Spooked
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 196
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Dad and the Three Caskets
Spooked's own Annie Nguyen shares her family’s ghost story. When her father got the call from his siblings and cousins back in Vietnam, asking him to help them find their ancestors’ missing caskets, …
Dismal Falls
There are some places, deep in the woods, far away from civilization, that are magical. Chuck is hiking deep in the Appalachian woods when he stumbles upon one of these places: Dismal Falls. But Dism…
Romeo & Juliet
A pair of star-crossed lovers encounter the paranormal in fair Wisconsin, where we lay our scene.
Thank you, Kelsey Brennan & Andy Truschinski, for sharing your story with Spooked!
Produced by Zöe Fe…
Corporal Cummings
It’s 1967. Jerry has been drafted and just landed in Vietnam. He keeps meeting another young soldier, Cummings… and every time they run into each other, something terrible seems to happen.
This episo…
Cliffhanger
Bill is home from college, on his way to meet his girlfriend, when his car swerves off the road…
Thank you, Bill Love, for sharing your story with us!
Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Leon…
Flora and the Fox
When Flora heads to China to spend time with family for the summer, she realizes her young cousin is acting weird. Almost like he’s someone… or something else entirely.
Thank you, Flora, for sharing …
Green Demon
When Austin’s dad starts having night terrors, the family thinks it’s just nightmares -- but Austin thinks something else is going on. He soon discovers that there is an actual demon plaguing his fat…
Fright at the Museum
Jen is about to start an internship at a museum. But this isn’t a typical museum… It's built inside two old, historic mansions. By this time, the original owners of these two old homes are long gone …
A Murder of Crows
Birds talk to each other about everything -- where to find food, where to roost, when to migrate. What messages might they have for us?
STORIES
The Head
We all know the old wives’ tales: don’t walk u…
Friends on the Other Side
Sometimes, spirits reach out and ask us for help. And sometimes, they reach out to give us what we need, too.
STORIES
Night Nurse
Dennis is a nurse, a helper. But when spirits of former patients reac…
Don't Wanna Fright No More
When singer/songwriter & former frontwoman of the Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, comes up against a hostile spirit in her home, she has to decide: who’s going to get to stay? Brittany... or the gho…
Skinwalker
Lee’s great grandfather, his grandfather, and his father have all seen him: the shapeshifter. They know this man has the power to curse them, to hurt them. Lee wonders: is this man coming for him too…
The Haunting of Radio Centro
Everyone who works at Radio Centro knows it’s haunted. But Guillermo, the host on the station’s paranormal show “Tell it Tonight” is about to discover that he has psychic powers that make him suscept…
Petrony
David’s family has owned the same plot of farmland in North Carolina for over 300 years. As he gets older, he starts to realize that some family members have never really left.
Teacher’s Pet
Kristen Cortez is a new teacher in beautiful Los Gatos, California. From her classroom window, she can see rolling, golden hills. Redwood trees. The sun is almost always shining. And yet… something l…
Take Me Home
You are on your smoke break at Walmart. You look down and see a box: inside is a ceramic lamb with a note around its neck asking you to take it home. Do you: a) burn it; b) throw it in the trash, or …
The Fog
Blair can’t see his hands in front of his face. He can’t see the ground beneath his feet. He’s not in the dark: he’s in a thick cloud of fog. And then, a voice emerges from the mist. This story comes…
Isabelle
Betsy keeps seeing a young girl at night in her room. She stands at the end of Betsy’s bed and stares at her. She comes back, over and over: night after night; year after year. Betsy knows she wants …
The Trespassers
When it comes to the supernatural: don’t poke the bear. Don’t kick the hive. Don’t mess around. Because, when it comes to the supernatural: you’re gonna get what’s coming for you.