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CARMAN'S CRYPT
Step into Carman's Crypt, where every week, a new door to terror creaks open. Host Carman Carrion, acclaimed creator of Freaky Folklore and Destination Terror, invites you to explore the depths of horror through original, spine-chilling short stories crafted to haunt your dreams.Each episode of Carman's Crypt presents a fresh, fictional tale of terror, meticulously penned to send shivers down your spine. From ghostly whispers in abandoned halls to cosmic horrors lurking beyond the veil of…
Episodes
CARMAN'S CRYPTThree Thirty-Three - The Dog That Came Back Wrong
Maddie is twelve, and she’s recording this on her mom’s old phone. Her beagle, Biscuit, died last week. He came back the next night. Now she wakes at 3:33…
CARMAN'S CRYPTHead Hunter - The Knocking On the Roof
It's Halloween night, and the Marlowe family is headed home from a perfect evening of trick-or-treating in Pine Hollow. Then the station wagon dies on a dark…
CARMAN'S CRYPT5 Scary Horror Stories Compilation | Carman's Crypt
The Cryptkeeper's Choice is back. These are the five original horror stories you couldn't stop listening to since spring: a predator at the door, a town gone…
CARMAN'S CRYPTUber Driver Picks Up the Wrong Passenger - Scary Rideshare Horror Story
An Uber driver picks up the wrong passenger at 3 a.m., and by the time he realizes it, the rideshare app won't let him cancel the trip. Danny Reyes has three…
CARMAN'S CRYPTVACANCY - Creepy Motel Horror Story
You take one wrong exit on a rainy night and find a motel with its VACANCY sign lit and its doors all painted the same green. The clerk knows how many of you…
CARMAN'S CRYPTDon’t Pull the Irons
My grandmother died in February and left me forty acres of Arkansas hill ground, a farmhouse built in 1896, and a family cemetery swallowed by greenbrier…
CARMAN'S CRYPTBEAUTY AND THE BEAST - When Love Turns Feral PART THREE (Finale) The Only One Left
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, including body horror, animal death, injury and dismemberment, death of a sibling, and…
CARMAN'S CRYPTBEAUTY AND THE BEAST - When Love Turns Feral PART TWO
Lucy thought Scotland was behind her. It wasn't. What followed her home doesn't want to hurt her — it wants to be loved, and it's willing to tear apart…
CARMAN'S CRYPTBEAUTY AND THE BEAST -When Love Turns Feral
Lucy went to the Highlands alone to put her life back together. She came home with a shadow that knows her name, leaves gifts at her door, and gets inside…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Compound - A Modern Jekyll and Hyde Horror Story
Danny is drowning. A year of missed calls, late meetings, and quiet mornings he can't climb out of — until the company wellness program puts him on an…
CARMAN'S CRYPTHeld Breath — Something Came Up From the Cave and It Can Hear Your Fear
There's something new at the bottom of the hollow. It's blind. It can't hear your voice. But it hunts the one thing you can't hide forever — the drum of a…
CARMAN'S CRYPTROOM SEVEN - Every room in the hotel has a ghost… except one.
