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

Featured Authors: N.M. Brown, Craig Groshek, and Kyle Harrison. Can't wait until Halloween? Neither can Otis and Malcolm, who are serving up a couple of Halloween-themed tales to give you the creeps this season. The evening begins with a story of a family tradition with a great prize...but with that prize comes some unpleasant fine print. It continues on with a an ill-advised Halloween walk where...

Featured Authors: James Colton, Dale Thompson, CTFDN Creator Craig Groshek. The rain is pouring down and the neighbors are having a discussion about things that frighten people...and have the stories to match. The first tale follows the fear of a child who wonders what is wandering the halls of his grandparents' house during the night. In the second, a man finds himself breaking down when his life...

Featured Authors: Kyle Harrison, Dale Thompson, and CTFDN Creator Craig Groshek. Our two neighbors get together to play some tabletop games and swap stories, and for this evening they share stories of beings of a vampiric sort. In the first, a man's neighbor turns out to be quite an interesting catch...that is, until he finds out her current boyfriend may be even worse. In the second, a group of d...

Featured Authors: CTFDN Founder Craig Groshek, Mike Mann, and Seth Paul. Take a moment to sit back and relax with a cool glass of lemonade, a warm summer breeze, and miles away from where anyone can hear your screams. The season premiere not only brings terrifying tales from the countryside, but also introduces Otis Jiry's new next door neighbor Malcolm Blackwood, who presents the third tale of th...

Featured Authors: Dale Thompson and Micah Edwards. Robots, security systems, AI, angry toasters...beware your electronics, because they might just be looking for the right chance to strike. In the first story, a society in chaos after an asteroid hits suffer a new threat from machines that have been invaded by something...wicked. In the second, a man who has not taken care of his teeth finds hope...

Featured Authors: Hyde Price. It's that time of year, when bells ring, classes start, and things more ghoulish than late homework begin stalking the premises. In the first story, two men return to the condemned school they once attended to get answers about a boy who disappeared there years ago...but they won't like what they find. In the second, a Dark Ages monk's glance into a forbidden text lea...

Featured Authors: Kyle Harrison and Dale Thompson. What horrors lurk behind that computer or phone screen of yours? Sometimes, the scariest thing you can imagine is only an errant click away. In the first tale, a strange online puzzle game becomes less and less game the deeper in one goes. In the second, the gift of a technological marvel ends up trapping the user in a digital world where escape s...

Featured Authors: Kyle Harrison, Hailey Henson, and John See. Keep an eye on those closest to you...are they really who they say they are? In these three stories, we have a meeting of two strangers on a stretch of road that find each other uncomfortably familiar, a late night fence repair where the culprit hasn't traveled very far, and a friendly get together that becomes anything other than frien...

Featured Authors: Kyle Harrison and Dale Thompson. Sit back and relax with some tales of stories about some decidedly unholy shenanigans. In the first, a reporter uncovers a secret project that might bring to life a force that is even more destructive than hell on earth. In the second, a prosecutor finds himself faced with a series of murders that paint his wife as a suspect...though she might not...

Featured Authors: Dale Thompson and Hyde Price. When there's plenty of real estate above ground, the dead will walk the earth. Listen to these two tales of dead coming among us. In the first, a man documents his last days before succumbing to the effects of a zombie bite, but finds it a much more complicated process than he expected. In the second, a convenience store is the setting for a showdown...

Featured Authors: Finn McCool and Dale Thompson. Everyone wants to dabble in things they shouldn't...and then wonder why everything went wrong. In the first tale, a government project investigates a gateway to another world...but they're not the only ones investigating. In the second, a dystopian future has a doctor delivering "house calls" to those who don't pay up...but sometimes the trip isn't...

Featured Authors: Ron Riekki and Finn McCool. Kids are cute, huggable, fun-loving...and behind those smiles, could be oh so dangerous. In this episode, be very concerned about kids that don't seem like they are all that normal. In the first story, a young man and his ghostly cousin make a friend who promises to make their lives...interesting. In the second, a little girl found in the wood may know...

Featured Authors: Kyle Harrison and Ron Riekki. The endless corridors hide many deadly secrets...how long will it take before they find you? Explore with two stories this week, one in which medical trials lead to deadly consequences and another in which two lost souls wait for appointments in a world where no one seems to be coming. Get a 3-month unlimited wireless plan for $15 a month at  https:/...

Featured Author: Kyle Harrison and Hailey Henson. Settle in with a few tales to undo your nerves. The first tale reveals the truth behind the disappearance of a Soviet Cold War submarine and its crew's horrible fate. In the second, a life is turned upside-down by a strange letter that drives the reader to ever more dangerous acts. To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmen...

Featured Author: Nicky Exposito. A round of drinks for everyone! Say, what's that greenish tinge in it? Surely nothing, although everyone seems to be turning a distinct tinge of blue. Be afraid of poisons and venoms this week, as this full length story tells of a vengeful sister, visions of strange creatures, and a collection of seedy characters who might be getting just what they deserve. Get a f...

Featured Author: Nick Carlson. They say they're just trying to make people better for the coming future, but mixing people and electronics never seems to turn out quite the way anyone expects. In this story, some hired corporate spies break into the house of an eccentric scientist, only to find his newest experiment is all too real. Get a free gift with your Journey Pack at  https://www.tryfum.com...

Featured Authors: Brian Martinez and Warrin Piece. The horrors and mythology of the Asian continent come to life. In the first tale, a young woman finds herself pursued by an old classmate...who has been dead for some time. In the second, a move to the country is accompanied by a friendly new neighbor...perhaps a little TOO friendly. Get a 3-month unlimited wireless plan for $15 a month at  https:...

Featured Author: Nicky Exposito and Chisto Healy. A nice lullaby may help you sleep, but these two tales of murderous musical mayhem is more likely to keep you up at night. Our first story deals with a DJ whose wild nightclub act has a more sinister purpose, while in the second, a strange affliction nearly drives a young man into madness, until one desperate act opens the door to a melody he just...

Featured Author: Dale Thompson. The prolific purveyor of pulchritudinous prose brings a tale of two friends whose new job taking care of a collecting number of bodies is not quite as odd as why they are showing up in the first place. To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this li...

Featured Authors: Finn McCool and Dale Thompson. Pets are such comforting things. They make us feel happy when we're down, keep us company when we're lonely...but occasionally for some, a nice bite of Fancy Feast isn't enough to calm their more...dangerous urges. In our first story, a mercenary relates the tale of his time with a sadistic dictator...and the beloved alligator that takes care of his...

Featured Authors: Finn McCool and Seth Paul. Different times experience different horrors, and none so much as the tales told this evening. In the first, a family suffers doubly, both from the tug of civil war as well as an ancient curse. In the second, a museum's latest piece, pulled from the ocean, proves to be not only a look into madness, but its previous owner isn't ready to give it up just y...

Featured Authors: Brian Martinez and Kyle Harrison. Don't go digging around in swamplands...what you find there may not like you. Our first story, from Brian Martinez, concerns two hapless thieves looking for a big score in what they hope is an abandoned hut...but, of course, they find a lot more than treasure. In the second, an encounter with a strange creature leads to one man's obsession with d...

Featured Authors: Kyle Harrison. Tonight brings us two tales written by Kyle Harrison. The first story tells the sordid story of a baby who was all sweetness and light until one fateful trip to the doctor made things not all right. The second delves far into the earth, where a search and rescue operation finds itself instead digging up some truly ancient secrets...as well as things that should not...

Featured Authors: Richard Morgan. Tonight, we honor an author whose passing left a mark on the Chilling Tales community, with two stories written by him, one featured here that was recently rediscovered but never published. In that first tale, a new employee finds it hard to make friends, but the one he does find has a tale of his own to tell. In the second, a detective with a dying wife and a mur...

Featured Authors: Finn McCool and Kyle Harrison. You know they're there, don't you? Beyond the edges of the stars or from somewhere behind time and space itself, beings of unfathomable motives and dangerous plots...and they are following our every move. In our first story, what seems to be a 'routine' alien abduction soon becomes a vicious fight for survival. In the second, a team of specialists i...