Author : Nicole Givens Kurtz Narrator : Devante‘ Johnson Host : Tonia Ransom Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 835: Trickin’ is a PseudoPod original. Trickin’ by Nicole Givens Kurtz It’s time. Nestled beneath the rolling peaks from the mountain ranges, honeycombs of caves spread out in their like swollen slugs providing […]
Oct 28, 2022•30 min
Author : Amy Nagopaleen Narrator : Bryce Dahle Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 834: To the Tooth is a PseudoPod original. To The Tooth by Amy Nagopaleen I just wanted breakfast. Coffee, maybe an egg with spinach. But before I even stumbled over to the coffeemaker, a sprawling net of […]
Oct 25, 2022•24 min
Author : Tod Robbins Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Cockcrow Inn” was first published in the collection Who Wants a Green Bottle? and Other Uneasy Tales in 1926 Cockcrow Inn By Tod Robbins Cockcrow Inn stands defiantly facing the sea. For countless years it […]
Oct 21, 2022•54 min
Authors : Kat Day, H.B. Diaz and Taylor Rae Narrators : Kat Day, Gemma Amor and Siobhan Gallichan Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Proverbs 16:31 – Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life. When I Was Young, I Did Not Need Magic by Kat […]
Oct 14, 2022•32 min
Author : Eris Young Narrator : Steph P. Bianchini Hosts : Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 831: Idomeneja is a PseudoPod original. From the author: “The speculative elements from this story are based on the death masks found in the grave circles at the site […]
Oct 07, 2022•23 min
Author : Kathryn McMahon Narrator : Rhianna Pratchett Host : Alasdair Stuart Artist : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Honey Witch” originally appeared in SHARP AND SUGARTOOTH: WOMEN UP TO NO GOOD edited by Octavia Cade (Upper Rubber Boot Books 2019) The Honey Witch By Kathryn McMahon My hood and gloves are on the […]
Sep 30, 2022•40 min
Author : Todd Keisling Narrator : Jon Padgett Host : Alex Hofelich Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “We’ve All Gone to the Magic Show” was previously published in Vastarien: Vol.3, Issue 1 by Grimscribe Press. We’ve All Gone To The Magic Show By Todd Keisling Earlier this summer, word spread around our […]
Sep 25, 2022•47 min
Author : Shannyn Campbell Narrators : Halloween Bloodfrost, Scott Campbell, Kat Day, Graeme Dunlop, Jamie Grimes, Alex Hofelich, Kitty Sarkozy, Melissa Hofelich, M. M. Schill, Dave Robison and Joshua Tuttle Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 828: Taxiptómy is a PseudoPod original. Mulholland Drive trailer Mulholland Drive ‘No […]
Sep 16, 2022•34 min
Author : Alex Singer Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Alex Hofelich Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 827: She Works in the Office Where They Died is a PseudoPod original. She Works in the Office Where They Died By Alex T. Singer Dezra works in an office where 1000 people died. […]
Sep 09, 2022•41 min
Author : C. O. Davidson Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “Dream House” originally appeared in the anthology Georgia Gothic Dream House By C. O. Davidson Alice and Rick turned off the highway onto the twisting gravel road. Oaks arched overhead, a tunnel of […]
Sep 02, 2022•34 min
Author : Margaret St. Clair Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Flowering Evil” first appeared in Planet Stories, Summer 1950 Flowering Evil By Margaret St. Clair Captain Bjornson shook a grizzled head. “I never saw a plant I liked the looks of less,” he said. […]
Aug 26, 2022•30 min
Author : Pauline Yates Narrator : Kat Day Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Renascent” was first published by Aurealis in 2019. From the author: Renascent means ‘rising again into being or vigor’, an apt title for my story. The origin of this story came from my personal questioning […]
Aug 20, 2022•30 min
Author : Ephiny Gale Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : M. M. Schill Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “Little Freedoms” was first published in ‘Shoreline of Infinity’ in December 2017. Little Freedoms By Ephiny Gale The room is cylindrical, metal, no doors or windows. Nine of us stand in a circle, not […]
Aug 13, 2022•33 min
Author : Sewell Peaslee Wright Narrator : Tony Sarrecchia Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “The Experiment of Erich Weigert” was originally published in Weird Tales in 1926 The Experiment Of Erich Weigert By Sewell Peaslee Wright The moment I gazed out over the audience I saw him. He […]
Aug 05, 2022•35 min
Authors : Sarah Day and Tim Pratt Narrators : Alasdair Stuart and Marguerite Kenner Host : Ben Phillips Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 821: Celestial Shores is a PseudoPod original. Celestial Shores by Sarah Day and Tim Pratt Britt drove silently while Ray gazed past her at the beauty of the […]
Jul 27, 2022•57 min
Author : Matt Ellis Narrator : Kara Grace Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “Off the Road” was originally published in the Spring 2021 issue of Sein und Werden This story is dedicated to my daughter Kaetlyn Nicole–one of the strongest women I know. Thank you for always listening […]
Jul 22, 2022•24 min
Author : Thomas Ha Narrator : Scott Campbell Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “Balloon Season” has previously been featured in Fusion Fragment and Dark Matter Magazine. Balloon Season by Thomas Ha I’ve never gotten used to the sense of urgency of summer afternoons, that feeling of being drenched […]
Jul 20, 2022•35 min
Authors : Frank Oreto, Hannah Whiteoak and Karlo Yeager Rodriguez Narrators : Dennis Robinson, Sevatividam and Karlo Yeager Rodriguez Host : Brian Lieberman Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 818: Flash on the Borderlands LXII: Flash Fiction Contest 7 Winners is a PseudoPod original. Overnight Home Companion by Frank J. Oreto Position: […]
Jul 15, 2022•20 min
Author : Nathan McCullough Narrator : Hollis Monroe Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “Tommy’s Field” was originally published in the anthology Georgia Gothic – The final line is a nod to the superstition against whistling in a graveyard lest ye summon the devil. From the author: “This story […]
Jul 08, 2022•45 min
Author : Tobi Ogundiran Narrator : Opie Ogundiran Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “The Goatkeeper’s Harvest” was originally published in The Dark. Special thanks to the author for helping us find a reader. From the author: “When I was seven, I spent the summer on my aunt’s goat […]
Jul 01, 2022•39 min
Author : Liam Hogan Narrator : Ant Bacon Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 815: Stinkpit is a PseudoPod original. Ben Wheatley interview A Field in England trailer Under the Earth trailer Stinkpit by Liam Hogan John Arnold’s traps were full; too many rabbits for one man’s needs. […]
Jun 17, 2022•35 min
Author : Alfred McLelland Burrage Narrator : Marc Burrows Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “The Green Scarf” originally appeared in The London Magazine, August 1926 The Green Scarf By A.M. Burrage When the Wellingford family became extinct the days of Wellingford Hall as one of the great country […]
Jun 14, 2022•40 min
Author : Mário Coelho Narrator : Bryce Dahle Host : M. M. Schill Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 813: A Belly Full of Spiders is a PseudoPod original. A Belly Full of Spiders by Mário Coelho Alone in a dark basement, Davey’s learned to do much without his eyes. He can […]
Jun 03, 2022•35 min
Author : Christi Nogle Narrator : Sheila Regan Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “The Old Switcheroo” first appeared in the anthology What One Wouldn’t Do from Scott J. Moses in autumn 2021. The Old Switcheroo By Christi Nogle Calvin and I have been happy here, all told. With […]
May 27, 2022•34 min
Author : Lesley Hart Gunn Narrator : Autumn Ivy Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 811: No One Really Lives Alone is a PseudoPod original. No One Really Lives Alone by Lesley Hart Gunn When the priest comes to your house to vanquish your demons, draped in ancient […]
May 20, 2022•22 min
Author : Greg Stolze Narrators : Dave Robison and Poppy Beaujolais Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 810: Her Face All Teeth is a PseudoPod original. Her Face, All Teeth by Greg Stolze Denny did not want to spy on the confessional, but at the same time, he […]
May 13, 2022•48 min
Author : R.A. Busby Narrator : Lois Tate Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums “A Pearl as Red as Sin” originally appeared as “Baby” to open the anthology Good Southern Witches A Pearl as Red as Sin by R. A. Busby The baby bit hard into my flesh and […]
May 07, 2022•45 min
Author : Lisa Tuttle Narrator : Kat Day Host : M. M. Schill Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums “Food Man” was originally published in Crank! and was nominated for an Otherwise Award, known at the time as the Tiptree Award. Food Man by Lisa Tuttle Dinner was the real problem. Mornings, it […]
Apr 29, 2022•35 min
Author : Ariel Marken Jack Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Premee Mohamed Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 807: The Bleak Communion of Abandoned Things is a PseudoPod original. The Bleak Communion of Abandoned Things by M. A. Blanchard I accept the house in lieu of a settlement. I don’t want […]
Apr 22, 2022•33 min
Author : Christopher Matson Narrator : Dan Rabarts Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Marty Perrett Discuss on Forums PseudoPod 806 : Garden Empire is a PseudoPod original. Insects, lots of insects Garden Empire by Chris Matson I’d bought the house only the week before, when I was still in possession both of my […]
Apr 15, 2022•36 min