Every room in the hotel has a ghost… except one. Casa Esencia sits alone on the cliffs — a wedding venue that makes its money by being beautiful and just a…
CARMAN'S CRYPTYield - Why This Town's Crops Never Fail - A Carman's Crypt Horror Story
Every town has a story it won't tell. Cane Bend has a field. The crops out there never fail. The wells never run dry. Nobody who lives in Cane Bend will tell…
CARMAN'S CRYPTDeep Tan - 1985 Tanning Salon Horror Story
#HorrorStory #80sHorror #BodyHorror The women who come to Sun Society keep getting better. Smoother. Younger. And a lot hungrier. Summer 1985. Dawn is…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Keeping - She Died in 1953 and Never Noticed
Verlie Pike has kept the house on Sorrel Bend Road since before the sweetgum tree got tall. She lets the light in every morning. She counts the six doors in…
CARMAN'S CRYPTBone Country - A Sturgis Rally Horror Story
Four riders leave Sturgis on the last day of the rally and take a shortcut that isn't onany map. A blown tire strands them beside a sinkhole full of bones —…
CARMAN'S CRYPTGood Boy - The Dog That Came Back from the Grave
After losing his wife in a devastating car crash, Marcus Hale returns home with nothing left to live for. Then, one rainy night, he hears the familiar click of…
CARMAN'S CRYPTWhen the Water Goes Down, They Come Up
The drought took Cormorant Lake down eleven feet. Then nineteen. Then a number they stopped putting on the news — because the water had finally dropped far…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Night the Woods Woke Up
The wind behind the old Granger place didn't howl. It talked. That was the thing nobody could explain, the thing that made grown men in Bellefontaine go quiet…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Nursery | There's a Second Voice on the Baby Monitor
When Hannah and Eli bring their daughter home, they expect the ordinary terrors of new parenthood—the sleepless nights, the endless feedings, the bone-deep…
CARMAN'S CRYPTSecond Sleep | Why You Should Never Wake at 3AM
For three weeks, Elliot slept better than he had in years. He'd stopped fighting the thing that jolted him awake at 3 a.m. every night and started welcoming…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Clay Man of Lady Bird Lake
When children begin disappearing during Austin's violent rainstorms, podcaster Rowan Vale investigates whispers of a clay creature that emerges from storm…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Tree That Collected Children
Some doors don't close all the way. Tommy Walker was eight years old when his family moved to a farmhouse at the edge of silent woods — woods that sang. What…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Knocking at Lost Lake | Something Follows Him Home
A wildlife surveyor takes a remote cabin job near Minnesota's cursed Lost Lake. When knocking starts at 2:14 AM, he discovers some warnings should never be…
CARMAN'S CRYPTA Strange Flower Appeared Overnight... Then the Town Died
When a strange plant appears overnight in widow Maeve's garden, she tells herself it's just curiosity that keeps her from destroying it. But as the pale…
CARMAN'S CRYPTI Stopped at a Rest Area That Doesn't Exist
Enjoy this ad free episode compliments of Carman’s Crypt: When Jenna stops at a deserted rest stop in the middle of the night, she finds expired snacks from…
CARMAN'S CRYPTI Got Lost on a Hidden Trail in the Woods
Amber has walked the same trail every morning for four years—until the day a fallen tree blocks her path. Taking what should be a quick detour through the…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Humming - A Terrifying 3AM Encounter with a Cemetery Ghost
Two teenage brothers working the late shift at a fancy restaurant don't leave until 3 a.m. On their drive home through empty Tampa streets, they hear something…
CARMAN'S CRYPTCARMAN'S CRYPT - CRYPTKEEPER'S CHOICE: HOME INVASION HORRORS
Welcome to a special edition of Carman's Crypt, where we're unlocking the vault to revisit five of your most-requested nightmares. This compilation explores a…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe One Who Splits
Story by Sydney Halladay, Adapted by Carman Carrion Kyle Henderson's new house feels wrong from the first night. The angles don't quite meet. The shadows fall…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Blizzard Didn’t Kill Them. Something Else Did
What Hunts in the Blizzard Two friends. One week in the Canadian Rockies. A blizzard that hits like a wall of white. When Aaron and the narrator find shelter…
CARMAN'S CRYPTTail of the Demon
Inspired by a true experience shared by Tyler J., Adapted by Carman Carrion Alex finds a demon ring on the subway—dark metal, intricate carving, eyes that glow…
CARMAN'S CRYPTWhen the House Started Rotting
What happens when you refuse to grow up? When the world outside your basement becomes an inconvenience you can ignore? Dalton is about to learn that some…
CARMAN'S CRYPTEvery Streetlight in Town Exploded at Once
They say every town has secrets. Dark things buried beneath pleasant smiles and Sunday potlucks. But in Millbrook, those secrets were about to be dragged into…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Sound of Gravel - The Night a Predator Came to the Door
Seventeen-year-old Sadie thought she had the perfect plan: a weekend home alone while her family attended her brother's baseball tournament. But when a…
CARMAN'S CRYPTTHE THING THAT WATCHES FROM THE CORNER OF YOUR EYE
