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…
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 loves has left a growing trail of victims behind.
Century Alert, Todd Sees, Powder Palace, The Still Girl
23 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
The Northern Crown
Northern Crown, Alyoshenka, Music Hall, Offering Accepted
18 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
Nightmare Fuel #65: The Girl Next Door (1 of 2)
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.
16 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Most Of Mom Came Back
Qareen, Helping Hand, Sarah, TTFN
9 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
It Came Through The Wall
Face In The Wall, Coincidence Death, Demonic Smurf, Sister
4 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 46 min
Nightmare Fuel #64: After Midnight (Part 6 of 6)
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? Neither? 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.
2 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
The House of Evil
Haunted Hans House, Puppeteer Ghost, It Comes and Goes, Aunt Ruth, Back To Back Hauntings
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 survives… but whether what’s happening beneath St. Jerome can still be stopped.
19 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
The Red Woman of Bela Vista Villa
Bela Vista Villa, Camping Creeps, A Brother's Gift
12 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
The Restless Bones of La Noria
La Noria, Peggy's Curse, Snack Time, Baby Spoops, Supernatural Spooning
7 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 38 min
Nightmare Fuel #62: After Midnight (Part 4)
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.
Unknown Number, Calls From The Other Side, Unwanted Encounter, Cloaked Figures, Sleepwalkers
22 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
It Watches
Twin Dolls, Blue Devil, Conference Center Ghost, Grant Mansion
17 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
Nightmare Fuel #61: After Midnight (Part 3)
In this sixty-first installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we return once again to St. Jerome, where Maggie Sambor gets enough evidence to accept that something terrible is truly happening inside of Peterson's Grocery. We also begin to understand why what is happening inside Peterson's is happening, while at the same time, the mystery around it all deepens.
Abduction, Luca Prodan's Haunting, Accidental Summoning, Hatchet, Crawl Space
3 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Nightmare Fuel #60: After Midnight (Part 2)
In this sixtieth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we return to Peterson's Grocery in St. Jerome, where the mystery of what is happening to the local homeless population is deepening. A mystery Maggie Sambor is now finding impossible to ignore.
1 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
La Posada del Sol
Abandoned Hotel, Stumpy Lake, Floating Head, Charlie Silver
24 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
The Black Forest
Tall Man, Schlosshotel Waldust, Housesitting Horror, HASNONAM, The Miller's
19 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
Nightmare Fuel #59: After Midnight (Part 1)
In this fifty-ninth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we head to a new town, St. Jerome, that has a very, very strange grocery store, Peterson's, where something very, very awful is happening to some of the customers.
17 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 21 min
I Got The Message
Dad Messages, Lessons, Lucinda, Coverup Ghosts, Haunted House, Dead Daughter, Grey Lady, Weekend Visits, Where Is Tommy?, Ghost Phone
10 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
The Voynich Manuscript
Voynich Manuscript, Dyatlov Pass , Witch In My Dreams, I Need A Hug
5 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 33 min
Nightmare Fuel #58: Siren Part 2 of 2: The Truth Surfaces
In this fifty-eighth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we return to Bluewater Falls as Kate Boyko continues to be haunted by what is looking more and more like the ghost of a woman her great-grandfather murdered, who has been exacting revenge on pregnant women in her family for generations.
Not Ryan, Mouthless People, The Fetch, They GTFO'd, Baby Swaddle
15 May 2026 · 1 hr 45 min
Nightmare Fuel #57: Siren Part 1 of 2: The Lady of Mirror Lake
In this fifty-seventh installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we head to Bluewater Falls. A wonderfully scenic mountain resort town with a dark secret involving the charming lake it surrounds. We meet Kate Boyko as she is pulled into a haunted mystery and tries to determine what has happened to numerous members of her family there for generations.
About 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.
Scared To Death is a English true crime podcast from Dan Cummins, Lynze Cummins. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
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