The Simply Scary Podcast

What happens when the hunger for greatness meets a machine that dreams darker than any man ever could? In this haunting episode, we invite you to step into the glowing light of a screen that never sleeps—a realm where creativity blurs with madness, and code becomes a conduit for something far older than intelligence. When one man's pursuit of artistic legacy crosses a forbidden threshold, he finds himself entangled in a web of horrors he helped bring into being... but can no longer control. With a story penned and performed by one of CTFDN's veteran voices, our latest episode is a descent into the uncanny, the unspeakable, and the inevitable. This isn’t just horror for the modern age—it’s a whisper from the void in the voice of your own ambition. 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/ChillingTales

Hospitals. Care homes. Recovery wards. They’re built on a promise: that behind every clean hallway and gentle voice lies safety, compassion, and healing. But what if that promise is a lie? In this chilling installment of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, we step behind the sanitized curtains of institutional care to find something far more disturbing lurking beneath. Featuring a haunting original tale from Craig Groshek and brought to life by the voice of Otis Jiry, this episode explores what happens when routines turn sinister—and when the real horror begins long after the lights go out. 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this haunting double feature, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights invites you to peer into the corners you’d rather ignore—where safety is an illusion, and solitude can become a trap. Performed by the unsettlingly brilliant Girl in the Dark, tonight’s tales take you from the flickering comfort of home to the shadowy edge of wilderness, where something ancient may still be waiting. Turn off the lights. Press play. And remember: if you think you’re alone... you’re probably not. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box at https://www.factormeals.com/chilling50off 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://bi

When memory is woven with grief, even the softest thread can cut deep. In this unsettling new episode, a summer getaway opens a door to something quietly persistent—something that doesn’t stay buried. Join host Steve Taylor as he guides you into a story of quiet dread, lingering hands, and unfinished business. From acclaimed horror author Ambrose Ibsen comes a tale that blurs the line between comfort and curse, where the warmest memories might hide the coldest truths. Dim the lights, steady your hands… and beware what waits, stitched between the folds of the past. 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/Ch

What if the world around you—its streets, its skyline, even the people you pass—was nothing more than a thin skin stretched over something else? In tonight’s harrowing descent into digital terror and metaphysical unease, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights invites you to peer behind the veneer of reality. When the code begins to fracture and familiar places twist into uncanny imitations of themselves, one woman finds herself caught between worlds—pursued by a smiling face that doesn’t blink, doesn’t breathe… and doesn’t belong. With a haunting performance by Katie Otten and the eerie vocal stylings of Kevin Barbare, this tale from acclaimed author Ross Tyson will make you question every flicker on the screen—and every corner your reflection almost follows you around. Reality may be broken. And something on the other side wants in. To watch the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're list

When the ocean calls, some dives go deeper than expected. In this haunting descent into the unknown, reality frays at the edges, silence swells with menace, and the sea reveals something it was never meant to share. Tonight’s tale takes you far beyond pressure gauges and oxygen lines—into a place where depth is measured in disappearances, and surfacing might not bring you back whole. Join host Steve Taylor and a cast of chilling voices as Chilling Tales for Dark Nights drags you below the waves… and shows you what’s still watching from the dark. 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

In this emotionally charged episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, host Steve Taylor invites you to confront the most terrifying vanishing act of all—the erasure of self. Tonight’s story doesn’t lurk in the shadows or drip with blood. It aches. It lingers. It asks: What if the price of healing is everything that made you who you are? Crafted by CTFDN founder Craig Groshek and brought chillingly to life by Otis Jiry and a powerhouse cast, this episode will stay with you long after the final word. Memory. Identity. Love. Loss. This time, the darkness doesn’t chase you. It slowly unravels you. 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Licensed to help. Trained to heal. But what if the person you trust most… is the one who breaks you? In this chilling installment of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, a desperate soul seeks solace behind the polished doors of a celebrated therapist’s office—only to discover that not every diploma on the wall guarantees safety. What begins as a quest for healing spirals into a nightmarish journey where the boundaries between therapy and torment blur, and the greatest danger may come in the guise of empathy. Featuring powerhouse performances by Silver Underworld and PhoenixFire, this psychological descent dares to ask: How far would you go to be fixed—and what if the cost is your sanity? 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 wou

When the doors close and the night shift begins, who’s really keeping watch? In this unnerving new episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, host Steve Taylor beckons you past the flickering lights of a shuttered shopping mall, into a world where silence isn’t empty—and routine is anything but safe. Featuring the return of acclaimed narrator Dr. Creepen, “Security Breach” is a descent into fluorescent purgatory, where identity frays, shadows lie, and something with your face may be waiting just beyond the next security feed. Step inside for a tale that haunts by degrees—quietly at first, then all at once. Just be sure to remember the way out. You may need it. 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,

What would you risk to protect the one person you can’t live without? When the rules are written in blood and the game only ends when someone dies, the only way out… is through. In this gripping tale of moonlit danger and urban dread, one woman finds herself hunted through a snow-covered city—trapped in a ritual older than law, pursued by predators who walk in human skin. But she’s not running alone. Featuring a performance by Olivia Steele and penned by acclaimed author Cesly1987, this full-length episode blends gritty survival horror with mythic undertones and sharp psychological stakes. "Marked for Midnight" is a feral, fast-paced descent into the shadows—where every choice could be your last. Lock your doors. Load your weapon. And don’t look back. 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

