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Terrifying & True | The Murder of Katarzyna Zowada: Krakow's Darkest Unsolved Murder
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38 min
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Jun 1, 2026
On November 12, 1998, twenty-three-year-old Katarzyna Zowada vanished in Krakow, Poland—a disappearance that would transform into one of modern horror history's most disturbing cases. Weeks later, a discovery on the Vistula River revealed forensic horror and unanswered questions that still haunt the city. Join Henrique as we explore the gaps, the inexplicable details, and the paranormal mystery behind one of Poland's most chilling unsolved murders.
Inside this episode:
• The disappearance of Katarzyna Zowada and the warning signs that were not treated urgently enough.
• The horrifying Vistula River discovery that transformed a missing-person case into one of Poland’s most infamous murders.
• The forensic mystery surrounding the deliberate removal of skin and the questions it raised about the killer’s knowledge, motive, and control.
• The long cold case investigation, including Poland’s Archiwum X, DNA testing, exhumation, 3D modeling, and renewed river searches.
• The arrest, conviction, appeal, and 2024 acquittal of Robert J., and why the case remains legally unresolved.
• The human story beneath the horror — Katarzyna as a daughter, student, and young woman whose identity should never be swallowed by the brutality of what was done to her.
This is not just a story about one of Europe’s most shocking true crime cases. It is a story about how grief lingers when the legal system cannot give a final answer. It is about the danger of confusing suspicion with proof. And it is about a river that gave back part of the truth — but not the killer’s name.
Katarzyna Zowada disappeared in 1998. Her remains surfaced in the Vistula in 1999. More than twenty-five years later, her murder is still waiting for justice.
We’re telling that story tonight.
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🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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Inside this episode:
• The disappearance of Katarzyna Zowada and the warning signs that were not treated urgently enough.
• The horrifying Vistula River discovery that transformed a missing-person case into one of Poland’s most infamous murders.
• The forensic mystery surrounding the deliberate removal of skin and the questions it raised about the killer’s knowledge, motive, and control.
• The long cold case investigation, including Poland’s Archiwum X, DNA testing, exhumation, 3D modeling, and renewed river searches.
• The arrest, conviction, appeal, and 2024 acquittal of Robert J., and why the case remains legally unresolved.
• The human story beneath the horror — Katarzyna as a daughter, student, and young woman whose identity should never be swallowed by the brutality of what was done to her.
This is not just a story about one of Europe’s most shocking true crime cases. It is a story about how grief lingers when the legal system cannot give a final answer. It is about the danger of confusing suspicion with proof. And it is about a river that gave back part of the truth — but not the killer’s name.
Katarzyna Zowada disappeared in 1998. Her remains surfaced in the Vistula in 1999. More than twenty-five years later, her murder is still waiting for justice.
We’re telling that story tonight.
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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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38 min
Unknown Broadcast | Vintage Radio Horror & Psychological Terror Tales
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143 min
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May 31, 2026
Unknown Broadcast returns to the Weekly Spooky feed with another dimly glowing transmission of old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, psychological horror, and ghostly little dramas where the mind is never quite as private as it seems.
Tonight’s broadcast brings four eerie classics from the darker corners of the dial: a commuter whose fantasy woman steps out of his imagination and into his doom, a cold professor pursued by a force he refuses to understand, a criminal investigation where the dead may be the only witness left worth trusting, and a final Whistler tale where one desperate choice may seal a fate already waiting in the dark. The host is waiting. The chair is ready. The story is sharpening. But some things, perhaps wisely, remain just a little out of focus.
📸 Out of Focus — A bored married man dreams up the perfect woman, only to discover that desire can become flesh, obsession can become murder, and fantasy may demand a body count.
🕯️ How Love Came to Professor Guildea — A brilliant, loveless man rejects emotion as weakness, until something unseen enters his life with a devotion so unnatural it becomes terrifying.
🪑 Banquo’s Chair — A Scotland Yard inspector stages one final psychological trap, using an empty chair, a murder suspect, and the possibility that guilt may summon more than memory.
⚖️ Decision — A desperate choice leads into one of The Whistler’s cruel little moral traps, where guilt, fear, and consequence wait patiently for the moment a person thinks they have escaped.
