# Hungry Ghost Month: Supernatural Folklore from Asia | Thursday Thrills Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630/hungry-ghost-month-supernatural-folklore-from-asia-thursday-thrills Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630/hungry-ghost-month-supernatural-folklore-from-asia-thursday-thrills.md Podcast: [Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Spooky Season](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630) Published: 2026-07-30T09:00:13+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hungry-ghost-month-supernatural-folklore-from-asia-thursday-thrills--73245258 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73245258/thursday_thrills_hungry_ghost_month_july_30_2026.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630/episodes/hungry-ghost-month-supernatural-folklore-from-asia-thursday-thrills Duration seconds: 1144 ## Resource Hungry Ghost Month runs August 13 through September 10 in 2026, with the fifteenth-day Hungry Ghost Festival falling on August 27. Why do some getai and wayang performances in Singapore and Malaysia leave the entire front row empty? Thursday Thrills explores the Chinese ghost folklore, religious traditions and regional beliefs behind seats reserved for unseen guests. Henrique traces the differences among the seventh lunar month, the Daoist Zhongyuan Festival, Buddhist Yulanpen or Ullambana observances, ancestor remembrance and offerings for wandering spirits. We also examine food, incense, joss paper and documented Ghost Month taboos involving roadside offerings, nighttime swimming, reserved seats and major life events. From Taiwan's water lanterns and Hong Kong's Yu Lan traditions to Singaporean getai, this respectful supernatural folklore journey separates living cultural practice from sensational internet horror - and asks who a performance is really for when its best seats are left empty. 🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week! πŸŽ‰ Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon! πŸ‘‰ WeeklySpooky.com/Join πŸ“¬ Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story! Twitter: @WeeklySpooky Facebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpooky Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com 🎡 Music by Ray Mattis πŸ‘‰ Check out Ray’s incredible work here ! πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’Ό Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com πŸŽ₯ Produced by: Daniel Wilder 🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630/episodes/hungry-ghost-month-supernatural-folklore-from-asia-thursday-thrills/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630/hungry-ghost-month-supernatural-folklore-from-asia-thursday-thrills.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.