Welcome to episode 668. We have one tales for you this week, about a batch of pet sea monkeys who bring back more than just a bad attitude from their trip into space. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Frank Oreto’s God Damn You To Hell, John Glenn! as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:02:37 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Nikolle Doolin Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS...
Nov 15, 2024•38 min•Ep. 668
Welcome to episode 667. We have two tales for you this week. First, a manipulative pastor promises enlightenment at the cost of earthly possessions. Then, we visit an abandoned encampment on a far-off planet… that may not be quite as abandoned as we expected. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Caleb Weinhardt’s And the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:03:03 [Trigger] Jessica Peter’s The Wreckage of the Hestia as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:17:43 TRIGG...
Nov 08, 2024•43 min•Ep. 667
Welcome to episode 666 and Happy Halloween! We have three tales for you this week. First, a mother descends into paranoia as she seeks to protect her newborn from a shapeshifter. Then, a forensic investigation nears its end, but it won't turn up the answers that matter most. Finally, a quaint apartment complex wakes one misty Halloween morning to find the place blanketed in leaves as white as snow. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Halloween, Patreon Book Giveaway (Gordon B. White): 00:01:06 [Trigge...
Oct 31, 2024•54 min•Ep. 666
Welcome to episode 665. We have two tales for you this week. Air running low, the crew of a stranded submarine wait for rescue in the dark depth of the ocean. But are they alone? Then, a woman resorts to a horrifying drug to escape the pain of a loved one’s mental illness. COMING UP Good Evening: Giveaway: 00:01:06 Jeff Reynolds’ Sunken Hearts and Submerged Dreams as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:19 [TRIGGER] Shana Waldman’s The Flavor of Soft Tissue as read by Michelle ...
Oct 25, 2024•49 min•Ep. 665
Welcome to episode 664. We have three tales for you this week. First, a man finally coming out of his shell after a breakup is introduced to a strange new kink. Then, a girl struggles to help her mama save the family homestead. Finally, a strange inheritance evolves into a troubling compulsion. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Craig F. Anderson’s Succulent as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:02:40 Victoria Nations’ Mama as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:14:17 Lyndsey Croal’s ...
Oct 18, 2024•47 min•Ep. 664
Welcome to episode 663. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man is desperate to carve his own path in life, but his extra head won’t let him be. Then, a widower makes a new feline friend who helps him in the garden. COMING UP Good Evening: New Collection by Amanda Cecelia Lang: 00:01:06 Arthur Davis’ The Head Within as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:16 Akis Linardos’ Blooms From Your Stomach as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:20:47 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on...
Oct 11, 2024•46 min
Welcome to episode 662. We have one tale for you this week, about a set of imaginary appendages that refuse to be ignored. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Grace Daly’s Shoulder Blades as read by Jennifer March: 00:03:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS Shoulder Blades contains scenes of self-harm. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Grace Daly Grace Daly on X (@GraceDalyAuthor) Grace Daly on Instagram (@GraceDalyAuthor) Original Sc...
Oct 04, 2024•44 min•Ep. 662
Welcome to episode 661. We have one tale for you this week, about an old man who seizes the chance to settle a score with an old enemy and avenge his greatest failure. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Melinda Brasher’s Vodnik as read by Jesse Holt: 00:03:50 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Melinda Brasher Jesse Holt Jesse Holt on X (@jesseholtvoice) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Ne...
Sep 27, 2024•38 min•Ep. 661
Welcome to episode 660. We have one tale for you this week, about a young woman who wants nothing more than to become the perfect daughter for her mother’s birthday. COMING UP Good Evening, Submissions: 00:01:06 Jennifer Lesh Fleck’s Wild Possibilities as read by Aven Shore: 00:04:02 TRIGGER WARNINGS Wild Possibilities contains slurs of body image/body size. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Jennifer Lesh Fleck on Instagram ...
Sep 20, 2024•41 min•Ep. 660
Welcome to episode 659. We have one tale for you this week, about a man who fears that the harder he fights his destiny, the more firmly he’s set on a terrible path to fulfill it. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Friday the 13th: 00:01:06 Jacob Steven Mohr’s Charly Singer’s Knife Trick as read by Colin Duncan: 00:05:38 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Insta...
Sep 13, 2024•43 min•Ep. 659
Welcome to episode 658 We have one tale for you tonight, which finds a lone captive amid an army, both living and dead, whose only protection may be fading fast. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Laura Davy’s Devouring the Dead as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:04:44 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Amy Paonessa | The Bloodlust Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Ins...
Sep 06, 2024•35 min•Ep. 658
Welcome to episode 657. First, a child born from death struggles against dark instincts. Then, as two women prepare to crown an heir after the death of the village matriarch, they find themselves in a fight to defend their very way of life. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Rhiannon Rasmussen’s The Lives of Scavengers as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:02:31 J. V. Gachs’ San Juan’s Sowing as read by Maurine McLean: 00:25:53 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the dar...
Aug 30, 2024•57 min•Ep. 657
Welcome to episode 656. We have one tales for you this evening, about a lonely woman, seven sickly cows and an inner beast that can’t be contained. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Bonus, Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Marie Brown’s Megaphagia as read by Heather Thomas: 00:03:36 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....
