Tales to Terrify

Welcome to Episode 422. The Stoker Award finalists are out! For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a break-in that ends badly, and a man searching for his assailant. Coming Up Welcome & Bram Stoker Awards Nominees: 00:01:06 Rick Kennett’s Burnt as read by Matt Dovey: 00:04:42 [Trigger] Klaus Nannestad’s The Blackbird as read by JK Shepler: 00:13:03 Trigger Warnings The Blackbird contain...

Welcome to Episode 421. This week we travel to Washington, DC for the true story that inspired one of the greatest horror films of all time. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about why it’s important to follow all of the steps and a woman who does what it takes to survive. Coming Up Welcome to Washington, DC: 00:01:06 Irene Cantizano Bescós’s The Surströmmings Chest of Drawers as read by Dre...

Welcome to Episode 420. This week we travel to Alaska to learn why it’s one of the most dangerous places in the country. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the challenges of being the man of the house, and why there’s always a price to be paid. Coming Up Housekeeping: 00:01:06 Welcome to Alaska: 00:03:34 Daniel Le Saint’s Le Tourbillonnant as read by Anthony Babington: 00:13:56 Dave Rin...

Welcome to Episode 419. This week we travel to Washington to learn the dangers of alternative medicine. For fiction, we have one tale for you that questions whether a helping hand is always a friend, too. Coming Up Welcome to Washington: 00:01:06 Timothy Mudie’s Rat’s Alley as read by Matt Bradford: 00:16:07 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Timothy Mudie Matt Bradford @ T...

Welcome to Episode 418. This week we travel to a desolate rock off the Oregon coast. For fiction, we have one tale for you about the age old question: what could possibly go wrong with an AI in deep space? Coming Up Welcome to Oregon: 00:02:18 Travis Heermann’s Void Song as read by Matt Dovey: 00:13:22 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Matt Dovey Matt Dovey @ Twitter Matt...

Welcome to Episode 417. This week we travel to Hawaii for a deadly parade of ancestors. For fiction, we have two tales for you: one that shows us even monsters grow up, and another that asks how much you’d give up for the memory of love. Coming Up Welcome to Hawaii: 00:01:37 [Trigger] Sydney Paige Guerrero’s Monstrous as read by Meridith McNeill: 00:10:19 Alex Robert Franco’s Star Crossed Lovers a...

Welcome to Episode 416. This week we travel to Idaho (if it even exists) to meet the children of a local tribe. For fiction we have one tale for you about survival of the fittest. Coming Up Welcome to Idaho: 00:02:07 [Trigger] Seras Nikita’s Full as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:12:17 Trigger Warnings Full contains scenes of fat shaming/self hate. Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patre...

Welcome to Episode 415. This week we travel to Montana for a close encounter with visitors from the sky. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a gift of the heart and a fresh perspective on being used. Coming Up Welcome to Montana: 00:01:06 Cooper Anderson’s A Bedtime Story as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:13:48 CC Smith’s Peripheral Work as read by Alex Ford: 00:21:22 Pertinent Links Love what...

Welcome to Episode 414. This week we travel to North Dakota in search of what lurks beneath the remains of an old church. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about finding love on a bus and why learning to pick locks on YouTube might be a worse idea than you realize. Coming Up Welcome to North Dakota: 00:03:27 Janine Pipe’s Adam as read by Andrea Ochoa: 00:12:21 Linda Lea Wiley’s The Needle’s...

Welcome to Episode 413. This week take a brief look back at horror in the 2010s. For fiction, we have one tale for you about why you should never hurt a lamb. Coming Up Retrospective of horror in the 2010s: 00:01:06 Nicole J. LeBoeuf’s Lambing Season as read by Summer Brooks: 00:10:07 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Nicole J. LeBoeuf Nicole J. LeBoeuf @ Patreon Nicole J....

Welcome to Episode 412 and Happy Holidays! We have two tales for you this evening: a Christmas classic about a trip through time and space, and an apprentice who learns the price of a master’s skill. Coming Up Happy Holiday: 00:01:06 E.F. Benson’s Between the Lights , as read by Seth Williams: 00:06:40 Jeff C. Carter’s Sturm und Drang , as read by Drew Mallory: 00:39:45 Pertinent Links Love what y...

Welcome to Episode 411. This week we travel to South Dakota to discover the dark roots behind one Reservation’s high suicide rate. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about an unusual job interview and the dangers of breaking rules. Coming Up [Trigger] Welcome to South Dakota: 00:01:48 Emma Johnson-Rivard’s Job Hunting as read by Kelly Andrew: 00:11:49 Hailey Piper’s Help as read by Emily Stra...

