Halloween Special
A ‘Spooktacular’ Collection
October is the time for all things scary. Here is a collection of podcasts – some spooky, some informative and some just downright weird – to put you in the mood!
Enjoy some tricks and treats with this Halloween Collection.
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PODCASTS
13 Days of Halloween
(25 mins)
Aaron Mahnke’s 13 Days of Halloween is a unique auditory adventure that tows the line between ethereal horror and thrilling campfire tales. Each episode explores a different chilling story from the residents of the mysterious Hawthorne Manor.
Unexplained – Halloween Special
(24 mins)
Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation.
This episode : The Exorcist, released on December 26th 1973, is for many the most iconic horror film of all time. But what many people don’t know is that William Peter Blatty’s nightmarish book, from which the film was adapted, was in fact based on a real life Exorcism. This is that story.
PlaySomething Rhymes with Purple
(47 mins)
Winner of the Gold Award for Best Entertainment Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2020, Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words.
In honour of the spookiest time of the year they are digging around words with gruesome origins.
PlayThe Harrowing
(31 mins)
A once-in-a-century storm hits the remote Scottish Island of Toll Mòr. As the isolated community take shelter, a barbaric crime sets off a chain of events which heralds the rise of an ancient evil and threatens to change the course of history.
An 8-part supernatural crime thriller.
PlayRadio Rental
(44 mins)
Welcome to Radio Rental. Bizarre, true and scary stories told by those who lived them – this podcast is the perfect mix of great story telling and documentary. Hosted by Rainn Wilson.
In this Episode: If You Don’t Slow Down – a man turns out to be a character… in someone else’s nightmare. And Laura of the Woods – a young boy makes a new friend in the woods… but is she who she claims to be?
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American Hysteria: Poisoned Halloween Candy
(31 mins)
American Hysteria explores the moral panics, conspiracy theories, urban legends, and fantastical thinking that shape our culture and why we end up fearing and believing in the unreal.
This episode takes a look at poisoned Halloween candy.
PlayWe Need to Talk About Ghosts
(46 mins)
Hosted by Kevin Eustace, this podcast is one mans attempt to convince himself it wasn’t just the wind. While the ghost stories may vary in believability, the host delivers them with the humour and passion of a good friend sharing a great story over a drink.
This episode is entitled Screaming Ghost and a Demonic Skeletal Shadow
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