The Darkive — Scary Stories, Horror Fiction, and Creepypastas

Craig Groshek
  • 5.0 (3)
  • Drama
  • Updated Weekly

The Darkive is a regularly-updated horror fiction anthology and scary stories podcast from the producers of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, Drew Blood's Dark Tales, Horror Hill, Scary Stories Told in the Dark, and many other popular creepypasta programs. Join us as we help bring nightmares to life!

  1. Axe Murder Hollow

    6d ago

    Axe Murder Hollow

    Stranded during a violent thunderstorm on a desolate stretch of back road, Susan and Ned find themselves trapped in the very place locals whisper about in fear: Axe Murder Hollow, the site of a grisly decades-old killing that supposedly left behind something far worse than a ghost story. When their car slides off the road and becomes stuck in the mud, Ned ventures out into the storm to find help, leaving Susan alone in the darkness with only the sound of rain and the growing weight of the legend hanging over her. But when strange noises begin echoing outside the car and a mysterious light appears through the downpour, Susan realizes the nightmare tied to the Hollow may be terrifyingly real. FEATURED STORY: “Axe Murder Hollow” by S.E. Schlosser Performed by Jonathan Jones Produced by Jonathan Jones 🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠

    5 min
  2. Milk Bottles

    Jun 2

    Milk Bottles

    In a quiet Alabama village, a mysterious young woman in a gray dress begins appearing at the local general store each day without speaking a word. Pale, silent, and seemingly grief-stricken, she takes a bottle of milk and disappears down the road before anyone can stop her. As whispers spread through the town, several villagers decide to follow the strange woman to uncover where she goes—and what they discover leads them to the graveyard itself. FEATURED STORY: “Milk Bottles” by Maria Leach Performed by Craig Groshek Produced by Craig Groshek 🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠

    3 min
  3. Open 24 Hours

    Jun 2

    Open 24 Hours

    Every night, she returns. A pale girl standing silently beside the bed, watching from the darkness with cold, unblinking eyes. The narrator has lived with her presence for so long that terror has become routine—an endless cycle of sleepless dread, icy breath, and the certainty that something is waiting just beyond the edge of the light. But the ghost is bound by one simple rule: she cannot survive brightness. Each sunrise forces her back into the shadows, turning every night into a desperate battle between fear and dawn. As darkness closes in and the line between nightmare and reality begins to blur, the narrator is left trapped in a haunting existence where sleep itself has become a prison. FEATURED STORY: “Open 24 Hours” by Daniel Cohen Performed by Barnabas Deimos Produced by Craig Groshek 🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠

    13 min
  4. Fear of Hue

    May 20

    Fear of Hue

    Every night, she returns. A pale girl standing silently beside the bed, watching from the darkness with cold, unblinking eyes. The narrator has lived with her presence for so long that terror has become routine—an endless cycle of sleepless dread, icy breath, and the certainty that something is waiting just beyond the edge of the light. But the ghost is bound by one simple rule: she cannot survive brightness. Each sunrise forces her back into the shadows, turning every night into a desperate battle between fear and dawn. As darkness closes in and the line between nightmare and reality begins to blur, the narrator is left trapped in a haunting existence where sleep itself has become a prison. FEATURED STORY: “Fear of Hue” by Nicola Torch Performed by Daniel Radcliffe Produced by Craig Groshek 🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today): ⁠⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠⁠ 🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch: ⁠⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠

    3 min
  5. Tad O'Cain and the Corpse

    May 20

    Tad O'Cain and the Corpse

    Tad O’Cain has spent his life drinking, gambling, and wasting the fortune his wealthy father worked so hard to build. Furious after being pressured to settle down and marry, Tad storms out into the night and drunkenly declares he’d rather dance with a dead man than give up his reckless life. Moments later, deep beside a lonely chapel and graveyard shrouded in fog, something hears him. Surrounded by strange black creatures and cursed with a rotting corpse clinging to his back, Tad is forced into a terrifying race against the coming dawn, carrying the dead through abandoned churches and haunted graveyards where restless spirits refuse to let him pass. As the night grows darker and more desperate, Tad realizes that some promises are heard by things far older—and far crueler—than he ever imagined. FEATURED STORY:“Tad O'Cain and the Corpse” by Richard and Judy Dockrey-Young Performed by Steven Long Produced by Craig Groshek 🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today): ⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠ 🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch: ⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠

    11 min
  6. Father McSweeney

    May 20

    Father McSweeney

    Father McSweeny was a devoted priest who spent his life faithfully serving the town where he was born, yet despite his kindness and dedication, the people around him could never shake the strange unease they felt in his presence. When a mysterious illness slowly wastes him away, the town mourns his passing and gathers for a solemn funeral in the hills outside town. But as the mourners make their way home after the burial, they encounter something impossible walking alone along the dark country road—a figure with Father McSweeny’s face, pale skin, and a horrifying expression that seems stripped of all humanity. What follows leaves the entire town questioning whether the beloved priest they buried was truly the man they believed him to be… or whether something far darker had always been hiding beneath the surface. FEATURED STORY: “Father McSweeney” by an anonymous author Performed and produced by Craig Groshek 🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today): ⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠ 🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch: ⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠

    6 min
  7. The Mirror

    May 20

    The Mirror

    After her father leaves for war, a young girl is entrusted with a strange responsibility hidden beneath their home: a magical mirror that must be cleaned every day to keep the demon trapped inside from escaping. Before leaving, her father warns her never to stare too long into the glass, explaining that the mirror does not simply reflect appearances—it reflects the cruel power of words and perception. At first, the girl sees a radiant and beautiful version of herself within the mirror’s surface. But after enduring relentless mockery and insults from the other girls in the village, she begins returning to the basement again and again, searching the mirror for reassurance. With each passing day, the reflection changes in subtle, horrifying ways, twisting beauty into ugliness until the girl can no longer recognize herself—or escape what the mirror has become. FEATURED STORY:“The Mirror” by Kayla Anderson Performed and produced by Jonathan Jones 🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today): ⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠ 🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch: ⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠

    7 min
  8. Eugene

    May 20

    Eugene

    A once-respected artist insists he is not insane, even as terrifying nightmares and waking hallucinations continue to torment him night after night. Desperate to explain what happened, he recounts the evening that changed his life forever: a simple favor for a neighbor that left him alone with her frail, deeply unsettling grandfather, Eugene. From the moment they meet, something about the old man fills the artist with an overwhelming sense of hatred and unease, igniting violent thoughts he can barely control. As the night spirals into bloodshed and madness, the artist becomes trapped inside a horrifying experience that defies reason, memory, and reality itself. Haunted by what he saw—and by the impossible image of Eugene’s unblinking stare—he’s left questioning whether he committed an unspeakable crime… or encountered something far more terrifying FEATURED STORY: “Eugene” by Charles Swain Performed and produced by Kellie Fitzgerald 🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today): ⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠ 🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch: ⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠

    10 min
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The Darkive is a regularly-updated horror fiction anthology and scary stories podcast from the producers of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, Drew Blood's Dark Tales, Horror Hill, Scary Stories Told in the Dark, and many other popular creepypasta programs. Join us as we help bring nightmares to life!

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