Scary Stories Told in the Dark: A Horror Anthology Series
A multiple story, horror-themed audio storytelling podcast, spun-off from Chilling Tales for Dark Nights and its popular YouTube channel of the same name. The show features master storyteller Malcolm Blackwood and the work of dozens of independent and previously-published contributing authors. Find this and our other great programs at: https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com. We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy
Episodes
September 28, 2025 • 70 mins
Not all hauntings come from the dead. In “Ghosts of the Living,” host Malcolm Blackwood invites you into Keith McDuffee’s shadowed world, where the past refuses to rest and sorrow takes on a life of its own. Four chilling tales unfold—of secrets whispered, love warped, and tragedies that will not stay buried. Step inside these stories and you’ll find more than phantoms in the dark.
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September 21, 2025 • 69 mins
Step into the latest installment of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, where the line between what we know and what we fear unravels thread by thread. Host Malcolm Blackwood guides you through four haunting visions from acclaimed author L.P. Hernandez, each tale a descent into a world that should not exist—but does. In these pages of sound, reflections shift, invitations conceal hidden costs, distant horizons whisper back, and childho...
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September 15, 2025 • 58 mins
Scary Stories Told in the Dark returns with “Portraits of Madness,” a nightmarish descent into the fragile line between comfort and terror. In this special installment, every tale comes from rising horror author Jason A. Jones, whose gift for twisting the ordinary into the monstrous will leave you questioning what you thought was safe. Step into a world where holiday traditions conceal unspoken hungers, where heirlooms whisper devo...
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September 11, 2025 • 72 mins
In this haunting new episode of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, Malcolm Blackwood guides you through four unforgettable tales by J.G. Martin. From windswept coasts to lonely attics, from childhood fears to the mysteries of the deep, each story beckons with the promise of refuge—only to reveal what truly waits when safety gives way to terror. Step inside and discover what lies beyond the storm, where faith falters, legends breathe, ...
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August 31, 2025 • 79 mins
In the quiet comfort of suburbia, where porches glow and curtains close, the real nightmares begin. In this season premiere of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, host Malcolm Blackwood pulls back the blinds on ordinary streets to reveal the horrors hiding next door. From unsettling encounters at the edge of a playground, to neighbors whose smiles conceal unspeakable secrets, to houses that whisper with strange machinery and windows th...
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August 24, 2025 • 120 mins
In the season finale of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood invite you into a world where hunger takes many shapes—and none of them are easily satisfied. From whispers in forgotten recordings to strange visions on the brink of death, from shadows that stalk the lonely to companions that serve with unsettling devotion, each tale tonight asks the same question: what happens when the things we rely on most ...
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August 17, 2025 • 86 mins
In our latest episode, five journeys into the forbidden open doors that should have stayed shut. A quiet city park hides something that glides just out of sight. A rotting house hums with secrets in its tangled walls. Powerlines mark the edge of a clearing where the air feels wrong. An eclipse reveals a world no one was meant to see. And deep in the woods, an old hunting stand offers a view of something you can’t unsee. From author...
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August 10, 2025 • 82 mins
There are places you’re told not to go. The space under the bed. The room at the end of the hall. The shadows between gravestones. The still water at midnight. The line between here… and somewhere else entirely. In this chilling collection, Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood invite you to step past those thresholds—into the corners of the world where patience belongs to the dark, and curiosity is a debt that must be paid. Five tales a...
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August 5, 2025 • 141 mins
What would you give to escape pain? To reclaim what you lost? To rise above your station? In this chilling collection of tales, the price of survival isn’t measured in dollars—but in flesh, faith, memory, and the pieces of ourselves we never thought we’d part with. Join hosts Malcolm Blackwood and Otis Jiry as they guide you through five harrowing stories where bargains are struck, boundaries crossed, and something in the dark keep...
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July 27, 2025 • 169 mins
Step through a tear in time and enter a realm where the strange is sacred, the forgotten festers, and reality unravels at the edges.
In our latest episode, five haunting tales, unearthed from the 1943 archives of Weird Tales magazine, rise again to whisper secrets not meant for modern ears. Join hosts Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood as they guide you through eerie backroads and hidden chambers of pulp horror’s golden age. These ar...
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July 20, 2025 • 129 mins
They say the void is empty—but what if it’s full of want? In this unnerving installment of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, hosts Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood guide you through five tales where something unspeakable stirs just beyond the veil. From strange phenomena found in forgotten places to gifts demanded by forces older than memory, these stories aren’t just about fear—they’re about the things we summon when we hurt, when we...
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July 13, 2025 • 136 mins
Storms are coming—from the sky, from the past, and from the stars above. In this feature-length descent into terror, Scary Stories Told in the Dark presents five haunting stories where the line between the real and the unreal is not just blurred—it’s obliterated. A group of friends seeks shelter and finds something far more dangerous. A forgotten war crime stirs an ancient power. The truth behind space exploration isn’t in the star...
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July 6, 2025 • 118 mins
Every gift has its price, every gesture its consequence. In this chilling anthology of five original tales, Scary Stories Told in the Dark invites you to witness what happens when something is given—willingly or not—and something unknowable answers. From whispered rituals and secret experiments to strange transformations and sinister obsessions, each story explores the moment a line is crossed… and what comes crawling over it. Host...
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June 29, 2025 • 76 mins
What happens when the fabric of reality begins to fray—and no one notices? In this haunting episode, hosts Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood guide you through five sinister stories from acclaimed author Micah Edwards, including two brand-new debuts. Within these tales, familiar places twist out of shape, strangers appear where friends should be, and silence spreads like rot through the spaces people used to care about. From overlooke...
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June 22, 2025 • 130 mins
Some beliefs illuminate. Others consume. In this unnerving anthology of five original tales, devotion turns dangerous, rituals go awry, and conviction becomes the sharpest blade of all. Step into the minds of those who trust too blindly, obey too devoutly, and cling too tightly to gods—whether old, new, or entirely monstrous. From sunken altars to whispered prophecies, this episode explores the terrifying lengths people will go to ...
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June 15, 2025 • 146 mins
Step carefully—tonight, the veil between worlds is thinner than you think. In this special feature episode, five chilling tales from author Ross Tyson invite you to peer through the cracks in reality… and glimpse the horrors hiding just beyond. An isolated ritualist confronts an ancient tide. A journey for closure stumbles into a haunted legacy. A haunted house show starts recording more than contestants. An old VHS collection reve...
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June 8, 2025 • 136 mins
In this chilling collection of tales by Ambrose Ibsen, language becomes a gateway to terror, grief opens doors that should remain closed, and past encounters return in ways both unexpected and deeply unsettling. From lonely cabins and forgotten cemeteries to rain-soaked streets and distant ruins, five unsettling journeys await—each luring you deeper into a world where the line between the known and the unsaid dissolves. Whispers be...
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June 1, 2025 • 161 mins
In this chilling installment of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, hosts Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood invite you to explore the strange deliveries, forgotten places, and forbidden messages that come not by accident... but with purpose. From desolate highways to fractured realities, each tale is a transmission from the edge—delivered at dusk, and sealed in mystery. The door is open, the sender is unknown...and the message? It's mean...
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May 25, 2025 • 170 mins
Some things were meant to stay buried. Some things… refuse. In this chilling new episode, Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood invite you to step into a world where the dead linger, the soil remembers, and justice doesn’t always come from a courtroom. From quiet kitchens and forgotten gardens to storm-ravaged hillsides and schoolyards with secrets, these five tales uncover what happens when grief festers, guilt curdles, and death takes ...
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May 18, 2025 • 114 mins
When memories stir, the dead awaken... Some places vanish without a trace. Some houses whisper secrets from the walls. Some footsteps lead into the snow—and never come back. Tonight, Otis Jiry and Malcolm Blackwood invite you to step beyond the veil into forgotten towns, haunted rooms, and the darkness left behind. But be warned: not every story stays buried. And not every soul rests easy. Join us, if you dare, for an unforgettable...
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