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Spooked

Spooked

KQED and Snap Studios

Wonder, Thriller, Supernatural, Ghosts, Halloween, Spooky, Horror, Arts, Adventure, Paranormal, Society & Culture, Mystery, Chiller, Leisure, Scary, Performing Arts, Culture, Personal Journals, Fall

4.616.7K Ratings

Overview

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 the creators of Snap Judgment in partnership with KQED. It is hosted by Glynn Washington. Episodes drop every week on Friday!

242 Episodes

Old Gods of Appalachia - Part 1

In the early decades of the 20th century, unions are on the rise in coal country. Those who toil beneath the dark earth balk under the yoke of the Barrow family’s rule, and something must be done.

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2026

Night at the Aquarium - Classic

On Kevin’s night shift at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, things get wet, wild, and very very weird.

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2026

Band-Aid Bandit

Maria thinks she’s landed the perfect gig, driving a friendly stranger from downtown Baltimore out to a Park ‘n’ Ride outside of the city. It’s the easiest hundred bucks she’s ever made. But she soon learns that there’s more to this job than she bargained for. Plus, a story about why the chicken really crosses the road.

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2026

Isabelle - Classic

Betsy keeps seeing a young girl at night in her room. She stands at the end of Betsy’s bed and stares at her. She comes back, over and over: night after night; year after year. Betsy knows she wants something, but she has to figure out what.

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2026

The Banker - Classic

When Antonio and his sister Anita were growing up in Texas, their family didn’t have much money. That’s why they were so excited to move into their very own home, even if it was a little run-down. It turns out, the home already had an occupant.

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2026

'Till Death Do Us Part

It’s the 1970s in Beverly, a small town in Jamaica where everyone knows everything about each other and gossip travels fast. Fifteen-year-old Claudia thinks she’s heard it all… But nothing can prepare her for the stories that start to spread after one of her neighbors passes away.

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2026

Hounded - Classic

Some roads are long and some roads wind. Some roads show you things you’d never think you’d find…

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2026

Musambwa Island

We all have ancestors... but on a Musambwa Island in Uganda, those ancestors are a little sssuspicious.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2026

The Lighthouse - Classic

The Heceta Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast on the Oregon Coast used to be a lightkeeper’s home–and it has a reputation for being very haunted. So Spooked producer, Zoë Ferrigno, went to investigate.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2026

Merrie Monarch

It’s a spring night in Hilo, Hawaii. Lei-Ann and her hula sisters are about to take the stage at the 1986 Merrie Monarch Festival. They’ve been practicing for months. But the gods have other plans.

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2026

Weeping Painting - Classic

Omar thinks he know his grandma. Until one day, he finds a scary portrait in her bedroom… and it’s looking at him.

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2026

The Shadow Side from Mind Your Own

The dead man does not know the value of his coffin.

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2026

The Guardians

If no one is around, is anyone watching?

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2026

Flora and the Fox - Classic

When Flora heads to China to spend time with family for the summer, she realizes her young cousin is acting weird. Almost like he’s someone… or something else entirely.

Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2026

Mirror Image

When Jenny’s family moves into a rundown house outside Philadelphia, she’s excited to have the whole third floor to herself. She finally has privacy to become who she’s always been. But up there, she’s not the only one wanting to be seen.

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2026

Lunger's Row - Classic

Some folks live in haunted houses. The ghosts get cozy, they move in and they don’t move out. But what if your whole neighborhood is haunted?

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2026

Fantasma de la Oficina

Carlos just started working at a company in Lima’s Nikkei district: a place where Japanese and Peruvian culture mix. When his new coworkers start teasing him about the office ghost, he figures they’re just messing with the new guy. Until one night, he has to pull the graveyard shift.

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2026

Romeo & Juliet - Classic

A pair of star-crossed lovers encounter the paranormal in fair Wisconsin, where we lay our scene.

Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2026

Pee Afraid - Classic

Dr. Aammton Alias has a work retreat in the jungle. And when he gets there… he’s gotta go.

Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2026

Soul Cycle

Everybody kicks ass in Lee’s Spin Class but Cycle 23 is out of this world. And the purrfect storm brings a mysterious cat to a house that is under a spiritual attack.

Transcribed - Published: 30 January 2026

The Wraith - Classic

Teresa can see dead people. And she’s not afraid… until she meets... HER.

Transcribed - Published: 23 January 2026

The Night Whistler - Classic

Cheryl and her kids move into a new home, and notice a mysterious presence. First they pretend it doesn’t exist. Then, they try to befriend it. And finally, they run from it.

Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2026

Los Awichus

In the middle of Lake Titicaca, Perú, there’s a beautiful island called Amantaní: a place known for its lush hills and friendly locals. But you should never stay out late… unless you want to meet the spirits of the island.

Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2026

Petrony - Classic

David’s family has owned the same plot of farmland in North Carolina for over 300 years. As he gets older, he starts to realize that some family members have never really left.

Transcribed - Published: 2 January 2026

Earth Angel - Classic

Alfia is studying to be a nurse, but she soon discovers that science isn’t everything and a higher power is at work.