You’ve seen it before. That flicker in the corner of your eye. The shadow that disappears the second you turn your head. The shape that feels like it’s…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Town That Doesn't Exist - A Horror Story
She Drove Into a Town Not on Any Map — And Something Followed Her Home A young woman takes a wrong turn down a fog-covered road and finds herself in Hollow…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Tree That Moves | A Camping Horror Story
Welcome back to Carman's Crypt, where the shadows breathe and the familiar becomes fatal. Tonight's tale takes us deep into the Cascade backcountry, where…
CARMAN'S CRYPTIt Wears My Face Now
Some stories don’t end when the screaming stops. Some only begin when something else wakes up inside you. In this episode of Carman’s Crypt, we descend into…
CARMAN'S CRYPTSomeone Used the Dog Door to Break Into My House | True Horror Story
A mother and her toddler settle in for movie night, but when her phone dies and she goes to charge it, Sarah spots something terrifying in her backyard—a…
CARMAN'S CRYPTTHE NURSERY RHYME MURDERS
When children's lullabies become calls to murder, and innocence itself becomes a weapon, how do you protect what cannot be protected? In this week's…
CARMAN'S CRYPTI DON'T WANNA GO DOWN TO THE BASEMENT - THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE
I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement - There's Something Down There Tonight's chilling tale comes from listener Masked Rider Chris, who weaves a story of…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Family Business
The Family Business Carman’s Crypt | Original Horror Fiction What if the people who raised you… trained you? When seventeen-year-old David returns home after…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Christmas Tree Farm
Welcome back to another chilling tale from Carman's Crypt! As we approach the holiday season, I've got a Christmas story that might make you think twice about…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Echo That Learned My Name - A Psychological Horror Story About Creative Burnout
Send us a text Tonight's tale hits dangerously close to home, my lovely Cryptkeepers. " The Echo That Learned My Name - A Psychological Horror Story About…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Babysitter App
Send us a text When 16-year-old Laney is forced to use a cheerful-looking babysitter app, she expects a boring weekend stuck with an overqualified stranger—not…
CARMAN'S CRYPTSomething Under His House Was Hungry for His Bones
Send us a text When Jonah moves into a cheap little bungalow on Birch Street, he expects creaking floors, old pipes, and maybe the occasional mouse. What he…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Stick Man Who Knows Your Name
Send us a text Season 3, Episode 56 "The Stick Man Who Knows Your Name" When Jayme Hollis lost her first tooth at five years old, she woke not to the Tooth…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe House That Whispers Your Secrets
Send us a text Season 3, Episode 1: When Madison hears her family's darkest secret whispered from the windows of the abandoned Hartwell house, she convinces…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Cryptkeepers Choice - 5 Horror Stories
Send us a text Welcome back to Carman's Crypt, where nightmares are born and terror knows no bounds. As we prepare to unlock the doors to an even more sinister…
CARMAN'S CRYPTTRICK OR TREAT, SMELL MY FEET
Send us a text Tonight, we have a very special Halloween tale for you. A story about traditions, about consequences, and about what happens when you refuse to…
CARMAN'S CRYPTDing Dong,You're Dead
Send us a text A teenage dare in a quiet Oregon neighborhood revives a long-buried legend — one that's more than just a story whispered at sleepovers. When…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Pumpkin Patch
Send us a text Season 2, Episode 50: "The Pumpkin Patch" (This story is a fun one that is safe for the kiddos) Welcome back to another terrifying tale from…
CARMAN'S CRYPTWhere She Lies
Send us a text Season 2, Episode 49: "Where She Lies" In this bone-chilling episode of Carman's Crypt, we follow Lucy as she takes what should be a simple…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Sculpture
Send us a text Season 2, Episode 48 Welcome to another chilling episode of Carman's Crypt. Tonight, we share a listener submission from Dan Matthews of…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Screen-Eater
Send us a text Season 2, Episode 47: "The Screen-Eater" Welcome back to the Crypt, dear listeners. Tonight's tale comes to us from the year 2525, a cautionary…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Last Ward
Send us a text Episode Title: "The Last Ward" In this chilling episode of Carman's Crypt, we follow Zayne Thibodaux, a desperate security guard who takes a…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThe Dark Hours
Send us a text Carman's Crypt Season 2 Episode 45: "The Dark Hours" This week in the Crypt, we follow Katherine "Kat" Hightower, a 28-year-old graphic designer…
CARMAN'S CRYPTThey Come When It Rains
Send us a text Carman's Crypt Season 2 Episode 44: "They Come When It Rains" This week in the Crypt, we follow seventeen-year-old Nate who spent his entire…
CARMAN'S CRYPTTil Death Do Us Part
Send us a text Season 2, Episode 43: "Until Death Do Us Part" Welcome back to Carman's Crypt, where chrome meets the paranormal and horsepower haunts the…