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Scared To Death

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.

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Society & Culture Horror Paranormal True Crime Science Fiction Fiction
Update frequency
every 4 days
Average duration
76 minutes
Episodes
356
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Lady Koi Koi

Lady Koi Koi

Dan showers us with four tales for the 300th episode today!  The first story revolves around real world tragedy in Virginia intersecting with the supernatural. Then,  a mysterious death in Australia.…

01:42:56  |   Wed 04 Jun 2025
The Monitor

The Monitor

We begin this week in Pennsylvania with a story that involves a woman who starts to believe that something in her new house is coming for her family and trying to take it from her. Then, Dan takes us…

01:30:10  |   Wed 28 May 2025
Decapitate The Dead

Decapitate The Dead

Dan's  first of two tales covers the lore and supposed paranormal encounters associated with Dublin, Ireland’s St. Michan’s Church and the dead bodies that reside in the crypts beneath it.  Then, we’…

01:28:57  |   Wed 21 May 2025
Nightmare Fuel #32: Burn the Witch

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's desperation for a…

01:01:12  |   Fri 16 May 2025
You're It

You're It

A man in his 40s has a recollection of a very strange incident from his childhood but only recalls it after his brother passes away. Listen as Dan unfolds this creepy childhood tale. Then we visit a …

01:06:30  |   Wed 14 May 2025
Brownwood's Haunted House

Brownwood's Haunted House

We start this week in Brownwood, Texas where a murder  tragic murder may have added additional paranormal energy to a property already rumored to be haunted.  Then, is a spirit sending emails from th…

01:17:46  |   Wed 07 May 2025
Nightmare Fuel #31: The House of Hurt

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 o…

01:30:17  |   Fri 02 May 2025
Room 11

Room 11

Dan's first of two tales is a modern encounter story set in Sauk Centre, Minnesota’s Palmer Hotel. Lynze, of course, was excited when she heard "sock" center!  The second story shares the haunted his…

01:12:16  |   Wed 30 Apr 2025
Edith's Summer Visitors

Edith's Summer Visitors

Supposedly true tales this week from Dan include a story about  an elderly widow living alone in the early 1980s and her visitors. Then, we’ll bounce around the world to a number of so-called “phanto…

01:04:27  |   Wed 23 Apr 2025
Nightmare Fuel #30: Operation Wandering Soul

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, Ps…

01:00:21  |   Fri 18 Apr 2025
The Man Outside The Cabin

The Man Outside The Cabin

We are in a bit of a remote, wooded double feature today for Dan's tales. The first of two stories is composed out of what may have been a hermit’s final diary entries, as a man living alone in a rem…

01:17:30  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
The Boy

The Boy

We start with a very upsetting story of an imaginary friend in Council Bluffs, Iowa that Dan does an amazing job of bringing to life. Then, in his second tale of the week Dan takes us to Tujunga Cany…

01:28:24  |   Wed 09 Apr 2025
Nightmare Fuel #29: The Hitchhiker

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 …

00:59:07  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
The Ghosts of Ballarat

The Ghosts of Ballarat

For the first of two tales, Dan takes us to the old mining city of Ballarat , Australia, to explore reports of hauntings from the 19th century, and some even stranger reports of some ghost hoaxers. S…

01:13:30  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
His Teeth

His Teeth

Dan starts this week with a very bizarre story. It's hard to even explain but we are off to Finland to review a tale about a sculpture garden. Then we head to Saudi Arabia to explore the lore around …

01:27:45  |   Wed 26 Mar 2025
Nightmare Fuel #28: He'll Make You Whole

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 ta…

01:09:07  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
The Redcap

The Redcap

Dan offers three stories this week. The first is of Scotland’s Redcap, a monstrous and murderous little goblin of a creature with lore going back to the 14th century. Next, we’ll head to Serbia and t…

01:22:39  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
The Face That Was Not Hers

The Face That Was Not Hers

Dan's first of two stories takes us to India. He relays the story of a man who shares the story of his grandmother's paranormal affliction. Then, Dan shares almost 250 years of history and the haunte…

01:17:26  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
Nightmare Fuel #27: Moloch's Pact Part Two: Satanic Panic

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…

01:12:55  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
The Nurse's Office

The Nurse's Office

Dan's first of two stories is centered around a school nurse who claims her encounter literally ended her career. It’s very intense, and not fun to think that what she claims to have witnessed could …

01:19:14  |   Wed 05 Mar 2025
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