Twisted Tales with Heidi Wong

Candle Cove: The Kids' TV Show That Wasn’t There | Creepypastas

July 27, 2026·23 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In 2009, a web cartoonist named Kris Straub published a short story formatted as an internet forum thread, in which a group of strangers collectively reconstruct a disturbing children's TV show called Candle Cove. One that, by the final post, they realize was never actually broadcast. The story weaponizes nostalgia and the science of false memory, turning the warmest corner of childhood into something genuinely unsettling. It then did something no other creepypasta had done: it escaped into the real world and became the exact myth it was imitating.Head over to our Twisted Tales YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudiosIf you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Twisted Tales to never miss a case! To hear episodes ad-free and released a day early, subscribe to Crime House+. Join at crimehouseplus.com or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page. Twisted Tales is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Crime House 24/7, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts!Follow me on SocialYouTube: @crimehousestudiosInstagram: @CrimehouseTikTok: @CrimehouseFacebook: @crimehousestudiosX: @crimehousemediaTwisted Tales is hosted by Heidi WongInstagram: @itsheidiwongTikTok: @itsheidiwong

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