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Scared To Death

Scared To Death

Dan Cummins, Lynze Cummins

True Crime, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture, Horror

4.7 • 13.8K Ratings

Overview

The paranormal comes to life as husband-wife duo Dan Cummins (acclaimed standup comedian and true horror fan) and Lynze Cummins (costume and wardrobe stylist for numerous film and television productions) share terrifying stories that will leave you sleeping with the lights on. Dan’s goal? To scare Lynze with creepy accounts of demonic possession, shadow people, and other eerie phenomena. And when he’s done, Lynze fights back with chilling fan-submitted tales of true horror. Together, they explore the darkest corners of the web, dusty old books, and even their own eerie surroundings—a studio filled with occult objects and located right next to a cemetery. Don’t forget to check out the mini-series Nightmare Fuel, airing on this feed the first and third Friday of every month, where Dan narrates a short piece of original horror fiction. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scared to Death ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

384 Episodes

The Brewer's Box

Dybbux Box, Duke Mansion, Paranormal Coping, Myrtle's Plantation, Ghost Fight

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2025

Nightmare Fuel #46: The Liminal Lodge (2 of 4)

In this chapter, Ned pushes further into his troubling pursuit of previewing the afterlife and contacting Courtney, guided by the spirit of Dr. Blackwell herself, who Ned's sister Ellen does not believe has her brother's safety and wellbeing in mind. She and her mother look to have Ned involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility before he completely sheds his "shell." (Also - I explain why this switched from a two-parter to a four-parter in the intro.)

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2025

The Lament Box

Lament Box, Nelly Butler, Jade Eyes, School Sighting

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2025

Jenny Greenteeth

Jenny Greenteeth, Kappa, Bunyip, Thanksgiving Guest, Deer In My Headlamp

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2025

Nightmare Fuel #45: The Liminal Lodge (1 of 4)

In this forty-fifth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, tech millionaire Ned Watkins becomes dangerously obsessed with resurrecting a century-old sanitarium’s occult legacy after uncovering the hidden journals of its founder, Dr. Mildred Blackwell. When his sister visits, a chilling Ouija session reveals that Blackwell’s spirit may still be experimenting on the dead—and the living. Now Ellen fears the lodge isn’t just haunting her brother… it’s consuming him. ** originally envisioned as a two-parter at the time of this recording, it is now a four-parter **

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2025

The Science Of Poltergeists

Poltergeist, Poltergeist Again, Widow Visitor, The Man On The Tracks

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2025

The Ceiling Man

Asiman , Whitby Abbey , Soldier Apparition, Old Hag

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2025

Nightmare Fuel #44: The Curse of Captain Bannister’s Gold

In this forty-forth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we head back to 1921, when sixteen year-old Tommy Calloway is discovered as the sole crew member aboard a shipwreck near North Carolina's Cape Fear Lighthouse. The story of what happened to the rest of the crew will strongly test the head keeper's skepticism of the supernatural... before it smashes it to pieces.

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2025

The Man Across The Street

Shadow Man, Falkirk Triangle, Dorm Visitor, Scared To Death From Beyond

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2025

Nightmare Fuel #43: The Dead House

In this forty-third installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we head back to 1985, when ten year-old Ryan Mellard and three friends went trick-or-treating for the first time without parental supervision. When they passed by The Dead House, a site supposedly haunted by the ghost of a woman who used to live there, they dared Ryan to enter. And what he found inside changed him forever. Happy Halloween!

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2025

NF Halloween Re-Release: Sleep Paralysis

Hello Creeps and Peepers! Welcome to one last Halloween revisiting of a few of my favorite Nightmare Fuels as we lead up to tomorrow's special new Halloween Nightmare Fuel release. Today, we look back (or take a first look if you're new!) at a story set in San Francisco, where a monster from Hmong horror lore, the Night Hag known as Dab Tsog, shows the young members of one Hmong family how it is anything but harmless superstition.

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2025

NF Halloween Re-Release: The Disruptor

Hello Creeps and Peepers! Welcome to yet another Halloween revisiting of a few of my favorite Nightmare Fuels as we lead up a special new Halloween Nightmare Fuel release. Today, we look back (or take a first look if you're new!) at when Claudia Nelson's life is changed forever by a shooting star that lands on her property outside of the fictional town of Dillon. What cosmic horror does the cursed meteorite bring? And what Hell will it unleash on Claudia and the other residents of her small, remote town?

