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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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01:22:44

Corpsewood Manor

Scared To Death ·

2021/02/10

"And I started to fall asleep. And then, when I was about half-asleep, laying on my side facing the window, it felt like someone crawled into bed behind me. As I started to wake up and roll over, not really expecting to see anyone, I felt hands on my upper back and I started to panic. I suddenly thought that someone else really was in my bed with me. My mind raced, wondering how they could have gotten in so quietly? Were they already hiding in the closet or something when I entered the room? Was I

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01:15:12

The Night Spirit

Scared To Death ·

2021/02/03

"Eight HUMAN skulls. I froze with fear at the sight of them. I’d never seen actual human skulls up that close before. Who puts them on a gate like that? Why? And now I’d have to climb over them." Thanks to Dan, we all have something new to fear. Have you ever heard of the Bangladeshi Nishi? We sure as hell hadn't and now we wish we didn't know what it was. Dan takes us on two really amazing journeys this week. We start in Bangladesh for the story of an encounter, or maybe 2, with a Nishi. If you

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01:09:42

The House the Devil Built

Scared To Death ·

2021/01/27

"A few days later, after not seeing anyone enter or leave the house since the murders, a friend and neighbor of the Congeliers entered the home through a back door after knocking and getting no answer in the front. And he encountered the terrible smell of flesh beginning to rot. And he found Lyda sitting in a rocking chair… covered in blood… holding the severed heads of both Charles and Essie… singing them a lullaby. " Dan shares the long history and supposed haunting of The House The Devil Built,

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01:36:40

The Man With No Face

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2021/01/20

"His face was just… blank. He didn’t have a face! How he could he not have a face? I turned around and tried to get away from him. I tried to climb back down and I fell. I could hear him coming after me. He kept letting out these muffled screams.” We are off to Australia, if you believe it's real, for the story of a very famous haunted cave, the Jenolan Caves. Many of us go on tours while we are on vacation. What if you went on a tour and you were the only person who could see an extra tourist,

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01:22:52

I Want To Play With You

Scared To Death ·

2021/01/13

"The girl then wiped her hair from out of her face and revealed those two pitch-black spots where her eyes should’ve been.She smiled a large open-mouth smiled and revealed teeth that looked predatory - too sharp to be human. Not fangs, exactly, but close. She started to walk towards Nitara and Fatima. Too quickly. “Will you let me in?” she asked, “I need to come inside. To play with you.” Why does Dan do this to Lynze? He knows that the Black Eye Kids are her biggest and most upsetting fear. Lynze

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01:23:19

Dice Road

Scared To Death ·

2021/01/06

"Some believe a less-than five mile stretch of this road either is - or has become - some kind of a paranormal corridor or conduit. An area where, for whatever reason, it’s easier for spirits to access or stay." What is going on on Dice Road, in Michigan? Dan takes us all on a terrifying journey, telling us three tales that all take place on Dice Road. There is the tale of the Pommeraning Family, who seem to be having a bit of trouble in their home. Many people are witness to the paranormal activity

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01:17:36

Friend 'Til The End

Scared To Death ·

2020/12/30

"Now he saw it again. And this time he got a better look. A blurry black figure climbing down from Alex’s bed." Two really intense episode full of so many spoops! For our first story, Dan tells the tale of a very recent haunted doll. And not just any doll, a little girls Elsa doll is the source of some crazy activity. If your kid had a toy that was potentially haunted, you got rid of it and it showed back up at your house- what would you do? After that tale, Dan tells an incredible story about a

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01:20:21

The Devil's Toy Box

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2020/12/23

"Know that - this is a dangerous ritual. To go inside the box is to risk bringing something back with you when you leave. Something that may change you forever. Going into the box may prove to you that there are absolutely worlds beyond this one - but it may also - supposedly - destroy you." Have you ever heard of The Devil's Toy Box? A truly intense and terrifying way to contact the other is the basis for Dan's first story this week. He takes us on a journey of three friends who dabble in the

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01:23:13

Backseat Driver

Scared To Death ·

2020/12/16

"Recognizing that something abnormal was happening, Steven grabbed his tablet and began filming his wife. Several priests would later watch this video and described what they witnessed as follows: “You humans have your own sense of time,” Louisa told Steven at one point in the video. “I have plenty of time. I have all the time in the world." She then shifted into a staccato whisper. “It’s your wife I want,” she said “not only her body, but her soul.” Dan's stories this week are top notch! A really

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01:17:52

Choked and Afraid

Scared To Death ·

2020/12/09

"And Jackson said, "I woke up one morning and there was a figure in the room… she was very scary…. she had a screaming face, very accusatory, she was a lady about 50 years old.”Then he added, "It was terrifying actually, a very scary image and she was at the end of the bed and she glided across the room… and disappeared into the wall.I sat in bed and thought, have I really seen that?” Dan takes us all on a journey to two places that Dan and Lynze love or dream of visiting! Kicking the show off is