Transcribed - Published: 26 December 2025

Santi - Classic

When Maribel loses her little brother Santi, her very best friend in the world, she learns that love is sometimes stronger than death. We travel to Mexico for this very special Spooked tale.

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2025

Zuru Zuru

Max has got a crash pad in Yokohama with just one rule. Don’t fall asleep in the living room.

Transcribed - Published: 12 December 2025

Skinwalker - Classic

Lee’s great grandfather, his grandfather, and his father have all seen him: the shapeshifter. They know this man has the power to curse them, to hurt them. Lee wonders: is this man coming for him too?

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2025

The Paperboy - Classic

Ray Christian hated being a paperboy. Bad pay, hard route, rude customers. But there was one customer in particular who was different from the rest, and Ray didn’t quite know why.

Transcribed - Published: 28 November 2025

I'm Not Your Brother

Luis lives with his mom in La Huerta, a quiet village near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. One night he hears a voice calling his name... and it's very familiar.

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2025

Hush - Classic

Cover it with darkness, and night, and shadows, and lies… hush. But some secrets are like seeds. Welcome to the garden.

Transcribed - Published: 14 November 2025

Sharp Tooth Boy - Classic

Bonnie Blagg and her two friends call for Bloody Mary in the mirror on her dresser during a middle school sleepover. Bonnie thinks nothing of it until a ghost boy with long, sharp, bloody teeth appears in her bedroom every single night after that.

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2025

Rougarou - The Crossroads

Out of the blood reeds, down in the Bayou comes The Rougarou… and he’s coming for you.

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2025

Kokogi - The Crossroads

Nothing gets between a party and a group of teenagers… except the Kokogi. A night of fun takes a dark turn in Algonquin territory.

Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2025

Sea Legs - The Crossroads

Late watch on a Coast Guard cutter and Jordan’s picking up some high strangeness in his night vision goggles. Plus, we’ll buy you a drink at the Condor Club, but don’t dance on the piano.

Transcribed - Published: 17 October 2025

Goatman - The Crossroads

A young rodeo star settles down in a doublewide on his own piece of ranch land in the shadow of the mountains in Montana. All is quiet until he butts heads with a local Blackfoot legend: The Goatman.

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2025

Dead Battery - The Crossroads

Rameen knows Gettysburg — the battles, the history. But when he picks up a night shift on the ghost tour, everything goes haywire. A strange message crackles over the radio from an unknown frequency, filled with urgency and desperation that feel all too real.

Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2025

Glam Ghosts

Theresa is living on the island of St. Thomas when hurricane Marilyn strikes. After the storm, she wants to reconnect with the land she loves at the beach. The roads are tricky, traveling at night can be difficult, and once the streets go quiet... you never know who might show up.

Transcribed - Published: 26 September 2025

Season X Trailer - The Crossroads

X marks the spot. Spooked Season 10 is here!!! We proudly present, “The Crossroads” Will you make a deal with the darkness? Walk with us…. We’ve got back-to-back brand NEW episodes for you all October long. Join us on the other side of the veil October 3rd. Be afraid.

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025

The Fog - Classic

Blair can’t see his hands in front of his face. He can’t see the ground beneath his feet. He’s not in the dark: he’s in a thick cloud of fog. And then a stranger’s voice emerges from the mist, guiding him… can he trust her?

Transcribed - Published: 19 September 2025

A Friend In The Forest - Classic

On the edge of Ireland in the deep forest, a young boy makes a new friend that no one in town has seen for years.

Transcribed - Published: 12 September 2025

Mrs. Hagstrom - Classic

When supernatural forces come for her kids, Curtis’s mom stands strong. Mrs. Hagstrom may be one of the meanest ghosts yet.

Transcribed - Published: 5 September 2025

Spooked LIVE: Dr. Ray Christian

As a little boy in Richmond Virginia, raising pigeons, Ray Christian made a friend with the same hobby. But there was something mysterious about Ray’s new pal.

Transcribed - Published: 29 August 2025

Ghost Town - Classic

An abandoned gold mine, an empty old church, a sight no one will believe.

Transcribed - Published: 22 August 2025

I Know What You Did Next Summer - Classic

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

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2025

Spooked LIVE: Jen Kober x Glynn Washington

The hallowed halls of an Airbnb house a spirit that can only be seen through sprinkles, spritzes, and sparkles… of air freshener. Queen of Comedy, Jen Kober, shares a story only she could tell. LIVE!

Transcribed - Published: 8 August 2025

Skagway - Classic

Skagway is a tiny, remote town in Alaska. The population of living souls hovers around 1,000. And by all accounts, there may be just as many souls stuck behind, haunting the place.

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2025

Tales from the Smokehouse - Classic

Cursed cat bones. Dead dogs. A haunted pond. Master storyteller Todd Narron is our tour guide as we explore the mysterious, spooky American South.

Transcribed - Published: 25 July 2025

The Boy in the Woods

In the winter woods on a forgotten path, Lyn finds out that some snow angels are real.

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2025

The Watcher - Classic

There are times when you are supposedly all alone. And then you see her, him or it out of the corner of your eye... watching.

Transcribed - Published: 11 July 2025

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