Scared To Death

By: Dan Cummins Lynze Cummins
  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • Nightmare Fuel #27: Moloch's Pact Part Two: Satanic Panic
    Mar 7 2025

    In this twenty-seventh installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we return to 1988 once more, and to the town of Deacon's Point, to find out if local high school student Chance Watkins and homicide detective Rob Shoemaker are able to stop a satanic cult from killing more teen girls and bringing a powerful demon into the world that could possibly kill millions.

    This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all the creepy background noises! If you like this episode, please let us know wherever you rate and review podcasts. Thanks so much!

    For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.com

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • The Nurse's Office
    Mar 5 2025

    Dan's first of two stories is centered around a school nurse who claims her encounter literally ended her career. It’s very intense, and not fun to think that what she claims to have witnessed could be real. For his second story, Dan will share the haunted lore of South Carolina’s Oakwood Cemetery, and an encounter that took place there. Lynze gives us two spoopy tales and one heart-warming story of confirmation. Her first story takes out to the woods where a bunch of kids party with the unknown. Then, someone is joined in bed by a not-so-comforting visitor. And finally, a beautiful story of a mom speaking to her son from the great beyond.

    Bad Magic New Merch Monday: Introducing the Scared to Death Snakes Tee featuring a prominent classic sigil icon surrounded by some serious spoopy snakes. We also have this illustration available on a tank top for the upcoming sunny weather season! AND it made for a sweet mousepad design so check that out as well. Also available now, the official employee uniform tee for all non civilian facing ANEEW employees. We also have new hats!! Check out the quick-dry summer SnapBack featuring the stdp sigil and badge text. Available in 3 very cool colors! Grab your new gear at badmagicproductions.com today!

    Thank you for continuing to send in your stories, Creeps and Peepers!

    Please keep doing so!!

    Send them to mystory@scaredtodeathpodcast.com

    Send everything else to info@scaredtodeathpodcast.com

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    Thank you for listening!

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    Mailing Address:

    Scared to Death

    c/o Timesuck Podcast

    PO Box 3891

    Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816

    Opening 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."

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • The Exorcism Of Joan Vollmer
    Feb 26 2025

    The first tale this week is the disturbing story of an exorcism that took place in a small town in Australia in 1993. It is upsetting on so many levels. Then Dan shares the lore and modern encounters surrounding the abandoned Manteno State Hospital south of Chicago. Real life horror, and paranormal horror. Lynze shares one of the best and strangest ouija board fan tales ever! Then she wraps up the episode with what she calls her favorite UFO story to date!

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    Thank you for continuing to send in your stories, Creeps and Peepers!

    Please keep doing so!!

    Send them to mystory@scaredtodeathpodcast.com

    Send everything else to info@scaredtodeathpodcast.com

    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.

    Please rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.

    Thank you for listening!

    Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TT

    Website: https://www.badmagicproductions.com/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcast

    Instagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5

    Mailing Address:

    Scared to Death

    c/o Timesuck Podcast

    PO Box 3891

    Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816

    Opening 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."

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    1 hr and 30 mins

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the spoopiest time of the day

to be honest, i enjoy all of Dan Cummins podcasts, from timesuck to scared to death to is we dumb! here, Dan and is wife Lindzy (i may have spelled her name wrong it is early and i apologize) tell each other the spookiest stories they find or are sent in. i love listening to them while at work to keep my mind at least a little sane. keep up the good work! 3 out of 5 stars, wouldn't change a thing!

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great show

love the show and everything else badmagic 3 out ofn5 stars wouldn't change a thing

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You guys are my favorite horror podcast!

I work overnights and can't wait till 12am Thursday for your new episode and the new spooks!

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No other podcast compares

Literally the best podcast out there. I’ve listened to every episode and wait for the next one to come out every week. Dan is a master storyteller can’t tell me different and Lindsay’s stories are always really good. This is the podcast I always recommend.

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Hubby and wifey goals!

These two get to work together and do this for a living. How amazing! Dan is always funny, and Lindsay seems to reflect his sense of humor pretty well! The stories are so easy to get caught up in, and you’ll find yourself jumping.. I do anyway!
The storytelling done by Dan is laid out so well by the way! I know Lindsay doesn’t get that option..maybe because she does fan stories.. but her stories tend to be creepier than dans! Fantastically sweet balance y’all!

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yes and yes

loved this! new favorite podcast! just convinced the hubby to listen with me. highly recommend!

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Creeper for sure!

Absolutely love this podcast! Dan and Linzey manage to be both funny and scary at the same time. The stories they are able to find are very scary and unique. I am 100% a creeper. I love all creepy things and I love that Dan is able to find stories scary enough to give even me goosebumps!

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My Favorite Podcast!

I love listening to this podcast. Dan and Lynze are so entertaining to listen and watch. Keep up the great work!

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true spooky tales

Dan and Lynze narrate some great, supposedly true horror stories. I especially enjoy the fan stories, which can't be found anywhere else! There's definitely a believe- ability to these. A lot of podcasts have very fake sounding horror stories, but these are more crisp and realistic to me. I love their open minded point of view on the supernatural. It could all be fake, but it only takes *one* true story...

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The Best and Creepiest podcast EVER!!

I love this podcast, I've listened to all of them and can't wait for more! I'm definitely a creep and this is my new favorite thing in life!

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