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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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01:22:59

Room 305

Scared To Death ·

2020/03/25

"His mouth opened and once more a dark blackness poured forth like a snake..."A quote from today's first tale. An old man had planned to die in a house his family sells and he shows back up in a terrifying way after cursing the home's new owner. In the second story, we visit Flagstaff, Arizona's Hotel Monte Vista, rumored to be one of America's most haunted hotels. Strange sightings and the hotel's sordid history provide lots of interesting scares. And then Lynze shares several of her own disturbing

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01:07:14

Satanic Carnival

Scared To Death ·

2020/03/18

"He lifted the knife and carved an upside-down cross into the unconscious man’s forehead. The man’s eyes then flipped open and he started to scream."A quote from the first of today's initial two tales. The first story involves something that sounds like an urban legend but really happened - a group of traveling carnival workers sacrifice at least one soul to Satan. Our second story is an urban legend: the Japanese legend of Teke Teke. The story of a young girl horribly disfigured who comes after

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01:20:54

Skinwalkers

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2020/03/11

"But the really awful thing—the hideous, horrible thing was that the dead guy was missing his skin..." A quote from today's second of two tales. The first story in today's episode is the 2008 mysterious disappearance of Minnesotan Brandon Swanson. Did he vanish without a trace due to an extraterrestrial encounter? Our second story is really two tales both revolving around the Navajo legend of the skinwalker. Evil medicine men that some still believe to exist in the American West. And then Lynze

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01:10:38

The Possession of Clara Germana Cele

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2020/03/04

"His face turned red, then blue, and then he sank to his knees. And Clara threw her head back and laughed..." A quote from today's second of two tales from the web. Our first account is a story about a college girl who had a very strange, creepy visitor show up at her door one night. For our second story, we head to South Africa to look at the possession and exorcisms of Clara Germana Cele. And then Lynze shares another two chill-inducing listener tales of terror! Thank you for sending in your

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01:25:49

Winchester Mystery House

Scared To Death ·

2020/02/26

"The poltergeist began to attack little Maria Jose again. She was slapped by unseen hands across the face hard enough to leave bruises..."A quote from today's first of two tales. Our first story comes from Brazil - the Jaboticabal poltergeist. What tormented an eleven-year-old girl and her family in Brazil in the mid-1960s? Or second story covers the history of one of the most famous haunted houses in America - the Winchester Mystery House. Why did Sarah continue to work on her giant San Jose home

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01:21:17

The Enfield Poltergeist

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2020/02/19

“Now!” he cried. 'Can you see me?' Annie screamed. 'Go away!' She bared her teeth and started to laugh, her chest spasming as she heaved." A quote from today's first story. Our first tale is the infamous Enfield Poltergeist. The basis for the horror blockbuster, the Conjuring 2. From 1977 to 1979, some of the most intense poltergeist activity ever witnessed by multiple people was targeted at one family living in Enfield, a northern borough of London. Our second story is a tale of one boy's repeated

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01:30:07

The Lemp Family Haunting

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2020/02/12

"...this family would find strange mounds of rocks and sand meticulously piled directly underneath the window of their infant son’s room..."A quote from today's first story. Our first tale is about the demons that haunt the Muslim world - the jinn. Specifically, the jinn of Bahla, Oman, a city listed as one of the top ten most haunted cities in the world. Our second story is the infamous tale of St Louis's Lemp family and the haunted Lemp mansion. Was the family cursed? Who still haunts their

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01:16:00

Evil Shadows

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2020/02/05

"And for the first time in Spanish history, the police witnessed paranormal activity and documented it in an official police report..." A quote from today's second story. Our first tale is the strangest possible UFO-related disappearance we've looked into thus far - the 1980 disappearance of extraterrestrial-obsessed Canadian Granger Taylor. Our second account is the supposedly true story behind the 2017 Spanish horror film, "Veronica." Did playing with a ouija board in attempt to make contact with

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01:27:02

We Made a Deal

Scared To Death ·

2020/01/29

"Philip walked back downstairs and crawled back into his bed. And then he heard someone saying his name again. Chanting it over and over. 'Philip… Philip… Philip…'" A quote from today's second tale. Our first story starts off in Beruit and ends in Washington D.C.... kind of. It takes place over thirty years that includes over ten years of the strangest phone calls I've ever heard of. Who was calling Bashir Kouchacji? Our second story is the basis for the 2009 horror movie, The Haunting in

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01:23:45

3 A.M.

Scared To Death ·

2020/01/22

"Carolyn woke up with a start to see a very tall woman in an old gray dress with her head hanging off to the side. This woman was hovering above Carolyn." A quote from today's second tale. Our first story comes from Hawaii. A disturbing 3 A.M. encounter with a woman-like entity that you will not want to remember when you're driving anywhere alone at night. Our second story is the allegedly true haunting that inspired The Conjuring. And then Lynze tells what might be our scariest fan submission true

