{"podcast":{"title":"Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Spooky Season","slug":"weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630","podcast_index_feed_id":692630,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5621141/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.weeklyspooky.com/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58fa5100916ce89aa01e342df5e21c72.jpg","author":"Henrique Couto","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Join Henrique Couto for Halloween horror stories and spooky tales! Explore urban legends, haunted houses, cursed objects, vampires , werewolves , and cryptids in expertly narrated, mature-themed stories perfect for spooky season . Every Monday and Wednesday, get scary frights with cinematic sound design, dark humor, and twist endings. Whether you're into horror stories , creepy legends, or seasonal specials, Weekly Spooky delivers the scariest stories for late-night chills, road trips, and binge listening. Discover more at WeeklySpooky.com , and fuel your spooky season with terrifying tales—mature themes included. Subscribe now for weekly updates on the scariest, most haunted stories, right in your ears!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T18:19:21.071139+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630"},"episode":{"title":"This Week in Horror History | Classic Horror Films & Eerie Sequels — May 18–24","slug":"this-week-in-horror-history-classic-horror-films-eerie-sequels-may-18-24","published_at":"2026-05-19T09:00:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630/this-week-in-horror-history-classic-horror-films-eerie-sequels-may-18-24","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-week-in-horror-history-classic-horror-films-eerie-sequels-may-18-24--72061277","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72061277/twihh_may_18_may_24_2026.mp3","summary":"Dive into a week of horror history: iconic haunted hotels, chilling sequels, cult revenge classics, and one of the 1990s' sharpest horror anthology films. Inside this episode: ✅ May 18, 1971 — The Abominable Dr. Phibes Vincent Price becomes one of horror’s most stylish revenge artists in this bizarre, elegant, plague-inspired cult classic full of murder, black comedy, and art deco nightmare energy. Where to watch: No major U.S. streaming this week; physical media is the main option. ✅ May 22, 1992 — Alien 3 Ripley crash-lands into one of the franchise’s bleakest, most controversial chapters, trading action-horror triumph for grief, sacrifice, prison-colony dread, and industrial nightmare atmosphere. Where to watch: Streaming on HBO Max; rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. ✅ May 23, 1986 — Poltergeist II: The Other Side The Freeling family learns the haunting did not stay behind, while Reverend Kane becomes one of supernatural horror’s most unforgettable screen nightmares. Where to watch: Streaming on MGM+; free with ads on The Roku Channel and YouTube Free. ✅ May 23, 1980 — The Shining Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel opens in theaters, beginning the long, strange afterlife of the Overlook Hotel, Jack Torrance, and one of the most debated horror classics ever made. Where to watch: Rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. 🎬 Deep-Cut Spotlight — May 24, 1995: Tales from the Hood Rusty Cundieff’s Tales from the Hood brings social horror, supernatural justice, EC Comics-style punishment, and Clarence Williams III’s unforgettable Mr. Simms into one of the most underrated horror anthologies of the 1990s. With stories tackling police brutality, domestic abuse, white supremacy, and cycles of violence, this cult f…","meta_description":"Dive into a week of horror history: iconic haunted hotels, chilling sequels, cult revenge classics, and one of the 1990s' sharpest horror anthology films.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630/episodes/this-week-in-horror-history-classic-horror-films-eerie-sequels-may-18-24/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630/this-week-in-horror-history-classic-horror-films-eerie-sequels-may-18-24.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}