The Scary Story Podcast
By O. Penn-Coughin
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Podcast Description
The Scary Story Podcast unearths the horror, humor, and howls of author O. Penn-Coughin ("open coffin"). Ages 9 and up. Warning: these stories are NOT for wimps!
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COOKIES | Tonight THE SCARY STORY PODCAST returns from the dead with a little something called Cookies. Hope it was worth the wait and remember that all the stories heard on THE SCARY STORY PODCAST are available in eBook, paperback, or both. Pleasant screams... | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE NEIGHBOR | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast invites you to turn out the lights and listen to another tasty offering from the Scary Stories that Scream to be Read series, available wherever eBooks are sold. Now, here’s tonight’s story… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod.] | 3/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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OLD RELIC HEAD | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast invites you to turn out the lights and listen to another tasty offering from the SCARY STORIES that SCREAM to be READ series, available wherever eBooks are sold. Now, here’s tonight’s story… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 2/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SPIDER SEASON | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast kicks off February with an eight-legged love story of sorts called Spider Season, a hairy little tale that crawled here straight from the pages of Bloody Valentine Collection: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available everywhere eBooks are sold. As always, we invite you to write a review for The Scary Story Podcast—using words and/or stars—on iTunes. Thanks for listening. Now, here’s Spider Season… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Richard Wagner and Kevin MacLeod. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE BLUE BOY | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast serves up a little something called The Blue Boy—a frozen treat from the pages of They’re Coming For You 6: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available everywhere eBooks are sold. Let us be the last to wish you a very scary 2012 and invite you to write a review for this podcast on iTunes. If you should find yourself short on words, just give it some stars. Thanks for listening. Now, here’s The Blue Boy… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FRUITCAKE | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast serves up a little something called Fruitcake—stale, scary, and straight from the pages of A Very Scary Christmas, available everywhere eBooks are sold. A Very Scary Christmas is a gathering of ghosts, ghouls, cannibals, and demons guaranteed to make your holidays a real scream. It’s stuffed with twisted takes on old classics and sick new favorites to read aloud—or alone—on a silent night. Now, here’s Fruitcake… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Bach and Kevin MacLeod.] | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE OPPOSITE OF JOLLY | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast presents The Opposite of Jolly, another dark tale from the pages of A Very Scary Christmas. A Very Scary Christmas is a gathering of ghosts, ghouls, cannibals, and demons guaranteed to make your holidays a real scream. It’s stuffed with twisted takes on old classics and sick new favorites to read aloud—or alone—on a silent night. Now, here’s The Opposite of Jolly… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EARS LOOKING AT YOU | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast presents Ears Looking at You, pulled from the pages of A Very Scary Christmas. A Very Scary Christmas is a gathering of ghosts, ghouls, cannibals, and demons guaranteed to make your holidays a real scream. It’s stuffed with twisted takes on old classics and sick new favorites to read aloud—or alone—on a silent night. And speaking of stuffed, if you’re still looking for that perfect stocking stuffer might we suggest the brand new Ultimate Coffin Box Set or Scary (the best of O. Penn-Coughin), available wherever eBooks are sold. Now, Ears Looking at You… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music traditional performed by Kevin MacLeod.] | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FROSTY THE BLOODY SNOWMAN | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast presents Frosty the Bloody Snowman, another mutilated classick from the pages of A Very Scary Christmas, available wherever eBooks are sold. A Very Scary Christmas is a gathering of ghosts, ghouls, cannibals, and demons guaranteed to make your holidays a real scream. It’s stuffed with twisted takes on old classics and sick new favorites to read aloud—or alone—on a silent night. Now, here’s Frosty the Bloody Snowman … [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod.] | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE NUTCRACKER | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast kicks off the holiday season with The Nutcracker, a painfully short sugar plum of a story from the brand new A Very Scary Christmas, available wherever eBooks are sold. A Very Scary Christmas is a gathering of ghosts, ghouls, cannibals, and demons guaranteed to make your holidays a real scream. It’s stuffed with twisted takes on old classics and sick new favorites to read aloud—or alone—on a silent night. Now secure the family jewels, won’t you, as you listen to The Nutcracker… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Tchaikovsky and Kevin MacLeod.] | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE DIARY OF FLEM SMITH | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we