Welcome to Episode 410. This week we travel to Minnesota in search of a watcher from the attic. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about why you can’t escape the Red Death, and the ghosts of love and loss. Coming Up Welcome to Minnesota: 00:01:06 Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death as read by T. F. Ahmad: 00:11:45 Lucas Pederson’s Under the Porch as read by Josie Babin: 00:27:01 Per...

Welcome to Episode 409. This week we travel to Wisconsin to meet an infamous doctor of disfiguration. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a woman en route to an office party, and sins the sea can’t wash away. Coming Up Welcome to Wisconsin: 00:01:06 A. Elizabeth Herting’s Croutons & Handcuffs as read by Corinne Bachaud: 00:13:12 Christine Lucas’ The Drowned Man's Kiss as read by Matt...

Welcome to Episode 408. This week we're taking a break from our travels, but have a little housekeeping to do. For fiction, we have a double feature from author Brian Rappatta, about a bad day at work and a truly dysfunctional family. Coming Up Some Light Housekeeping: 00:01:40 [Trigger] Brian Rappatta’s The Plunge as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:05:17 [Trigger] Brian Rappatta’s The Dead March as re...

Welcome to Episode 407. This week we travel to Michigan and venture deep into the woods to cross a little bridge with a deep, dark history. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a woman born for the hunt and the dangers of blasphemy. Coming Up Welcome to Michigan: 00:01:06 David A. F. Brown’s The Peculiar Tastes of Mr. Ellwood as read by Chris Johnston: 00:12:52 A. P. Sessler’s One to See...

Welcome to Episode 406. This week we travel to Indiana for a peek inside a modern day demonic possession. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about why you shouldn’t trust your shadow and a man’s search for his friend. Coming Up Welcome to Indiana: 00:02:13 Kev Harrison’s Afraid of My Own Shadow as read by Jason Stubbs: 00:15:52 Gertrude Asherton’s The Striding Place as read by Seth Williams:...

Welcome to Episode 405. It’s All Hallow’s Eve and we’re diving into a legend that’s a little too real for comfort. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the destruction of paradise and why you shouldn’t assume you know the rules of Hell. Coming Up It’s Halloween: 00:01:06 Colin Hinckley’s Oltuza Arrives as read by Seth Williams: 00:10:16 [Trigger] Robert Jeschonek’s Trick-or-Treat in Hell...

Welcome to Episode 404. This week we travel to Ohio for lesson on student-teacher relations. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a deadly sense of righteousness, and the pain of insanity and guilt of failure. Coming Up Welcome to Ohio: 00:01:06 Mike Ramon’s Killer on the Road as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:08:38 [Trigger] Tabitha Lord’s Goodbye, Charlie as read by Heather Thomas: 00:18:40...

Welcome to Episode 403. This week we travel to Pennsylvania and come face to face with real-life burning hellfire. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a scientist's love letter and a real estate deal that’s too good to be true. Coming Up Welcome to Pennsylvania: 00:01:10 Mike Allen’s Drift from the Windrows as read by Jenn Lloyd: 00:11:55 Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s The Vacant Lot as read...

Welcome to Episode 402. This week we travel to New York and explore the strange things at a secret military installation. For fiction, we have one tale about a man who finds his missing daughter. Coming Up Welcome to New York: 00:01:10 Samuel Marzioli’s A Pocket of Madness as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:11:04 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Samuel Marzioli Dan Rabarts Origin...

Welcome to Episode 401. This week we’re in Vermont to learn how some residents have taken winter hibernation to a whole new (disturbing) level. For fiction, we have one tale for you, which uncovers a hunger that lurks in the shadows. Coming Up Welcome to Vermont: 00:01:10 Rose Blackthorn’s In the Dark as read by Michelle Kane: 00:10:56 Pertinent Links Like what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Ros...

Welcome to Episode 400. A huge thank-you to our staff, narrators, authors and, most of all, our faithful listeners for helping us to reach this milestone.  We’ve got three tales for you this evening: about the metamorphosis of a nose hair, the power of love from an unexpected friend, and the darkness that lurks in all of us. Coming Up Thank you for 400 terrifying episodes: 00:02:09 Tim Jones’...

Welcome to Episode 399. This week we travel to New Hampshire and come face to face with the terror that lurks deep in the woods. For fiction, we have one tale that proves helping family is no easy task. Coming Up Welcome to New Hampshire: 00:00:46 Ambrose Stolliker’s The Darkness in the Valley Below as read by Matt Bradford: 00:17:22 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Ambro...

Welcome to Episode 398. This week we travel to Maine to discover what terrors lurk at the bottom of an old well. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a lighthouse keeper’s journey and why you should be careful at whose house you play. Coming Up Welcome to Maine: 00:00:46 H. P. Lovecraft’s The White Ship as read by J. K. Shepler: 00:12:51 Douglas Ford’s Wasps as read by Summer Brooks: 00:3...