Scared To Death

Yotsuya Kaidan, Kisaragi Station, Watching Myself, Detour, Morgue Mimic

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2026

Burglary, Mud Pond Siren, Paranormal Fire, Mouse Meat

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2026

Not Ryan, Mouthless People, The Fetch, They GTFO'd, Baby Swaddle

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2026

In this fifty-seventh installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we head to Bluewater Falls. A wonderfully scenic mountain resort town with a dark secret involving the charming lake it surrounds. We meet Kate Boyko as she is pulled into a haunted mystery and tries to determine what has happened to numerous members of her family there for generations.

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2026

Tropication Warehouse, Little Havana Poltergeist, A Warning, Babushka

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2026

Society for Psychical Research Tales, Colombian Granny, Sue Hardy Knows, Imaginary Friend or Foe

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2026

In this fifty-sixth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we meet young Sophie Bennet, who has been hired by a couple to baby sit their two children, Callum and Eilidh, for a few hours on a Wednesday night. They live outside of a small Scottish town in a home called the Blackthorn House. Behind their home is the Hollow Hill. And inside their home, things quickly spiral out of control.

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2026

Hilo Horror, Stowe Hollow Bridge, The Blue Cloth, Don't Be A Donna

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2026

Chained Up, Under The Bed, Aunt Lisa, 666 Bridge, Can My Daughter Come Too

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2026

In this fifty-fifth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we reach the Children of Abraham's day of resurrection. When Abraham is to take the body of his son, return to the land of the living, and kick off a Biblical apocalypse. Will any of those currently trapped in Belial's underground chapel survive?

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2026

Ferry Plantation House, Daniel Dunglas Home, Sleep App, Floral Couch, Let Him In, Blue Ball

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2026

Your Death, Hatchet Harry's Place, She Came Home

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2026

In this fifty-fourth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, the walls are closing in on Zander as the clock ticks closer to December 6th, 1999. More of our characters storylines converge in this penultimate episode, and one of them is severely punished by the Children of Abraham in such a brutal and humiliating way...

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2026

Elevator Spirit, Belmez Faces, Family Curse, Who Is Eating The Leftovers

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2026

Man With No Face, Possession, Climbing Man, Ouija Board, Spirit In The Hall, Fish Spirit, Buddhist Temple Ghost, Childhood Memory, The Passenger, McGreasy Ghost

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2026

In this fifty-third installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we return to Jonesberg, Idaho. Sammy Alvarez is wrestling with his response to what he saw in the underground chapel. Joey Sherman gets a surprise late night visitor. And Zander asks Tissie some long-awaited questions before having one seriously f*cked up dream...

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2026

Spiritual Powers, Oppression, Body Takeover, Evil Eye

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2026

Toyol, Nure-Onna, In The Mirror, Rake Encounter, Mystery Roommate

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2026

In this fifty-second installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we continue with a story about Jonesberg, Idaho's Cult of Abraham. The cult comes for Sammy Alvarez now, trying to silence him before his big, revealing broadcast. Will they be successful? Also, Joey Sherman returns to try and convince Tissie that she's not trapped in the life she's been brought up in, and Zander continues to try and figure out just what the Hell is going on with everyone around him.

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2026

Mirror, Ghost, Voicemail, Door, Voicemail, Chair, Peggy The Doll

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2026

Napier Prison, Park Encounter, Baby Monitor, Who's Texting, UFO, Man In The Hallway

Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2026

In this fifty-first installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we return to the fictional town of Jonesberg, Idaho where a mystery that Zander Reid seems to be in the center of deepens. A fresh murder reveals what the Children of Abraham are capable of. The source of Tissie's evasiveness is revealed. And a mysterious woman's appearance gives Sammy the clue to connect dots he's been staring at for years.

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2026

BEK, Fouke Monster, A Call For Flies, The Faceless Nun

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2026

Brunckow Cabin, The Preserve at Verdae Golf Course, Hands On The Window, Follow The Light

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2026

In this fiftieth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins (how are we already at fifty episodes!?), we travel to the fictional town of Jonesberg, Idaho. A town full of secrets, disappearances, and mysteries, where a series of strange events in the mid-1970s set a plan in motion that is still mysteriously in place in 1999.

Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2026

Woman In The Mirror, Creepy Kids, The Whisperer, Where The Children Cry

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2026

Ofu, Monte Place Hotel, Miranda, Fun House

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2026

Italian Possession, Lawson Family, Rocking Chair, Betty and Tom

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2026

In this forty-ninth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we travel to Tromsø, Norway, where during the small, vibrant city's long, dark winter, a morning meeting at Kessel Technologies AS has been interrupted by violence. And soon, a few executives will learn that the man coming for them is not what they should fear the most...

Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2026

Haunted Dallas Hotel Double Feature, Grim Reaper Sighting, Bone Island, Cemetery Shadow Person

Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2026

The Woman of the Woods, Bear Creek Overlook, Top Hat Man, Phantom Pooper, White Entity

Transcribed - Published: 7 January 2026

In the conclusion to this story, Ellen, Marco, and Cal come up with a plan to save Ned's soul and imprison Dr. Blackwell. Will they free him? Or will Dr. Blackwell now not only possess Ned's soul, but Ellen's as well? What will become of the Liminal Lodge if the plan doesn't work? And what will become of it if it does?

Transcribed - Published: 2 January 2026

Los Pelacaras, San Francisco Catacombs, Stroke of Midnight, Grave Mistake

Transcribed - Published: 31 December 2025

Mary Shelley, Vintage Doll, Confirmed, Vengeful Genevieve

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2025

In this chapter, Ned nearly dies when he previews Dr. Blackwell's "Quiet Room" right before his sister Ellen brings a team the Liminal Lodge to save him. Will they be able to rescue him? Will they take him to Tacoma General Hospital and have him committed to the psychiatric ward? Or will Dr. Blackwell keep him in the Liminal Lodge, and finally remove him from his "shell"?

Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2025

Borgvattnet Vicarage, Frammegården, Accidental Invitation, Dead Crows

Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2025

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

Lament Box, Nelly Butler, Jade Eyes, School Sighting

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2025

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

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

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2025

Asiman , Whitby Abbey , Soldier Apparition, Old Hag

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2025

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

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

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2025

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

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

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

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

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2025

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