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Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark

Join our crew as we evaluate a curation of bizarre and troubling stories from Dan McDowell’s eclectic Midnight Snacks collection. You’ll want to binge these after dark for extra chill factor.

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00:19:17

Johnny Haltom and the Data Center (A Short Story)

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/11/01

Join Jonny Haltom, a conspiracy theorist recovering from surgery, as he finds himself obsessed with the new, secretive data center across the street. While nursing his injuries, he uncovers strange trucks and curved construction materials. His wife, Lisa, is annoyed by his "research," but soon realizes something genuinely strange is happening in their quiet Texas neighborhood. Tune in to find out what the massive corporation is truly building.

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00:08:54

The Pastor and the Pit (A Short Story)

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2025/10/31

Pastor Eric Rallow is on a controversial mission: using a technical instrument and his knowledge of "dead languages" to hear the afterlife. What he hears—screams, songs, and silence—drives him to prove the existence of heaven and hell. But his exploration of an ancient pit in Widow’s Cave brings him face-to-face with a choice that could cost him everything.

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00:05:05

Fainting into Fiction: The Story of Lee Heigelman

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/31

This episode tells the story of Lee Heigelman, a good-natured man who suffered from severe, psychosomatic anxiety. After medication and therapy failed, Lee's wife encouraged him to get creative. He found his cure and calling in writing dark, imaginative stories. Discover how Lee’s internal crumbling led to a fulfilling life as a published author.

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00:16:00

John Garrowitz and the Dummy Dilemma

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2025/10/30

Join us for a special Halloween edition of Midnight Snacks, where the full short story is available and dramatized. After a prank gets John Garrowitz fired from his nineteen-year corporate job, his life takes a strange turn when a chanting voice leads him to an eccentric dummy named Dewey. The pair form a chaotic, fast-talking partnership and return to John's old office for a disastrous attempt at revenge and a new career. John quickly realizes this dilemma is more than he bargained for.

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00:06:06

The Resurrection of Smart Mouth

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2025/10/29

Six years ago, the punk rockers of Smart Mouth ended in cursed disaster. Now, frontman Harris Roberts is ready with new material, sober, and set to reclaim the stage with Eagle and Skelter. But the band's new, explosive sound is built on a dangerous lie. A deleted master recording and a chilling conspiracy leave them questioning if their failure— and their resurrection are all part of the system's plan?

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00:05:46

“SCARE” — A Rick Evans podcast

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/29

A chilling, meta-commentary on media control and artificiality. The host, Rick Evans, reveals their voices and studio are artificial and perfectly controlled, comparing the setup to news media. He asserts their power, embracing the potential for unpredictability and existential horror.

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00:05:42

Larry Heller and the Synergy of Shame

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/29

An introverted writer is pulled into a quieter than usual SuperCon event where he dreads attention. After a humiliating encounter with a forgotten TV star. The actor, obsessed with recognition, offers the writer a path to unexpected success. The price: an intensely personal collaboration based on two mysterious, non-negotiable conditions that threaten the writer's entire identity.

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00:06:04

The Third Shift of Nicky Blue Eyes

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/28

This chilling tale introduces Nick Hornsby, the steady, third-shift security guard at a city quarry, known for his glass eye. His quiet routine is shattered by the arrival of an unfamiliar truck and its too-perfect driver. A simple check turns into a mind-bending confrontation about a forgotten past and a terrible secret, blurring the line between reality and an endless nightmare.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:06:24

The Perfect Yard

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/27

Lee Randles treasures his perfect backyard sanctuary until a gate squeak and damaged path spark intense anxiety and suspicion. His escalating frustration and accusations isolate him from his wife. Forced outside, he confronts the chaos of nature and realizes the true source of his discontent.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:06:08

Twisted Hacks— A Pool Man’s Nightmare

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/27

In "Twisted Hacks," Greg Preakle is desperate to avoid eviction after losing his job as a pool man. With his power shut off and debts piling up, he answers an advertisement for a "cutting edge game show" promising a potential gateway to "greater opportunities".Read the full version of the story in Dan McDowell’s award winning Pool Man: A Nightmare in Riverton novel.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:05:49

Jerald Wellins Doesn’t Flinch…

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/27

Jerald Wellins, known for never flinching during his annual Halloween horror marathon, hosts a screening of a mysterious, un-titled film. Labeled "For Jerald Only," the grainy footage shows unsettling, distorted views of his own house. The movie, which affects his friends, is only the prelude to a series of psychological terrors that challenge Jerald's profound disbelief in fear. Something has finally shifted.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:05:31

Alive and Kicking: The Fragile Geometry of Escape

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/27

A freelancer named Matt Lebell believes Simple Minds' "Alive and Kicking" is the true anthem of the 80s. His intense connection to the music transports him to another reality. His obsession leads to eccentric behavior, catching the attention of both a police officer and a fast-food employee. Discover the extraordinary lengths he goes to for a trip to his perfect world. The story explores the allure of musical escape and the cost of chasing an idyllic dream.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks

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00:05:53

The Obsession of Weebo Jabilson

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2025/10/26

Weebo Jabilson has a deep, lifelong obsession with his childhood home. After years of saving and dreaming, he finally gets a chance to sneak back into the seemingly "sacred" space. What he finds is not the channel to his memories, but a completely unrecognizable, modern nightmare that challenges his lifelong fixation.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:05:03

Beneath the Floorboards

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/25

A homeowner of a 1900-built house discovers a bizarre presence beneath his pier and beam foundation. What starts as a skinny black cat soon begins to grow, morphing into something else entirely. Driven by a need for connection, the man begins a secret, junk-food-fueled relationship with the creature, which his wife finds increasingly suspicious.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:05:31

Sticklo: The Awakening

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/24

Jeff Ellison brings home a portable air conditioning unit leaving it untouched for a year. After setting it up, he begins filming as the appliance exhibits bizarre behavior, creating a strange link between him and the unit. The unexpected encounter with a small silver figure escalates, leaving the strangest scene captured in recent times.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:04:37

Get a Hobby!

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/24

In the year 2000, 63-year-old Jonny Gibson had a boring life. Encouraged by his wife to find a creative outlet, he buys a camcorder on a whim. He starts by recording the simple, mundane details of his home life. One night, intrigued by a new setting, he takes his camera into the dark garage leading to a mysterious discovery.

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00:05:22

Ornocorp

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/24

Join us as we explore Ornocorp, a pristine corporate community offering a "prepackaged" life with no bills or chores. John and Macy Lozarino sold their home for this seemingly perfect, managed existence. But beneath the immaculate facade and guaranteed employment, residents follow strict rules and a mysterious corporate grind. Discover the cost of a life of "preservation".

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00:05:22

The Perpetual Summer of ‘98

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/24

Step into the bizarre, isolated world of Barry Lazman, a man whose life was kept in a time capsule—the perpetual summer of 1998. For two decades, a shocking web of deceit maintained his strange, analog existence, creating a crucial cover story for a much darker secret. Hear the moment the illusion finally shatters, forcing Barry into a brand new world.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:06:37

The Receipt

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/23

A man in a gray hoodie recounts a traumatic, bizarre event from 19 years earlier, grieving lost film footage. It involves two men, a secluded location, an ill-advised hunt, a frantic burial, and an unearthly encounter that changed one man's life forever. Obsessed with completing the story, he retools the remaining stylized footage.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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00:04:24

The Last Laugh

Midnight Snacks: Stories to Binge After Dark ·

2025/10/23

An author soft-launches his dusted collection of stories using an accidental new art form: a true-crime-styled podcast with AI bot reviewers. The bots initially embellish the work, but soon change their tone. The battle for control over his own narrative begins.#nightmarefuel #midnightsnacks #scarystories #offbeatcreepy

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