Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween

Hellraiser (1987) turns desire into body horror. Henrique and Rachael revisit Clive Barker's original film, from Pinhead and the Cenobites to the Lament Configuration puzzle box. Are these beings evil, or do they operate beyond human morality? Cutting Deep into Horror explores Julia's obsession with Frank and the betrayal at the heart of a crumbling marriage. We unpack the ending, religious imagery, practical effects, and Christopher Young's haunting score. Add this horror classic to your Halloween watchlist, then open the box with us for a movie discussion about pleasure, pain, and control.

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Three scary Halloween stories by Gary D turn a boarded-up house, an attic game, and a pumpkin patch into a night of ghostly dread and grotesque surprises. In “Off Her Rocker,” two boys discover their abandoned clubhouse isn’t empty. “Bones in the Attic” makes a childhood game of Don’t Peek dangerously real. Then “Punkinhead” follows a fugitive’s Halloween escape through a graveyard toward something growing in the dark. Grab your candy bucket for a horror triple feature of haunted houses, rattling bones, dark humor, and body horror. Narrated by Henrique Couto.

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Halloween home haunts turn ordinary yards into neighborhood haunted houses—and sometimes the decorations answer back. Henrique Couto celebrates handmade Halloween displays, the West Carrollton Stranger Things house, Haunt 31’s plywood-tombstone beginnings, and Home Depot’s talking, app-controlled Skelly. Trick-or-treat memories, ingenious props, and an imaginary porch encounter reveal why the spooky house on the block stays with us for years. What makes a familiar front yard feel like Halloween has finally arrived? Join Thursday Thrills for spooky-season fun and a new appreciation of the people behind the monsters.

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In this scary Halloween story, Truth or Dare becomes a fight for souls. Pricilla Mirren and her cruel gang think they're untouchable—until Hellweaver traps them at Strickfield University and takes control. Lies have a price. Dares have no limits. Can anyone outplay a demon who takes every promise literally? Hardcore Halloween is a supernatural horror story by Rob Fields, narrated by Henrique Couto, with an opening poem from Nathaniel Perry of The Poem Cast.

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October 5-11 brings Leatherface, Marvel monsters, and Icelandic folk horror to your Halloween watchlist. This Week in Horror History revisits The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's early release history, the monster hunt of Werewolf by Night, Freddy's Nightmares on television, and Quarantine's trapped reporter. Our deep cut, Lamb, finds an impossible child on a remote farm; weekly pick Trick 'r Treat turns Halloween traditions into deadly rules. Plus birthdays for Clive Barker, Sigourney Weaver, Guillermo del Toro, and Stephen Moyer. Discover cult horror, found-footage panic, and a reason to leave the pumpkins lit.

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