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Season 10 continues with another briny Batrachian tale as we take a dark dive into the deep. Geoffrey Sykes Vermillion returns in another dark and mysterious adventure. This time, he visits his friend Gerald Marshall at his summer, seaside cottage when Gerald's nephew falls ill under strange circumstances. This tale draws on the events told in "The Summer of the Amazing Mr. Fig", about a Deep One...

Season 10 continues with a wet and Wicked wild wade into the waves. Nicola Hope is exhausted, tired, buggered even. She spends most of her time sweating like a pig in the Horny Haggis kitchen, but now that she's done for the day, all she wants is to sit at the bar and guzzle down all the beer in the world - and maybe just maybe, if she's lucky enough, she might even score a little action. It's alw...

Season 10 continues with a disturbing found tape recording which relates the hidden truth behind a suspected bombing. When Eddie Wozniak manages to fight off an intruder, he knows it's more than a home invasion, so he records a message fro his friend Bobby in hopes that someone will find out the truth. Told by: Graham Rowat Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Jeanette Andromeda | Ho...

Season 10 continues as we dive deep into dark fantasy with today's tale by returning author, Kelli Perkins. This dark tale was written just for The Wicked Library, and is a prequel to Kelli's novel,  This Mortal Coil. In a time where Oru was still figuring out its delicate Balance, one little wood nymph is charged with a vital task. But is she up to the challenge? Told by: Mary Murphy Custom Score...

Season 10 continues with a fantastic tale by an author appearing on the show for the first time, Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Sara Tantlinger. This dark tale was written just for The Wicked Library. In 1971, a test of the Emergency Broadcast System was sent the wrong code word, sending 40 minutes of confused panic across the airwaves. In Sara's story “Code word: HATEFULNESS”, we take a look a...

Season 10 continues with a fantastic tale by an author appearing on the show for the first time, Crystal Connor. This dark tale, written just for The Wicked Library, takes us deep into hidden realms and the reality that lies just unseen below the one we normally see. It's a tale of a woman searching to find out who she is, who her ancestors were, and what her place is in the world. Along her trave...

Season 10 continues with a fantastic tale by returning author, Miracle Austin. A Texas town full of secrets will alter everything in the life of teen, Myles Bolanos. One secret places his life in jeopardy. Will Myles become prey or predator? Lock all your doors. Get comfortable and listen to Miracle Austin's "NightRunner". Author: Miracle Austin Told by: Jesse Cornett Custom Score: Nico Vettese Vo...

Season 10 continues with a fantastic tale by returning author, Owl Goingback. Digging Owl has been abducted from his home and taken to far off Spain to foretell the future for King Charles. Cultures collide when a great evil is revealed to be affecting the mind of the King. Author: Owl Goingback Told by: Graham Rowat Custom Score: Nico Vettese Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Jea...

Season 10 continues with another new horror tale written just for us by returning author, Meg Hafdahl. After Darcy dumps her boyfriend, she is desperate to get away. So, when a helpful mom named Pam picks up hitchhiking Darcy, she is more than pleased to spend a night in the suburban paradise of Bramblewood. Soon, Darcy discovers that beneath the comfortable edifice of a life she always thought sh...

Season 10 continues with another new horror tale written just for us by an amazing author new to our show, Lawrence C. Connolly. Today's tale focuses on a man with a very special ability. He met her in a dream. Stalked her when he woke. And when he found her … the nightmare began. Author: Lawrence C. Connolly Told by the author. Custom Score: Nico Vettese Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles |...

We kick off Season 10 with a dark tale from returning author, Christopher Long. Sir Arthur Kane spent his life building an empire out of plastic. He never dreamt it would turn against him, not even when it started building islands out in the middle of the ocean. Author: Christopher Long Told by: Louie Pollard Custom Score: Nico Vettese Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Jeanette An...

Today we conclude our celebration of Women in Horror Month at the Wicked Library with a terrifyingly wicked tale by Aaron Vlek. Alfonse de Cartier is the modern day descendant of one of the greatest mambo priestesses New Orleans has ever seen. Unfortunately for Al, as his colleagues at the New Orleans police department call him, all that made his forebear great has eluded him. That is, with the ex...

Today we celebrate Women in Horror Month at the Wicked Library with a special collection of six deeply dark and disturbing short tales by Scarlett R. Algee. Be warned though, these tales may be far too much for sensitive listeners. 1 - "Incision" A nightmare surgery with a terrifying outcome. Told by Cynthia Lowman 2 - "Clary Recollected" An unfortunate woman receives a macabre memorial. Told by D...

Today we celebrate Women in Horror Month at the Wicked Library with a full cast production of "Train Man" by Cynthia Lowman. Ever since she was a child, Rissa has been terrified of the trains that rumbled past her house at night and the nightmares that came with them - especially those of the Train Man. While Rissa finds ways to cope with her fear as she grows older, she still remembers her dreams...

Today's story is from an author new to the Wicked Library. Booker is a man with no qualms when it comes to killing. Violence and death are a part of his all too human nature. But, when a young girl comes to this hired killer with a strange job and even stranger target, Booker finally has his work cut out for him. Author: John Wolf Told by: Daniel Foytik and Denise Michelle Johnson Custom Score: Ni...

Welcome to The Private Collector. This show explores The Librarian’s mission and delves deep into the occult and mystical realms in a way sure to give you the whim-whams! Story: “Ancient Salts: Part 1”,  by Aaron Vlek Our friend Frank Enfield has returned to from the lush green mountains of Iga Province in Japan, and is anxious to get back the Librarian and report, but the Librarian, and the entir...

Carol Dumas is a lot of things, and this Christmas she explains to her latest victim her past, future and present in this year's Christmassacre Episode. Authors: Nelson W. Pyles and Scarlett R. Algee Told by: Cynthia Lowman Custom Score: Nico Vettese Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Alex J. Murd | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman,...

It's time for another quarterly Extra Wicked Anthology Episode! Today we bring you two great tales from the darker side of things. Supporters of the show at the $5 a month and above level hear these stories first at the rate of one a month. Later (once a quarter), the stories are compiled and shared with the entire audience to help promote the work of the authors, composers and voice actors. 1. "P...

Our friend Frank Enfield finds himself once again far, far away in exotic lands well beyond his imagining. Beautiful misty valleys and trails winding through the glorious lush green mountains of Iga Province in Japan. The perfect place for a little well deserved R&R. Frank is free to wander those peaceful vales to his little old heart’s content; its trails lined with charming little lanterns and s...

Today's story is from an author new to the Wicked Library. Marnie and her aunt Cindy are happy running a bakery until Marnie gets lost in a dark nowhere. When she returns, nothing about her life feels the same. What is reality, anyway? Author: Christi Nogle Told by: Sarah Ruth Thomas Custom Score: Nico Vettese Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Alex J. Murd | Host / Producer / Show...

Today's show includes 3 Terrifying Tales and was recorded LIVE at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville, GA as part of Explore Gwinnette's #Artober Festival! To watch the paintings being made head to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0bitdFlhTEZeGf7Fv8a5PQ/videos . "Freebies" Author: Christopher Long CAST: Opening Narrator – Graham Rowat Chet - Nelson W. Pyles Si - Daniel Foytik Kylie - Denise Miche...

This time on Talking Wicked, I chat with Jessica McHugh. Jessica is our first Resident Author and a very prolific writer in multiple genres including speculative fiction, horror, sci-fi, fantasy and even young adult. We discuss her long writing career, the changes time brings to a writer's focus, philosophy, and how we handle challenges and life balance as creatives. Host / Producer / Showrunner:...

Today's story is from an author new to the Wicked Library. In today's Halloween Tale, we explore love and longing, dark desires, and the danger of thinking you truly know another. Author: Anne Chichester Told by: Nelson W. Pyles and Cynthia Lowman Custom Score and vocal edit/mix: Nico Vettese Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Alex J. Murd | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foy...

It seems Frank made it back all in one piece, in a manner of speaking, from his leisurely little vacation out west with Coyote. But now it’s time to get back to work and he’s on his own this time. It seems a stranger has turned up dead at the old Jessup place and Frank pulls out the toys of his trade to find out what’s happened. Besides that corpse done up in its fancy duds there’s a brand new wel...

We kick of Season 2 of Wicked Fairy Tales with this King Sized tale of a spoiled princess, fairies, kings and a dwarf.  To Celebrate the kick off of Season 2, this first tale is shared with our full audience. To enjoy a new Wicked Fairy Tale each month, support the show at the $5 a month level. Enjoy this trigger filled French literary fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy, later collected by Andrew Lang...