Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids
Welcome to "Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids", where it’s always the spooky season – full of chills, thrills, and spine-tingling spooks! MICRO TERRORS™ are family-friendly frights for those ages 8 and up. And while our stories are for younger ears, we are still talking about things that go bump in the night, and some children may not be able to handle what others can. Parental consent is recommended. Visit us online at http://MicroTerrors.com
Episodes
August 31, 2025 • 118 mins
When Jay arrives at Camp Resting Stone's mysterious reopening after 22 years, counselors dismiss the legend of Skinless Gutts — the ghost of a chef who died in a horrific acid accident — as just another campfire story. But as campers begin vanishing into a strange green fog, Jay discovers that some places are closed for a reason.
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
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Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
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August 31, 2025 • 5 mins
Send in your own scary story at http://MicroTerrors.com!
“Catfish Invaded River”, by Jax Robertson, age 8
“Locked In The School” by Dessa Mattingly, age 8
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com
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“Catfish Invaded River”, by Jax Robertson, age 8
“Locked In The School” by Dessa Mattingly, age 8
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com
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August 30, 2025 • 24 mins
At Camp Resting Stone's grand reopening, counselors warn the young campers about Skinless Gutts—the ghost of a man who died in a tragic accident twenty-two years ago. But when a fierce storm traps everyone at the isolated camp, the kids learn that some ghost stories are told for a reason.
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/micro...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/micro...
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August 23, 2025 • 30 mins
When a summer camp reopens after a tragic accident twenty years ago that left the groundskeeper's bones sealed in an acid-filled bunker, campers start disappearing one by one while the camp director insists nothing is wrong. As a violent storm rolls in, three young campers discover the horrifying truth about what's really stalking the woods of Camp Resting Stone.
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August 16, 2025 • 25 mins
Three kids at Camp Resting Stone discover that the missing campers aren't just made-up stories when they witness a walking skeleton dragging their friends into the foggy woods.
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podca...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podca...
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August 9, 2025 • 24 mins
When campers start disappearing at the newly reopened Camp Resting Stone, ten-year-old Jay discovers the counselors are hiding a deadly secret about why the camp was abandoned twenty-two years ago.
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Ot...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Ot...
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August 2, 2025 • 25 mins
A week at the newly reopened Camp Resting Stone takes a sinister turn when campers discover the camp closed 22 years ago after the mysterious death of its chef—whose body was never found.
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrat...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrat...
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July 26, 2025 • 10 mins
“THE GREEN SEA” by Magnolia Soberanis, age 8 *** “THE GYM TEACHER” by Evelyn Straus *** “THE NIGHTMARE OF DEADNESS” by Dex Lopez, age 5
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Dar...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Dar...
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July 19, 2025 • 9 mins
“WHY THE CLOWNS ARE DEAD” by Oliver, age 10 & Jonathan, age 7
“FLASHLIGHT TAG” by Jack Flores, age 15
“RED HALLOWEEN” by Dean Lopez, age 8
“THE UNDEAD SQUIRREL” by Joshua, age 6 1/2
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations,...
“FLASHLIGHT TAG” by Jack Flores, age 15
“RED HALLOWEEN” by Dean Lopez, age 8
“THE UNDEAD SQUIRREL” by Joshua, age 6 1/2
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations,...
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July 5, 2025 • 14 mins
When new kid Ash moves to a small Michigan town, the local teens warn of a terrifying creature stalking the woods near their isolated cabin – the legendary Dogman.
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audi...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audi...
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May 31, 2025 • 19 mins
A special “Listener Terrors” episode with stories sent in by kids!
“The Evil Elf On The Shelf” by Griffin Young (age 10)
“The Haunted Skateboard” by Wyatt Martinez-Tubbs (age 8)
“Scareware” by Oscar (age 3) – narrated by Oscar too!
“The Axeman” by Emery Garner (age 7)
“The Past’s Vires” by Landen Zmurk
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook....
