Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod

By Forever Dog

What's Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod about?

Join SNL's Anna Drezen and comedian Andrew Farmer for an hilarious deep dive into the terrifying world of American folklore, ghost stories, hauntings, and urban legends, through the lens of the classic children's series Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. Produced by the Forever Dog Podcast Network.

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Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod episodes:

04.23.2024
The Cremation of Sam McGee
Anna and Andrew recite the classic spooky narrative poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee” and discuss burial plans, cemeteries and what’s gay about being a literal gold digger. - Credits & Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna...
04.16.2024
Ghost Teeth and Teeth Ghosts!
In this second installment of “Mirror World” Anna and Andrew open wide for a haunting glimpse into dental related scares! - Credits & Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram & Twitter Follow The Pod...
04.09.2024
Tales of The Eclipse
Everyone's got eclipse on the brain, so Anna & Andrew explore some ways different cultures made sense of the eclipse, then cap it off with some spooky ideas for things that could happen. - Credits & Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish...
04.02.2024
Icons of Horror: BATS
Andrew’s recent trip to Australia inspires today’s deep dive into the science and folklore surrounding the sky’s spookiest little (and sometimes big) critter: the BAT. - Credits & Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on...
03.12.2024
Devil’s Gate AKA Sometimes Rocket Scientists Are Occult Sex Freaks
Anna & Andrew propel into a wild true story about the unexpected overlap between occult rituals and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. - Credits & Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram & Twitter Follow The...
03.06.2024
It's a Worm Monster Ep
Anna & Andrew wriggle in the wide world of monstrous worms, from the Gobi Desert to a sink hole in Kansas. - Credits & Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram & Twitter Follow The...
02.27.2024
Kitchen Ghosts & Ghost Kitchens
Anna and Andrew workshop a new segment called “Mirror World,” this time exploring paranormal activity in kitchens and also the terror of delivery-only restaurants! - Credits & Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram...
02.20.2024
Wet Ghosts
Anna and Andrew take in a dip in the world of wet ghosts: including Seaweed Charlie, a frozen ghost ship and a haunted pond called “Haunted Pond." - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on...
02.14.2024
Donkey Lady Bridge
Anna and Andrew explore the urban legend surrounding San Antonio’s “Donkey Lady Bridge” and touch on other bridge ghosts before discussing what animals their souls would be fused to should the occasion arise. - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram...
02.06.2024
The Unluckiest People in History
Anna and Andrew explore some of humanity’s most unlucky individuals, including a solitary lotto loser, a park ranger lightning magnet and a woman named Jeanne. - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram &...
01.30.2024
Baby Portals & Phantom Hamsters
In yet another installment of “Tiny Scary Things” Anna and Andrew read gentle listener accounts of babies seeing into the beyond and the ghost of a wily hamster named Houdini. - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna...
01.23.2024
Gremlins (Not the movie, the creature, but also the movie)
In this ep, Anna and Andrew unpack the shockingly recent origins of those pesky, technologically disruptive critters known as "gremlins." - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram & Twitter Follow The Pod - @scarystory_pod...
01.16.2024
Exploding Head Syndrome
Anna and Andrew read a listener submission about Exploding Head Syndrome and other phenomena. Also Andrew shares a shocking previously undisclosed sleep-related fact about himself. - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram &...
01.09.2024
Spring Heeled Jack
Anna and Andrew ring in the leap year fittingly with a leaping villain/real criminal/supernatural penny dreadful who terrorized London in the 1830’s with…parkour? - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram & Twitter Follow The...
12.19.2023
This is Hollywood: An Unusual Guide
Anna and Andrew crack the spine on a morbid book of maps of infamous Hollywood events, which reveals different levels of coolness depending on whether Andrew is holding it. Plus, a gentle listener tale has us all playing a round...
12.12.2023
Hans Trapp: Yuletide Boogeyman
Anna and Andrew spend too long talking about medical horrors to scare the 20-somethings in the crowd before diving into the possibly last undiscussed Christmas Horror, and yes, he wears a hat. Then they dive into a listener submitted tale...
12.06.2023
Funny Funerals and Spooky Weddings
Anna and Andrew read a listener submitted tale about a grave phone call then weigh in on supernatural Reddit photos. - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram & Twitter Follow The Pod - @scarystory_pod...
11.28.2023
“The Keyhole”
In today’s ep, Anna and Andrew check in to the infamous creepypasta “The Keyhole” and discuss just what’s so scary about motels. - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram & Twitter Follow The Pod...
11.21.2023
“Tailypo”
Get your Thanksgiving prep work done while Anna and Andrew dig into this iconic food related campfire story “Tailypo” and discuss another spooky Appalachian entity. - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew - @thatsajellyfish on Instagram & Twitter Follow Anna - @annadrezen on Instagram &...
11.14.2023
"The Cursed Ring"
Anna and Andrew unearth the true tale of a cursed ring that may have inspired one of the most enduring fantasy novels of all time, and follow it up with a listener email about a haunted dormitory. - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow Andrew...
11.14.2023
Small Scary Things
Anna and Andrew are BACK with some special Halloween eps! In this one, they catch up on the past year and read the Reddit tale of haunted babydoll along with a harrowing encounter with Black Eyed Children. Scary! - Links! Listener mail: [email protected] Follow...
11.07.2023
Let’s Unwind With Mummy Facts
As you consolidate your leftover candy and put away your Halloween decorations, allow Anna and Andrew to share some crucial intel on mummies, both real and imaginary, then bring it home with a character study of Mr. Dark from Ray...
10.31.2023
Gentle Listener Tales for Halloween!
Anna and Andrew unleash some of your own spooky submissions in this special Halloween ep, including a witchy bookstore, a haunted laboratory and a first date interrupted by a cult! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10.26.2023
"Tap Tap Tap"
Reconnecting with their roots in “teenage hooooer,” Andrew reads the classic urban legend “Tap Tap Tap” and unpacks the history of Lovers’ Lanes in America and Anna shares a brand new segment involving an upsetting character from Stephen King’s “The...
10.18.2023
Get In! A Halloween Treat is Coming!
We all know Spooky Isn't Seasonal, but this Halloween we thought we'd serve you gentle listeners a long overdue surprise... and a bit of greb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12.22.2021
BA-ROOOM and a Fond Farewell
In their finale episode, Anna and Andrew struggle to think of a way to say goodbye, so instead they read the last remaining Scary Story to Tell In the Dark, "BA-ROOM" and talk about mean funeral songs, bald celebs, gifted...
