About this episode

This episode explores the psychological horror of isolation and the fear of the unknown in darkness.

After tragedy claims the life of his imprisoned twin brother, a determined researcher volunteers to spend two weeks in complete isolation inside an underground bunker, convinced he can revolutionize the treatment of solitary confinement through an experimental system of colored lights. But as silence stretches into madness and the darkness begins to take on a life of its own, every scientific certainty starts to unravel. In this latest episode, Michael Paige delivers a masterclass in psychological horror that steadily escalates from quiet unease to overwhelming dread, asking a terrifying question: what if the things we fear in the dark aren't created by our minds at all? Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Paige

Topics covered

• psychological horror
• solitary confinement
• madness
• isolation
• fear
• darkness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Lighthouse Project

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