Featured Authors: Joshua Hood and Hailey Henson. Don't make deals you can't pay back. In the first story, a fortune teller has been spending her life avoiding mirrors for very good reason. In the second, a trip to an online chat site leads to an encounter is nowhere near as pleasant as it sounded at first. Head to https://www.tryfum.com/DARK and use code DARK to save an additional 10% off your order today. Get your wireless plan for $15 a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/dark Get a meal...

Featured Authors: Brian Martinez and Nick Carlson. When even the plants want you dead, things are definitely afoot. Come inside before these two tales strike...the first the terrifying story of a family's attempt to get away from the world bringing them to a different world that they cannot fathom, the second a cautionary tale to handle unidentified plants with the utmost care...because a 'green thumb' isn't always a good thing. Head to https://www.tryfum.com/DARK and use code DARK to save...

Featured Authors: Jasper DeWitt and Brian Martinez. Halloween fun continues with the season opener, and a second set of Halloween stories. In the first, a disturbing yearly ritual has dark consequences, whether the rules are followed or not. In the second, a man who doesn't believe in Halloween fun finds out that Halloween believes in him. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/horror and get on your way to being your best self To...

Evil Idol, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights’ voice acting competition, is back for 2023! That’s right: Evil Idol: Resurrection takes place this November!   It starts Monday, November 27, with a special twist! This year, we’ve left a spot in the competition open for one of our listeners, with no prior voice acting experience, to join the fray! To claim the lucky 13th position, what you need to do is send us an email by midnight central time on Sunday, November 12, and include a vocal recording...

Featured Authors: Kitty Olsen and Micah Edwards. Season 13 ends with the first of two Halloween-themed episodes. In this one, Otis prepares for the season with cursed gifts with stories of their own...one a cautionary tale of taking what doesn't belong to you, and another of not being generous with what you have. Listen to I Hear Fear ad-free by joining Wondery Plus Head to https://www.tryfum.com/DARK and use code DARK to save an additional 10% off your order today. To watch the podcast on...

Featured author: Dale Thompson. You have to wonder who has it in for you sometimes. In the first tale, a lucky draw leads to a fabulous vacation... unfortunately, it's the journey there that's the problem. In the second, diagnoses are in the air as the inhabitants of a sanitarium try to air their grievances...some darker than others. Listen to I Hear Fear ad-free by joining Wondery Plus Head to https://www.tryfum.com/DARK and use code DARK to save an additional 10% off your order today. Get...

Featured Author: Kyle Harrison. There are places that one should just heed warnings to not go. In the first story, a vacation gone sour sees a hope spot that might be darker than expected, while a strange scientific discovery in the second would be best just left alone. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/horror and get on your way to being your best self  Head to https://www.tryfum.com/DARK and use code DARK to save an additional...

Featured Author: Kyle Harrison. There are places that one should just heed warnings to not go. In the first story, a vacation gone sour sees a hope spot that might be darker than expected, while a strange scientific discovery in the second would be best just left alone. Listen to the Mr. Ballen Podcast on the Amazon Music App To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this...

Featured Author: Brian Martinez. Fear lurks in the strangest places. In the first story, a recently adopted orphan finds secrets in not only her new home, but a strange dollhouse. In the second, a Halloween night seems like a night of ghoulish fun...until the drive home becomes the worst time of all. Listen to This is Actually Happening ad free on Wondery Plus To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever...

Featured Author: Arthur Machen. The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft provides two tales for tonight, the first of a collector of dangerous oddities, the other of dangerous collectors of oddities. Get your wireless plan for $15 a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/dark  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the...

Featured Author: Dominic Eagle. In this feature-length tale, a security guard discovers his new job involves much more than just keeping the paintings from walking off...even if no one is carrying them. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/horror and get on your way to being your best self   To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're...

Featured Author: J. Campbell. Enjoy the poisonous taste of two delectable tales, the first of a strange new flavor sensation, the second of search for a son whose disappearance may not be so permanent.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text,...

Featured Author: William Hope Hodgson. This episode-length tale involves the discovery of a strangely abandoned boat...and the horrific nature of what dwells within.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a...

Featured Author: Dale Thompson. Our first tale is of a lost soul as told from an interesting point of view, while in our second, a tale of war turns bizarre when a strange attack leaves the survivors wondering what really happened.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would...

Featured Author: Micah Edwards. In the first tale, a lucky transplant has some lingering...potentially deadly...consequences. In the second, a mysterious figure counts down to what appears to be an inevitable confrontation. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/horror and get on your way to being your best self Get your wireless plan for 15 bucks a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/dark  To watch the podcast on YouTube:...

Featured Author: Heinrich von Wolfcastle. What keeps you from reaching out to others? Are you like our first tale, where an unfortunate soul's audiotape excursion leaves him unable to keep reality and unreality from merging? Or our second, where a father keeps a secret from his young daughter...but may be just fooling himself in the end?  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by...

Featured Author: Otis Adelbert Kline. Two early 20th Century classics courtesy of one of the original Weird Tales editors, one of a very talkative corpse, the other a tale of animalistic vengeance against a slippery suspect.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be...

Featured Author: James Thurwell. Don't believe it's true just because it's on the internet...a cut-and-dry news story becomes something much more when a journalist discovers the victims may not be as dead as advertised.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing!...

Featured Author: Dale Thompson. Sometimes it pays not to listen to perfect strangers...or your best friend, even. Two tales, one of a woman who will do anything to defeat a curse, and of friends who make an ill-advised bet to see if a rumored portal is real.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show,...

Featured Author: Finn McCool. Some people have all the luck...except for the star of tonight's tale, who finds himself well in over his head after a drunken bender leaves him in a strange town...with stranger people.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You...

Featured Author: Brandon Wills. Two bargains struck in tonight's tales, one in which a man held against his will may be more guilty than he knows, and another regarding two strands of luck, both with consequences.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can...

Featured Author: Dominic Eagle. Two cautionary tales of places one should take care to avoid, one a series of mysterious caverns in the Grand Canyon, another a door to a place that cannot possibly exist...in this world, at least.  To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be...

Featured Author: T.W. Grim. Two tales of told, the first one of madness and murder on the seas, the second of a chemical accident run amok, leading to dangers both from the incident and from those who would keep it quiet. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/horror and get on your way to being your best self. To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free...

Featured Author: Kyle Harrison. Some people go looking for trouble when they should just leave well enough alone...in the first of two stories, a caretaker discovers what happens when no good deed goes unpunished, and in the second...well when something lands in the woods from outer space, does anything else need to be said? To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this...

Featured Author: Finn MacCool. Drown your sorrows in this tale of a ghostly encounter, as a young man who has come home to help his family, runs into a nightly roadblock hosted by strange beings with violent intentions. To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ScaryStoriesPodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing!...