Show overview
After Dark Horror Stories has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 82 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 55 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 46 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Fiction show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 17 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 51 episodes published. Published by After Dark Studios.
From the publisher
Welcome to After Dark, your destination for terrifying creepypasta, scary stories, and immersive horror tales told after dark. Each story delivers chilling narratives filled with paranormal encounters, urban legends, and psychological horror designed to keep you awake long after the lights go out. Turn off the lights, put on your headphones, and experience the scariest horror stories—after dark. New episodes every Friday night at 8pm EST. * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 years of age or older. These stories are NOT intended for children under the age of 18. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised. COPYRIGHT WARNING: The use of any affiliated audio of these episodes is not allowed, as it is a direct violation of copyright law and will result in legal action. Copyright © 2024–2026 After Dark. All rights reserved. #horrorstories #scarystories #afterdark #horror #horrorpodcast
Latest Episodes
View all 82 episodesA New Planet Appeared Beside the Sun. It Sent a Terrifying Message.
Your Face is Not Your Face
There's Good Money in Grave Robbing
I Disturbed a Horrifying Ritual in the Cemetery
When Hunters Become the Hunted | Zombie Survival Horror
EThey went into the woods to hunt zombies… not become prey. When a routine trip turns into a nightmare after a devastating accident, one hunter is left helpless as something far worse than the slow, shambling dead begins to close in. Fast. Hungry. Feral. And this time—there’s no escape. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can You Help Me Find My Dog?
EA stranger showed up bleeding on her porch, begging for help… but the moment she used her security system to search for the missing “dog,” she realized she’d just helped something far worse find its next victim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I Towed a Haunted Car on an Abandoned Highway
EA pregnant tow truck driver hauling a blood-soaked wreck through the dead of night realizes too late that something from the crash didn’t stay behind—and it’s trying to lead her somewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Devil of Marrow Mountain | Part 2
EAfter twenty years hunting the cult that turned her childhood into a nightmare, Charlotte finally finds them—but the ritual they’re preparing will unleash something far worse than revenge. To stop the end of the world, she’ll have to face the monster they made… and the brother it’s wearing. Author: J.G. Martin * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Devil of Marrow Mountain | Part 1
EAfter twenty years hunting the cult that turned her childhood into a nightmare, Charlotte finally finds them—but the ritual they’re preparing will unleash something far worse than revenge. To stop the end of the world, she’ll have to face the monster they made… and the brother it’s wearing. Author: J.G. Martin * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I Saw Hell in a Cheap Motel Room
EHired to babysit a stolen painting in a rundown motel, a desperate woman soon realizes the skulls in the artwork aren’t just art—they’re a countdown to when the Collector arrives to claim his next one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Passenger
EOn a dark, empty motorway, one distracted glance at a ringing phone turns an ordinary drive home into a nightmare that refuses to stay in the rear-view mirror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Crimson Spike
EAt a secret bar hidden inside abandoned train cars in an Alaskan national park, a midnight drink becomes a guided tour through humanity’s buried massacres. By sunrise, the mountain’s hunger awakens—and one innocent visitor is no longer innocent at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I KNOW YOU
EA woman who looks normal in the mirror starts realizing that every stranger sees a different face—and with each passing day, even her own reflection can’t agree on who she is. * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 years of age or older. These stories are NOT intended for children under the age of 18. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horrorstories #creepypasta #scarystories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My Family Locked Themselves in a Bomb Shelter Four Years Ago... They Finally Opened the Door
ERaised in an isolated doomsday cult and sealed inside a bunker for the apocalypse, a terrified sibling slowly realizes the end of the world isn’t coming from above—but whispering up through the pipes, wearing the face of a child. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Copy-Cat Cat-Lady Lady-Killer
EWhen police swarm a cluttered Yorkshire flat and accuse her hapless son of being a notorious serial killer, a sharp-tongued old cat lady bristles at the mistake. As the investigation tightens and an election looms, she begins to consider just how far a devoted mother might go to set things right. Author: Dave Kavanaugh * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ten Feet of Rope
EA blind woman escaping prison by rope and trust discovers that the deep West Virginia woods measure freedom in blood, not steps, and something ancient is counting her every breath. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why I Don't Get Into Cars With Strangers
EA terrifying vision of her own murder comes true step by step, forcing a grieving girl to stop the night from repeating—or die in it. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Night in the Emerald Kingdom
EWhen a weekend role-playing game at a remote camp turns into a waking nightmare, a young woman must outwit a delusional game runner who believes he’s a knight—and who’s willing to kill in order to claim her as his bride. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horror #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Trunk
EA family’s fresh start in their dream home unravels into terror when their young son befriends something sinister hiding inside a locked trunk in the basement. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horror #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Self-Improvement of David Campbell
EA down-and-out drifter awakens to a mysterious voice that promises to fix his life—but its idea of “help” may be far more unsettling than he imagines. * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #afterdark #horror #horrorstories #scarystories #horrorpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices