can watch it free on TubiTV, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, and Plex, or with a subscription on Amazon Prime Video and Sling TV.Along the way, we roll through the Birthday Roll, raising a drumstick to horror favorites like Peter Facinelli, Joe Dante, and Nestor Carbonell, and talk about how Christmas horror has evolved—from the moral reckoning of Scrooge to Santa as bruised action hero and the creeping dread of being trapped, whether you’re snowed in or sealed underground. If you’re hunting for winter horror movies and Christmas horror classics to plug into your December calendar, this week’s horror history has you covered.This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth — ultra-soft, temperature-regulating bamboo sheets, comforters, and loungewear that keep you warm without overheating while you binge scary movies. Get comfy, my spookies! 41% off at CozyEarth.com with code SPOOKY — supports the show!🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Thanksgiving horror, turkey-day traditions, haunted mansions, Sin Eater folklore. Henrique & Michelle serve cozy table talk (leftovers, cranberry, Black Friday) before carving into eerie headlines and a feast-themed deep dive into the Sin Eater—perfect for the season of big meals and bigger myths.Inside this episodeTurkey-day talk: best leftovers (mashed-potato + cranberry sandwich), Black Friday timing and plans.Feature: The Sin Eater — where the legend comes from, how the ritual worked, and why it lingers at the holidays.Haunted house vibes and post-dinner horror movie picks (ideal “day-after-Thanksgiving” viewing).Plus fresh spooky newsHaunted palace reports from abroad.Skyfire & booms: meteor/fireball sightings.Archaeology shocks: Roman sarcophagus discovery and 1,700 historic graves unearthed in the Midwest.This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth — ultra-soft, temperature-regulating bamboo sheets, comforters, and loungewear that keep you warm without overheating while you binge scary movies. Get comfy, my spookies! 41% off at CozyEarth.com with code SPOOKY — supports the show!🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
We return with old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR, and radio suspense for a pre-Thanksgiving vigil, my dear—where family tables creak, footsteps count down to doom, and a song in the parlor hushes murderous hearts. Tonight’s reliquary opens to four chillers, a clutch of shadows to keep the knives honest and the lights low. 🕰️ Family Ties — The portrait smiles, the phone rings, and blood remembers what the living forget, my dear.🥧 Just One Happy Little Family — The perfect supper setting: polite voices, careful smiles… and a place set for catastrophe. 🪜 Seven Steps to Murder — Count them softly: one through seven, each a rung lower into the dark. The Whistler is listening. 🐦 Birdsong for a Murder — A gentle tune cages terrible impulses; the canary sings while the heart sharpens its beak. (A fitting hymn in this “time of giving thanks,” is it not?) Draw closer. We’ll carve the silence and pass the fear—Unknown Broadcast for lovers of classic OTR horror storiesand radio suspense, my dear. Keep listening; the dark is so very patient.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
We’re serving up a full plate of Thanksgiving horror stories—killer turkeys, cursed family dinners, and cozy traditions that turn disturbingly dark. This feature-length Thanksgiving horror podcast special is made for holiday travel, late-night cooking, or hiding from your relatives while you lose yourself in a long, chilling anthology of spooky tales.Inside this Weekly Spooky Thanksgiving horror compilation, you’ll hear:• “Thanksgiving Dinner” — by Rachael RedolfiA cop comes home to quiet Monticello, Indiana for Thanksgiving… but her picture-perfect small town and deeply religious family are hiding tensions ready to explode. When dinner is finally served, the secrets on the table may be far more dangerous than anything in the oven. Perfect for fans of small-town horror and family-gathering gone wrong stories.• “Turkey Shoot” — by David O’HanlonA small-town sheriff, a rookie deputy, and a jumpy coroner investigate a mutilated body and a missing turkey hunter. Out in the woods, they discover that something is hunting them back—and this year’s Thanksgiving bird has a lot more bite than anyone bargained for. A brutal, fun killer turkey story with slasher energy.• “Fiendsgiving” — by Rob FieldsA toxic friend group races to make it to an exclusive Thanksgiving-night party, desperate to stay on their queen bee’s good side. But once they arrive, jealousies, grudges, and cruel games morph into something far deadlier, turning “friendsgiving” into a bloody, supernatural trap. Ideal for listeners who love holiday party horror.