Welcome to episode 641. This week we share the rest of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees in short fiction. COMING UP Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Rachael K. Jones’ The Sound of Children Screaming as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:02:58 [Trigger] L. E. Daniels’ Silk as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:37:29 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Sound of Children Screaming contains scenes of school violence and child harm. Silk contains racial/ethnic slurs and scenes of suicide/suicidal ...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 641
Welcome to episode 640. This week, we have three special tales for you – the first set of nominees for this year’s Bram Stoker Awards. COMING UP Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards: 00:01:06 Cindy O’Quinn Quondam as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:05:17 Nadine Aurora Tabing’s An Inherited Taste as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:23:22 Sam J. Miller’s If Someone You Love Has Become a Vurdalak as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:47:38 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 640
Welcome to episode 639. Guest host Andrew Gibson takes the reins this week for two tales. First, an unscrupulous archaeologist searches for immortality. Then, a man seeks to shed the burden of conscious thought. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Andrew Gibson: 00:01:06 Eris Young’s Idomeneja, Or, The Death Mask as read by Michelle Kane: 00:02:58 [Trigger] Richard S. Crawford’s Trying to Stay Dead as read by Jesse Holt: 00:23:17 TRIGGER WARNINGS Trying to Stay Dead contains scenes of Suicide/Sui...
Apr 26, 2024•48 min
Welcome to episode 638. Guest host Spencer DiSparti takes a look at the music behind the screams. Then, a woman forced to cast curses for coin accepts a contract against her better judgement. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Spencer DiSparti, Music in Horror Film: 00:01:06 Renan Bernardo’s Curselifter as read by Aven Shore: 00:08:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Spencer DiSparti on Soundcloud Renan Bernardo Renan Bernardo on X (@RenanBe...
Apr 19, 2024•41 min•Ep. 638
Welcome to episode 637, guest hosted by Stephen Gagin. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman who dives deep into the unknown in search or riches. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Stephen Gagin: 00:01:06 James Cato’s Flying Water as read by Emil Strand: 00:03:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch James Cato on X (@the_sour_potato) Emily Strand Emily Strand on X (@ekcstrand) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebo...
Apr 12, 2024•41 min•Ep. 637
Welcome to episode 636. Guest host Seth Williams brings you one tale this week, about a down and out photographer who visit an old acquaintance in his newly acquired castle. But is his friend ill, or is there something more sinister at play? COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Seth Williams, Submissions are Open: 00:01:06 Paul Van Sickle’s Dwelling as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:36 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Submissions are Open Brian ...
Apr 05, 2024•52 min•Ep. 636
Welcome to episode 635. Guest host Meredith returns once again to wrap up Women in Horror Month. Then, we meet an ailing mother forced to rely on her least favourite son for sustenance. COMING UP WiHM: NIGHTLIGHT Podcast: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Kelsea Yu’s Obedient Son as read by Rebecca Wei Hsieh: 00:05:48 TRIGGER WARNINGS Obedient Son contains scenes of self harm. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch NIGHTLIGHT Podcast NIGHTLIGHT Podcast on Patreo...
Mar 29, 2024•36 min•Ep. 635
Welcome to episode 634. Guest host Krystal Hammond takes the host seat for Women in Horror Month. Then, a man in search of his missing wife shelters in an abandoned lighthouse, only to discover something unsettlingly familiar within. COMING UP WiHM: horror audiobooks by women: 00:01:06 Abigail Kemske’s Swirls and Eddies as read by Jim Matusik: 00:06:48 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch This Appearing House by Ally Malinenko | Libro.fm The Lum...
Mar 22, 2024•46 min•Ep. 634
Welcome to episode 633. Guest host Meredith Morgenstern once again takes the reins for WiHM. For fiction, a lone settler struggles to stake his claim in the wilds of Kansas. Then, an unnatural force at the local cemetery seeks to avenge an act of murderous violence. COMING UP WiHM: Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast: 00:01:06 Emily J. Weisenberger’s The Prairie’s Song as read by Rish Outfield: 00:05:28 KC Grifant’s Unrest as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:21:51 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spr...
Mar 15, 2024•43 min•Ep. 633
Welcome to episode 632. Women in Horror Month continues with guest host Kathleen Palm. We have one tale for you this week, about a boy whose act of generosity lands him in a strange and cruel world. COMING UP WiHM: Ally Malinenko: 00:01:06 Divyasri Krishnan’s Small Deaths Everywhere as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:06:05 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Kathleen Palm Kathleen Palm on X (@KathleenPalm) WiHM: Ally Malinenko WiHM: Ally Malinenko on...
Mar 08, 2024•57 min•Ep. 632
Welcome to episode 631. First, guest host Meredith Morgenstern kicks off Women in Horror Month. Then, we have two tales for you this week, about the bittersweet taste of revenge against a serial killer and an aging shapeshifter who agrees to take on an apprentice… for a price. COMING UP WiHM: Monster, She Wrote Podcast: 00:01:06 Brigitte McCray’s Replantation as read by Heather Thomas: 00:06:16 Shelley Lavigne’s The Skin We’re In as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:13:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on...
Mar 01, 2024•47 min•Ep. 631
Welcome to episode 630. We have one tale for you this week, about a man’s struggles in the ravenous grasp of anxiety. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, WiHM: 00:01:06 Ed Serken’s Unburied as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:07 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch “Secret Societies” Flash Fiction Contest Dennis Robinson | Lycan Volume 3 Kickstarter Dennis Robinson | Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey Dennis Robinson | Botched Podcast Dennis Robinson | B...
Feb 23, 2024•32 min•Ep. 630
Welcome to episode 629. We have two tales for you this week. First, a father hangs between hope and insanity as the bodies of the missing surface around the world. Then, a shipwrecked sailor finds refuge on a mysterious ship, but the vessel may not be as abandoned as he first believed. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Christian Riley’s From the Labor of God’s Worms as read by James Barnett: 00:03:34 Matt Thompson’s The Lady of the Harvest as read by James Cheatha...
Feb 16, 2024•55 min•Ep. 629
Welcome to episode 628. We have one longer tale for you, about a bounty hunting witch who seeks retribution for generations of evil. COMING UP Good Evening: Broth House , Flash Contest: 00:01:06 AD Ross’ Grandfather Rot as read by L. Marie Wood: 00:04:42 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Broth House on Audible (read by Andrew Gibson) L. Marie Wood Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS ...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 628
Welcome to episode 627. We have two tales for you this week. First, we meet a long-dead witch whose surprise resurrection leaves her crawling with questions. And an apartment with high hopes for its new tenants. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Open: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Amanda Cecelia Lang’s Snake and Sinew, Flame and Bone as read by Janey Napier: 00:04:10 [Trigger] TF Ahmad’s The Apartment as read by Colin Duncan: 00:29:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Apartment contains scenes of Domestic Abuse. Sn...
Feb 02, 2024•53 min•Ep. 627
Welcome to episode 626. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman and her girlfriend navigate a new existence beyond the fringes of life and death. Then, a woman steels herself for the final showdown with her demon. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Tiffany Morris’ We Have Made a Home Beyond Death as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:03:09 [TRIGGER] Dana Vickerson’s Red Thread Binding as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:19:39 TRIGGER WARNINGS Red Thread Binding contains scenes of Suicid...
Jan 26, 2024•45 min•Ep. 626
Welcome to episode 625. We have one tale tonight, about a sham medium whose success (and sanity) are put in jeopardy when she develops real talent. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Dan Micklethwaite’s No Use Crying as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:09 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Dan Micklethwaite on X (@Dan_M_writer) Georgia Cook Georgia Cook on X (@georgiacooked) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook N...
Jan 19, 2024•42 min•Ep. 625
Welcome to episode 624. We have one tale for you this week, about a pioneer family grappling with an evil of nature infecting their wilderness home. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 JR Blanes’ Heart Rot as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:03:36 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Curtis Michael Holland Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxte...
Jan 12, 2024•46 min•Ep. 624
Welcome to episode 623. We have two tales for you this week. First, a lonely widow finds solace in a song. Then, a doll maker struggles to silence the lies of his masterpiece. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy New Year, New Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Katherine Traylor’s Come Away Sweetly as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:03:28 [Trigger] Ville Meriläinen’s A Doll Full of Nails as read by Stephen Kilpatrick: 00:23:54 TRIGGER WARNINGS A Doll Full of Nails contains scenes of child death PERTINENT LINKS Support u...
Jan 05, 2024•43 min•Ep. 623
Welcome to episode 622. We have one tale for you this evening, about a woman whose run-in with a particularly difficult client threatens her whole world. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Chris Kuriata’s Our Gentleman of Blue Bay Massage as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:03:18 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Chris Kuriata Nicole Swanson Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carr...