Some jobs come with a uniform. Others come with a warning. In this nightmarish episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, host Steve Taylor invites you into the dark corridors of duty, silence, and the consequences of breaking rhythm. What begins as a simple task unravels into something far more ancient—an encounter with forces that don’t knock... they wait. With a performance by the legendary Otis Jiry and spine-chilling support from Kevin Barbare and Olivia Steele, this episode explores the terrifying cost of opening the wrong door—or failing to hold it shut. Keep your eyes open. Keep your voice steady. And whatever you do… don’t stop reading. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box at https://www.factormeals.com/chilling50off and use code CHILLING50OFF 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/ChillingTal

What if your fate could be forecast—not by fortune or faith, but by footage? In this unsettling installment of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, host Steve Taylor invites you into a world where the future isn’t guessed—it’s assigned. One man holds the key to revelations best left unseen... and tonight, he’s about to press play. With rich performances, shadowy twists, and a story that peers deep into the gears of mortality, this episode delivers a haunting meditation on control, choice, and the terrifying allure of certainty. You may think you want to know how it ends—but once you see it, there’s no turning back. 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

Beneath the surface of quiet streets and rain-slicked curbs, something ancient stirs. It doesn’t knock. It doesn’t speak. But when the storm drains overflow and puddles stretch like mirrors, it remembers who gave first… and who owes. In this unforgettable descent into creeping dread, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights founder Craig Groshek delivers a story that will make you think twice before glancing into standing water—or lending kindness to something you don’t understand. With haunting performances by Christopher Drape and Olivia Steele, and guided by the voice of host Steve Taylor, Down the Drain invites you to a place where memory festers, mercy carries a price, and once the thirst begins… it never truly ends. Lock the doors. Avoid the storm. And whatever you do—don’t offer it a drink. 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.l

When the rain begins to fall, it carries more than water from the sky. In tonight’s unnerving descent into terror, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights invites you to face what might be lurking above the clouds—waiting for an invitation to slip inside. This episode delivers a slow-building nightmare where unease grows drop by drop, pulling you into a world where instinct turns against you, and escape may not be an option. Performed by the haunting voice of SomberReads, Swallowing the Sky will leave you questioning every storm that darkens your horizon. 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 podca

Something’s out there—and it looks just like you. In this chilling episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, host Steve Taylor invites you on a journey into the uncanny, where trust becomes a gamble and identity is anything but certain. When familiar faces begin acting strange, and memories can’t be relied on, the line between truth and imitation starts to blur. Featuring a gripping performance by Nick Goroff and an ensemble cast, this story will leave you questioning who—or what—is standing beside you. Lock your doors. Memorize a few facts about yourself. And whatever you do… don’t open the door until you’re sure. 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

In this haunting episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, silence becomes a battleground—and your own body is no longer your own. When the last thing you can trust is the sound coming from your own mouth, what’s left to hold on to? Join host Steve Taylor and returning narrator SomberReads for a descent into creeping horror where identity frays, language turns traitor, and the quiet harbors something far more sinister than any scream. From acclaimed horror writer D.D. Wikman, this tale of internal invasion and unraveling sanity will leave you questioning the next words that leave your lips. 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 mor

We’ve all heard the creaks in the night—the soft clicks in the walls we tell ourselves are just the house settling. But what if they aren’t? What if something else is listening? Watching? Waiting? In this haunting installment, host Steve Taylor guides you through a tale where childhood tragedy leaves a mark too deep to bury, and the line between memory and monster begins to blur. From one of horror’s most unsettling voices comes a story that will leave you questioning what really lives behind the walls—and what it wants from you. 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

Some monsters don’t break down your door… they wait for you to open it. In this unnervingly intimate episode, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights invites you to confront a fear older than any lock and far closer than you think. It’s a story of thresholds—both literal and psychological—where the line between safety and danger is drawn not in blood, but in trust. Featuring a haunting new tale from acclaimed storyteller Jay of Horror on the Rocks, this episode peels back centuries of folklore to reveal a terror that’s evolved—but never gone away. It doesn’t need to force its way in. It just needs you to say yes. "Invitation Only" by Jay of Horror on the Rocks – When a soft knock echoes through a quiet evening, what begins as a moment of kindness spirals into a meditation on memory, grief, and the invisible dangers we welcome without thinking. Drawing from centuries of vampire lore and modern fears of digital intimacy, this story reimagines the oldest monsters through the lens of trust, consent, and the subtle choi

What if death wasn’t the end? What if it was only the beginning… again? In this harrowing episode, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights invites you to step into a nightmare that resets with every scream. A relentless stalker. A home that offers no sanctuary. And a survivor who remembers every agonizing moment, even after the blood dries. With haunting narration by Geoff Sturtevant and a tale penned by one of horror’s rising voices, this episode explores the thin line between persistence and madness—between hope and horror. Not everyone breaks the cycle. Some are broken by it. Perhaps you ought to ask yourself… how many times could you die trying? 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://b

In this unforgettable episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, we invite you into a world where survival depends on obedience—and disobedience invites something far worse than death. One man finds himself trapped in a waking nightmare, bound to a set of rules he doesn’t remember agreeing to… and stalked by a presence that always seems to know when he’s about to slip. Performed by the master of modern horror narration, Jay of Horror on the Rocks, this episode is a haunting descent into isolation, obsession, and the quiet, creeping horror that waits just outside the light. If you've ever felt something watching from the corner of the room—or whispering behind your name—this one’s for you. Turn off the lights. Follow the rules. And whatever you do… don’t break the last one. 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 y