Most horror film enthusiasts can agree that the scariest part about any movie is the music. But turn off the ominous sound, and any horror film becomes dramatically less scary.
Now, podcast creators are using downright frightening sounds in a genre that leaves you scared to turn off the lights. Just like film, horror podcasts are diverse in their approach to storytelling. Some create fictional worlds to get lost in. Others, however, create stories in nonfiction formats that make you forget what’s real and what’s not. Then, another type of podcast simply shares unsettling, real-life stories.
Ready or not, here are some of the best horror podcasts to listen to.
10 best horror podcasts
1) The Magnus Archives
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The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction podcast that examines what hides in, well, the Magnus Institute archives. The institute is an organization dedicated to researching all things weird. Led by…