• “Turkey Terror” — by Douglas WaltzRaised in a family that celebrates Thanksgiving by hunting their own bird, one man treks through the frozen Upper Peninsula determined to end the tradition forever. At an isolated cave on the shore of Lake Superior, he learns why no one talks about the last hunt… and what really stalks the snow. A chilling slice of winter wilderness horror.• “Homecoming” — by Rob FieldsStrickfield teens Bella and Einny can’t wait to escape their cursed hometown for Thanksgiving break. But Strickfield doesn’t let go so easily. As family, old enemies, and something far darker close in, their holiday road trip turns into a deadly homecoming they may not survive. Great for fans of YA-style supernatural horror and small-town curses.• “The Real First Thanksgiving” — by Bruce HaneyA woman wakes in a black room lit only by a TV stuck on strange, Thanksgiving-themed programming and a painting of the Mayflower that seems to shift when she looks away. As she pieces together her captivity, another Thanksgiving story unfolds—about a young man, a brutal family fight, and a holiday tradition with roots in something much older and crueler. A moody blend of psychological horror and folk horror.If you love free horror podcasts, scary Thanksgiving stories, killer turkey horror, creepy pilgrims, haunted families, and long-form spooky audio to binge, this Weekly Spooky Thanksgiving special belongs in your holiday playlist. Press play and make your feast a little bloodier.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Weekly Spooky horror podcast presents a chilling small-town disappearance tale of possession, control, and a ruthless government cover-up. In the rural Midwest, people begin staring without blinking, neighbors vanish and return… wrong, and a hovering light seals the town off from the world.What follows is a desperate run through cornfields, soldiers, fences, and a mystery scrubbed from history. If you crave alien-or-demonic takeover vibes, X-Files energy, and conspiracy horror, press play and keep your eyes moving.I'm from a Small Town That No Longer Exists — by Michael Kelso.You can purchase books from this author here: https://geni.us/michaelkelsoauthorhttps://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_writer_1717/This episode of This Week in Horror History is brought to you by Savorista Coffee. If you love big spooky flavors without the jitters, head to Savorista.com and use promo code SPOOKY at checkout for 25% off your order. Every purchase supports the show directly — treat yourself to better coffee and help keep the spooky stories coming!🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Step into late November with This Week in Horror History, the horror podcast that digs into the spooky anniversaries hiding between Thanksgiving and Christmas. In this episode, we dive into a full week of genre milestones for November 18–25, from cult slashers and gothic ghost stories to Stephen King adaptations, survival horror gaming, and a haunting cannibal romance.We kick things off at summer camp with Sleepaway Camp (1983), the infamous 1980s slasher movie whose shocking final twist made it a cult legend on VHS and a must-watch for every serious horror fan. Then we ride into the fog with Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow (1999), a stylish gothic horror film packed with headless-horseman mayhem, Hammer Horror vibes, and one of Johnny Depp’s most beloved spooky roles.From there, we lock the supermarket doors and let The Mist (2007) roll in. This Stephen King horror movie traps terrified townspeople in a grocery store surrounded by Lovecraftian monsters and religious hysteria, building to one of the bleakest endings in modern horror cinema. We also pick up a controller for Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005), a grim Xbox 360 survival horror game that turned a next-gen console launch into a nightmare of crime scenes, jump scares, and first-person brutality.Our Deep-Cut Spotlight sinks its teeth into Salem’s Lot (1979), Tobe Hooper’s terrifying Stephen King TV miniseriesthat made an entire generation afraid to look out their bedroom windows. We talk small-town dread, the iconic window-scratch scene, and how this vampire story helped shape everything from Fright Night to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Midnight Mass.Along the way, we roll through horror birthdays (including icons connected to The Silence of the Lambs, The Thing, and indie horror favorites), revisit the legacy of Universal’s Frankenstein in a Then & Now segment, and close with a Weekly Recommendation: Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All (2022), a melancholic cannibal road movie that plays like a twisted, emotional Thanksgiving watch.If you love horror history, Stephen King adaptations, Tim Burton gothic horror, 80s slasher movies, Thanksgiving horror, and deep dives into cult classics, this