Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast

On a warm Texas night, two best friends set out on a simple mission to satisfy an irresistible craving. But somewhere between home and the nearest convenience store, an ordinary drive gives way to an encounter neither man can explain—and neither will ever forget. Blending razor-sharp humor, heartfelt camaraderie, and mounting supernatural terror, this unforgettable tale proves that even the most m...

After tragedy claims the life of his imprisoned twin brother, a determined researcher volunteers to spend two weeks in complete isolation inside an underground bunker, convinced he can revolutionize the treatment of solitary confinement through an experimental system of colored lights. But as silence stretches into madness and the darkness begins to take on a life of its own, every scientific cert...

This week on Drew Blood's Dark Tales, we venture into the frozen wilderness, where an ambitious archaeological expedition uncovers evidence of a civilization long erased from history—and something far older waiting beneath the ice. As isolation gives way to obsession, every discovery raises new questions about the past, the nature of evil, and the unimaginable horrors that time itself has struggle...

In this chilling Season 11 premiere of Drew Blood’s Dark Tales, Frederick Pangbourne delivers a gripping blend of creature horror, suspense, and cosmic terror that will leave listeners questioning what might be hiding in the shadows between the trees. When strange noises in the night are followed by a disappearance that defies explanation, one man finds himself drawn into a nightmare lurking just...

When an overworked writer escapes to Clearwater Lake seeking peace and inspiration, he expects long days of solitude and the chance to finally focus on his novel. Instead, strange lights shimmer beneath the surface, unsettling sounds echo through the darkness, and something ancient begins to stir. As the boundaries between the natural and the impossible begin to blur, an ordinary vacation becomes...

When a wealthy businessman is sent overseas to investigate troubling reports tied to his family's latest industrial venture, he expects labor disputes, political unrest, and perhaps a little corruption. What he finds instead is something far worse—an impossible horror lurking beneath layers of greed, secrecy, and human ambition. Featuring a chilling tale from acclaimed author T.W. Grim, this episo...

For Officer Tucker, years of patrolling the lonely highways and forgotten backroads of rural Kansas have taught him that most late-night calls end with paperwork, not nightmares. But when a report of trespassers draws him to the charred remains of an abandoned grain elevator, he stumbles into something far older—and far more disturbing—than simple criminal activity. Listen on YouTube: https://www....

This week on Drew Blood's Dark Tales , author Aaron Shotwell invites listeners into a waking nightmare where sleep becomes escape, time becomes meaningless, and one mysterious black pill changes everything. What begins as a desperate attempt to disappear from reality spirals into a vision of devastation so vivid, so disturbingly intimate, that it refuses to fade upon waking. As ruined cities, holl...

When a skeptical horror enthusiast attends an underground Halloween event centered around a mysterious black passenger jet, he expects elaborate special effects, costumed actors, and manufactured scares. Instead, he finds himself trapped aboard an impossible flight that tears through the boundaries of reality itself—where every passenger carries hidden trauma, every corridor conceals unspeakable h...

What begins as a confusing awakening in a forgotten classroom quickly spirals into a waking nightmare no one can escape. Dragged into a secret underground institution known only as “Final School,” a group of strangers must endure a deadly gauntlet of twisted educational exercises designed to punish, break, and “correct” them for the failures of their past lives. Every classroom hides a new horror....

They thought they had pulled off the perfect crime. A remote house. No witnesses. No ties to the outside world. Just time, money… and a chance to disappear. But beneath the floorboards, something older waits. A hollow carved deep into the earth. A place where the lost are gathered. Where the guilty are welcomed. Where the living are broken, piece by piece, until nothing remains. Listen on YouTube:...

Out in the silence of the desert, there are no neighbors, traffic, or noise. So when something does break the stillness… you notice. At first, it’s just music—faint, distant, almost forgettable. But as the night deepens, the sound draws closer, pulling one man into a mystery he cannot ignore. What he discovers will challenge everything he knows about his life, his memories… and the world itself. L...

Beneath a pitiless New Mexico sky, a young outlaw rides into the dead man’s country and finds something far worse than the law waiting for him there. In this brutal, slow-burning descent into western horror, D.R. Wisniewski conjures a world of dust, blood, and spiritual desolation, where a charismatic monster known only as the Deacon moves through the frontier like a living omen. As violence close...