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01:21:21

The Whaley House

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2020/12/02

“Excuse me, Omar,” she said. “Did you just drop off that other woman?”“What other woman?” said Omar. Kathy thought he was joking for a moment and then realized he was 100 % serious. She was so confused. She had CLEARLY seen another woman in the backseat with her. She’d looked at several times. She was only two feet away sitting there plain as day. “The woman who was sitting right beside me just a few minutes ago. Blonde hair, blue short sleeved shirt.” Omar turned the radio down. “No, ma’am,” he

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01:09:18

La Isla de las Muñecas/Island of the Dolls

Scared To Death ·

2020/11/25

"The feeling of being watched returned. It wasn’t an unusual feeling to get, out in a country road. Animals were often watching from the bushes, deer or sometimes even mountain cats… but this was different. The thing that watching him felt…. smart. Dave couldn’t explain how. It just did.Then, from inside the house, he heard a crash rang out. And then he heard something else that make his skin crawl. It didn’t sound sinister exactly, not at first. But he definitely didn’t like it… a low chanting

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01:13:12

It Feels Alive

Scared To Death ·

2020/11/18

TW: This first story is graphic in every way. "But this was different. She didn’t know who or what was responsible for these new noises that always came with a feeling of dread. Those noises weren’t the ones she was hearing now….She’d hear what sounded like someone walking… kind of. The gait wouldn’t sound quite right for a person.She’d heard an ominous, menacing, slow shuffle. And it would be accompanied by other unsettling noises - like the sound someone dragging something - scraping something -

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01:19:41

The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall

Scared To Death ·

2020/11/11

"Just then on the opposite side of my room, I watched this dark, smoky, human-like form crawl up my wall, each step it took made a tsssss (like water on a frying pan sound) and smoke was coming from each hand and foot connection with my wall." This week Dan takes from England to Malaysia, such a fun show! To kick off the show, Dan shares an old but interesting tale from Raynham Hall. Did a pair of photographers catch The Brown Lady (it's a reference to her dress!) ascending the stairs? Can it really

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01:16:48

The Nightmare Man

Scared To Death ·

2020/11/04

"They continued to hear the sounds of footsteps behind them. Getting louder. Gaining on them. Their only source of hope was the soft breeze constantly flowing through from the opposite end. The cool, dry air. Finally - they reached a t-shaped intersection. Which way to turn?" In another fun week of spoopy fun, Dan shares two incredible stories. Our first story takes us to Oregon, just outside of Portland. Two friends take an adventure into a supposedly haunted mental hospital that is home to tunnels

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01:15:39

Poveglia Island Haunting

Scared To Death ·

2020/10/28

"She tried to turn to follow him but she couldn’t. She was tied down. She couldn’t move. She could see the dark layout of the tent and cast her eyes around for the unseen presence.   Then she heard it.   Coming from right above her left ear, a sound like a drill." A quote from the first of Dan's two stories this week. A supposedly haunted island off the coast of Italy, Poveglia takes us on a journey that makes us question, what CAN a spirit, a doctor no less, do to us, from the other side. A few

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01:07:55

Slit-Mouthed Woman

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2020/10/21

"He ended up taking his sword to her face. He sliced open her cheeks from the corners of her mouth to her ears, and then he asked her, “Who will think you’re beautiful now?” A quote from the first of Dan's two stories this week. This first tale takes us to Japan for a haunting story about the Slit-Mouthed Woman. Once you see her, you are almost guaranteed to die. Or are you? Is there a way to avoid being drawn in by this mysterious woman and losing your life to her? The second story takes us back to

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01:07:04

“Join Us.”

Scared To Death ·

2020/10/14

"He was in Scarlett’s room in seconds, flinging his door open before bounding down the hall and quickly popping into his daughter’s room where she was sitting up in her bed. And he immediately saw that something was sitting with her..." A quote from our first story. We head to Idaho for both tales today. First, we share some encounters a woman claims she and her family experienced shortly after moving into a Pocatello apartment. Then, we head to Pocatello High School, were security camera footage

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01:11:00

Pulled Under

Scared To Death ·

2020/10/07

"He thrashed against whatever was holding him, desperately trying to kick himself free. The woman in blue smiled and he then heard what he knew was her voice inside his head. 'Stay…. stay…'” A quote from our second story. For our first tale today, we explore the Cajun legend of the Cauchemar, a specific, demonic spiritual presence believed by some living in and around certain parts of Louisiana to harm them after it invades their dreams. And for the second story, we head to Georgia for tales to

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01:05:42

Footsteps in the Dust

Scared To Death ·

2020/09/30

“Just stay upstairs,” he thought to himself. “Whatever you are, just please stay upstairs...” A quote from today's second of two opening tales! Today's first story is another black-eyed kid encounter story. Kind of. A woman in New Hampshire has claimed to have witnessed two different black-eyed entities on two different occasions. In the next story, we explore the many ghosts of Amherstburg, Ontario. The Canadian town is full of all kinds of alleged paranormal activity and we share several

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