Four classic OTR horror stories pass through Unknown Broadcast tonight… and whether the terror begins in fantasy, forbidden affection, a chair waiting for the dead, or one final terrible decision, the static knows exactly where to look.
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Tonight’s broadcast brings four eerie classics from the darker corners of the dial: a commuter whose fantasy woman steps out of his imagination and into his doom, a cold professor pursued by a force he refuses to understand, a criminal investigation where the dead may be the only witness left worth trusting, and a final Whistler tale where one desperate choice may seal a fate already waiting in the dark. The host is waiting. The chair is ready. The story is sharpening. But some things, perhaps wisely, remain just a little out of focus.
📸 Out of Focus — A bored married man dreams up the perfect woman, only to discover that desire can become flesh, obsession can become murder, and fantasy may demand a body count.
🕯️ How Love Came to Professor Guildea — A brilliant, loveless man rejects emotion as weakness, until something unseen enters his life with a devotion so unnatural it becomes terrifying.
🪑 Banquo’s Chair — A Scotland Yard inspector stages one final psychological trap, using an empty chair, a murder suspect, and the possibility that guilt may summon more than memory.
⚖️ Decision — A desperate choice leads into one of The Whistler’s cruel little moral traps, where guilt, fear, and consequence wait patiently for the moment a person thinks they have escaped.
Four classic OTR horror stories pass through Unknown Broadcast tonight… and whether the terror begins in fantasy, forbidden affection, a chair waiting for the dead, or one final terrible decision, the static knows exactly where to look.
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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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143 min
Sci-Fi Horror: Portal Terror & Cursed Technology Nightmares
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182 min
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May 30, 2026
Cursed technology, killer machines, and portal horror collide in this sci-fi nightmare compilation. Three strange stories explore what happens when human inventions open doors to darker realities—because sometimes the real horror isn't in another dimension; it's in what we build. Perfect for fans of dark supernatural tales, horror legends, and creepy technology that goes terribly wrong.
Tonight’s lineup begins with a girl haunted by grief, bullying, and a strange digital presence that may know far more about her reality than she does. Then the world cracks open with portals, vampires, alternate universes, and a desperate race to stop a nightmare from spilling across dimensions. And finally, a struggling young writer discovers that the old typewriter he brought home doesn’t just create fiction—it makes it real, with bloody consequences.
• Ghost in the Machine — by Shane Migliavacca
A grieving girl, a decaying house, a mysterious coded woman, and a reality that starts slipping at the edges turn this one into a creepy blend of haunted tech, psychological horror, and emotional science fiction dread. It’s eerie, intimate, and deeply unsettling.
• Portals — by Rob Fields
What begins as a stormy detour through a vampire-ruled alternate universe grows into a full-scale battle involving portals, nuclear power, supernatural heroes, parallel Earths, and the fate of entire worlds. This one is huge, wild, fast-moving, and loaded with sci-fi horror spectacle.
• Hunter Black — by Rob FieldsA bullied teenage writer finds an antique typewriter that can turn imagination into reality, unleashing a futuristic killer and a wave of revenge-fueled violence that spirals beyond his control. It’s mean, fun, pulpy, and full of killer-creation horror with a nasty little edge.
From haunted screens and coded faces to bloodthirsty parallel worlds and stories that type themselves into existence, this collection is all about what happens when the unreal stops staying in its lane. Keep the lights low, keep your devices in sight, and maybe think twice before trusting any machine that seems to know you too well.
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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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Tonight’s lineup begins with a girl haunted by grief, bullying, and a strange digital presence that may know far more about her reality than she does. Then the world cracks open with portals, vampires, alternate universes, and a desperate race to stop a nightmare from spilling across dimensions. And finally, a struggling young writer discovers that the old typewriter he brought home doesn’t just create fiction—it makes it real, with bloody consequences.
• Ghost in the Machine — by Shane Migliavacca
A grieving girl, a decaying house, a mysterious coded woman, and a reality that starts slipping at the edges turn this one into a creepy blend of haunted tech, psychological horror, and emotional science fiction dread. It’s eerie, intimate, and deeply unsettling.