Aug 23, 2024•57 min•Ep. 656
Welcome to episode 655. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman in WW2 England who discovers the great lengths her country will go to for victory. COMING UP Good Evening: Reviews, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Adam Newnham’s The Munitionette as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Georgia Cook Georgia Cook on X (@georgiacooked) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on...
Aug 16, 2024•38 min•Ep. 655
Welcome to episode 654. We have one tale for you tonight, about a man on the trail of a strange beast who learns there are some sins you can’t outrun. COMING UP Good Evening, A Quiet Place: Day One Contest: 00:01:06 Caitlin A. Quinn’s They Slice Meat on the Right as read by Griswold Addams (James Cheatham): 00:04:28 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Caitlin A. Quinn Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 654
Welcome to episode 653. We have one longer tale tonight. A lonely and isolated deep space crew find there are bigger things to worry about when members begin to die mysteriously. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jade C. Wildy’s The Simplicity of Disputed Assertions as read by Josie Babin: 00:03:03 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...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 653
Welcome to episode 652. First, when her twin sister disappears on a trip to the beach, a girl is forbidden from going near water. But the lure is just too strong. Then, a hunted girl and her mother seek salvation in the forest. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Spencer Best’s The Glass Beach as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:03:07 [Trigger] L. P. Melling’s The Red Princess Who Was Hidden Underground as read by Janey Napier: 00:12:22 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Glass Beach &nbs...
Jul 26, 2024•40 min•Ep. 652
Welcome to episode 651. We have one tale for you this week, about a group of outlaws running from the law… and deep into something far worse. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Submissions and Thank-you: 00:01:06 C. R. Langille’s The Deep Timber as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:43 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 En...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 651
Welcome to episode 650. We have one tale for you, about a reluctant sailor aboard a privateer vessel whose search for justice uncovers something far more disturbing. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you and Submissions: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Nathaniel Matthews Lee’s The Ship’s Cat as read by Tony Walker: 00:04:12 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Ship’s Cat contains scenes of Animal Abuse/Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Nathaniel Matt...
Jul 12, 2024•42 min•Ep. 650
Welcome to episode 649. We have one tale for you this week, about a wily Roman courier who faces a threat beyond his imagining. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 M. J. Jones’ Quod Volunt Credunt as read by Alex Weinle: 00:02:31 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch M. J. Jones on X (@mjj_writes) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 649
Welcome to episode 648. We have two tales for you this week, about some suspicious leftovers, and a woman who sacrifices everything for her newborn son. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you, Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06 Rosemary Selking’s Lo Mein as read by Seth Williams: 00:03:45 [Trigger] Justin Moritz’s What a Mother Would Do as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:11:42 TRIGGER WARNINGS What a Mother Would Do contains scenes of Child Death, Animal Death, Domestic Abuse, Self-Har...
Jun 28, 2024•43 min•Ep. 648
Welcome to episode 647. We have one tale for you, about a pair of strangers brought together over an unusual attachment to their collectibles. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-You: 00:01:06 Barbara A. Barnett’s Self Storage as read by Anthony Babington: 00:02:55 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Barbara A. Barnett Anthony Babington on X (@alephbaker) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagr...
Jun 21, 2024•42 min
Welcome to episode 646. We have two tales for you this week. First, a cantankerous old man develops an unlikely friendship. Then, a musician wants nothing to do with the tribute concert for his old band… if only he could get off so easily. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Patrick Barb’s Don’t Go in the Woods… or Do, See If I Care! as read by Rish Outfield: 00:02:48 Steve Toase’s 7kHz as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:23:45 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkne...
Jun 14, 2024•51 min•Ep. 646
Welcome to episode 645. This week, we share the winners of our Secret Societies flash fiction contest! COMING UP Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards, Flash Contest Results: 00:01:06 Runner-up: Erica Ruppert’s Needs Must as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:50 Runner-up: Akis Linarthos’ Wolfmind as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:13:20 Winner: Liam Hogan’s The Gourman Society as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:23:25 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the dark...
Jun 07, 2024•36 min•Ep. 645
Welcome to episode 644. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman finally catches the object of her desire… and won’t ever let go. Then, a young couple plagued by the supernatural enlists the help of a medium. But how deep does their trouble go? COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06 A. M. Symes’ Chipping Away as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:02 Mike Thorn’s The Shape of Our Damnation as read by Austin Stern: 00:10:34 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on...
May 31, 2024•53 min•Ep. 644
Welcome to episode 643. We have one tale for you this week, about the dark secret behind a woman’s perfect marriage… and her plot to take back control. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06 Sean J. K. Heasman’s A Domestic as read by Josie Babin: 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 ...
May 24, 2024•40 min•Ep. 643
Welcome to episode 642. We have one tale for you this week, featuring a ghastly banshee, a cadaver that won't stay put, and an infectious and sinister smile. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s The Dead Smile as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:03:51 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Open for Submissions Dan Gurzynski on Librivox Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on I...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 642
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 s...
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! S...
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 ...
Apr 26, 2024•48 min
