Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories & Eerie Tales

A late-night confession in the freezing woods turns into a nightmare when Will discovers his crush Travis isn't what he thought and something is lurking in the dark... This paranormal mystery blends found footage horror, cryptid dread, and eerie twist-ending storytelling—a dark tale of desire, betrayal, and something inhuman lurking in the darkness. Perfect for fans of paranormal horror legends and supernatural twists.

What begins as a tense coming-of-age horror story quickly twists into a terrifying fight for survival, as hidden cruelty, buried secrets, and unseen creatures close in from the shadows. The deeper Will goes into the tunnel, the more he realizes this place may not simply be abandoned — it may be occupied.

If you love scary stories with eerie atmosphere, creature horror, dark woods horror, abandoned tunnel stories, twist ending horror, and emotionally sharp tales where the real monsters may not all be hiding in the dark, this episode is built for you.

Turn out the lights, step carefully into the tunnel, and remember: sometimes the worst thing waiting in the shadows is not the first thing that reaches for you.

The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel — by Bruce Haney.

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Horror legends and icons collide in this week's history lesson: Alien (1979) opens in U.S. theaters, turning deep space into a haunted house, while Drag Me to Hell, Stranger Things 4, Wrong Turn, and Ma reshape what cursed horror looks like on screen. Explore the practical effects, sound design, and supernatural storytelling that made May 25–31 a landmark week for modern horror cinema—and what these films teach us about crafting atmospheric dread.

Inside this episode:
• Alien opens in U.S. theaters — May 25, 1979
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror masterpiece turns deep space into a haunted house, giving us the Nostromo, the xenomorph, the chestburster, the facehugger, and one of horror’s greatest final girls in Ellen Ripley. With its grimy industrial design, corporate paranoia, and unforgettable creature work, Alien remains one of the most influential horror films ever made.
Where to watch: Streaming on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent/buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.
• Stranger Things 4, Volume 1 premieres on Netflix — May 27, 2022
Hawkins gets darker, scarier, and more traumatic as Vecna drags the Netflix hit fully into supernatural horror. Haunted memories, cursed visions, floating bodies, and the pop-culture resurrection of Kate Bush helped make Stranger Things 4a massive streaming horror event.
Where to watch: Streaming on Netflix.
• Drag Me to Hell opens in the U.S. — May 29, 2009
Sam Raimi returns to horror with a wickedly funny, gross, and vicious curse story starring Alison Lohman as a loan officer who makes one cruel choice and pays for it in demonic consequences. Drag Me to Hell proves PG-13 horror can still be wild, disgusting, scary, and unforgettable.
Where to watch: Free with ads on YouTube; rent/buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.
• Wrong Turn opens in the U.S. — May 30, 2003
A bad detour, a car accident, and a nightmare waiting in the woods helped turn Wrong Turn into a durable 2000s survival horror staple. This backwoods cannibal thriller taps into the primal fear of being lost, hunted, and far beyond help.
Where to watch: Streaming on Prime Video and Prime Video with Ads; rent/buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV.

• Deep-Cut Spotlight: Ma opens in U.S. theaters — May 31, 2019
Blumhouse turns a basement hangout into a trap with a smile as Octavia Spencer gives Ma its creepy, uncomfortable power. What starts as teenage partying curdles into obsession, captivity, and social horror, making Sue Ann one of Blumhouse’s strangest modern villains.
Where to watch: Rent/buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.

Plus, we celebrate horror birthdays for Peter Cushing, Helena Bonham Carter, Vincent Price, and Christopher Lee, then look at how this week’s horror anniversaries all circle the same chilling idea: sometimes the scariest place is the trap you willingly walk into.

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Cryptid horror collides with declassified paranormal mysteries this May. Henrique and Michelle examine newly released UFO files, Ohio's notorious Loveland Frogman sightings, and the USS Indianapolis—where documented naval tragedy intertwines with unexplained phenomena. A Memorial Day deep dive into weird experiences that shaped history, blurring the line between declassified fact and supernatural folklore.