episode is your cozy, creepy guide to late-November genre viewing.Subscribe to This Week in Horror History on the Weekly Spooky network so you never miss a horror anniversary, hidden gem, or nightmare from the vault.Sleepaway Camp (1983)Streaming: Currently streaming on Peacock and available via Prime Video (depending on region/packaging).Physical: Recent Blu-ray restorations from boutique horror labels are in print and easy to hunt down for collectors.Sleepy Hollow (1999)Digital: Available to rent or buy digitally on the usual suspects, including Prime Video and Apple TV.Physical: Long-standing Paramount Blu-ray and DVD releases are widely available.The Mist (2007)Streaming: Streaming on Peacock and Paramount+, often as part of their Stephen King / horror lineups.Physical: Blu-ray editions are easy to find, including releases that feature Frank Darabont’s preferred black-and-white cut.Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005 – game)Digital: Recently delisted from major digital storefronts, so it’s not a simple click-to-buy anymore.Physical / Legacy: Best found as a physical Xbox 360 disc or as remaining PC keys from reputable sellers that still activate on Steam; expect some tinkering on modern hardware.Salem’s Lot (1979 miniseries)Streaming: Shows up on free-with-ads streamers like Tubi and on horror-centric services such as AMC+ and Shudder from time to time, though availability shifts.Physical / Digital: There are solid DVD and Blu-ray editions in circulation, and it’s typically available to rent or buy digitally on major VOD platforms when it falls out of flat-rate streaming.Bones and All (2022)Digital: Available digitally on Prime Video.Streaming: Also popping up on cinephile-focused streamers such as The Criterion Channel and MUBI, making it easy to slot into a late-night double feature.This episode of This Week in Horror History is brought to you by Savorista Coffee. If you love big spooky flavors without the jitters, head to Savorista.com and use promo code SPOOKY at checkout for 25% off your order. Every purchase supports the show directly — treat yourself to better coffee and help keep our horror history rolling.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Every November we hear the cozy legend of the First Thanksgiving—Pilgrims, turkey, and a peaceful feast in the New World. But the real story behind Thanksgiving is much darker. Long before it became a holiday, the land around Plymouth was a plague-ravaged, haunted wilderness, where the Pilgrims saw the Devil in every tree… and the Wampanoag saw spirits in every swamp.This is the terrifying true story behind the celebration we remember every Thanksgiving.In this Thanksgiving horror history episode of Terrifying & True, we go back to 1620–1630, when the Mayflower arrived in a New England already emptied by a mysterious European plague. The Pilgrims believed God had “cleared” the land for them. The Wampanoag wondered if the strangers from across the sea carried a curse. As November winds howled and crops failed, both sides read every storm, comet, and sickness as a sign from the spirit world.We’ll walk into Hockomock Swamp, the “place where spirits dwell”, where the Wampanoag said the powerful manitou Hobbamock gathered souls in the mist. We’ll stand with the Pilgrims on a freezing night, hearing “hideous and great” shouts in the darkness and wondering if it’s an attack—or a demon. We’ll sit inside Massasoit’s lodge as the Wampanoag sachem lies near death in 1623, while powwaws chant, English prayers rise, and a strange alliance is sealed when he survives.This is the side of Thanksgiving you don’t hear about in school: secret midnight burials on Cole’s Hill, raided cornfields, rumors that the English kept plague in barrels, and a fragile peace that led to that famous 1621 harvest feast—a celebration held under a sky both peoples believed was full of omens and spirits. The Pilgrims saw themselves as a chosen people in a howling wilderness. The Wampanoag lived with a new fear: that a foreign God might be stronger than their own.From these first Thanksgiving-era encounters grew a legacy of paranoia that reaches all the way to the Salem witch trials and King Philip’s War. The Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving miracle stories, the Wampanoag’s spiritual world of Kiehtan and Hobbamock, and the brutal reality of disease and hunger combined into one of America’s earliest haunted holiday tales. This year, as you carve the turkey, remember: the road to that “peaceful” feast was paved with ghost stories, curses, and fear.Inside this episode:The real first Thanksgiving: How a fragile truce, a desperate harvest, and a haunted landscape created the feast we still celebrate every November.Pilgrims in a howling wilderness: Why early settlers believed New England was a devil-haunted forest and read every disaster as God’s judgment.Wampanoag spirits and Hobbamock: The Native cosmology of Kiehtan, Hobbamock, manitous, and powwaws—and why English colonists called it “witchcraft.”Plague, providence, and plague barrels: The 1616–1619 epidemic, empty villages, and rumors that the English stored disease as a weapon.Omens, comets, and curses: From strange lights in the sky to disturbed graves, how both sides believed the land around Plymouth was full of warnings.Miracle rain and a dying sachem: The 1623 fast and gentle rain, Massasoit’s near-fatal illness, and the moments both peoples thought their gods had spoken.From feast to war: How this haunted decade laid the spiritual groundwork for Salem, King Philip’s War, and centuries of Thanksgiving myths.If you’re looking for a Thanksgiving episode that digs into the true horror behind the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag, this is your haunted holiday history—the dark story hiding behind the turkey and the pies.Support the show AND get delicious coffee for a creepy night in at 25% off using code “SPOOKY”https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Ah, hello, my dear. You’ve wandered into Unknown Broadcast—your little doorway to old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR chills, and the hush of radio suspense that never quite died. Tonight, the dial slips and the past answers. Don’t fret if the voice sounds close; some things sit beside you when you press play. My dear, listen very carefully.🧳 The Old Country — A son returns across oceans and years, and the land remembers him better than he remembers himself. Roots grip deeper than bones; the soil keeps its own ledger of debts unpaid.🏃♀️ I Saw Myself Running — A dream catches you by the wrist and won’t let go; you are both the hunter and the hunted, the echo and the scream. If you wake, who exactly wakes with you?🌘 Nightmare — Midnight keeps an account of what you deny in daylight. The mind fractures, the hour stretches, and the dark helpfully supplies what you fear most.🚃 The Visiting Corpse — A traveler arrives who should not travel; a guest calls who should not call. Some visits, my dear, are not to be returned.Lean in. Unknown Broadcast draws its signal from the static between stations—vintage radio horror, ghost stories, mystery theater—all the strange company you secretly crave. When the knocks come in threes, don’t answer on the third. Not tonight, my dear.Stay with me in the glow of the dial—classic OTR horror stories still breathe here, and they remember your name.In this lecture, we explore the complex narrative surrounding Gabriel Carson, a successful strategic planner navigating the intersections of identity, legacy, and familial ties. The story opens with a dynamic interplay between Gabriel and his mother, revealing the generation gap and the cultural rift stemming from their immigrant backgrounds. Gabriel’s internal conflict emerges as his mother yearns for her past, presenting a contrasting perspective to his modern, corporate lifestyle filled with accolades and anonymity.The dialogue transitions into a deeper examination of Gabriel's roots, tracing back to his origins as Gavri Kaja. This transformation is pivotal, suggesting a desire to distance himself from his past as he climbs the corporate ladder. However, through conversations with his mother, who remains deeply connected to her heritage, we observe a tension between his ambitions and the silent call of his ancestry. Her insistence on him understanding their lineage highlights a significant theme: the inescapable pull of one’s heritage.As the narrative unfolds, Gabriel is swept away into a series of surreal experiences upon his arrival in Trieste, marked by encounters with mysterious figures like Volk, who appear to be tethered to his forgotten past. The atmosphere grows heavier with suspense as Gabriel is thrust into a historical context, paralleling the war-ridden backdrop of the past with his present-day dilemmas. These encounters force Gabriel to confront his identity and the unresolved issues regarding his father, Gavri Kaja, and the sacrifices made for survival and connection during turbulent times.The plot thickens as Gabriel finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue involving German soldiers and the village of Gorvan, his father's home. An unexpected twist brings forth questions about loyalty, betrayal, and the cyclical nature of history as Gabriel grapples with his father's legacy. The tension escalates with Gabriel being coerced into a position where he must either assert his newfound identity or succumb to the shadows of his ancestral influences.In the climax, Gabriel's internal struggle culminates in an allegorical confrontation with his past, leading him to recognize that his father's spirit lives on within him. The resolution prompts a transformative decision as he contemplates the weight of his choices and their impact on his future. The intricate tapestry woven throughout the lecture leaves listeners contemplating their own connections to heritage, identity, and the legacies they carry.Ultimately, this lecture serves not only as a narrative experience but as a profound exploration of self-discovery and the overarching themes of belonging that resonate through generations. Gabriel's journey reinforces the significance of understanding one’s roots while adapting to modernity, sparking a compelling discussion on the narratives that shape our identities and the familial bonds that persist through time.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
