427: Merry Malice - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

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

Chilling Entertainment, LLC & Studio71

Drama, Books, Fiction, Arts, Science Fiction

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In this chilling seasonal installment of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, comfort becomes camouflage—and the familiar transforms into something watchful, patient, and deeply wrong. Small disturbances go unnoticed. Patterns are dismissed. Reassurance replaces vigilance. Until it doesn’t. What begins as a harmless irregularity grows steadily more insistent, revealing an intelligence that understands timing, proximity, and consequence. Each moment brings it closer. Each choice narrows the margin for escape. Featuring a haunting performance by Beth Gadow and a special guest appearance from Evil Idol 2025 standout Lunara Rebelle, “Merry Malice” is a quiet, methodical descent into holiday horror—where tradition is tested, coincidence erodes, and something unseen waits for permission to finish what it has started. “Something Keeps Removing the Star From My Christmas Tree” by Craig Groshek – Looking to reclaim a sense of comfort during a difficult holiday season, Marcy decorates her home with care—only to notice that something small and seemingly harmless refuses to stay where it belongs. What begins as an odd disruption soon reveals a pattern, one that grows more deliberate and more invasive with each passing night. As coincidence gives way to intent, Marcy is forced to confront the possibility that her home is no longer hers alone. A slow-burn holiday horror that explores how familiarity can become a weapon, this story turns tradition itself into a source of mounting dread. 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	It's time to turn off the lights and turn on the dark.
0:07.0	Chilling tales for dark nights. The
0:23.6	The Good evening, listener, and welcome back to chilling tales for dark nights.
0:51.7	I'm your host, Steve Taylor, and tonight we're stepping into a season that
0:56.7	promises warmth, comfort, and light, only to reveal just how easily those promises can be
1:05.1	twisted, because some evils don't announce themselves with violence or spectacle,
1:11.4	and by the time you understand what they want, it's already far too close.
1:17.8	Tonight's tale reminds us that danger doesn't always come from strangers or shadows,
1:22.9	but sometimes from the most familiar corners of our lives, hiding behind tradition, ritual,
1:30.6	and reassurance. Before we dim the lights and begin, though, I've got a few important updates
1:37.8	and announcements you won't want to miss. First things first, Evil Idol 2025 is well underway, and round two is officially
1:48.2	in progress. This is the phase where things get truly intense. The competition narrows, the
1:54.5	performances grow bolder, and the fate of each contestant rests squarely in your hands.
2:00.9	You can watch every round two performance and cast your votes on the Chilling Tales for Dark Night's YouTube channel.
2:07.3	Be sure to subscribe and don't forget to ring that notification bell so you'll never miss a new release.
2:13.3	And over the coming weeks you'll hear something special.
2:16.3	Round two contestants stepping into immersive full cast horror productions right here on this podcast.
2:24.6	You won't just hear their voices.
2:26.9	You'll hear what they can truly become.
2:30.8	In fact, tonight is one of those episodes.
2:33.6	This evening we're featuring round two standout, Lunara Rebell, in her first full cast
2:39.6	chilling tales for Dark Night's production, performing alongside veteran narrator Beth Gato,
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