Tales to Terrify

Welcome to Episode 479. This week we explore one of the most famous haunting in Canadian history. For fiction, we have one tale for you, about a cure that may be worse than the disease. COMING UP Good Evening: Correction, Reviews and Submissions: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Baldoon Mystery: 00:05:25 Caitlin Marceau’s Infected as read by Josie Babin: 00:20:43 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! S...

Welcome to Episode 478. This week we find out who the winners of our flash fiction contest are. Then, we unearth tragedy in Woodstock, Ontario. For fiction, we have three tales: about a woman in doubt, haunted land and an unprepared pet sitter. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Winner, Submissions, Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Woodstock, Ontario: 00:05:26 Christopher Cosmos’ Rakshasa as...

Welcome to Episode 477. This week we stick around Niagara to visit an old fort and the many ‘residents’ that call it home. For fiction, we have three tales, about a monster on the loose, a tense breakfast, and a delivery driver’s run-in with someone eager to buy his cargo. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Fort George, Ontario: 00:04:46 Paul Dicken’s Scratch,...

Welcome to Episode 476. This week we travel to Niagara Falls, Ontario with a handful of matches. Then, we have one longer tale, about a boy whose new home has the perfect treehouse. Now if only it wasn’t already occupied. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Niagara Falls, ON: 00:02:19 Philip Fracassi’s I Think My Treehouse is Haunted as read by Drew Mallory:...

Welcome to Episode 475. We’re in Nunavut again this week for a peek at the people that pass between worlds. For fiction, we have one longer tale… a coming of age story about spontaneous human combustion and the end of the world. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Shadow People, Nunavut: 00:02:45 Eric J. Guignard’s A Case Study in Natural Selection and How...

Welcome to Episode 474. This week we head back up north to meet some strange arctic visitors. For fiction, we have two tales for you. First, a pair of sisters spend some time together on the beach. Then, we witness a man eat a baby on a crowded city street. But it's not what you think. Really. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Thank-yous, Dark Matter Issue Two: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: King Wil...

Welcome to Episode 473. We have a Christi Nogle double-feature for you this week. First, we get a new perspective on the portrait of an ageless man. Then, a young woman on the cusp of independence reflects on her past. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Christi Nogle’s Portrait of Basil Hallward as read by Bryce Dahle: 00:03:52 Christi Nogle’s Move-in Weekend as read by Sarah Mehra: 0...

Welcome to Episode 472. We’re going to cool our heels again this week, but we’ve got two stories that are sure to make up for it. First, a man learns his wife is a witch… the hard way. Then, a woman digs deep to reclaim her memory after surviving a massacre. But she may not like who she uncovers. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, StokerCon 2021: 00:01:06 O. D. Hegre’s Extermination as read by...

Welcome to Episode 471. This week, we’re taking a break from our travels again to catch up on a few things. For fiction, we have two tales for you: First, we get a new appreciation for the phrase, “be careful what you wish for.” Then, a man at his mother’s death bed finds her final moments even more traumatic than he could have imagined. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Travels Hiatus: 00:01...

Welcome to Episode 470. This week we travel to the Northwest Territories to explore a valley known for losing heads. For fiction, we have two tales for you. First, a woman goes to great lengths to hide her mistakes. Then, a bus terminal guard has his reality turned upside down after a chance encounter with an unusual stranger. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Staff Update: 00:01:06 Dark Trav...

Welcome to Episode 469. This week we make one final stop in Yukon and stumble on an old cabin in the woods. For fiction, we have one tale for you about a shut-in's drastic attempt to lose weight… and the malevolent presence he discovers living inside him. COMING UP Good Evening: Contest, Thanks, The HWA Haunted Library: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: LaSalle’s Cabin, Yukon: 00:03:36 Christopher Hawkins’ S...

This week we start with something a bit different. A legendary haunting poem from one of the Yukon’s most famous authors. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a simple bug fix with catastrophic potential, and a scientist who finds herself on the wrong end of an experiment. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Dark Matter Magazine: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Yukon & Robert W. Service’s T...

Welcome to Episode 467. This week we travel to Whitehorse, Yukon for a peek inside the city’s most haunted house. For fiction, we have one tale for you, about a woman who unravels a mystery from her youth. COMING UP Good Evening: News, Thank-yous and Reviews: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Captain Campbell House, Whitehorse, Yukon: 00:02:21 Tabitha Lord’s Lady in Blue as read by Maurine McLean: 00:16:39 P...

Welcome to Episode 466 and Happy New Year! For fiction, we have two tales for you. First, a woman’s world closes in after losing a beloved pet. Then, a man on a lucky streak discovers that the sweet taste of winning eventually goes sour. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy New Year!: 00:01:06 R. H. Dixon’s The Hole in the Wall as read by Alex Ford: 00:05:01 Roy Bishop’s Hot Streak as read by Dennis Robi...

Happy New Year’s Eve and welcome to this special bonus episode, courtesy of our friends at Dark Matter Magazine. We have for you a dark tale from the not too distant future about the fragile nature of reality… and fine print. Then, I sit down for a chat with Rob Carroll, Editor-in-Chief of Dark Matter Magazine. COMING UP Welcome and Intro to Dark Matter Magazine: 00:01:06 Rob Carroll’s Violated Te...

Merry Christmas! This week we have some festive folklore to start things off. A tale with kids, cannibalism and old Saint Nick. For fiction, we have the tale of a salvage crew that may be sailing home with more than they bargained for. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Holidays, Bonuses and Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Saint Nick and the Butcher: 00:02:56 Rick Kennett’s Out of the Storm as read...

Welcome to Episode 464. This week we make one last stop in Manitoba to learn the ghostly origin behind a roadside monument. For fiction, we have one tale that follows a boy growing up in a world where death and grief don’t mean what they once did. COMING UP Good Evening: Holiday Bonuses: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: White Horse Plains, Manitoba: 00:02:05 Sonora Taylor’s Weary Bones as read by Anthony Ba...

Welcome to Episode 463. This week we travel to The Pas, Manitoba to learn a thing or two about fur trappers. For fiction, we have two tales for you. The tale of a girl who needs a hand coming out of her shell. Then, a woman explains to the police how an innocent night out turned into anything but. COMING UP Good Evening: Reading, Merch, Shout-outs: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Pas, Manitoba: 00:04:2...

Welcome to Episode 462. This week we unearth some Icelandic history in the middle of Manitoba. For fiction, we have two tales for you. A man returns to life… and not for the first time. Then, a repentant boy’s prayers call forth something he never could have expected. Coming Up Good Evening: Thanks, Reviews and Merch: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Nes Cemetery, Manitoba: 00:03:53 Leah Capgras’ Red Lotus...

Welcome to Episode 461. This week we wander the tombstones of St. John’s Cathedral in Winnipeg. For fiction, we have one tale about the haunting of a lifetime. Coming Up Good Evening: Patreon and Merch: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: St. John’s Cathedral, Winnipeg: 00:02:53 J.A.W. McCarthy’s Every Time She Kills Him as read by Jasmine Arch: 00:14:06 Pertinent Links Spread the darkness. Support us on Patre...

Welcome to Episode 460. This week we hop a Red River cart to Winnipeg, Manitoba. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about how hard it can be to escape a spider’s web and why a lighthouse may not be the best place to hide. Coming Up Good Evening: New Merch: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Lower Fort Garry, Winnipeg: 00:02:03 Donyae Coles’ The Lighthouse as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:15:57 [Trigger] Laure...

Welcome to Episode 459. This week we’re back in Cypress Hills Park to visit everyone’s favourite horror destination: summer camp. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a retirement home at the end of the world and a family who endures centuries… but not without cost. Coming Up Good Evening: Happy Friday the 13th: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Cypress Hills Summer Camps: 00:02:24 Buck Hanno’s The...

Welcome to Episode 458. This week we travel to Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in search of darkness among the trees. For fiction, we have one tale for you that teaches us why the balance between land and sea must be maintained. Coming Up Good Evening: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Cypress Hills: 00:01:27 Jude Reid’s The Lightkeepers as read by JK Shepler: 00:14:26 Pertinent Links Spread the darkness....

Welcome to Episode 457. Happy Halloween! This week we take a look at the story between a haunted holiday staples. Then, we discover a different kind of winter through the eyes of a child before learning a woman’s secret to breathtaking, beautiful roses. But wait, there's more: we’ve also got an extra tale for you to help celebrate the season – a classic by H.P. Lovecraft. Coming Up Good Evening: S...

Welcome to Episode 456. This week we travel to a small town diner for a cup of joe. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the man faces of death and why drinking makes it harder to catch a fly. Coming Up Good Evening: Submissions, Patreon Packs, Thank-Yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Flaxcombe, SK Diner: 00:02:36 S. W. Pisciotta’s The Ages of Death as read by Josie Babin: 00:13:42 Arthur Davis...