197 episodes

Drinking whiskey in the kitchen and telling scary stories around the fire. Music and mayhem, fearful fiction and furious fact, tall tales and terrible truths. A Scary Home Companion is a sinister variety show, featuring original stories and original music

A Scary Home Companion Nathaniel Hensley

    • Fiction
    • 4.7 • 57 Ratings

Drinking whiskey in the kitchen and telling scary stories around the fire. Music and mayhem, fearful fiction and furious fact, tall tales and terrible truths. A Scary Home Companion is a sinister variety show, featuring original stories and original music

    Demolition Derby of the Damned

    Demolition Derby of the Damned

    The final showdown between good and evil, as the demonic ghost of the Kill Car aims to end things for good for Lurleen Stokes. But Lurleen has a Kill Car of her own, and a few tricks up her sleeve. Buckle up, buttercup, this is gonna be a rough ride. 

    Music:
    Kristin Hersh provided Crooked
    and Beat Mekanik blessed us with One More, Sinner, Ma n Pa, and Harley Davidson.
    All of this music and tons more is at FMA
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    • 47 min
    The Girl Who Loved Stephen King

    The Girl Who Loved Stephen King

    On the run for her life, Bergie gets lost deep in the Old Forest called Crooked Neck, where chaos and nature run wild, and vagabond devils lurk. Can the lessons about fear she learned from old Stephen King novels help her survive? 

    Featured Music:
    Burning sunshine by LOBO LOCO
    Documentary dark, Dark ambient texture, and Scary forest by SERGE QUADRADO
    Regeneration, Caution, Time is running out, Dark premonition by AUDIOREZOUT 

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    • 43 min
    The Haunting of Crooked Neck

    The Haunting of Crooked Neck

    Thanks to the devious and now-deceased Kill Car Cult, the murderous ghost of Earl Joe Hendershot has returned. The sheriff enlists legendary driver Lurleen Stokes to right this wrong,. but it turns out Lurleen has a haunting of her own. 

    Beat Mekanik -- Harley Davidson
    Lobo Loco -- Burning Sunshine
    joint c beat laboratory -- tavern smoke
    Lite saturation  -- hard work
    Ov Moi Omm -- I was different
    All music available on FreeMusicArchive.org

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    • 36 min
    The Hog Who Roared: A Bedtime Story for Weird Kids

    The Hog Who Roared: A Bedtime Story for Weird Kids

    What happens when Disney tropes go sideways? With a little bit of Bambi, some Dumbo, and a splash of Fox & the Hound, join us for an episode about an orphan hog with a traumatic past and a terrifying future. 

    Guest vocals by the one and only Dan Jopling
    Story inspiration from Brett Jarboe 

    Music provided by:
    Andrew howes, pigs out 
    Axletree, the silent grove
    Big Blood, frost farm 
    Smallpox, squeal like a pig, ned
    Soft and furious, green pig
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    • 39 min
    Revelations

    Revelations

    The serial killer and the orphan sat down in the kitchen, and over a few pints of Ben & Jerrys, he explains to her the true nature of evil in the world. Death, the universe, and everything sinister are laid bare in this eye-opening tale that has been in the making for over 200 episodes. 

    guest voices: Chris Kaufmann, Kelly Kaufmann, Dan Jopling, Buck Rogers, and the lovely Jamie Lee Hensley

    Music by:
    Beat Mekanik with thumper
    and Lisa Hammer with cold dread, deep note, ethereal dread, graveyard picnic, high pitch, and night terror.

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    • 36 min
    Doomsday Clock

    Doomsday Clock

    The world stopped to watch the funeral of Lilah Ambrose. But her master plan of revenge against the Ghastly Ones is not over -- in fact, the Doomsday Clock has starting ticking. The countdown to extinction has begun.

    Featuring the music: 
    Damiano Baldoni – Bewitched Hell, Funeral Battle, and World of Ruin
    Serge Quadrado – Funeral piano, and Funeral
    Squire Tuck – Add another log to the funeral pyre
    All of these songs are available to download at Freemusicarchive.org

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    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
57 Ratings

57 Ratings

Blowfish and the Hooties ,

Nate Hensley…

I used to work custodial for a school district, very early hours, like the sun’s not out yet for a while early. I was picky with my podcasts/listening materials, as this market of podcasting is incredibly over saturated, and when you gamble with listening to something new and unheard of by yourself, more often than not you end up listening to trash.

Early one summer morning, working in an elementary school by myself, I started listening to the “Night of the Long Knives” saga of A Scary Home Companion. I was terrified and hooked.

The pictures he helped paint in my head of these characters, and longer down the road noticing the DEVELOPMENTS of these characters he created, has to this day been unparalleled.

Nate Hensley belongs in podcasting, and you outta subscribe. Start with the Machinist.

Buck4001 ,

Awesomely Scary

Hella good stories ... awesome work !!
Best Horror Universe out right now, may be ever

t0ecutter ,

American horror at its best!

Two smoking barrels of Gothic Americana! A perfect podcast for lovers of Lovecraft and Gaiman. I cannot recommend this highly enough!

Confused and frustrated! How does the podcast keep getting ever better?! Is there no limit to how good it can get? I hope not!!! For anyone who may be a John Carpenter, Robert Rodriguez and Tarantino fan this podcast is a must! 6 out of 5 gore covered ninja stars to the face!

So how do we get a streaming service to make this into a never ending series? If you want a lesson in creating fantastic anti-heroes and truly depraved villains follow this podcast.

Layer upon layer upon layer of storytelling. This podcast is a so layered it is a baclava of horror, nightmares and blood. I am running out of accolades for this show and am concerned that the writer will soon consider me a sycophant…or possibly an unhinged stalker. Hahahahahaha!!! But no really listen to this podcast it’s wicked good. And portable! You can listen to it anywhere! Even in your car! Which definitely is NOT parked just two houses down from the writers abode. Pinky swear.

Ok final review. Something about a judges decree or some legal mumbo jumbo. This is a five star podcast. Give it a good listen and great rating. You can also follow the shows pages on IG and Facebook and Patreon….even if I am no longer allowed to for “certain reasons”.
(Note: the above was to make the world smile and by no mean a serious concern. Pinky swear!)

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