hey! can i ask what spooky podcasts you listen to? i'm starving but instead of food i need podcasts to listen to. ok thanks!
Sure can! I honestly haven’t been listening to many new spooky podcasts lately partially bc of the weather but also bc I’ve been guzzling political podcasts lmao. But anyways! I do have a couple of recs.
Ik true crimes like Serial and S-Town are v popular--and they are good imo--but I personally prefer either historical accounts of unsolved mysteries or a more paranormal/weird fictional podcast. Something I always get into is SYSK’s darker eps that cover unsolveds or dark history stuff. These are particularly good if you don’t want to get too gruesome or dramatic but wanna get into that Vibe. I think they recently did a look at the Pied Piper and I really enjoyed that. But I also recommend stuff like the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, the Dyatlov Pass... I think they also have at least two about axe murders from the early 20th century. Always check out the stuff surrounding Halloween bc they generally do a regular spooky ep and then they read a horror story too. SYSK also recently announced they’re doing a fictional podcast that is like?? a psychological thriller I think. I haven’t listened to it yet, but I really like How Stuff Works so it’ll prob be good.
Honestly, a good rule of thumb is looking into nonfiction podcasts you might already like bc chances are they’ll have either a Halloween themed ep or a couple ~darker ones here and there.
Lore, obvs. There’s also the tv series but imo the podcast gets me more in the mood bc something about just listening while you’re walking or taking the bus makes you feel immersed. Lore is a good mix of historical account and like... lore lol. The guy who writes/produces it does a good job of telling a story but not falling into the trap of “Yeah, it was definitely aliens or ghosts” which I love as someone who loves spooky shit but is also a p staunch skeptic. He also started a pod called Cabinet of Curiosities, which I haven’t listened to yet but has to be in the realm of the weird and I’m looking forward to getting into that.
Alice Isn’t Dead (made by Joseph Fink of Night Vale) is a big one for me!! Lesbians! Spooky towns across America! How can you go wrong with that? You can’t. I’m behind on it but it is sooo unsettling and I have to be in the right headspace to listen to it bc... zoinks !
The Black Tapes are fun. Don’t take it too seriously and you’ll enjoy it. Limetown hasn’t updated in years but!! they announced they’re starting s2 on Halloween this year!! I HIGHLY recommend it. I can’t wait for it to start up again.
Ik people also listen to No Sleep, which is horror fiction, but I haven’t. This really only skims of the surface of what’s out there but like I said, I haven’t listened to new stuff much lately. If anyone has any other recs lmk!!