“The Evil Elf On The Shelf” by Griffin Young (age 10)
“The Haunted Skateboard” by Wyatt Martinez-Tubbs (age 8)
“Scareware” by Oscar (age 3) – narrated by Oscar too!
“The Axeman” by Emery Garner (age 7)
“The Past’s Vires” by Landen Zmurk
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook....
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A young boy keeps vigil over his fevered mother on a cold winter night, but when Death itself comes calling, eight-year-old Tommy discovers that sometimes the greatest battles are fought by the smallest warriors—and that what we're willing to fight for isn't always what we think we're protecting.
FREE Word Games and Q&A for this episode:
https://weirddarkness.com/MT-BoyWhoFoughtTheReeper
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FREE Word Games and Q&A for this episode:
https://weirddarkness.com/MT-BoyWhoFoughtTheReeper
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May 17, 2025 • 15 mins
On a stormy night filled with board games and boredom, two siblings answer a knock at the door — only to find two very strange visitors whose motives are anything but clear.
FREE Word Search and Crossword puzzles, plus a fun Q&A for you and your kids to see how closely they were paying attenetion to the story! https://weirddarkness.com/mt-checkmate
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http:...
FREE Word Search and Crossword puzzles, plus a fun Q&A for you and your kids to see how closely they were paying attenetion to the story! https://weirddarkness.com/mt-checkmate
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http:...
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May 10, 2025 • 10 mins
Download The FREE WORD SEARCH Puzzle For This Episode:
https://weirddarkness.com/MT-FeedThemUp
On a lazy summer day, two boys feed the fish – but beneath the water is something sinister they cannot see.
Written by Fionna Cosgrove: https://www.fionnacosgrovewriter.com
Narrated by Darren Marlar: http://DarrenMarlar.com
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https...
https://weirddarkness.com/MT-FeedThemUp
On a lazy summer day, two boys feed the fish – but beneath the water is something sinister they cannot see.
Written by Fionna Cosgrove: https://www.fionnacosgrovewriter.com
Narrated by Darren Marlar: http://DarrenMarlar.com
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https...
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May 3, 2025 • 14 mins
When ten-year-old Lucy gets locked inside the Grove City Library after dark, she discovers she’s not as alone as she thought — and something with glowing red eyes is waiting in the shadows.
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narr...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narr...
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April 26, 2025 • 9 mins
“The Monster” by August, age 6
“The Ghost Of Xunantunich” by Alitzel Cruz, age 11
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com
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“The Ghost Of Xunantunich” by Alitzel Cruz, age 11
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com
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April 19, 2025 • 8 mins
Oliver’s reflection had always been a little off — but he didn’t expect it to steal his life for a day of pranks.
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://We...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://We...
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April 12, 2025 • 12 mins
A simple after-school detention turns into a nightmarish battle for survival when a shapeshifting alien impersonates a beloved teacher – and it’s hungry.
(This episode was originally aired in January 2023 as “Starved For Detention)
#scarystories #halloweenstories #halloweenkids #storiesforkids #kidsstories #scarystoriesforkids #microterrors
Visit our website: https://MicroTerrors.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
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(This episode was originally aired in January 2023 as “Starved For Detention)
#scarystories #halloweenstories #halloweenkids #storiesforkids #kidsstories #scarystoriesforkids #microterrors
Visit our website: https://MicroTerrors.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
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April 5, 2025 • 8 mins
A strange light, a flickering night light, and something moving in the backyard — what would you do if it happened to you?
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: h...
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: h...
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March 29, 2025 • 7 mins
“THE GHOST HUNT SLEEPOVER” and “THE SNAKE PRINCESS #MicroTerrors
“The Ghost Hunt Sleepover” by Sophie, age 7
“The Snake Princess” by Addy Porter, age 6
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from vo...
“The Ghost Hunt Sleepover” by Sophie, age 7
“The Snake Princess” by Addy Porter, age 6
Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors
Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU
Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from vo...
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