This week on Cutting Deep into Horror, hosts Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfi dive into Bitter Feast (2010)—a brutally underrated foodie horror thriller perfect for the Thanksgiving season. When a celebrity chef snaps after a vicious review, a simple cooking critique becomes a nightmarish showdown of revenge, obsession, and culinary torture.We break down why Bitter Feast has become a cult favorite for fans of chef horror, creative captivity stories, and Thanksgiving-adjacent genre films, and how its themes of burnout, public shaming, and internet criticism feel even more relevant today. From the dark humor to the escalating violence, this is a dish best served terrifying.We also explore its place in 2010s indie horror, the performances that make the tension simmer, and why this might be one of the most overlooked movies to add to your late-November watchlist.)Inside this episode:The twisted charm of foodie horror and why it explodes during ThanksgivingChef vs. critic psychology and why neither character is truly innocentHow the film uses cooking challenges as weaponsBurnout, humiliation, and the horror of being torn apart onlineBitter Feast’s place in cult indie horror and why it deserves reevaluationHow food, fear, and obsession collide in unforgettable waysWhere to watch Bitter Feast (U.S.) – current as of November 13, 2025You can currently find Bitter Feast (2010) on several legitimate streaming platforms in the U.S.:Prime Video – Available on Amazon’s Prime Video platform (subscription or with ads, depending on your plan). Tubi – Streaming free with ads on Tubi. Fandango at Home (Vudu) – Streaming free with ads on Fandango at Home’s free-with-ads section. The Roku Channel / Cineverse – Available to watch via The Roku Channel and Cineverse. Rental/purchase options are also widely available on major digital storefronts like Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Amazon Video if you prefer to own or rent in HD. (Availability can change, so if one service drops it, search the title on your preferred platform.)Get comfy, my spookies! 41% off at CozyEarth.com with code SPOOKY — supports the show!🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Weekly Spooky horror podcast delivers an original cursed song and rock-star possession tale soaked in ’80s fame and occult obsession. When faded idol Sammy Scar surges back to stardom, the crowds chant in perfect unison, a buried B-side resurfaces, and a whisper won’t stop saying, “They’re here for you.”From Sunset Strip glare to Times Square neon, this celebrity horror spirals toward a deadly encore where the ticket price is breath and blood. If you crave cursed music, occult folklore, and celebrity nightmares, press play—and keep the volume low. New scary stories every Wednesday on Weekly Spooky.Withdrawal — by John Stoney Cannon.Get comfy, my spookies! 41% off at CozyEarth.com with code SPOOKY — supports the show!🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
This Week in Horror History dives into a loaded week: Creepshow hits wide release, Interview with the Vampire and Bram Stoker’s Dracula redefine luxe gothic on the big screen, Half-Life 2’s Ravenholm sneaks survival horror into AAA gaming, and Stephen King’s Cycle of the Werewolf howls through November. We spotlight Supernatural’s early heart-stopper “Home,” roll birthdays for genre icons, compare ’90s velvet vampires to today’s, and cap it with a cult-classic pick: Slumber Party Massacre. Perfect for spooky season’s afterglow—queue these up and feast.Inside this episodeCreepshow (Nov 10, 1982): Romero + King bring EC-comics mayhem to multiplexes. Interview with the Vampire (Nov 11, 1994): Velvet-and-venom epic opens #1 and rewrites vampire melodrama.Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Nov 13, 1992): Coppola’s operatic, in-camera sorcery storms the box office. Half-Life 2 — Ravenholm (Nov 16, 2004): A masterclass in atmosphere; survival-horror vibes inside a shooter. Cycle of the Werewolf (Nov 1983): King + Wrightson’s lean, illustrated lunar calendar of carnage.Duel (Nov 13, 1971): Spielberg’s white-knuckle TV thriller turns the highway into a hunting ground.Deep-Cut Spotlight — Supernatural “Home” (Nov 15, 2005): Intimate, grief-haunted return to the Winchesters’ house. Birthday roll: Roy Scheider, Radha Mitchell, Robert Louis Stevenson, Burgess Meredith.Then & Now — Velvet Vampires: ’90s baroque romance vs. prestige-TV reinventions.Weekly Recommendation — Slumber Party Massacre: A sharp, subversive slasher to cleanse the palate.Get comfy, my spookies! 41% off at CozyEarth.com with code SPOOKY — supports the show!🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
The First Thanksgiving wasn’t a cheerful myth—it was born from starvation, epidemic, and uneasy diplomacybetween the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620–1621.In this Terrifying & True deep-dive, we peel back comforting legend to confront the Great Dying, the stark winter that followed the Mayflower landfall, and the fragile accord brokered through Samoset, Squanto, and Massasoit. We unpack the mutual-defense treaty, the practical lifelines of corn, fish, and eels, the political subtext of the harvest feast, and the violence that erupted at Wessagusset—shattering illusions of lasting peace and exposing the cost paid by the people who were already here.Inside this episode:Before the feast: The Great Dying, empty villages, and a winter of hunger.First contact: Samoset’s greeting, Squanto’s lifesaving know-how, and Massasoit’s calculus.Terms of survival: The treaty, visits, disarmament, and why both sides accepted the risk.The three-day “thanksgiving”: Hunting, politics, and grief at the same table.Wessagusset turns deadly: Tension, betrayal, and brutal spectacle on a palisade.Myth vs. memory: How a story of survival became a national legend—and what it leaves out.If you want true history—uncomfortable, meticulously told, and eerily human—this is the real story behind the holiday. We’re telling that story tonight.Get comfy, my spookies! 41% off at CozyEarth.com with code SPOOKY — supports the show!🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
In this episode of Mystery Theater, we delve into the sinister world crafted by Wilkie Collins, exploring a chilling tale titled "Shadows from the Grave." The story is introduced by our host, Hyman Brown, who sets the stage for an intriguing exploration of mortality and the supernatural. We meet Xavier Yardley Zenith, a young photographer who inherits a mysterious estate from his Uncle George, who ominously proclaims that he will die within a week.Uncle George's peculiar insistence on guarding his mausoleum raises the stakes as Xavier learns about the family secrets buried within the estate. As Xavier navigates his new life, the narrative takes a dark turn, unraveling the complexities of his uncle's death, underscored by a mysterious ghostly presence demanding resolution. The episode unfolds through Xavier's nightmarish visions of his uncle's ghost, urging him to seek a blessing for his unblessed grave, raising questions of guilt, a possible murder, and supernatural repercussions of familial ties.The atmospheric richness of the storytelling becomes palpable as we witness Xavier's struggle against unseen forces that challenge his understanding of reality. Throughout the episode, the tension escalates with every check on the mausoleum’s locks and as Xavier grapples with his wife Catherine’s growing distrust of the ancestral legacy that seems to haunt them. The listener is drawn into the murky depths of human emotions, fear of the unknown, and the morality entwined with death.Unknown Broadcast slips in with old-time radio horror, classic OTR ghost stories, and radio suspense, my dear. Draw closer—just enough to hear the dirt breathe.🕯️ Shadows from the Grave — A mausoleum sealed, a blessing demanded, a promise the living dare not break. The night keeps the ledger; the grave keeps the pen.🔥 Funeral Fires — Fever runs ahead of mercy, and smoke writes the verdict in the sky. When the torches rise, even the righteous learn to whisper.⚰️ Make Ready My Grave — A name etched before the heart stops beating. Some holes in the earth are not dug for bodies, but for secrets.🪦 No Grave Can Hold Me — Tracks hum, timetables tick, and the dead make their appointments—precise, punctual, inevitable.Lean close, my dear. This is where classic OTR horror stories keep walking and Unknown Broadcast pretends not to notice.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Arts & culture reporter Andrew Shearer (USA TODAY Network) sits down with filmmaker and creator Henrique Couto for a candid, anniversary deep-dive into how Weekly Spooky grew from a Halloween 2019 launch into a must-hear horror podcast. They unpack the October blitz of 32 episodes in 31 days, what it takes to publish nearly five days a week, and how the show evolved into a sustainable business through advertising and relentless consistency. You’ll hear behind-the-scenes production stories, the chapters of Henrique’s podcasting journey (“Making a Living in Podcasting,” “Behind the Curtain of Creativity”), and the classic influences—Tales from the Crypt, The Twilight Zone—that shaped Weekly Spooky’s voice. Plus: how new segments like Terrifying & True and This Week in Horror History expanded the universe while keeping fans coming back. If you love indie storytelling, horror audio, and nuts-and-bolts talk about audience growth, monetization, and creative endurance, this conversation is your roadmap—hosted by Andrew Shearer and centered on six years of Weekly Spooky’s scares, stumbles, and successes.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Werewolf horror collides with hunting gone wrong in a full-moon revenge tale that turns a quiet farmhouse into a home-invasion nightmare. Two friends take a shot in the dark woods and trigger a relentless payback—amber eyes at the window, claws at the door, and a family debt that must be paid before dawn. Expect cinematic suspense, survival horror, and a sharp morality play about guilt, guns, and what stalks the tree line when the moon is high. This Weekly Spooky horror podcast episode delivers a tightly wound scary short story with werewolves, transformation, and folklore-tinged terror—perfect for fans of audio horror and creature features. Follow, rate, and share to keep the fear flowing—new nightmares every week on Weekly Spooky.Gone Hunting — by Morgan MooreSupport the show AND get delicious coffee for a creepy night in at 25% off using code “SPOOKY”https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
This Week in Horror History is your weekly horror podcast tracking classic anniversaries and where to watch. For Nov 3–9, we hit Gojira (Godzilla, 1954), Carrie (1976), They Live (1988), The Twilight Zone: “Escape Clause” (1959), Silent Hill Origins (2007), and cult slasher The Prowler (1981)—plus birthdays for Bram Stoker and Tom Savini and a holiday-horror flashpoint with Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984). We wrap with a Weekly Recommendation and U.S. streaming info to watch tonight.Inside this episodeNov 3, 1954 — Gojira (Godzilla) → Film. Post-war kaiju icon that redefined monster cinema.Nov 3, 1976 — Carrie → Film. De Palma’s Stephen King breakout; still the blueprint for teen terror.Nov 4, 1988 — They Live → Film. John Carpenter’s cult sci-fi horror with still-sharp satire.Nov 6, 1959 — The Twilight Zone: “Escape Clause” → TV. Rod Serling’s devil’s-bargain morality chill.Nov 6, 2007 — Silent Hill Origins → Game (PSP). Fog, sirens, and psychological dread distilled.Nov 6, 1981 — The Prowler → Film. Tom Savini practical-effects showcase; under-seen slasher gem.Birthdays:Bram Stoker (Dracula author) • Tom Savini (FX legend) • Famke Janssen • Parker PoseyThen & NowFrom censorship panics to streaming revivals, this week proves controversy + craft keep horror evergreen—especially as holiday slashers return each winter.Weekly RecommendationDoctor Sleep (2019) — an elegant, eerie return to The Overlook that balances grief, recovery, and pure dread.Where to watch (U.S.): Netflix; rent/buy: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home.Support the show AND get delicious coffee for a creepy night in at 25% off using code “SPOOKY”https://savorista.com/discount/SPOOKY🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
The true story of the Donner Party—cannibalism and survival in the Sierra Nevada. In winter 1846–1847, nearly 90 pioneers were snowbound at Truckee/Donner Lake after betting on the Hastings Cutoff and losing critical weeks in the Wasatch Mountains and Great Salt Lake Desert. What followed—starvation, the Forlorn Hope snowshoe escape, and cannibalism—became America’s most infamous saga of westward migration.This documentary-style episode of Terrifying & True traces the route from Springfield, Illinois to the blizzards that sealed the pass by Nov 4, 1846, the collapse of order on the Humboldt, and the desperate rescue missions that fought 30-foot drifts, Starved Camp, and the scandal that haunted Lewis Keseberg for life.Inside this episodeThe “shortcut” that killed. Lansford Hastings pushes an untested route; weeks are lost in the Wasatch and on the salt flats.Pass closed, hope fading. Wagons reach Truckee Lake (Oct 31, 1846); an eight-day storm buries the Sierra Nevada by Nov 4.“Hungry times.” Cabins sink under snow; families boil rawhide and tallow as game vanishes and deaths mount.The Forlorn Hope. On Dec 16, fifteen leave on crude snowshoes; starvation, whiteout, and an unthinkable choice decide who lives.Rescues through hell. Relief parties attack the pass; John Stark drags children from Starved Camp two at a time.Aftermath & stigma. Keseberg, rumors, lawsuits—and the lasting warning from Virginia Reed: “Never take no cut-offs and hurry along as fast as you can.”A clear, date-driven reconstruction of choices, storms, and survival. We’re telling that story tonight.