12.17.2021
The Baby Cry Incident
Anna and Andrew read a listener’s tale of a mysterious baby cry and chat about the ghostliness of babies, crying and TikTok. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW ANNA: https://twitter.com/annadrezen https://www.instagram.com/annadrezen FOLLOW...
12.15.2021
Puffins, Cats & Moles
In this grab bag of an episode, Anna and Andrew read a farewell from Son of Owl Dad, a mother’s “The Mummy” memory and a chilling dermatological tale. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell...
12.10.2021
Prissy No!
In this one for the books, Anna and Andrew read a shocking story submitted by Mara Wilson, about a train-hating, inn-keeping, cow-avenging murder suspect (and ghost) named Prissy. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell...
12.08.2021
Middling Curses & The Bodies Exhibit
In this jam-packed ep, Anna and Andrew recall the ethical horror of a certain anatomical exhibit of the 00’s and read a listener tale of an HR related curse! For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To...
12.03.2021
The Parallel Dimensional Phone Number
Inspired by a listener’s true mind bender of a tale, Anna and Andrew discuss the supernatural nature of telephones, wrong numbers and technology in general. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod...
12.01.2021
The Teeth
In this mouthy episode, Anna and Andrew read “The Teeth” then discuss the horror of veneers, walking home and Steve Harvey. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW ANNA: https://twitter.com/annadrezen https://www.instagram.com/annadrezen FOLLOW ANDREW: https://twitter.com/thatsajellyfish https://www.instagram.com/thatsajellyfish Produced...
11.19.2021
Listener Tale: That Baby Has No Face
In this toddler-centric episode, Anna and Andrew read listener tales concerning baby-monitor scares, cubed cheese and the ghostliness of sneezes. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW ANNA: https://twitter.com/annadrezen https://www.instagram.com/annadrezen FOLLOW ANDREW: https://twitter.com/thatsajellyfish https://www.instagram.com/thatsajellyfish Produced by...
11.17.2021
Listener Tale: The No-Feet Ghost
In this ep, Anna and Andrew return to the vault of listener submitted tales to read one about a ghost with no feet, then discuss afterlife scents, undead vacations and Poltergeist 3. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to...
11.12.2021
Faster and Faster (with Katy Fishell!) Pt. 2
Katy Fishell returns to read the artful chills of “Faster and Faster” and discuss outdated horror tropes, perverted wolves and the classic work of art “Eight Legged Freaks." For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell...
11.10.2021
Faster and Faster (with Katy Fishell!) Pt. 1
Katy Fishell returns to read the artful chills of “Faster and Faster” and discuss outdated horror tropes, perverted wolves and the classic work of art “Eight Legged Freaks." For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell...
11.03.2021
Post-Halloween Detox Minisode
In this little morsel of an ep, Andrew shares a personal post-Halloween tale about a ghostly encounter with a haunting rain-soaked specter in all black. Or maybe it was just a Mennonite. You decide! For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click...
10.31.2021
The Hearse Song (w/ special guest Doug Jones!)
In this year’s Halloween Special, absolute icon Doug Jones (The Shape of Water) drops by to read “The Hearse Song” and discuss creature wants, silent movie monsters and post-mortem fingernail growth. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary...
10.29.2021
The Ghost in the Mirror (w/ Roz Drezfalez!)
Roz Drezfalez (Ghosted!) is back to reflect on “The Ghost in the Mirror” and discuss Bloody Mary the ghost, Bloody Mary the drink and Jennifer Coolidge the actress. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell...
10.27.2021
A Weiner From the Other Side (w/ Special Guest Roz Drezfalez!)
Spiritual cousin of the pod and absolute delight, Roz Drezfalez (Ghosted!) joins Anna and Andrew this week to discuss non-denominational exorcisms, ghost grandmas and Catholic spookiness. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell On The...
10.22.2021
“The Little Black Dog” w/ Spencer Novich!
Spencer Novich (American Horror Story) is back again to dig into the four-legged horror of “The Black Dog” and discuss bad ghost dog owners, the myth of cats stealing the lives of babies and oppressive theater spaces. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For...
10.20.2021
“Drooling Peanut Butter” w/ Special Guest Spencer Novich!
American Horror Story’s own “Pale Man”, Spencer Novich joins Anna and Andrew to discuss formative frightening moments, threatening audition tapes and the trials and tribulations of being fitted for fangs. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories...
10.15.2021
The Wendigo Pt. 2
In this long-requested ep, Anna and Andrew read “The Wendigo” and with the help of a gentle listener’s research, unpack the problematic nature of the tale, the harm that comes with appropriating Indigenous culture for the purposes of horror, and...
10.13.2021
The Wendigo Pt. 1
In this long-requested ep, Anna and Andrew read “The Wendigo” and with the help of a gentle listener’s research, unpack the problematic nature of the tale, the harm that comes with appropriating Indigenous culture for the purposes of horror, and...
10.08.2021
The Red Spot Pt. 2 (w/ special guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman!)
The thrilling conclusion of Andrew's interview with special guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy). For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW ANNA: https://twitter.com/annadrezen https://www.instagram.com/annadrezen FOLLOW ANDREW: https://twitter.com/thatsajellyfish https://www.instagram.com/thatsajellyfish Produced by Tracy Soren Original Theme Music...
10.06.2021
The Red Spot Pt. 1 (w/ special guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman!)
Very special guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy) drop by to read the iconic, skin-crawling tale “The Red Spot” and talk spiders, house centipedes and spider crickets. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To...
09.08.2021
Listener Campfire Tales: The Misogyny Haunting
Andrew and special guest-host Rachel Wenitsky (The Tonight Show) bid adieu to Listener Campfire Tale summer with a horrifying tale including shadowy figures, weeping spectres and outdated gender norms. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To...
09.03.2021
The Hog
Returning to The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series, Andrew and special guest-host Rachel Wenitsky (The Tonight Show) trot into the animalistic horror of "The Hog" then discuss reincarnation, burial practices and pig-related frights. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode...
09.01.2021
Listener Campfire Tales: Aunt Hooooeer
Andrew is joined by special guest-host Rachel Wenitsky (The Tonight Show) to read a listener's thrilling tale of aunts, surprise pilgrimages and The Queen of Pop herself. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell On...
08.27.2021
Listener Campfire Tale: PhotoGhost!
In this ep, Anna and Andrew expose a listener’s deeply frightening story about a ghostly Polaroid then look into the history of spirit photography. For merch click here: http://tee.pub/lic/bdCk0NATv7o For episode transcriptions click here: https://bit.ly/3n3nDYQ Listen to Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod Ad-Free...

