Weekly Spooky: Horror Stories & Scary Tales

The Stanley Hotel isn’t just a famous haunted hotel in Estes Park, Colorado—it’s a place where real disaster and pop-culture horror fused into one unstoppable legend. Tonight, we trace the true story that begins with a stormy night in 1911, when acetylene gas silently pooled inside Room 217… and a single candle turned the west wing into a blast zone. A young head chambermaid, Elizabeth Wilson, is hurled through collapsing floors—and somehow survives. 

From there, the Stanley’s history becomes a slow-burn nightmare: financial collapse, empty winter hallways, and decades of ghost lore—from whispers of F.O. Stanley still “checking in” on the lobby, to tales of Flora Stanley’s phantom piano echoing through silent rooms. Then comes the turning point: October 30, 1974—a nearly empty hotel, a writer in Room 217, and a nightmare that helps ignite Stephen King’s The Shining (without claiming ghosts as fact). 

And once the Stanley becomes the pilgrimage site for horror fans, the modern era kicks the door in—paranormal TV, viral “evidence,” festivals, and a full-tilt business model built on one irresistible question: is it haunted… or is it just brilliantly haunted-by-storytelling? 

A real explosion. A real survival. A real hotel that learned to live forever as a legend.We’re telling that story tonight. 

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👨‍💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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Unknown Broadcast slips into the Weekly Spooky feed again—bringing you old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, and vintage radio thrills where love curdles into obsession, reputations become weapons, and the truth arrives late… if it arrives at all.

Tonight’s broadcast features four chilling tales:
🎭 A Matter of Love and Death — A celebrity collides with someone unknown… and a “romance” turns into a trap with the spotlight as the knife.
🔥 Love, Honor, or Murder — When the line between devotion and violence vanishes, every motive looks like a confession.
🫀 The Heart of Ethan Brand — A descent into the weird and uncanny, digging past the polite surface until something inhuman starts beating back.
🕯️ The Lovely Look — The Whistler guides you into a story where appearances aren’t just deceiving… they’re dangerous.

If you’re searching for OTR horror, radio suspense, classic mystery theater, and old radio dramas with a dark edge—this one’s for you.

Some broadcasts end when the music fades… but we just wait for the next quiet room to find you.

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👨‍💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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Valentine’s Day horror stories meet slasher mayhem in this binge-ready Valentine’s Day marathon of scary stories, romantic horror, and love gone wrong. If you’re searching for a Valentine’s horror podcast, creepy Valentine’s stories, or a slasher anthology packed with obsession, stalking, and revenge—this collection is your perfect date-night nightmare.

Tonight, love doesn’t whisper… it fixates. It follows. It leaves candy hearts that read like threats.

Stories in this marathon (in order):
Deb Debbie Deborah — by Shane Migliavacca A Valentine’s night steeped in heartbreak and dread, where a name becomes an echo you can’t escape.
Be Mine — by Shane Migliavacca A “sweet” Valentine’s message turns suffocating fast—because some attention isn’t romance… it’s possession.
LOVERS’ LANE — by Morgan Moore A classic make-out spot turns into a danger zone when the night decides you’re not leaving together.
Slasher II: Valentine’s Day — by Rob Fields A bloodier, nastier Valentine sequel—pure slasher horror with a wicked grin and sharper stakes.
Slasher: Valentine Screams — by Rob Fields Lights, camera, carnage—Valentine terror with showbiz nerves and screams that don’t sound scripted.
Slasher: Valentine Scorn — by Rob Fields Jealousy, humiliation, and romantic pressure boil over into a Valentine’s nightmare that cuts deep.

New here? This episode stands alone—hit play and enjoy the marathon.Question: What scares you more—obsession, rejection, or the moment you realize your “Valentine” won’t take no for an answer?

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Psychological horror breakdown time. Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfi dive into Ti West’s Pearl (2022) — the candy-colored prequel to X that turns ambition, isolation, repression, and rage into a full-blown descent. We talk Mia Goth’s star-making performance, why the film feels like a twisted classic-Hollywood fever dream, and how the story’s backdrop of 1918 rural life, sickness, and war-era anxiety amplifies Pearl’s need to be seen… and her capacity to snap.
This is a spoiler-friendly discussion that balances analysis with fun commentary: the movie’s look, tone, character psychology, and what Pearl is really saying about fame hunger, performing normal, and the horror of being trapped in the life you didn’t choose.

Where to watch (U.S.)
Apple TV (rent/buy): https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/pearl/umc.cmc.75j73kjmgv3th4uw9nrotobyq
“Where to stream” hub (rent/buy listings): https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/pearl-2022

Inside this episode
Why Pearl works as psychological horror and character study
The “Technicolor nightmare” vibe: how style makes the violence hit harder
Pearl’s need for stardom vs. the reality of confinement and caretaking
The movie’s emotional pressure-cooker: control, shame, resentment, longing
How Pearl connects to X (and why the trilogy view is so rewarding)
The performances and moments that make the film unforgettable

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A Valentine’s Day horror novella set in 1958 small-town America, where young love collides with abuse, obsession, and the grave. August Hannig and Becky Sue “Bex” Brewer find each other at a winter Grange dance—two outsiders bonded by forbidden romance and a shared hunger to escape the crushing rules of Dorset. But when Bex’s violent father tightens his grip, the night turns into a nightmare… and love doesn’t just die—it comes back wrong.

This is a darkly romantic zombie revenge tale packed with retro Americana, snowbound dread, cemetery shadows, and that classic “sweetheart… goodnight” feeling twisting into something monstrous. Expect old-school pulp horror energy, doomed lovers, and a Valentine’s date that refuses to end—no matter how many bullets, stairs, or flames get in the way.

If you’re searching for Valentine’s Day horror, zombie love stories, undead romance, small town secrets, and killer holiday horror novellas, this one’s for you. Press play… and see what love looks like after the funeral.

Will You Be My Undead Valentine — by Bruce Haney 

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🎵 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