Spooked

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 Snap Judgment Studios, 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.

Episodes

September 6, 2024 42 mins

When you put brush to canvas you expect to create something that exists outside of yourself. But what if that something is completely evil?

STORIES

Paint it Black 

The most down-to-earth family you will ever meet brushes up with evil forces. Brian, Christian, Mary, and Bridget Mahovlic share what happened to them when they came face-to-face with something demonic.

Thank you to Brian, Christian, Mary, and Bridget Mahovlic for sharing yo...

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Marianne is a typical teenager. She’s having growing pains, throwing temper tantrums, and feeling different from all her peers. Except Marianne might actually be very different from everyone around her because she might actually be possessed.

Thank you, Marianne, for sharing your story with Spooked!

Produced by Chris Hambrick, original score by Ella June Pierson, artwork by Teo Ducot

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August 27, 2024 2 mins

Starting Friday the 13th of September, Spooked marks a ritual older than time... Season of the Wolf. Brand new episodes will drop each and every week until All Hallows' Eve! Eight separate journeys into the void. Be afraid. 

Spooked Season 9... cross over and listen on podcast platforms everywhere 9/13/24.

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August 23, 2024 32 mins

When Caro saw a gift box in her kitchen, she knew she was in for a surprise. But some gifts come with a price. 

Thank you, Caro, for sharing your story with Spooked!

Produced by Erick Yáñez, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff, artwork by Teo Ducot

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August 16, 2024 29 mins

On one side of the basement little Rowan has his toys, but on the other side, in the corner, there is a deep dark hole oozing water and something… trying to get out.

Thanks, Rowan, for sharing your story with us!

Produced by Anne Ford, original score by Doug Stuart, artwork by Teo Ducot

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August 9, 2024 25 mins

Amy is a nurse’s assistant in a progressive care unit. One day, one of Amy’s patients says to her: “The tall man in the hat doesn’t like you.” Later that day, the woman passes away. Then, a few months later, the exact same thing happens. And then it happens again… and again… and again… 

Thank you, Amy, for sharing your story with Spooked!

Produced by Zoe Ferrigno, original score by Leon Morimoto, artwork by Teo Ducot

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August 2, 2024 32 mins

While Dan is at the compound of good friends and prominent members of the Blackfeet Traditional Medicine community, the Heavyrunner family, he learns just how important it is to practice good medicine.

Thanks to Dan SaSuweh Jones for sharing your story with us! Learn more about Dan.

Produced by Chris Hambrick, original score by Leon Morimoto, artwork by Teo Ducot 

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July 26, 2024 32 mins

Sarah thinks she’s found the perfect new apartment in San Francisco. But she’s in for a surprise…

Thank you, Sarah, for sharing your story with Spooked!

Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Nicholas Marks, artwork by Teo Ducot

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July 19, 2024 29 mins

Just because you make friends with the ghost in your apartment building, doesn’t mean all your neighbors will follow suit. 

Thank you, April and Joan, for sharing your story with Spooked!

Produced by Greta Weber, original score by Richard Haig, artwork by Teo Ducot.

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July 12, 2024 24 mins

In a boarding house in Chicago, a young girl puts her questions to the universe and the answers are returned in coded messages from the other side.

BIG thanks to Connie Shirakawa for sharing her story with us. Connie is a storyteller in Chicago. You can catch some of her performances on her website. https://www.connieshirakawa.com/

Produced by Anne Ford, original score by Doug Stuart, artwork by Teo Ducot 

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July 5, 2024 27 mins

We all know it’s good to be a little scared of your parents. But TK has a whole other list of reasons to be terrified of his mom.

Thank you kindly, TK, for sharing your story with us. We also want to thank Laura at the Paranormal Scholar for helping us find this amazing story.

Produced by Anne Ford and Eliza Smith. Original score by Richard Haig. Artwork by Teo Ducot.

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June 28, 2024 32 mins

Jack and his family move to an old farmhouse in the middle of the country, looking for a place to call their own. But they may not be the new owners after all. 

Thank you, Jack Irons, for sharing your story with Spooked! And thank you, Hady... for taking care of Jack. 

Produced by Erick Yañez, scouted by Elizabeth Pardue, original score by Nicholas Marks, artwork by Teo Ducot. 

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June 21, 2024 33 mins

Identical twin sisters Melissa and Michelle Macedo are inseparable. They’re each other’s “own little world.” But the new girl… wants to change all that.

Big thanks to Melissa and Michelle Macedo for sharing your story with the Spooked! Melissa and Michelle aren’t just Spooksters. They have their own band, called Macedo… check it out!! www.macedomusic.com

Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Leon Morimoto, artwork by Teo Ducot

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June 14, 2024 32 mins

Jorge's grandfather was a wise, gifted man with the ability to see things others can only feel. When he passed away, he left Jorge with a legacy that he was not ready to handle.

Thank you, Jorge & Alejandra, for sharing your story with Spooked.

Produced by Chris Hambrick, original score by Yari Bundy, artwork by Teo Ducot 

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June 7, 2024 26 mins

Should you heed your dreams if they foretell danger? How can you tell the difference between dreams and what might become reality?

Denver Deja Vu

Jodi is about to discover that the man of her dreams is a walking, talking nightmare. 

Thank you, Jodi, for sharing your story with us. 

Produced by Chris Hambrick, original score by Lauryn Newson.

Lady and the Scamp

When someone in a hockey mask starts following Silvana in her dreams, she real...

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May 31, 2024 28 mins

Jennie and her family love their new house. If only the screaming would stop.

Thank you, Jennie + fam, for sharing your story with us!

Produced by Anne Ford, original score by Nichk Marks, artwork by Teo Ducot

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May 24, 2024 41 mins

Sometimes we don’t need to look under the bed, or inside of the closet. Sometimes, the monster isn’t hidden at all.

STORIES 

Come Play with Me

When Paulette’s daughter starts talking to an imaginary friend, she thinks it’s normal a childhood rite until the day she hears the friend talk back. 

Thank you, Paulette, for sharing your story with Spooked! 

Produced by Eliza Smith, original score by Leon Morimoto

The Hotel Beaumont

Dave Beilfuss...

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May 17, 2024 26 mins

Usually ghosts linger to deliver a message, to let us know what happened to them, why they need to stay behind. But what if the ghost stays behind to let us know something about ourselves? 

Thank you, Naynay, for sharing your story with the Spooked! If you know somebody who doesn’t feel like they fit in, maybe you feel that way yourself, be sure to check out the It Gets Better Project

Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Ric...

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May 10, 2024 28 mins

Who says that a ghost can’t help you get from point A to point B?

STORIES 

Ghost Ride the Whip

Joey and his dad take a car ride that they will never, ever, ever forget.

Big love to Joey for sharing his story with the Spooked! If you want to hear more from Joey, check out his podcast, Trailer Trashing.

Produced by Alyia Yates, original score by Shane Bingham

Bike Angel

It’s the middle of the night in Ciudad Neza, Mexico. Nayma is coming ho...

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May 3, 2024 39 mins

A picture is worth a thousand words. Unless it leaves you speechless. 

STORIES

Picture Perfect

When Susiy and her family visit a new town, they have no idea who they’ll be running into.

Suisy, thank you for sharing your story with us.

Produced by Anne Ford, original score by Lalin St. Juste

Screenshot Ghost 

Grise is working night shift in the nursing home. One night, something’s making mischief… and it’s not a patient.

Thanks, Grise, for ...

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