Scary Stories Around the Fire – Details, episodes & analysis

Guest storyteller Mr. Nightfall delves into the eerie and unsettling history behind Friday the 13th. From tragic events to spine-tingling urban legends, explore some of the most tragic occurrences linked to this infamous day, and discover how common symbols of bad luck gained their sinister reputations.

Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, you’ll want to tread carefully as we unravel the dark legacy of Friday the 13th.

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The shadows of a woman's former marriage loom over a couple's boating trip. Adapted from John "Jack" Metcalfe's Mortmain, 'Til Death Do Us Part stars Robert Glenister, David March, Helena Breck, and Ann Windsor.

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What happens when the voice in your head develops claws and a beak?

Terri Lynne Hudson narrates Harpies by Lydia Carr.

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Inspired by True Events. Driving through rural Texas in search of her missing family, Marilyn is forced to stop at The Bender Inn - only to find something sinister within. Something sinister with a chainsaw. 

Written and told by Bryan Renaud

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A scientist attempts to save his failed career by removing a birthmark from his wife's otherwise perfect cheek. 

Story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Adapted by Bryan Renaud
Told by Shannon Leigh Webber
Featuring Aaron Holland 

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A conjure woman turns her enslaved husband into a tree to prevent him from being sent to another plantation. Based on Charles W. Chessnut's "Po' Sandy," and told by James K. White. 

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In the decaying wing of an old hospital, three men share a room with only one window at the very end. The man furthest from the window grows jealous of the man who enjoys the outside view, eager to see the world for himself. 

Told by Terri Lynne Hudson
Written by Bryan Renaud (Inspired by Folklore) 

Scary Stories Around the Fire is an ongoing horror anthology series, also available to stream at youtube.com/randomacts. 

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Mysterious footprints appear in the snow behind several houses on an isolated street. Home alone, a young woman attempts to find the source before it's too late.

Written by Bryan Renaud
Told by Shannon Leigh Webber

Featuring Terri Lynne Hudson and Hannah Mary Simpson

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After committing the perfect crime, a man is tormented by the continued beating of his victim's heart.

Written by Edgar Allan Poe

Adapted by Bryan Renaud

Told by Don Morgan

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A man packing late into the night begins to question if he's alone in his apartment. 

Featuring Aaron Holland and Shannon Leigh Webber.
Adapted and Told by Bryan Renaud.
Based on the Story by Algernon Blackwood. 

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