• Portals — by Rob Fields
What begins as a stormy detour through a vampire-ruled alternate universe grows into a full-scale battle involving portals, nuclear power, supernatural heroes, parallel Earths, and the fate of entire worlds. This one is huge, wild, fast-moving, and loaded with sci-fi horror spectacle.
• Hunter Black — by Rob FieldsA bullied teenage writer finds an antique typewriter that can turn imagination into reality, unleashing a futuristic killer and a wave of revenge-fueled violence that spirals beyond his control. It’s mean, fun, pulpy, and full of killer-creation horror with a nasty little edge.
From haunted screens and coded faces to bloodthirsty parallel worlds and stories that type themselves into existence, this collection is all about what happens when the unreal stops staying in its lane. Keep the lights low, keep your devices in sight, and maybe think twice before trusting any machine that seems to know you too well.
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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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182 min
Cutting Deep into Horror | Paranormal Activity Changed Found Footage Horror Forever
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89 min
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May 29, 2026
Paranormal Activity, found footage horror, demonic hauntings, and the nightmare of being watched while you sleep take center stage in this episode of Cutting Deep into Horror, as Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dig into the low-budget movie that turned a bedroom doorway, a static camera, and a few impossible noises into modern horror history.
This week, Henrique and Rachael discuss Paranormal Activity, the 2007 found footage supernatural horror film written and directed by Oren Peli, starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. The movie follows a couple who begin filming their home after a disturbing presence seems to become more active at night, and that simple setup helped turn the film into one of horror’s biggest micro-budget success stories. AFI lists Oren Peli as director, writer, cinematographer, and editor, with Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat in the cast; Box Office Mojo lists the estimated budget at $15,000 and the worldwide gross at $193,355,933.
Henrique and Rachael get into why Paranormal Activity still feels eerie, why its bedroom-camera setup works so well, and how the movie weaponizes waiting. This is not glossy haunted house horror. It is a movie about small sounds, weird behavior, relationship tension, and the terrifying idea that something may be standing in the room while you are asleep.
Inside this episode:
• Why Paranormal Activity became a found footage phenomenon — Henrique and Rachael talk about the film’s perfect timing, its word-of-mouth power, and how its low-budget realism helped make it feel scarier than more polished studio horror.
• Katie and Micah’s relationship as horror fuel — The episode digs into the uneasy dynamic between Katie and Micah, including how Micah’s ego, skepticism, and need to keep filming make the haunting feel more personal and more frustrating.
• Less-is-more supernatural terror — From bedroom shadows to long silences, tiny movements, footsteps, doors, and nighttime dread, the conversation looks at how the film turns minimal effects into maximum tension.
• The power of found footage believability — Henrique and Rachael compare Paranormal Activity to other found footage movies, including Cloverfield, while discussing why roughness, improvisation, and simplicity can make horror feel more immediate.
• The ending and alternate endings — The episode covers the final escalation, Katie’s possession, Micah’s fate, the psychic’s warning, and why the last image is so important to the film’s impact.
• Why the movie still matters — Whether you think it is terrifying, overhyped, or somewhere in between, Paranormal Activity helped reshape mainstream horror and proved that a scary idea, executed with discipline, could hit harder than a monster in full view.
Where to watch Paranormal Activity in the U.S.:
Currently, Paranormal Activity is listed as streaming on Paramount+, Paramount+ via Amazon Channel, and fuboTV. It is also listed for digital rental or purchase through Fandango at Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Video. Paramount+ also has an official movie page for the film. Availability changes often, so double-check your preferred app before recording or publishing.
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🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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This week, Henrique and Rachael discuss Paranormal Activity, the 2007 found footage supernatural horror film written and directed by Oren Peli, starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. The movie follows a couple who begin filming their home after a disturbing presence seems to become more active at night, and that simple setup helped turn the film into one of horror’s biggest micro-budget success stories. AFI lists Oren Peli as director, writer, cinematographer, and editor, with Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat in the cast; Box Office Mojo lists the estimated budget at $15,000 and the worldwide gross at $193,355,933.
Henrique and Rachael get into why Paranormal Activity still feels eerie, why its bedroom-camera setup works so well, and how the movie weaponizes waiting. This is not glossy haunted house horror. It is a movie about small sounds, weird behavior, relationship tension, and the terrifying idea that something may be standing in the room while you are asleep.
