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Tales to Terrify

Drew Sebestenywww.talestoterrify.com

The unseen creature whose ravenous fangs dog your every step as your footfalls echo down the midnight alleyway.

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A long, icy shadow looming over you, making the hairs on your neck rise and your breath turn to ragged puffs of mist.

Unearthly howls that pierce the night, pulling you from the comfort of sleep with feverish, heart-pounding dread.

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Welcome to Tales to Terrify, a weekly horror fiction podcast that gets under your skin, lays eggs and hatches writhing baby horrors nursed on your darkest fears. We're unique in our simplicity, bringing pure tales of terror to your ears audiobook-style – unadulterated and unadorned.

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Episodes

Tales to Terrify 551 Ashlee Lhamon

Welcome to episode 551. This week we have one tale for you, about a young man who learns that just because a town’s been abandoned doesn’t mean that it’s empty. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions and Travels: 00:01:06 Ashlee Lhamon’s Electric City as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:41 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Story Submissions Andrew Gibson Andrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook Discord Andrew Gibson | The Haven Discord Original Score by Ne...

Aug 19, 202242 minEp. 551

Tales to Terrify 550 Jolie Toomajan & Erica Ruppert

Welcome to episode 550. We have two tales for you this week. First, a girl goes to dark lengths in her desire for attention. Then, a young woman finds peace in the depths of malicious magic. COMING UP Good Evening: Podcast Awards, Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Jolie Toomajan’s Favorite Favorite as read by Kat Woodford: 00:04:46 Erica Ruppert’s Alba as read by Michelle Kane: 00:23:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch People’s Choice P...

Aug 12, 202256 minEp. 550

Tales to Terrify 549 Jonathan Louis Duckworth

Welcome to episode 549. We have one tale for you this evening, about a Hungarian factory worker who discovers a cure for loneliness in a jar. COMING UP Good Evening: Haunted House Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Jonathan Louis Duckworth’s The Emperor’s Firstborn as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:04:21 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Story Submissions Jonathan Duckworth on Twitter (@Joduckwo) Spencer DiSparti | Soundcloud Original Score...

Aug 05, 202245 minEp. 549

Tales to Terrify 548 Christi Nogle & Taija Morgan

Welcome to episode 548. We begin this week with the true story of a woman’s enthralling thrift store discovery. Then, a dying man tries to prove that there is nothing he can’t fix. COMING UP Good Evening: summer reads, submissions & thank yous: 00:01:06 Christi Nogle’s Threads Like Wire, Like Vine as read by Maurine McLean: 00:07:42 Taija Morgan’s Eat Your Rage as read by Alex Weinle: 00:26:40 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Howls from ...

Jul 29, 202251 minEp. 548

Tales to Terrify 547 Shenoa Carroll-Bradd

Welcome to episode 547. We have one tale tonight that takes us back to the summer of 1975 with an ordinary family, a cabin the woods, and something lurking just outside. COMING UP Good Evening: Podcast Awards, Submissions, Reviews: 00:01:06 Shenoa Carroll-Bradd’s She is Me as read by Summer Brooks: 00:07:12 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch People’s Choice Podcast Awards Shenoa Carroll-Bradd Shenoa Carroll-Bradd on Facebook (@sbcbfiction) She...

Jul 22, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 547

Tales to Terrify 546 Lee Clark Zumpe

Welcome to episode 546. This week we have one tale, about an expedition shipwrecked on a strange shore. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Reviews, PayPal: 00:01:06 Lee Clark Zumpe’s An Unsolicited Lucidity as read by Stephen Kilpatrick: 00:06:46 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Lee Clark Zumpe Stephen Kilpatrick Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Gottfried Kathy Robins...

Jul 15, 202240 minEp. 546

Tales to Terrify 545 Patrick Barb & Angela Sylvaine

Welcome to episode 545. We have two tales for you: about a man about to seriously regret a night of heavy drinking, and twin sisters who seek to save their failing art gallery, no matter what the cost. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions Opening: 00:01:06 Patrick Barb’s Black Out as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:04:30 Angela Sylvaine’s Blood is Thicker as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:24:00 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Patrick Barb Patrick Barb ...

Jul 08, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 545

Tales to Terrify 544 Mob

Welcome to episode 544. We have one tale for you this evening about a new employee, a series of strange events and an abattoir manager struggling to make sense of it all. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Winners, Charity Anthology: 00:01:06 Mob’s Hunger as read by Matthew Bradford: 00:05:56 TRIGGER WARNINGS Hunger contains scenes of gore/animal butchery. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Body Autonomy Horror Anthology Matt Bradford on Tw...

Jul 01, 202240 minEp. 544

Tales to Terrify 543 Edith Nesbit

Welcome to episode 543. This week we meet a newlywed couple who discover terrible secrets at a nearby church. COMING UP Good Evening: Podcast Awards, Reviews and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Edith Nesbit’s Man-Size in Marble as read by Rish Outfield: 00:06:42 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch People’s Choice Podcast Awards Rish Outfield | The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Insta...

Jun 24, 202248 minEp. 543

Tales to Terrify 542 W. F. Harvey & Hunter Liguore

Welcome to episode 542. We have two tales for you this week. First, in the middle of a heatwave, two strangers discover their fates are deeply intertwined. Then, after a failed exam, an abused housewife takes matters into her own hands. COMING UP Good Evening: Discord, Patreon: 00:01:06 W. F. Harvey’s August Heat as read by Matt Dovey: 00:05:57 Hunter Liguore’s Jars of Spiders as read by Jasmine Arch: 00:18:41 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merc...

Jun 17, 202254 minEp. 542

Tales to Terrify 541 Harley Carnell

Welcome to episode 541. We have one tale for you this evening, about a shy, lonely man whose ailing health is exacerbated by a recurring late night caller. COMING UP Good Evening: Musings & More Stoker News: 00:01:06 Harley Carnell’s The Eternal Return as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:05:11 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Dan Gurzynski Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda ...

Jun 10, 202243 minEp. 541

Tales to Terrify 540 John Mavin

Welcome to episode 540. We have one longer tale for you this evening about a werewolf navigating the drama of an otherworldly halfway house. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 John Mavin’s Restraint as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:03:41 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch John Mavin Amy Paonessa – The Bloodlust Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Gottfried Kathy Robinson Support th...

Jun 03, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 540

Tales to Terrify 539 STOKERS Carol Gyzander & Anna Taborska

Welcome to episode 539. This week, we have two runners-up from this year’s Bram Stoker Awards. First, a down-on-her-luck woman finds a second chance at a mysterious house of ill-repute. Then, a horror author on a family outing runs afoul of the local livestock. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Closing, Stoker Awards: 00:01:06 Carol Gyzander’s The Yellow Crown as read by the author: 00:06:08 Anna Taborska’s Two Shakes of a Dead Lamb’s Tail as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:31:26 PERTINENT LINK...

May 27, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 539

Tales to Terrify 538 Rick Kennett/B. Michael Radburn & Frank Oreto

Welcome to Episode 538. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a man whose hatred of elevators is eclipsed only by their hatred for him, and why you don’t have to be the sharpest tool in the shed to stand against the end of the world. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Rick Kennett & B. Michael Radburn’s They Wait as read by Chris Johnston: 00:05:27 Frank Oreto’s Phase II as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:12:16 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop T...

May 20, 202241 minEp. 538

Tales to Terrify 537 Sheree Shatsky & Ed Ahern

Welcome to Episode 537. This week we have two tales for you, about a woman and her pup trapped at home during the pandemic and a man trying to figure out what keeps killing the neighbourhood dogs. COMING UP Good Evening: Stokers, Human Monsters Anthology, Flash Contest : 00:01:06 [Trigger] Sheree Shatsky’s You Wait in the Dark as read by Kat Woodford: 00:07:28 Ed Ahern’s The Dog Walkers as read by Brian Rollins: 00:16:12 TRIGGER WARNINGS You Wait in the Dark contains scenes of domestic violence/...

