Scared To Death

We are off to Dering Wood for our first creepy tale this week! Dan has a bizarre tale for us all. Then he takes us to Lake Shawnee to explore the old grounds of an abandoned amusement parl. Lynze discovers a new cryptid- the Fresno Nightcrawler! Yikes! Then we travel south to the swamps and bayous of Louisiana for a strange little story. Lastly, a small palate cleanser of psychic proportions!  Str...

In this fourteenth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we hear meet Clifford Herman aka The Devil's Butcher. What happened to the teenager at a Christian summer camp in upstate New York in 1987? And how will the massacre he was responsible for affect the lives of five college students who decide to visit the allegedly haunted grounds of the old summer camp today...

Dan's first tale he is telling is about an anonymous woman allegedly encountering something terrifying in a stairwell. Then, in his second storey,  we learn about an allegedly cursed painting, The Crying Boy, produced by Italian artist Giovanni Bragolin. This painting was mass produced, and an alarming number of homes where prints of this painting have been displayed have burned down over the year...

Dan has one really big tale that is beyond captivating and unsettling. It's hard to say more without ruining the story. Then, Lynze brings us three stories this week. Her first is a about a possible encounter with a BEK, kind of. Less of a child and more of an adult. Maybe. Then, did a young boy see the infamous Hat Man or was it someone else? Lastly, fearing things that come out from under our be...

In this thirteenth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we hear the story of a woman, Tanya, being stalked by a deranged man named Burke Newman. And when Tanya hears that Burke has died, she's relieved that a decade of torment is finally over. But is it?  This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect...

Dan crushes this week with one giant tale out of Alaska and a smaller tale from Spain! His first story will take you on a road trip to the northern tip of Alaska, up in the Arctic Circle where life is hard, sparse, and maybe more diverse than we currently know of with certainty? Did some young friends run across a murderous monster of some sort? Then to Spain we go! Is the House of Seven Chimneys...

Dan shares two stories. The first one is a big one. We’ll visit the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Did an infamous murder committed there in 1965 lead to the hotel gaining a reputation for being particularly haunted?  The history at the top of this tale is awesome!  Then, we’ll travel across the pond to Leeds, England and look into a claim that either a monster or someone who was just monstro...

In this twelfth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we meet Duane Spickelmire. Maybe not the coolest guy you'll ever meet, but, certainly not someone who deserves the terrible brand of at-home care Nurse Lucy is giving him...  This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all the creepy background...

Dan had two killer tales to share this week! He starts with a supposed encounter with what might be the creepiest kind of man: a paranormal pedophile. Then, in his second story, Dan really gets Lynze worked up when he shares the story of the Jamison Family Disappearance.  Lynze shares three strange tales. Her first is a classic ouija board tale. Then she shares the story of two brothers who piss o...

Dan has one big tale for us this week. A story based in fictional internet horror lore, but the person who posted it CLAIMS that this lore has come to life somehow. The strange liminal world of the Backrooms. We’ve talked about the concept of the multiverse and/or parallel dimensions several times. Could the creepy world of the Backrooms be next to ours? Can you end up there? Can you end up stuck...

In this eleventh installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we check back in with Saymun, the monstrous, killer doll, and Jack Stevenson. Will Jack's new friend, Lizzie Chavez, be able to close this horrific chapter in the young boy's life and put an end to Saymun's destructive madness?  This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to...

Dan brings us a creepy doll double feature today!  The first  tale, is a story of a little brother terrorized by his older sister’s doll, first by her pranking him with it, and then later, the doll seems to take the pranking  on as its own. The next doll revolves around the creepy Swiss legend of the Sennentuntschi. Can a carved wooden doll come to life? Can it get jealous? And - most disturbingly...

Dan comes with his usual two stories this week. One bigger one, and then a little one. We’ve done a fair amount of haunted asylum stories here over the years, but few with as detailed of a backstory as today’s. We will start by learning about Henry Cotton - a truly mad doctor who worked at the New Jersey State Hospital at Trenton, now The Trenton Psychiatric Hospital. The we will explore if his gh...

In this tenth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... it's time for a bedtime story. The monster in Lily's closet is all too real. Will her grandfather or mother save her from it before it's too late?  This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all the creepy background noises!  If you like this ep...

Dan takes us to Ireland to explore the strange and sad lore of the Celtic Púca followed by a story from the US about Octagn Lynze has three tales this week! Her first one touches on Nordic folklore, a place we don't often explore here but when we do, we love it. Then, in her second story, she has a bizarre story that will leave all parents feeling a bit rattled. She wraps up the show with her thir...

Dan shares a most wild story of creepy Adobe Flash curse being passed around the internet. Then, Dan shares what is possibly a more disturbing tale from Bergen Norway of a Death Valley that holds much lore. Lynze has her standard two tales this week. Her first one is not that scary as you listen but then you see the picture take by the folks exploring this abandoned building and you will freak out...

In this ninth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we pick up where episode eight left off for our first sequel. In this episode, Tom travels to Vermont in an attempt to locate and save his daughter Katie from the demon he helped bring into the world... This episode is scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all...

Dan gives us three awesome stories this week! We explore tales from a current day exorcist! It's fascinating! Then we travel to Georgia to hear about a cursed object. Lastly, Dan shares the tale of Majorie Kemp, a woman who was either possessed or suffering with severe mental health. Lynze has a great first home haunting tale that has a surprise twist at the end. And finally, she shares a very, ve...

Dan's first story is a modern encounter story that fits into the Rules of Appalachia Lore. There are a bunch of stories that floated around on TikTok and Reddit the last few years regarding what kinds of strange creatures might be in the woods of Appalachia. His  second has to do with aa Baltimore, Maryland legend. Today’s story  it that of a teenage girl who met some sort of tragic end, and whose...

Dan gives us two incredible tales this week. His first brings to life one of Dan's biggest fears: Clowns. Could you handle a night in a haunted, clown themed motel? Then, we are off to Washington DC for a throwback sighting of a dueling ghost.  Then, Lynze wonder if this podcast the problem for one home that seems to be experiencing some kind of haunting? Did we do this?! Then, for Lynze's final s...

In this eighth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we travel to the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, where a successful writer begins to be tormented by something terrible he accidentally stumbled upon on-line...  This episode is scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all the creepy b...

Today, Dan will take you to a haunted little lighthouse island in Maine to explore sightings of spirits and the tragedies that might have led to them. Then, we’ll go to Mineral Wells, Texas where we’ll explore two haunted buildings - an old hotel, and an old bordello. And THEN, we’ll keep heading West, and land in Tombstone, Arizona. A town famous for it’s Wild West days, and a town full of severa...

Dan's first story  first revolves around Black Aggie - the name of a statue that sat for years in a Maryland cemetery and attracted a number of paranormal claims, many of which were featured in various articles in the Baltimore press. Then we explore some Cherokee Folklore. The story of the Yunwi Tsunsdi  aka…. the “ Little People. ” Most of the stories come from the area of Hickory Nut Gorge, Nor...

In this seventh installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we travel to Savannah, Georgia, where a young couple on vacation check into a very unusual hotel, The 1780. Will they ever check out?   This episode is scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all the creepy background noises!  If you like this episode, please...

Dan has two excellent scares this week. The first comes from friend of one of our staff. It is CREEPY. What starts off looking like a bad case of sleep paralysis  or nightmares ends up  being a very real case of an encounter with a pair of disturbing entities. Then we have a ghost story from the American Civil War era. Despite taking place over 150 years ago, it was well documented by some local n...