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On the Appalachian Trail, an unexpected gift can make all the difference. A bottle of water. Something to eat. A little help when the miles become too much. Hikers call it "trail magic." Matthew Calder could certainly use some. Alone after his girlfriend’s early departure, he’s determined to finish the hike they started together. Then his backpack vanishes, taking his food, shelter, and means of calling for help. By nightfall, the supplies someone has left behind feel like a miracle. But another day passes without a single person on the trail. Then another. And whoever keeps leaving those gifts seems to know exactly what Matt needs. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

Scott Madsen has grown accustomed to sleeping alone. After years of sharing a bed and a troubled marriage, he can finally stretch out, settle in, and rest undisturbed. Then a cold touch follows him out of a dream. He wakes to find a hand wrapped around the foot he left outside the covers. Someone is beside his bed—or beneath it. Whoever it is won’t answer him. And when the grip tightens, Scott realizes that reaching the bedroom door may be far more dangerous than staying where he is. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

Beneath the oaks of Shady Grove Cemetery, Allan reads to his sisters and tells his mother about his life. Their graves are the closest thing to home he has left—and now the man who murdered them is coming to stay. His father’s burial arrangements are paid for. The objections have been dismissed. By tomorrow, a killer will be lowered into the earth beside his victims, unless Allan’s years of whispered rituals and hidden offerings can accomplish what his protests could not. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

A disturbing broadcast interrupts an ordinary evening in rural Vermont. At an abandoned cemetery, police have surrounded a mausoleum, a doomsday cult refuses to surrender, and the cameras are still rolling. Then a black fog pours across the grounds—and the transmission ends. Norman believes there must be an explanation. But as the darkness spreads through the countryside, cutting off roads and silencing communications, the emergency on television becomes a threat to the home he shares with his wife, Wendy. Authorities have issued a simple instruction: stay indoors. With the windows disappearing behind an impenetrable blackness, Norman gathers what he needs to keep them safe. Outside, shapes are moving through the fog. Inside, every unanswered question makes the house feel smaller. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

There is one place Lydia never wants to spend the night: home. To the man falling in love with her, it’s an odd preference in an otherwise effortless relationship. Her apartment is comfortable, clean, and only a short walk from the bar. There’s no reason they shouldn’t stay. Then the knocking begins. Whoever is outside won’t speak. Lydia won’t explain. She only clings to him and begs him to leave the door alone. He wants to help, but every question he asks seems to frighten her more. In our latest episode, host and narrator Drew Blood brings Elias Witherow’s chilling tale of intimacy and hidden terror to life. Behind the warmth of a new romance lies a secret that becomes harder to ignore with every blow against the door. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

Three friends arrive in Nepal determined to conquer Mera Peak before their vacation days run out. They have climbing experience, a tight budget, and every reason to believe the warnings about an off-season ascent are overly cautious. Clear skies and easy progress seem to prove them right. Then the snow begins, an injury slows their pace, and one of them claims a stranger has been watching him sleep inside his tent. There are no unfamiliar tracks outside, and his companions are reluctant to believe him. But as visibility dwindles and the distance between the climbers grows, the possibility that someone is following them becomes harder to dismiss. High on the mountain, with the weather closing in, they must decide how much they can trust one another—and what they are willing to believe before it is too late. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

An ordinary walk. A body in the water. A warning spoken by something that should have stayed silent. For one lonely bookstore clerk, that encounter marks the beginning of an unexpectedly wonderful life. A better job. A home. A woman he loves. After years of going nowhere, everything finally seems to be falling into place. But good fortune offers no explanation for itself, and the woman at the center of his happiness is keeping a sorrow he cannot bear to leave alone. Helping her may mean returning to the one place he promised himself he would never visit again. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

Gillean Rush has everything a rock star could want: sold-out arenas, endless indulgence, and a career that seems destined to burn forever. There is only one problem. None of it truly belongs to him. After a triumphant performance, Gil is approached by a stranger in a spotless white suit with forty thousand dollars, an irresistible proposition, and the promise of freedom from the manager who made him famous. But as Gillean may soon discover, some contracts cannot be broken, and some gift comes with conditions buried deep in the fine print. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

At Forest Oaks, repairs are temporary, complaints are ignored, and the tenants have learned not to expect much from management. For Dale, the complex’s new maintenance man, the job is only something to endure until better work comes along. Then he receives a request from apartment 11-A. BeBe Evans needs her thermostat fixed—and insists the temperature must remain precisely seventy degrees so she can continue observing her universe. The other residents call her “Crazy God Lady.” BeBe claims the title is more accurate than they realize. Dale dismisses her warnings, mocks her promises, and leaves the repair unfinished. But when impossible things begin appearing around the complex, he is forced to wonder whether the woman in white is truly delusional—or whether he has offended something capable of governing life, death, and what comes afterward. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

On the outskirts of Nobility, Texas, Colt makes his living buying and selling the things respectable people pretend they don’t want. Guns, drugs, stolen goods—everything has a price at Colt’s Junk, provided the local police receive their share. Then two men arrive with something Colt has never seen before: an ancient, mummified body stitched together from the remains of multiple people. Colt expects the grotesque discovery to earn him a small fortune. But after nightfall, the corpse begins to move—and its damaged limbs seem to be asking for help. When satisfying its needs brings an extraordinary change in Colt’s luck, a single illicit purchase becomes the foundation of a far more horrifying enterprise. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

For ten years, no one knew Collette Whimpley was still alive. Then hikers hear screaming beneath the overgrown land behind her father’s abandoned home, and a local sheriff uncovers a young woman trapped in a world of darkness, isolation, and secrets. Taking responsibility for her recovery, he welcomes Collette into his own home, hoping that patience and kindness can help her reclaim the life stolen from her. But Collette remembers things no one can explain. She speaks of a bad man who visits beneath the moon, gifts that should never be given, and a haunting tally that always ends with the same two words: Seven down. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

Kevin Loomis has turned ruined houses into an empire. With a television show, a recognizable brand, and an instinct for extracting profit from other people’s misfortunes, he has earned the nickname “King Loomis—the Friendly Flipper.” His latest acquisition could be his greatest triumph yet: an abandoned cabin buried deep in the Louisiana bayou, purchased for the unbelievable price of five hundred dollars. It may be overflowing with decades of hoarded belongings, but beneath the decay, Kevin sees exactly what he always sees—a payday. Then he discovers that the cabin isn’t empty. Stranded miles from civilization and surrounded by predators, Kevin must rely on his wits to survive a wilderness that cannot be charmed, cheated, or cheaply renovated. In this viciously entertaining tale of creature horror, the self-proclaimed king of house flipping is about to learn what happens when he trespasses in another creature’s kingdom. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

Twenty years ago, brothers David and Ron learned that distinction beside a lonely lake, where an old story about something lurking beneath the water became horrifyingly real. They survived—but neither man ever truly escaped what happened there. Now they’ve returned. With their friend Dan behind the camera and decades of unanswered questions waiting beneath the surface, the brothers are determined to discover whether the nightmare that destroyed their childhood was real… or whether memory has transformed tragedy into something monstrous. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

For Paul, the lonely truck stop glowing in the darkness should be a welcome sight—a chance for gas, coffee, and maybe a slice of pecan pie before getting back on the road. Then he walks inside and realizes everyone is staring out the window. Something has appeared beneath the lights outside. Something that wasn't there minutes ago. And when newly installed security cameras reveal how it arrived, the handful of strangers inside the diner suddenly have a much bigger problem than reaching the next town. Beyond the parking lot lies miles of wilderness. Somewhere within it, something is watching. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

Grace Merritt has the kind of marriage other couples envy. Nearly ten years together. A loving husband. Not a single fight between them. At least, none that Grace can remember. But after a terrifying late-night incident leaves her with an impossible object and no explanation for how it got there, Grace begins searching for answers. Every new clue, however, seems to contradict something she knows about herself, her husband, or the life they've built together. Soon, one unsettling question becomes impossible to ignore: What if their marriage isn't perfect because they've never had anything to fight about—but because Grace has been made to forget? Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/