Tales to Terrify

Welcome to episode 741. We have one tale for you this week, about a boy desperate to save someone from a fate they refuse to face.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06E. C. Bogosian’s Apoptosis as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:02:49PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchE.C. BogosianAndrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 740. We have two tales for you this week, about a woman convinced the world is ending and a perfectly normal, perfectly safe scenic walking tour.COMING UPGood Evening – Guest Host Douglas Gwilym: 00:01:06Douglas Smith’s Nothing as read by Barbara Henslee: 00:03:05[Trigger] Joshua Ramey-Renk’s Historic Marker Seven as read by Charles Conover: 00:14:18TRIGGER WARNINGSHistoric Marker Seven contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchDouglas SmithDouglas Smith on TwitterBarbara Henslee on IGBarbara Henslee on FBBarbara Henslee on BlueskyBarbara Henslee on LinkedInCharles Conover on FBCharles Conover on IGOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 739 and the final week of Women in Horror Month. We have one tale for you, about an artist in search of his missing muse.COMING UPGood Evening: Locus Magazine Fundraiser: 00:01:06[Trigger] Mia Cheng’s Sparrow as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:03:37TRIGGER WARNINGSSparrow contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal IdeationPERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchLocus Magazine on IndiegogoGraeme Dunlop on TwitterGraeme Dunlop | PodcastleOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to week three of Women in Horror Month. We have two tales for you. First, three quick dips in the waters of vengeance. Then, a young woman moves into an infamous house.COMING UPGood Evening: Author Interview Series: 00:01:06Maria Hossain’s Memories of Water as read by Sara Sheckells: 00:03:05Allison Mulder’s The Alibi House as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:22:01PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAllison MulderAllison Mulder on BlueskyNicole SwansonOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 737. Welcome to week two of Women in Horror Month. We have two tales for you. First, a grandmother warns her new granddaughter of the world of men. Then, two sisters try to rid themselves of their recurring visions of otherworldly beings. COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06L. Fox’s Coat Your Gums with Blood as read by Michelle Kane: 00:02:30[Trigger] Chelsea Davis’ Augurs Ill as read by Erin Grassie: 00:20:39TRIGGER WARNINGSAugurs Ill contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMichelle Kane on IGMichelle Kane on ThreadsChelsea DavisChelsea Davis on IGErin GrassieOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 736. To kick off Women in Horror Month, we’re sharing four short story debuts from female authors that are sure to raise your hackles and chill your marrow.COMING UPGood Evening: Folded Space Podcast, Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey Chpt 4, WiHM: 00:01:06cayce crane’s kenosis as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:05:28[Trigger] Moira Kurtin’s Come Sit By My Fire as read by Jesse Holt: 00:12:38Dee Mick’s THE EXECUTION OF [INSERT NAME HERE] as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:26:42Marie Olden’s A Visit to Father as read by Seth Williams: 00:34:33TRIGGER WARNINGSCome Sit By My Fire contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchFolded Space PodcastHive Head StudiosLycan: Solomon’s Odyssey Chapter 4 Kickstartercayce craneJesse HoltJesse Holt on TwitterStephen GaginOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 735. We have one tale for you tonight, about a voice from the stars that leaves a woman changed forever.COMING UPGood Evening: Sci-Fi Horror Flash Contest, WiHM: 00:01:06Ely José Couto’s On the Apotheosis of Vacant Astronauts as read by Griswold Addams: 00:03:24PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSci-fi Flash Fiction ContestEly José CoutoOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 734. We have two tales for you this week about the complicated dance between loneliness and companionship.COMING UPGood Evening: Sci-Fi Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06Calvin Demmer’s Restroom Finds as read by Rish Outfield: 00:03:25E. F. Benson’s Bagnell Terrace as read by Brian Rollins: 00:10:15PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSci-Fi Horror Flash Fiction ContestBrian RollinsBrian Rollins on TwitterBrian Rollins on BlueskyOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 733. We have two tales for you this week. About the dangerous seduction of procrastination and a voyeur who sees more than she bargained for.COMING UPGood Evening: Sci-Fi Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06Arasibo Campeche’s Pantheon of Agony as read by LJ Segura: 00:03:16[Trigger] David Stephen Powell’s Dedicated Amateur as read by Anne Marie Lewis: 00:20:50TRIGGER WARNINGSDedicated Amateur contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSci-Fi Flash Fiction ContestLJ SeguraLJ Segura on IGLJ Segura on FBAnne Marie LewisAnne Marie Lewis on IGAnne Marie Lewis on FBAnne Marie Lewis on TikTokAnne Marie Lewis on BlueskyAnne Marie Lewis on XOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 732. We four tales for you