S18 Ep1: S18E01 - "Next Door Nightmares" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark
Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series
Chilling Entertainment
4.6 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
In the quiet comfort of suburbia, where porches glow and curtains close, the real nightmares begin. In this season premiere of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, host Malcolm Blackwood pulls back the blinds on ordinary streets to reveal the horrors hiding next door. From unsettling encounters at the edge of a playground, to neighbors whose smiles conceal unspeakable secrets, to houses that whisper with strange machinery and windows that never stop watching—these tales remind us that the most terrifying things aren’t found in haunted castles or distant woods… but just across the fence, waiting for you to notice. Step inside, if you dare—because tonight, the monsters live closer than you think.
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| 0:00.0 | We are Believing the Bazaar. |
| 0:01.8 | A paranormal podcast that dies into the unknown and unusual every Tuesday. |
| 0:06.1 | From cryptids and alien abductions to listeners submitted hauntings, |
| 0:09.6 | we bring you creepy stories every single week. |
| 0:12.8 | We try to keep each episode pretty lighthearted, but we always remain critical. |
| 0:16.8 | And we rate every strange encounter on our believability scale. |
| 0:20.1 | For your weekly dose of paranormal tales, search Spotify for believing the bizarre. |
| 0:25.1 | A podcast as bizarre as you are. |
| 0:33.0 | Welcome, dear listeners, to scary stories told in the dark. |
| 0:38.5 | I'm Malcolm Blackwood, your host and storyteller. |
| 0:42.3 | And you know where I'm from, we don't do bedtime stories. |
| 0:45.9 | So, if that's what you're expecting, you're in the wrong place. |
| 0:52.9 | If it's terrifying tales you're after, well, then I've got just the thing. |
| 0:59.0 | So, get comfortable, settle in, turn off the lights if you dare. |
| 1:06.0 | Your night is about to get a whole lot darker. Besides, who needs sleep anyway? |
| 1:14.6 | Mm-hmm. Good evening, dear friends, and welcome. You've tuned in to a brand new season of scary stories told in the dark, the podcast where ordinary places conceal extraordinary horrors, and the |
| 1:47.7 | people next door may not be who they seem. |
| 1:51.6 | For those of you joining us again, you'll notice a change. |
| 1:55.8 | I'm Malcolm Blackwood, stepping into the role of host and narrator, after co-hosting and narrating alongside |
| 2:02.3 | my good friend, neighbor, and mentor, Otis Jiry for the past two seasons. For many years, |
| 2:09.4 | this program was helmed by the incomparable Mr. Jiry and his dulcet tones. His contributions |
| 2:15.5 | to this show and to chilling tales for dark nights will never be forgotten. |
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