Inside this episode:
• USS Indianapolis and the real horror of war — A Memorial Day deep dive into the legendary World War II cruiser, its secret mission, the torpedo attack that sent hundreds of men into the ocean, the days of thirst, exposure, shark attacks, and the heartbreaking aftermath that followed.
• The Loveland Frogman returns — Ohio’s own cryptid gets another look as the episode digs into the weird, funny, and strangely persistent legend of the Loveland Frogman, one of the Buckeye State’s most beloved monster stories.
• Newly declassified UFO files — The hosts explore strange government UFO reports, Pentagon files, and the eternal question of whether the truth is out there… or buried under paperwork.
• A mysterious ancient burial jar discovery — A strange archaeological find brings a morbid dose of death, history, and mystery to the spooky news lineup.
• A coyote swims to Alcatraz — Nature gets weird as a coyote makes an unbelievable journey across the water to one of America’s most infamous prison islands.
• A celebrity poltergeist story — A bizarre haunting report leads into talk of ghosts, exorcisms, and the strange way paranormal stories still grab headlines.
• Cinema Wasteland, episode 400, and horror culture nostalgia — Henrique and Michelle reflect on a long-running cult movie convention coming to an end, the changing world of physical media and horror fandom, and what it felt like to create a major paranormal radio-style episode of Weekly Spooky.

New here? This episode stands alone — but it also captures everything Monthly Spooky does best: true horror history, cryptid legends, paranormal news, UFO weirdness, spooky conversation, and Halloween energy all year long.

What’s scarier: a monster in the woods, a ghost in the house, or the open ocean at night?

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Unknown Broadcast returns to the Weekly Spooky feed with another uneasy collection of old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, gothic crime, and strange little broadcasts that seem to know exactly what you are afraid to touch.

Tonight’s transmission carries four shadowed tales from the darker shelves of the dial: a glass ball that may contain something ancient and wicked, a department store where the mannequins are not the only ones waiting after dark, a romantic cottage hiding a murderous secret, and a body pulled from Billingsgate that leads into a web of crime, greed, and fate. The room is warm. The chair is ready. The host is smiling again. But whatever is inside the story… may not stay there.

🔮 The Thing Inside — A mysterious glass ball from an antique shop awakens something deadly in a quiet New England village, as desire, jealousy, and hidden evil begin to twist one man toward destruction.
🌙 Evening Primrose — A poet flees ordinary life by hiding inside a department store after closing, only to discover a secret society of night dwellers who may never let him leave.
🏚️ Philomel Cottage — A woman believes she has found love and safety in a charming country cottage, but the man beside her may be hiding a past written in murder.
⚓ The Body Off Billingsgate — A corpse on the dock pulls Scotland Yard into a cold, foggy mystery of stolen money, false identities, and a killer who thinks he has already escaped.

Four classic OTR horror stories drift through Unknown Broadcast tonight… and whether the terror is sealed in glass, hidden after closing, waiting in a cottage, or floating in from the fog, something inside the static is still moving.

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Slasher horror, ghost stories, and haunted motels collide in this killer Weekly Spooky compilation. Dive into masked killers, prom night bloodshed, and supernatural terror as Henrique explores how modern horror legends—from roadside motels to murder mansions—tap into timeless fears. Perfect for fans of scary stories, spooky legends, and pulpy 80s–90s horror with real psychological dread.

Tonight’s lineup begins with a desert motel stop that turns into a nightmare of fugitives, storms, strange lights, and something deeply wrong out in the wasteland. Then we head to Grimm Manor, where a stormy detour traps Bethany Martinson inside a sprawling haunted mansion filled with secret rooms, ghostly tricks, and a hidden fortune waiting behind deadly puzzles. And finally, the night explodes into prom queen rivalry, buried trauma, and a brutal killer loose at Strickfield High in a slasher-sized descent into prom-night chaos.

• Incident at Isotop Inn — by Shane Migliavacca
A grieving woman, a punk motel clerk, a desert storm, escaped killers, and Black Ridge’s bizarre secrets all smash together in a tense, weird, blood-soaked roadside nightmare. This one blends crime thriller, cosmic strangeness, and grim motel horror in all the right ways.

• Murder Mansion — by Rob Fields
Bethany Martinson survives a wreck in the storm and stumbles into Grimm Manor, where ghosts, trap rooms, mirror horrors, hidden passages, and a buried family fortune turn one terrible night into a full gothic puzzle-box nightmare. Big haunted-house energy, high-stakes escape-room tension, and classic spooky adventure all the way through.        

• Prom Queen Killer — by Rob Fields
A prom-night nightmare of rivalry, buried trauma, queer desire, and a killer stalking Strickfield High turns this novella-length slasher into a vicious, dramatic, blood-soaked descent into chaos. It’s exactly the kind of high-school horror that mixes crowns, grudges, and murder into one unforgettable night.        

From neon vacancy signs to candlelit deathtraps and blood on the gym floor, this collection is all about one bad night spiraling into something unforgettable. Lock the doors, dim the lights, and don’t trust any place that promises shelter, glamour, or a crown.

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