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Dive into a chilling Christmas horror story in this novella-length special from Weekly Spooky. Set in the snowy, eerie town of Strickfield, this episode combines cozy small-town Christmas vibes with truly scary, supernatural urban legends. Follow Bill and his family as they uncover the dark secrets of the haunted Christmas Carnival, a place where the rides still run and sinister forces lurk behind every corner.

Packed with mature themes perfect for the holiday spooky season, this episode blends folklore and horror stories into a gripping narrative you’ll want as a seasonal tradition. If you love scary tales with eerie atmospheres, prepare yourself for a winter fairground nightmare like no other. Pull on a sweater, pour some cocoa, and experience the terror of a haunted holiday fairground. Will they survive the carnival and see Christmas morning? Tune in to find out.

The Christmas Carnival — by Rob Fields

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Christmas Eve in a small-town church takes a terrifying turn in this chilling holiday horror story. “The Pageant”brings you into the heart of Christmas traditions gone wrong, filled with suspense, mature themes, and dark secretslurking beneath the carols and candlelight. Janet Monroe, caught up in the high-stakes drama of running the church’s Christmas pageant, confronts eerie happenings and a mysterious stranger that threaten to unravel everything she holds dear.

Perfect for fans of mature-themed spooky stories and chilling tales set during the holiday season, this episode explores how a seemingly innocent Christmas event transforms into a haunting narrative of fear and suspense. Experience a terrifying Christmas story that will keep you on the edge of your seat this holiday season.

Pour some cocoa, dim the lights, and get ready for an unforgettable Christmas horror experience brought to you by Weekly Spooky.

The Pageant — by Morgan Moore

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Looking for a chilling Christmas horror story with ghosts, storms, and a cursed secret? This holiday horror episode of Weekly Spooky takes you to the Florida coast on Christmas Eve, where there’s no snow—just black water, violent wind, and something in the dark that refuses to let go.

Chet Miller is a grieving widower spending Christmas alone in Nokomis, Florida, the TV off and a vintage Christmas radio humming carols in the corner. When a sudden Christmas hurricane slams into the coast, he refuses to evacuate. He’s convinced his late wife is still with him in the house, and he won’t abandon her memory… or the mysterious leather journal he keeps close at hand. As the storm intensifies outside, the whispers inside his home grow stronger, and the line between grief and haunting starts to tear open.

With floodwater creeping under the door, power lines snapping, and that old radio picking up voices it shouldn’t, Chet finds himself trapped between the rising storm and a presence that wants more than his company. Is it the ghost of the woman he loved, or something far older answering a desperate, dangerous wish? On this night, the biggest threat may not be the hurricane—but what he invited in when nobody was listening.

If you love Christmas ghost stories, coastal horror, and supernatural thrillers where the weather and the haunting hit at the same time, this creepy Christmas podcast episode is the perfect dark companion for your winter nights. Turn off the lights, turn up the volume, and find out what happens when the weather outside is more than just frightful.

The Weather Outside Is Frightful — by Charles Campbell

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The first week of December isn’t just for cozy rom-coms and twinkling lights. On this episode of This Week in Horror History, we dig into the spooky side of December 1–7, charting travel nightmares, cursed deserts, classic Universal monsters, and a knife-clawed college mascot turning school spirit into a bloodbath.

We kick things off with Turistas (2006), the mid-2000s travel horror where a dream backpacking trip in Brazil plunges into organ-harvesting terror. It’s that “don’t get on the bus” era of horror, loaded with sweaty paranoia and the ugly underside of “exotic” tourism.

From there, we head to the desert with Scalps (1983), a shoestring-budget curse shocker about archaeology students who dig on sacred land and unleash a vengeful spirit. It slipped quietly into limited December release but later clawed out a cult following on home video and streaming thanks to its gritty, regional DIY vibe.

Then we turn back the clock to House of Dracula (1945), one of Universal’s last serious monster mash-ups. Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Frankenstein’s monster all converge on a tormented doctor who thinks he can “cure” them — and instead gives us a fog-drenched fever dream of capes, neck bolts, and mad science that feels tailor-made for chilly December nights.

Our Deep Cut Spotlight goes to Girls Nite Out (1982), a campus slasher originally released as The Scaremaker. A college basketball win kicks off an all-night scavenger hunt, while a killer in the school’s bear mascot costume stalks the grounds with steak knives strapped to its paws. It’s pure early-’80s slasher energy — dorm drama, campus radio, locker-room stalking — that barely made a ripple in theaters but was rescued by VHS and, eventually, a boutique Blu-ray restoration.

We also roll through a Birthday Roll for horror heavy hitters born this week — from Sean S. Cunningham and Tony Todd to genre-shaping talents behind slashers, supernatural sequels, and expressionist nightmares — and talk about how their work threads through the films we’re spotlighting.
To wrap it all up, we land on a Weekly Recommendation that fits perfectly with early December: Edward Scissorhands (1990). It’s the ultimate snowy, suburban gothic fairy tale — pastel houses, winter loneliness, and a gentle “monster” whose ice-carved sculptures make the snow fall — ideal for horror fans easing into holiday mode without losing that eerie edge.

