391: In the Mascots of Madness - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Chilling Tales for Dark Nights: A Horror Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast

Chilling Entertainment, LLC & Studio71

Arts, Drama, Books, Science Fiction, Fiction

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

In this unsettling episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, step into a world where childhood memories wear foam suits and felt faces… and hide something far more insidious underneath. Behind the painted grins and cheerful theme songs lies a stage where reality warps, joy is manufactured, and the performers may not be entirely in control. Join host Steve Taylor as he guides you through a tale of desperate ambition, eerie nostalgia, and something lurking just behind the curtain—something that feeds not just on fear, but on those too willing to play along. 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 link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingTalesPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingTalesPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Race the rudder, raise the sails, raise the sales!
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0:30.1	It's so funny because when you look at the guys, that's never a topic of conversation.
0:34.8	Yeah.
0:35.3	What you look like? It's all. Did you watch the football last night?
0:38.9	It's never about, I'll watch your skincare routine. Whereas women walk into a room and because we've
0:43.4	been taught to be pitted against each other. Yeah. Not always, but sometimes there's, oh my God,
0:48.8	you know, I can't. It's a bit of a barrier. Yeah, yeah. And it shouldn't be there. We should be
0:52.8	trying to change that stereotype,
0:55.1	believing that there is space for everybody.
0:58.3	It's time to turn off the lights and turn on the dark.
1:05.4	Chilling Tales for Dark nights.
1:49.2	Oh! for dark nights. Good evening, listeners, and welcome to Chilling Tales for Dark Nights.
1:51.7	I'm your host, Steve Taylor.
1:59.6	Tonight's episode may look sweet on the outside, but don't let the foam and felt fool you.
2:06.8	Behind that grin is something ancient, ravenous, and showbiz savvy. We're stepping into a world where children's programming is more than just make-believe.
2:12.7	It's a world where costumes whisper, contracts bite back, and the real monster isn't the one in the
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