Something Scary

On today’s show, we venture into the power of lost humanity. The tragedy of those on the precipice of turning into something more. What happens when you paint your face with enchantment? Or refuse to make your exit on the stage of life? Perhaps a book contains what’s left of you. Or would you give in to a full transformation? These are the invocations of the damned. First, a terrifying makeup tutorial transformation. Next, the girl in theater wants to haunt you. After that, poetic words seal a soul in a book. And finally, beware the power of the wolfpaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We love unboxing horrors especially when there’s more inside than we were led to believe. Sometimes it’s a package and other times it's what lurks inside buildings, loved ones or even treasured gifts. Find out how unexpected things can wait inside a box full of horrors. First, another day brings another special delivery. Next, find out what happens when you separate haunted dolls. After that, an ancient demon joins a game of hide and seek. And finally, a story of death in a house that won't let you rest. Use coupon code “SCARY” for $10 off your first box at www.fabfitfun.com BuyRaycon.com/SOMETHINGSCARY for 15% off Raycon Wireless Earbuds PrivateInternetAccess.com/SCARY to get Private Internet Access for only $2.59/month plus 3 extra months free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What we see or hear may not always be what it seems. Often there are obscuring tricks of the light or ghostly whispers that sound like whistles on the wind. It comes down to the mind’s eye to believe in the stories that reveal horrors that can deceive. All of it hides behind the veil of a distorted reality. First, a harrowing tale based on the mythic internet video “Girldog." Next, a visitor’s facade falls when faced with their hunger. After that, a letter for the lady in the frame & a new tale of a demon on the wall. And finally, a message from beyond demands your attention. Make sure to check out the new podcast, Wild Wild Tech, available wherever you get your podcasts! https://bit.ly/WildWildTech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pop some popcorn, imagine the flashing lights, and step right into the big top of your mind. The sounds of laughter and carnival music are so loud you almost can’t hear the clowns feasting on the children or the screams behind the curtains. This circus is free to enter but it will take something that you’ll miss...if you make it out alive. Enjoy the show at the Carn-evil of Frights. First, "Fancy Flopsy" is your clown friend till the end. Next, a death-defying high-wire act goes wrong in "The White Rabbit". After that, a detour to the real-life haunted clown Motel. And finally, a circus trinket goes POP and you’re next, in Jack in the Box (Abridged) by Michael Thomas Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When presences make themselves known, we often wonder if they knowingly crossed boundaries to invade our surroundings or the spaces of our minds. They can appear as ghosts or demons and sometimes as even yourself. Fight and push back on the creeping powers cornering us before it’s too late. Protective measures can be taken. Light the sage, hold those crystals, focus your energies and say a prayer if you need to. Just beware the uninvited. First, doppelganger paranoia in “The Tulpa” an anonymous creepypasta. Next, the woman in the painting is staring at you. After that, fan mail and “The Dark Wraith” a creepypasta to invade your senses. And finally, Mary Stockum sees you, Mary Stockum haunts you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are we ever really acting of our own free will? All around us are unexplained scrapes or splashes, presences, all around us. Who's to say they don’t influence us...some are guiding us, while others are waiting to take hold and over our actions. At any moment, they might strike, taking away our final acts of free will. First, an accessory can transform your entire look. Next, a sinking feeling of dread at church camp. After that, the ghostly grip of the past tightens around our necks. And finally, “You’re Not Going Crazy” a Creepy Pasta written by Anonymous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Allowing yourself to be a conduit to the energies around you is a bold choice. Be careful. Taking the path less traveled is adventurous but attuning yourself with the right energy is key. Take protective measures, respect the spaces you move through. If you don’t, you can open yourself up to horrors beyond your imagination. Today we explore true supernatural tales. First, beware what you awaken when you trespass. Next, not all family gifts are blessings. After that, death follows from birth. And finally, we discuss the harrowing event of the Suitcase found on Randonautica. So make sure you listen all the way to the end Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Love can drive one to insanity, journeys can take unexpected twists on cobblestone streets in the dark, and you don’t know what truly lies beyond paths that can test even the closest of friends. These are places life can take you that are gravely gothic. First, a lost love returns determined on forever. Next, the dead of the night holds a girl tight. After that, a wife seeks more than till death do us part. And finally, a motley crew encounters a mad entity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last we ventured together we unleashed hidden terrors lurking in the cartridges of old school video games. It begs the question what exactly do we hope to find in the video games of yore? Perhaps these forces should remain in the past, locked in the machinery of old systems. First, we hear the chilling conclusion of our story Critter Valley. Then we read some fanmail that shares how the supernatural can shape us while we’re young. And finally we end with a classic Creepy Pasta titled “Looking for an Old Game” by Anonymous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We surround ourselves with the material, the man-made objects, and technology. Sometimes they even become a part of us. Sometimes that is as decoration or life aids. Other times they take a part of ourselves. These hidden things hold their own energies and we never know if that energy could bring joy or terror until they are unleashed. First, Beware the used games you buy, a killer deal might come at a price. Next, body art can bring out demons beneath the skin. After that, A poem follows what needs to feed. And finally, an anonymous creepy pasta delves into twisted mechanics of a popular game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you’re not raised on superstitions, entities of lore can lure the most vulnerable into their clutches. If these tales didn’t have a shred of truth to them, why then do most cultures have them? Always heed the warnings of folklore or before you know it, you might quickly slip into the jaws of danger. First, Respect your elders or expect their regards. Next, will you answer the call of the Banshee? After that, The Berberoka rises to the surface to pull you down. And finally, fan mail for smile.dog and a case in defense of dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sights and sounds can blind our judgement if they’re under the control of sinister powers. Does a mask hide fangs? Can forces embed dangerous visions in our mind? Bright spotlights can hide many things behind them. Leaving you delirious and wondering if it’s all a real threat or just a morbid illusion. First, you can’t escape the Shapeshifting Yaksha. Next, an immersive audio journey into our third eye to trick our minds. And finally we hear the true story behind Bright Like Knives with the writer Ivan Salazar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The spider’s web that stories create online are spun over and over as they get retold and spread. The lines blur fact and fiction and as you get closer to look, it’s already too late--you’re trapped. It’s dangerous to believe every scary story you read online because even the most ridiculous tales hold a frightening grain of truth. But we never know for sure since so few live to spread the word. Only scraps of digital footprints remain and even those grow cold as death. First, we search for Smile.dog, the iconic Creepypasta abridged. Next, beware what you say, it’s dying to come true. After that, a cyber threat befalls us in The Theater, a beloved Creepypasta. And finally, a couple’s retreat makes for some killer romance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we go about our daily lives, we’ve been trained to think that the material world that we see is all that exists. But that’s just not true, and it’s foolish to continue to believe so even when the shadows surround us. When we hear mysterious noises and feel as if we’re being followed...but no one is there. Don’t ignore the truth of the matter. We are never alone. First, and I repeat, we are never alone. Next, we get lost on a chilling walk in the woods. After that, frightful spirits in poetic verse. And finally, there’s danger in the mines in “Coal Dust” an anonymous creepypasta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We can get used to life's ebbs and flows, the constants of normalcy until things change. It can be abrupt, tearing apart the world you thought you knew and you find yourself stumbling into unfamiliar danger. First, Don’t let Grandma see you sneak in. Next, Discover a midnight snack like no other. After that, Beware the lady by the sea. And finally, mourn with the phantom seamstress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Friendship is something we all count on to get through life’s trials and tribulations. But be careful who you trust. Toxic friendships and harmful patterns can destroy souls. Following the wrong friends is dangerous. Are your friends worth sticking with until the end? First, new girls encounter a creepy truth about school cliques. Next, an old-timey shop invites girls to transform into ladies. After that, a haunted bridge leaves found-footage hard to be believed. And finally, don’t forget your oldest of friends, they haven’t forgotten you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The locations are filled with unknown energies. Even familiar places once revisited can unveil unnoticed danger. Look close, find the paths leading to life-altering discoveries. Follow these dark discoveries and know that you won’t come back the same...that is if you come back at all. First, an excavation digs up an ancient deity. Next, trespassers enter forbidden paths. After that, a mother’s work is never done. And finally, a nighttime scraping noise at the window. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s important to know where things come from. Whether it’s an old locket that beckons for you to open it, an entity that whispers to you in your dreams, or the inspirational origins of your favorite scary stories. If we’re to know how to proceed forward, we must know the shaky steps it took to get where we are now. These are Tales of Classic Terrors. First, our modern reimagining of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque of The Red Death. Next, an art collection displays deadly secret. After that, a home housing a negative being within it. And finally, a homebound man spirals into madness in Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demons are always watching and come in many different forms. Amongst many things they can be entities dwelling in hidden places or fragments hidden inside your own mind coaxing the nightmares out of your subconscious. How many demons have you faced today? What demons do you face every day? First, a Korean myth proves that it is all about the timing. Next, dark visions foretell a bloody fate. After that, a soul will do anything for a real home. And finally, an ear-worm of a tale, the anonymous creepypasta “The Birds Are Singing." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Light is a comfort to us. We’re forever reaching for the light switch first because if you can see it, you know what to fight, right? But the eye catching brightness of a ghost can blind you to the darkness around & behind it. Those deep dark spaces the light doesn’t touch, spaces filled with shadows, always watching...always waiting. First, a real life encounter with a creepypasta monster. Next, a picture is worth a thousand screams. After that, a filipino legend guides us to fortune or doom. And finally, the final light speaks in classic creepypasta “Gateway of The Mind” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices