Tales to Terrify

Welcome to week 1 of Women in Horror Month. Fiction Editor Meredith Morgenstern kicks us off with an intro to writer Hadeer Elsbai, followed by a pair of tales. First, pain and suffering coalesce into something much darker. Then, when holes appear in the yard of their recently inherited mansion, a man’s concern for his wife takes on a life of its own. COMING UP Good Evening:  Ghost River , Fl...

Welcome to episode 578. We have three tales for you this week. First, a man leans on technology to help him lose weight. Then, a girl battles the darkness to save her father. And finally, a farmer confronts the culprit who’s stealing his livestock. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Keith LaFountaine’s  Drink  as read by Austin Stern: 00:04:06 Taylor Rae’s  Called to th...

Welcome to episode 577. Our latest flash fiction contest – Changing Seasons – is officially live! We have two tales for you this week. First, a mother returns to the apartment where her son went missing to strike a bargain. Then, a young father refuses to give up even as the remnants of civilization fizzle out around him. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Jeremiah Dylan Cook’s  ...

Welcome to episode 576. We have two tales for you. First, a woman threatens to be consumed by fiery vengeance. Then, a witch keeps her human companion imprisoned between worlds. COMING UP Good Evening: Hunt A Killer, Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Victoria Zelvin’s  They Burned My Mother at Dawn  as read by Aven Shore: 00:06:49 Amanda Michele’s  The Cabin of Endless Winter  as read by...

Welcome to episode 575. Last up on our staff spotlight: Seth Williams. We have two tales for you, too. First, a man’s peaceful twilight years are disrupted by a sadistic caregiver. Then, a washed up exterminator takes on one last job. COMING UP Good Evening: Staff Spotlight – Seth Williams, Flash Contest, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Mark Towse’s  Mount Pleasant House  as read by Alexis Alexander...

Welcome to episode 574. Let’s meet the second half of our slush team. Then, we have two tales. First, a girl makes a mysterious shadowy friend. And a classic tale of a man who’s afraid to sleep alone… for good reason. COMING UP Good Evening: Staff Spotlight – Slush Team: 00:01:06 Lorna Riley’s  Vardøger  as read by Michelle Kane: 00:07:30 Perceval Landon’s  Thurnley Abbey  as r...

Welcome to episode 573. First, we shine the spotlight on our slush reader team. Then, we have one tale for you, about a group of college students who learn that sleep can affect more than grades. COMING UP Good Evening: Staff Spotlight: Slush Team: 00:01:06 Reese Hogan’s  Deprivation  as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:06:09 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tale...

Welcome to episode 572. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young boy wants nothing more than for his mom to smile. Then, a girl is once again forced to confront the beast she thought she’d escaped. COMING UP Good Evening: Staff Spotlight – Andrew Gibson: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Kathleen Palm’s  Smile  as read by Jesse Holt: 00:06:06 Erin Keating’s  Bitter Girl, Hunger  as...

Welcome to episode 571. We have one tale for you this week, about a tortured recluse who finds a new lust of life when he receives a mysterious package. COMING UP Good Evening: Staff Spotlight – Meredith: 00:01:06 J. M. J. Brewer’s  Keeper  as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:05:02 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Andrew Gibson Andrew...

Welcome to episode 570. We cap off the year with the winner of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards achievement in short fiction. An 80s-inspired tale of mismatched bridesmaids who join their Bridezilla bestie for a pre-wedding hair appointment. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy New Year: 00:01:06 [Stoker] Lee Murray’s  Story  as read by Permanent Damage: 00:04:17 PERTINENT LINKS Support us o...

Welcome to episode 569. We have two tales for you this week. First, an archaeologist goes on the dig of a lifetime. Then, a man struggles with mythical holiday thieves. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Holidays & Thank You: 00:01:06 [Stoker] Kyla Lee Ward’s  A Whisper in the Death Pit  as read by Heather Thomas: 00:04:10 Tarver Nova’s  A Little Christmas Folly  as read by Seth...

Welcome to episode 568. We have two tales for you this week. First, a Stoker finalist about a girl born and raised in the wilderness, trained to carry on the old traditions. Then, a man struggles to save his boyfriend… but the harder he tries, the more things fall apart. COMING UP Good Evening: Holidays, Thank You, Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06 [Stoker] Cindy O’Quinn’s  A Gathering on the Mountain...

