Scared All The Time

Forget Ariel. Forget Splash. Forget the Starbucks logo. This week, Chris and Ed dive into the terrifying pre-Disney history of mermaids, from Greek sirens and Japanese ningyo to Mami Wata, Sedna, Christopher Columbus’s “sightings,” P.T. Barnum’s infamous Feejee Mermaid, and the fake Animal Planet documentary that got so convincing the U.S. government had to officially say: no, mermaids are not rea...

For this week’s Flashback Friday, we’re unlocking our New Fear Unlocked episode on Brazil’s reborn doll craze - a viral phenomenon that saw hyper-realistic baby dolls became the center of a full-blown public freakout in Brazil. SHOW NOTES Originally aired on Patreon: 09/11/25 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support . Get the latest...

Chris and Ed burrow deep into one of summer’s nastiest threats: ticks. These tiny, bloodsucking nightmares can glue themselves to your skin, spread Lyme disease, trigger a life-changing meat allergy...and have even dragged some people into a Cold War bioweapons conspiracy.  SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support . Get th...

Wet, drunk, and in a basement, Chris and Ed go live from a subterranean location in Pennsylvania to have an impromptu, scatter-brained chat about the horror beneath many of your feet. SHOW NOTES FInd video versions on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support . Get the latest episodes of our bonus show NEW FEAR UN...

This week we flash back to one of history’s most disgusting medical mysteries: the Insatiable Tarrare, an 18th-century French man whose appetite was so extreme he became the fascination of spectators, surgeons, and even the military.   From chowing on garbage and live animals to swallowing secret military documents, Tarrare’s story is part body horror, part history lesson, and part “please don’t l...

Chris and Ed kick off the second annual Summer of Fear with guests Cassidy and Amanda from "Drinking the Koolaid" for a terrifying deep dive into tsunamis. From the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2011 disaster in Japan to ancient waves that may have helped topple civilizations, the crew explores what causes tsunamis, why they don’t look like movie waves, and why seeing one usually means it’s al...

Summer is here and it's time to get scared. In this special minisode, Chris and Ed officially announce SUMMER OF FEAR 2026 - but that's not all!  They prepare for a season of horrors by looking at the disgusting summer of 1858, when London’s River Thames became an open sewer so foul it forced the city into a full-blown sewage revolution. Then they cool off with Ambrose Bierce’s short horror story...

This week Chris and Ed flash back to two big fears with tiny bodies: a swarm of bees that injured 24 people in France, and a government plan to breed and release millions of sterile flies to stop flesh-eating “man-eater” maggots from spreading SHOW NOTES Originally aired on Patreon: 08/28/25 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support ....

Get 20% off and free rush shipping with code SCARED at takelean.com Chris and Ed dig deep into the horror of false accusations. From headline-grabbing names like Amanda Knox, to the secret history behind the punchline "Dingo ate my baby!", to an ancient murder mystery that changed the course of civilization, this episode asks what happens when the law decides you’re guilty - even when you’re not....

Get the latest episode of NEW FEAR UNLOCKED and a whole lot more at: patreon.com/scaredallthetime This week, we flash back to two terrifying true stories of people killed in industrial meat-processing accidents: a 19-year-old worker who died cleaning machinery at a California burrito factory, and a Pennsylvania worker killed in a commercial meat grinder. It’s a bizarre descent into workplace horro...

Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in YOU at https://www.rula.com/scared #rulapodThis week, Scared All The Time investigates one of the strangest medical mysteries of the internet age: Morgellons Disease. Is it a real biological illness? A misunderstood skin condition? A form of delusional paras...

We flash back to when Chris, Ed, and friend of the show Pat Townsend, creep through the abandoned corners of Connecticut, starting with the cursed legend of Dudleytown, moving through the crumbling former psychiatric campus of Fairfield Hills, and ending with the state’s most gloriously messed-up piece of roadside folklore: the Melon Heads. It’s a fun trip into the kind of local legends that make...

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we're celebrating the only way we know how: by taking a close, horrifying look at kids who kill their parents. From ancient myths and Rome’s insane “penalty of the sack” to infamous true crime cases like Lizzie Borden, Beatrice Cenci, Mary Blandy, and Christopher Porco - join us for a Mother's Day you'll never forget. Visit this episode’s show notes for...

"When you set out to tame a sinkhole, there's a good change the sinkhole will tame you." Find out if that quote is real as we flash back to the terrifying true story of cave-diving legend Sheck Exley, who died attempting to conquer Zacatón - one of the deepest, darkest holes in the world. Originally aired on Patreon: 06/19/25Get the latest episode of NEW FEAR UNLOCKED and a whole lot more at: patr...

Mummies are even more disturbing than you might think. This week, Chris and Ed unwrap the real history of mummification, from ancient Egyptian embalming rituals (and 70 million animal mummies), Victorian unwrapping parties, and the horrifying ways the preserved dead were used as medicine, entertainment, and spectacle. Plus: a modern “wandering mummy” whose afterlife turned out to be worse than any...

This week, we flash back to the case of a young woman whose meth-induced psychotic break ended in one of the most disturbing acts of self-destruction imaginable. SHOW NOTES Originally aired on Patreon: 06/05/25Get the latest episode of NEW FEAR UNLOCKED and a whole lot more at: patreon.com/scaredallthetime Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--70...

April Fool’s Day is supposed to be harmless fun. History says otherwise. This week, Scared All The Time explores pranks gone wrong and the long, bizarre trail of panic, humiliation, violence, and death they’ve left behind. From the Hammersmith Ghost murder and War of the Worlds hysteria to viral media hoaxes, YouTube prank idiots, and the Boston Aqua Teen bomb scare, Chris and Ed unpack what happe...

This week we flash back to what happens when people stop using AI as a tool and start treating it like a prophet, therapist, or cosmic guide. ChatGPT psychosis is real - and it can happen to anyone. Show Notes: https://satt.short.gy/nfu06 Originally aired on Patreon: 05/22/25Get the latest episode of NEW FEAR UNLOCKED and a whole lot more at: patreon.com/scaredallthetime Become a supporter of this...

Chris and Ed are joined by The Magicians’ Olivia Taylor Dudley (Touch Me) to trace alien invasion panics from ancient Aztec “sky beings” to the mass-media shockwave of War of the Worlds, to the 1952 Washington D.C. UFO “invasion,” that left the U.S. government scrambling for answers. Plus: eerie new research suggests aliens might already be watching us. Visit this episode’s show notes for links an...

In spring 2025, a string of bodies discovered across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut sparked a terrifying question: is a serial killer operating across New England? As the story spread, a wave of speculation outpaced what police were actually saying. Chris and Ed break down the real reporting, the web-sleuth panic, and whether the New England serial killer theory holds up. SHOW NOTES...

Get to know Flashback Fridays! To celebrate the one year anniversary of New Fear Unlocked, the main feed will now have something to offer EVERY WEEK with a blast from bonus shows past dropping every other Friday. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support . Get the latest episodes of our bonus show NEW FEAR UNLOCKED -- and a whole lot...

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, Chris and Ed chase the legend of the leprechaun from the cereal mascots of today to the cruel tricksters of the ancient past. Plus: the weirdest modern “sightings,” and the story of how these Irish folklore fae became protected by the EU. Get early release + ad-free + bonus show New Fear Unlocked: patreon.com/scaredallthetime Don't love every word we...

Guests Sarah Potter and Zac Clark join the show to discuss a fear that troubles both of them - and more than 5% of the population. Is a fear of heights learned or are we born with it? How small of a fall can actually kill you? What's the highest fall anyone has ever survived? And what does the Vans Warped Tour have to do with any of this? The answers may surprise you! Don't love every word we say?...

Ed and Chris shine a light on stories of phrogging and phroggers: people who secretly live in the attics, basements, and walls of other people's homes. From beneath the floors of Chris' first apartment to the halls of Buckingham Palace, they are everywhere - and some of them are extremely dangerous. Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:00:00:00...

This week, the guys stare straight into the most comforting promise humanity has ever invented — and ask why it feels like a never-ending nightmare. Join us as they spiral through ancient philosophy, world religions, modern psychology, and brain-melting thought experiments to unpack the terror of forever. Don't love every word we say? Ok, weirdo. Here's some "chapters" to find what you DO love:00:...