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.
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Hello Creeps and Peepers! In this fourth piece of horror fiction written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we meet a strange child's doll, Sam, found by a young boy, Jack, when he and his sister and mother moved into a new home following the death of Jack's father. Sam looks like she comes from another world, and she does, and her world is full of nothing but evil... This episode is scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to get the full effect of all the creepy background noise...
The first story this week is about a long haul trucker who had quite the night out on the road alone in the middle of heavily forested area on the East Coast. He saw something, a couple somethings, maybe. The creepiness lingers on this one. The the second story is set in the little unincorporated community of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, located just outside of Terre Haute. A small Roman Catholic liberal arts college, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is supposedly haunted by the spirit of a faceless...
Dan has two fantastic stories this week. The first is about a bunch of sporadic reports to police and media, beginning in the early 1990s, about people claiming to be social workers and attempting to abduct children from their parents. This topic might not SEEM paranormal, but just wait for it. The second tale is set in small town America, posted by someone who has chosen to remain anonymous and it revolves around a haunted laundromat. Lynze Dazzles us with two awesome fan submitted horror stori...
In this chilling horror tale, Sheriff Ezra Calhoun investigates a series of gruesome killings in Bodie, California, that locals attribute to a mysterious beast. Guided by a Mono Indian elder, Ezra learns the true history of the town and the killer: a vengeful Skinwalker born from a horrific past. He prepares for a deadly showdown, risking his own life to end decades of terror.
Dan kicks off the show with a strange tale from Russia. A water dwelling, creepy creature that no one seems to know what it is. We join him at Lake Labynkyr. Is it just folklore? Or are some kind of leftover dinosaurs or something else living in this lake? Real-life sea serpents? Then, we go back to Wildwood, Missouri’s Zombie Road. While we once shared stories from Zombie Road several years ago - today’s encounters are all new. Or at least, new for us to share. Lynze has a Peeper friendly tale ...
Dan has a murder-mystery-nightmare double header this week. I have a murder mystery double feature. The story of a woman harassed by a psychopath, both before AND after her death, was she not harassed by a psychopath, but something else? The second story is another report of a young woman being murdered under strange circumstances regarding her possible killer, and allegations of a haunting that has followed her death. Then Lynze has three tales this week! Her first involves a creepy visitor to ...
Hello Creeps and Peepers! Here is the second offering in a new series for Scared to Death fans! One short piece of horror fiction written and narrated by Dan Cummins. The tale of a man trying to figure out what lies beneath his couch... something that keeps announcing its presence night after night, at 1:17 a.m. This episode is scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to get the full effect of all the creepy background noises! If you like this episode, please let us know whe...
Happy Valentine's Day, Creeps and Peepers! Dan's first story is set in the beautiful Micronesia. We’ll visit one person’s claim of what happened to them while doing some scuba diving amongst the WW2 wreckage of Chuuk Lagoon, a supposedly very haunted underwater graveyard. After that, we head to Ohio, to the little town of Bellaire, Ohio, where the supposedly very haunted Bellaire House stands. Did a mining disaster and more lead to the home today being possibly infested with numerous entities? T...
Dan has two tales that have an unintentional North America indigenous peoples theme for today’s show. The first is the story of the Santa Fe’s De Vargas Street House, a story that surrounds one of the very one oldest houses in all of America. Then, for his second story we hear the lore of Spearfinger. Lynze has her usual two stories, both revolving around phones. Her first one is a somewhat comical confirmation tale and her second is creepy, creepy, creepy! Patreon Monthly Donation: More news on...
Hello Creeps and Peepers! Here is the first offering in a new series for Scared to Death fans! One short piece of horror fiction written and narrated by Dan Cummins. Hope today's tale of a terrible creature who desperately wants to join our world leaves you good and creeped out! This episode is scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to get the full effect of all the creepy background noises! If you like this episode, please let us know wherever you rate and review podcasts...
For Dan's first story in this poltergeist double feature, we head to Birmingham, England. In the Fall of 2021, Christine Evans claims her family was brutally tormented by an intense amount of disturbing paranormal activity. And the second story is full of roughly the same activity - activity to allegedly have occurred in Fermanagh County, Ireland over a century earlier in the story of the Cooneen Poltergeist. Lynze has two tales, the first of which is really wild! She shares with us a police off...
In a strange twist, both Dan and Lynze only have one story each this week! Dan's is a big one that takes us to Las Vegas, where we’ll learn about a lot of people who have died at the Luxor Hotel and Casino followed by a modern encounter tale from a woman who claims she had a terrifying encounter at the hotel when she stayed there as a little kid. Then, Lynze brings us a new scary creature, the nephilim. This final tale takes place around a hunting experience in Louisiana. Patreon Monthly Donatio...
Dan has two fun stories this week for you! The first is the story of a convent in Milwaukee that reportedly experienced over a year’s worth of paranormal activity in the mid-19th century. Then we hear the cajun legend of the Feu Follet, a mysterious light from Louisiana folklore described as a mysterious and paranormal “sinister force” that leads people to their deaths. Then Lynze gives us three tales! Her first two surround the hospitality industry and her last story is a head scratcher- is it ...
Dan's first tale takes us to Riverside, California at Mount Rubidoux and the Shadow people there! After that, we go to Ireland. Dan will share the haunted history of Loftus Hall, supposedly one of Ireland’s most haunted places. Then, Lynze has two fun stories for you! Both stories center around haunted objects or perhaps the idea of something from the other side reaching out to us through an object. Which is it? You tell us! Patreon Monthly Donation: We will report in about this later this month...
Happy 2024! While we recorded this in 2023, we too are excited to get to 2024 and kick off this amazing year! Thank you for your continued support! Dan and Lynze each have two tales this week! Dan will share a story about a strange encounter with something in a liquor store and then a story about an airport ghost. Both tales feel like visitors or places we have not explored yet! Then comes in Lynze with two great shares. The first is about a haunted house in Warren, MA. And then a camping tale t...
Happy end of 2023! You made it! We'd love it if you stuck around until the end of the show to hear some insight into Bad Magic and what we do here! Dan has his two awesome stories, the first comes from northern Nevada. We’ll visit the former mining boom town of Gold Hill and learn about all the haunted lore that surrounds its old Yellow Jacket mine. Then, we’ll head to Georgia for the heavily documented 19th century haunting known as the Surrency Poltergeist. One of the most verified hauntings i...
Welcome to Dan's traditional holiday tales! While his first story will be a modern, supposedly true horror story that has nothing to do with the holidays, his second will be a tale from Charles Dickens! Then Lynze dazzles with a possible possession or maybe multiple possessions and a visit from La Llorona! SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Patreon Monthly Donation: As is our tradition here at Bad Magic, Dan and I are hosting the Bad Magic Giving Tree. If...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan shares two awesome tales this week. The first is set just outside the little Eastern Oregon city of La Grande. We'll learn about the allegedly haunted Hot Lake Springs Hotel and a unique modern encounter tale from a journal left for guests to write about their stay. And then, we'll learn what the wonderful actress and author Carrie Fisher had to say about the paranormal before she passed away too soon in 2016. Lynze ...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan is back to his more traditional tales this week. The first tale revolves around a demonic attachment and the second deals with ghosts connected to a tragic past. Lynze has one really big haunted house story! Patreon Monthly Donation: As is our tradition here at Bad Magic, Dan and I are hosting the Bad Magic Giving Tree. If you have been keeping up, you already know that sign ups happened a few weeks ago but we are st...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan has three stories this week! His first story takes us to the UK for the story of Anne Naylor, her said demise and subsequent haunting. Then a strange story of bizarre goop falling from the sky in Oakville, Washington. Lastly, a good old haunted house story with ouija boards and curses and ghosts! Lynze takes this week to show us a different side of hauntings by exploring the energy left behind from our loved ones. No...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan has a mysterious disappearance and an urban legend that some think is a lot more than just a legend. His first tale focuses on the strange circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a young man in Colorado back in 2008. The second story will bring us to a cemetery in Iowa where an angelic statue has gained a reputation for not being very…. angelic. Is the Black Angel of Iowa City, Iowa's Oakland Cemetery cursed? ...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan switches it up this week with seven small tales he discovered in an old book. It's a fun and spoopy ride! Lynze takes us to St. Augustine and India. Both tales have twists and turns and make for a great episode! 5th annual Bad Magic Giving Tree! This is our chance to collectively give back to our own community! Like all of the previous years, we will be using the December Patreon donation to kick this off. We estimat...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan shares the story of a Korean horror lore that many people claim to be much more than an urban legend. And then, we get a little Lovecraftian, and explore a mystery that revolves around the possibility of horrible things that may live in the ocean depths. Lynze shares just one story about a probable alien abduction and how this may be happening to one family over many years. 5th annual Bad Magic Giving Tree! This is o...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan has three stories this week, a rarity! The first tale revolves around the possible curse of The Iceman mummy. Are a series of deaths related to the discovery of a very ancient body found near the border between Italy and Austria? Next, we stay in Europe and head to Spain, examining the mystery of La Mussara - an abandoned village near the city of Tarragona. Does the fog the frequently blankets the town have anything ...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan is sharing two stories in this episode. I A big one and a little one again. The first story has SOMETHING to do with dating apps like Tinder. Who are you REALLY meeting up with sometimes? For the second story, a bit of history and paranormal lore from a haunted farm in Illinois: Willow Creek Farm. Can spirits in a haunted home not only torment anyone living in the house, but other spirits as well? Lynze bring three s...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan has two stories this week with the first one being bigger and more scary! It's such a strange story about a young man who seems to fall in with the wrong crowd and wreak havoc in his families life. But is it him or something else? Then, the legends and hauntings of the USS Lexington. Lynze gets crazy with three stories this week. A definitely haunted house, yes, but what is haunting the house? The former resident or ...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. We head to South Carolina’s allegedly haunted Salem Black River Presbyterian Church. Do several spirits haunt not only the church, but the nearby cemetery as well? This story features a modern encounter. For the second story, we travel to the supposedly VERY haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. The former location of a tremendous amount of death is now a hotspot for ghost hunters, and it sounds like ...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan's first story to share this week revolves around a clock. While it might not sound so scary, it's actually terrifying. Could a clock be built as an occult object? Could it have some sort of demonic entity attached to it? Let's find out! Next, the story of a ton of UFO sightings coming from Italy in October of 1954. Could roughly 10,000 people have all seen the same UFOs at a football match? Lynze has some animal them...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan's first story is really three stories mixed with some local lore. First, after going over the kinds of paranormal encounters most often reported from people visiting Virginia’s Braley, we explore the story of a murder that took place that that has added to its reputation as a paranormal hotspot. Then, we’ll go over what an area ghost hunter claims happened to them there. And finally, a young woman’s terrifying modern...
SCARED TO DEATH IS EXPLICIT IN EVERY WAY. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHILE LISTENING. Dan has standard two spoopy stories for you this week. The first is a modern encounter set in the Missouri State Penitentiary. We will go over its long history of infamous prisoners and its paranormal lore as well before ending with the encounter tale. Then we go to Pendleton, South Carolina to check out some claims coming from the supposedly haunted Woodburn plantation. Lynze has two stories for us this week and both ha...