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2025

Resurrection Mary

Chicago Legend, Dark Huntsman, Ouija Meets Halloween, Esther Stone

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2025

NF Halloween Re-Release: The Beast of Bodie

Hello Creeps and Peepers! Welcome to another Halloween revisiting of a few of my favorite Nightmare Fuels as we lead up a special new Halloween Nightmare Fuel release. Let's look back (or take a first look if you're new!) at the first episode that seemed to really excite a lot of you about this series. The third horror story I wrote. The tale of a mysterious beast that's been brutally killing men for decades in the former gold rush town of Bodie, California. And out introduction to Ezra Calhoun.

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

NF Halloween Re-Release: Sometimes the Darkness Wins

Hello Creeps and Peepers! Welcome to a Halloween revisiting of a few of my favorite Nightmare Fuels as we lead up a special new Halloween Nightmare Fuel release. Let's take another look (or a first look if you're new!) at Sam. Sam's a strange doll found by a young boy, Jack, when he and his sister and mother moved into a new home following the death of Jack's father. Sam looks like she comes from another world, and she does. And her world is full of nothing but evil...

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2025

The Bangkok Ghost Tower

Sathorn Unique Tower, Chiang Mai University, Evil Patient, Dark Creature, Mom's Ouija

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2025

Nightmare Fuel #42: The Man Upstairs

In this forty-second installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we meet Tess Hughes in another standalone story. She's just bought her first house in Missoula, Montana. It's a fixer-upper that needs a lot of work. And, is it also haunted? Does is hold secrets that might get her killed?

Transcribed - Published: 17 October 2025

A Banquet Of Blood

La Casa Matusita, One Shoe, Don't Whistle Back, Trick Or Treat

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2025

Bringing Evil Home

Demonic Curse, Devils Pool, Ceiling Offering, Demon Saint, Hat Man and Friends

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2025

Nightmare Fuel #41: The Judge

In this forty-first installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we meet Lachlan Harrison. Maybe not the best guy. But does he deserve what happens to him in the forest when he goes for what's supposed to be a light, refreshing hike? And will he atone?

Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2025

The Eye Dwellers

Eyes, Unnamed Doll, Haunted Home, Visions

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2025

Big Muddy Monster

Monster, Vampire, Creature, Ritual

Transcribed - Published: 24 September 2025

Nightmare Fuel #40: Samael's Curse Conclusion (3 of 3)

The big showdown is here in this fortieth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins. Lizzie travels to Portland to work with Detective Ray Salazar to put a stop to Samael Orcas's murders. How will she do that? Can she do that? She still doesn't know. But she's not going back home until she tries. Enjoy!

Transcribed - Published: 19 September 2025

Bus 975

Ghost Rider, Plat Eye, Manananggal, Gilmore Hotel

Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2025

Leave Hank Alone

Malvern Manor, Painted Skin, Open The Door, Floating Light, Doppleganger, Woman in White

Transcribed - Published: 10 September 2025

Nightmare Fuel #39: Samael's Curse (Part 2 of 3)

Things heat up in this thirty-ninth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins. Lizzie travels to Alabama to learn more about the origins of Samael Orcas. And what she finds out is anything but comforting. Meanwhile, Sam seems to be losing his cool in Portland. Finally, for Dark World fans, more Myrkeer Haymur lore is revealed here than in any other previous episode. Enjoy!

Transcribed - Published: 5 September 2025

Okiku the Doll

Okiku, Facebook Furniture, Matthew, Skinwalker

Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2025

What Else Could Be Out Here?

Qivittoq, Whispers in Church, Rusalka, La Llorona

Transcribed - Published: 27 August 2025

The White Bluff Screamer

White Bluff Screamer, Werewolf, Witch, Spirit, Stambolov Bridge

Transcribed - Published: 20 August 2025

Nightmare Fuel #38: Samael's Curse (Part 1 of 3)

In this thirty-eighth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we meet Samael Orcas. Is he a man? A monster? Both? Lizzie Chavez is determined to find out exactly who or what he is, why he keeps killing, and how to stop him.

Published: 15 August 2025

Nightmare Fuel #38: Samael's Curse (part one)

In this thirty-eighth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we meet Samael Orcas. Is he a man? A monster? Both? Lizzie Chavez is determined to find out exactly who or what he is, why he keeps killing, and how to stop him.

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2025

The Bad Dream Phone

Dream Phone, SHC, Fully Furnished, Skinwalker

Transcribed - Published: 13 August 2025

Stop Hunting My Family

BEK, Nemacolin Castle, Hitchhiker, Doppleganger, Foggy Mirror

Transcribed - Published: 6 August 2025

Nightmare Fuel #37: Dissonance (continuation/conclusion)

In this thirty-seventh installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... Duncan Briggs just wants his life to return to what it was before he'd ever heard of AR Innovations. But we all know that's not going to happen, right? Instead, the new ride he's on keeps getting wilder.

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2025

The Watseka Wonder

Possession, After Life Visit, Red Door Yellow Door, Hotel Nurse

Transcribed - Published: 30 July 2025

Every Night He Runs

Footsteps Above, Tunguska Event, DoorDash Scares, Tun Ngu Ne

Transcribed - Published: 23 July 2025

Nightmare Fuel #36: Dissonance

In this thirty-sixth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we meet a man, Duncan Briggs, who agrees to participate in a paid scientific study to make a little cash to get his wife something nice for her birthday while he's in-between jobs. And then things get.... weird. Very, very uncomfortably weird.

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2025

The Lord Of The Locusts

Pazuzu Algarad, Black Hope, Neighbor, Taxi For Two, Rocking Chair

Transcribed - Published: 16 July 2025

The Kong-Kong Gwishin

Korean Gwishin, Polish Paranormal, Digging Holes, Not For You, Flute Man

Transcribed - Published: 9 July 2025

Nightmare Fuel #35: The Unfrozen

In this thirty-fifth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we return to The Dark World, and meet a new creature that The Architect has created to torment our world: The Ice Hunter. How will Dr. Candace Jackson and the other crew members of the Arctic Summit Camp fare, when a massive earthquake opens a deep crevasse in the Greenland ice sheet, and some never-before-seen by humanity monster is unleashed from the frozen depths?

Transcribed - Published: 4 July 2025

Aokigahara: The Suicide Forest

Aokigahara, La Borda, Abduction, UFO Sighting, Voice Box

Transcribed - Published: 2 July 2025

Tale Of The Pontianak

Pontianak, Baldoon Mystery, Basement Horrors, Charles Manson Curse

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

Nightmare Fuel #34: Burn the Witch 3: The Final Toll

In this thirty-fourth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we return to Bristol County, Massachusetts once more, over sixteen years after Brad Collins made his blood pact with the undead witch, Marina Harts. Fame and fortune are his. But now... the final toll for what he's been given is almost due. Will he be able to double-cross Marina and save his daughter's life?

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

The White Witch

White Witch, Firkins House, Radon Ghost, Tour Bus Bill

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

The Glass Door

Trapped In, Cricket The Doll, Haunted Malta, Doppleganger, Witches Land

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

Nightmare Fuel #33: Burn the Witch 2: A Book For Blood

In this thirty-third installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we return to Bristol County, Massachusetts, where struggling horror author Brad Collins has completed his new book, Burn the Witch, and it appears as if it will catapult him to fame and fortune. But at what cost? Is he really capable of paying the full toll? And if not, will Marina allow him to renege on their blood pact?

Transcribed - Published: 6 June 2025

Lady Koi Koi

Elliot House, Tamám Shud, Lady Koi Koi, Allagash Abductees, Abandoned Home, Alien Encounter

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025

The Monitor

Baby Monitor, Barbara of the Pleasures, Cosmic Connections, Creepy Guests

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025

Decapitate The Dead

Crypts, Lake Pleasant, Midwest Goodbye, Woman In My Window, Home Horror

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025

Nightmare Fuel #32: Burn the Witch

In this thirty-second installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we head to Bristol County, Massachusetts, where struggling horror author Brad Collins' desperation for another hit book leads him to experiment with the occult. When he realizes that his words - if they even are his words - have tragic real life consequences, will he stop writing? Or will he still finish Burn the Witch?

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2025

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