This episode of This Week in Horror History is brought to you in part by Savorista — the spooky-friendly coffee brand serving bold, gourmet flavors in decaf and half-caf roasts so you can binge horror without wrecking your sleep. Head to Savorista.com, pick out your favorite light, medium, or dark roast, and use promo code SPOOKY at checkout to get 25% off your first order. Every purchase supports the show directly and keeps the horror history rolling.

If you love horror podcasts, physical media, and deep-cut genre history, queue this one up and let This Week in Horror History program your first December horror marathon.

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A Victorian Christmas looks cozy on greeting cards—glowing candle-lit trees, shimmering tinsel, children gathered around the fire. But behind the snow-globe charm was a season of deadly house fires, toxic decorations, poisoned sweets, and experimental electric lights that turned “old-fashioned Christmas” into a very real nightmare. In this episode of Terrifying & True, we dig into the true history of how festive traditions nearly burned homes to the ground, poisoned entire families, and forced the world to rethink what “safe” even meant.

Inside this episode:

• Candle-lit Christmas trees as ticking time bombs: How dry fir branches, open flames, and flammable Victorian fashion created instant infernos in parlors across Britain and beyond.
• Toxic snow, tinsel, and ornaments: From cotton “snow” that flashed into flame to lead-based tinsel and arsenic-dyed decorations that slowly poisoned anyone who touched or tasted them.
• Deadly toys and poisoned treats: The rise of arsenic greens, adulterated candies, and tainted puddings, and the chilling real-life stories of children who paid the price for “holiday cheer.”
• Early electric lights and new kinds of danger: How the “safe” alternative to candles—experimental electric light strings and overloaded wiring—brought shocks, sparks, and fresh fears to the Christmas season.
• From horror to reform: The fires, poisonings, and public scandals that pushed governments, scientists, and ordinary families toward modern safety standards, consumer protections, and fire codes that still save lives today.

This Christmas, as you plug in your UL-listed lights and hang shatterproof ornaments, remember the people who learned these lessons the hardest way possible—and the ghostly echoes of Victorian Christmases that still haunt our holidays. We’re telling that story tonight.

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Tonight, my dear, the dial drifts into places where time kinks, debts come due, and footsteps follow just out of sight. Settle in with Unknown Broadcast—your portal to classic OTR chills, old-time radio horror stories, and radio suspense that still breathe in the dark. Listen close… the night is speaking.

• 🕰️🌉 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge — A rope, a river, and a heartbeat that refuses to stop. When time loosens its grip, salvation and illusion become the same face, my dear. Follow—if you dare—where the mind flees when the body cannot. 
• 📖⚖️ Murder Must Be Paid For — The book opens, the page turns, and a debt steps into the room. Justice has a long memory, and ink darker than blood. The Keeper smiles… and closes the cover. 
• 🚢🕯️ The Man Within — On a fog-slick coast, conscience and cowardice trade names. A man hides from the world until the storm learns his true address. Which door would you choose, my dear—the one that forgives, or the one that forgets? 
• 🗞️🗽 The Creeper — Headlines scream, windows lock, and fear learns your floor by heart. A city listens for a soft step in a loud night—and hears it pause outside the door. Don’t breathe. 

Close your eyes and keep listening. Unknown Broadcast endures—classic OTR horror stories and radio suspense that whisper long after the set goes cold.

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Looking for scary Christmas horror stories to binge while you decorate the tree? This feature-length Christmas horror podcast special from Weekly Spooky packs 10 terrifying holiday horror tales into one nonstop marathon of killer Santas, haunted Christmas traditions, deadly blizzards, cursed letters, and creepy toy stores. Perfect for anyone who loves Christmas horror movies, ghost stories for Christmas, and spooky holiday podcasts.
This is the first in our holiday horror binge, dropping every Saturday until New Year’s, so you’ll always have fresh Christmas horror audio to play while the snow falls and the lights flicker.
Inside this Christmas horror compilation:

• I’ll Be Home For Christmas — by Shane MigliavaccaSnowed into an isolated girls’ boarding school during a brutal winter storm, homesick teens settle in for a cozy Christmas Eve—until a desperate knock at the door turns the night into a terrifying siege of blood, fear, and survival.
• Christmas Rage — by Rob FieldsAt Strickfield Towne Centre Mall, Christmas Eve explodes into violence when simmering grudges, holiday stress, and one very dangerous man in a Santa suit turn the season of giving into a slasher-fueled massacre.
• Welcome to Tiny Christmas, Iowa! — by Michelle AntisocialA burned-out city transplant takes a job in the “tiniest, most Christmasiest place in Iowa,” where it’s always December, the decorations never come down, and the town’s obsession with holiday cheer hides a truly sinister secret.
• The Santa Letters — by Morgan MooreInspired by the infamous Circleville letters, a quiet Ohio town is terrorized by anonymous “Santa” notes filled with accusations and threats—turning Christmas mail into a weapon and shattering the illusion of a peaceful holiday.
• Babes in Terrorland — by Morgan MooreA classic neighborhood toy store overflows with shoppers, kids, and glittering displays… but after closing time, the lights go out, the doors lock, and the aisles become a maze of fear where Christmas wishes twist into a claustrophobic nightmare.
• The Weather Outside is Frightful — by Shane MigliavaccaOn Christmas Eve 1973, a rookie cop and her jaded partner answer a call in the middle of a once-in-a-decade blizzard—only to discover something inhuman hunting in the snow, and a storm that may never let them escape.
• Satan Claus — by Keith TomlinA family’s ugliest sins summon a monstrous, horned figure in a Santa hat from the winter woods. This isn’t Saint Nick—it’s something far older, delivering brutal justice to the truly naughty on Christmas night.
• Christmas Cranberries — by L. F. FalconerA cruel boy grows obsessed with an old-world Christmas legend, only to learn that some hungry holiday spirits are waiting for a chance to taste something fresh, red, and screaming—no matter how pretty the table looks.
• The Naughty List — by Keith TomlinA vicious twelve-year-old wakes up in an icy labyrinth with other “bad kids,” stalked by a towering Christmas beast and watched by eerie elves. This year, Santa’s naughty list is real, and the punishment is permanent.
• Lady Frankenstein — by Rob FieldsIn the village of Strickfield, a descendant of Henry Frankenstein uses a conveniently fresh corpse and his ancestor’s notes to build the perfect woman just before Christmas—only to unleash a vampiric creation into the holiday shopping crowds.

If you crave Christmas horror stories, holiday ghost stories, and winter horror podcasts you can binge all season long, this Weekly Spooky Christmas compilation belongs on your playlist from now through New Year’s.
Press play, plug in the tree, and let the holiday fear begin.

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This Black Friday, Cutting Deep into Horror takes you back to where modern terror truly began: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Hosts Henrique Couto & Rachael Redolfi break down Tobe Hooper’s legendary shocker — a film that reshaped horror with its brutal realism, suffocating Texas heat, and one of cinema’s most terrifying families.

Perfect for the Thanksgiving weekend, this episode explores how the movie’s themes of family dysfunction, meat, ritual, survival, and rural dread hit especially hard during a holiday built around gathering and feasting. Henrique and Rachael examine the film’s relentless pacing, groundbreaking sound design, and the cultural fears it tapped into — from urban-vs-rural anxiety to the collapse of safety in everyday America.

They also dive into the chaotic production history, the cast’s nightmare experiences, the infamous mob-linked distributor, and how Leatherface’s legacy became an unexpected symbol of American horror. Whether you’re recovering from turkey dinner or Black Friday chaos, this is the perfect way to lean deeper into seasonal fear.

Inside this episode

• The Road Trip to Hell — How a simple drive and a cemetery visit turn into a descent toward madness.
• The Hitchhiker’s Warning — Chaos arrives early, reshaping the tone and danger instantly.
• The House of Horrors — Bone art, slaughter rooms, and why the décor hits the deepest nerves.
• Sally Hardesty’s Ordeal — A masterclass in survival horror, trauma, and sensory overload.
• Dinner With the Family — A disturbing, iconic sequence that redefined psychological horror.
• Production Hell — Sweat, heat, real injuries, and the grueling on-set reality behind the film’s authenticity.
• Why TCM Still Terrifies — Minimalist brutality, stark realism, and cultural impact that still resonates.
• Thanksgiving & Horror — Why TCM unexpectedly fits the season of big meals and bigger family tension.

Where to Watch The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (U.S.):

Netflix – subscription
👉 https://www.netflix.com/title/15815343 

Amazon Prime Video – streaming (Prime / with ads), rent or buy
👉 https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DJ9R9H3M/

Peacock Premium – subscription
👉 https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/movies/texas-chainsaw-massacre-40th-anniversary-edition/ed4b864a-be89-3cd4-b578-39fdf818ddf8 

Shudder (via Screambox / AMC channels etc. where applicable) – subscription
👉 https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre/2476268 

Tubi – free with ads
👉 https://tubitv.com/movies/499404/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre 

Pluto TV – free with ads
👉 https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/636e9a6d576be6001373edf5 

The Roku Channel – free with ads
👉 https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/ee4a40bd0bdf58078e1bec8db68895b5/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre 

Plex – free with ads (50th Anniversary presentation)
👉 https://watch.plex.tv/movie/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-50th-anniversary 

Apple TV – rent or buy (4K, DV/Atmos)
👉 https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre/umc.cmc.2iv326v5jkgvz24aul7y1ifuk 
 
Fandango at Home (Vudu) – rent or buy
👉 https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/The-Texas-Chain-Saw-Massacre-50th-Anniversary/13416

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!

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Thanksgiving horror story on the Weekly Spooky podcast: a snow-dusted asylum turns festive decorations and Jenga games into a slasher-mystery nightmare.

Patients go missing. A “therapy” session ends in blood. And seven broken teeth point to a cover-up thicker than gravy. If you’re craving holiday horror, asylum terror, and killer-on-the-loose suspense for your Thanksgiving drive—or to hide from family after pie—this episode’s your perfect Black-Friday binge. 

7 Teeth — by David O’Hanlon

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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!

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