NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast

A boy learns that the monster haunting his neighborhood is not what it seems.“Sweet Tooth” by Nicole Givens Kurtz.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by M’Shai Dash.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Join us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month to help us produce more stories for you to enjoy.****** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A man discovers a strange ability to convince people that he’s someone he’s not.“Nobody Knows My Name” by Brandon Massey.Buy Brandon’s latest book “No Stone Unturned”.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Carl Stewart.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A cursed tree is used for a plantation remodeling project, sending slaves scurrying from the house.Story by Charles W. Chesnutt.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by James K. White.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a flash fiction double feature about a lying house and a lake monster.Stories by Tara Campbell and Tonia Ransom.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Tonia Ransom.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a flying witch haunts the woods, but a man gets a little help from a mysterious and powerful being.Story by Moustapha Mbacké DiopA transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT Website.Narrated by Devanté Johnson.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild podcast.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For our Season 5 premiere, a couple encounters a strange creature by the roadside who delights in granting perverse wishes.Story by R.J. Joseph.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Tonia Ransom.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a double-feature gothic story from Jamie Grimes with special hosts from Pseudopod – Alex and Kat.Narrated by Devante Johnson.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For our season finale, dreams really do come true.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Timothy played by Raiden Thompson.Mom and Shadowban played by Tonia Ransom.Written by Tonia Ransom and Raiden Thompson, with some help from Jen Zink.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Show Notes:This week, fiction from Terence Taylor that ponders a strange shared living situation.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Devante Johnson.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, flash fiction from Tonya R. Moore.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by GP Mckenzie.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, flash fiction from Del Sandeen that cautions us to be careful what you wish for.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Hood Horror.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we have a series of flash fiction tales, starting with a story from our host Tonia Ransom that explores funerary rituals.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Tonia Ransom.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild Podcast.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom***** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We interview Khalifaziz, author of Mitochondrial Assimilation. We talk about the story and its inspiration, and Black horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, an old god emerges from primordial slime.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Josh Carter.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, an interview with Lamar Giles, author of "Power and Purpose" (episode 420), and "Wilson's Pawn and Loan" (episode 103).Listen to Lamar’s first NIGHTLIGHT episode, Wilson’s Pawn and Loan.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a story from New York Times Bestseller Lamar Giles that mixes religion with deadly premonitions.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Listen to Lamar’s first NIGHTLIGHT episode, Wilson’s Pawn and Loan.Narrated by Tonia Ransom.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, short fiction from Crystal Connor that turns the magical negro trope on its head.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Tonia Ransom.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, be careful about who you choose to marry.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by GP Mckenzie.Produced by Jen Zink.Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Join us at patreon.com/nightlightpod for as little as $1 per month to help us produce more stories for you to enjoy.****** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We interview Tracy Cross, author of Red Box. We discuss dystopian fiction, The Twilight Zone, hoodoo, and writing good monsters.Tracy Cross has had work appear in anthologies and magazines, including: Tales of the Lost Vol. 2, The Ones That Got Away (upcoming from Kandisha Press in 2021), 99 Tiny Terrors and the Midnight and Indigo: 22 Speculative Stories by Black Women. She has appeared on several websites and podcasts: Dark Fire Fiction, New American Legends, The Greatest Indoor Reading Series Podcast and Tales to Terrify. She is the recipient of the 2020 Ladies of Horror Fiction Grant. She is a supporting member of the Horror Writers Association. Tracy hails from Cleveland, Ohio, and loves her current home, Washington, DC. She also makes a really delicious apple pie.twitter: @tracycwritesinstagram: @tracycrosswriteswebsite: tracycrossonline.wordpress.com*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Join us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month to help us produce more stories for you to enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sorry this is late! I accidentally scheduled it for next week :/This week, the second part of our cyberpunk horror about a mysterious box and unusual pandemic.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Felicia Renee.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, the first part of a two-part cyberpunk horror about a mysterious box and unusual pandemic.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Felicia Renee.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tonia interviews Samantha Frye, author of Playthings. We discuss MFA programs, genre writing, story inspiration in cartoons, and Southern Black culture.Samantha Frye is a writer who grew up in south Alabama listening to classic R&B and stories about hanks and other-worldly creatures. Born in San Antonio, Texas, she moved to Alabama with her parents after her father’s retirement from the Air Force. Samantha graduated from Xavier University of New Orleans with an English degree and earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Florida International University. By day, she continues a tradition as a third-generation educator at Coastal Alabama Community College where she strives to foster students’ care of and respect for the art of writing. By night, she’s baking, reading, or working to breathe life into characters and worlds on the page. She’s in a constant struggle to properly entertain her Morkie, Pebbles, who can be a task master at times, even for a lap dog. Some of Samantha’s musings and a bit of her writing can be found at http://eccentriccricket.blogspot.com.Books discussed:Pattern Master: Octavia ButlerThe Vampire Who Drinks Gospel Music: Peter HarrisI Tituba, Black Witch: Maryse Condé*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Join us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month to help us produce more stories for you to enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Show Notes:This week, a double feature from Rickey Rivers Jr and Samantha Frye wherein body parts have a mind of their own and a twist on monsters hiding in a child’s closet.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Cherrae Stuart and Walt Livingston.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Join us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month to help us produce more stories for you to enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we interview Victoria Hutchinson, author of "Bloodlust" and discuss the story's premise and inspiration, writing dark vs lighthearted fiction, and discipline as a writer. Plus, video games!You can follow Victoria on Twitter @bunnymintt, or visit her at bunnyminttblog.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Show Notes:This week, short fiction from Victoria Hutchinson that explores what it’s like to seek out pain you cannot feel.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Tonia Ransom.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Join us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month to help us produce more stories for you to enjoy.****** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We interview L. Marie Wood, author of Family Dinner. We discuss pantsing vs plotting, screenwriting, and more.L. Marie Wood is an award-winning psychological horror author and screenwriter. She won the Golden Stake Award for her novel The Promise Keeper. Her screenplays have won Best Horror, Best Short Screenplay, and Best Afrofuturism/Horror/Sci-Fi awards at several film festivals. Wood’s short fiction has been published widely, most recently in Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire and the Bram Stoker Award Finalist anthology, Sycorax's Daughters. Learn more about her at www.lmariewood.com or join the discussion on Twitter (@LMarieWood1).Buy her books:TelecommutingThe RealmThe Promise Keeper*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Join us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month to help us produce more stories for you to enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Show Notes:This week, another double feature with two flash fiction stories from L. Marie Wood and Tyhitia Green..A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Elijah Ramsey and Tonia Ransom.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom*****All episodes are brought to you by the NIGHTLIGHT Legion. Join us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month to help us produce more stories for you to enjoy.****** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We interview Michele Tracy Berger, author of “Etta, Zora, and the First Serpent”.Twitter: @micheletberger Blog: micheleberger.wordpress.com Author Site: micheletracyberger.