Welcome to Episode 418. This week we travel to a desolate rock off the Oregon coast. For fiction, we have one tale for you about the age old question: what could possibly go wrong with an AI in deep space? Coming Up Welcome to Oregon: 00:02:18 Travis Heermann’s Void Song as read by Matt Dovey: 00:13:22 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Matt Dovey Matt Dovey @ Twitter Matt Dovey @ Facebook Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus @ Facebook Nebulus @...
Jan 31, 2020•52 min
Welcome to Episode 417. This week we travel to Hawaii for a deadly parade of ancestors. For fiction, we have two tales for you: one that shows us even monsters grow up, and another that asks how much you’d give up for the memory of love. Coming Up Welcome to Hawaii: 00:01:37 [Trigger] Sydney Paige Guerrero’s Monstrous as read by Meridith McNeill: 00:10:19 Alex Robert Franco’s Star Crossed Lovers as read by Anthony Babington: 00:16:02 Trigger Warnings Monstrous contains scenes of implied child ab...
Jan 24, 2020•49 min•Ep. 417
Welcome to Episode 416. This week we travel to Idaho (if it even exists) to meet the children of a local tribe. For fiction we have one tale for you about survival of the fittest. Coming Up Welcome to Idaho: 00:02:07 [Trigger] Seras Nikita’s Full as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:12:17 Trigger Warnings Full contains scenes of fat shaming/self hate. Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus @ Facebook Nebulus @ Instagram Su...
Jan 17, 2020•47 min•Ep. 416
Welcome to Episode 415. This week we travel to Montana for a close encounter with visitors from the sky. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a gift of the heart and a fresh perspective on being used. Coming Up Welcome to Montana: 00:01:06 Cooper Anderson’s A Bedtime Story as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:13:48 CC Smith’s Peripheral Work as read by Alex Ford: 00:21:22 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Cooper Anderson @ Twitter Dan Rabarts Alex Ford @ Instagram Alex Fo...
Jan 10, 2020•50 min•Ep. 415
Welcome to Episode 414. This week we travel to North Dakota in search of what lurks beneath the remains of an old church. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about finding love on a bus and why learning to pick locks on YouTube might be a worse idea than you realize. Coming Up Welcome to North Dakota: 00:03:27 Janine Pipe’s Adam as read by Andrea Ochoa: 00:12:21 Linda Lea Wiley’s The Needle’s Hiss as read by Meredith McNeill: 00:25:31 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon...
Jan 03, 2020•47 min•Ep. 414
Welcome to Episode 413. This week take a brief look back at horror in the 2010s. For fiction, we have one tale for you about why you should never hurt a lamb. Coming Up Retrospective of horror in the 2010s: 00:01:06 Nicole J. LeBoeuf’s Lambing Season as read by Summer Brooks: 00:10:07 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Nicole J. LeBoeuf Nicole J. LeBoeuf @ Patreon Nicole J. LeBoeuf @ Twitter Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus @ Facebook Nebulus...
Dec 27, 2019•56 min•Ep. 413
Welcome to Episode 412 and Happy Holidays! We have two tales for you this evening: a Christmas classic about a trip through time and space, and an apprentice who learns the price of a master’s skill. Coming Up Happy Holiday: 00:01:06 E.F. Benson’s Between the Lights , as read by Seth Williams: 00:06:40 Jeff C. Carter’s Sturm und Drang , as read by Drew Mallory: 00:39:45 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Jeff C. Carter Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus Entertainmen...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 412
Welcome to Episode 411. This week we travel to South Dakota to discover the dark roots behind one Reservation’s high suicide rate. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about an unusual job interview and the dangers of breaking rules. Coming Up [Trigger] Welcome to South Dakota: 00:01:48 Emma Johnson-Rivard’s Job Hunting as read by Kelly Andrew: 00:11:49 Hailey Piper’s Help as read by Emily Strand: 00:28:35 Trigger Warnings Intro to South Dakota contains themes of suicide Pertinent Links Love ...
Dec 13, 2019•52 min•Ep. 411
Welcome to Episode 410. This week we travel to Minnesota in search of a watcher from the attic. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about why you can’t escape the Red Death, and the ghosts of love and loss. Coming Up Welcome to Minnesota: 00:01:06 Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death as read by T. F. Ahmad: 00:11:45 Lucas Pederson’s Under the Porch as read by Josie Babin: 00:27:01 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! T. F. Ahmad @ Instagram Original Score by Ja...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 410
Welcome to Episode 409. This week we travel to Wisconsin to meet an infamous doctor of disfiguration. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a woman en route to an office party, and sins the sea can’t wash away. Coming Up Welcome to Wisconsin: 00:01:06 A. Elizabeth Herting’s Croutons & Handcuffs as read by Corinne Bachaud: 00:13:12 Christine Lucas’ The Drowned Man's Kiss as read by Matt Dovey: 00:26:32 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! A. Elizabeth Herting A. ...
