This Week in Horror History | Halloween Primer: The Monster Squad, Cujo & The Fly

This Week in Horror History | Halloween Primer: The Monster Squad, Cujo & The Fly

Author: Henrique Couto | Scary Stories & Horror Expert August 11, 2026 Duration: 23:11
The Monster Squad, Cujo, and The Fly lead This Week in Horror History for August 10–16, 2026. A stalled car becomes a trap in Stephen King's rabid-dog nightmare, while The Others, Jason Goes to Hell, and Lovecraft Country bring ghostly secrets, possession, and cosmic horror. Fred Dekker's monster-kid adventure takes the spotlight before David Cronenberg's The Fly marks its 40th anniversary as the weekly recommendation. Birthdays complete a tour from treehouse monster rules to Seth Brundle's disastrous experiment. Find a Halloween watch, from childhood adventure to tragic body horror.

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Henrique Couto has spent years digging into the shadows, and in Weekly Spooky: Horror Stories & Scary Tales, he turns that expertise into a regular dose of dread. This isn't just a seasonal treat; it's a year-round exploration of the unsettling, released every Monday and Wednesday. You'll hear original tales woven from classic threads-the whisper of an urban legend, the creak of a haunted house floorboard, the grim history of a cursed object. Familiar monsters like vampires and werewolves get fresh, chilling life, while cryptids lurk in the margins of modern myths. Each story is crafted for a mature audience, blending dark humor with genuinely cinematic sound design that pulls you right into the scene, all leading to those satisfying, often shocking, twist endings. While the podcast naturally excels during the spooky season with special deep dives, the commitment to weekly frights means the atmosphere is always ripe for a scare, whether the subject is pure fiction, dramatic re-tellings, or tales ripped from true crime's darkest corners. Settle in for a journey where the familiar becomes frightening again, narrated by a guide who truly understands the mechanics of a good, lasting chill.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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Ordinary Places, Human Monsters | 7 Halloween Horror Stories [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:59:13
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The Fair Folk | Dark Fae Horror for Halloween [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:55
Missing children lead FBI agent Francheska 'Frannie' Carter to a fairy ring—and a realm where beautiful faces hide something monstrous. In The Fair Folk, a supernatural investigation takes her from wooded suburbs into Fa…