Tales to Terrify

Welcome to Episode 504. We have two tales for you this week. First, a would-be hero discovers he may be the one who needs saving. Then, we come face-to-face with creatures that feed on the corpse of a god. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon update, flash submissions and thank-yous: 00:01:06 Brad Kelechava’s The Gumdrop People as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:06:35 JM Merryt’s The Bargain as read by Seth...

Welcome to Episode 503. This week we meet a group of boys who skip school to get high in the junkyard. They quickly discover, though, that they may be destined for greater, darker things. COMING UP Good Evening: Thanks and Patreon Update: 00:01:06 Patrick Barb’s The Other Half of the Battle as read by Anthony Babington: 00:05:14 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tale...

Welcome to Episode 502. Thank you to everyone who joined us on Patreon and PayPal this last week! For fiction tonight, we meet a young girl who discovers the true fierceness of her mother’s love. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you and Narrators: 00:01:06 Matthew Nichol’s Mama Loves You as read by Michelle Kane: 00:05:32 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terri...

Welcome to Episode 501. This week we have one tale for you, about a bullied boy who makes a new friend. But can he be trusted?  COMING UP Good Evening: Narrator Call, Support and Thank Yous: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Caitlin Marceau’s Run as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:07:03 TRIGGER WARNINGS Run contains scenes of Bullying and Child Harm/Death PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkne...

Welcome to part two of our 500th episode special! A few greetings and thank-you from our amazing staff to kick things off, followed by more familiar names and voices. First, a witch’s spell binds two women together, even after death. Then, there’s something terribly wrong with the mirrors. Finally, we meet a man who loves his lawn more than anything (or anyone) else. COMING UP Good Evening: A Brie...

Welcome to Episode 499. We’re celebrating the eve of our 500th episode with three deliciously dark tales, read by some legendary voices in horror podcasting. First, we meet a man who’s afraid his past won’t stay buried. Then an amateur ghost-hunter gets his big break. Finally, we discover the immense power of a single word. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Horrormas Eve: 00:01:06 Keith O’Neill’s Rise...

Welcome to Episode 498. We’ve got three tales for you this week, about an old house that needs more than a fresh coat of paint, a girl who finally makes her first friend, and a shelter dog whose rescuers may be the ones who need rescuing. COMING UP Good Evening: People’s Choice Podcast Awards: 00:01:06 Rose Blackthorn’s Forever as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:03:36 Eric Fomley’s Give or Take as read...

Welcome to Episode 497. This week we have two tales for you: about the challenges of being employed by the undead, and that deep, dark secret you’ve kept buried down inside. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Dan Klefstad’s Stay Dead as read by James Barnett: 00:04:13 Teal Greyhavens’ Remain Seated as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:22:33 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Ta...

Welcome to Episode 496. This week we dive right into our fiction. We have one longer tale for you – a dangerous case of false identities, murderous revenge and occult powers far beyond control. COMING UP Good Evening: Episode 500 Sneak Peek: 00:01:06 Jude Reid’s The Boleskin House Affair as read by Maurine McLean: 00:03:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to T...

Welcome to Episode 495. This week we hear the winners of our Spring Flash Fiction Contest, based on the painting “Boy’s Head” by Gustaw Gwozdecki. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Runner-up: My Dead Girl by Amy Sampson-Cutler as read by Summer Brooks: 00:04:08 Runner-up: Viridian Green by Christi Nogle as read by Bryce Dahle: 00:08:12 Runner-up: The Nightmare Boy by James Cannice as read by Austin...

Welcome to Episode 494. We start with a chance to win a copy of A Quiet Place Part II. Then, we learn how far one family will go to love its blackest of sheep. COMING UP Good Evening: A Quiet Place Part II Giveaway, Podcast Awards: 00:01:06 Laura DeHaan’s When You Love Someone as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:05:25 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch...

Welcome to Episode 493. We have two tales for you this week, about desperate times (and desperate measures), and a dog that must question his loyalty to the master. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Thank-yous, Podcast Awards: 00:01:06 Robert A. Francis’ This Most Fertile Earth as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:06:02 [Trigger] Jeff Ronan’s Dog as read by Jesse Holt: 00:32:01 TRIGGER WARNINGS Dog con...

Welcome to Episode 492. Meet the winner of our design contest, Molly Reifler! Also, submissions are winding to an end. Better hurry! For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a young detective whose morals are put to the ultimate test, and a man whose addiction threatens the universe… and beyond. COMING UP Good Evening: Contest Winner, Submissions Closing: 00:01:06 Nico Bell’s Lena’s Ghost as...

Welcome to Episode 490. This week we dive right into our fiction. We have two tales for you: about the tender first moments of consciousness and the tattered remnants of an old friendship. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Louis B. Rosenberg’s Conception as read by Seth Williams: 00:05:06 Grant Longstaff’s Dog (Does Not) Eat Dog as read by Anthony Babington: 00:19:52 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on P...

Welcome to Episode 490. This week we start off with a special sneak peek at a brand new novel. Then, a woman’s siblings cause her faith and loyalty to be put to the test. COMING UP Good Evening: Housekeeping: 00:01:06 Excerpt: Prologue from Fred Venturini’s To Dust You Shall Return as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:04:06 Dan Micklethwaite’s A Runeprayer for Bjarvi as read by Heather Thomas: 00:26:49 P...

Welcome to Episode 489. This week we visit Quebec and a different kind of haunted house. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the power of mourning and unleashing the monster within. COMING UP Good Evening: Design Contest, Night’s End Podcast: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Frozen House, Southern Quebec: 00:02:19 Amal Singh’s Rudali as read by Jasmine Arch: 00:13:48 [Trigger] Erica Ciko Campbell’...

Welcome to Episode 488. Tales to Terrify is now on Discord! For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the sacrifice a man must make to save his family, and a mother who just can’t seem to let go of her children. COMING UP Good Evening: Pride, Discord and Design Contest: 00:01:06 Steven Roisum’s Slay It Forward as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:06:39 Sarah Jane Huntington’s Mama as read by Seth Wil...

Welcome to Episode 487. This week, we take a detour to northern Alberta to get up close and personal with one more Wendigo. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a special gift passed down through generations, and a man whose dark secret catches up with him at last. COMING UP Good Evening: Contest and Submissions: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Dark Travels: Swift Runner, Northern, Alberta: 00:04:04 C...

Welcome to Episode 486. This week we make one last stop in Ontario to meet a legendary monster hunter. For fiction, we have one tale about the survivors on a stranded spaceship, surrounded by unspeakable terrors, who make one final push for survival. COMING UP Good Evening: StokerCon 2021, Design Contest, Patreon Merch: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Jack Fiddler, Monster Hunter: 00:04:29 Timothy G. Hugue...

Welcome to Episode 485. This week we travel to the end of the Roman Line road to meet a family with a nefarious reputation. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about why you shouldn’t drink the water and the price of preserving sisterly love. COMING UP Good Evening: Good Deeds, Thanks, Contest: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Black Donnellys: 00:06:03 Kevin Moreno’s The Well as read by Sarah Mehra:...

Welcome to Episode 484. We're getting right to the fiction this week with three short tales: about the beauty (and brevity) of a new life, a cure for writer's block and a family whose efforts to stay together only tear them apart. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-yous, Trigger Warnings: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Tony Logan’s It’s a Boy as read by Seth Williams: 00:04:08 Connie Millard’s Pen or Perish as rea...

Welcome to Episode 483. This week we travel to London, Ontario to meet a man who’s late for a party. For fiction, we have one tales for you about a man who returns to face a horror that drove him halfway around the world.  COMING UP Good Evening: StokerCon 2021, Contest, Submissions: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Eldon House, London, ON: 00:05:07 Sarah Hans’ When the Stars are Right as read by Seth...

Welcome to Episode 482. This week we head back down beneath Toronto and come face to face with a monster. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about lessons in effective body disposal and a bad case of rescuer's remorse. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Reviews and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Cabbagetown Monster: 00:04:20 Warren Benedetto’s Those Who Turn from God as read by Jame...

Welcome to Episode 481. This week we travel to Toronto to explore the abandoned Lower Bay subway station. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about two soldiers who discover the true terrors of war and a greedy property developer that gets more than they bargained for. COMING UP Good Evening: Hugos, Submissions, Thank-yous, Reviews: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Toronto, Lower Bay Station: 00:04:41 J...

Welcome to Episode 480. This week we meet Canada’s occult Prime Minister. For fiction, we have three tales for you: about a secret fishing spot, an unusual inheritance and a therapeutic massage. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, #Reviews4Good: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Canada’s Occult Prime Minister: 00:04:27 Libby Young’s The Catch as read by Meredith McNeill: 00:15:33 D. W. Davis’ Wear Wolf as r...