this week, about a deadly fairy tale, a father who thinks he knows best, a woman who doesn’t quite feel herself, and a repairman struggling to remain relevant.COMING UPGood Evening: Sci-Fi Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06[Trigger] J. S. Apsley’s Jenny Greenteeth as read by Mel Rose: 00:03:52Frank Oreto’s Zero Tolerance as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:13:37Elle Zi Dong’s Marionette as read by Heather Thomas: 00:21:41Derek Alan Jones’ The Glitch and Mr Stemple as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:31:32TRIGGER WARNINGSJenny Greenteeth contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJ. S. ApsleyMel RoseMel Rose on YouTubeMel Rose on FacebookMel Rose on InstagramAndrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordDerek Alan JonesDennis Robinson | Lycan: Solomon’s OdysseyDennis Robinson | Hive Head StudiosDennis Robinson | Botched PodcastOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 731. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman trapped in a time loop, in an endless fight for her freedom (and the truth).COMING UPGood Evening: 2026 Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06[Trigger] Corinne Engber’s The Sound of a Gong as read by Krystal Hammond and Andrew Gibson: 00:04:11TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Sound of a Gong contains scenes of Domestic Abuse and Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCorinne Engbar on TumblrKrystal HammondKrystal Hammond on TwitterAndrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 730. We have two tales for you this week, about a boy desperate to protect his newfound friendship, and a harrowing trip down a forbidden road. COMING UPGood Evening: WiHM Submissions: 00:01:06[Trigger] Chris L. Robinson’s At Last, A Friend as read by the author: 00:04:05[Trigger] Emma Johnson-Rivard’s The Dog Road as read by Aven Shore: 00:09:15TRIGGER WARNINGSAt Last, A Friend contains racial and body size slurs.The Dog Road contains scenes of Animal Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchChris L. Robinson on TwitterEmma Johnson-RivardEmma Johnson-Rivard on BlueskyOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 729 We have two tales for you this week. First, we share a handy instructional guide to culinary subterfuge. Then, a group of Roman soldiers descend deep into the earth in search of a lost family.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Meagan Regina Thomas’ Brownie Recipe as read by Jennifer March: 00:02:34Alfie Court’s The Red Men as read by George Woodruff: 00:12:57PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJennifer MarchJennifer March | Not Your Mother’s StorytimeGeorge WoodruffOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 728. We have two tales for you this week, about an unsettling exchange between man and nature, and a widower who struggles not to lose his head.COMING UPGood Evening: WiHM Submissions, Thank-you: 00:01:06[Trigger] T. R. Steele’s Salamander Season as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:25[Trigger] Rex Burrows’ The Head in the Pantry as read by Stephen Kilpatrick: 00:12:34TRIGGER WARNINGSSalamander Season and The Head in the Pantry contain scenes of Animal Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchRex BurrowsOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 727. We have one tale for you this week, about a young woman who seeks comfort in the embrace of her deceased grandmother’s house.COMING UPGood Evening: WiHM Special Submissions Period, Thank-you: 00:01:06J. A. W. McCarthy’s Lamai as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:04:53PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJ. A. W. McCarthyJ. A. W. McCarthy on XJ. A. W. McCarthy on IGNikolle DoolinOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 726 and Happy Holidays! We have one tale for you this week, about a toy who searches for his purpose amidst the whispered secrets and gnashing teeth of a darkened nursery.COMING UPGood Evening: Merry Christmas: 00:01:06Amanda Cecelia Lang’s The Velveteen Goblin as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:03:49PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAmanda Cecelia LangS. H. Cooper on XOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 725. We have one tale tonight, about a mysterious chair in the woods that offers a young man escape from the darkness of everyday life. COMING UPGood Evening: Special Submissions Period, Thank-you: 00:01:06Adam May’s The Chair as read by Joel Simler: 00:04:22PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJoel SimlerJoel Simler on IGJoel Simler on FBJoel Simler on LinkedInOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 724. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young woman faces the horrifying choice of what to do when all hope is gone. Then, a mother, fueled by grief, curses the man who murdered her son – with unexpected consequences. COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Ann O’Mara Heyward’s The Kitchen Window as read by Kelli Tager: 00:03:01Sabine Baring-Gould’s The White Flag as read by Nancy Bober: 00:17:25PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAnn O’Mara Heyward on FacebookKelli Tager on IGKelli Tager on ThreadsKelli Tager on FBNancy Bober on FBOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 723. We have one longer tale for you this evening, about a team of Antiquarians tasked with uncovering the origin of a mysterious artifact.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Derek Alan Jones’ Antiquity as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:02:32PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchDerek Alan JonesOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 722. We have two tales for you this week. First, we develop an unfortunate aversion to fingernails. Then, a wife, tired of her husband’s illness, soon regrets taking matters into her own hands.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06[Trigger] Sam Logan’s They All Must Go as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:02[Trigger] E. F. Benson’s Christopher Comes Back as read by Nancy Bober: 00:10:09TRIGGER WARNINGSThey All Must Go contains scenes of Self-Harm.Christopher Comes Back contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSam LoganSummer Brooks | Slice of Sci-FiNancy Bober on FacebookOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 721. We have two tales for you this evening. First, a village plays host to a visitor with an insatiable appetite. Then, an English iron and coal magnate finds his work is transforming more than just his career.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06[Trigger] Dafydd McKimm’s Mesdames et Messieurs, the Gorger Tarap Tradaire as read by Jesse Holt: 00:02:37L. T. Williams’ What's Mine is Yours, What's Yours is Mined as read by Rish Outfield: 00:16:27TRIGGER WARNINGSMesdames et Messieurs, the Gorger Tarap Tradaire contains scenes of Animal Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJesse HoltJesse Holt on XL. T. WilliamsOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 720. We have one classic tale for you tonight, about an old country estate that’s corridors holds more than portraits and shadows.COMING UPGood Evening: Patreon Author Interview Series: Derek Alan Jones: 00:01:06E. F. Benson’s How Fear Departed the Long Gallery as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:03PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchGeorgia CookGeorgia Cook on XOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 719. We have two tales for you this week. First, we meet a woman with a hunger for justice. Then, a man fears for his relationship thanks to his girlfriend’s obsession with a chatbot.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06James Fritz’s Going Wendigo as read by Erin Grassie: 00:02:56[Trigger] Keith LaFountaine’s Love, Unto as read by Brian Rollins: 00:17:47TRIGGER WARNINGSLove, Unto contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation, Self Harm.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJames Fritz on InstagramErin GrassieKeith LaFountaineKeith LaFountaine on XBrian RollinsBrian Rollins on XBrian Rollins on BlueskyOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Halloween and welcome to episode 718. First, we meet the four runners-up and one winner of our first ever Halloween Flash Fiction Contest. Then, a classic tale about a man who inherits a house and the dark history that comes with it.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy Halloween: 00:01:06[Trigger] Runner-Up: Jared Conger’s From the Dark Woods as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:03:36Runner-Up: Andrew Lindsay’s Hollow as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:07:09Runner-Up: D. L. Stille’s Jack as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:11:11Runner-Up: Jillian Bost’s The Guide as read by Summer Brooks: 00:14:46Winner: Erica Ruppert’s Lights Out as read by Erin Grassie: 00:19:50E. F. Benson’s And No Bird Sings as read by Griswold Addams: 00:24:08TRIGGER WARNINGSFrom the Dark Woods contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJared CongerJared GaginD. L. StilleAndrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordErin GrassieOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 717. We have one tale for you this week, about a man whose farm becomes the feeding ground for a beast straight out of legend.COMING UPGood Evening: Halloween Flash Contest: 00:01:06C. W. Stevenson’s Goat-sucker as read by Charles Conover: 00:03:54PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCharles Conover on FacebookCharles Conover on InstagramOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 716. We have three tales for you this week, about an ominous voice calling from the woods, a dangerous bargain to break a curse, and a descent into madness at the hands of a monstrous clock.COMING UPGood Evening: new release from Frank Oreto: 00:01:06Bret Chandler’s The Voice Past the Tall Jack Pines as read by Michelle Kane: 00:03:39Allister Nelson’s One Night With the Lindworm as read by Sara Sheckells: 00:14:29[Trigger] Jonathan Agar’s Delirium as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:28:14TRIGGER WARNINGSDelirium contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchFrank Oreto’s It’s Dark In Here: Twenty-One Weird Tales and One Poem About SquirrelsBuy Frank Oreto’s It’s Dark In Here: Twenty-One Weird Tales and One Poem About Squirrels on KindleMichelle Kane on InstagramMichelle Kane on ThreadsStephen GaginOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 715. We have one tale for you this week, about a stray dog that causes otherworldly chaos.