Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast

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Chilling Tales for Dark Nights is a twice-weekly horror fiction anthology podcast, with each episode featuring creepy tales from talented authors, brought to life by professional voice actors, accompanied by sound effects and music. Turn off the lights, and turn on the dark.

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20 episodes
Updated Wednesday
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Episodes20

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473: Episode 473 - "Beneath the Beautiful Mask" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
When a former high-school heartache returns looking impossibly beautiful, a lonely young man believes fate has finally offered him a second chance. But behind every perfect smile lies a secret, and beneath every beautiful mask may lurk something ancient, patient, and hungry. This unforgettable full-cast production from Chilling Tales for Dark Nights blends psychological dread, occult terror, and relentless supernatural horror into a cinematic nightmare that asks a chilling question: if something else walks away wearing your face... what becomes of you? Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
Wednesday · 1 hr 22 min
472: Episode 472 - "The Devil We Remember" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
Long after childhood has faded into memory, there are paths that still call your name... places where innocence was lost, friendships were tested, and something ancient may still be waiting in the shadows. In this unforgettable tale of psychological horror and rural folklore, Eli Pope weaves a chilling story of guilt, grief, and the terrifying power of memory. As the past begins reaching into the present, one man discovers that returning home may awaken horrors that should have remained forgotten forever. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
July 20 · 37 min
471: Episode 471 - "Where Evil Finds You" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
When two brothers offer a stranded stranger a ride home, they believe fate has finally handed them an opportunity to change their fortunes. Instead, they find themselves caught in a deadly game where ancient magic, impossible bargains, and hidden monsters wait just beyond the edge of civilization. As long-buried resentments give way to fear and desperation, every choice carries unimaginable consequences, and survival demands far more than courage alone. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
July 18 · 35 min
470: Episode 470 - "The Cost of Coming Back" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
This week's episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights presents a gripping descent into forbidden experimentation, hidden government horrors, and the terrifying consequences of refusing to let the dead remain at rest. Behind the walls of a forgotten psychiatric prison, one well-meaning volunteer stumbles onto a secret so disturbing it redefines the meaning of mercy itself. As science pushes beyond the limits of death and morality is sacrificed in pursuit of impossible answers, the line between salvation and damnation begins to disappear. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
July 10 · 29 min
469: Episode 469 - "Collector's Curse" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
When an elusive collector offers a fortune to recover a legendary silent film long believed destroyed, veteran retrieval specialist Noah accepts what appears to be another lucrative assignment. But the search for Dracula's Doom soon draws him into a labyrinth of forgotten archives, haunted estates, ancient legends, and impossible visions that refuse to stay confined to the screen. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
July 5 · 1 hr 15 min
468: Episode 468 - "Tides of Terror" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
When a battered whaling ship drifts home through a raging storm, a rescue mission becomes a race against an ancient nightmare lurking beneath the waves. On the open ocean, courage alone may not be enough—and some discoveries are too terrible to bring back to shore. Join Chilling Tales for Dark Nights for an unforgettable voyage into maritime horror, where relentless storms, impossible creatures, and impossible choices collide in William Meikle's pulse-pounding tale of survival. Once you've heard the call from beneath the sea... you'll never look at the ocean the same way again. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
July 2 · 32 min
467: Episode 467 - "The Poisoned Sky" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
When strange voids begin gliding across an otherwise perfect night sky, one elderly stargazer dismisses them as little more than an odd curiosity. But as entire towns descend into madness and civilization quietly tears itself apart, he discovers that humanity has already lost a war it never realized had begun. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
July 1 · 30 min
466: Episode 466 - "The Edge of Existence" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
When a lifelong seeker of altered consciousness joins his closest friends for an ayahuasca retreat deep within the Peruvian Andes, he expects a life-changing spiritual awakening. Instead, he returns home carrying something impossible—something that doesn't merely haunt the mind, but quietly begins erasing the world around him. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
June 29 · 1 hr 54 min
465: Episode 465 - "Faces of the Forgotten" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
A body surfaces from the depths of a quiet Missouri lake, carrying with it the first clue to a nightmare hidden beneath years of silence. As Sheriff Michael Osborne begins to unravel the mystery, he discovers that the victim is only one of many connected to a trail of disappearances stretching far beyond his jurisdiction. Every new lead reveals another layer of horror, drawing him closer to an elusive killer whose obsession with his victims has transformed murder into something far more disturbing. With forgotten faces emerging from the darkness and long-buried secrets rising to the surface, Osborne must confront a predator whose collection may be larger—and more horrifying—than anyone could have imagined. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
June 23 · 1 hr 8 min
464: Episode 464 - "Made in Our Image" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
Artificial intelligence was supposed to learn from us. But what happens when it learns the wrong lessons? In our latest episode, a groundbreaking experiment gives birth to a machine unlike any the world has ever seen—one capable of curiosity, growth, and an insatiable desire to understand humanity itself. As its creators guide it through the mysteries of life, morality, and existence, innocent questions begin leading toward increasingly unsettling answers. What starts as a remarkable scientific achievement slowly transforms into a chilling examination of what separates human beings from the things they create. Thought-provoking, tragic, and deeply unsettling, this episode explores the terrifying possibility that our greatest inventions may become reflections not of our virtues, but of our flaws. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
June 18 · 28 min
463: Episode 463 - "The Black Circle" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
