Tales to Terrify

Welcome to Episode 455. This week we travel to Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan for a romantic, moonlit canoe trip. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a different kind of town fair and the thrill of discovering a new sense. Coming Up Good Evening: Submissions, Thank-yous, Haunting at Home: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan: 00:05:23 Jonathan Duckworth’s Someplaces It...

Welcome to Episode 454. This week we board a train in Medicine Hat, Alberta. For fiction, we have one tale for you about a wedding planner with some very… particular clients. Coming Up Good Evening: Haunting at Home and Submissions: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Medicine Hat Phantom Train: 00:04:43 Shawn W. Foley’s Wedding of the Century as read by Alex Ford: 00:15:27 Pertinent Links Spread the darkness....

Welcome to Episode 453. We have a very special episode this week: the winners of our first Flash Fiction Contest. We have four short tales for you: a woman’s attempt to halt death, a piece of art induces madness, a mother frightened by a scary story, and a dreadful inheritance. Coming Up Good Evening: New Faces & Shout Outs: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Italy’s Poveglia Island: 00:02:51 Runner Up: J...

Welcome to Episode 452. Still on hiatus from our travels, but we have one tale for you about a man’s escape from a cold, loveless marriage. Coming Up Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06 Andrew L. Hodges’ Blue and White as read by Scott Fulps: 00:03:32 Pertinent Links Spread the darkness. Support us on Patreon! Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus @ Facebook Nebul...

Welcome to Episode 451. We’re taking a breather for our travels this week. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a son’s cry for attention and a bad case of existential indigestion. Coming Up Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Alex Ebenstein’s My Brother’s Keeper as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:02:58 M. Regan’s Revelation 2:17 as read by Seth Williams: 00:08:10 Pertinent Links Spread the dar...

Welcome to Episode 450. This week we stick around Calgary, Alberta to explore its oldest neighbourhood. For fiction, we have one tale about the responsibilities inherited when you murder a monster. Coming Up Good Evening: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Calgary’s Inglewood Neighbourhood: 00:01:26 Drew Rogers’ Monsterkin as read by Anthony Babington: 00:17:41 Pertinent Links Spread the darkness. Support us...

Welcome to Episode 449. This week we travel to Calgary, Alberta for a pint or two at the pub. For fiction, we have one tale about an expedition who discovers that greed is a gateway to even deeper evils. Coming Up Good Evening: Submissions, Reviews, Patreon Update: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Calgary’s Haunted Pubs: 00:03:39 Kev Harrison’s A Precious Quarry as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:17:20 Pertine...

Welcome to Episode 448. This week we travel to the Alberta Rockies for a stay at one of Canada’s most famously haunted hotels. For fiction, we one tale for you about why the cost of going astray is unusually high. Coming Up Good Evening: Submissions and Narrators: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Banff Springs Hotel: 00:02:48 Joshua Robinson’s Home as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:16:05 Pertinent Links Spread t...

Welcome to Episode 447. This week we travel to Edmonton, Alberta to meet the caretaker of a historic building. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the final moments before the end of the world and a woman who learns why you should call before visiting. Coming Up Good Evening: Submissions & Narrators: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Gibbard Block (Edmonton, AB): 00:02:42 Nikolas T. Monaste...

Welcome to Episode 446. This week we stick around Crowsnest Pass and search the hills for a lost gold mine. For fiction, we have one tale for you about a grandmother who delights in playing matchmaker. Coming Up Good Evening: Submissions Open: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Lost Lemon Mine: 00:02:13 Gordon B. White’s Paper Wings and Arrow Juice as read by Maurine McLean: 00:18:30 Pertinent Links Spread th...

Welcome to Episode 445. This week we travel to the little town of Frank, Alberta… or what’s left of it anyway. For fiction, we have one tale for you about the fine line between predator and prey. Coming Up Good Evening: Welcome and Submissions Reminder: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Frank Slide: 00:01:47 [Trigger] John Dodd’s Sugar Ceremony as read by Summer Brooks: 00:13:06 Trigger Warnings Sugar Ceremo...

Welcome to Episode 444. This week we sit down for a chat with author Daniel Kraus about his new book – the final work by horror icon George A. Romero. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a mother whose love encourages her son to be who he was meant to be, and how escape is difficult when your every move if watched. Coming Up Good Evening: Submissions and Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Interview wi...

Welcome to Episode 443. This week we travel north to meet a man whose uncanny survival ability is rivalled only by his lack of sanity. For fiction, we have a tale about a woman whose soul is cleansed by the goddess of the sea. Coming Up Good Evening: Submission News and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Mad Trapper: 00:03:25 Jenny Blackford’s Mother of Monsters as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:12:...

Welcome to Episode 442. This week we travel to a small mining town in Northern BC to meet a woman who loves a good smoke. For fiction, we have one longer tale about a kept woman in search of revenge. Coming Up Good Evening: Newsletter and Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Kootenay Hotel: 00:02:42 [Trigger] L. S. Johnson’s Julie as read by Michelle Kane: 00:10:45 Trigger Warnings Julie contain...

Welcome to Episode 441. You can stop holding your breath, we’ve selected the winners of our flash fiction contest! Then, we have two tales for you: about a man who’s become quite comfortable in his new home and a ghost who helps her lover track down her killer. Coming Up Good Evening: Flash Contest Winners, Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Mark Towse’s Cosy Street as read by Scott Fulps: 00:05:26 Kat Devitt’s...

Welcome to Episode 440. Our travels are on hiatus this week as I wade through the chaos of a flooded home studio. We have a delightfully chilling tale for you though, about a tow truck driver who stops for the wrong car. Coming Up Good Evening: Waterlogged: 00:01:06 Evan Marcroft’s Its Mouth a Blizzard, Its Belly All of Winter  as read by Matthew Bradford: 00:03:30 Pertinent Links Spread the...

Our last flashback for the summer. This one hails back to Episode 39, October 5, 2012. A little tale about the living dead that explores the limits of a doctor’s oath. Coming Up Tim Waggoner’s Do No Harm as read by Ruth Stearns (originally aired on Episode 39): 00:02:24 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Full Episode: Tales to Terrify Episode 39 (October 5, 2012) Original S...

Welcome to Episode 439. This week we head back to Vancouver Island to explore the remnants of one of the worst naval disasters in history. For fiction, we have one tale for you about the special bond between a girl and her pet. Coming Up Good Evening: Thank yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The wreck of the SS Valencia: 00:01:46 Maria Haskins’ It’s Easy to Shoot a Dog as read by Josie Babin: 00:14:50 P...

Our flashback this week comes from July 29, 2016. A deep dive into the inky depths of the ocean… and an encounter with the eldritch horror that dwells there. Thanks to Twitter follower Kevin Frost for kicking off the search for this story, and DozingDragon for solving that riddle. Coming Up Ari Marmell’s In Deepest Silence as read by Devin McLaughlin (originally aired on Episode 235): 00:02:1...

Welcome to Episode 438. This week we travel to Quesnel, BC to meet Canada’s own version of Annabelle. For fiction, we have one tale for you: about a mother and daughter fleeing Nazi Germany, but not entirely for the reason you might think. Coming Up Good Evening: Contests and Shout-outs: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Quesnel, BC’s Haunted Doll: 00:03:25 Jess Landry’s Mutter as read by Emily Strand: 00:18...

Travel with me back to August 7, 2015 for a Stoker nominated story about the strange phenomenon of disappearing girls, and the struggles (and denials) of those they left behind. Coming Up Damien Angelic Walters’ The Floating Girls: A Documentary as read by Kim Lakin-Smith (originally aired on Episode 185): 00:02:09 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Full Episode: Tales to T...

Welcome to Episode 437. As one contest closes, we’ve got another quick and easy one for you! This week we learn about an island in the heart of Vancouver’s most famous park that comes by its name honestly. For fiction, we have one tale for you about a storm that heals a family. Coming Up Good Evening: Contests and Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Vancouver’s Deadman’s Island: 00:04:56 Jonathan R...

Another flashback for you, Children of the Night. This one takes us all the way back to November 8, 2013 and a little tale about the agony of loss, the torment of hope and the endless pull of the sea. Coming Up L. R. Bonehill’s Whispers of the Sea as read by Nikolle Doolin (originally aired on Episode 96): 00:02:03 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Full Episode: Tales to T...

Welcome to Episode 436. Before we get started, let’s get real for a minute. I think it’s important we do. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the deep affection a man feels for his sweet little girl, and an unusual visitor from the sky. Coming Up Good Evening: Tough Times: 00:01:06 James Harris’ My Sweet Girl as read by Austin Stern: 00:05:15 Brenda Kezar’s Star Jelly as read by Maurine...

Welcome to a special bonus episode where we sit down for a conversation with author Leslie Lutz and hear from (and about) her new book, Fractured Tide . Coming Up Good Evening: 00:01:06 Excerpt from Fractured Tide by Leslie Lutz: 00:03:07 Interview with Leslie Lutz: 00:17:14 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Leslie Lutz Fractured Tide @ Interabang Books Fractured Tide @ In...