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Listen to the very latest spooky videos & podcasts from the Spooky Series by S.E. Schlosser! Stories are read aloud by the author.
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A game on the Ouji board turns deadly serious. From Spooky Texas The Barn Dance
A lost man strays into a local barn dance and finds himself dancing with a ghost.
Video: The Black Cat's Message
Mysterious black cats stalk an old man on his way home from work. From Spooky Southwest. Black Magic
A young woman is stolen away from her bridegroom by a former suitor who can control the forces of the dead. From Spooky Massachusetts.
Video: Bloody Mary
The spirit of Bloody Mary returns to claim the lives of those saying her name in front of a darkened mirror.
Video: Boo Hag
You know how they say some folks are lucky at cards and some are lucky at love? Well, that fit Bobby Hansen to a ‘T’.
The Brick Wall
After a soldier kills a man in a duel, he has to face the terrible vengeance of the man's friends.
Bunny Man Bridge
The Bunny Man was an insane killer who escaped from a local asylum in D.C. with his buddy and went into hiding in the woods near Clifton...
Chattanooga's Ghost
Even death can't keep Chattanooga from his cigars!
Don't Turn On The Light
A college girl returns to her dorm room to find her roommate murdered! From Spooky Maryland.
A couple spend a night at a haunted house. (New York)
Get Out!
An old woman discovers that her new house is already occupied -- by a malevolent ghost.
The Ghost in the Alley
The vengeful ghost of a murdered girl haunts an alley. From Spooky Canada.
A headless Hessian gallops forth from the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, scaring the locals. Heartbeat
A jealous husband murders his wife and his haunted thereafter by her heartbeat. From Spooky Maryland.
The Hermit's House
A vampire stalks a young woman and her infant child. From Spooky New York. I'm Coming Down Now!
A real-estate agent tries in vain to sell a haunted house. From Spooky Canada. Video: Jack O'Lantern
A hunter is stranded in a marsh, with fatal results. From Spooky Maryland. The Lady in the Veil
He found the perfect woman! It's a pity she was dead.
The Laughing Devil
Two gold prospectors are warned against panning for gold in Laughing Devil canyon, but they go anyway.
Never Mind Them Watermelons
Sam Gibb accepts a dare to stay in a haunted house, never expecting to meet a ghost.
Pecos Bill and the Haunted House
Pecos Bill takes on several hundred ghosts in the most haunted house in the West! From Spooky Southwest.
A man decides to visit a haunted house against the advice of his friend.
Playing Piano
A man is driven mad by his wife's incessant piano playing. From Spooky Campfire Tales.
A dead man returns to his own funeral to seek vengeance against the wife who made his earthly life miserable.
Rattler's Ridge
The Devil challenges young Adam to a fiddle contest. Excerpt from Spooky Texas. Rival Witches
The rivalry between two evil witches terrifies the residents of a small town. From Spooky New Jersey. Sasquatch
Two hikers have a close encounter of the most unusal kind. Excerpt from Spooky California. The Shrouded Horseman
When the Civil War ended, Jeremiah Jones found himself a free man. Eager to make a new life for himself, he made his way north to Milwaukee. For several years, he worked odd jobs until he earned enough money to buy himself a big white horse and a dray...
Video: Sifty-Sifty San
There was once a beautiful old house right on the edge of a lake, surrounded by woods. But no one would live there because a spirit calling itself Sifty-Sifty-San drove everyone away. In desperation, the owner of the house went to the big city, looking for a man or woman who would be able to banish the spirit of Sifty-Sifty-San. The first night in town, he came across a man named Sam who had spent much of his life banishing ghosts.
Tailypo
An old hunter finds out the hard way that he should be kind to strange animals! From Spooky South. Tug of War
A young man plays tug of war with a mischievous ghost haunting his house. From Spooky New York. Turnabout is Fair Play
An old man's ghost turns the tables on two little boys who played tricks on him when he was alive. Story comes from Spooky New Jersey and is read aloud by author S.E. Schlosser. True Love
A man will do anything to be with his True Love.
Where's My Liver?
A boy in a jam steals his dead uncle's liver. Video: The Wraith in the Creek
A wraith stalks a lumberjack as he works along the creek. From Spooky Michigan.
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