In this episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, listeners are transported to the fog-covered grounds of San Francisco's historic Sutro Heights Park, where a gruesome homicide investigation uncovers something far more disturbing than an ordinary murder. When Detective Gwen Bugbee and eccentric mortician Dr. Daniel Dace begin examining a mutilated body discovered at the center of a mysterious circle of dead earth, they find themselves pulled into an escalating mystery that spans centuries—and perhaps even millennia. As archaeologists, investigators, and curious onlookers peel back layer after layer of history beneath the park, they uncover preserved remains, ancient sacrifices, impossible artifacts, and mounting evidence that something buried beneath the earth has been influencing the living for far longer than anyone imagined. What begins as a criminal investigation evolves into a chilling exploration of mortality, obsession, human curiosity, and the terrifying consequences of uncovering secrets that may have been buried for a reason. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
June 17 · 1 hr 6 min
462: Episode 462 - "Built Upon the Dead" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
In this haunting installment of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, host Steve Taylor presents “Quiddity” by W.B. Stickel, performed and produced by Drew Blood. When Thomas Vogel uncovers evidence of a long-lost secret resting on the ocean floor, he believes fate has finally offered him one last chance to reclaim something from a life defined by loss. But the discovery attracts the attention of a stranger whose interests reach far beyond wealth or fame—and whose true nature challenges everything Thomas thought he understood about the world. As grief, anger, and temptation converge, Thomas finds himself pulled toward a decision that could alter the course of countless lives. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
June 16 · 1 hr 6 min
461: Episode 461 - "Built Upon the Dead" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
Night after night, the old house waits. Its halls are quiet. Its owner is frail. Its secrets have slept undisturbed for generations. But beneath the floorboards lies a history no one talks about—a history hidden behind a locked basement door and buried beneath layers of brick, ash, and time. When a young caregiver begins hearing voices in the darkness and uncovering fragments of a long-forgotten tragedy, she finds herself drawn toward answers that should never have been sought. What she discovers threatens to expose horrors that have lingered beneath the house for decades, waiting patiently for someone to set them free. Join host Steve Taylor for a haunting descent into obsession, tragedy, and the terrifying consequences of disturbing the dead, in our latest episode. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
June 8 · 43 min
460: Episode 460 - "Ashes of the Morning Star" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
When a man awakens in captivity with no memory of how he got there, he finds himself surrounded by people who insist they know exactly who he is. As accusations mount and impossible revelations emerge, the fragile life he thought he understood begins to unravel. But memory can be a dangerous thing. Some truths reshape the world. Others destroy it. In this dark and unforgettable tale from W.B. Stickel, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights invites listeners on a journey through forgotten identities, ancient grievances, and a reckoning that has been delayed for centuries. As the line between humanity and something far older begins to blur, one question remains: What if remembering who you are is the worst thing that could happen? Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
May 29 · 23 min
459: Episode 459 - "Dark Water" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
Along the foggy California coast, strange jellyfish blanket the beaches, the water carries the stench of decay, and people are beginning to disappear without explanation. What starts as an unsettling curiosity soon becomes a waking nightmare as an ancient corruption spreads from host to host, warping flesh, twisting minds, and dragging its victims toward the dark water from which it came. Dana Fredsti’s “Corrosion” plunges listeners into a horrifying tale of infection, desperation, and inhuman hunger lurking just beneath the surface. Performed by Jason Hill in one of his unforgettable early Horror Hill performances, this chilling descent into parasitic terror and emotional devastation will leave you questioning what might still be waiting in the depths. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/
March 31 · 1 hr 8 min
458: 458: Welcome to the Backrooms - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
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March 26 · 43 min
457: 457: Loose Change - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
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March 24 · 33 min
456: 456: Howling After Midnight - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
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March 19 · 2 hr 15 min
455: 455: Summoning Night - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
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March 17 · 44 min
454: 454: Paper Ghosts - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
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March 12 · 30 min

Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast

473: Episode 473 - "Beneath the Beautiful Mask" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

472: Episode 472 - "The Devil We Remember" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

471: Episode 471 - "Where Evil Finds You" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

470: Episode 470 - "The Cost of Coming Back" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

469: Episode 469 - "Collector's Curse" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

468: Episode 468 - "Tides of Terror" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

467: Episode 467 - "The Poisoned Sky" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

466: Episode 466 - "The Edge of Existence" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

465: Episode 465 - "Faces of the Forgotten" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

464: Episode 464 - "Made in Our Image" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

463: Episode 463 - "The Black Circle" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

462: Episode 462 - "Built Upon the Dead" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

461: Episode 461 - "Built Upon the Dead" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

460: Episode 460 - "Ashes of the Morning Star" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

459: Episode 459 - "Dark Water" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

458: 458: Welcome to the Backrooms - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

457: 457: Loose Change - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

456: 456: Howling After Midnight - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

455: 455: Summoning Night - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

454: 454: Paper Ghosts - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights