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

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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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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April 1, 2025 63 mins
A storm is coming on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with tales of dark angels and the legend of ghost town massacre.  Your horror host Edward October is also on hand to share a memoir of the living dead.

First up: The angel said a storm is coming … in ANGEL by Annie Morgan (The Podcast Inside Your House).  Then, Edward October shares "what Night of the Living Dead means to me"  Plus: An all-new narration of THE...
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March 18, 2025 86 mins
Listen to disturbing found audio from missing van life YouTubers & a classic monster story on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with Terrors in Blue.  Your horror host Edward October is back to thrill you with tales of paranormal encounters and expeditions into the unexplained.
            
First up: Travel vloggers run afoul of racists and the unknown in the rural South in BLUE LIGHTS written by Amber Jourdan ...
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March 4, 2025 58 mins
Secret sins will be exposed on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with tales of cursed clergymen and haunted churches! Your horror host Edward October    is tolling the church bells & there's something evil stirring between the pews! 
        
First up: "The Minister's Black Veil" It's the classic tale of a man haunted by his secret sin, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Then, Edward October delves into the deepes...
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The Martians have landed on your farm     on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with Spine Chillers & Serial Killers and 3 Spooked Girls.  Your horror host Edward October    is invading your streaming device with voodoo, fakery, UFOs, doomsday prophecies, and horrific summer camp tomfoolery.     

First up:  Edward October examines Orson Welles' contributions to the horror genre.    Then, we dive into the case o...
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February 4, 2025 75 mins
Enter the cold embrace of the undead on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast. Your horror host Edward October rises from the grave to chill your blood with tales of enchantment and vampires!
   
First up: The lines between true crime & blood-splattered fantasy blur in author Whitney Zahar's true account of Satanic Panic in the 1990s: "Touched by a Vampire" Then, Edward October sits for a spell with the ladies of W...
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January 21, 2025 75 mins
Have you even been haunted by the ghost of an unrealized future? We have!  Hear all about it on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with stories of future haunts & time run amok! Your horror host Edward October embarks on a haunted adventure through space and time with two versions of himself from two potential futures.    
        
First up: The spirit of a future tragedy haunts a rural community in EVIL RED, ad...
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January 7, 2025 51 mins
There are ghosts in the walls on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with 2 tales of true hauntings. Your horror host Edward October is kicking off 2025 with a devilish double feature of diabolical dolls and demonic spirits. 
        
First up:  "Moving Houses" a different kind of true haunted house story from the UK. Then, during the Intermission, Edward October does a run down of some of his favorite horror movie j...
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Unwind in the glow of the Christmas tree on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with two "ghoultide" classics.  Your horror host Edward October has a present for your under the tree:  two timeless ghost stories for Christmas from two masters of supernatural literature!
    
First up: "The Bus Conductor" by E.F. Benson. Then, "A School Story" by Montague R. James. Plus: Ghosts, premonitions, cursed relics, a Christmas...
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December 10, 2024 113 mins
There'll be scary ghost stories on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with these encore presentations of our past Ghost Stories for Christmas!  Your horror host Edward October narrates a quartet of ghoul-tide Victorian ghost storieswith a generous portion of fireside ambience.    
        
Ed narrates "The Gardener" by EF Benson, and shares with you his favorite holiday chillers of old time radio. Then, the chills k...
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