Octoberpod AM

Octoberpod AM

Bold individualists the world over believe that scary stories are best told over a roaring fire with a bottle of wine. Join horror host Edward October by the fireside to enjoy a curated selection of true, true-ish, and classic tales of horror and the paranormal ... all told with a retro/vintage aesthetic, reminiscent of old time radio. For retro horror of impeccable taste, choose Octoberpod. Find more true, true-ish & classic horror / paranormal content by following us on social media! Bluesky: @octoberpod.bsky.social // Twitter: @OctoberpodVHS // YouTube: Octoberpod Home Video // Instagram: @OctoberpodVHS // TikTok: @octoberpod // Or follow us on the worldwide web at OctoberpodVHS.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/octoberpod-am--5482497/support.

Episodes

January 6, 2026 1 min
No new episode for today, but we do have a very special announcement about the future of Octoberpod AM. 

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Unwind in the glow of the Christmas tree on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast.  Your horror host Edward October has a present for you under the tree:  a truly unsettling ghost story for Christmas from a master of supernatural literature!
    
First up: An all-new ghost story for Christmas 2025, "Lost Hearts" by Montague R. James.  Then: Enjoy an encore presentation of last years two ghoultide classice: "The Bus Con...
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December 9, 2025 89 mins
We've got the Jing-Jing-Jingle that goes for the Jug-Jug-Jugular on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with over 60 minutes of ambient retro horror sounds for the holiday season. Your horror host Edward October is your guide on a tour of 4 ho-ho-horrifying holiday environments with a few surprises along the way.

First up: Ed accidentally spikes his eggnog with a rare poison. Can he find the antidote in a haunted sh...
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November 25, 2025 81 mins
The holiday traffic is murder on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with tales of Turkey Day terror. Your horror host Edward October is driving over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house with some very special guests ... and he's telling Thanksgiving road trip horror stories and true tales of holiday family drama.    
        
First up: Author Amber Jourdan weaves a surreal tale of death and abducti...
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November 11, 2025 52 mins
The American landscape is rich with geographic, cultural, historical, and paranormal diversity. Explore the dark corners of untamed American landscapes on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with guest contributors Nikki Young (Serial Napper), Whitney Zahar, & Paige Elmore (The Pop Culture Diary, Reverie True Crime) Your horror host Edward October will be your guide on a tour of America's ghostly history with 2...
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October 28, 2025 102 mins
It’s 1791. Do you know where The Headless Horseman is? Welcome to Tarrytown: a peaceful New York hamlet … with ONE exception. It’s located only a mile away from the most haunted place in America: Sleepy Hollow! They said it was to safe venture into the hollow at night. THEY were wrong!

Octoberpod presents: THE BRIDES OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. A shocking all-new, all-original sequel to the ULTIMATE Halloween ghost story: The Legend of Sleepy...
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October 14, 2025 86 mins
The spooky season treats keep coming on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with a special Halloween presentation of Madison on the Air! Your horror host Edward October has a treat sack filled with fowl play & Hitchcock-ery to keep you in the Halloween spirit all season long. 
  
First up: Edward October narrates Madison on the Air's comedic parody of The Birds. Then, we'll dive into the bird symbolism in Alfred ...
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We've sharpened our big carving knife and we're slicing through flesh--PUMPKIN flesh!--on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with Halloween hacks and horror stories from some of your favorite indie podcasters & creators. Your horror host Edward October shares his best pumpkin carving tricks & tips while getting you in the Halloween spirit with a bumper crop of best spooky stories from past Octoberpods.    

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Here comes Octoberpod's Chilling Thrilling Sounds of Retro Horror! Over 60 Minutes of audio environments filled with ghosts, aliens, witches, and homicidal maniacs! It's our most terrifying collection of audio soundscapes: well-calculated to haunt your home all season long! Your horror host, Edward October guides you through 6 hair-raising retro horror haunts. PLUS! Tune in to hear a special preview of our 2025 Halloween Special: T...
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September 2, 2025 132 mins
Today, we have a serious task at hand: to kick off the start of Spooky Season. And so, we’ve invited some special guests from some of our favorite true crime and paranormal podcasts who will whip you into a frenzy of ghoulish delight with some stranger-than-fiction true tales of the groteque, the unknown & the uncanny.  