Dec 29, 2023•43 min•Ep. 622
Happy holidays and welcome to episode 621. We have one classic tale for you about a miserly man whose life is forever changed by a visit from three spirits. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Holidays: 00:01:06 Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as read by Drew Sebesteny, Seth Williams, Andrew Gibson & Krystal Hammond: 00:03:18 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 SP...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 621
Welcome to episode 620. This week, we meet a man whose visit to tropical Queensland takes a frighteningly frigid turn. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you: 00:01:06 Rick Kennett’s The Seas of Castle Hill Road as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:03:57 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Rick Kennett Graeme Dunlop on X (@Kibitzer) Graeme Dunlop | Podcastle Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO A...
Dec 15, 2023•58 min•Ep. 620
Welcome to episode 619. We have two tales for you this week. First, two sisters living in perpetual darkness crave the light. Then, the strange growth on a man’s arm becomes something surprisingly dear to him. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Z. J. Garcia’s The Shuttered House as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:44 [Trigger] Samuel Feldstein’s The Man Who Was a Boy Made of Memories as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:19:11 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Man Who Was a Boy Made of Memories contains scenes of self-harm...
Dec 08, 2023•48 min•Ep. 619
Welcome to episode 618. We have two tales for you this week. First, a boy and his uncle learn new things about each other during a family barbecue. Then, an elderly woman whose family was ravaged by war learns it’s never too late to get revenge. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Sasha Brown’s I’m Gonna Show You Something Awful as read by Jesse Holt: 00:02:36 J. V. Gachs’ Ay, Carmela as read by Maurine McLean: 00:15:13 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terri...
Dec 01, 2023•47 min•Ep. 618
Welcome to episode 617. We have two tales for you this week. First, a clown afraid of his inner darkness seeks the help of a therapist. Then, a woman hopes to conquer her fear of death by communing with the other side. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy American Thanksgiving: 00:01:06 Kathleen Palm’s Freckles as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:04:41 Derek Alan Jones’ The Amber Jar as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:23:21 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch S...
Nov 24, 2023•47 min•Ep. 617
Welcome to episode 616. We have two animal tales for you this week. A recently retired prison warden finds herself relaxing on her grandmother's front porch with an old friend. Then, a peculiar young man with a checkered past and a dark fascination for baby animals is finally forced to face his darkest fears. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Ryan C. Bradley’s Jailbreak as read by Josie Babin: 00:05:36 [Trigger] Tom Leaf’s Here Kitty Kitty as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:32:44 TRIGGER WARNINGS Here ...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 616
Welcome to episode 615. We have two tales for you this week. First, a cautionary tale about why you should never leave your curtains open at night. Then, we witness the enduring bond between mother and son as they await their final dawn. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions Closing: 00:01:06 Luc Diamant’s A Bedtime Story as read by James Barnett: 00:03:29 A. C. Bauer’s Nothing but Ashes as read by Brian Rollins: 00:10:03 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Te...
Nov 10, 2023•36 min•Ep. 615
Welcome to episode 614. We have one tale for you tonight, about a girl plagued by mysterious dreams, a dark shape in the sky, and two friends who skip school to get to the bottom of a mystery. COMING UP Good Evening: Encyclopocalypse: 00:01:06 Carson Winter’s We Can Only Grow in the Dark as read by Jasmine Arch: 00:04:24 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Encyclopocalypse Carson Winter Carson Winter on Twitter (@CarsonWinter3) Original Score b...
Nov 03, 2023•39 min•Ep. 614
Welcome to episode 613 and Happy Halloween! First, a morose Wile E. Coyote ponders life after finally catching and devouring his nemesis. Then, a young man has a recurring nightmare of a visit to a friend’s home… and the unsettling room he’s assigned in the tower. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Halloween: 00:01:06 Keith Buzzard’s The Roadrunner, by Wile Edgar Coyote as read by Seth Williams: 00:04:18 E. F. Benson’s The Room in the Tower as read by Seth Williams: 00:16:44 PERTINENT LINKS Support u...
Oct 27, 2023•55 min•Ep. 613
Welcome to episode 612. We have two tales for you this week. First, a tomb robber is forced to choose between two horrors. Then, a drug dealer gets a call from a long-lost customer looking to throw one hell of a party. COMING UP Good Evening: Wrong Station Pledge Drive, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Francesco Levato’s Still Life with Saw Blade and Gnawed Bones as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:04:25 Eric Williams’ Special Delivery as read by James Barnett: 00:10:56 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread t...
Oct 20, 2023•35 min•Ep. 612
