Welcome to episode 710. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young woman facing eviction turns to an online ritual for help. Then, we learn the secret to keeping fish at its freshest: necromancy. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06 John Betancourt’s Sock It To Me as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:03:35 [Trigger] T. R. Steele’s Julian of the Eels as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:12:36 TRIGGER WARNINGS Julian of the Eels contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on...
Sep 05, 2025•47 min•Ep. 710
Welcome to episode 709. We have three tales for you. About the blurred line between myth and reality, putting a price tag on the immortal soul, and the pull of freedom in the face of genetic servitude. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Obiwulu Chisom Peace’s The Whispering Groves as read by Anne Marie Lewis: 00:03:28 J. V. Gachs’ An Hour Before We Met as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:15:47 Blaize M. Kaye’s Sulky as read by AJ Fitzwater: 00:26:54 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Sprea...
Aug 29, 2025•40 min•Ep. 709
Welcome to episode 708. We have one tale for you this week, about a grieving mother desperate for relief from her parental responsibilities who seeks sanctuary at a play centre built on buried secrets. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions and Patreon Interview Series: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Anne Wilkins’ Hidden Treasure as read by AJ Fitzwater: 00:04:28 TRIGGER WARNINGS Hidden Treasure contains scenes of Animal Death and Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Ta...
Aug 22, 2025•52 min•Ep. 708
Welcome to episode 707. We have one classic tale for you tonight, about a preserved finger with a personality all its own. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Sabine Baring-Gould’s A Dead Finger as read by Brian Rollins: 00:02:45 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Brian Rollins Brian Rollins on X Brian Rollins on Bluesky Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxte...
Aug 15, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 707
Welcome to episode 706. We have two tales for you this week. First, a passenger learns things work a little different at the airport. Then, a Soviet scientific expedition sent to investigate a meteor impact site discover they may be the subjects rather than the observers. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ Everything That Was All of Me as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:02:31 Damir Salkovic’s Exit Horizon as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:09:43 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread...
Aug 08, 2025•44 min•Ep. 706
Welcome to episode 705. We have two tales for you this week. First, we learn that immortality isn’t everything it’s chalked up to be. Then, she waits in the deep, listening for the voice that will call her home. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Edd Vick’s Dead by Night as read by Rish Outfield: 00:02:34 Donovan Douglas Thiesson’s Janelle is Still Janelle as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:14:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Amy Paonessa Original...
Aug 01, 2025•51 min•Ep. 705
Welcome to episode 704. We have a classic tale for you this week, about an ancient tower, a mysterious grave, and the two men who stumble across its nightly inhabitant. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s For the Blood is the Life as read by Charles Conover: 00:02:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Charles Conover on Facebook Charles Conover on Instagram Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus o...
Jul 25, 2025•50 min•Ep. 704
Welcome to episode 703. We have two tales for you. First, we learn that even villains can fall in love. Then, a man clearing out his childhood home uncovers dark truths about a childhood friend. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Author Interview Series: 00:01:06 Chris Riley’s Hatchet Man as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:18 [Trigger] Rob Gillham’s The Horrid Tale of Jeremy Timkins as read by Georgia Cook: 00:16:26 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Horrid Tale of Jeremy Timkins contains scenes of Child Death. PERT...
Jul 18, 2025•46 min•Ep. 703
Welcome to episode 702. This week , we meet a young Scottish woman who inherits the duty of tending to an old stone shelter… and the ancient thing that dwells within. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] F. W. Weatherstone’s The Bothy in the Field as read by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker: 00:02:48 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Bothy in the Field contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment ...
Jul 11, 2025•52 min•Ep. 702
Welcome to episode 701. We have three tales for you this week. First, a boy learns the importance of respecting old traditions. Then, we sample an exclusive menu with the most exotic of flavours. And finally, a woman chosen for ritual sacrifice holds her people’s future in her hands. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ A Name in the Winter as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:03:44 Nick Badot’s The Great Goopification as read by Sara Sheckells: 00:14:31 Victoria Brun’s God of ...
Jul 04, 2025•57 min•Ep. 701
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
