Scared To Death

Scared To Death

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 the darkest corners of the web, dusty old books, and even their own eerie surroundings—a studio filled with occult objects and located right next to a cemetery. Don’t forget to check out the mini-series Nightmare Fuel, airing on this feed the first and third Friday of every month, where Dan narrates a short piece of original horror fiction. Subscribe 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 visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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October 16, 2026 • 72 mins

The October Storm series continues! Today, we are re-releasing this twenty-second installment of Nightmare Fuel. The second in what will now be seven episodes of The Storm! The final four will be new, and all of them will release this month! This week, we continue following Brent, Lori, Cam, and Rosie Collins, as they try to survive the apocalyptic Red Plague by making it to Brent's stepdad and mother's ranch near Whitebird, Idaho....

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We begin on an island in the Persian Gulf where four soldiers are assigned to guard an isolated military outpost. They allegedly died together under mysterious and terrifying circumstances. Years later, another man would approach this now abandoned post after dark and claim to witness something incredibly bizarre. What might actually live at this place, and what may have killed those soldiers? Then we go to Egypt, to an extravagant...

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Hello and Happy October! Today, we are re-releasing this twenty-first installment of Nightmare Fuel. It's the first in what will now be seven episodes of The Storm! The final four will be new, and all of them will release this month! We start in Couer d'Alene, Idaho, where Brent and Lori Collins, and their children, Cam and Rosie, are attempting to make it to Brent's stepdad and mother's remote ranch near Whitebird, Idaho, to survi...

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October 7, 2026 • 79 mins

We’ll head to South Korea and into the decaying halls of one of the nation’s most infamous allegedly haunted locations, where four university students will discover that some urban legends may have a little more truth behind them than they’d like. What begins with the strange sound of something bouncing on an empty floor above them will end with the students trapped between two horrors.  Then, we’ll tra...

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In this sixty-sixth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we return to Delaware Street, where a strange clicking sound coming through the wall of a downtown duplex has led several tenants to discover that the young woman living next door is hiding something far more horrifying than anyone could imagine. But the true nightmare may be her landlord, Bernie, whose desperate attempt to save someone he love...

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September 30, 2026 • 82 mins

We head to Puerto Rico this week with Dan! For centuries, soldiers stationed at one isolated watch post in old San Juan were said to vanish without a trace, leaving behind only rumors of something evil lurking in the dark. And when a modern worker begins hearing an old military call echoing through the fortress after sunset, the legend of the Devil’s Sentry Box suddenly feels far less ancient. Then, we head to Pennsylvania, w...

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September 23, 2026 • 82 mins

We begin this week at The Northern Crown: An extravagant Russian hotel that never welcomed a single guest, accumulated decades of deaths, rumors, and claims of a towering shadow figure lurking inside—and one worker says he discovered just how dangerous that presence was shortly before the building was finally demolished. Then... holy cow is this is a weird one. The story of Alyoshenka. When an elderly Russian woman claimed sh...

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In this sixty-fifth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we visit units 1214 and 1216 East Delaware street, a duplex in a not-so-great part of town in some city in the southern American midwest. Something is really not right with one of the tenants. And the property manager, Bernie, curiously seems to know a lot more about what's going on than he should. 

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September 16, 2026 • 61 mins

Dan introduces us to a new thing to be afraid of, the qareen. This entity feels like a suped up doppleganger. We hope you like it! The, a much kinder entity helps a young woman out when she is having a really bad day. Then Lynze also has a helpful ghost called Sarah, who helps keep a baby safe. Lastly, the creepiest version of Winnie The Pooh makes an appearance. 

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September 9, 2026 • 66 mins

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This week, Dan is coming in hot with a ouija board double feature. First, a group of teenage boys are having the most boring afternoon when thigs take a turn in a different direction. Then, three sisters enjoy many sessions of nothing happeni...

