Otis Jiry's Scary Stories Told in the Dark: A Horror Anthology Series

In this nineteenth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you two terrifying tales from [Dan David](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/dan-david/) and [Joshua L. Hood](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/joshua-l-hood/), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), about the strange things that are known to happen – and that have been known to be encountered – when one ventures off the well-worn path, and into the small towns that make up what we call "_The Boondocks." _See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e19/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e19/)

In this eighteenth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we pick up where part 3 of author [Eric Dodd](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/eric-dodd/)‘s series “_The Stairs and the Doorway_” left off last week, and continue the saga with the fourth part – and the conclusion – of his thrilling tale, entitled "_The Side Tunnel,"_ again performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/). Join us once more as explore the secrets beneath our feet, in a search for answers, and perhaps closure. See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e18/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e18/)

In this seventeenth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you three terrifying tales from author [Eric Dodd](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/eric-dodd/), all of them connected and part of the same series of events, performed here in sequential order by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/). Journey with us in the dismal depths of dormant places, which hold secrets darker than the Stygian pits from whence they come, and discover what happens when mortal man comes face to face with its eternal inhabitants, with no choice but to listen to its "_Whispers in the Dark."_ See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e17/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e17/)

In this sixteenth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you chapters 7-9 - and the thrilling conclusion - of author [Jasper DeWitt](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/jasper-dewitt/)'s epic horror saga, performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which chronicles the events in the life of a practicing psychiatrist and his interactions with the patient that nearly drove him out of medicine. We hope you enjoy the finale of "_The Patient._" See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e16](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e16)

In this fifteenth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you chapters 4-6 of author [Jasper DeWitt](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/jasper-dewitt/)'s epic 9-part horror saga, performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which chronicles the events in the life of a practicing psychiatrist and his interactions with the patient that nearly drove him out of medicine. Join us again next week for the thrilling conclusion of the story, with a performance of the final 3 chapters of "_The Patient_." See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e15/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e15/)

In this fourteenth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you the first three terrifying chapters of an epic 9-part horror saga by author [Jasper DeWitt](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/jasper-dewitt/), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which chronicles the events in the life of a practicing psychiatrist and his interactions with the patient that nearly drove him out of medicine. Join us again next week, when we continue telling this thrilling story, with a performance of the following 3 chapters of "_The Patient."_ See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e14/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e14/)

In this thirteenth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you two terrifying tales from [J.D. McGregor](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/jd-mcgregor/) and [Robert Ahern](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/robert-ahern/), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which explore what might happen when one discovers that there is more to life… and death… than they had always imagined, or been told. Once our protagonists discover the truth, will their own inevitable ends be as fairytales, or will they be doomed to live "_Happily Never After_?" See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e13/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e13/)

In this twelfth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you two terrifying tales from [K. Banning-Kellum](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/k-banning-kellum/) and [L. Chan](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/l-chan/), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), about the darker side that every city has lurking in its clandestine depths, which to this day continue to remain undiscovered thanks to the select few that – whether out of fear or greed – maintain their _"Best Kept Secrets."_ See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e12/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e12/)

In this eleventh episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you two terrifying tales from [Douglas Greenwood](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/douglas-greenwood/) and [Dylan Charles](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/dylan-charles/), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which transport us to two mystery-shrouded towns, where the arrival of prodigal son and an unusual visitor changed everything and left everyone who met them suffering from "_Nostalgic Nightmares."_ See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e11/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e11/)

In this tenth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you two terrifying tales from [Jon Grilz](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/jon-grilz/) and [J.D. McGregor](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/jd-mcgregor), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which explore (and exploit) the all-too-true fear many have of finding themselves trapped in constricted spaces. Before diving in, be sure to take a gulp of air. As you become transported into the confined space of Grilz and McGregor’s minds, you might just find yourself "_Breathless."_ See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e10/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e10/)

In this ninth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you two terrifying tales from [Michael Marks](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/michael-marks/) and [Arthur Conan Doyle](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/arthur-conan-doyle/), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which in its protagonists' efforts to explore and exploit newfound heights promises to give new meaning to the phrase “_Fear of Flying_.” See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e09/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e09/)

In this eighth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you chapters 4-7 – and the thrilling conclusion – of [William Hope Hodgson](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/william-hope-hodgson/)'s masterpiece “_The Hog_”, performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which makes clear that just outside the periphery of man, there lie those which have desires regarding us which are incredibly more dreadful to our minds when comprehended than an intelligent sheep would consider our desires towards its own carcass. These monstrosities, Hodgson writes, reside within the “_The Outer Circle_.” See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e08/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e08/)

In this seventh episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you the first three terrifying chapters of [William Hope Hodgson](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/william-hope-hodgson/)'s masterpiece “_The Hog_”, performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which will ensure that you never look at wildlife the same way again. For once you’ve seen beyond the veil, there’s no coming back from the “_Dreadful Eternity_.” See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e07/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e07/)

In this sixth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you two terrifying tales from [Dustin Koski](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/dustin-koski/) and [Anansi](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/anansi/), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), which will provide ample reason to stay as far away from dark forests and campsites for the rest of your lives. If it weren’t for the occasional sound of a twig snapping, after all, you might not even be aware of the “_Watchers in the Woods_.” See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e06/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e06/)

In this fifth episode of _[Scary Stories Told in the Dark](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/shows/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/)_, we bring you two terrifying tales from [Ben Pienaar](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/ben-pienaar/) and [Thomas O. Wagner](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/thomas-o-wagner/), performed by host and narrator [Otis Jiry](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/), about making what at first appears to be a deceptively simple choice: make a deal, get a reward. But as many often do, our protagonists find out that there are many different interpretations of an agreement to be had. The only remaining two questions are: which end of the bargain will they end up on, the victim’s, or the opportunist’s? And, wherever they find themselves, will it be worth both the “_Risk and Reward_?" See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: [http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e05/](http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e05/)