City of Nightmares
Every week, join host Dan David as he explores the eerie histories of towns and cities across the United States.
Dan David
Show overview
City of Nightmares has published 29 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2025. That works out to roughly 5 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 8 min and 11 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 5 months ago. Published by Dan David.
From the publisher
Every week, join host Dan David as he explores the eerie histories of towns and cities across the United States. Each episode unveils chilling tales that have left their mark on these diverse locales. From paranormal hauntings to bone-chilling true crime, we will delve into the dark secrets that make these destinations a city of nightmares. Listener discretion is advised.
Latest Episodes
View all 29 episodesEp 28EP28 | Escalante, Utah: The Curse of the Petrified Forest
Discover the Utah state park where stolen petrified wood has been returned for decades — always with letters claiming the same haunting streak of bad luck.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights rese
Ep 27EP27 | Staten Island, New York: Cropsey
A chilling Staten Island legend takes on terrifying reality when a supposed campfire monster appears to walk straight out of the woods and into real life.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights rese
Ep 26EP26 | Santa Claus, Arizona: The Ghost Town of Christmas Past
A forgotten desert town once promised Christmas all year long—but what lingers there now feels anything but merry.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 25EP25 | Dayton, Ohio: The Christmas Killings
A city once filled with Christmas cheer was plunged into terror when four young killers turned the holidays into a three-day bloodbath that Dayton will never forget.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 24EP24 | Elephant Butte, New Mexico: The Toy-Box Killer
Dive into the unsettling story of David Parker Ray, the notorious 'Toy-Box Killer,' and his chilling crimes that shattered the peace of Elephant Butte, New Mexico.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 23EP23 | North Adams, Massachusetts: The Spirits of Hoosac Tunnel
A deadly 19th-century railroad tunnel beneath the Berkshires earned the nickname “The Bloody Pit”—and some say the spirits of the men who died there still haven’t found their way out.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 22EP22 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota: The Duct Tape Killer
Under the roar of the Big Sioux, the 1990s abductions of Larisa Dumansky and Piper Streyle expose how a predator locals called the Duct Tape Killer turned everyday life in Sioux Falls into a hunting ground.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 21EP21 | Baltimore, Maryland: The Chesapeake Bay Monster
Something massive lurks beneath the Chesapeake Bay, and for nearly a century, terrified witnesses near Baltimore have called it Chessie.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 20EP20 | Niagara, North Dakota: Eugene Butler
When six bodies were found buried beneath a farmhouse in rural North Dakota, the town realized too late that their quietest neighbor had been hiding something monstrous.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 19EP19 | Pine Haven, Tennessee: The Pine Haven School
An abandoned Tennessee school hides more than dust and decay—step inside Pine Haven, where the boys’ bathroom is said to echo with the cries of a long-dead student.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 18EP18 | Juniper, Florida: The Thanksgiving Murders
A Florida family gathers to give thanks on a warm November night — but before the evening ends, one of their own will turn the celebration into a massacre that shocks the nation.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 17EP17 | Portland, Maine: John Joubert
A gifted student from Portland seemed like the perfect kid—until he left a trail of tortured, murdered children across the country.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 16EP16 | Adams County, Colorado: Riverdale Road
A lonely stretch of road in Colorado hides more than sharp turns and quiet woods — it hides the tortured spirits of the dead, still wandering, still watching.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 15EP15 | Dallas, Texas: Old Parkland Hospital
Once a place of healing, now a citadel for the powerful—its halls echo with more than just ambition. In Dallas, Texas, something still lingers inside Old Parkland Hospital.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 14EP14 | Honolulu, Hawaii: The Honolulu Strangler
In the mid-1980s, Honolulu faced a wave of fear as a serial killer claimed the lives of five women, leaving a trail of unanswered questions. Discover how paradise was plunged into darkness by the Honolulu Strangler, whose identity remains a haunting mystery to this day.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 13EP13 | Kingman, Arizona: Slaughterhouse Canyon
Just outside Kingman, Arizona, a desert canyon holds a grim legend of starvation, sorrow, and ghostly cries. Some say if you stand there at night, you’ll hear the wails of a mother who lost everything—and whose screams still echo through the rocks.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 12EP12 | Flint, Michigan: The Serial Stabber
A knife-wielding predator stalked the streets of Flint, targeting men without warning—then vanished before anyone even knew his name. What followed was a multi-state manhunt for a killer who used kindness as bait.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 11EP11 | Gainesville, Georgia: Lake Lanier
Beneath the calm waters of Lake Lanier lies a drowned world of forgotten towns, restless spirits, and one of Georgia’s most haunted mysteries.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 10EP10 | Terrel, Texas: The Candy Lady
On Halloween night, we travel to Terrell, Texas—a town whose dark past and infamous asylum gave rise to the chilling legend of a woman known only as The Candy Lady.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.
Ep 9EP9 | Chicago, Illinois: The Congress Plaza Hotel
Beneath Chicago’s glittering skyline, the Congress Plaza Hotel looms with tales of haunted rooms, locked corridors, and secrets that might still linger in its shadowed halls.• • •Enjoying the podcast? Check out the book to learn about 500 creepy locations from across the USA:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB8DYBMMWant a break from non-fiction? Check out 'The Nope Collection' on Amazon:www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTJ…s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1NopeTooCreepy.comINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cityofnightmares.podcastTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nopetoocreepyYOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/nopetoocreepyTWITTER: www.twitter.com/nopetoocreepy© 2025 Nope! Too Creepy. All rights reserved.