Spooked features true-life supernatural stories, told firsthand by people who can barely believe it happened themselves. Be afraid. Created in the dark of night, by the creators of Snap Judgment in partnership with KQED & PRX. It is hosted by Glynn Washington. Episodes drop every week on Friday! Spooked is available for free on ALL podcast platforms. Featuring brand NEW stories -- along with episodes previously available only by subscription. For Luminary subscribers, previously released episodes are still on Luminary.
When Ray was a kid, he took care of all the animals in his neighborhood… even after they were gone.
Thanks, Ray, for sharing your story with us! Ray’s podcast, What’s Ray Saying, returns next week! E…
Nate and Keith love to explore the forests in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, hunting for stones and crystals to add to their collection. But something out there is also on the hunt… for them.
Thank …
When a creature shows itself, wonder fills you, terror compels you, but which will you follow? Two friends in the countryside, and two men at sea are put to the test by mysterious beings.
STORIES
Sil…
Sherry and her husband keep seeing a hooded figure around their farm in Nova Scotia. She isn’t a ghost. She’s there to collect souls.
Thank you, Sherry, for sharing your story.
Produced by Chris Hamb…
The Heceta Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast on the Oregon Coast used to be a lightkeeper’s home–and it has a reputation for being very haunted. So Spooked producer, Zoë Ferrigno, went to investigate.
Origi…
Sure, you’ve heard of a gnome, a troll, a sprite, an orc, a Babadook, a centaur, a tomten... but have you ever heard of a Domovoi?
Thank you, Nikita, for sharing your story with us. We also want to …
Sometimes the spirits we encounter are benevolent and kind — like guardian angels. And sometimes, they wait, and watch, and wish us ill.
STORIES
Eunice
Tiffany’s keeps waking up in the middle of the …
Traditional-Filipino-tattoo practitioner, Lane Wilcken, is never scared when ancestral spirits visit during tattoo sessions. He knows that those spirits, the ones that are just stopping by, aren’t th…
Some folks live in haunted houses. The ghosts get cozy, they move in and they don’t move out. But what if your whole neighborhood is haunted?
Thank you so much, Caroline Liu, for sharing your story w…
Things can seem to creep and lurk in the dark — especially when you’re on duty.
STORIES
Night Watch
When Dave took on the graveyard shift at the station, he saw all kinds of stuff. But he never saw a…
On Kevin’s night shift at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, things get wet, wild, and very very weird.
BIG thanks to Kevin Wright and the magical Monterey Bay Aquarium. Thanks also to KAZU Radio in Monterey…
Arin is living with his parents and siblings in Washington state when some of his long-forgotten childhood memories start coming back to him.
BIG thanks to, Arin and Mallory, for sharing your story w…
You’ve heard of “Sexual Healing” but have you heard of a sexual demon? This week on Spooked, we take you to the Hollywood Hills to meet a demonic seductress.
Thank you so much, Colin, for sharing you…
When the Big Guy shows up, you keep your mouth shut. Be afraid…
Thank you to our storyteller for sharing his experiences.
Original score by Yari Bundy, produced by Anne Ford, artwork by Teo Ducot
Francisco finds a doll in his pocket every single day. And every single day, he gets sicker and weaker. He needs to get rid of these dolls... before they get rid of him.
Big thanks to Francisco Vazqu…
Diana knows that the little girl she keeps seeing in her house is a ghost. But what she doesn’t know is if this ghost means her family any harm.
Thank you, Diana, for sharing your story with Spooked!…
Pati is really young when she loses her best friend and isn’t sure she’ll ever see him again. Until one day, he shows up, asking to play.
Thank you, Pati, for sharing your story with Spooked!
Produce…
He’s a happy, all-American, baseball-loving kid. Then the fires start.
Many thanks to storyteller for sharing his experiences!
Original score by Yari Bundy, produced by Anne Ford, artwork by Teo Duco…
Josh moves into an old hotel in Pittsburgh to help his family renovate it. As he starts to experience things he can’t explain, it quickly becomes clear to him that some people may have never left.
Th…
Howling wind. Swirling fog. What lurks in the mist? To whom is the wind calling?
Route 666
Michael Kilpatrick is coming home from the venue, celebrating a great show. He’s taking a familiar road. But…