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Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod episodes:

The Cremation of Sam McGee

Ghost Teeth and Teeth Ghosts!

Tales of The Eclipse

Icons of Horror: BATS

Devil’s Gate AKA Sometimes Rocket Scientists Are Occult Sex Freaks

It's a Worm Monster Ep

Kitchen Ghosts & Ghost Kitchens

Wet Ghosts

Donkey Lady Bridge

The Unluckiest People in History

Baby Portals & Phantom Hamsters

Gremlins (Not the movie, the creature, but also the movie)

Exploding Head Syndrome

Spring Heeled Jack

This is Hollywood: An Unusual Guide

Hans Trapp: Yuletide Boogeyman

Funny Funerals and Spooky Weddings

“The Keyhole”

“Tailypo”

"The Cursed Ring"

Small Scary Things

Let’s Unwind With Mummy Facts

Gentle Listener Tales for Halloween!

"Tap Tap Tap"

Get In! A Halloween Treat is Coming!

BA-ROOOM and a Fond Farewell

The Baby Cry Incident

Puffins, Cats & Moles

Prissy No!

Middling Curses & The Bodies Exhibit

The Parallel Dimensional Phone Number

The Teeth

Listener Tale: That Baby Has No Face

Listener Tale: The No-Feet Ghost

Faster and Faster (with Katy Fishell!) Pt. 2

Faster and Faster (with Katy Fishell!) Pt. 1

Post-Halloween Detox Minisode

The Hearse Song (w/ special guest Doug Jones!)

The Ghost in the Mirror (w/ Roz Drezfalez!)

A Weiner From the Other Side (w/ Special Guest Roz Drezfalez!)

“The Little Black Dog” w/ Spencer Novich!

“Drooling Peanut Butter” w/ Special Guest Spencer Novich!

The Wendigo Pt. 2

The Wendigo Pt. 1

The Red Spot Pt. 2 (w/ special guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman!)

The Red Spot Pt. 1 (w/ special guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman!)

Listener Campfire Tales: The Misogyny Haunting

The Hog

Listener Campfire Tales: Aunt Hooooeer

Listener Campfire Tale: PhotoGhost!