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Nightmares

Nightmares

By: Sword and Scale
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Welcome to Nightmares. True-Crime for Bedtime. Your nightmare begins now…








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  • Bad Friends

    Bad Friends
    Mar 25 2026
    On March 12, 2000, in Spearfish, South Dakota, nineteen-year-old Chester Allan Poage agrees to a night that seems harmless… until it isn’t. In a secluded pocket of the Black Hills, it’s hard for a trusting kid like Chester to tell the difference between friends and predators.

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    26 mins
  • Survival

    Survival
    Mar 11 2026
    In October 2013, fourteen-year-old Abby Hernandez vanished on her walk home from school in rural New Hampshire. Months passed, searches faded, and a letter arrived that changed how the public understood her disappearance. When Abby finally came home, the truth forced a reckoning with certainty, judgment, and what survival actually looks like when escape is not possible.

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    23 mins
  • Echo Chamber

    Echo Chamber
    Mar 4 2026
    When an 83-year-old woman is found dead inside her quiet Old Greenwich home, investigators start piecing together the final months of her life, and the unraveling of her son, Erik Soelberg. What first appears to be a private family tragedy reveals a disturbing descent shaped by isolation, certainty, and a voice that never challenged his fears. This episode examines how belief hardens, reality fractures, and how one ordinary house became the setting for an irreversible outcome.

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    25 mins
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LONG LIVE KIM. AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND. People always say they'll kill for their kids but they never back it up. This woman is a mother that anyone should be happy to have.

See, Mike? Women get screwed over too.

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listen to you every night so my mind stays quiet while I try to go to sleep.

can't wait for more.

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I think my favorite Nightmare so far. I'm a sucker for a great ending though .

wolf in sheep's clothing

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I’m a longtime fan of Sword & Scale, and have never really gotten into any of the spinoffs they created, such as Sword and Scale Rewind or Monstruo. It appears that they’ve finally found one that’ll stick around. The story telling is compelling as always, but without the burden of presenting every single fact of the case. I can’t wait for the next episode!

Excellent Storytelling

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This is an awesome series! I'm a big fan of Sword and Scale. Mike is the best narrator/story teller ever!

Best Bedtime Stories Ever!

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