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01:14:50

Cover the Mirrors

Scared To Death ·

2020/01/15

"In the bedroom, another investigator saw what appeared to be tiny pale fingers reach out from the inside of the closet door..." A quote from the second of today's horror tales. Our first story is another Hat Man encounter. A young girl sees the Hat Man in her grandparent's home and finds out years later she wasn't the only one to see him. Our second story is the tale of the infamous Villisca Axe Murders. Eight people were murdered with an axe in a small Iowa town, all in one night, all in the same

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01:20:48

Reaching Out

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2020/01/08

"When he grabbed his knife, he suddenly heard a sinister female voice hiss at him from nowhere in particular: 'You are a cruel man!'" A quote from the first of today's two tales. Our first story is about years of continual poltergeist activity witnessed in the now demolished Langenhoe Chapel, an old English church with a very bloody history. Our second story is about Zozo. A demon that has allegedly been contacted by many. A demon strongly associated with using an Ouija board. And then Lynze tells

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01:26:10

The Amherst Mystery

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2020/01/01

"... she woke up to find James’s sister sitting up in her bed, totally asleep, but talking to the darkest corner of the room. She heard her whisper, “We won’t change anything, I promise...” A quote from the first of today's two tales. Story one revolves around the possible spirit of an angry woman who has no interest in leaving her earthly home. Story two is "the Amherst Mystery," one of Canada's most heavily documented ghost-related paranormal experiences. And then Lynze tells two listener

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01:16:49

In The Walls

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2019/12/25

"The sounds of bells once again was coming from inside the wall. Only now, it wasn’t just the one wall. It was coming from all the walls."A quote from the second of today's two Christmastime-based tales. Our first story is a classic of early 20th century British ghost story literature, the tale of "Smee." Our second story involves a family haunted by the sounds of bells jingling inside the walls of their home around the holidays. Who or what is ringing them? Finally, Lynze tells two horror stories

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01:22:12

Voodoo Nightmare

Scared To Death ·

2019/12/18

“One day I’m gonna die - and I’m gonna take the whole town with me.” A quote from today's first story. Our first tale is the legend of Louisiana voodoo priestess Julia Brown's curse in 1915. Did she take a whole town with her when she died? And does her ghost still haunt the Manchac swamp? Our second story revolves around the Hmong culture's belief in - and fear of - the tsog tsuam, "the evil spirit who smothers." Can this creature quite literally scare you to death? Can a nightmare kill you? Thank

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01:17:10

The Unknown

Scared To Death ·

2019/12/11

"Opening my eyes, I saw the same man, this time wearing a strange grin. His teeth were white enough to see in the dark... I started shaking." A quote from today's first story. Our first tale - a collection of supposed sightings - is about a creature known as “The Grinning Man.” What is it and what does it want? Our second story is about an entity known mostly as “The Elemental.” Some believe it haunts the grounds of Ireland’s “Leap Castle”, and may be tied somehow to this old castle’s very bloody

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01:14:55

"Let Them Sleep."

Scared To Death ·

2019/12/04

"Becca was running down the hall as fast as she could. She felt the powerful malevolent energy behind her. What would happen if it caught her?" A quote from today's second story. In our first account, we go over the disappearance of Frederick Valentich from Australia in 1978. The last thing he communicated to air traffic control from the cockpit of his Cessna was a UFO harassing his plane. And then he disappeared forever. Our second tale takes us to Kentucky where a ten year-old girl and her single

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01:11:20

They Won't Leave

Scared To Death ·

2019/11/27

“'Are you living or dead?' asked Father Theo. 'I am dead,' said the voice."A quote from the second of today's two tales. Our first story is our second black-eyed children encounter report. Why is a married couple still haunted by briefly meeting two black-eyed children over thirty years ago? Our second story is a summary of the most heavily documented Catholic exorcism in US history - the early 20th century exorcisms of Wisconsin's Emma Schmidt. Was a woman's soul antagonized by demons and even the

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01:08:31

Cursed

Scared To Death ·

2019/11/20

"If the witnesses were correct, Tedford would have disappeared from his seat as the bus was traveling down Route 7, while it was driving through the Bennington Triangle..." A quote from the first of today's two tales. Our first story is about a string of disappearances and other unsettling occurrences that have taken place over the years in Vermont's Bennington Triangle. What is happening in those woods? Our second story revolves around Harold the doll. A seemingly cursed and haunted object that

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01:17:33

Get Out!

Scared To Death ·

2019/11/13

"She heard something make it to the door outside their room and then stop. And then she heard and saw the doorknob jiggle - like someone was just about to let themselves in, and she screamed..." A quote from today's second of two tales. Our first tale is the story of Popobawa, a cryptid that is reported to have had attacked several villagers on Zanzibar's Pemba Island several times since the 1970s. Our second story takes us to Haverfordwest, Wales, where a young couple gets the deal of a lifetime on

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