Welcome to episode 567. We have two tales for you this week, about a man cursed with compassion and a woman in a war-torn land who takes in a familiar stranger. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Marisca Pichette’s  The Tail  as read by James Barnett: 00:03:38 L. S. Johnson’s  A Harvest Fit for Monsters  as read by Maurine McLean: 00:12:50 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! S...

Welcome to episode 566. We have two tales for you this week, about a people forced into hiding who rise up with the full moon, and a traveler’s fascination with a mysterious count. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Marisca Pichette’s  Dreaming War  as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:04:33 M. R. James’  Count Magnus  as read by Scott Fulps: 00:17:07 PERTINENT LINKS Support...

Welcome to episode 565. We have another contest for you this week, as well as one tale about a young ballet student who finds herself cast in a very special role. COMING UP Good Evening: Smile Contest, Thank Yous, Patreon: 00:01:06 Rami Unger’s  The Dedication of the High Priestess  as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:07:01 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales t...

Welcome to episode 564. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man visits an abandoned Japanese island and brings home more than souvenirs. Then, a lonely girl’s quest for answers may reveal secrets best left buried. COMING UP Good Evening: Pearl Movie Contest, Human Monsters Contest: 00:01:06 Thomas Farr’s  Hachishakusama  as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:44 Hope Davies’  T...

Welcome to episode 563. We have two tales for you this week, about the toxic dangers of neighbourhood social media, and a schooner stranded in the doldrums that receives a mysterious visitor. COMING UP Good Evening: Upcoming Giveaways, New Merch: 00:01:06 Dierdre Coles’  Bitch with a W  as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:04:31 William Hope Hodgson’s  The Voice in the Night  as rea...

Welcome to episode 562. We have one tales for you this week – one last bit of Halloween before the season’s too far in the rearview, about a neighbourly decoration war that gets a little out of hand. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Frank Oreto’s  Decoration  as read by James Cheatham: 00:03:28 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Te...

Welcome to episode 561 and Happy Halloween! This week we present the winners of our Nautical Flash Fiction Contest! Then, to really get you in the spirit, we have an extra scare about a woman’s obsession with the echoes of past trauma and an innocent family caught in its vortex. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Halloween, Thank-you: 00:01:06 [Runner-up] A. M. Call’s  The Gift of the Abyss  ...

Welcome to episode 560. This week we have one tale, about a death row inmate who decides he might as well embrace the Satan worship he’s been accused of for all these years. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Swag, Human Monsters and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Patrick Barb’s  Help, Satan!  as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:06:49 TRIGGER WARNINGS Help, Satan!  contains scenes of an...

Welcome to episode 559. We have a classic tale for you this evening about a young woman left, by her husband, to the mercies of madness. COMING UP Good Evening: Merch, Dark Matter Magazine and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s  The Yellow Wallpaper  as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:05:56 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch D...

Welcome to episode 558. This week we have two tales, about a garden sown with grief and the perils of sharing your life with strangers. COMING UP Good Evening: Awards, Submissions, Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Caleb Stephens’  You Always Wanted a Garden  as read by Seth Williams: 00:04:19 Santiago Eximeno’s  Intellectual Property  as read by Anthony Babington: 00:16:25 PERTINENT L...

Welcome to episode 557. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman in chronic pain finally gets the help she needs. Then, a man seeks shelter in a house that’s not as abandoned as he first thought. COMING UP Good Evening: Swag, Submissions: 00:01:06 Virginia Campen’s  Mandible Temporalis  as read by Alexandra Elroy: 00:05:12 H.P. Lovecraft’s  The Picture in the House &...

Welcome to episode 556. We have one tale for you this week, about a lonely woman who falls for the local butcher.  COMING UP Good Evening: Lycan, Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Timothy G. Huguenin’s  Animals  as read by Josie Babin: 00:05:59 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Timothy G. Huguenin Timothy G. Huguenin on Twitte...

Welcome to episode 555. We have one tale for you this week, about a food delivery driver whose very life (and the lives of those he loves) may depend on his ability to follow instructions.   COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Thank Yous: 00:01:06 S. H. Mansouri’s  No-Contact Delivery  as read by Jesse Holt: 00:04:35 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop...