Tales to Terrify

Welcome to episode 679. We have one tale for you tonight, about a farmer in rural England who finds himself entangled in a supernatural web of desire, obsession, guilt and jealousy. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Edith Wharton’s  Bewitched  as read by Aven Shore: 00:03:15 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by  Neb...

Welcome to episode 678. We have one tale for you this week, about the navigator of a pirate ship, struggling to stay afloat against a tide of madness. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 L. T. Williams’  The Navigator’s Journal  as read by Alex Weinle: 00:03:22  PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch L. T. Williams Original Score by &nbs...

Welcome to episode 677. We have two tales for you tonight. First, a teacher makes a chilling discover in a student’s notebook. Then, a woman struggles with family trauma that refuses to stay buried. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Matthew Tyrer’s  The Sketchbook  as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:21 Christi Nogle’s  Bitter Makes the Sweet So Sweet  as read by Josie Babin:...

Welcome to episode 676. We have one tale for you tonight, about a vampire feud in the shadows of ancient Rome. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Keira Reynolds’  The Thirst  as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:28 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Keira Reynolds Georgia Cook Georgia Cook on X (@georgiacooked) Original Score by  Nebulus...

Welcome to episode 675 and happy New Year. First, we finally discover the real reason the chicken crossed the road. Then, a girl fascinated with the spiders in her old home invites a friend over after school. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Frank Oreto’s The Other Side as read by Seth Williams: 00:02:42 Bree Wernicke’s Spider Kiss as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:08:12 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pat...

Welcome to episode 674. And happy holidays! We have two tales for you this evening. First, we meet a woman with an unusual connection to colour. Then, a man dreams of escape in the face of the hangman’s noose. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Danielle Ackley-McPhail’s  Ruby Red  as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:07 Ambrose Bierce’s  An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge  as read by D...

Welcome to episode 673. We have one festive tale for you this evening, about a man pulled away from Christmas with his family to search for his lost uncle. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Holidays: 00:01:06 M. R. James’  The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance  as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:04:47 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch...

Welcome to episode 672. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman seeking escape after the worst day of her cursed life who finds herself forced to confront the specters of her past.  COMING UP Good Evening: Author Interview Series, Thank-you: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Amanda Cecelia Lang’s  Clear, Still Waters  as read by Janey Napier: 00:04:17 TRIGGER WARNINGS Clear, Still W...

Welcome to episode 671. We have one tale for you this week about a man drifting across dimensions, searching desperately for a way back home.   COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Joshua Daniels’  The Beyonder  as read by Seth Williams: 00:02:46 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Josh Daniels on Instagram (@Josh_Out_Loud) Original Sc...

Welcome to episode 670. We have one tale for you this week, about a brilliant intergalactic researcher laid up by injury on a far-off planet who’s placed in the care of an old friend and colleague. But is he in safe hands?  COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 S. T. Gillard’s  The Brilliant Mind of Samuel Knight  as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:02:54 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon!...

Welcome to episode 669. We have one tale for you, about a pregnant young woman who channels the frustrations of her struct upbringing into baking… and devouring the results. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Nicoletta Giuseffi’s  One in the Oven  as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:03:54 TRIGGER WARNINGS One in the Oven  contains scenes of Sexual Abuse/Rape and Domestic Abuse. PE...

Welcome to episode 668. We have one tales for you this week, about a batch of pet sea monkeys who bring back more than just a bad attitude from their trip into space. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Frank Oreto’s  God Damn You To Hell, John Glenn!  as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:02:37 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Nikolle Doolin O...

Welcome to episode 667. We have two tales for you this week. First, a manipulative pastor promises enlightenment at the cost of earthly possessions. Then, we visit an abandoned encampment on a far-off planet… that may not be quite as abandoned as we expected. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Caleb Weinhardt’s  And the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth  as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:03:03 [Trigg...

Welcome to episode 666 and Happy Halloween! We have three tales for you this week. First, a mother descends into paranoia as she seeks to protect her newborn from a shapeshifter. Then, a forensic investigation nears its end, but it won't turn up the answers that matter most. Finally, a quaint apartment complex wakes one misty Halloween morning to find the place blanketed in leaves as white as snow...

Welcome to episode 665. We have two tales for you this week. Air running low, the crew of a stranded submarine wait for rescue in the dark depth of the ocean. But are they alone? Then, a woman resorts to a horrifying drug to escape the pain of a loved one’s mental illness. COMING UP Good Evening: Giveaway: 00:01:06 Jeff Reynolds’  Sunken Hearts and Submerged Dreams  as read by Dennis Rob...

Welcome to episode 664. We have three tales for you this week. First, a man finally coming out of his shell after a breakup is introduced to a strange new kink. Then, a girl struggles to help her mama save the family homestead. Finally, a strange inheritance evolves into a troubling compulsion. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Craig F. Anderson’s  Succulent  as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:...

Welcome to episode 663. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man is desperate to carve his own path in life, but his extra head won’t let him be. Then, a widower makes a new feline friend who helps him in the garden. COMING UP Good Evening: New Collection by Amanda Cecelia Lang: 00:01:06 Arthur Davis’  The Head Within  as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:16 Akis Linardos’  Bloo...

Welcome to episode 662. We have one tale for you this week, about a set of imaginary appendages that refuse to be ignored. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Grace Daly’s  Shoulder Blades  as read by Jennifer March: 00:03:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS Shoulder Blades  contains scenes of self-harm. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch...

Welcome to episode 661. We have one tale for you this week, about an old man who seizes the chance to settle a score with an old enemy and avenge his greatest failure. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Melinda Brasher’s  Vodnik  as read by Jesse Holt: 00:03:50 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Melinda Brasher Jesse Holt Je...

Welcome to episode 660. We have one tale for you this week, about a young woman who wants nothing more than to become the perfect daughter for her mother’s birthday. COMING UP Good Evening, Submissions: 00:01:06 Jennifer Lesh Fleck’s  Wild Possibilities  as read by Aven Shore: 00:04:02 TRIGGER WARNINGS Wild Possibilities  contains slurs of body image/body size. PERTINENT LINKS Suppo...

Welcome to episode 659. We have one tale for you this week, about a man who fears that the harder he fights his destiny, the more firmly he’s set on a terrible path to fulfill it. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Friday the 13th: 00:01:06 Jacob Steven Mohr’s  Charly Singer’s Knife Trick  as read by Colin Duncan: 00:05:38 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales...

Welcome to episode 658 We have one tale for you tonight, which finds a lone captive amid an army, both living and dead, whose only protection may be fading fast. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Laura Davy’s  Devouring the Dead  as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:04:44 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Amy Paone...

Welcome to episode 657. First, a child born from death struggles against dark instincts. Then, as two women prepare to crown an heir after the death of the village matriarch, they find themselves in a fight to defend their very way of life. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Rhiannon Rasmussen’s  The Lives of Scavengers  as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:02:31 J. V. Gachs’  San Juan’s So...

Welcome to episode 656. We have one tales for you this evening, about a lonely woman, seven sickly cows and an inner beast that can’t be contained. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Bonus, Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Marie Brown’s Megaphagia as read by Heather Thomas: 00:03:36 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by  Nebulus Entertainme...

Welcome to episode 655. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman in WW2 England who discovers the great lengths her country will go to for victory. COMING UP Good Evening: Reviews, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Adam Newnham’s  The Munitionette  as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Georgia Cook Georgia Coo...