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In this sixty-fourth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, Maggie and Ray are trapped inside Peterson's together after midnight. Will one of them survive being ran through the levels of Evan's cruel experiment? Will both of them? Will Wes's plan to shut down the lab beneath the store work? And who is Wes, really? All will be revealed in this action-packed finale. 

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September 2, 2026 • 81 mins

A young couple who move into a beautiful old house in upstate New York,  discover that something inside seems capable of doing far more than simply frightening its occupants, in Dan's first story. As the years pass, unexplained footsteps, violent disturbances, apparitions, accidents, and disturbing changes in the people who live there leave them wondering whether or not the house itself is slowly destroying everyone who stays ...

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August 26, 2026 • 78 mins

WE ARE DOING A LIMITED RUN OF 1,500 AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS- SAME AS LAST FEW YEARS! WE HAVE TWO DATES FOR ON-SALE. 500 BOOKS WILL GO ON SALE JUST FOR ANNABELLE’S ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH AT 12 NOON PT/3 PM ET. THEN, THE NEXT DAY ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, THE REMAINING 1,000 BOOKS WILL GO ON SALE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS ONE AT 12 NOON PT/3 PM ET. ALL BOOKS ARE PRE SALE AND WILL BE SHIPPED OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS THEY ARE READY. THEY WIL...

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In this sixty-third installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, Maggie and Ray have finally learned enough about Peterson’s Grocery to understand just how badly they need to get away—but the mysterious Wes Calder believes he knows how to end the nightmare for good. As another experiment approaches, everyone is drawn back toward Peterson’s for a night that could determine not only who survi...

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August 19, 2026 • 77 mins

WE ARE DOING A LIMITED RUN OF 1,500 AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS- SAME AS LAST FEW YEARS! WE HAVE TWO DATES FOR ON-SALE. 500 BOOKS WILL GO ON SALE JUST FOR ANNABELLE’S ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH AT 12 NOON PT/3 PM ET. THEN, THE NEXT DAY ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, THE REMAINING 1,000 BOOKS WILL GO ON SALE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS ONE AT 12 NOON PT/3 PM ET. ALL BOOKS ARE PRE SALE AND WILL BE SHIPPED OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS THEY ARE READY. THEY WIL...

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August 12, 2026 • 80 mins

Dan's  one and only - but much bigger than normal story - we visit an abandoned mining town in Chile's unforgiving Atacama Desert. Locals claim that on rare nights, a bell rings through the ruins and the dead quietly return to finish a day that may have never truly ended. Lynze brings us four tales this week! Peggy The Doll seems to be having long term affects on one listener who didn't properly say good-bye, as the rules go. ...

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In this sixty-second installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, you will learn so much about what the Hell is going on with Peterson's Grocery in St. Jerome. What kind of experiment is being run and how might Wes be able to stop it?  But also, new parts of the mystery deepen as Maggie and Ray begin to fear more for their lives.  

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August 5, 2026 • 84 mins

For decades, motorists traveling near the town of Uniondale have reported picking up a young woman standing alone beside the highway—only to discover she has vanished from their vehicle without explanation. Behind the famous ghost story lies the tragedy of a real woman whose final journey may still be repeating itself along a lonely stretch of road. Generations of South African children have warned one another never to enter ...

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July 29, 2026 • 84 mins

So many stories from Dan this week!We start with an Air Force officer who returns home from what was supposed to be a surprise visit... only to discover someone may have beat him to the punch. Someone impersonating him over the phone. Is it an alien? Then, after one of America's deadliest train disasters, a grieving family desperately waits for news from a loved one believed to be trapped somewhere in the wreckage. Then their phone...

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July 22, 2026 • 75 mins

Dan's first of two tales is a really in-depth and unsettling modern encounter claim revolving around a doll. As a little girl, Caroline quickly realized something was wrong with the doll in the blue dress. And the longer she had it, the more wrong it became. Then we head back almost a century to unearth an old, documented paranormal legend.  During one terrifying winter in 1939, something with a scream "like a banshee" sent an...

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