Welcome to Episode 490. This week we dive right into our fiction. We have two tales for you: about the tender first moments of consciousness and the tattered remnants of an old friendship. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Louis B. Rosenberg’s Conception as read by Seth Williams: 00:05:06 Grant Longstaff’s Dog (Does Not) Eat Dog as read by Anthony Babington: 00:19:52 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Louis B. Rosenberg on Goodreads Grant Longs...
Jun 25, 2021•53 min•Ep. 491
Welcome to Episode 490. This week we start off with a special sneak peek at a brand new novel. Then, a woman’s siblings cause her faith and loyalty to be put to the test. COMING UP Good Evening: Housekeeping: 00:01:06 Excerpt: Prologue from Fred Venturini’s To Dust You Shall Return as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:04:06 Dan Micklethwaite’s A Runeprayer for Bjarvi as read by Heather Thomas: 00:26:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Fred Venturin...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 490
Welcome to Episode 489. This week we visit Quebec and a different kind of haunted house. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the power of mourning and unleashing the monster within. COMING UP Good Evening: Design Contest, Night’s End Podcast: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Frozen House, Southern Quebec: 00:02:19 Amal Singh’s Rudali as read by Jasmine Arch: 00:13:48 [Trigger] Erica Ciko Campbell’s Where Monsters Go to Die as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:35:32 TRIGGER WARNINGS Where Monsters Go t...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 489
Welcome to Episode 488. Tales to Terrify is now on Discord! For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the sacrifice a man must make to save his family, and a mother who just can’t seem to let go of her children. COMING UP Good Evening: Pride, Discord and Design Contest: 00:01:06 Steven Roisum’s Slay It Forward as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:06:39 Sarah Jane Huntington’s Mama as read by Seth Williams: 00:32:00 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Me...
Jun 04, 2021•57 min•Ep. 488
Welcome to Episode 487. This week, we take a detour to northern Alberta to get up close and personal with one more Wendigo. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a special gift passed down through generations, and a man whose dark secret catches up with him at last. COMING UP Good Evening: Contest and Submissions: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Dark Travels: Swift Runner, Northern, Alberta: 00:04:04 Charlie Davenport’s The Women in My Family , as read by Emily Strand: 00:22:05 Gina Easton’s The Sins...
May 28, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 487
Welcome to Episode 486. This week we make one last stop in Ontario to meet a legendary monster hunter. For fiction, we have one tale about the survivors on a stranded spaceship, surrounded by unspeakable terrors, who make one final push for survival. COMING UP Good Evening: StokerCon 2021, Design Contest, Patreon Merch: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Jack Fiddler, Monster Hunter: 00:04:29 Timothy G. Huguenin’s Drifting Into the Black as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:17:14 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pat...
May 21, 2021•52 min•Ep. 486
Welcome to Episode 485. This week we travel to the end of the Roman Line road to meet a family with a nefarious reputation. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about why you shouldn’t drink the water and the price of preserving sisterly love. COMING UP Good Evening: Good Deeds, Thanks, Contest: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Black Donnellys: 00:06:03 Kevin Moreno’s The Well as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:21:34 Michelle Ann King’s Dead Bodies Don’t Scream as read by Michelle Kane: 00:27:18 PERTINENT ...
May 14, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 485
Welcome to Episode 484. We're getting right to the fiction this week with three short tales: about the beauty (and brevity) of a new life, a cure for writer's block and a family whose efforts to stay together only tear them apart. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-yous, Trigger Warnings: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Tony Logan’s It’s a Boy as read by Seth Williams: 00:04:08 Connie Millard’s Pen or Perish as read by Seth Williams: 00:10:26 Saraliza Anzaldua’s Left Behind as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:16:37 TRI...
May 07, 2021•35 min•Ep. 484
Welcome to Episode 483. This week we travel to London, Ontario to meet a man who’s late for a party. For fiction, we have one tales for you about a man who returns to face a horror that drove him halfway around the world. COMING UP Good Evening: StokerCon 2021, Contest, Submissions: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Eldon House, London, ON: 00:05:07 Sarah Hans’ When the Stars are Right as read by Seth Williams: 00:14:28 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch...
Apr 30, 2021•59 min•Ep. 483
Welcome to Episode 482. This week we head back down beneath Toronto and come face to face with a monster. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about lessons in effective body disposal and a bad case of rescuer's remorse. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Reviews and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Cabbagetown Monster: 00:04:20 Warren Benedetto’s Those Who Turn from God as read by James Barnett: 00:18:27 Gerri Leen’s I Give You My Heart as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:32:07 PERTINENT LI...
Apr 23, 2021•48 min•Ep. 482
Welcome to Episode 481. This week we travel to Toronto to explore the abandoned Lower Bay subway station. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about two soldiers who discover the true terrors of war and a greedy property developer that gets more than they bargained for. COMING UP Good Evening: Hugos, Submissions, Thank-yous, Reviews: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Toronto, Lower Bay Station: 00:04:41 Josh Rountree’s Snowfather as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:20:16 Trevor Tolliver’s Cornstalkers as read ...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 481
Welcome to Episode 480. This week we meet Canada’s occult Prime Minister. For fiction, we have three tales for you: about a secret fishing spot, an unusual inheritance and a therapeutic massage. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, #Reviews4Good: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Canada’s Occult Prime Minister: 00:04:27 Libby Young’s The Catch as read by Meredith McNeill: 00:15:33 D. W. Davis’ Wear Wolf as read by Jesse Holt: 00:25:08 Chris Kuriata’s Magic Touch Spa as read by Summer Brooks: 00:33:14 PERTI...
Apr 09, 2021•55 min•Ep. 480
Welcome to Episode 479. This week we explore one of the most famous haunting in Canadian history. For fiction, we have one tale for you, about a cure that may be worse than the disease. COMING UP Good Evening: Correction, Reviews and Submissions: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Baldoon Mystery: 00:05:25 Caitlin Marceau’s Infected as read by Josie Babin: 00:20:43 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Jessup’s General Store Caitlin Marceau Original Scor...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 479
Welcome to Episode 478. This week we find out who the winners of our flash fiction contest are. Then, we unearth tragedy in Woodstock, Ontario. For fiction, we have three tales: about a woman in doubt, haunted land and an unprepared pet sitter. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Winner, Submissions, Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Woodstock, Ontario: 00:05:26 Christopher Cosmos’ Rakshasa as read by Seth Williams: 00:15:58 Sam Rebelein’s People Are Dying as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:27:27...
Mar 26, 2021•56 min•Ep. 478
Welcome to Episode 477. This week we stick around Niagara to visit an old fort and the many ‘residents’ that call it home. For fiction, we have three tales, about a monster on the loose, a tense breakfast, and a delivery driver’s run-in with someone eager to buy his cargo. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Fort George, Ontario: 00:04:46 Paul Dicken’s Scratch, Scratch, Scratch as read by Evan Morgenstern: 00:19:46 David Sandwich’s Breakfast at the Mortimers’ ...
Mar 19, 2021•53 min•Ep. 477
Welcome to Episode 476. This week we travel to Niagara Falls, Ontario with a handful of matches. Then, we have one longer tale, about a boy whose new home has the perfect treehouse. Now if only it wasn’t already occupied. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Niagara Falls, ON: 00:02:19 Philip Fracassi’s I Think My Treehouse is Haunted as read by Drew Mallory: 00:12:06 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Phi...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 476
Welcome to Episode 475. We’re in Nunavut again this week for a peek at the people that pass between worlds. For fiction, we have one longer tale… a coming of age story about spontaneous human combustion and the end of the world. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Shadow People, Nunavut: 00:02:45 Eric J. Guignard’s A Case Study in Natural Selection and How It Applies to Love as read by Rish Outfield: 00:13:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 475
Welcome to Episode 474. This week we head back up north to meet some strange arctic visitors. For fiction, we have two tales for you. First, a pair of sisters spend some time together on the beach. Then, we witness a man eat a baby on a crowded city street. But it's not what you think. Really. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Thank-yous, Dark Matter Issue Two: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: King Williams Island, Nunavut: 00:03:25 Christi Nogle’s You Will Make Me Strong Again as read by Heather Tho...
Feb 26, 2021•54 min•Ep. 474
Welcome to Episode 473. We have a Christi Nogle double-feature for you this week. First, we get a new perspective on the portrait of an ageless man. Then, a young woman on the cusp of independence reflects on her past. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Christi Nogle’s Portrait of Basil Hallward as read by Bryce Dahle: 00:03:52 Christi Nogle’s Move-in Weekend as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:20:56 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Chri...
Feb 19, 2021•45 min•Ep. 473
Welcome to Episode 472. We’re going to cool our heels again this week, but we’ve got two stories that are sure to make up for it. First, a man learns his wife is a witch… the hard way. Then, a woman digs deep to reclaim her memory after surviving a massacre. But she may not like who she uncovers. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, StokerCon 2021: 00:01:06 O. D. Hegre’s Extermination as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:04:52 [Trigger] H. L. Fullerton’s Lend Me Hands, Idle and Sharp as read by Summ...
