The Spookies Podcast

On a tense Halloween night in a suburban Ohio neighborhood, 68-year-old Doug Crowder sits alone, fortified in his home and bracing for an invasion he’s sure is coming. Once a civil rights activist, Doug now believes he’s under siege by forces bent on destroying his town. Surrounding himself with weapons and fueled by the endless scroll of conspiracy theories, he’s transformed his fear into a way of life. As his paranoia builds, he faces a confrontation that forces him to question everything he thought he was defending—a haunting tale of fear, isolation, and the dark power of hatred.

Halloween week continues with a folk horror tale set in the eerie woods of New England, where whispers of long-buried secrets and forgotten colonial horrors drift through the trees. But what exactly is folk horror? And which X-Files episodes capture its primordial dread? Join us as we journey back to woodlands dark and days bewitched.

We’re back! With an original story for Halloween. It began with a series of grisly, high-profile murders — crimes so bold, they shook the city’s elite. The culprit? A woman whose sultry voice called the police and confessed, guiding them, step by step, into the underbelly of Chicago’s darkest corners. But this time, on Halloween night, she offered something more: an invitation. And as sirens wailed and armored vehicles tore through the fog, Chicago PD wasn’t alone on this journey. Dangerous criminals, lured by the same voice, raced to the same location, each faction unknowingly pulled into a deadly web of death.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Which means it’s time to talk about Kevin Spacey, Necrophilia, Cannibalism, A Killer Santa Claus, A Haunted Christmas Tree, The Return of Resurrection Mary, and the satanic child-eating anti-Claus known as KRAMPUS! Join Michael and Stephanie as they explore the dark side of Christmas! What a crazy ride it has been!

October 7th, 2023. Israel suffers a horrific surprise attack by the Islamist terrorist organization known as Hamas. A barbaric pogrom that cost the lives of at least 1200 Israelis. The worst massacre of the Jews since the holocaust. Israel has retaliated with a merciless bombing campaign that has cost thousands of Palestinian lives. Has Israel gone too far? Why are Tik Tokers and Gen Z kids so pro-Palestine? Why is Islam so embraced by the Communist Zoomer Left when it is a patriarchal, homophobic, and aggressively socially conservative religion? Michael and Stephanie discuss this and the state of the world in December, 2023.