This week on Drew Blood’s Dark Tales, Ryan Major delivers a brutal blend of science fiction and horror in “Mirage Station,” a story that begins with a forklift driver chasing a paycheck and ends at the edge of something humanity was never meant to touch. Hidden in the frozen emptiness of Wyoming, a heavily guarded logistics hub serves a client so unusual that most workers never dare ask questions....

On this haunting installment of Drew Blood’s Dark Tales, Drew Blood ushers listeners into a windswept stretch of coastline where profit, pride, and old superstition collide. When a veteran fisherman sets his sights on the bountiful waters of Ash Bay, he finds himself drawn toward a place where the locals know better than to speak too loudly, question too much, or ignore the rituals that keep the s...

On this week’s episode of Drew Blood’s Dark Tales, author P.D. Williams delivers two unnerving tales of strange roads, false intentions, and the danger of assuming you know exactly what kind of world you’re walking into. First, four blues musicians set out for Clarksdale and find themselves pulled into a night that feels increasingly wrong with every mile. Then, a smug online do-gooder goes lookin...

Fresh out of prison after more than two decades, Dennis Prater is handed something he never expected—a second chance. A quiet home tucked deep in the woods. A clean slate. A future he thought was long gone. But freedom doesn’t feel the way he imagined it would. The house is too perfect. The silence, too complete. And the people he meets along the way seem just a little too eager… too interested… t...

A quiet town in rural Ohio has built a reputation on an old legend—a creature said to roam the surrounding woods, glimpsed in the dark and whispered about in hushed tones. Most locals treat the stories like harmless folklore… the kind that makes for a good festival and a few campfire laughs. But some legends aren’t meant to be celebrated. When a winter storm rolls in and a late-night drive turns d...

In this chilling installment of Drew Blood’s Dark Tales, a long-forgotten discovery in the woods leads to a mystery that refuses to stay buried. What begins as an innocent exploration soon reveals something far older—and far more dangerous—lurking beneath the surface, waiting patiently in the dark. To watch the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingEn...

In the ashes of civilization, where rusted towers scrape a bleeding sky and the law of the gun reigns supreme, there are still those who walk the boundary between life and death. They are called Waykeepers — wardens of souls in a land where demons whisper in the dark and ancient powers stir beneath the earth. Tonight, Drew Blood brings you a grimdark western fantasy of loss, vengeance, and forbidd...

Some miracles come with fine print. When a man’s life is violently cut short in a forgotten corner of the city, he’s offered something impossible: a second chance. But survival is never free. Somewhere in the shadows, someone is keeping records. And when the bill comes due, it won’t be paid in dollars. In this chilling tale of Faustian horror from Michael Marks, the line between healer and harvest...

Some languages are dead. Some were buried. And some should never be spoken again. This Friday the 13th, Drew Blood invites you into the shadowed corridors of academia, where ambition and brilliance walk hand in hand—and where one gifted linguist uncovers something older than civilization itself. What begins as a scholarly triumph soon spirals into a quiet, creeping dread, as forgotten words begin...

What if death isn’t the end? In this haunting episode of Drew Blood’s Dark Tales, science, obsession, and mortality converge in a story that dares to linger where no one was meant to stay. Inspired by one of the most unsettling ideas in classic horror literature, tonight’s tale explores the forbidden edge between life and death—and the terrible consequences of refusing to let go. With Drew Blood a...

In this week’s episode of Drew Blood’s Dark Tales, a seemingly small obsession grows teeth. What begins as childhood resentment and quiet humiliation slowly sharpens into something methodical, patient, and deeply unsettling. In a world where predators wear many faces, innocence proves fragile, empathy erodes, and nature itself watches with an unblinking eye. Told with mounting dread and a creeping...

Some invitations are impossible to refuse... In this harrowing episode of Drew Blood’s Dark Tales, a seemingly simple reunion opens the door to something ancient, intimate, and profoundly wrong. What begins as discomfort slowly curdles into obsession, corruption, and a sickness that refuses to remain contained within the body—or the mind. Blending cosmic dread with visceral body horror, tonight’s...