Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales & Other Weird Stories

A seemingly normal date is interrupted by the demands of an unassuming side dish.

Pilot Episode. An odd man with a very personal connection to the paranormal is on a hunt, shaking down hells minions for information that will help him aquire a powerful divine relic. Along the way he meets an even stranger man that seems to remain outside the perceptions of hell, a real life Nobody. Thrust together seemingly by fate the two start to try to unravel this mystery but will they do it...

Clarabelle and her Father are trying to make their new house a home. But Clara's unplanned roomate seems to have darker idea's for the new residents. It wouldn't be long before dark secrets would take these negotiations to a whole other level.

It was a sad and somber thing that set about one of the truly great moments for nearly any New Yorker. Henry Adams was dead, and that meant there would be a vacancy.

Special Presentation! Written in 1820 by American author Washington Irving as part of a collection of 34 essays and short stories in a volume called 'The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon'. This is the a reading of the original story of Sleepy Hollow. As this was written in 1820, what was considered proper in life back then deviates from what is considered by today's standards of proper. Keep in mind...

Trigger warning: descriptions of family violence. A Mother's love can span greater distances than the measurements of mankind, in time Darcy would learn how far a Mother would go for her little girl.

What would you give to change the things about yourself that you just don't like? What if you were approached with a miracle fix to get that perfect you? Would you leap before you look?

Lisa is having trouble getting a song out of her head... a song that only she can hear. Seemingly now the soundtrack to all the tragedy in her life. But where did it come from? And who made it?

Sprinkled throughout the snow-covered Canadian north, hidden military bases monitor the arctic circle. Their orders are not to watch for enemy threats, but to alert domestic forces should the things that makes their hunting grounds in that desolate north… move south.

The burden of guilt, given enough time, can weigh down a soul, forcing us to revisit the past... perhaps one last time. But revisiting our old haunts has been known to stir up ghosts.

We all must come to terms with those things in our lives that we fear... What happens though, when we're finally free of those shackles that nature put there for our own protection...

In the heart of summer, a house - just waiting for a family to fill its halls - sits nearly forgotten by the nearby city. That is until an unassuming couple bring with them the inherent sounds of the living. But some neighbours don't appreciate those who disturb their rest.

When I wake up, the doctor gives me the facts. She delivers them to me gently—her voice like a warm cup of water you could steep a bag of tea in. Somehow, she’s made a car accident sound like a papercut, and so I decide that's what I'd like to call it from now on—a papercut.

A good magician never reveals their secrets. But, today as I lie in my deathbed, I am prepared to tell you mine... 

Nothing I had been taught in school or in social settings could have prepared me for the irrational events that unfold when you encounter a ghost. Nothing prepared me to deal with the fear and panic that inevitably comes with that, either. But that’s getting ahead of my story.

The devilishly clever Clay McLeod Chapman offers up our season 3 premier tale. A cinema experience, big sound, big picture and that ever-satisfying movie popcorn. But what happens when the sacred space that is a movie is interrupted by something innocently out of place? Visit Clay online at: https://www.claymcleodchapman.com

In the Straw Doll, a dying monarch bestows a gift to the next generation, but not all gifts are so innocent. Pulling the Plug explores the weight of traveling the expanse of our universe so far from home. And the toll it weighs on the soul.

Author Brett B asks the question... does the guilt of an action sometimes reach out and tether something else to us? Perhaps the universe's need for balance is what haunts us... who's to say? 

Author Rachel Ryan takes us on a journey with an Alaskan research student and the discoveries made in nature's quiet places.

Author Wemory Charnel's tale challenges everything we've known about princesses and forests full of cute playful animals.

Author Katharine Widdows brings us an unexpected twist to a botched suicide. Trigger warning suicide.  Details: Her original story was written for the prompt "Write about a character who is trying to convince others to play a game." As seen on Reedsy prompts and presented here with her permission. https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/ .

Welcome brave listeners, I'm your host Wilhelm, Tune in weekly for a new creepy tale of the paranormal. If you're brave enough.

Sometimes more than just the past can haunt us. In this beautiful tale by Katharine Widdows a family learns what secrets there are to dig up in the basement. Details: Katharine's original story was written for the prompt "Start your story with someone sharing a secret that has a big impact on everyone." As seen on Reedsy prompts and presented here with her permission. ⁠https://blog.reedsy.com/shor...

Sometimes the strings that come with gifts can lead to deadly consequences. An inheritance, in this case, introduces two brothers to a darker place they would otherwise have never found.

A mysterious force seems to be haunting Sam, it only wants her to be safe... but how far will it go to ensure that? Listen, if you're brave enough.