May 13, 202251 minEp. 537

Tales to Terrify 536 Warren Benedetto

Welcome to Episode 536 We have one longer tale for you again this evening, about the importance of good nutrition for newborns.. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, Merch, HWA Mental Health Month: 00:01:06 Warren Benedetto’s Baby Food as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:05:37 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Flash Fiction Contest HWA Mental Health Awareness Month Warren Benedetto Warren Benedetto on Twitter (@warrenbenedetto) Andrew Gibson Andre...

May 06, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 536

Tales to Terrify 535 Katie Young

Welcome to Episode 535. We have one longer tale for you about a governess who’s strange charges harbour dark secrets in the dirt. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Katie Young’s Fruiting Bodies as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:06 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Flash Fiction Contest Georgia Cook Georgia Cook on Twitter (@georgiacooked) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANK...

Apr 29, 202255 minEp. 535

Tales to Terrify 534 Deirdre Coles & Lee Clark Zumpe

Welcome to Episode 534. This week we have two tales for you: about why forcing your shy child to get photos with Santa may be crueler than you think, and a clandestine hunting party that may get more than they bargained for. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest & Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Deirdre Coles’ The Problem with Mall Santas as read by Emily Strand: 00:04:21 Lee Clark Zumpe’s Dark Timber as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:15:21 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop ...

Apr 22, 202250 minEp. 534

Tales to Terrify 533 Julia August & Ryan Nagle

Welcome to Episode 533. This week we have two tales for you: about the trials of deciding whether to flee or stay in the face of uncertainty in ancient Rome, and how some festive legends just refuse to die. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Julia August’s City of Wolves and Lightning as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:04:37 Ryan Nagle’s The Feast Day of Saint Nicholas as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:23:51 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales...

Apr 15, 202257 minEp. 533

Tales to Terrify 532 W. Ross Teal, Jakob Angerer & Vansh Sharma

Welcome to Episode 532 This week we have three tales: about a deadly New Year’s celebration, a confession that takes a sharp left turn, and an ancient tale of the woman in white. COMING UP Good Evening: more Scream, Flash Contest : 00:01:06 W. Ross Teal’s A Cup of Kindness Yet as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:04:41 Jakob Angerer’s The Listener as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:08:40 Vansh Sharma’s The Old Railway Station as read by Aven Shore: 00:14:56 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the d...

Apr 08, 202240 minEp. 532

Tales to Terrify 531 K. J. Parker

Welcome to Episode 531. This week we have one longer tale for you, about a wizard sent on assignment in the remote countryside. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Fiction Contest, Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06 K. J. Parker’s A Rich, Full Week as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:06:14 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Andrew Gibson Andrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook Discord Andrew Gibson | The Haven Discord Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment ...

Apr 01, 20221 hr 14 minEp. 531

Tales to Terrify 530 Andrew Rucker Jones & Carson Winter

Welcome to Episode 530. This week we have two tales for you. First, Jerry has a tough time fitting into undead society. Then, keeping up with your neighbour can be a bloody pain in the ass. COMING UP Good Evening: A good-bye, some thank-yous and reviews: 00:01:06 Andrew Rucker Jones’ The Odd One Out as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:04:51 Carson Winter’s In the Company of Bastards as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:28:29 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merc...

Mar 25, 202251 minEp. 530

Tales to Terrify 529 Alpheus Williams & Erik C Martin

Welcome to Episode 529. This week we have two tales for you: about the unlikely kindness of outcasts and a psychopath on wheels. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Alpheus Williams’ Woman in the Woods as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:06:21 Erik C Martin’s A Night at Crystal Skates as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:22:16 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Erik C Martin Erik C Martin on Twitter (@ErikCMartin) Stephen Gagin Original Score by N...

Mar 18, 202243 minEp. 529

Tales to Terrify 528 Howard Tseng & Stephen O’Donnell

Welcome to Episode 528. This week we have two tales for you: about a boy’s journey to cure his fears and find himself, and a tale of survival and experimentation on a mining colony. COMING UP Good Evening: Thanks, Patreon update, Stoker Finalists: 00:01:06 Howard Tseng’s Kiss Me King Kong as read by James Barnett: 00:07:26 Stephen O’Donnell’s The Teeth and the Darkness as read by Josie Babin: 00:18:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Bram St...

Mar 11, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 528

Tales to Terrify 527 Tim Jeffreys Davin Ireland

Welcome to episode 527. This week we have two tales for you: about a child’s run-in with an unsettling pair of debt collectors, and a reporter finds his calling on a desolate stretch of highway. COMING UP Good Evening: hello again & contest: 00:01:06 Tim Jeffreys’ Myerscough and Skelton as read by Alexandra Elroy: 00:04:51 Davin Ireland’s Battleground as read by Scott Fulps: 00:13:50 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Tim Jeffreys Alexandr...

Mar 04, 202244 minEp. 527

Tales to Terrify 526 Brooke Brannon Pauline Yates

Welcome to Episode 526. It’s the final week of Women in Horror Month. Meredith has one final set of tales for you, about why love maybe isn’t so blind after all, and an ethereal entity that feeds on happiness. COMING UP Women in Horror Month with Guest Host Meredith Morgenstern: 00:01:06 Brooke Brannon’s Losit in Anafiotika as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:06:31 Pauline Yates’ The Happiness Man as read by Seth Williams: 00:31:21 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales ...

Feb 25, 202257 minEp. 526

Tales to Terrify 525 Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin Dana Vickerson J. M. Merryt

Welcome to Episode 525. It’s week three of Women in Horror Month and Meredith serves up three frights: about a reflection on a fraught relationship in the wake of catastrophe, a hell of a mushroom trip, and a dead language that maybe should have stayed that way. COMING UP Women in Horror Month continues with Guest Host Meredith Morgenstern: 00:01:06 Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin’s Murmuration as read by Summer Brooks: 00:06:30 Dana Vickerson’s The Concert Cave as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:28:59 J. M....

Feb 18, 202255 minEp. 525

Tales to Terrify 524 Michelle Ann King E. E. W. Christman

Welcome to week two of Women in Horror Month! This week, guest host Meredith Morgenstern brings us two tales: about the importance of hope when facing the end of the world, and a dark ritual with an even darker presence. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest host Meredith Morgenstern presents Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06 Michelle Ann King’s What Doesn’t Kill You as read by Georgia Cook: 00:06:43 E. E. W. Christman’s Bela’s Brood as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:38:08 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patre...

Feb 11, 202248 minEp. 524

Tales to Terrify 523 Amy S Cutler Brooke Brannon

Welcome to Women in Horror Month! This week, guest host Meredith Morgenstern brings us two tales: about a birthday accident, and the secret hidden right under one detective’s nose. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest host Meredith Morgenstern presents Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06 Amy S. Cutler’s Light as a Feather as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:06:49 Brooke Brannon’s The Family Business as read by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker: 00:11:09 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tale...

Feb 04, 202249 minEp. 523

Tales to Terrify 522 Colyn Rogers Kev Harrison

Welcome to Episode 522. We have two tales of crime for you this week, about a thief desperate for silence and a kingpin’s nefarious plan to stay in charge. COMING UP Good Evening: Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06 Colyn Rogers’ Tinnitus as read by Bryce Dahle: 00:04:21 Kev Harrison’s Communion as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:12:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Bryce Dahle on Fiverr Kev Harrison Kev Harrison on Twitter (@lisboetalngles) Andrew ...

Jan 28, 202249 minEp. 522
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