S18 Ep21: S18E21 - "Built to Be Forgotten" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark
Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series
Chilling Entertainment
4.6 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In this chilling episode of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, the past beckons with the promise of closure and the comfort of familiarity. A return to somewhere once called home feels like a chance to finally understand what was lost, what was forgotten, and what might still be waiting. Tonight’s story explores the quiet terror of buried memories, sealed spaces, and the unsettling realization that some structures are designed not for living—but for containment. When reassurance replaces warning, and nostalgia dulls suspicion, the most dangerous truths can feel almost welcoming. Because the most effective prisons don’t look like cages. They look like answers.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, dear listeners, to scary stories told in the dark. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Malcolm Blackwood, your host and storyteller. |
| 0:14.0 | And you know where I'm from, we don't do bedtime stories. |
| 0:18.0 | So, if that's what you're expecting, you're in the wrong place. If it's |
| 0:25.2 | terrifying tales you're after, well, then I've got just the thing. So, get comfortable, |
| 0:32.9 | settle in, turn off the lights, if you dare. Your night is about to get a whole lot darker. Besides, |
| 0:44.5 | who needs sleep anyway? |
| 0:46.3 | Mm-hmm. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. |
| 0:57.5 | Good evening and welcome back. |
| 1:02.9 | You're listening to scary stories told in the dark, where the most unsettling truths aren't whispered in the night. |
| 1:04.9 | They're hidden in plain sight. |
| 1:08.1 | Some things aren't lost, they're removed, not erased, but sealed away, behind walls, |
| 1:16.5 | beneath floors, inside places you once called home. Tonight's story isn't about a haunted house, |
| 1:23.6 | it's about something far more disturbing. It's about what happens when someone decides a |
| 1:30.1 | memory is inconvenient and builds a solution around it. Because forgetting isn't always an |
| 1:37.2 | accident. Sometimes it's engineered. Before we begin, I'd like to take a moment to thank the listeners who make this show possible, |
| 1:47.2 | our supporters, in the chilling tales for Dark Night's patrons area. |
| 1:52.4 | Their generous backing helps us bring you these stories week after week, free of interruptions, |
| 1:58.3 | and produced at the highest quality possible. |
| 2:01.6 | As a patron, you'll enjoy ad-free episodes, early access to new releases, |
| 2:06.8 | and entry into a massive archive of exclusive stories and series you won't find anywhere else. |
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