Scared All The Time

What happens when a haunted house decides that jump scares aren’t enough? In Part Two of EXTREME HAUNTED HOUSES, Chris and Ed leave traditional haunted attractions behind and descend into the controversial world of immersive and extreme horror experiences.They trace the rise of attractions like Blackout, where guests entered alone and surrendered control, before digging into increasingly intense experiences including Miasma, Freakling Bros.’ Victim Experience, and other haunts built around physical contact, isolation, endurance, and psychological torment.And then there’s the living nightmare that is McKamey Manor. We examine the notorious attraction, the videos that made it an internet legend, and the larger question hanging over the entire extreme-haunt industry: when does being scared stop being fun?Listener: Enter at your own risk.SHOW NOTESBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support.Get the latest episodes of our bonus show NEW FEAR UNLOCKED -- and a whole lot more! -- by supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScaredAllTheTime

t’s Flashback Friday, and we’re revisiting one of our wildest NEW FEAR UNLOCKED stories: Japan’s terrifying surge in bear attacks. With fatal encounters and maulings hitting record levels, authorities deployed troops to help affected communities - and the danger became common enough to inspire actual bear-attack insurance.Plus, we look at another horrifying encounter involving a grizzly attack on a group of students and their teacher. Turns out the bears may be unlocking some new fears of their own.SHOW NOTESBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support.Get the latest episodes of our bonus show NEW FEAR UNLOCKED -- and a whole lot more! -- by supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScaredAllTheTime

Every October, millions of people willingly pay strangers dressed and monsters and demons to chase them through dark buildings. But how did haunted houses go from simple parlor tricks to massive attractions designed to push our fear response to the breaking point?In Part One of EXTREME HAUNTED HOUSES, Chris and Ed trace the strange history of the fear business - from the ghostly illusions of 18th-century phantasmagoria and the homemade haunts of the Great Depression to amusement park dark rides, Disney’s Haunted Mansion, Halloween Horror Nights, and the horrifying real-life tragedy that changed the haunted attraction industry forever.Welcome to the fear business. We're just getting started.SHOW NOTESBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support.Get the latest episodes of our bonus show NEW FEAR UNLOCKED -- and a whole lot more! -- by supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScaredAllTheTime

Remember that embarrassing thing you did fifteen years ago? Your brain brings it up enough already. Now imagine remembering your past so vividly that the feelings come back with it.This week, Chris and Ed flash back to when they explored hyperthymesia, a rare ability to recall personal experiences in extraordinary detail, and the case of a 17-year-old who describes filing her memories in rooms inside her mind. She's got mental binders, a room for cooling down, and a chest holding a painful loss.SHOW NOTESOriginally aired on Patreon: 11/05/25Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support.Get the latest episodes of our bonus show NEW FEAR UNLOCKED -- and a whole lot more! -- by supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScaredAllTheTime