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For the debut episode of Talking Wicked, Meg Hafdahl visits the Library to talk about last week's story Episode 901:  "The Barren" as adapted from the story as published in The Lift: Nine Stories of Transformation, Volume One. Available now on Amazon.com in print and Kindle. We also discuss Meg's upcoming work, Daughters of Darkness - the sequel to Her Dark Inheritance, as well as her first non-fi...

Savannah is desperate to have a baby. When a haughty woman from her past flaunts her own fertility, Savannah starts down a dark path. Can an encounter with a young girl who is much more than she seems keep Savannah from making a choice she'll regret? This story features Victoria from our sister show, The Lift. Today's story was adapted from "The Barren" as published in The Lift: Nine Stories of Tr...

For our 2018 Christmas Special, we present the return of Geoffrey Sykes Vermillion, first appearing in the Parsec Award Finalist episode, "The Case of the Black Lodge" in season 8. In today's dark tale, you'll met Audrey Hawkwoode, the young protegee of Geoffrey Sykes Vermillion. When Audrey returns home for the Christmas Holiday, she learns something is not quite right, and calls her upon her men...

The final episode of Season 8 is a festively Wicked collection of seven dark tales by six Wicked Library Alum authors. "Sugar Plums" by Scarlet R. Algee. Told by Mary Murphy, as Catherine."Naughty or Nice" by Miracle Austin. Told by Nichole Goodnight, as Drusella."Silent Night" by Lee A. Forman. Told by Nelson W. Pyles, as Fred."Oh, Come, All Ye Faithless" by Nelson W. Pyles. Told by Daniel Foytik...

Today, we bring you 4 Wicked tales for our Extra Wicked Fall Anthology. The stories shared today are heard first by our supporters but, since the goal of The Wicked Library is always the promotion of our writers, we later share these bonus tales with our entire audience in anthology episodes. Please support the authors by finding their other work and adding it to your collection, and help keep the...

When Matt Dawsen visits the very haunted Andersonville, the site of a horrific Civil War prison camp as part of his fraternity pledge, he ends up in a situation he could never have expected. Credits Author: Owl Goingback | Storytellers: Mike DelGaudio, Main Narration | Joshua Narcho as Matt Dawsen| Graham Rowat as Kevin Berry| Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles Custom Score: Nico Vettese | Ho...

As part of our Halloween celebration this year, we bring you a special episode of Wicked flash fiction written by 15 authors, and told by Your Librarian and a talented cast of voice actors! Stories "The Scratching" by Ricardo Victoria - Told by Daniel Foytik"The Twisted End of Vernon Boggs" by Brooke Warra - Told by The Librarian"Chameleon" by Kelli Perkins - Told by Nichole Goodnight and Daniel F...

Jacob is a homeless teen living alone on the streets of a dead-end desert town until he meets Burke, a fellow runaway with a fearsome ability. Like Jacob, Burke was born with an unwanted gift - he can see and talk to the dead - but unlike Jacob, Burke has developed a way to manipulate and even fool the vengeful spirits he encounters in his travels, weaponizing them against those he feels have wron...

A college girl with an uncommon gift. A townie who just wants to look out for his best friend. When dark creatures start haunting Aisling's dreams, it's up to her best friend to try and get to the bottom of things. Is she truly the only one who can stop a strange race from taking over human minds? Or is she just a sick girl who let the stress of college get under her skin? Credits Author: Samantha...

Today we have five Dark Poems by Bram Stoker Award winning author, Stephanie M. Wytovich, and chapter one from her debut novel, The Eighth. Poems: "Your Ghost" "When I Promised Him Murder" "Of My Wounds, There Are Many" "Seduced by Monsters" "Versions of My Mutilated Self" The Eighth, Chapter One Credits Author: Stephanie M. Wytovich| Storytellers: Nelson W. Pyles | Voice of the Librarian: Nelson...

Today, we bring you 3 fresh tales for our Extra Wicked Summer Anthology. The stories shared today are heard first by our Patreon supporters, but, since the goal of The Wicked Library is always the promotion of our writers,  we wanted to share these bonus tales with our entire audience. Please support the authors by finding their other work and adding it to your collection, and help keep the extra...

Credits: "The Hairy Man" Author: Julia Benally | Storytellers: Mike DelGaudio, Main Narration| Mary Murphy as May | Evan Schmitt as Derry |  Daniel Foytik as Jay, Jimmy, and Grant | Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles "The Goose Girl" Collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Custom Scores: Nico Vettese | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. P...

In this Wicked tale, we meet Paige, who is going to have an...interesting day. Her faithful orange tabby, Fred, tries to help her with one of her problems, but her big troubles are far beyond Fred's ability to be helpful. In fact, if Fred was a smart cat, he would look for a new home immediately. Credits: Author: Kathleen Queen | Storytellers: Daniel Foytik, Main Narration| Cynthia Lowman as Paige...

In this Wicked tale, returning author Kelli Perkins shows us that finding what you're looking for might be more than you can handle. Paige's fascination with true crime and the macabre is shaken to its foundation after she convinces her parents to flip the house that has become her spooky obsession. Credits: Author: Kelli Perkins | Storytellers: Daniel Foytik, Main Narration, Dad | Heather Thomas...

Our resident author, Jessica McHugh, is back with another dark story. In today's wicked tale, we take a dark ride into a town where we meet Richie, a child happy to see new visitors. But, like most places we visit here in the Wicked Library, things that seem idyllic on the surface, are most assuredly not. Credits: Author: Jessica McHugh | Storytellers: Daniel Foytik, Main Narration | Mary Murphy a...

In today's dark tale, a man who has struggled for years with a trauma from his past reaches a breakthrough with the help of his therapist. But, what if his apparent delusion reveals itself to be much more than the ravings of a disturbed man? Credits Author: Erik Starn| Storytellers: Evan Schmitt, Main Narration | Andy James as Jack | Erika Sanderson as Dr. Katherine Dross  | Voice of the Librarian...

Today, we bring you 3 fresh tales for our Extra Wicked Spring Anthology. The stories shared today are heard first by our Patreon supporters, but, since the goal of The Wicked Library is always the promotion of our writers,  we wanted to share these bonus tales with our entire audience. Please support the authors by finding their other work and adding it to your collection, and help keep the extra...

Today we present a cautionary tale that reminds us to control our darker impulses lest they lead us down paths darker than we might expect. A man who has no use for others makes it a point to insult anyone who crosses his path, but his rage comes back to him when he least expects it. Special Offers: HelloFresh special offer. Use our promo code to get delicious, filling meals delivered right to you...

Today we present a wickedly strange and horrifying tale of secret desires. A Victorian solicitor returns from a business trip to find his wife missing. The story she tells in a letter is more weird and terrible than a penny dreadful. Special Offers: Winc Special Offer: Want to get great wine delivered right to your door and help out the show at the same time? Try Winc and get $20 off using this li...

Today we present a tale of secrets and darkest desire. When Maxine Fischer shoots her ex-husband on the day of their divorce, she knows it looks bad. Everyone must think the same thing: that Maxine found a younger man and ditched the emotional baggage of caring for 70-year-old Martin. But appearances can be deceiving. Martin Fischer had secrets. Dark secrets. And a knowledge of the occult. Special...

Today we present a delightfully dark tale that builds to a very wicked end. Anastasia knows she will never measure up to her older sister Calista, who was born with a kind of spark that makes her glow from the inside. But, when Anastasia discovers a way to steal this supernatural spark from her sister, she learns that her own darkness might have been the better gift. Special Offers: Winc Special O...

Today we present two tales from The Wicker Saga, a series of standalone yet interconnected stories that, together, serve to tell a larger narrative. Both stories are told by Mike DelGaudio of boothjunkie.com! "Tunda" - Tomas Wicker once vowed to live a life of ease and luxury, but strange disappearances and whispers of a legendary monster demand he return to his family's Colombian plantation."The...

Today we present a very dark tale by Scarlett R. Algee. In "Bleedthrough," we meet Shelly, a woman frustrated at work, and in need of a little cathartic release for her darker emotions. When she decides to let go and walk with the darkness within, it might just lead to a little more bleedthrough than she was expecting. Credits: Author: Scarlett R. Algee | Storytellers: Daniel Foytik and Cynthia Lo...

Today we present a two tales of terror and transformation written by returning author Aaron Vlek! "The Case of the Black Lodge" told by David Ault and Erika Sanderson. A group of seven gentlemen gather regularly to hear the exploits of their good friend, renowned traveler, scholar, and detective of all things arcane and terrifying to the faint of heart, Geoffrey Sykes Vermillion. On one particular...

Today, along with the other Wicked tales, we present the premier episode of our new Patreon Exclusive Show, The Private Collector, included here, for free, in its entirety. Future episodes of The Private Collector can be heard by those supporting the show on Patreon at the $10 a month level.  The stories shared today are heard first by our Patreon supporters, but, since the goal of The Wicked Libr...