This Week in Horror History | Jacob's Ladder, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Siren & Starship Troopers - Nov 2-Nov 8
Podcast:Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Halloween Published On: Tue Nov 03 2026 Description: November 2-8 in horror history: Jacob's Ladder turns a veteran's New York commute into a psychological nightmare, while Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein gives the Creature a voice. Revisit Siren's sightjacking survival horror and Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers satire, then dive into Barry Levinson's The Bay, a fictional Chesapeake outbreak assembled from scattered cameras. Four genre birthdays and Rod Serling's 1969 Night Gallery pilot round out a week of horror movies, television and games that ask who controls the official story, and what the evidence leaves behind.Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/joinMore scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com