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EPISODE · Jun 2, 2026 · 12 MIN

Open 24 Hours

from The Darkive — Scary Stories, Horror Fiction, and Creepypastas · host Craig Groshek

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 CohenPerformed by Barnabas DeimosProduced 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 Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch:⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠

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