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a story from the Harlem Renaissance featuring none other than Zora Neale Hurston.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Cherrae Stuart.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We interview Errick Nunnally, author of “You Call This An Apocalypse?” and Nicole Givens Kurtz, author of “Siren’s Song”.Errick Nunnally was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and served one tour in the Marine Corps before deciding art school was a safer pursuit. He enjoys art, comics, and genre novels. A graphic designer, he has trained in Krav Maga and Muay Thai kickboxing. He has appeared in several anthologies and is best described as “dark pulp.” His work can be found in FIYAH MAGAZINE, GALAXY’S EDGE, LAMPLIGHT, THE FINAL SUMMONS, PROTECTORS 2, NIGHTLIGHT PODCAST, and the novels, LIGHTNING WEARS A RED CAPE, BLOOD FOR THE SUN, and ALL THE DEAD MEN. Visit erricknunnally.us to learn more about his work.Interested readers can purchase a copy of Lightning Wears A Red Cape directly from the author.bookshop.org/shop/erricknunnallyamazon.com/author/erricknunnallyerricknunnally.us@erricknunnallyNicole Givens Kurtz is an author, editor, and educator. She's the recipient of the Horror Writers Association's Diversity Grant (2020). She's been named as one of Book Riot's Best Black Indie SFF Writers. She's also the editor of the groundbreaking anthology, SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire. Her novels have been a finalist in the Dream Realm Awards, Fresh Voices, and EPPIE Awards for science fiction. She's written for White Wolf, Bram Stoker Finalist in Horror Anthology, Sycorax's Daughters, and Serial Box's The Vela: Salvation series. Nicole has over 40 short stories published as well as 11 novels and three active speculative mystery series. She's a member of Horror Writers Association, Sisters in Crime, and Science Fiction Writers of America. You can support her work via Patreon and find more about her at http://www.nicolegivenskurtz.net.Social Media:Twitter- nicolegkurtzFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/NicoleGKurtzPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/NicoleGKurtz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A doubleheader this week: a tale of what happens when the apocalypse comes to the hood, followed by a story of an unlikely victim of an unusual siren song.A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.You Call This an Apocalypse narrated by Devanté Johnson.Siren’s Song narrated by Khalila Roney.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We interview Tonya Liburd, author of “The Drunken Tree”, episode 403.Tonya Liburd shares a birthday with Ray Bradbury and Simeon Daniel, which may tell you a little something about her; and while she has an enviable collection of vintage dust bunnies to her credit, her passions are music (someday!) and of course, words. One day she hopes, when introducing herself as a writer, she won't feel all weird about it. Her poetry has been nominated for the 2017 & 2018 Rhysling Awards, and longlisted in the 2015 Carter V. Cooper(Vanderbilt)/Exile Short Fiction Competition. Her work is used in Nisi Shawl's workshops and Tananarive due’s UCLA Horror course (the latter of which was crashed by Jordan Peele of Get Out Fame) as examples of code switching. Her fiction has been praised by Publisher’s Weekly and at Barnes & Noble’s SFF blog. She is the recipient of an Ontario Arts Council writer’s grant in 2020. She is also the Senior Editor of Abyss & Apex Magazine. You can find her blogging at https://www.spiderlilly.com or on Twitter at @somesillywowzer.Links to items discussed:The Night Sun by Zin E RocklynAce of Knives - Apex Magazine10 Steps to a Whole New You - Fantasy MagazineLet’s Play White by Chesya BurkeBlack Horror Anthology AnnouncementBlack Panther: Sins of the King on Serial Boxwww.spiderlilly.comTwitter: @somesillywowzerPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TonyaLiburd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a story of an obsessed dead twin and a magical tree from Tonya Liburd.Originally published in Chiral Mad 5, out summer 2021. A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.Narrated by Tonia Ransom.Produced by Davis Walden of the Viridian Wild PodcastExecutive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We interview Alexis Brooks de Vita, author of “Her Faithful Black Cat”, episode 401. We talk about the history of Black horror literature, Poe, Lovecraft Country, and her work as a scholar of African-American Literature.Alexis Brooks de Vita was born in Watts shortly before the Riots and was taken to Uganda with her mother and brother just as Idi Amin staged his bloody coup. With three degrees in Comparative Literature, specializing in the literature of African-descent women in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, she is the author of The 1855 Murder Case of Missouri versus Celia, an Enslaved Woman, Mythatypes: Signatures and Signs of African/Diaspora and Black Goddesses, and Dante's Inferno: A Wanderer in Hell. The first two books of her Books of Joy trilogy, about the supernatural powers of an enslaved Mississippi community, are available through Double Dragon: Burning Streams and Blood of Angels.Links to items discussed:Alexis’ Books of Joy:Burning StreamsBlood of AngelsPauline Hopkins: Of One BloodHarriet Wilson: Our NigKai Ashante Wilson: The Devil in AmericaThe Bond Woman’s NarrativePauline Hopkins: Talma Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Holidays! Enjoy early access to this bonus story by Tananarive Due courtesy of The Dark Tome podcast.Thanks for your support!***Young Lettie can see things through her magic eye - things that might be better if she not see. Grownup's secrets. Grownup's true intentions. But when she learns of her brother's unjust arrest and sham trial, it's her seeing eye - and some conjure magic from her Mama - that may help change the fate of her big brother.*** Director's Cut, NO ADS, edited to be listened to standalone without having heard the rest of the Series. If you dig it, check out thedarktome.com or find us on iTunes / Google Play look for "Dark Tome" *** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What happens when someone will do anything to win a reality show?Actors:Natasha: Cherrae Stuart Ed: Carl StewartMilo: Devante JohnsonCameraman: Josh CarterJacqueline: Khalila RoneyMedic: Matt PetersHolly: Brea GrantLiam: Raiden ThompsonShow Narrator: Tonia RansomWritten by: Tonia RansomAudio production by Pacific Obadiah of CREEPY PodcastListen to Creepy Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Should your loyalty lie with your new family, or your old? In this tale of vampire vs human families, the answer is complicated.Audio production by Davis Walden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tiny vampires, and that's not even the scariest thing about this story, originally published in SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire.Narration by Cherrae Stuart.Audio production by Davis Walden.Transcript available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, the conclusion of our creepy puppet story from last week.Audio production by Davis Walden. Narration by Carl Stewart.Episode transcript available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everyone knows puppets and dolls are creepy, and this tale shows us what happens when a vengeful ghost finds a new home in one. This story is a little longer than our usual fare, so this week we’ll feature Part 1 and next Friday we’ll release Part 2.Narration by Carl Stewart.Audio production by Tonia Ransom.Purchase SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire Transcript available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's story explores what it means when something is too good to be true.Audio production by Evan Shelton.Narration by Matt Peters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we interview author of "Last Stop on Route Nine" and Executive Producer of Horror Noire, Tananarive Due.Links mentioned in the interview:Devil in America by Kai Ashante Wilson Danger Word Short Film Sunken Place Class Searching for Sycorax Sycorax’s Daughters Horror Noire by Robin Means Coleman Audio production by Tara Woolfolk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we have a story bestselling author and screenwriter, Tananarive Due. This tale of taking a wrong turn into another world is reminiscent of The Twilight Zone. Beware mysterious midday fog and isolated country houses.Narrated by Tonia Ransom. Audio production by Tonia Ransom. Music composition by Brandon Boone.A full episode transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we have a Lovecraftian story to fill you to the gills with fear. Steven Van Patten imagines a beautiful lake with a dark secret beneath its waves.Narration provided by Carl Stewart. Audio production by Davis Walden.A full transcript of this episode is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a story from a voice you've heard before...but not like this. Voice actor and writer Cherrae L. Stuart spins a tale of what happens when our dreams become nightmares.Audio production by Evan Shelton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we have a story of birds, blood, and vengeance.Episode transcript Audio production and narration by Tonia Ransom.Atmospheric music courtesy of klankbeeld. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week’s story is a perfect blend of noir, mermaids, and murder, with some heavy metal thrown in for good measure.A full transcript of this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a story about hellhounds and ancestry from Black Magic Women: Terrifying Tales by Scary Sisters by Sumiko Saulson.A transcript of this episode is available here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NIGHTLIGHT is back for Season 3 with a story about werewolves, sorcerers, and demons. Be careful of cobblestone streets and mysterious songs.A transcript of this episode can be read here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we're co-releasing this episode with Pseudopod. If you love horror and you haven't listened to Pseudopod, you should fix that now. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.