The Nightmare Trials Podcast: A Scary Horror Story Experience

S3E35: Precious Cargo Part 2

S3E35: Precious Cargo Part 2The road to Blackwater isn't getting any safer. After surviving everything the night has thrown at him, Cal has learned one very important le

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S3E33: Precious Cargo Part 1

Precious Cargo: Part 1Some loads are worth more than others. Cal Mercer is a long-haul trucker who has spent enough nights alone on empty highways to know that strange t

S3E32: Help Her

S3E32: Help Her!Daniel Psycop didn't want jury duty. He didn't know the defendant. He didn't know the victim. And as far as he was concerned, this was just another murder

S3E31: Simon and the Vega

Simon is gone. Or at least, the version of him we knew is. Reconnected to the Vega hive after countless cycles spent fighting against his own nature, Simon is once again

S3E30: Do You Understand Yet?

Every writer has a muse. An idea that appears from nowhere. A character who seems to write themselves. A scene that pours onto the page so effortlessly that, when you

S3E29: 20 Hours

S3E29: 20 HoursIt started with a cough. Then the bleeding. Then the screaming. Maverick, Dean, Sarah, and Milly find themselves trapped inside a department store while

S3E28: The Last Customer

S3E28: The Last Customer The night shift was supposed to be quiet. A few exhausted travelers. Burnt coffee. Fluorescent lights humming above an empty gas station on Hig

S3E27: Death Comes for us All part 2

S3E27: Death Comes for Us All Part 2The battle has begun... and not every monster wears the face you expect. With Simon gravely weakened and Vega finally unleashed, old

S3E26: The Caretaker

S3E26: The Caretaker Bryce thought moving into a cheap apartment would be a fresh start. A new city. A new home. A chance to leave the ghosts of his past behind. But w

S3E25: You Don't Fuck With Children

There are monsters hiding in the dark. And then there are the monsters who walk among us. Tonight, you’ll meet Kalin... a man with a twisted moral code and blood permanen

S3E24: Deep

Some places beneath the ocean were never meant to be found. Champion free diver Julie is determined to break her personal record, but what begins as one final descent qu

S3E23: Death Comes for us All Part 1

S3E23: Death Comes for Us All - Part 1The war isn't over. In the aftermath of their desperate escape, Aubrey and Lilith race against time to save Simon, but bringing him

S3E22: Stay

S3E22: StaySome things protect us in ways we never fully understand. When a grieving man reflects on the quiet life he shared with his beloved dog, Buddy, he begins to u

S3E21 Extra Hidden Transmissions

Show Notes — S3E21: Extra Hidden Transmissions Something slipped through the signal. Tonight’s broadcast is… different. In this special transmission, six hidden recordin

S3E20: Deadbeat

This research file follows Devon, a teenager still grieving the loss of his father one year after his death. Despite the addiction, the violence, and the damage left behi

S3E19: Play it Backwards

S3E19: Play It BackwardsA strange tape appears with a simple warning attached to it: Do not play it backwards. What begins as curiosity quickly spirals into something f

S3E18: Stepping into the Light

This research file continues after the catastrophic events surrounding Cognivar and the unraveling of Merrick’s fractured reality. Lost within shifting identities, colla

S3E17: Host

Something begins with a cut. No memory of how it got there. No pain. No healing. Just… presence. In this research file, we follow a series of journal entries documenting

S3E16: Afterlife

S3E16: Afterlife A man dies… but something goes wrong. Death falters. The process breaks. And instead of moving on, he remains aware, conscious, and trapped within a spa