Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales & Other Weird Stories

CANADA, Today’s Tale… written by Evelyn Hart who writes from the spaces between ordinary moments. Her stories are less interested in monsters than in the patient conversations we have with the things we believe are merely observing us. She believes the most unsettling horrors are never sudden. They emerge one unnoticed moment at a time. The companion was designed to learn his habits. It was never...

USA, Author C.N Webster's story about choices made in the woods at night. And a reminder that there’s always someone - or something - worse lurking in the dark. C.N. Webster is an English Horror/Dark Fantasy writer who has lived in the US for the past fifteen years. He is the author of ‘Bad Blood’, available on Amazon . Looking for other stories, visit https://frighteningtales.ca for more than 130...

USA, Chandler Smith shares his winter tale of a search party that finds the wrong thing out in the woods.  Chandler Smith resides in a small town in SouthEast Texas. And has always loved scary stories finding inspiration to be a writer through Stephen King and Cormac McCarthy. Chandler is greatly inspired by the familiarity you get with others when your living in a small town as well as his father...

USA. Author Damir Salkovic is no stranger to horror. An aficionado of horror and the weird, living in Virginia with his wife and a dynamic duo of cats. He enjoys reading, travelling, and low-budget horror movies. Damir is the author of one short story collection and two novels. His shorter work has been featured in the Lovecraft eZine, Black Cat Weekly, Scare Street's "Night Terrors" series, and i...

USA. Author Douglas J. Moore teaches us about the history of Witchcraft in this tale,  he calls Kay and the Black Cat. The performance is an adaptation of a larger story. Douglas J. Moore is an author from New England who writes horror, speculative fiction, and alternative history. His work is often inspired by lost and legendary New England, and the classic writers who hail from the region. His c...

UK. Author Michael Byrne Shares this dark folklore with us this week. An age-old lesson to always be wary of crossing faery kind. This husband and wife learn what it means to get what you wish for.   Michael Byrne is originally from Rochdale, Lancashire, and now based in London; he writes folklore and horror-infused fiction. His work has been featured in Scribble Magazine, Pseudopod Podcast, and S...

USA. Asher Ellis teaches us that karma has a way of settling the score. Carlos would never have guessed how this job was going to end. Not in a million years. It was supposed to be easy. Highjack the yacht of some playboy the world wouldn't miss and make out like bandits. But things don't exactly go to plan.  Other works by Asher Ellis: THE REMEDY published by Full Fathom Five, which two-time Bram...

Andrew Hodges, an English writer living in the United States, shares his story, where in the southern United States is a house where a little old lady lives, a little old lady who was old when Dad was a boy. A little old lady whose garden isn't just right, where the little old lady... isn't just right. And I have the poor luck to live next door.  You can find more of Andrew's writing at the https:...

In this tale, American writer Kaci Skiles Laws steps away from her poetry to entertain us with her tale, POTSY. There's something in the house... something in the dark recesses of its rooms... something calling itself... POTSY.  To find Kaci's writing on Amazon, CLICK HERE . or visit Kaci's website ! Listen to this story or more than 120 others at Frighteningtales.com or on your favourite streamin...

Welcome once more into the depths of my realm, curious visitors. This week's program is written by C. Jane Swick and tells the tale of how unfinished business can keep us from getting the rest... we so desperately need. Join us for another of my Frightening Tales & Weird Stories!

Season 6 Episode 1 In this tale from Islamabad, Pakistan, writer Arisha Wassim explores the idea that hauntings are not exclusive to objects and buildings, but our minds can also be playgrounds for the supernatural. 

Author Zea Mindwerl shares this story she wrote for a prompt at Blog. Reedsy.com. It's a dark tale about the unknown things out in the dark of night. And hammers home the idea that there's no place like the safety of home in a tale she calls FEAR. The story was originally posted in 2023 but has since gone missing from my podcast... I have no idea why. But in the time that's past from when I origin...

Imagine being followed around by death itself... for seemingly no reason at all. Jim Cort dives into this idea in this original story.

A nostalgic look back at horror alumni Nelson Bond. Who's aged old writing paved the way for todays contemporary authors. His tale The Bookshop, explores the secrets often found in seemingly innocuous places.

Today’s episode… is written by Glenn Dungan, currently based in Brooklyn, NYC. He exists within a Venn diagram of urban design, sociology, and good stories. When not obsessing about one of those three, he can be found at a park drinking black coffee and listening to podcasts about murder. For more of his work, please visit his website, whereisglennnow.com . You can also find him on substack, " Whe...

Today’s episode… is written by Dustin Ridout, the dad of two lovely but sometimes scary kids, a Colorado area physician and a lover of horror stories on cold rainy nights.  Here's his tale he calls Tiny.

Today’s episode… is written by Rob Morton… Rob hasn’t shared much about himself other than that he claims the story he’s about to share is 100% true.

Today’s episode… is written by A.G.R., a graduate of Florida International University and a writer and author. He majored in interdisciplinary studies and had minors in philosophy and sociology, which provided him with knowledge in various areas and research skills. His interests in writing are Horror and Mysteries. A.G.R.’s other interests are video games, paranormal research, and reading. When h...

Today’s episode… is written by STEPHEN MCQUIGGAN, self-proclaiming he’s the original author of the bible; he vowed never to write again after the publishers removed the dinosaurs and the spectacular alien abduction ending from the final edit. His other, lesser-known, novels are A Pig’s View of Heaven and Trip a Dwarf. For more dark tales visit me at frighteningtales.com

Today’s first story… is written by Eleazar Nolan. This is a tale that has been passed down through Eleazar’s family. I’m told that Eleazar has been hunting for where this story may have originated. It’s subtly similar to an old brother’s Grim tale ‘The Juniper Tree’. This version feels like a natural American folk mutation of that old European root: it shifts the bones of the story into Illinois s...

Today’s episode… is written by Paul O’Neill, an award-winning short story writer from Fife, Scotland. His works have been published by the No Sleep Podcast, Crystal Lake, Sinister Smile Press, Scare Street, Vanishing Point Magazine, Hell Bound Books, Grinning Skull Press, and many other publications and competitions. Paul would love you to join his Short Story Club on Substack, where he and over 1...

Today’s episode… is written by Steve Loiaconi a journalist and a graduate of George Mason University's MFA program. His fiction previously appeared in Griffel, the Mystery Tribune, Mythaxis, Zooscape, and the Saturday Evening Post, as well as the anthologies Open All Night, Why Didn’t You Just Leave, and Found 2. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, son, and dog. More of his work can be found...

Today’s episode… is written by Brian J. Smith, author of nine horror novels such as Dead River and Consuming Darkness! His most recent second short story collection “Strange Discovery And Other Strange Discoveries” was published in July 2024; his splatter western “Blood On The Sand” is due out this year. He resides in south eastern Ohio, drinks a lot of coffee, has too many books but continues to...

Today’s episode… is written by Devin Langan a full-time social worker up in the great white north of Canada where he dabbles in writing for animation, and horror as a hobby. Today’s take is the first writing that Devin has submitted for a North American audience at  Creepypasta stories. If you'd like to reach out to Devin write him here: dlangan9653@gmail.com frighteningtales.com

Author Ryan Andrus asks the question... what if an object were to reach out across time and space to your awareness? What if that object became the sole desire of your life? An item you'd even kill for. And what if others learned of such an object? Things that were not quite human? Our tale today dives into just that. Look for more dark tales at Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales.