Weekly Spooky: Horror Stories & Scary Tales

This Week in Horror History is your weekly horror movie and horror game release-date roundup, with where to watch or play (U.S.), a deep-cut spotlight, and a weekly recommendation for fans of body horror, supernatural horror, Stephen King, cult horror, survival horror, and horror documentaries.

This week brings Slither, Cat People, Cursed Films, Pet Sematary, and Resident Evil 3—a lineup packed with alien parasites, erotic transformation, cursed-production mythology, grief-driven resurrection horror, and full-speed Raccoon City panic. 

Inside this episode
✅ Horror releases from Mar 30–Apr 5
Mar 31, 2006 — Slither
James Gunn’s slimy body-horror cult favorite turns alien parasites, mutant flesh, and small-town terror into one of the nastiest and funniest creature features of the 2000s.
Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. 
Apr 2, 1982 — Cat People
A stylish, dreamlike erotic horror remake where sex, transformation, and predatory danger blur together in a feverish New Orleans nightmare.
Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. 
Apr 2, 2020 — Cursed Films
his eerie Shudder horror docuseries explores cursed movie legends, horror fandom, and real tragedy, asking why the genre keeps turning productions into myths.
Where to watch: Streaming on Shudder; also available through AMC+ and Philo. 
Apr 5, 2019 — Pet Sematary
A modern Stephen King horror remake built on grief, resurrection, and the terrible idea that death might be reversible.
Where to watch: Streaming on Paramount+; also available via the Paramount+ Roku Channel; rent or buy on Apple TV and Fandango at Home. 
🎬 Deep-Cut Spotlight
Apr 3, 2020 — Resident Evil 3
A fast, brutal survival horror remake that turns Raccoon City, Jill Valentine, and Nemesis into a pure sprint through collapse, fire, and unstoppable biohazard chaos.
Where to play: PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and Steam. 

🎂 Horror birthdays
Mar 30, 1957 — Tawny Moyer
Mar 31, 1943 — Christopher Walken
Apr 1, 1883 — Lon Chaney
Apr 4, 1932 — Anthony Perkins 

⭐ Weekly Recommendation
Apr 5, 1974 — Carrie
Stephen King’s classic horror novel remains one of the genre’s great nightmares of bullying, repression, religious terror, vengeance, and catastrophic power finally unleashed.
Where to read: Available in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audio editions. 

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🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder
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Monthly Spooky paranormal podcast time—Henrique & Michelle dig into spooky news, urban legends, and creepy folklore that hits different when winter won’t let go. We start with the chaos of modern life (yes, taxes), then dive headfirst into spring superstitions from around the world, including the wild Annapolis sock-burning tradition that literally sets “winter” on fire.

Inside this episode:
Sock Burning in Annapolis, Maryland: the bizarre spring festival you have to hear to believe
Springtime superstitions & rituals: strange “good luck” rules that feel like accidental curses
Wilderness encounters: unsettling stories that blur the line between fear, memory, and the unknown
Cursed Lake Lanier: deadly reputation, dark history, and why people call it haunted
Bigfoot sightings in Ohio: local buzz, creature-in-the-trees paranoia, and cryptid talk
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park: tragedies, eerie lore, and why some places never feel “quiet” again
Horror movies reviewed: what’s worth your time right now

New here? This episode stands alone—jump in for Bigfoot, haunted lakes, spring folklore, and the kind of spooky headlines that make you side-eye the woods on a sunny day.

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Unknown Broadcast returns with more old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR suspense, vintage radio mystery, and eerie anthology drama slipping out of the dark and into your speakers.

This week’s transmission drifts from a lonely house haunted by more than nerves, to a mad dream of kingship, to a secret criminal chamber with its own whispered password, and finally to a single letter that ruins lives from Vienna to Paris. Four tales. Four doors. None of them should be opened.

🐈 “The Resident” — An elderly woman seeking safety and solitude finds both slipping away when a strange cat appears, a younger intruder settles in far too comfortably, and the house itself begins to feel less like a refuge than a trap.
👑 “The Man Who Would Be King” — Two charming scoundrels chase empire at the edge of the world, gambling everything on nerve, fraud, and destiny until the dream turns savage and the crown grows much too heavy.
🗝️ “The Cave of Alibaba” — Secret societies, hidden rooms, criminal rituals, and a deadly mechanical trick turn this stylish thriller into a locked den of thieves where one wrong word can bury a man alive.
✉️ “The Letter” — In the shadow of Nazi terror and paranoia, a gentle scientist is destroyed by accusation, betrayal, and a single handwritten lie that keeps killing long after it is sent.
If you love classic radio suspense, vintage horror anthologies, creepy mystery drama, and old-time radio thrillers, this broadcast was waiting for you.

Some doors open with a password, some with a knock, and some with nothing more than curiosity. The trouble, as ever, is what chooses to answer.

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AI horror, demonic deals, graveyard horror, undead revenge, and creepy psychological terror collide in this Ides of March installment from the Weekly Spooky horror podcast. If you love scary stories, supernatural horror, occult suspense, vampire-style graveyard chills, and modern nightmares about technology turning against us, this collection is built to hit every nerve.

In this episode, a writer discovers that artificial intelligence can become something far more invasive—and far more dangerous—than a helpful tool. A deadly mistake on a dark road spirals into an occult revenge nightmare that refuses to stay buried. A promising night out twists into a demonic first date from hell, where desire, danger, and ritual all collide. And deep in the cemetery, greed leads two men straight into a grave-robbing horror story where the dead are anything but powerless.

In this episode (in order):

• “I used to think AI was wonderful. Now I know it’s evil.” — by Michael Kelso  A writing shortcut becomes a nightmare when the tech starts watching… predicting… and finally acting.
• “Dead Ahead” — by Joe Solmo  A body in the pines. A shoveled secret. And a ritual that turns guilt into something that can walk back out of the dirt.
• “The Blind Date” — by Joe Solmo  A goth romance fantasy curdles into a graveyard pact—because some dates aren’t looking for love… they’re looking for a third soul.
• “The Grave Robbers” — by Bruce Haney  A quick cemetery score turns into old-world hunger, blood-soaked greed, and a ride that doesn’t come with brakes—or mercy.

This Ides of March compilation is packed with creepy AI horror, dark supernatural fiction, demon horror, graveyard terror, undead suspense, and the kind of doom-soaked consequences that make horror so satisfying. If you like your horror stories with cursed choices, sinister turns, and punishments that come crawling back out of the dark, press play and keep the lights low.

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John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me! (1978) is one of the most overlooked thrillers in his filmography, and this week on Cutting Deep into Horror, Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi dig into the tense, creepy made-for-TV shocker Carpenter made right before Halloween.

The film stars Lauren Hutton, David Birney, and Adrienne Barbeau, and turns anonymous phone calls, apartment paranoia, and stalker dread into a slow-burn nightmare that still lands. The movie was produced by Warner Bros. Television and aired on NBC on November 29, 1978. 

In this episode, Henrique and Rachael get into why the movie works so well as a pre-Halloween Carpenter thriller, how it builds suspense out of invasive attention and helplessness, and why its made-for-TV roots actually sharpen the tension instead of softening it. They talk about Lauren Hutton’s strong lead performance, Adrienne Barbeau’s memorable supporting turn, the movie’s stalking setup, its uneasy humor, and the way it taps into fears about privacy, vulnerability, and not being believed. They also explore why this one deserves a much bigger reputation among fans of 1970s horror, psychological thrillers, and John Carpenter deep cuts.

Inside this episode:
why Someone’s Watching Me! feels like a missing link between Carpenter’s early work and Halloween
how the film turns phone harassment, surveillance, and apartment living into effective horror
why Lauren Hutton makes such a compelling lead
the importance of Adrienne Barbeau’s Sophie and the film’s unusually progressive character dynamics for 1978
why the movie’s TV-thriller format gives it a different but very effective rhythm
how Carpenter creates tension without needing nonstop violence or spectacle
Film details:
Year: 1978
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Lauren Hutton, David Birney, Adrienne Barbeau
Runtime: 97 minutes 

Where to watch (U.S., this week):
Hoopla and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.

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