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Unknown Broadcast keeps vigil for All Souls’ Day—a night of old time radio horror stories (old-time radio / OTR horror), vintage radio drama, and midnight radio suspense in a true ghost stories podcast ritual. Between stations the names return, and someone answers from the far side. Step closer; listen softer. Some signals aren’t meant for the living—yet here we are.🕯️ Home is Where the Ghost Is — We don’t say their name out loud; the house remembers it for us.👻 The Dead Alive — A knock at a locked door; everyone swears the key was buried.🕰️ Lord Marley’s Ghost — A title carries weight; tonight it also carries chains.📻 Dead Hands Reaching — The air itself has fingers; feel them if you dare.🩸 The Unburied Dead — No rites, no rest—only footsteps that refuse to fade.🪦 The Possessive Dead — Love lingers, then tightens, then speaks in a borrowed voice.🖤 The Dead Hand — A grip outlasts the grave and guides what should not move.☠️ Dead Man’s Debt — An old promise tallies interest no living purse can pay.🌫️ Ghost Talk — We tune the dial and something answers from a place without breath.Keep the vigil—Unknown Broadcast delivers classic OTR ghostly chills and midnight radio suspense for All Souls’ Day / Dia de los Muertos, one shiver at a time.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
💀 When Halloween fades and Día de los Muertos begins, Weekly Spooky keeps the candles burning for the restless dead. Join us this November 1st for seven chilling stories of ghosts, haunted places, and spirits that refuse to stay buried.Each tale drifts between the worlds of the living and the departed — from cursed lovers and spectral revenge to drowned souls and haunted houses. If you thought Halloween was over, think again.Inside this Día de los Muertos special:• Echoes — by Shane MigliavaccaA lonely waitress falls for a man whose charm hides a sinister secret. Love doesn’t always die — sometimes it follows you home.• Ghost Story — by A.N. OnimusTwo friends follow a mysterious boy to a decaying mansion and discover a ghost that never stopped waiting for company.• First Date — by Rob FieldsA romantic evening turns terrifying inside Strickfield’s infamous Carnovasch Estate, where one lost soul still cries for her father.• Lucien Greyshire and the Ghost from Applebee’s — by L.F. FalconerA man who sees the dead takes in a mischievous spirit from a chain restaurant — but the living can be far more dangerous.• Suffer the Little Children — by Dennis FreemanWhen a group of kids dabble in a midnight séance, they awaken something ancient and vengeful from the quarry’s depths.• Father’s Day — by Shane MigliavaccaTeenagers summon a father’s ghost — and unleash the fury of a man who refuses to rest until his daughter’s killer pays.• The Spirit of Langley Pond — by Charles CampbellFour friends uncover the bloody truth behind a local legend — a murdered girl’s ghost still haunts the water, and this time, she’s found who she’s been waiting for.🕯️ Ghosts. Curses. Restless souls. This Día de los Muertos, remember the dead… and listen closely, before they remember you.🎧 A Día de los Muertos event from Weekly Spooky — your home for scary stories all year long.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Celebrate Halloween and Weekly Spooky’s 6-year anniversary with "A Warm Place," a chilling Halloween horror story set in a nearly empty supermarket after hours. This tense and cinematic slasher tale weaves a spooky story filled with crackling Halloween atmosphere, creeping possession, and a terrifying cat-and-mouse chase.With mature themes, intense scares, and suspenseful horror storytelling, prepare for a night full of dread and darkness. Nancy encounters supernatural warnings, a haunting masked figure, and something that craves warmth in this unforgettable scary story perfect for the spooky season.Featuring Shane Migliavacca, writer of the series’ very first episode, this installment delivers Halloween horror with mature themes and vivid sound design. Hit play for a spooky story that’s a birthday bash like no other!A Warm Place — by Shane Migliavacca.🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story!Twitter: @WeeklySpookyFacebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpookyEmail: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here !👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
Darcy Jennings
perfect podcast for the Season or any Cosy spooky night adults only 🎃
sweet dee is azor ahai
first story was pretty decent, aside from the outdated "have sons you don't feel ready to have or want" angle.
Bruce Haney
I first heard of Roanoke from that short lived TV show Freakylinks
Bruce Haney
loved the 200th episode and the retrospective episode.
Bruce Haney
love this show