Nov 29, 2019•57 min•Ep. 409
Welcome to Episode 408. This week we're taking a break from our travels, but have a little housekeeping to do. For fiction, we have a double feature from author Brian Rappatta, about a bad day at work and a truly dysfunctional family. Coming Up Some Light Housekeeping: 00:01:40 [Trigger] Brian Rappatta’s The Plunge as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:05:17 [Trigger] Brian Rappatta’s The Dead March as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:20:16 Trigger Warnings The Plunge contains scenes of child harm. The Dead Marc...
Nov 22, 2019•54 min•Ep. 408
Welcome to Episode 407. This week we travel to Michigan and venture deep into the woods to cross a little bridge with a deep, dark history. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a woman born for the hunt and the dangers of blasphemy. Coming Up Welcome to Michigan: 00:01:06 David A. F. Brown’s The Peculiar Tastes of Mr. Ellwood as read by Chris Johnston: 00:12:52 A. P. Sessler’s One to See Corruption as read by Tena Kolakowski: 00:25:01 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Pa...
Nov 15, 2019•56 min•Ep. 407
Welcome to Episode 406. This week we travel to Indiana for a peek inside a modern day demonic possession. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about why you shouldn’t trust your shadow and a man’s search for his friend. Coming Up Welcome to Indiana: 00:02:13 Kev Harrison’s Afraid of My Own Shadow as read by Jason Stubbs: 00:15:52 Gertrude Asherton’s The Striding Place as read by Seth Williams: 00:36:08 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Kev Harrison Kev Harrison @ Twit...
Nov 08, 2019•54 min•Ep. 40
Welcome to Episode 405. It’s All Hallow’s Eve and we’re diving into a legend that’s a little too real for comfort. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the destruction of paradise and why you shouldn’t assume you know the rules of Hell. Coming Up It’s Halloween: 00:01:06 Colin Hinckley’s Oltuza Arrives as read by Seth Williams: 00:10:16 [Trigger] Robert Jeschonek’s Trick-or-Treat in Hell as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:20:10 Trigger Warnings Trick-or-Treat in Hell contains drug use. Pertin...
Oct 31, 2019•56 min•Ep. 405
Welcome to Episode 404. This week we travel to Ohio for lesson on student-teacher relations. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a deadly sense of righteousness, and the pain of insanity and guilt of failure. Coming Up Welcome to Ohio: 00:01:06 Mike Ramon’s Killer on the Road as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:08:38 [Trigger] Tabitha Lord’s Goodbye, Charlie as read by Heather Thomas: 00:18:40 Trigger Warnings Goodbye, Charlie contains themes of suicide. Pertinent Links Love what you hear? S...
Oct 25, 2019•53 min•Ep. 404
Welcome to Episode 403. This week we travel to Pennsylvania and come face to face with real-life burning hellfire. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a scientist's love letter and a real estate deal that’s too good to be true. Coming Up Welcome to Pennsylvania: 00:01:10 Mike Allen’s Drift from the Windrows as read by Jenn Lloyd: 00:11:55 Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s The Vacant Lot as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:34:221 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Mike Allen (wr...
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 403
Welcome to Episode 402. This week we travel to New York and explore the strange things at a secret military installation. For fiction, we have one tale about a man who finds his missing daughter. Coming Up Welcome to New York: 00:01:10 Samuel Marzioli’s A Pocket of Madness as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:11:04 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Samuel Marzioli Dan Rabarts Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus @ Facebook Nebulus @ Instagram Support this...
Oct 11, 2019•58 min•Ep. 402
Welcome to Episode 401. This week we’re in Vermont to learn how some residents have taken winter hibernation to a whole new (disturbing) level. For fiction, we have one tale for you, which uncovers a hunger that lurks in the shadows. Coming Up Welcome to Vermont: 00:01:10 Rose Blackthorn’s In the Dark as read by Michelle Kane: 00:10:56 Pertinent Links Like what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Rose Blackthorn Rose Blackthorn @ Amazon Rose Blackthorn @ Facebook Rose Blackthorn @ Twitter Michelle ...
Oct 04, 2019•58 min•Ep. 401
Welcome to Episode 400. A huge thank-you to our staff, narrators, authors and, most of all, our faithful listeners for helping us to reach this milestone. We’ve got three tales for you this evening: about the metamorphosis of a nose hair, the power of love from an unexpected friend, and the darkness that lurks in all of us. Coming Up Thank you for 400 terrifying episodes: 00:02:09 Tim Jones’ Maiden Voyage as read by TF Ahmad: 00:11:26 [Trigger] Jeremy Megargee’s The Homunculus as read by Scott F...
Sep 27, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 400
Welcome to Episode 399. This week we travel to New Hampshire and come face to face with the terror that lurks deep in the woods. For fiction, we have one tale that proves helping family is no easy task. Coming Up Welcome to New Hampshire: 00:00:46 Ambrose Stolliker’s The Darkness in the Valley Below as read by Matt Bradford: 00:17:22 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Ambrose Stolliker Matt Bradford @ Twitter Matt Bradford @ Videogame Outsiders Matt Bradford @ ZombieCast ...
