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Serial Killers

Halloween Special: The 'Scream' Killer

Serial Killers

Spotify Studios

True Crime, History, Education

4.630.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

For Halloween this year we are bringing back one of your favorites. In 1996, a new horror movie with an innovative twist would reinvigorate the slasher genre. But behind the fictional Ghostface was an inspiration steeped in reality. A man in a makeshift mask who stalked and tormented teenage girls during a three-day murderous rampage. A man known as the Gainesville Ripper. Stay up to date with changes coming to the feed on @serialkillerspodcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, serial killers, listeners. It's Carter Roy. I'm the host of conspiracy theories. And you might

0:08.5

actually recognize my voice from this show. I like to pop in every few years to do a special

0:13.7

crossover episode covering cases with strong conspiracy elements like the Osage murders or the

0:20.0

Tylenol murders. Now, today's episode isn't a

0:22.9

crossover, but I have been invited to share my favorite serial killers Halloween episodes. The

0:29.8

episodes I picked are just good stories, plunding fictional scares with real-life horrors. And I want

0:36.7

to remind everyone that the big host reveal is coming.

0:40.8

Keep an eye on this feed for some special content leading up to the premiere. Now, please enjoy

0:46.8

Real Horror, Ghostface from Scream.

0:52.2

Due to the graphic nature of this episode, listener discretion is advised.

0:56.7

This episode includes discussions of gun violence, domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault,

1:02.6

mutilation, and murder, including the murder of a child.

1:06.2

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

1:12.6

We can assume it was probably a cold night in California.

1:16.4

Even Los Angeles can get chilly once the sun goes down.

1:20.2

29-year-old Kevin Williamson was house-sitting for a friend that night, and everything in the

1:25.2

bungalow was unfamiliar.

1:27.0

You know how it is. Spending the night

1:28.6

in a strange place, it can unsettle you for no good reason. As an aspiring screenwriter trying

1:34.8

to get by in Hollywood, Kevin was grateful for the extra money, and he had figured the change of

1:39.5

scenery might help him creatively. But now that the darkness and cold had descended, it hit him just how alone he was,

1:47.5

out in the middle of the desert with only the TV for company.

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