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Scared To Death

Scared To Death

Dan Cummins, Lynze Cummins

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

4.713.8K 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.

356 Episodes

What Else Could Be Out Here?

Qivittoq, Whispers in Church, Rusalka, La Llorona

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 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 #31: 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

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

You're It

Playground Pal, Columbus Poltergeist, Hat Man Western, Marrianne

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

Brownwood's Haunted House

Brownwood House, Dead Emails, Sowden House, Hat Man, Anyone Home, Backwards Knees

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025

Nightmare Fuel #31: The House of Hurt

In this thirty-first installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we head to Upstate New York's Woodhull Mountain, where Gabe and Hassan see a very strangely placed house on the side of the hill while out on a hike. When Gabe enters the house, he leaves behind our world, and enters a space outside of it - a dark and mysterious space dedicated mostly... to pain.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Room 11

Palmer Hotel, St. Mary's, Tamagotchi, Man In Black, A Sweet Reminder

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025

Edith's Summer Visitors

BEK, Phantom Islands, Messages From Beyond, Ghost In The House, Man In Black

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Nightmare Fuel #30: Operation Wandering Soul

In this thirtieth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we head to the tropical jungle of Vietnam's Annamese mountains. On a dark, rainy night in January of 1968, PsyWar Detachment Six - a six-man team and part of the US military’s shadowy MACV-SOG Command - was conducting black operations meant to terrify and break the spirits of the Viet Cong. But in the end, no one will be scared more than the soldiers themselves...

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

The Man Outside The Cabin

Stolen Identity, Dungarvon Whooper, Attachment, Nightmare Reality

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

The Boy

Imaginary Friend, Tujunga Canyon Contacts, Creepy Cottage, Creepy Cottage, Haunted House

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Nightmare Fuel #29: The Hitchhiker

In this twenty-ninth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we meet Ryan Castillo, who, on a long late-night drive through the desert from Los Angeles, California to Tonopah, Nevada, hits one hitchhiker, and picks up another...

Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2025

The Ghosts of Ballarat

Ballarat Tales, Family Ghosts, Family Secret, Mirror Friend, Man In The Basement

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025

His Teeth

Veijo Rönkkönen Statue Garden, Jeddah House, After Death, Phantom Music, Leprechaun, Poltergeist, Shadow Man

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

Nightmare Fuel #28: He'll Make You Whole

In this twenty-eighth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we head to 1989 and explore, along with the pawn shop owner who bought the camera that contained it, a tape of some chilling home video footage of two film students investigating an urban legend set inside a local abandoned insane asylum.

Transcribed - Published: 21 March 2025

The Redcap

Redcap, Devil's Town, Wizard Clip, Thin Veil, Mimic, Unwelcome Passenger

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

The Face That Was Not Hers

Grandma's Face, La Purisima Spanish Mission, The Devil's Armchair, Golden Eyes

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

Nightmare Fuel #27: Moloch's Pact Part Two: Satanic Panic

In this twenty-seventh installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we return to 1988 once more, and to the town of Deacon's Point, to find out if local high school student Chance Watkins and homicide detective Rob Shoemaker are able to stop a satanic cult from killing more teen girls and bringing a powerful demon into the world that could possibly kill millions.

Transcribed - Published: 7 March 2025

The Nurse's Office

Ghost Patient, Cemetery Scares, Man In The Road, Bedtime Visitor, White Rose

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025

The Exorcism Of Joan Vollmer

Exorcism, Manteno State Hospital, Ouija Board, UFO

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025

Nightmare Fuel #26: Moloch's Pact Part One: The Demon of Deacon's Point

In this twenty-sixth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we head back to 1988 and to the town of Deacon's Point, where two teenage boys, Chance Watkins and Lincoln Clay, rent an underground horror movie called Moloch's Pact from their local video store, and it changes their lives forever...

Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2025

There's A Little Boy Up There

Gym Ghost, Saco River, Ouija Board Horror, Machine Shop, Scary Stuffy

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2025

Introducing RUN, FOOL!: Stairway to Hell

Hi Creeps and Peepers! Today we wanted to share a bonus episode with you from the RUN, FOOL! Podcast from our friends at Ballen Studios. We hope you love it!

Transcribed - Published: 15 February 2025

He's In My Phone

Phone Spirit, Lost Lake, Occupied Cell, Grandpa's Shop, Burnt Hooves

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2025

Nightmare Fuel #25: Ezra & The Dark Watcher

In this twenty-fifth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we return to Bodie, California! Twenty-seven years after confronting the Beast of Bodie, former sheriff Ezra Calhoun has a new monster to fight. The Dark Watcher. A strange and ferocious man-like entity appearing on the ridge of one of the hills above town, and butchering locals.

Transcribed - Published: 7 February 2025

Are You Cheating On Me?

Succubus, Grace Brown, The Outback, Someone In The House

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2025

The Woman In The Mirror

Haunted Mirror, Indiana Poltergeist, ICU Visitor, El Salvadorian Skinwalker

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

The Lullaby

Who Is Singing, Mary The Wanderer, Demonic Dorm, Girl in the Deep End

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2025

Nightmare Fuel #24: I'm Not Supposed To Be Here

In this twenty-fourth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we explore the tale of a man who has recently gotten into a car accident with his wife and two daughters. And now he can't accept that they seem to have all survived. Is he merely losing his mind as he starts to question whether or not his wife and daughters are truly still alive? Or is something else, something supernatural, at play here?

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2025

The Delivery

Demon Delivery, Moberly-Jourdain Incident, Kevin, It Calls For Me

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025

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