Sep 20, 2019•57 min•Ep. 399
Welcome to Episode 398. This week we travel to Maine to discover what terrors lurk at the bottom of an old well. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a lighthouse keeper’s journey and why you should be careful at whose house you play. Coming Up Welcome to Maine: 00:00:46 H. P. Lovecraft’s The White Ship as read by J. K. Shepler: 00:12:51 Douglas Ford’s Wasps as read by Summer Brooks: 00:31:15 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! J. K. Shepler Support this show http...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 398
Welcome to Episode 397. This week we travel to Massachusetts to meet some of the permanent residents of a haunted Victorian mansion. For fiction, we have one tale for you about the bonds of family. Coming Up Welcome to Massachusetts: 00:01:28 [Trigger] Christi Nogle’s The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future as read by Corinne Bachaud: 00:12:55 Trigger Warning The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future contains scenes of incest. Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! ...
Sep 06, 2019•51 min•Ep. 397
Welcome to Episode 396. This week we travel to Rhode Island to get the 'true' stories behind some of the silver screen’s biggest horror legends. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about an evil that stalks the hospital and the high price of a little peace and quiet. Coming Up Welcome to Rhode Island: 00:00:42 [Trigger] Barry Yedvobnick’s Primal Call as read by Drew Mallory: 00:13:45 Shannon K. McCurdy’s Kevin and the Thing in His Garage as read by Anthony Babington: 00:28:16 Trigger Warning...
Aug 30, 2019•53 min•Ep. 396
Welcome to Episode 395. This week we’re on a short hiatus from our travels. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the cost of undoing your mistakes and the treacherous side of Mother Nature. Coming Up Welcome: 00:00:42 Liam Hogan’s Second Chance as read by Stephen Kilpatrick: 00:02:16 H. G. Wells’ The Flowering of the Strange Orchid as read by Austin Gragg: 00:18:51 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Liam Hogan Liam Hogan @ Twitter Stephen Kilpatrick Support this ...
Aug 23, 2019•41 min•Ep. 395
Welcome to Episode 394. This week we travel to Connecticut to meet a woman with a dark reputation. For fiction, we have one tales for you, that reminds us that nothing is free and some gifts are worse than death. Coming Up Welcome to Connecticut: 00:02:33 Rich Larson’s Dark Warm Heart as read by Alex Ford: 00:13:04 Pertinent Links Help us fundraise for new theme music! Rich Larson @ Tumblr Rich Larson @ Patreon Alex Ford @ Facebook Alex Ford @ Instagram Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon!...
Aug 16, 2019•55 min•Ep. 394
Welcome to Episode 393. This week we travel to New Jersey to explore the dark corners of the Pine Barrens. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a monstrous bargain and the power of guilt. Coming Up Welcome to New Jersey: 00:00:54 Colleen Moyne’s A Child for Life as read by Maureen McLean: 00:10:22 Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat as read by Martin Reyto: 00:42:09 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Weird N.J. Colleen Moyne Martin Reyto @ Librivox Support this show ...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 393
Welcome to Episode 392. This week we travel to Maryland and learn about the darkness that prowls the forest. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a concentration camp for super-beings and a delightful spot of tea. Coming Up Welcome to Maryland: 00:00:51 Andrew Kriz’s Rainbow Crow’s Heroes as read by Anthony Babbington: 00:10:33 Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman’s A Symphony in Lavender as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:32:26 Pleasant Dreams: 00:59:26 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Pa...
Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 392
Welcome to Episode 391. This week we travel to Delaware in search of lights in the night. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about why you should never take without asking and remnants of life on the moon. Coming Up Welcome to Delaware: 00:01:39 Joule Zelman’s The Tale of Belette as read by Josie Babin: 00:10:21 Philip Fracassi’s The Rejects as read by Seth Williams: 00:21:36 Pleasant Dreams: 00:51:53 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Joule Zelman Philip Fracassi @ ...
Jul 26, 2019•53 min•Ep. 391
Welcome to Episode 390. This week we travel to Florida to stop in for a drink. Then we learn why you shouldn't poke things with a stick... and take a stroll down the beach of a not-so-tropical getaway. Coming Up Welcome to Florida: 00:01:26 Karl Brandt’s Garkain as read by Danielle Gracie: 00:12:03 J. Ashley-Smith’s The Further Shore as read by Pete Lutz: 00:17:13 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Karl Brandt J. Ashley-Smith J. Ashley-Smith @ Twitter Pete Lutz @ Narada R...
Jul 19, 2019•59 min•Ep. 390
Coming Up Good Evening and Welcome to Kentucky: 00:00:42 Annie Neugebauer’s The Glove Box (Stoker Award Nominee) as read by Alex Ford: 00:11:00 Bram Stoker’s The Judge’s House as read by Stephen Kilpatrick: 00:26:03 Pleasant Dreams: 01:08:39 Pertinent Links Love what you hear? Support us on Patreon! Annie Neugebauer Annie Neugebauer @ The Dark City Alex Ford @ Facebook Alex Ford @ Instagram Stephen Kilpatrick Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify . Support this show http://...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 389
