The Midnight Host

Don't Fall Asleep

Fiction EN ↓ 216 episodes

In search of a SPINE-CHILLING podcast to keep you up at night? Then tune that dial to "Don't Fall Asleep"! In each episode, we'll hear short horror stories from the popular subreddit NoSleep, and maybe even some tales from published authors. From mysterious disappearances to haunted houses, our podcast will take you on a journey through the MACABRE that will leave you on the edge of your seat! So what are you waiting for? Don't fall asleep just yet - join us on our journey through the dark and twisted world of horror. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blood-bound-bo...

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The Midnight Host

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Something Ran in Front of my Truck Late One Night... 24.11.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying. Broadcasting live from the side of a country road not on any maps, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll hear the story of a man working at a logging company, who will heed his coworkers warnings a bit more closely after tonight! There are more than enough troubles one could run into while d...

DOWN WITH THE SHIP 18.11.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying. Broadcasting live from a rapidly sinking passenger ship, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll meet a maintenance worker aboard an ill-fated cruise ship, who decides that, no matter the cost, he deserves to survive the sinking of the boat. The only problem is that even if he is able to get o...

I Found an Abandoned Mine Shaft While Working as a PARK RANGER 10.11.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying. Broadcasting live from an abandoned mine shaft, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll take a trip through an old mine, and we won’t end up where you think we will! Our protagonist for tonight is an Arizona park ranger who loves to check out the natural desert beauty once the sun sets. But wh...

The Emergency Broadcast Alert Did Something to My Town 27.10.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying. Broadcasting live from an INsecure bunker in the back of a diner, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll go ahead and end the world! Yes, I know, I’ve been getting requests to go ahead and pull the plug while we’re ahead for years and years. Don’t get too excited, we have to start small. Our...

The THING in the LAKE -AND- I Made a Deal with a Crossroads DEMON 20.10.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying. Broadcasting live from a leaky boat on a bottomless lake, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll have ourselves a little DOUBLE FEATURE! It’s been a little while since we had one of those, hasn’t it? As our scene fades in, we find ourselves in a still and quiet wood, on the banks of an ancien...

We Broke Into an Egyptian Theater to go Ghost Hunting... I WISH WE HADN'T 13.10.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying. Broadcasting live from theater 13, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll dive back into a haunted location! Ahhhh, yes. Every year around this time. a fresh group of friends has the hankering to go somewhere they shouldn’t! Maybe it’s a holiday down to camp crystal lake, or their friends’ ho...

I INHERITED A LIGHTHOUSE IN THE WOODS... There Are Things Worse Than Monsters Here 22.09.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying. Broadcasting live from the top of a derelict lighthouse as a storm rolls in, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll get a bit mixed up in some family drama! Oh, don’t look so glum—there'll be GHOSTS and MONSTERS of course! Ha! One fateful day, a letter arrives in the post for our protagon...

The Fall of the House of Usher 15.09.2023

0:00 Introduction from Midnight Host 01:31 Story begins 56:45 Closing from Midnight Host Denizens of the night; welcome to another episode of the macabre-- the terrifying! Broadcasting live from inside a mansion entirely consumed by malevolence, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll revisit a classic which is experiencing some renewed interest! It is the story of a man wh...

A Strange Man Told Me When I'll Die... HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH 08.09.2023

Denizens of the night; welcome to another episode of the macabre-- the terrifying! Broadcasting live from inside a giant doomsday clock, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll dip our toes back into the macabre, as we discover a new superpower...of sorts. Our protagonist meets someone who reveals to him the hour of his death! But that’s only the beginning, as our leading m...

My Friend Took Me Into the Woods... TO FEED HIS SPIDER 01.09.2023

Denizens of the night; welcome to another episode of the macabre-- the terrifying! Broadcasting live from a spatial anomaly in the Rendlesham forest, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll enjoy a coming of age story...of sorts. Making friends can be challenging for some people, and it only get more difficult as you age. But the protagonist of tonight’s story has a hard ti...

I Work in an Abandoned Military Base... There's Something They Aren't Telling Me 25.08.2023

Denizens of the night; welcome to another episode of the macabre-- the terrifying! Broadcasting live from a decommissioned tank surrounded by things that want to EAT ME, I will be your guide through the witching hours! Tonight, we’ll spend some time with a lonely person keeping watch in a lonely place. My heart goes out to those people with necessary, but terrible jobs, and this one takes the cake...

THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 313 11.08.2023

Denizens of the night; welcome to another episode of the macabre-- the terrifying! Broadcasting live from the 13th room on the 13th floor, I will be your guide through the witching hours. Tonight, things take a turn for the NOIR! Our scene opens, in black and white of course, as a taxi comes to a sudden stop in front of a looming hotel, the top of which reaches up toward the overcast sky. Let’s li...

A Pitiful Little Town 04.08.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying! Broadcasting live from a lonely gas station on a lonely road, I will be your guide through the witching hours. Tonight, I can feel a cool and dreadful fog settling in over the studio. Can you feel that too? It must have something to do with tonight’s story, which features a very peculiar fog, with some very peculiar...

"I'm a Public Defender and my Newest Client Murdered Vampires" 28.07.2023

Denizens of the night, welcome to another episode of the macabre; the terrifying. Broadcasting live from a holler full of bloodsuckers, I will be your guide through the witching hours. Tonight, we’ll follow a feckless public defender as his newest case takes an unexpected turn toward the UNDEAD!Story written by: CTMacnamara: https://tinyurl.com/mv2at7aeCheck out the author's website here: http...

A Broken Clock is Right THRICE a Day 14.07.2023

As the day went on, more information was released. Sketches of their faces were shown, and not a single person said they knew them. Their identities were a mystery to us, yet we still felt shared mourning for their deaths. It was thought to have been a freak accident after checking various cameras and questioning local residents. Nothing suspicious was found... "A Broken Clock is Right Thrice...

THE MAN WHO RETURNED 14.07.2023

"John Woodford, in his first moments of returning consciousness, was not aware that he was lying in his coffin...." "The Man Who Returned", was written by Edmond Hamilton --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blood-bound-books2/support

3 Short HORROR Stories to CHILL YOU on a Warm Summer Night 14.07.2023

"Our bedroom door was open. And there was a long, Jess-shaped lump under the covers. "Let's check Mom and Dad's bedroom!" I said to the kids. Pattering footsteps as they charged behind me. I reached for the light switch--flicked on the lights--then grabbed the hem of the comforter and yanked it off. My heart dropped. The bed was empty." "My wife and I have been playing...

4 Tales of HORROR and SUSPENSE... for syndication! 14.07.2023

"I Used to Work at a Haunted Hotel", was written by Eggplant_Nextdoor Author’s page: https://www.reddit.com/user/eggplant_... Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comm... -------- "8 Ball" by Darren Todd was published in Horror Library, Volume 7: https://amzn.to/3Nu7nMT This very narration appears in this collection, alongside a heaping handful of other fantastic stories: https:...

At My University Students are "Dropping Out" in DROVES 14.07.2023

“Don’t ever ask that again, alright?” What? I turned around. Did the prof just whisper what I thought he did? He doubled down with a hushed response. “I’m not gonna say anything about it, but a word of advice. For your own good, just listen to the material and study it. You really don’t wanna be asking people around here questions like that. Are we clear?” "I'm in my first semester at a pr...

The Backrooms 09.06.2023

I rushed through the door to find Clay lying in the fetal position in a long hallway, stretching a distance to my left and right. “Change the channel...change the...change the channel.” Clay babbled incoherently as he sobbed on the floor. “Clay? Clay you gotta get up.” "The Backrooms" was written by yourdndguy. Check it out here: https://shorturl.at/lHJSU --- Support this podcast: https://...

When I walk into a room... ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT 03.06.2023

“This is the six o’clock news, good evening. Top story today is of course the mysterious occurrence that shook the world. At 12:08 PM, the sun went out. The phenomenon lasted for nine minutes before the sun came back on and the daylight returned. It was not a solar eclipse, scientists agree, although no one has been able to come up with an explanation....” "Lights Out" appears in Nick Clau...

We Broke Into an Abandoned Hospital... It was a HORRIBLE MISTAKE 03.06.2023

"Finally, I stopped-- alright, this is far enough, time to tell everyone it’s time to leave, I thought. I opened my mouth. “Hey, guys?” They all stopped and turned to look at me. But before I could say anything more, all of our flashlights went out." "My friends and I broke into an abandoned hospital before it was demolished. It was a horrible mistake." was written by JLGoodwin1990...

Over 2 HOURS of DEEP SEA stories! (Special call-in collab!) 03.06.2023

Ring Ring! Who could THAT be? Join me and make some new friends TONIGHT, as we swim deep and discover those things that wait for us in the water...(timestamps below) 00:00 The Sirens of Fairbank Lodge 21:00 My Research Team Discovered a Lake of Water... 01:12:33 There is Something Terrible Hiding... 1:54:55 Silent Warnings 2:04:42 There's Something Stalking the Seas "The Sirens of Fairbank...

The Man in the Mirror May Have Escaped 02.06.2023

As I scrutinized the footage, my heart began to race. Suddenly, I noticed something that hadn't been there before - a figure standing in the center of the black square. The figure was so blurry that it was difficult to make out, but its presence was undeniable. As I continued to watch, the figure grew clearer and clearer, until it was standing directly in front of the camera, its eyes fixed on...

Something is setting off our tornado alarms...IT'S NOT A STORM 02.06.2023

'I never got to finish that thought. From above us came a bassy trumpet blast that did shatter glass. Everyone grabbed their ears and squatted to the ground as if that would make it disappear. I felt my internal organs vibrating. It was unsettling. After the longest ten seconds in my life, the trumpet blast stopped. I looked over at my kids, and they were sobbing. Cindy did everything she coul...

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