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PODCAST

Scared To Death

Dan Cummins, Lynze Cummins

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

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01:13:36

The White Bluff Screamer

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2025/08/20

Dan's first supposedly true supernatural tales comes to us from Tennessee where we explore the legend of the White Bluff Screamer. After that, we’ll travel to the end of the 16th century, where in what is now Germany, a man named Peter Stumpp, living in the small farming town of Bedburg , was once tortured and killed after confessing to being a murderous werewolf.  Finally, we’ll stay in the not-so-forgotten past, and explore England’s 1612 Pendle Witch Trials—the deadliest witch trials in English

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01:23:20

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

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2025/08/15

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 he is, why he keeps killing, and how to stop him. For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.comSubscribe 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

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01:15:27

The Bad Dream Phone

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2025/08/13

Dan kicks of this episode with the story of a woman who suddenly recalls a haunting from her childhood that revolves around a board game. Then, Dan uncovers a new fear for Lynze: Spontaneous Human Combustion. What in gods name is it and what causes it? Lynze has two great tales this week. A woman spends her life savings to buy her first home at auction. The home comes fully furnished and fully occupied. Wrapping up this weeks show, Lynze shares the story of two cousins who encounter a skin

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01:11:20

Stop Hunting My Family

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2025/08/06

Dan begins with a story is about a woman who is dealing with a family tragedy and the paranormal. Her brother is seemingly unaware, which may make it worse. Then, in Pennsylvania the haunted lore associated with Brownsville’s Nemacolin Castle brings forth an interesting haunted house tale.Lynze brings us three stories this week. Her first takes us to Idaho Falls, a long and dark drive that includes an unwanted passenger. Then, a woman declares she is no Darren but also won't be moving despite

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01:04:40

Nightmare Fuel #37: Dissonance (continuation/conclusion)

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2025/08/01

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. For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.comSubscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scared to Death ad-free and a whole week early

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01:12:55

The Watseka Wonder

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2025/07/30

Both Dan's stories seem to present exceptionally strong evidence for life after death. The first comes from the state of Illinois and is the exceptionally strange late 19th century tale of the Watseka Wonder. Then his second story takes us back to the early 18th century to Canterbury, England. Did famed English author Daniel Defoe write the first based-on-a-true story ghost encounter claim? Lynze begins the back half of the show with a creepy encounter with a shadowy figure inside of the mind of

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01:14:14

Every Night He Runs

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2025/07/23

The first story Dan gives us this week was posted online by a man claiming to have recently resolved a haunting from his childhood apartment. It's bizarre and twisted. Next up, we are off to Siberia to explore the Tunguska Event. Then, we go with Lynze on a DoorDash delivery from hell. Lastly, we head to Africa for an all new kind of doppleganger, witch, thingy! Scared To Death Merch: Exciting new merch is up in the store! Inspired by various Scared to Death episodes, fan and designer, Alex Reed

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01:13:46

Nightmare Fuel #36: Dissonance

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2025/07/18

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.For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.comSubscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scared to

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01:23:24

The Lord Of The Locusts

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2025/07/16

We hope all our Creeps and Peeper are also unsettled by our tales this week. Dan starts off in North Carolina with a story about a man who tried to transform into an actual demon. And some think he was, in a way, successful. Then, his second tale is the story of some of the residents of a housing development outside of Houston, built on a forgotten cemetery, who claim that the spirits of those whose remains were disrespected were both awakened and angered by the destruction of their final resting

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01:10:07

The Kong-Kong Gwishin

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2025/07/09

First, we head to Korea where Dan shares stories about one of the most disturbing ghosts The Kong-Kong Gwishin. She is the ghost of a schoolgirl doomed to haunt in death those who remind her of her tormenters in life. Then Dan take us to Poland, to the little Polish border town of Gubin, where an anonymous man on Reddit claims his parents experienced something truly horrifying long ago. Lynze offers three really fun stories this week. Her first is loosely connected to the fan-favorite tale from

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01:06:32

Nightmare Fuel #35: The Unfrozen

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2025/07/04

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? For Merch and everything else Bad Magic

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01:15:22

Aokigahara: The Suicide Forest

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2025/07/02

We begin this week in a place literally called the Suicide Forest. Aokigahara. Dan will share the whisperings of hauntings from this infamous Japanese location. Then, we’ll head to Italy for an Italian folklore tale about La Borda. Lynze offers us three stories this week. The first two are an alien/UFO double feature. Her last story, though not traditionally scary, does offer us a confirmation from the other side. Scared To Death Merch: Exciting new merch is up in the store! Inspired by various

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01:04:53

Tale Of The Pontianak

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2025/06/25

We begin this week with an especially terrifying creature from Indonesia known as the Pontianak . Dan will share the lore of the Pontianak and then a handful of supposed modern encounters with this vengeful, angry, female, vampiric spirit. Next, Dan shares Ontario, Canada’s Baldoon Mystery. A good ol’ fashioned poltergeist story with a very strange twist from the 19th century. For stories three and four, Lynze brings us a ouija board double whammy, unintentionally. Her first story is one we can all

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01:13:16

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

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2025/06/20

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? For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to:

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01:23:05

The White Witch

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2025/06/18

This first story of Dan's was mined from a Ghost Stories subreddit full of nothing but supposedly true paranormal encounters. The poster claims to have seen his fair share of all the gruesome horrors mankind has to offer during his time in the service but nothing he ever witnessed as a soldier ever terrified him quite as much as the inexplicable thing he saw in Okinawa. Then we explore the lore that surrounds Edmonton, Canada’s supposedly haunted Firkins House, where the ghost of a child, a haunted

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01:19:37

The Glass Door

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2025/06/11

Dan kicks off this week with a strange story of a young student who is trapped inside a glass doored vestibule. Then, a very upsetting possessed doll story wraps up his half of the show. Lynze provides three tales this week. To start, a haunted house in Malta! Then, a rather upsetting doppleganger story. Lastly, a tale of treading on the land of witches. Monthly Patreon Donation: Stay tuned for June's donation! Send stories to mystory@scaredtodeathpodcast.comSend everything else to

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01:06:04

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

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2025/06/06

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? This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to

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01:42:56

Lady Koi Koi

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2025/06/04

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. This is followed by a third story about a disturbing legend in Africa that might be much more than modern folklore. Lastly, claims of an alien abduction bring us to Maine. Lynze rounds out this week with one tale about a couple of teens exploring an abandoned house and then takes us on a very peculiar

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01:30:10

The Monitor

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2025/05/28

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 to Brazil to explore one of the more disturbing legends ever. The legend of Bárbara of the Pleasures. But Bárbara’s story, is not so pleasurable. When her looks began to fade, did an aging woman in the early 19th century, once heralded as a legendary beauty, do the unthinkable to regain her youthful

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01:28:57

Decapitate The Dead

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2025/05/21

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’ll venture over Lake Pleasant, New York, and learn about some rumored murders associated with one of the town’s founding fathers and the hauntings associated with those deaths. Lynze offers us three different tales this week. Her first is sad and sweet, a tale of a life taken to soon but possibly still

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