First up: The classiest witches we know Amber & Maddy from the podcast Witches Talking Tarot present the ...
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August 19, 2025 79 mins
Something evil is lurking in the woods on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast. Your horror host Edward October is your guide on a dark pilgrimage through forests haunted with weird beasts and eldritch horrors.    
        
First up:  ghosts and ancient rituals in the wild, untamed wilderness of West Virginia.    Then, Edward October chats with Social Séance Society about The Blair Witch Project, 90s horror films, his...
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Summer's almost gone, and it's time to go back to school on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with our all-nite marathon of classic horror stories. Your horror host Edward October is in a graveyard overlooking the old abandoned school house waiting for the dead to rise & begin another school year.   
   
First up: The true story of a lady in white, a classic shocker from Poe, and a vampire romance on the moors....
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July 22, 2025 90 mins
Book a cabin by the lake, buy your theme park tickets, and put the finishing touches on your "halfling rogue" cosplay because on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast we're going on vacation! Your horror host Edward October will be your personal tour guide on the all-inclusive summer vacation of a lifetime with stops at lackluster national parks, haunted theme parks, and horrific Renaissance Festivals.     
        
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July 8, 2025 67 mins
Can beauty be deadly? Find out on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast. 
Your horror host Edward October    explores the haunted powder room at the historic Club Paris and examines the link between beauty & horror, while our friends from Autumn's Oddities & Horrifying History share some bone chilling true tales.    
        
First up: The tragic tale of the Battletown Witch. Then, Edward October with Carissa Vi...
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June 24, 2025 92 mins
Venture into the darkest places of the earth on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with this tale of subterranean horror. Your horror host Edward October straps on his mining & cave exploring gear to bring you an epic chiller that will take you from the highest peak to the lowest depth's of man's soul (with a lot of strange creatures in between).

First up: A group of friends from university hike the alps and ex...
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There's a terrible storm, and all the lights are out on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast. Your horror host Edward October is here to keep you company with over 90 minutes of chilling, thrilling, horror stories listen to during the worst storm of the summer.    

First up: Cryptids and creepers in the mountains of East Tennessee & rural Appalachia; a sleep paralysis demon named Karen; kooky conspiracies on the ...
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BONE appétit! Prepare for gory and gruesome flights of gastronomic fantasy on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast: Edward October's All You Can Eat Culinary Creepshow.
Your horror host Edward October    is your tour guide through haunted diners, ghoulish greasy spoons, predatory ice cream parlours, and cursed restaurants on a journey into the dark world of kitchen nightmares.    
        
First up:  Edward October exa...
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May 13, 2025 87 mins
Be kind and rewind to avoid a late fee on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with a healthy dose of video nostalgia! Your horror host Edward October    takes you back to the days when VHS was king with special guests Hannah (Murder Bucket) and Brenda (Horrifying History), who share some hair-raising lore.    

First up: Hannah (Murder Bucket) presents listener encounters with the paranormal. Then, Edward October sho...
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Somewhere the sun shines, somewhere the birds sing the glories of a new dawn. Somewhere … it's Spring again!  But HERE … every day is Halloween!  Rogue Transmissions, an uncanny anthology of exceptional indie podcasts, presents the Halfway to Halloween Hullabaloo!
Your horror host Edward October is scanning the dial for lost broadcasts, campfire tales, and weird nostalgia to bring you a hell-raising halfway to Halloween party that w...
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Travel the world & experience its horrors … all from the comfort of your streaming device on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with guest host, Amber Jourdan (Witches Talking Tarot).  Your horror host Edward October    has gone missing and Amber is scouring the spookiest places on Earth to find him.    
        
First up:  Visit the North Pole in a bone chilling search for Edward October. Then, Enjoy encore pre...
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