Top Podcasts for Family Horror in 2026

The family horror space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 29 of the best, including The NoSleep Podcast, Lore, and Creepy.

The NoSleep Podcast

The NoSleep Podcast is a multi-award winning anthology series of original horror stories, with rich atmospheric music to enhance the frightening ta...

Content:
Audio FictionDark FictionEntertainmentFictionGhost StoriesFamily Horror
+7

Audience:
Horror CreatorsSci-Fi Fans

Style:
Serialized Fiction

When:
Background NoiseLong Drive
Lore

The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events...

Content:
Bizarre CrimesBizarre HistoryDark FantasyDark FictionEntertainmentFamily Horror
+20

Audience:
Fantasy FansHistory BuffsStudents

Goal:
Following A StoryLearning New SkillsRelaxingSleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep To

Style:
DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingSolo Commentary

When:
Background NoiseBefore BedCommutingDoing ChoresLong Drive
+1
Creepy

From creator Jon Grilz, a collection of the most famous and disturbing creepypastas and urban legends in the world. Listener discretion is advised....

Content:
Audio FictionDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesParanormal InvestigationsFamily Horror
+2

Style:
Serialized Fiction
Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest

It's Grimm fairy tales like you've never heard before! On every episode of Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest, bestselling author Adam Gidwitz retells a clas...

Content:
Children'S Story AdventuresFamily Horror

Audience:
Students
Alice Isn't Dead

A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human ...

Content:
Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesFamily Horror
+7

Audience:
Fantasy FansSci-Fi Fans

Goal:
Following A Story

Style:
Serialized Fiction

When:
At The GymQuick Listen
R.L. Stine's Story Club

From the mind of R.L. Stine, the creator of Goosebumps, comes a new series that will give you chills, make you laugh, and entertain like only R.L. ...

Content:
Family Horror
Limetown

Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee, never to be heard from again. In this podcast...

Content:
Audio FictionDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesHistoryFamily Horror
+7

Audience:
Sci-Fi FansStudents

Goal:
Following A Story

Style:
Narrative StorytellingSerialized Fiction

When:
At The GymLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
The Black Tapes

The Black Tapes is a weekly podcast from the creators of Pacific Northwest Stories, and is hosted by Alex Reagan. The Black Tapes Podcast is a seri...

Content:
Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesFamily Horror
+11

Goal:
Following A Story

Style:
Serialized Fiction
Something Scary

Something Scary is a horror podcast that brings listeners ghost stories, urban legends, and folktales from around the world. Hosted by Blair Bathor...

Content:
Dark FictionGhost StoriesHaunted PlacesSmall Town HorrorSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror

When:
Weekend Deep Dive
Unspookable

Unspookable is an award winning, family-friendly look at the histories and mysteries behind your favorite scary stories, myths and urban legends. E...

Content:
Kids And FamilyFamily Horror
PseudoPod

The Sound of Horror

Content:
Dark FantasyDark FictionFictionGhost StoriesSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror
Scary Story Podcast

Scary Story Podcast features scary stories about darkness, unexplained phenomena, ghosts, and the paranormal. A collection of short original horror...

Content:
Dark FictionGhost StoriesParanormal InvestigationsSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror
Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Spooky Season

Join Henrique Couto for Halloween horror stories and spooky tales!Explore urban legends, haunted houses, cursed objects, vampires, werewolves, and ...

Content:
Audio FictionGhost StoriesHaunted PlacesMature ThemesSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror
Don't Go Out There Horror Movie Review Podcast

Four friends break down and talk all about their favorite horror movies as well as interview legends of the business. http://www.dontgooutthere.com...

Content:
Ghost StoriesSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror
Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids

Welcome to "Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids", where it’s always the spooky season – full of chills, thrills, and spine-tingling spooks! MICRO...

Content:
Family Horror
Scary Stories For Creepy Kids

Short and spooky with a side of silly, stories for kids by kids.We are part of the Go Kid Go network and are an independently run show made by our ...

Content:
Family Horror
The Cryptid Catalog - Scary Stories for Kids

Welcome to the Cryptid Catalog! Your place where creepy parents and strange kids can learn all about the things that go bump in the night together!...

Content:
Family Horror
Hi Nay

Hi Nay, literally translated to “Hi Mom”, is a supernatural horror fictional podcast about Filipina immigrant Mari Datuin, whose babaylan (shaman) ...

Content:
Audio FictionFictionSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror
Mr. Eerie's Mystery Series

A family friendly podcast full of original and unsettling stories. Aimed at ages 9+, Mr. Eerie's Mystery Series connects you with Mr. Eerie's Distu...

Content:
Ghost StoriesFamily Horror
The Creeping Hour

Beware, these scary stories will transform you! The Creeping Hour is a horror anthology series hosted by the Creeps, three friends who listened to ...

Content:
Family Horror
The Red Treehouse: Scary Stories to Keep You Up at Night

Welcome to The Red Treehouse, where I tell you the scariest stories to keep you up at night! Join me twice each week as we explore everything from ...

Content:
Ghost StoriesSmall Town HorrorSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror
Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Official Podcast

Content:
Audio FictionFamily Horror

Style:
Serialized Fiction
Horror Dads

Welcome to Horror Dads, a Podcast delivered to you from 2 dads who love horror, and work to balance our love of horror with our family life. Join u...

Content:
Horror CinemaFamily Horror
The Spooky Dooky Potato Society

Welcome to The Spooky Dooky Potato Society — a horror movie review setting where chills meet giggles, and the weird gets celebrated! Hosted by me, ...

Content:
Audio FictionGhost StoriesSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror
The Know Fear Cast

A podcast devoted to dissecting the horror genre. Each episode we will go in depth to discuss and analyze the things that scare us.

Content:
Ghost StoriesSupernatural HorrorFamily Horror
UNWELL

You saw it on TikTok. That weird green powder, the mouth taping thing, the "internal shower" that looks suspiciously like laxative lemonade. You’re...

Content:
Audio FictionDark FantasyDark FictionFictionPsychological Horror ThrillerFamily Horror
+2

Audience:
Fantasy Fans

Style:
Serialized Fiction

When:
Long Drive
The StoryKeeper's Spooky Stories

Looking for the perfect family-friendly horror podcast?Welcome to The StoryKeepers: Spooky Stories, an original anthology of scary stories written ...

Content:
Book ClubFamily Horror
The Witch in the Woods

The Witch in the Woods is a family friendly horror podcast. The story follows four children as they seek out the witch in the woods on a dare. They...

Content:
Family Horror
Sleep Tight Frights

Sleep Tight Frights is a spine-tingling horror podcast for brave kids who love eerie tales and ghostly twists. Each episode delivers a new original...

Content:
Family Horror