427: Merry Malice - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

In this chilling seasonal installment of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, comfort becomes camouflage—and the familiar transforms into something watchful, patient, and deeply wrong. Small disturbances go unnoticed. Patterns are dismissed. Reassurance replaces vigilance. Until it doesn’t. What begins as a harmless irregularity grows steadily more insistent, revealing an intelligence that understands timing, proximity, and consequence. Each moment brings it closer. Each choice narrows the margin for escape. Featuring a haunting performance by Beth Gadow and a special guest appearance from Evil Idol 2025 standout Lunara Rebelle, “Merry Malice” is a quiet, methodical descent into holiday horror—where tradition is tested, coincidence erodes, and something unseen waits for permission to finish what it has started. “Something Keeps Removing the Star From My Christmas Tree” by Craig Groshek – Looking to reclaim a sense of comfort during a difficult holiday season, Marcy decorates her home with care—only to notice that something small and seemingly harmless refuses to stay where it belongs. What begins as an odd disruption soon reveals a pattern, one that grows more deliberate and more invasive with each passing night. As coincidence gives way to intent, Marcy is forced to confront the possibility that her home is no longer hers alone. A slow-burn holiday horror that explores how familiarity can become a weapon, this story turns tradition itself into a source of mounting dread. To watch the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingTalesPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingTalesPod⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices