Tales to Terrify

Welcome to episode 654. We have one tale for you tonight, about a man on the trail of a strange beast who learns there are some sins you can’t outrun. COMING UP Good Evening, A Quiet Place: Day One Contest: 00:01:06 Caitlin A. Quinn’s  They Slice Meat on the Right  as read by Griswold Addams (James Cheatham): 00:04:28 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales...

Welcome to episode 653. We have one longer tale tonight. A lonely and isolated deep space crew find there are bigger things to worry about when members begin to die mysteriously.   COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jade C. Wildy’s  The Simplicity of Disputed Assertions  as read by Josie Babin: 00:03:03 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify...

Welcome to episode 652. First, when her twin sister disappears on a trip to the beach, a girl is forbidden from going near water. But the lure is just too strong. Then, a hunted girl and her mother seek salvation in the forest. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Spencer Best’s  The Glass Beach  as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:03:07 [Trigger] L. P. Melling’s  The Red Princess Who...

Welcome to episode 651. We have one tale for you this week, about a group of outlaws running from the law… and deep into something far worse. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Submissions and Thank-you: 00:01:06 C. R. Langille’s  The Deep Timber  as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:43 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Andrew Gibson Andrew Gib...

Welcome to episode 650. We have one tale for you, about a reluctant sailor aboard a privateer vessel whose search for justice uncovers something far more disturbing. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you and Submissions: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Nathaniel Matthews Lee’s  The Ship’s Cat  as read by Tony Walker: 00:04:12 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Ship’s Cat  contains scenes of Animal Abuse/Death. PE...

Welcome to episode 649. We have one tale for you this week, about a wily Roman courier who faces a threat beyond his imagining. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 M. J. Jones’  Quod Volunt Credunt  as read by Alex Weinle: 00:02:31 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch M. J. Jones on X (@mjj_writes) Original Score by  Nebulus Entertainm...

Welcome to episode 648. We have two tales for you this week, about some suspicious leftovers, and a woman who sacrifices everything for her newborn son. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you, Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06 Rosemary Selking’s  Lo Mein  as read by Seth Williams: 00:03:45 [Trigger] Justin Moritz’s  What a Mother Would Do  as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:11:42 TRIGGER WARNINGS...

Welcome to episode 647. We have one tale for you, about a pair of strangers brought together over an unusual attachment to their collectibles. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-You: 00:01:06 Barbara A. Barnett’s  Self Storage  as read by Anthony Babington: 00:02:55 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Barbara A. Barnett Anthony Babington on...

Welcome to episode 646. We have two tales for you this week. First, a cantankerous old man develops an unlikely friendship. Then, a musician wants nothing to do with the tribute concert for his old band… if only he could get off so easily. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Patrick Barb’s  Don’t Go in the Woods… or Do, See If I Care!  as read by Rish Outfield: 00:02:48 Steve Toase’s ...

Welcome to episode 645. This week, we share the winners of our Secret Societies flash fiction contest!  COMING UP Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards, Flash Contest Results: 00:01:06 Runner-up: Erica Ruppert’s  Needs Must  as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:50 Runner-up: Akis Linarthos’  Wolfmind  as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:13:20 Winner: Liam Hogan’s  The Gourman Soc...

Welcome to episode 644. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman finally catches the object of her desire… and won’t ever let go. Then, a young couple plagued by the supernatural enlists the help of a medium. But how deep does their trouble go? COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06 A. M. Symes’  Chipping Away  as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:02 Mike Thorn’s&nb...

Welcome to episode 643. We have one tale for you this week, about the dark secret behind a woman’s perfect marriage… and her plot to take back control.   COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06 Sean J. K. Heasman’s  A Domestic  as read by Josie Babin: 00:03:24 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by &nb...

Welcome to episode 642. We have one tale for you this week, featuring a ghastly banshee, a cadaver that won't stay put, and an infectious and sinister smile. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s  The Dead Smile  as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:03:51 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Open for Submissions Dan...

