With over 70 million tracks including 2.9 million titles, music streaming platform Spotify announced the release of another set of podcasts for you to add in your spooky playlists in time for the Halloween season.
“With over 2.9 million user-generated Halloween playlists to choose from, it’s fair to say the sounds of the spooky season can be found on Spotify. So, whether you’re streaming the cult classics, finding new spooky songs, or looking for a podcast to give you goosebumps, there’s something for everyone on Spotify,” said in the statement.
Since people are dying to hear some terrifying and eerie true-to-life stories, here is the list of podcasts that Spotify prepared for the users.
Our Howlin’ Halloween hub
Spotify has brought back Halloween hub with a spider web of curated content to get users into the spirit. The hub will feature spooktacular podcast playlist curations from the likes of Benito Skinner, Stephanie Soo, Loey Lane and Snitchery, Ashley Flowers, and Last Podcast on the Left. Also, Spotify catered editorial podcast playlists like Spooky Stories, Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries, True Crime Scene, or Conspiracy Theories.
The truest True Crime Scene hub
The audio streaming platform also refreshed their True Crime Scene hub which will feature new podcast content, with new podcast playlists, frighteningly binge-worthy pop culture podcasts, true-crime series, and more—including themed episodes from shows like Crime Movie Club.
Don’t ghost on Greenroom
Spotify Greenroom is also getting in the spooky season spirit with a week full of live, interactive programming celebrating Halloween, including conversations on everything from scary movies to conspiracy theories to real-life ghost encounters.
Spotify has also released the schedule and date of the availability of the other spooky podcasts to anticipate!
On October 25, a total of four Halloween podcasts are lined up to scare the listeners.
• Obsessed – Live Halloween podcast
Hosts Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone have a lot to talk about when it comes to all the things, they’re “obsessed” with. This special Halloween episode with guest Kim Petras was taped in front of a live studio audience.
• A Gay in the Life – Spotify Greenroom – 8pm
Hosts Garrett Clayton and Blake Knight discuss the portrayal of the “homosexual villian” in television and film and the significance of Halloween in the LGBTQIA community.
• Take A Seat – Spotify Greenroom – 10pm
Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam talk about all of the unforgettable “horrific” moments from the “Real Housewives” and other Bravo fan-favorite franchises.
• The Movie Buff – Spotify Greenroom – 11pm
Comedian Jon Gabrus breaks down the highly anticipated releases of “Dune” and “The French Dispatch” as well as the best—and worst—horror movies of all time.
Another four spooktacular podcasts are up on October 26!
• We Said What We Said, “Horror Stories”
Join Trickey and Deadzel for a spooky episode about all things Halloween. Favorite scary movies! The supernatural! Costumes! Listen if you dare.
• The Rewatchables
Host Bill Simmons returns to Haddonfield, Illinois to revisit Michael Myers in the 1978 classic Halloween.
• Campfire Stories – Spotify Greenroom Series Premiere – 11pm
Sabrina and Corinne of the Two Girls, One Ghost podcast make their Spotify Greenroom debut, sharing their own scary ghost stories before inviting the audience to share their own.
• Creepyhunters Premiere (Spanish language)
This new Spotify Original podcast from Mexico is a fiction story created by Julio Rojas, creator of the chart-topping Chilean podcast, Caso 63. Horror fans will be on the edge of their seats as a group of friends encounter a mysterious creature in a cenote (pool or cave) in the Yucatán Peninsula—and discover an even more mysterious organization.
On the other hand, two terrifying stories will be live on the Spotify podcast on October 27!
• Not Past It, “Who Killed Harry Houdini?”
Harry Houdini escaped from handcuffs, sea monsters and torture cells, but his last great illusion defied even the spirits. On October 31, 1936, the famous escape artist was set to come back from the dead. But, as spooky as that sounds, the backstory to uncover America’s most notorious frauds of the day, is even more devilish.
• Let’s Get Medical – Spotify Greenroom Series Premiere – 10pm
Twin doctors Desmond and Darien Sutton share their craziest stories from the year’s spookiest night in the ER.
Lastly, Spotify will end the month with two spine-chilling stories that will be released on October 31.
• Teenager Therapy Live – Spotify Greenroom – 9pm
Our “Teenager Therapy” hosts dive into all things Halloween … on Halloween! Get ready for costumes, parties, embarrassing memories, and maybe feelings surrounding fears and phobias.
• Leyenda Urbana MX Premiere (Spanish Language)
A weekly podcast hosted by Ismael Méndez tells of the urban legends, stories, and terrors that have given Mexico its cultural identity.
For spooky music and story enthusiasts, you can check www.spotify.com for more details.
Source: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-10-21/the-spooky-spotify-podcasts-greenroom-live-events-and-songs-sure-to-give-you-goosebumps-this-scary-season/
