Poor Soul
Released on 03/04/2026
A detective is on the trail of a serial killer inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. Women are turning up dead, their eyes gouged out. But why? And who is the villain?
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Sam Daly (The Office, Bel-Air), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, The Colbys), Lucy Martin (Vikings), Jeannie Tirado (The Last City, World of Warcraft), Karissa Vacker (Castle), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
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Towers
Released on 02/25/2026
A discouraged young man whose father died on 9/11 is on the way to bury his mother when her final request changes time - and his life.
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Sam Daly (The Office, Bel-Air), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, The Colbys), Lucy Martin (Vikings), Jeannie Tirado (The Last City, World of Warcraft), Karissa Vacker (Castle), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
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Jinn
Released on 02/18/2026
On a remote military base in the Afghan desert, an American soldier confronts something terrifying. A thing that lures you with the voices of those you love. If you see it, you're dead. But what if that soldier is blind?
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Sam Daly (The Office, Bel-Air), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, The Colbys), Lucy Martin (Vikings), Jeannie Tirado (The Last City, World of Warcraft), Karissa Vacker (Castle), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
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Exhumed
Released on 02/11/2026
A busy man is careless about his health - until he finds himself buried alive. Or is he?
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Sam Daly (The Office, Bel-Air), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, The Colbys), Lucy Martin (Vikings), Jeannie Tirado (The Last City, World of Warcraft), Karissa Vacker (Castle), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
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Bess
Released on 02/04/2026
For years, Mrs. Harry Houdini has been trying to contact the spirit of her dead husband, the world-famous magician. After a decade of failed attempts, she gives up. Until a sign from the afterlife presents her with more than she bargained for.
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
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Damned
Released on 01/28/2026
A pregnant woman inherits a boat and discovers something horrible under the deck - something out for vengeance. Something that wants her baby.
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
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Succubus
Released on 01/21/2026
What if your lover turned out to be a demon, and you found out too late?
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Sam Daly (The Office, Bel-Air), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, The Colbys), Lucy Martin (Vikings), Jeannie Tirado (The Last City, World of Warcraft), Karissa Vacker (Castle), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
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Here Lies
Released on 01/14/2026
A young girl in fear of zombies becomes one and discovers the unthinkable: The dead can think and feel like the rest of us do. What does it even mean…to be alive? Featuring Karissa Vacker, Clive Standen, Mark Ramsey, and Michael O'Neill.
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Karissa Vacker (Castle), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
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Lockdown
Released on 01/07/2026
A school shooting is in progress. One teacher and her vulnerable student must face off with a troubled young killer for survival - and redemption.
This episode features the voice talents of Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show, Dr. Who), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill, Dexter), Sam Daly (The Office, Bel-Air), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, The Colbys), Lucy Martin (Vikings), Jeannie Tirado (The Last City, World of Warcraft), Karissa Vacker (Castle), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
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Rose
Released on 12/31/2025
A man grieves the tragic loss of his young daughter in a freak accident. But what happens when her toy doll appears to possess her living spirit? This episode features the voice talents of Karissa Vacker (Castle), Mark Ramsey, and Michael O’Neill (Dallas Buyers Club, Seabiscuit).
Dark Sanctum is an award-winning, pulse-pounding scripted horror anthology from creator Mark Ramsey and Dread Central, the leading digital authority in horror entertainment. Ramsey—whose storytelling sensibilities evoke the sharp spirit of Rod Serling—crafts each standalone episode as a cinematic plunge into the deep, dark unknown.
The series is created, written, produced, and directed by Mark Ramsey (Inside JAWS, Inside The Exorcist, Aftershock, Scrooge) with immersive sound design by Jeff Schmidt (Dirty John, Dr. Death).
Executive producers: Josh Korngut and Rachel Reeves for Dread Central. Executive producers: Paul Anderson and Scott McCarthy for Workhouse Media.Â
Dark Sanctum is part of the DREAD Podcast Network.
For more information, visit www.dreadcentral.com/dark-sanctum
FOLLOW & SUPPORT
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