Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series

Beneath a dying sky, humanity waits for an answer. In “Unforgiving Gods,” Scary Stories Told in the Dark delivers a singular journey into cosmic horror—one that strips away comfort, certainty, and the illusion that the universe is listening with compassion. This episode explores a world where the rules of reality no longer hold, where faith offers no shelter, and where something vast and ancient w...

In our latest episode, host Malcolm Blackwood invites you into four unnerving tales linked by a single, chilling truth: boundaries hold for only so long. A basement experiment reveals a presence that answers back. A remote clan guards its lives more literally than most. A grieving young man dares to claim a future never meant for him. And beneath a quiet suburban home, a hidden space begins to lis...

In this chilling collection of four darkly seductive tales, host Malcolm Blackwood invites you to step behind the mirror—into a world where vanity becomes a trap, elegance hides a pulse, and the pursuit of perfection opens doors best left closed. A girl desperate to belong follows her friends somewhere she shouldn’t. A bride-to-be falls for a dress that loves her a little too much. A newlywed brin...

In this unforgettable installment of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, host Malcolm Blackwood invites you into a world where memory falters, reality bends, and the past refuses to stay buried. Four chilling tales await—each bound by the haunting truth that what slips from our grasp may not be gone at all… and sometimes, it wants to find its way back. Step into a ruined town where magic demands payme...

In this chilling collection of four atmospheric tales, host Malcolm Blackwood invites you into a world where monsters aren’t always born—they’re built. Sometimes through love. Sometimes through cruelty. Sometimes through curiosity that digs too deep. A boy’s innocent fascination grows teeth of its own. A perfect romance hides a secret that waits until nightfall. An underground arena reveals what h...

In this chilling journey into the places where distance deceives and the familiar betrays, host Malcolm Blackwood invites you to travel the roads best left untraveled. Within these four unnerving tales, towns shift when no one is watching, land pulls tighter with every breath, roads refuse to lead where they should, and old grudges burn hot enough to follow their makers beyond the grave. Boundarie...

Step beyond the veil, where faith falters, reason bends, and the familiar turns strange. In this haunting collection of four chilling tales, Scary Stories Told in the Dark host Malcolm Blackwood invites you to explore the edges of the unknown—where whispers rise from the sea, where prayers echo through empty houses, where art reveals what should remain unseen, and where something small and ordinar...

Some hungers can’t be fed—only endured. In this haunting anthology from acclaimed author Dana Noraas, four tales reveal what happens when need becomes obsession, and comfort curdles into terror. A new home hides a secret that won’t stay buried. A wilderness trip turns into a battle for the top of the food chain. A mother hears her child’s call from somewhere no voice should reach. And deep in the...

In this chilling collection, host Malcolm Blackwood invites you to peer beneath the surface, where forgotten things stir in silence and the line between curiosity and doom grows thin. A mysterious invitation. A box dredged from dark water. A code that whispers in the voice of the dead. A light that should not exist beneath the waves. Each tale in What Sleeps Beneath leads further into the murk—whe...

In this chilling new episode of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, host Malcolm Blackwood invites you to step past the glow of the campfire and into the places where fear breathes freely—under floorboards, deep within the woods, and in the hollow silence of the human heart. Four tales unfold: of words that write themselves, paths that refuse to end, forests that remember, and temptations that wear a...

Not all hauntings come from the dead. In “Ghosts of the Living,” host Malcolm Blackwood invites you into Keith McDuffee’s shadowed world, where the past refuses to rest and sorrow takes on a life of its own. Four chilling tales unfold—of secrets whispered, love warped, and tragedies that will not stay buried. Step inside these stories and you’ll find more than phantoms in the dark. To watch the po...

Step into the latest installment of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, where the line between what we know and what we fear unravels thread by thread. Host Malcolm Blackwood guides you through four haunting visions from acclaimed author L.P. Hernandez, each tale a descent into a world that should not exist—but does. In these pages of sound, reflections shift, invitations conceal hidden costs, distant...

Scary Stories Told in the Dark returns with “Portraits of Madness,” a nightmarish descent into the fragile line between comfort and terror. In this special installment, every tale comes from rising horror author Jason A. Jones, whose gift for twisting the ordinary into the monstrous will leave you questioning what you thought was safe. Step into a world where holiday traditions conceal unspoken hu...

In this haunting new episode of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, Malcolm Blackwood guides you through four unforgettable tales by J.G. Martin. From windswept coasts to lonely attics, from childhood fears to the mysteries of the deep, each story beckons with the promise of refuge—only to reveal what truly waits when safety gives way to terror. Step inside and discover what lies beyond the storm, whe...

In the quiet comfort of suburbia, where porches glow and curtains close, the real nightmares begin. In this season premiere of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, host Malcolm Blackwood pulls back the blinds on ordinary streets to reveal the horrors hiding next door. From unsettling encounters at the edge of a playground, to neighbors whose smiles conceal unspeakable secrets, to houses that whisper wi...

In the season finale of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood invite you into a world where hunger takes many shapes—and none of them are easily satisfied. From whispers in forgotten recordings to strange visions on the brink of death, from shadows that stalk the lonely to companions that serve with unsettling devotion, each tale tonight asks the same question: what happe...

In our latest episode, five journeys into the forbidden open doors that should have stayed shut. A quiet city park hides something that glides just out of sight. A rotting house hums with secrets in its tangled walls. Powerlines mark the edge of a clearing where the air feels wrong. An eclipse reveals a world no one was meant to see. And deep in the woods, an old hunting stand offers a view of som...

There are places you’re told not to go. The space under the bed. The room at the end of the hall. The shadows between gravestones. The still water at midnight. The line between here… and somewhere else entirely. In this chilling collection, Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood invite you to step past those thresholds—into the corners of the world where patience belongs to the dark, and curiosity is a d...

What would you give to escape pain? To reclaim what you lost? To rise above your station? In this chilling collection of tales, the price of survival isn’t measured in dollars—but in flesh, faith, memory, and the pieces of ourselves we never thought we’d part with. Join hosts Malcolm Blackwood and Otis Jiry as they guide you through five harrowing stories where bargains are struck, boundaries cros...

Step through a tear in time and enter a realm where the strange is sacred, the forgotten festers, and reality unravels at the edges. In our latest episode, five haunting tales, unearthed from the 1943 archives of Weird Tales magazine, rise again to whisper secrets not meant for modern ears. Join hosts Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood as they guide you through eerie backroads and hidden chambers of...

They say the void is empty—but what if it’s full of want? In this unnerving installment of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, hosts Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood guide you through five tales where something unspeakable stirs just beyond the veil. From strange phenomena found in forgotten places to gifts demanded by forces older than memory, these stories aren’t just about fear—they’re about the thi...

Storms are coming—from the sky, from the past, and from the stars above. In this feature-length descent into terror, Scary Stories Told in the Dark presents five haunting stories where the line between the real and the unreal is not just blurred—it’s obliterated. A group of friends seeks shelter and finds something far more dangerous. A forgotten war crime stirs an ancient power. The truth behind...

Every gift has its price, every gesture its consequence. In this chilling anthology of five original tales, Scary Stories Told in the Dark invites you to witness what happens when something is given—willingly or not—and something unknowable answers. From whispered rituals and secret experiments to strange transformations and sinister obsessions, each story explores the moment a line is crossed… an...

What happens when the fabric of reality begins to fray—and no one notices? In this haunting episode, hosts Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood guide you through five sinister stories from acclaimed author Micah Edwards, including two brand-new debuts. Within these tales, familiar places twist out of shape, strangers appear where friends should be, and silence spreads like rot through the spaces people...

Some beliefs illuminate. Others consume. In this unnerving anthology of five original tales, devotion turns dangerous, rituals go awry, and conviction becomes the sharpest blade of all. Step into the minds of those who trust too blindly, obey too devoutly, and cling too tightly to gods—whether old, new, or entirely monstrous. From sunken altars to whispered prophecies, this episode explores the te...