Enjoy this special preview of the podcast, Sightings. Home invasions are many families’ worst nightmares. But what happens when the invaders are from another world altogether? Step into the shoes of one rural family as their peaceful night devolves into a terrifying encounter. Will they run? Will they hide? Or will they stand their ground and fight? PERTINENT LINKS Listen to Sightings on Spotify Listen to Sightings on Apple Podcasts Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify . H...
Jul 01, 2025•41 min
Welcome to episode 700. We have two tales for you this week. First, a pastor seeks to avenge his murdered family with the help of an unlikely ally. Then, a young artist learns the deadly cost of heartbreak. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Philip Madden’s The Pastor as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:03:01 [TRIGGER] Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s The Cold Embrace as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:13:43 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Cold Embrace contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation. PERTINENT LINKS Supp...
Jun 27, 2025•39 min•Ep. 700
Welcome to episode 699 We have three tales for you, about a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster, a horny teen who gets more than just a hookup, and a young woman trapped inside her house by a mysterious guest. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions are open: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Tabitha Lord’s Monster as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:03:37 Bryan Carrigan’s One August Night as read by Summer Brooks: 00:13:11 Avra Margariti’s Echthroxenia as read by Kelli Tager: 00:23:36 TRIGGER WARNINGS Monster contains ...
Jun 20, 2025•48 min•Ep. 699
Welcome to episode 698 and happy StokerCon! We have two tales for you this week. First, a strange child develops a special bond with the hermit in his garden. Then, a woman goes to extreme lengths to leave her abusive husband. COMING UP Good Evening: StokerCon 2025: 00:01:06 Daniel Stride’s The One Who Saw Too Much as read by Jesse Holt: 00:04:09 [Trigger] Rachel Bolton’s Stoker-nominated And She Had Been So Reasonable as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:32:03 TRIGGER WARNINGS And She Had Been So Rea...
Jun 13, 2025•55 min•Ep. 698
Welcome to episode 697. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman torn between who she feels she should be and true beast that lurks within her. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] A. A. Nour’s Lonely Skin as read by Erin Grassie: 00:03:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS Lonely Skin contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Erin Grassie Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram S...
Jun 07, 2025•52 min•Ep. 697
Welcome to episode 696. We have two tales for you this week: about a man on an empty highway struggling to trust his fading memory, and a woman whose skepticism is tested by her lover’s carnal faith. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ Somewhere on US-50, Sometime in the Night as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:02:36 Akis Linardos’ Baited by Water’s Shadow as read by Michelle Kane: 00:12:07 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Derek Al...
May 30, 2025•46 min•Ep. 696
Welcome to episode 694. This week, we share the winners of our Folklore & Fairytale Flash Fiction contest, about a changeling, the call of the forest, a hunt for the Pied Piper, and an ancient god resurrected. COMING UP Good Evening: Locus Magazine Fundraising: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Runner-Up: Mylo Brehm’s The Cuckoo as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:42 Runner-Up: Asher Cookson’s The Forest as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:12:53 Runner-Up: Heath Ackley’s Flute as read by Janey Napier: 00:18:16 [Trigge...
May 23, 2025•40 min•Ep. 695
Welcome to episode 694. We have five bite-sized tales of terror for you this week. About avoidant home renovations, a plan for the zombie apocalypse, a siren’s awakening, an evil fingernail, and a family of squatters defending their home. COMING UP Good Evening: Author Interview Series – Rami Ungar: 00:01:06 A. V. Greene’s Home Maintenance as read by Griswold Addams: 00:03:52 Gordon B. White’s Plan Z as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:09:40 Elizabeth Anne Schwartz’s Human Woman as read by Aven Shore:...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 694
Welcome to episode 693. We have one tale for you this week, about a jaded man burdened with a terrible responsibility who seeks solace in a new friend. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Matt Hollingsworth’s The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis as read by Rish Outfield: 00:03:16 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Matt Hollingsworth Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment ...
May 09, 2025•53 min•Ep. 693
Welcome to episode 692. We one tale for you this week, about a man who enlists the help of a broken doll to help find his missing daughter. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s The Doll’s Ghost as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:03:24 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support this show htt...
May 02, 2025•39 min•Ep. 692
Welcome to episode 691. We have two tales for you this week. First, a lawyer tries to help a man craft a wish that won’t backfire. Then, a woman decides to help her neighbour… for not entirely selfless reasons. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Sammy Krouse’s Golden Lamp Contracting and Litigation Services as read by Anthony Babington: 00:03:06 Dan Rafter’s The Untarget as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:18:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Niko...
Apr 25, 2025•51 min•Ep. 691
Welcome to episode 690. We have two tales for you this week. First, a very special book requires the talents of a very special book repairman. Then, a man finds himself on the trail of his missing son… or so he thinks. COMING UP Good Evening: This is Horror Awards Nomination: 00:01:06 Thony Mintz’s Grim Prognosis as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:35 S.W. Pisciotta’s Their Words Like Leaves as read by Charles Conover: 00:11:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to...
Apr 18, 2025•49 min•Ep. 690
Welcome to episode 689. We have three tales for you this week, about a baby in the womb who realizes she’s not alone, how a warm fire and a cup of tea can make almost anything palatable, and a lost child in need of a helping hand. COMING UP Good Evening: [HOUSEKEEPING]: 00:01:06 Warren Benedetto’s Before as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:02:36 Derek Alan Jones’ Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:07:47 [Trigger] Samir Sirk Morató’s Oyogaseru as read by Anne Marie Lewis: 00:15:05 TRIGGE...
Apr 11, 2025•58 min•Ep. 689
Welcome to episode 688. We have one tale for you this week, about a company with ancient roots who serves some very thirsty clients. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jason Sabbagh’s The Last Fare to Essex as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:02:40 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Graeme Dunlop | Podcastle Graeme Dunlop on Twitter (@kibitzer) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Car...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 688
Welcome to episode 687 and the final week of Women in Horror Month. We have two tales for you this week, about forgotten dreams that refuse to die and two sisters’ desperate fight to survive in the face of a deadly outbreak. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Mariah Darling: 00:01:23 Kathleen Palm’s Rotted Dreams as read by Nancy Bober: 00:05:14 Hall Jameson’s Surfacing as read by Barbara Henslee: 00:09:57 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Ter...
Mar 28, 2025•47 min•Ep. 687
Welcome to episode 676 and week three of Women in Horror Month. We have three tales this week, about a long haul trucker on a harrowing late night assignment, a ghost searching for her missing family, and an awkward teenage girl with terrifying powers. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Keira Reynolds: 00:01:54 Darlene Eliot’s How Close Is It? as read by Jim Matusik: 00:05:50 L. D. Colter’s I Promise as read by Sara Sheckells: 00:19:19 Toshiya Kamei’s Petrified as read by Mel Rose: ...
Mar 21, 2025•55 min•Ep. 686
Welcome to episode 685 and week two of Women in Horror Month. We have one tale for you this week, about a priest who befriends a woman with a devilishly good voice. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Sapphire Lazuli: 00:01:44 Jessica Lévai’s The Blessing of St. Blaise as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:47 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Sapphire Lazuli Sapphire Lazuli on YouTube Sapphire Lazuli on Instagram (@sapphicsapphire_lazul...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 685
Welcome to episode 684 and our first episode of Women in Horror Month, with special guest, Fiction Editor Meredith Morgenstern. We have two tales for you this week: about a woman’s love for her new parasite, and an encounter with a black cat that leads to thrilling (and frightening) changes. COMING UP Good Evening: Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Luana Saitta: 00:01:47 Addison Smith’s For You, I Return as read by Maurine McLean: 00:07:06 [Trigger] Lisa Papademetriou’s A House Made...
Mar 07, 2025•52 min•Ep. 684
Welcome to episode 683. We have one tales for you this week, about a man who reunites with his high school girlfriend… but rekindles more than just romance. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Samuel Marzioli’s Sleeping Cupid Awakes as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:03:23 TRIGGER WARNINGS Sleeping Cupid Awakes contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Flash Contest: Folk Myth & Fair...
Feb 28, 2025•55 min•Ep. 683
Welcome to episode 682. We have one tale for you this week, about an attempted train robbery that brings a man face to face with his own personal ghosts. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Dannye Chase’s The Train Ticket as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Flash Contest: Folk Myth & Fairytales Dannye Chase Dannye Chase on Facebook (@DannyeChase) Dannye Chase on Twitter/X (@DannyeChase) Andrew ...
Feb 21, 2025•52 min•Ep. 682
Welcome to episode 681. We have two tales for you this week, about an artist whose work has universal impact, and the caretaker of a very unique hotel who has trouble leaving her work at work. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Frank Oreto’s The Perceptual Inconstancy of Enid Wozniak as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:48 Kathleen Schaefer’s The Ossification of the Space Between Us as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:22:47 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Perceptual Inconstancy of Enid ...
Feb 14, 2025•56 min•Ep. 681
Welcome to episode 680. We have two tales for you this week: about a young couple struggling to escape the city they once called home, and a final girl willing to do whatever it takes to retain her status. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Fiction Content is Open: 00:01:06 Stetson Ray’s For Whom the (Taco) Bell Tolls as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:04:52 Patrick Barb’s Lakeside Ceremonials as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:17:59 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales ...
Feb 07, 2025•50 min•Ep. 680
Welcome to episode 679. We have one tale for you tonight, about a farmer in rural England who finds himself entangled in a supernatural web of desire, obsession, guilt and jealousy. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Edith Wharton’s Bewitched as read by Aven Shore: 00:03:15 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. H...
Jan 31, 2025•55 min•Ep. 679
Welcome to episode 678. We have one tale for you this week, about the navigator of a pirate ship, struggling to stay afloat against a tide of madness. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 L. T. Williams’ The Navigator’s Journal as read by Alex Weinle: 00:03:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch L. T. Williams Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. He...
Jan 24, 2025•40 min•Ep. 678
Welcome to episode 677. We have two tales for you tonight. First, a teacher makes a chilling discover in a student’s notebook. Then, a woman struggles with family trauma that refuses to stay buried. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Matthew Tyrer’s The Sketchbook as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:21 Christi Nogle’s Bitter Makes the Sweet So Sweet as read by Josie Babin: 00:12:00 TRIGGER WARNINGS Bitter Makes the Sweet So Sweet contains sexist slurs. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread t...
Jan 17, 2025•55 min•Ep. 677
Welcome to episode 676. We have one tale for you tonight, about a vampire feud in the shadows of ancient Rome. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Keira Reynolds’ The Thirst as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:28 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Keira Reynolds Georgia Cook Georgia Cook on X (@georgiacooked) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre ...
Jan 10, 2025•38 min•Ep. 676
Welcome to episode 675 and happy New Year. First, we finally discover the real reason the chicken crossed the road. Then, a girl fascinated with the spiders in her old home invites a friend over after school. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Frank Oreto’s The Other Side as read by Seth Williams: 00:02:42 Bree Wernicke’s Spider Kiss as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:08:12 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebul...
Jan 03, 2025•37 min•Ep. 675
Welcome to episode 674. And happy holidays! We have two tales for you this evening. First, we meet a woman with an unusual connection to colour. Then, a man dreams of escape in the face of the hangman’s noose. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Danielle Ackley-McPhail’s Ruby Red as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:07 Ambrose Bierce’s An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:10:38 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Danielle Ack...
Dec 27, 2024•41 min•Ep. 674
Welcome to episode 673. We have one festive tale for you this evening, about a man pulled away from Christmas with his family to search for his lost uncle. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Holidays: 00:01:06 M. R. James’ The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:04:47 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carri...
Dec 20, 2024•45 min•Ep. 673
Welcome to episode 672. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman seeking escape after the worst day of her cursed life who finds herself forced to confront the specters of her past. COMING UP Good Evening: Author Interview Series, Thank-you: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Amanda Cecelia Lang’s Clear, Still Waters as read by Janey Napier: 00:04:17 TRIGGER WARNINGS Clear, Still Waters contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales ...
Dec 13, 2024•52 min•Ep. 672
