El Familiar

We're heading to Argentina for terrifying tales drawn from the country's folklore and urban legends. These tales from Dan this week lean a lot harder towards urban legend and folklore. They feel like short, fun and scary stories you’d share around a campfire vibe. The kinds of stories people have been telling each other for generations, changing a little with every retelling. Are they true? Maybe. Maybe not. But they’re spooky as hell. Lynze takes us to the Little Pennsylvania Cemetery where legends and creeps and lore are lurking in every corner, naturally drawing in a group of teenagers until they can't take anymore. Then, a woman has on going sleepwalking incidents that grow more strange and more upsetting over the course of years. Is it just a bad combination of sleep walking and sleep talking or is something else becoming more and more active? Do you want to get all of our episodes a WEEK early, ad free? Want to help us support amazing charities? Join us on Patreon!Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcast.Send stories to [email protected] everything else to [email protected] rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.Thank you for listening!Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TTWebsite: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcastInstagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to DeathPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH." 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The first Scared To Death:Revival is here! We're reviving (re-releasing) some of our favorite stories from the Scared to Death catalog, with a really fun twist - they've been immersively scored in the style of Nightmare Fuel. No banter, all story! Listen at night with your noise cancellation headphones on if you're not feeling twitchy enough and need some extra jumps and chills in your life. ** As a reminder, these episodes are not replacing Nightmare Fuel. They're currently designed to give Dan a much needed break from time-to-time from the immense and timely effort it takes to create new Nightmare Fuels, allowing him to recharge his batteries and keep creating future stories. Thank you for your continued support, Creeps and Peepers! ** Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcast.Send stories to [email protected] everything else to [email protected] rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.Thank you for listening!Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TTWebsite: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcastInstagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to DeathPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH." 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

So fun this week to stay in Idaho for Dan's tales. From Boise to his home town of Riggins, the tales are really great! We head to downtown Boise, to a historic hotel that has accumulated more than a century of ghost stories, including tales of a murdered bellman, a woman stabbed to death with scissors, and a terrible presence that violently attacks residents. And when one woman moved into a fourth-floor apartment, she claims to have discovered that even the hotel's ghosts are terrified of something sinister lurking within its walls. The we go deep into Idaho's remote Salmon River wilderness, where whitewater rafters have recently reported seeing a mysterious woman dressed in white, standing alone in places no person should be able to reach. Who is this strange figure, why has she seemingly appeared only recently, and could she be the restless spirit of one of several remarkable women who once called the River of No Return home? Lynze has two very unique and strange tales this week. They could be paranormal, could be glitches in the matrix or could be something else entirely, though who knows what. A gas station that is haunted but also protects the woman working there followed by the most bizarre experience in a Denny's. Hope to see you there for pancakes!  Do you want to get all of our episodes a WEEK early, ad free? Want to help us support amazing charities? Join us on Patreon!Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcast.Send stories to [email protected] everything else to [email protected] rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.Thank you for listening!Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TTWebsite: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcastInstagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to DeathPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH." 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Storm finale is finally here! In chapter seven, the Collins family has nearly made it to Iceland for the last battle at Station Helios. Will the Dawn Coalition be able to make it inside the Authorization Chamber to deactivate ANEEW's programming and end the Red Plague? Will the coalition be able to start rebuilding what's left of the world if they do? And will all, some, or none of the Collins family join them?The Storm, for better or worse, ends here.  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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The October Storm series continues! In chapter six, the Collins family has finally made it to Boston. Will they find Veritas? Was he able to mount an effective resistance that hasn't yet been crushed by the Red Plague? Is there still a possibility that a coalition of survivors will set sail from Boston Harbor on January 1st, take the fight to ANEEW, and try and save what little is left of the world?The Storm has come... Do you fear it!? 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The October Storm series continues! In chapter five, as the Collins family continues their desperate journey toward Boston, a chance encounter leads them to a heavily guarded facility outside Chicago, where they discover a horrifying new chapter in ANEEW's plan for humanity. And as a dangerous rescue mission spirals into chaos, an unexpected face from their past returns to threaten everything they've fought to protect.The Storm has come... Do you fear it!? 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The October Storm series continues with the first new chapter since the original three chapters were released in December of 2024.  Still reeling from the devastating loss of Cam, Brent Collins leads what's left of his family on a desperate cross-country journey toward Boston. But as the infected begin behaving in increasingly disturbing ways, the Collins family relearns a tough lesson: that some of the most terrifying monsters roaming America's highways don't have red eyes at all. highways don't have red eyes at all.The Storm has come... Do you fear it!?  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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Happy Halloween, Creeps and Peepers! We hope you enjoy this weeks show! Tonight, Dan will take you to an isolated farmhouse in the Welsh countryside, where one family's dream home allegedly became the site of seven years, off and on, of escalating paranormal terror—phantom footsteps, impossibly high electrical bills, disturbing apparitions, dead animals, spiritual possession, and something enormous and black moving through the halls. Lynze's first tale is just so upsetting. A man goes missing in the woods. Then weeks later, 911 calls come from seemingly nowhere but also, in the vicinity of where he was last known to be. Who's calling? Lastly, a family continues to experience dark things in this world, 25 years after their Dad opened a toolbox in their rental home.  Do you want to get all of our episodes a WEEK early, ad free? Want to help us support amazing charities? Join us on Patreon!Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcast.Send stories to [email protected] everything else to [email protected] rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.Thank you for listening!Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TTWebsite: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcastInstagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to DeathPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH." 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The October Storm series continues! Today, we are re-releasing this twenty-third installment of Nightmare Fuel. The third in what will now be seven episodes of the survival horror saga, The Storm! Starting in two days, the final four chapters will all be new, with the story concluding this Halloween. This chapter, we reconnect with Brent, Lori, Cam, and Rosie Collins, as they resume their journey south to Whitebird, Idaho, after escaping from The Ark, the doomsday compound near Plummer built by a psychopath. In a new satellite radio transmission, they discover who caused the Red Plague pandemic and why. When they make it to Whitebird, what will be there waiting for them? The Storm has come... Do you fear it!? 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We begin deep in the Canadian Arctic.  Inuit tradition warns of a mysterious being that can become invisible, disguise itself as an animal, and lure travelers farther and farther into a frozen wilderness from which they may never return. This creature isn't merely an old legend—because some still claim to have encountered one themselves. Then we go across the frozen wilderness of Lapland where an old Sámi tradition tells of murdered or abandoned children whose restless spirits can still be heard crying from the places where their bodies were hidden. Lastly, for Dan's stories, generations of Inuit children have been warned not to wander too close to cracks in Arctic sea ice, because something beneath the frozen surface may be watching and waiting to drag them into the black water below. Tonight, we'll explore the legend of the Qallupilluit! Then, Lynze has four stories for us. She begins in Iraq where a young child is certain she has seen a demon. Then, another weird one about a glowing cube that two people both see and hear. So strange. For her third story, is it a real man or is it a creature we don't know yet? And lastly, a sweet little tale to round out this wide variety of tales this week! Do you want to get all of our episodes a WEEK early, ad free? Want to help us support amazing charities? Join us on Patreon!Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcast.Send stories to [email protected] everything else to [email protected] rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.Thank you for listening!Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TTWebsite: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcastInstagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to DeathPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH." 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.