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 #30: Operation Wandering Soul
    Apr 18 2025

    In this thirtieth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins.... we head to the tropical jungle of Vietnam's Annamese mountains. On a dark, rainy night in January of 1968, PsyWar Detachment Six - a six-man team and part of the US military’s shadowy MACV-SOG Command - was conducting black operations meant to terrify and break the spirits of the Viet Cong. But in the end, no one will be scared more than the soldiers themselves...

    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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  • The Man Outside The Cabin
    Apr 16 2025

    We are in a bit of a remote, wooded double feature today for Dan's tales. The first of two stories is composed out of what may have been a hermit’s final diary entries, as a man living alone in a remote cabin writes of something terrorizing him. Then we hear the legend of the Dungarvon Whooper, a folklore coming from an old logging camp in New Brunswick, Canada. Then Lynze gives us a life long but seemingly harmless attachment. Or is it? What's happening to this person? Lastly, what Dan says is possibly the most horrifying tale he's ever heard from Lynze- what happens when you cannot tell reality from nightmare?

    Merch Announcement Check out this super cool illustration of a 3 eyed, 4 horned, snarling demon dog. In addition to this as a tee, you should see the jacket! Very cool!! Check out all of incredible merch at badmagicproductions.com

    LIVE EXPERIENCES If you'd like to see us perform live this year, visit badmagicproductions.com for our annual summer camp or crimewaveatsea.com/scared for a spoopy cruise this fall!

    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/

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    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 18 mins
  • The Boy
    Apr 9 2025

    We start with a very upsetting story of an imaginary friend in Council Bluffs, Iowa that Dan does an amazing job of bringing to life. Then, in his second tale of the week Dan takes us to Tujunga Canyon for a very bizarre UFO encounter. Lynze offers us a haunted house double feature this week with both of her tales providing spoopy encounters at home!

    LIVE EXPERIENCES: If you'd like to see us perform live this year, visit badmagicproductions.com for our annual summer camp or crimewaveatsea.com/scared for a spoopy cruise this fall!

    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 28 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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