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Witches, Folk Horror, and Occult Terror: 4 Creepy Stories of Curses and Cults
About this Episode
Witchcraft, folk horror, Satanic Panic terror, cursed small towns, undead nightmares, and occult evil come together in this dark and eerie Weekly Spooky compilation. If you love witches, rural horror, sinister rituals, ancient gods, creepy old houses, and stories where the whole town feels wrong, this collection is packed with nightmare fuel.
Tonight’s lineup drags you through the fever dream of 1984 Satanic Panic paranoia, into the misty woods of cosmic folk horror, through a witch-haunted bed and breakfast, and finally into a grand old home where piano lessons become something far more sinister. These are stories of hidden covens, hungry gods, cursed families, and the kind of evil that doesn’t live in castles or mansions alone—it lives in the woods, in old traditions, in broken-down towns, and in people who smile too kindly.
• What Ricky Did on His Summer Vacation — by Dan WilderA drug-soaked spiral of Satanic Panic horror, teenage delusion, murder, and infernal manipulation unfolds in the summer of 1984. This one is grimy, mean, darkly funny, and full of occult dread and small-town nightmare energy.
• The God Tongue — by Dan WilderA lonely hunter kills something in the autumn woods that should never have died, and in doing so becomes tangled in an ancient inhuman lineage beneath the forest floor. This is pure cosmic folk horror: eerie, strange, pagan-feeling, and deeply unsettling.
• Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies — by Keith TomlinWhat starts as a father-and-son witch hunt in a sleepy New York town turns into a graveyard nightmare involving undead guardians, secret crypts, and a family of ancient monsters with a long memory. It’s pulpy, fun, spooky, and loaded with witchy folklore and old-school horror thrills.
• The Piano Witch — by Charles CampbellA little girl’s piano lessons with an elegant old woman lead to whispered bargains, a hungry witch trapped in wood, and a dreadful plan unfolding inside a grand Southern home. This one is creepy, wicked, and steeped in classic witch-story atmosphere.
From occult woods and buried crypts to cursed music rooms and Satan-haunted summers, this collection is all about the old evil that waits just beyond the edge of ordinary life. So dim the lights, listen close, and don’t trust the smiling stranger who says they only want to teach you something.
🎧 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!
🎵 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 drags you through the fever dream of 1984 Satanic Panic paranoia, into the misty woods of cosmic folk horror, through a witch-haunted bed and breakfast, and finally into a grand old home where piano lessons become something far more sinister. These are stories of hidden covens, hungry gods, cursed families, and the kind of evil that doesn’t live in castles or mansions alone—it lives in the woods, in old traditions, in broken-down towns, and in people who smile too kindly.
• What Ricky Did on His Summer Vacation — by Dan WilderA drug-soaked spiral of Satanic Panic horror, teenage delusion, murder, and infernal manipulation unfolds in the summer of 1984. This one is grimy, mean, darkly funny, and full of occult dread and small-town nightmare energy.
• The God Tongue — by Dan WilderA lonely hunter kills something in the autumn woods that should never have died, and in doing so becomes tangled in an ancient inhuman lineage beneath the forest floor. This is pure cosmic folk horror: eerie, strange, pagan-feeling, and deeply unsettling.
• Bed, Breakfast, and Zombies — by Keith TomlinWhat starts as a father-and-son witch hunt in a sleepy New York town turns into a graveyard nightmare involving undead guardians, secret crypts, and a family of ancient monsters with a long memory. It’s pulpy, fun, spooky, and loaded with witchy folklore and old-school horror thrills.
• The Piano Witch — by Charles CampbellA little girl’s piano lessons with an elegant old woman lead to whispered bargains, a hungry witch trapped in wood, and a dreadful plan unfolding inside a grand Southern home. This one is creepy, wicked, and steeped in classic witch-story atmosphere.
From occult woods and buried crypts to cursed music rooms and Satan-haunted summers, this collection is all about the old evil that waits just beyond the edge of ordinary life. So dim the lights, listen close, and don’t trust the smiling stranger who says they only want to teach you something.
🎧 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
- Facebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpooky
- 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
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