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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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01:10:54

Big Muddy Monster

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2025/09/24

Dan starts off the week in Chicago, in the suburbs. We will explore the very well documented legend of the Big Muddy Monster. Did a variety of people see some sort of big, terrifying, bipedal cryptid in a swamp back in 1973? And have people been intermittently been seeing it since? Then we head to our favorite city in America, New Orleans. We explore a less documented legend - the legend of the Carter Brothers? Did a pair of vampires get arrested for murder back in 1932? And following their

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01:14:55

Nightmare Fuel #40: Samael's Curse Conclusion (3 of 3)

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2025/09/19

The big showdown is here in this fortieth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins. Lizzie travels to Portland to work with Detective Ray Salazar to put a stop to Samael Orcas's murders. How will she do that? Can she do that? She still doesn't know. But she's not going back home until she tries. Enjoy!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

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01:15:03

Bus 975

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2025/09/17

Dan's first of two stories takes us to a supposedly haunted bus in the fascinating nation of Singapore. Then we are headed down south for legend of the Plat-Eye. Then Lynze takes us to the Philippines for a creepy tale about a legendary creature. Lastly, we make our way to Ketchikan, Alaska and spend a few nights at the Gilmore Hotel- a notable haunted location. Wet Hot Bad Magic Summer Camp 2026: We are so excited to be hosting the 4th Annual Wet Hot Bad Magic Summer Camp again in 2026! That’s

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01:07:21

Leave Hank Alone

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2025/09/10

SIX stories this week! Lynze switches it up with four shorter tales after Dan's usual two. We’ll head to Malvern Manor, set in the little town of Malvern, Iowa.Paranormal investigators and the supernaturally curious alike keep traveling to Malvern to explore claims of disembodied voices, pounding footsteps, things that move when no one’s touching them, the unmistakable sensation of a cold hand pressing into your back and Hank’s room. The most infamous space in the whole place. Then we’ll head to

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01:25:12

Nightmare Fuel #39: Samael's Curse (Part 2 of 3)

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2025/09/05

Things heat up in this thirty-ninth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins. Lizzie travels to Alabama to learn more about the origins of Samael Orcas. And what she finds out is anything but comforting. Meanwhile, Sam seems to be losing his cool in Portland. Finally, for Dark World fans, more Myrkeer Haymur lore is revealed here than in any other previous episode. Enjoy! For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to:

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01:04:30

Okiku the Doll

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2025/09/03

We are headed to Japan for Dan's first story about a supposedly haunted - or maybe possessed - doll in Japan: Okiku. It's very unsettling! Then we head to a no name college town for thee anonymous story of a college student who got a lot more than he bargained for while shopping for furniture on Facebook Marketplace. Lynze shares a sad and interesting tale about a young boys interaction with something not of our world. Then she finishes out the episode by taking us to Navajo lands where we

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01:07:25

What Else Could Be Out Here?

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2025/08/27

Such a fun show this week as Dan and Lynze take us all over the world. From Greenland to Texas to Croatia to Mexico there is so much paranormal lore to unpack. Dan starts us off in Greenland where a young woman has a possible encounter with it a qivittoq. Then, back in Texas, something at a church knows and whispers the names of people, confusing and scaring them. Lynze shares a tale from a person who traveled to Croatia. While there, the traveler learns the legend of the rusalka. Lastly, we find

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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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