Welcome to episode 641. This week we share the rest of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees in short fiction. COMING UP Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Rachael K. Jones’  The Sound of Children Screaming  as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:02:58 [Trigger] L. E. Daniels’  Silk  as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:37:29 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Sound of Children Sc...

Welcome to episode 640­. This week, we have three special tales for you – the first set of nominees for this year’s Bram Stoker Awards. COMING UP Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards: 00:01:06 Cindy O’Quinn  Quondam  as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:05:17 Nadine Aurora Tabing’s  An Inherited Taste  as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:23:22 Sam J. Miller’s  If Someone You Love Has...

Welcome to episode 639. Guest host Andrew Gibson takes the reins this week for two tales. First, an unscrupulous archaeologist searches for immortality. Then, a man seeks to shed the burden of conscious thought. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Andrew Gibson: 00:01:06 Eris Young’s  Idomeneja, Or, The Death Mask  as read by Michelle Kane: 00:02:58 [Trigger] Richard S. Crawford’s  T...

Welcome to episode 638. Guest host Spencer DiSparti takes a look at the music behind the screams. Then, a woman forced to cast curses for coin accepts a contract against her better judgement. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Spencer DiSparti, Music in Horror Film: 00:01:06 Renan Bernardo’s  Curselifter  as read by Aven Shore: 00:08:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the d...

Welcome to episode 637, guest hosted by Stephen Gagin. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman who dives deep into the unknown in search or riches. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Stephen Gagin: 00:01:06 James Cato’s  Flying Water  as read by Emil Strand: 00:03:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch James Cato on X (@the_so...

Welcome to episode 636. Guest host Seth Williams brings you one tale this week, about a down and out photographer who visit an old acquaintance in his newly acquired castle. But is his friend ill, or is there something more sinister at play?  COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Seth Williams, Submissions are Open: 00:01:06 Paul Van Sickle’s  Dwelling  as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:...

Welcome to episode 635. Guest host Meredith returns once again to wrap up Women in Horror Month. Then, we meet an ailing mother forced to rely on her least favourite son for sustenance. COMING UP WiHM: NIGHTLIGHT Podcast: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Kelsea Yu’s  Obedient Son  as read by Rebecca Wei Hsieh: 00:05:48 TRIGGER WARNINGS Obedient Son  contains scenes of self harm. PERTINENT LINKS S...

Welcome to episode 634. Guest host Krystal Hammond takes the host seat for Women in Horror Month. Then, a man in search of his missing wife shelters in an abandoned lighthouse, only to discover something unsettlingly familiar within. COMING UP WiHM: horror audiobooks by women: 00:01:06 Abigail Kemske’s  Swirls and Eddies  as read by Jim Matusik: 00:06:48 PERTINENT LINKS Support us o...

Welcome to episode 633. Guest host Meredith Morgenstern once again takes the reins for WiHM. For fiction, a lone settler struggles to stake his claim in the wilds of Kansas. Then, an unnatural force at the local cemetery seeks to avenge an act of murderous violence. COMING UP WiHM: Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast: 00:01:06 Emily J. Weisenberger’s  The Prairie’s Song  as read by Rish Outfiel...

Welcome to episode 632. Women in Horror Month continues with guest host Kathleen Palm. We have one tale for you this week, about a boy whose act of generosity lands him in a strange and cruel world. COMING UP WiHM: Ally Malinenko: 00:01:06 Divyasri Krishnan’s  Small Deaths Everywhere  as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:06:05 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tale...

Welcome to episode 631. First, guest host Meredith Morgenstern kicks off Women in Horror Month. Then, we have two tales for you this week, about the bittersweet taste of revenge against a serial killer and an aging shapeshifter who agrees to take on an apprentice… for a price. COMING UP WiHM: Monster, She Wrote Podcast: 00:01:06 Brigitte McCray’s  Replantation  as read by Heather Thomas:...

Welcome to episode 630. We have one tale for you this week, about a man’s struggles in the ravenous grasp of anxiety. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, WiHM: 00:01:06 Ed Serken’s  Unburied  as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:07 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch “Secret Societies” Flash Fiction Contest Dennis Robinson | Lycan Volum...