Beyond Your Nightmares

Recall your earliest childhood memory. How old were you in this memory? Four? Five? Developmental neuroscience tells us we do not form episodic memories before the age of three. Supposedly, memories from before this...

It started with nostalgia. I hadn’t read horror in years. I dipped back into the NoSleep subreddit to see what people were writing now. I wish I hadn’t. Everything felt off. Then I found it. A thread with the title...

I work as the announcer for our town’s only radio station. In this town, we don’t have 911. The station acts as our unofficial emergency system. Most nights were uneventful, but some calls left me deeply unsettled. This...

This week we are going to take a look through the subreddit, Bureau of Investigation. A community dedicated to solving crimes and mysteries. This week we’ll cover stories from a 17-year-old whose former teacher has been...

Writing this for a personal sense of closure. I had an allergic reaction to medication in a hospital which caused a seizure that closed my windpipe. This happened late at night in a rural hospital and some protocols...

In the spirit of the scary season. Paranormal or not. What is the scariest, creepiest or most unsettling experience of your life? Additional writing, hosting and production by Ali Music is by Myuu Hosted on Acast. See...

This week’s episode is going to be something a little different in honour of my favourite holiday. Halloween. A little fiction to break up the horrific stories I tell on my podcasts. And to celebrate the return of...

Nothing is as terrifying as the sounds we hear in the dark. The slow creak of a door opening late at night... or a whisper in a room when you thought you were alone... or a distant scream in the wind. One noise at the...

When there’s a few of us off-shift, we’ll typically sneak off as a little squad, head down with a few boxes of popcorn and watch for like an hour or more. It’s always fascinating, and it’s always different... Screen...

When there’s a few of us off-shift, we’ll typically sneak off as a little squad, head down with a few boxes of popcorn and watch for like an hour or more. It’s always fascinating, and it’s always different... Screen...

In an instant the light enveloped the entire room. My bedroom was wiped away by a blast of bright blinding white. All went silent, all ceased to exist, the smell of McDonalds takeout and sweat dispersed into the abyss...

What if there was a place you could retreat to any time you like, and escape from reality? Well, perhaps I could offer a solution to your problem. There are no catches or drawbacks, you'll be getting exactly what you...

Didn't matter if we beat it to the room we figured out it was moving towards, screamed at it, wore crucifixes and prayed it away, it would arrive nonetheless. Pressure, cold, lights out. Didn't make a difference. We...

By now, the oil lanterns had gone out. I tried to hurry Daniel along, but he insisted on pulling the spotlight back up. Then he fell off the bridge. One big splash, and he was under the surface. Original story by...

I'm going to tell you about a town—a town you should never go to. For your protection, I won't tell you the name or location. But I'll tell you this: if you ever think you might be in this town, get the hell out of...