serve up The Diary of Flem Smith, a frightful Thanksgiving feast from They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read. Speaking of which, we’re taking a holiday break next week. Tune in again on December 2 when we’ll begin stuffing your stockings with Christmas-flavored horror. Now, give thanks, pilgrim, that it’s only a story as you listen to The Diary of Flem Smith… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by J.S. Bach and Kevin MacLeod. | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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RODEO CLOWNS | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we continue our obsession with clowns with a little number called Rodeo Clowns, roped from the pages of They’re Coming For You 4: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Forthwith, available wherever eBooks are sold. Hope everyone had a happy and scary Halloween. Now, try not to get your chaps in a bunch as you listen to Rodeo Clowns... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FOOL’S GOLD | On this spooky Halloween night The Scary Story Podcast presents Fool’s Gold, a tale of greed and gore ripped from the bloody pages of They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available in paperback and wherever eBooks are sold. This one goes out special to some of my fans, like Ricky R. Richard, Zak the Zombie, Dat Square Ronie’s nieces and nephews, MommyMelback and her kids, Jordan Bowens, and of course Mrs. Speed. Now gimme some candy while you listen to Fool’s Gold… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod.] | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PAGLIACCIO | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we present Pagliaccio, a clown story from the land of opera and the pages of They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available in paperback and wherever eBooks are sold. A reminder that next week’s episode of The Scary Story Podcast will be on a little earlier than usual, just in time for a little something we like to call Halloween. Now enjoy Pagliaccio, won’t you, because he will definitely enjoy you… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Leoncavallo, Caruso, and Kevin MacLeod. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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DEATH OF A GHOST HUNTER | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we present Death of a Ghost Hunter, a spooky, spectral selection from They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read. Before we begin, I’d like to let you know that Scary Stories that SCREAM to be Heard, Vol. 1 is now available for MP3 download on iTunes and pretty much everywhere. Also the new WELCOME TO HELL series is now up to three books: Kissed by a Clown, Demon at My Window, and Being Zak Bagans. Ghosts are all the rage these days. Used to be it was aliens. These things seem to come and ghost in cycles. Speaking of which, make sure to wear your brain bucket out there. Now tighten your chin strap as you listen to Death of a Ghost Hunter… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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OL’ FISH BRAINS | Tonight’s tale on The Scary Story Podcast is called Ol’ Fish Brains, a salty sea dog of a story from the pages of They’re Coming For You: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available wherever eBooks and paperbacks are sold. “The autumn wind is a pirate… The autumn wind is a raider.” This one goes out to Al Davis. Thanks for the memories. Now, try not to fall overboard as you listen to Ol’ Fish Brains... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SNAP | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast kicks off October with a little something called Snap, a real scream of a soccer story from the hooligan section of They’re Coming For You 5: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Campfire Edition, available wherever eBooks are sold. Soccer is life the T-shirts say. Come, come. It’s much more serious than that. A case in point, tonight’s story. Here then is Snap… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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KISSED BY A CLOWN | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we present an extra special treat… chapter one of Kissed by a Clown, the new book from my new series WELCOME TO HELL. Like all the They’re Coming For You: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read books, it’s available wherever eBooks are sold. Clowns are the forgotten monsters. Vampires, werewolves, zombies. Scary? Sometimes, sure. But clowns… Nothing’s scarier than a clown. Nothing. Now, sit back and hold on to your cookies as you listen to Kissed by a Clown... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GOING MY WAY | Tonight’s offering on The Scary Story Podcast is called Going My Way, a hair-raising detour down the road not taken from the pages of They’re Coming For You 4: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Forthwith, available wherever eBooks are sold. The Scary Story Podcast is taking a well-deserved week off. We’ll see you back here on September 29. Now you set aside your Emily Dickinson and I my Robert Frost, if you will, while we listen to Going My Way... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod.] | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BOOGEYMAN OF THE MOUNTAIN | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast presents El cucuy de la montaña, something best left in the back of the refrigerator or on the spine-chilling pages of They’re Coming For You 3: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Thrice, available as an eBook wherever and whenever. If you must know, El cucuy de la montaña means “The Boogeyman of the Mountain.” Now, do try your best not to get lost in translation, won’t you, as you listen to El cucuy de la montaña... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MISSING CAT | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we go in search of Missing Cat, a horrible hairball of a tale from They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available wherever eBooks and paperbacks are sold. It’s been said that you will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. We couldn’t agree more. Here then is Missing Cat... (Here, kitty, kitty.) [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE OLD WOMAN | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast offers up The Old Woman, a chilly treat on a hot August night or any old time the spirit moves you from the pages of They’re Coming For You: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available in paperback and as an eBook. Now, pardon our French, won’t you, as you listen to The Old Woman … [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod.] | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE BIG COMEBACK | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast digs up The Big Comeback, a twisted tale of reunion and revenge buried deep in the pages of They’re Coming For You 4: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Forthwith, available wherever eBooks are sold. What’s the first thing you would do if you could come back to life? Something to think about, I suppose, as you listen to The Big Comeback… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 8/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SHADOW DANCE | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast dishes up a rather short and shriveled skeleton of a story entitled Shadow Dance plus a couple of poems from the screamy side of They’re Coming For You 5: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Campfire Edition, available wherever eBooks are sold. Hear you go then… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE HOUSE | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast proudly presents The House, a tale of haunting and horror that just went on the market on the creepy side of town and in They’re Coming For You 5: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Campfire Edition, available wherever eBooks are sold. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home… Remember, though, that “Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn’t…already have.” Be that as it may, try not to char your marshmallows as you listen to The House... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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KILLED BY KOOTIES | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast presents Killed by Kooties, a gross offering of mucus and imagination run wild from They’re Coming For You 3: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Thrice, available as an eBook wherever eBooks are sold. Contrary to popular belief, there’s no cure. So I sincerely hope all your cootie shots are up to date because here comes Killed by Kooties... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EL CHUPACABRAS | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we serve up a little something called El Chupacabras, an eerie encounter with evil from They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available wherever eBooks and paperbacks are sold. Before we begin, a word of warning: this story sucks. No, really. Okay, then, here comes El Chupacabras... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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INTO THE WOODS | Tonight’s tale on The Scary Story Podcast is called Into the Woods, a nightmarish stroll through a frightening forest of fear from the pages of They’re Coming For You: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available wherever eBooks and paperbacks are sold. “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep”? I suppose so, but I seriously doubt Robert Frost ever visited the particular forest explored in our story. Now, make sure you leave no trace as you listen to Into the Woods... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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VAN FULL OF CLOWNS | Tonight’s offering on The Scary Story Podcast is Van Full of Clowns, a one-way ticket down a dead-end clown alley from the pages of They’re Coming For You 4: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Forthwith, available wherever eBooks are sold. Is there anything scarier than a creepy, old van? Only one thing comes to mind: a creepy, old van full of clowns. Now sit back as your stomach does juggling tricks with your lunch and listen to Van Full of Clowns... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 7/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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WEREWITHAL | Tonight The Scary Story Podcast presents Werewithal, a chilling tale of wilderness gone wickedly wrong from They’re Coming For You 3: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Thrice, available as an eBook wherever and whenever. Around these parts summer means one thing: camping. Well, camping and shirtless, flabby, hairy guys mowing the lawn. Talk about scary. Now, do try to keep your shirt on, won’t you, as you listen to Werewithal... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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THE GIRL WHO WOULDN’T MARRY NUNO NEVES | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we present The Girl Who Wouldn’t Marry Nuno Neves, a bloodcurdling bridal bouquet from parts south and They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, now available in paperback and as an eBook wherever such things are found. A lot of people seem to get married in June. And they call me ghoulish. Well, here comes the bride. No use getting cold feet, I suppose, as you listen to The Girl Who Wouldn’t Marry Nuno Neves… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SHOT IN THE GAS STATION | Tonight’s offering is entitled Shot in the Gas Station: a haunting tale of intestinal distress ripped from the pages of They’re Coming For You: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available as an eBook and in paperback wherever such things are sold. They say one is the loneliest number, but number two has its own set of drawbacks as well. In any case, don’t forget to wash your hands after listening to Shot in the Gas Station... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TOWNES THE CLOWN | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we present Townes the Clown, a rodeo-style nightmare roped from the pages of They’re Coming For You 4: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Forthwith, available wherever frightening eBooks are sold. If you’re scared of clowns, this right here might be a good time to hand over your spurs and your ear buds. The rest of you buckaroos, hang on for dear life, because here comes Townes the Clown… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FIELD TRIP | School may be out for summer—or forever and ever and ever—in your neck of the woods, but here on The Scary Story Podcast we have one more piece of business to attend to and it’s called Field Trip, a nutty little ride from the pages of They’re Coming For You 3: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Thrice, available at Amazon.com, Barnes 8 Noble.com, the iBookstore, and wherever frightening eBooks are sold. Now, mind the bus driver as you listen to Field Trip… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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RED BARN | Tonight’s offering on The Scary Story Podcast is entitled Red Barn... A creepy chip off the old chopping block whittled from the pages of They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available at Barnes 8 Noble, Amazon.com, iBookstore, and wherever frightening eBooks are sold. Sweet screams... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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LA ARRUGADA | Tonight on the The Scary Story Podcast we present La Arrugada, a terribly twisted tale of love and laundry from south of the border and the pages of They’re Coming For You 3: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Thrice, available wherever frightening eBooks are sold. Is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all? It’s comforting sometimes to think so, I suppose. If that fails to lift your spirits, try putting de lime in de coconut, as someone once said. And now, without further tropical fruit detours, The Scary Story Podcast presents La Arrugada… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod.] | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CHINDI | Tonight’s offering on The Scary Story Podcast is Chindi: a gritty and ghostly tale from the Four Corners area of They’re Coming For You 4: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read… Forthwith, available at Barnes 8 Noble, Amazon.com, iBookstore, and wherever frightening eBooks are sold. Some people believe that the wind can be evil. All I know is that it messes up my hair. Now hold on to your handbags as you listen to Chindi... [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod.] | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SKETCH | Tonight’s offering on The Scary Story Podcast is entitled Sketch... A tale of madness straight (jacket) from the loony bin to the pages of They’re Coming For You 2: More Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available at Barnes 8 Noble, Amazon.com, iBookstore, and wherever frightening eBooks are sold. Does it really matter whether the voices are coming from outside or inside your head? All we can tell you is that insanity is no laughing matter. But laugh with us anyway. As always, feel free to color outside the lines as you listen to Sketch… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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YO MAMA’S RIGHT HERE | Tonight on The Scary Story Podcast we present Yo Mama's Right Here, a tale from the lost and found section of the Oregon Trail. It can also be found in They’re Coming For You: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read, available in paperback at Amazon.com and as an eBook wherever frightening eBooks are sold. The worst thing you can do with a scary story is take it too seriously. These stories were written in a spirit of fun. And nothing’s more fun than a nightmare. Still, the best part of a bad dream is usually waking up and finding out that it’s not real. But what if you can’t, and what if it is? Something to ponder, I reckon, as you mosey on down the trail and listen to Yo Mama’s Right Here… [Written and read by O. Penn-Coughin. Music by Kevin MacLeod. | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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EL CUCO | Tonight's offering on the Scary Story Podcast is El Cuco, a tale of terror featuring our old friend, the Boogeyman. Read by author O. Penn-Coughin ("open coffin") from his book, They're Coming For You: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read. Music by Kevin MacLeod. For ages 9 and up. Warning: this story is NOT for wimps | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 40 Episodes |
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Love this podcast to the fullest!!!! My neices and nephews get so scared when I say I got a new podcast because they know there gonna be the ones who listen to them with me. Perfect for when you wanna get a little freaked out!!!!
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