Inside this episode:
• Why Paranormal Activity became a found footage phenomenon — Henrique and Rachael talk about the film’s perfect timing, its word-of-mouth power, and how its low-budget realism helped make it feel scarier than more polished studio horror.
• Katie and Micah’s relationship as horror fuel — The episode digs into the uneasy dynamic between Katie and Micah, including how Micah’s ego, skepticism, and need to keep filming make the haunting feel more personal and more frustrating.
• Less-is-more supernatural terror — From bedroom shadows to long silences, tiny movements, footsteps, doors, and nighttime dread, the conversation looks at how the film turns minimal effects into maximum tension.
• The power of found footage believability — Henrique and Rachael compare Paranormal Activity to other found footage movies, including Cloverfield, while discussing why roughness, improvisation, and simplicity can make horror feel more immediate.
• The ending and alternate endings — The episode covers the final escalation, Katie’s possession, Micah’s fate, the psychic’s warning, and why the last image is so important to the film’s impact.
• Why the movie still matters — Whether you think it is terrifying, overhyped, or somewhere in between, Paranormal Activity helped reshape mainstream horror and proved that a scary idea, executed with discipline, could hit harder than a monster in full view.
Where to watch Paranormal Activity in the U.S.:
Currently, Paranormal Activity is listed as streaming on Paramount+, Paramount+ via Amazon Channel, and fuboTV. It is also listed for digital rental or purchase through Fandango at Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Video. Paramount+ also has an official movie page for the film. Availability changes often, so double-check your preferred app before recording or publishing.
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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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89 min
The Backrooms: Found Footage Horror & Liminal Space Internet Folklore | Thursday Thrills
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19 min
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May 28, 2026
The Backrooms movie arrives tomorrow from A24, and we're diving into how found footage horror and liminal space folklore became one of internet culture's most unsettling modern legends. From a creepy 2019 message board image to Kane Pixels' viral YouTube series, Reddit deep dives, TikTok rabbit holes, and analog horror aesthetics—this episode explores why empty hallways, buzzing fluorescent lights, and yellow walls tap into something primal about being lost nowhere.
Inside this episode:
• Why The Backrooms are trending again with the A24 film arriving tomorrow • How a simple empty yellow room became a modern creepypasta legend
• Why liminal spaces feel so familiar, lonely, and unsettling
• How Kane Pixels helped turn internet horror into cinematic found-footage nightmare
• Why the scariest thing about The Backrooms may not be the monster - but the architecture itself
This is a quick, creepy, casual dive into the internet horror phenomenon that made empty hallways feel like a doorway out of reality.
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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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Inside this episode:
• Why The Backrooms are trending again with the A24 film arriving tomorrow • How a simple empty yellow room became a modern creepypasta legend
• Why liminal spaces feel so familiar, lonely, and unsettling
• How Kane Pixels helped turn internet horror into cinematic found-footage nightmare
• Why the scariest thing about The Backrooms may not be the monster - but the architecture itself
This is a quick, creepy, casual dive into the internet horror phenomenon that made empty hallways feel like a doorway out of reality.
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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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19 min
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The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel: Supernatural Horror with Dark Twist
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29 min
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May 27, 2026
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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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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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
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29 min
This Week in Horror History | Alien, Stranger Things & Modern Horror Icons — May 25–31
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21 min
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May 26, 2026
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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🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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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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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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21 min
Monthly Spooky | Cryptid Horror & Paranormal Mysteries Declassified
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124 min
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May 25, 2026
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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👨💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com
🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com
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?
🎧 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: @WeeklySpooky
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- Email: [email protected]
🎵 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
124 min
Unknown Broadcast | Vintage Radio Horror Stories & Dark Radio Tales
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137 min
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May 24, 2026
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.
🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!
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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
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.
🎧 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: @WeeklySpooky
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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
137 min
Slasher Horror Stories: Haunted Motels, Murder Mansions, and Prom Night Killers
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236 min
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May 23, 2026
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.
🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week!
🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon!
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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
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.
🎧 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: @WeeklySpooky
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- Email: [email protected]
🎵 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
236 min
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