Updated October 2026
Are you looking for spooky stories to enjoy on your Yoto Player or Yoto Mini this Halloween? Whether your children prefer friendly witches, silly skeletons, mysterious monsters or genuinely scary stories, there are some brilliant Halloween Yoto Cards to discover.
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The selection has grown considerably over the last couple of years, and we’ve had some particularly exciting new releases for 2026. There are spooky science mysteries, a werewolf Mozart, a vampire Bach, new Halloween songs and even some classic gothic literature!
I’ve updated this guide with some of my favourite Halloween Yoto Cards, including the newest releases from 2025 and 2026, plus free Halloween podcasts, seasonal Yoto Daily content and Make Your Own Yoto Card ideas.
You’ll find suggestions for different ages and scare levels, whether you want something gentle for a younger listener or something with a little more of a fright factor for older children.
If you’re looking for Toniebox Halloween suggestions instead, take a look at my Spooky Stories for Toniebox guide.
Choosing Spooky Yoto Stories for Your Child
What makes a story spooky? For some children, a friendly witch or a skeleton dancing around is quite enough Halloween excitement. Others are desperate for ghost stories, creepy mysteries and tales that might actually make them shiver!
Age recommendations are a helpful starting point, but you know your child best. I’ve included a quick indication of how spooky each card is so you can choose something suitable but please do listen to check suitability.
Halloween Yoto Cards for 2026
Yoto sometimes calls its Halloween collection Yotoween, and there are different cards available depending on your region. I’ve included both physical Yoto Cards and some digital-only options. You’ll find the latest releases marked NEW 2026, so they’re easy to spot. You can find the Halloween titles available in your region here.
I’ve also included a Yoto Club column. Some titles can be listened to digitally as part of a Yoto Club membership or added to a Make Your Own card.
Halloween Stories, Witches and Spooky Adventures
For Yoto Club available titles this information is based on UK titles – please check for your region. In the app click ‘Discover’, then ‘Yoto Club Collection’ and it will give you a list of ‘Included with your subscription’ titles.
| Yoto Card | Age / suitability | What to expect | Runtime | Yoto Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room on the Broom | 2+ | Cosy, magical and reassuring. Not scary. | 24 mins | |
| Sesame Street: Monsters at the End of These Books NEW 2026 | 3–5 | Silly monster fun. Very gentle. | 11 mins | |
| Funnybones: The Collection | 5–8 | Silly skeleton stories. Spooky but not scary. | 35 mins | |
| 5-Minute Halloween Stories | 4-7 | Fun Halloween adventures with a little spookiness. | 45 mins | Available |
| More 5-Minute Halloween Stories | 4-7 | Fun Halloween adventures with a little spookiness. | 26 mins | Available |
| Ladybird Spooky Stories | 5–8 | Ten short seasonal stories. Gently spooky. | 1 hr 16 mins | |
| Spookley the Square Pumpkin | Younger listeners | Heartwarming pumpkin story about being different. | 4 mins | |
| My First Halloween Bedtime Storybook NEW 2026 | Younger listeners | Six cosy Disney Halloween stories. | 22 mins | |
| The Worst Witch Collection | 5+ | Magical school adventures, spells and mishaps. | 13+ hrs | |
| Tumble Science: Are Ghosts Real? NEW 2026 | 5–12 | Spooky science mysteries. Curious rather than frightening. | 1 hr 19 mins | |
| Wolfgang & the De-Composers NEW 2026 | 8–14 | Werewolves, vampires and a very funny musical adventure. | 1 hr 14 mins | Available – check which version – one has more tracks |
| Upside Down Magic Collection | 8-12 | Off-beat magic series about a group of misfits. | 9+ hrs | |
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow NEW 2026 | 7–12 | Classic Headless Horseman tale. Atmospheric and spooky. | 1 hr 4 mins | |
| Yoto Classics: Frankenstein | 9–14 | Gothic mystery with darker themes. A little scary. | 2 hrs 17 mins | Available |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas (Audiobook) | 9–12 | Dark Disney fantasy. Some unsettling themes. | 4 hrs 54 mins | |
| Goosebumps Collection | 9–12 | Properly scary stories, monsters and suspense. | 8+ hrs | |
| Dread Wood Book 1 | 9-12 | Creepy sci-fi school horror with terrifying spiders, dark humour and plenty of suspense. Genuinely scary! | 4 hrs 41 mins | |
| Fast Fright Thrillers | Older children | Creepy, fast-paced short horror stories. | 42 mins |
Halloween Songs and Party Music
| Yoto Card | Age / suitability | What to expect | Runtime | Yoto Club digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halloween Songs – Yoto Original | All ages | Fun original songs about ghosts, skeletons and monsters. | 29 mins | Available |
| Spooky Songs | 3–10 | Cheerful Halloween songs for younger children. | 37 mins | |
| Super Spooky Songs NEW 2026 | 3–10 | New Super Simple collection. Fun, not frightening. | 38 mins | |
| Halloween Howls – Andrew Gold | 5–12 | Spooky Scary Skeletons, Monster Mash and Halloween classics. | 41 mins | |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack NEW 2026 | 3+ | Halloween and Christmas music. Wonderfully atmospheric. | Approx. 1 hr | |
| KIDZ BOP Halloween Vol. 2 NEW 2026 | 0+ | Halloween party hits and dancing. US release. | 30 mins | |
| KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack | Older children/fans | Energetic K-pop with supernatural themes. | 37 mins |
Free Halloween Podcasts for Yoto Player and Yoto Mini
You don’t need to buy another Yoto Card to enjoy some brilliant Halloween audio. Yoto supports podcasts through the app, and you can link your favourites to Make Your Own Yoto Cards.
