spooky season

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, spooky season has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Morbid | Podcast (Sep 2025). Seasonal framing used in the opening banter and show tone-setting before transitioning into the Patty Hearst case.

Halloween, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. In popular culture, Halloween has become a celebration of horror and is associated with the macabre and the supernatural.