Feb 12, 2021•52 min•Ep. 472
Welcome to Episode 471. This week, we’re taking a break from our travels again to catch up on a few things. For fiction, we have two tales for you: First, we get a new appreciation for the phrase, “be careful what you wish for.” Then, a man at his mother’s death bed finds her final moments even more traumatic than he could have imagined. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Travels Hiatus: 00:01:06 Liam Hogan’s Penny Prince as read by Matt Dovey: 00:05:02 Marius Dicomites’ The Whisperers as re...
Feb 05, 2021•51 min•Ep. 471
Welcome to Episode 470. This week we travel to the Northwest Territories to explore a valley known for losing heads. For fiction, we have two tales for you. First, a woman goes to great lengths to hide her mistakes. Then, a bus terminal guard has his reality turned upside down after a chance encounter with an unusual stranger. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Staff Update: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Nahanni National Park, NWT: 00:02:13 Jackie Bee’s Mistakes as read by Michelle Kane: 00:12:26 T...
Jan 29, 2021•49 min•Ep. 470
Welcome to Episode 469. This week we make one final stop in Yukon and stumble on an old cabin in the woods. For fiction, we have one tale for you about a shut-in's drastic attempt to lose weight… and the malevolent presence he discovers living inside him. COMING UP Good Evening: Contest, Thanks, The HWA Haunted Library: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: LaSalle’s Cabin, Yukon: 00:03:36 Christopher Hawkins’ Storms of the Present as read by Brian Rollins: 00:18:56 TRIGGER WARNING Storms of the Present contai...
Jan 22, 2021•57 min•Ep. 469
This week we start with something a bit different. A legendary haunting poem from one of the Yukon’s most famous authors. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a simple bug fix with catastrophic potential, and a scientist who finds herself on the wrong end of an experiment. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Dark Matter Magazine: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Yukon & Robert W. Service’s The Cremation of Sam McGee : 00:02:30 Louis B. Rosenberg’s Dogs, Cats and the End of the World as rea...
Jan 15, 2021•48 min•Ep. 468
Welcome to Episode 467. This week we travel to Whitehorse, Yukon for a peek inside the city’s most haunted house. For fiction, we have one tale for you, about a woman who unravels a mystery from her youth. COMING UP Good Evening: News, Thank-yous and Reviews: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Captain Campbell House, Whitehorse, Yukon: 00:02:21 Tabitha Lord’s Lady in Blue as read by Maurine McLean: 00:16:39 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Tabitha Lord ...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 467
Welcome to Episode 466 and Happy New Year! For fiction, we have two tales for you. First, a woman’s world closes in after losing a beloved pet. Then, a man on a lucky streak discovers that the sweet taste of winning eventually goes sour. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy New Year!: 00:01:06 R. H. Dixon’s The Hole in the Wall as read by Alex Ford: 00:05:01 Roy Bishop’s Hot Streak as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:22:45 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Mer...
Jan 01, 2021•52 min•Ep. 466
Happy New Year’s Eve and welcome to this special bonus episode, courtesy of our friends at Dark Matter Magazine. We have for you a dark tale from the not too distant future about the fragile nature of reality… and fine print. Then, I sit down for a chat with Rob Carroll, Editor-in-Chief of Dark Matter Magazine. COMING UP Welcome and Intro to Dark Matter Magazine: 00:01:06 Rob Carroll’s Violated Terms of Service as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:03:25 An Interview with Rob Carroll of Dark Matter Maga...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 34 min
Merry Christmas! This week we have some festive folklore to start things off. A tale with kids, cannibalism and old Saint Nick. For fiction, we have the tale of a salvage crew that may be sailing home with more than they bargained for. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Holidays, Bonuses and Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: Saint Nick and the Butcher: 00:02:56 Rick Kennett’s Out of the Storm as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:13:58 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to...
Dec 25, 2020•48 min•Ep. 465
Welcome to Episode 464. This week we make one last stop in Manitoba to learn the ghostly origin behind a roadside monument. For fiction, we have one tale that follows a boy growing up in a world where death and grief don’t mean what they once did. COMING UP Good Evening: Holiday Bonuses: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: White Horse Plains, Manitoba: 00:02:05 Sonora Taylor’s Weary Bones as read by Anthony Babington: 00:15:20 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify ...
Dec 18, 2020•51 min•Ep. 464
Welcome to Episode 463. This week we travel to The Pas, Manitoba to learn a thing or two about fur trappers. For fiction, we have two tales for you. The tale of a girl who needs a hand coming out of her shell. Then, a woman explains to the police how an innocent night out turned into anything but. COMING UP Good Evening: Reading, Merch, Shout-outs: 00:01:06 Dark Travels: The Pas, Manitoba: 00:04:20 David Stevens’ Born Free as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:20:51 Stephanie Kubin’s I Didn’t Mean To as r...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 463