Yoto’s October 2026 podcast round-up includes some particularly good Halloween listening, from spooky animal facts and science mysteries to ghost stories and monster adventures.
Here’s my selection. Some of these titles you’ll find in the podcast section. Although you can add podcasts using the RSS feed. Don’t click on it – copy and paste. If there is an orange dot next to the title you can find the podcast in the Yoto app.
| Podcast | Suggested age / suitability | Halloween listening | Scare level | RSS feed URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🟠 Culture Kids – Halloween Special | 6–10 | Spiders, bats and snakes, exploring nature and cultural stories. | Gentle, educational | https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML8941299326 |
| 🟠 Tumble Science – Halloween Episodes (there’s a Spanish version too) | 5–12 | Science mysteries about ghosts, pumpkins and unusual discoveries. | Curious, not scary | https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML4771062206 |
| 🟠 Hollow Head Pete & the Wicked Wish | Check suitability | A mysterious witch, three siblings and a potentially dangerous wish. | Spooky | https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2265341.rss |
| 🟠 The Hollow | 10+ | A modern Headless Horseman adventure based on Sleepy Hollow. | Scary, suspenseful | https://rss.art19.com/hollow |
| 🟠 The Weirdness | Older primary + | Bigfoot, Nessie, yetis and a monster mystery adventure. | Fun, mysterious | https://rss.art19.com/weirdness |
| 🟠 Unspookable | 8–13 | The stories, history and science behind frightening myths and legends. | Varies by episode | https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML9653488668 |
| Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest | Older primary + | Traditional fairy tales with darker twists. | Grimm to Grimmest! | https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PNA9230679490 |
| The Creeping Hour | 8–12 | Creepy horror stories for confident listeners. | Scary | https://feeds.wgbh.org/250/feed-rss.xml |
| 🟠 The Fairy Tale Art Cart – Halloween Special | Primary age + | A Halloween folktale with a creative draw-along activity. | Creative, a little spooky |
The Fairy Tale Art Cart Halloween episode, The Thing in the Woods, is scheduled for 31 October 2026. It combines Yoruba and Appalachian folklore with storytelling, drawing and live drumming. I think this could be a particularly lovely Halloween activity.
Some podcast feeds contain multiple seasons or episodes that aren’t Halloween-themed, so it’s worth browsing the feed and selecting the appropriate episode.
You can find Yoto’s full October 2026 Podcast Round-Up here.
If you’re new to podcasts on Yoto, my Yoto podcast guide explains how to find, add and listen to them on your Player or Mini.
As always, I recommend checking third-party podcast episodes before letting children listen independently, particularly when they feature scary subjects.
Halloween Listening on Yoto Daily
Don’t forget about Yoto Daily!
Yoto Daily is free and offers a new audio episode every day, featuring jokes, quizzes, creative activities, games and seasonal specials.
For October 2026, look out for:
- Sunday 18 October: Draw-Along
- Sunday 25 October: Collage-Along with Pema
- Saturday 31 October: Halloweeeeen!
The Halloween episode on 31 October is definitely one to put in your diary. You can listen to Yoto Daily directly on your Yoto Player or Mini or find episodes through the Yoto app.
Make Your Own Halloween Yoto Cards
I love Make Your Own Yoto Cards because they give you so many possibilities for personalising your children’s listening.
You could create:
- A Halloween podcast card featuring your favourite spooky podcast.
- A Halloween party playlist.
- Your own family ghost stories, complete with silly voices and sound effects.
- Halloween jokes and riddles.
- A collection of spooky science facts.
- A recording of children telling their own Halloween adventures.
- Public-domain stories using recordings you’re permitted to reuse.
I particularly love the idea of children writing and recording their own spooky stories. You could even add homemade sound effects or get the whole family involved.
If you’d like to make your creations look the part, I’ve got a guide to making your own Yoto Card stickers.
For more free audio resources, have a look at my Free Yoto Content guide.
Which Halloween Yoto Card Should I Choose?
Still not sure? Here’s my quick guide to finding the right type of Halloween listening.
- For preschoolers: Room on the Broom or Sesame Street: Monsters at the End of These Books.
- For gentle Halloween stories: Funnybones, Ladybird Spooky Stories or 5-Minute Halloween Stories.
- For curious children who enjoy science: Tumble Science: Are Ghosts Real and Other Halloween Science Mysteries.
- For children who love music and funny stories: Wolfgang & the De-Composers.
- For older children who enjoy spooky classics: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or Yoto Classics: Frankenstein.
- For children who want genuinely scary stories: Goosebumps.
- For younger Halloween partygoers: Super Spooky Songs or Halloween Songs.
- For a family Halloween disco: Halloween Howls, KPop Demon Hunters or The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.
- For free Halloween listening: Culture Kids, Tumble Science or Unspookable.
More Yoto Ideas from Busy Busy Learning
If you enjoy discovering new Yoto Cards and finding more ways to use your Yoto Player or Mini, there’s lots more to explore here at Busy Busy Learning.
You might also like:
- Latest Yoto Card releases
- Free Yoto content and Make Your Own ideas
- How to listen to podcasts on Yoto
- Make Your Own Yoto Card stickers
- Where to buy Yoto Players and Yoto discount codes
- Spooky stories for Toniebox
I’d love to know what your children enjoy listening to at Halloween. Are they happiest with gentle witchy adventures and silly skeletons, or are they already looking for the scariest audio stories they can find?