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Erica Waters’ (Un)canny: A Study in Canine Folklore as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:02:24PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchKrystal HammondKrystal Hammond on XOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 714. We have two tales for you this week, about guardian eldritch horrors and the risks of messing with time.COMING UPGood Evening: Halloween Flash Contest and Thank-yous: 00:01:06[Trigger] Laila Amado’s Heaven is Experiencing Staffing Shortages and Somehow This is My Problem as read by James Barnett: 00:04:00Akis Linardos’ Rerolling the Dice as read by Maxwell Zenner: 00:09:58TRIGGER WARNINGSHeaven is Experiencing Staffing Shortages and Somehow This is My Problem contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJames BarnettJames Barnett | The Night’s End PodcastAkis LinardosMaxwell Zenner on FacebookOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 713. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman has one hell of a mess to clean in her bathroom. Then, we get to the bottom of who’s haunting the house.COMING UPGood Evening: Halloween Flash Contest & Patreon Author Interview Series feat. JV Gachs: 00:01:06R. S. Nelson’s Supplies Needed to Clean the Bloodbath in My Bathroom as read by Mel Rose: 00:04:15Q.E.D.’s A Fight With a Ghost as read by Jed Vesper: 00:07:54PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMel RoseMel Rose on YouTubeMel Rose on FacebookMel Rose on InstagramJed Vesper on TwitterOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 712. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman running from her dark past battles curiosity at the sounds in the attic. Then, a girl carries her guilt deep into the subway where she shelters from the apocalypse with a band of misfits.COMING UPGood Evening: Halloween Flash Contest: 00:01:06Mark H. Harris’ Don’t Look as read by Jennifer March: 00:03:48Avra Margariti’s Dawn to Dust as read by Mel Rose: 00:14:22TRIGGER WARNINGSDawn to Dust contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation/Self Harm.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchHalloween Flash ContestMark H. Harris | Black Horror MoviesJennifer MarchJennifer March | Not Your Mother’s StorytimeAvra Margariti on TwitterMel RoseMel Rose on YouTubeMel Rose on FacebookMel Rose on InstagramOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 711. We have one classic tale for you, about a remote country house where the halls echo with haunting music and the footsteps of spectral children.COMING UPGood Evening: Halloween Flash Contest: 00:01:06Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Old Nurse's Story as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:04:58PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchHalloween Flash ContestS.H. Cooper on TwitterOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 710. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young woman facing eviction turns to an online ritual for help. Then, we learn the secret to keeping fish at its freshest: necromancy.COMING UPGood Evening: Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06John Betancourt’s Sock It To Me as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:03:35[Trigger] T. R. Steele’s Julian of the Eels as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:12:36TRIGGER WARNINGSJulian of the Eels contains scenes of Animal Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 709. We have three tales for you. About the blurred line between myth and reality, putting a price tag on the immortal soul, and the pull of freedom in the face of genetic servitude.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06Obiwulu Chisom Peace’s The Whispering Groves as read by Anne Marie Lewis: 00:03:28J. V. Gachs’ An Hour Before We Met as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:15:47Blaize M. Kaye’s Sulky as read by AJ Fitzwater: 00:26:54PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAnne Marie LewisAnne Marie Lewis on IGAnne Marie Lewis on TikTokAnne Marie Lewis on FBAnne Marie Lewis on BlueSkyAnne Marie Lewis on XAJ FitzwaterAJ Fitzwater on BlueSkyOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 708. We have one tale for you this week, about a grieving mother desperate for relief from her parental responsibilities who seeks sanctuary at a play centre built on buried secrets.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions and Patreon Interview Series: 00:01:06[Trigger] Anne Wilkins’ Hidden Treasure as read by AJ Fitzwater: 00:04:28TRIGGER WARNINGSHidden Treasure contains scenes of Animal Death and Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAnne WilkinsAnne Wilkins on FacebookAJ FitzwaterAJ Fitzwater on BlueskyOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 707. We have one classic tale for you tonight, about a preserved finger with a personality all its own. COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Sabine Baring-Gould’s A Dead Finger as read by Brian Rollins: 00:02:45PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchBrian RollinsBrian Rollins on XBrian Rollins on BlueskyOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 706. We have two tales for you this week. First, a passenger learns things work a little different at the airport. Then, a Soviet scientific expedition sent to investigate a meteor impact site discover they may be the subjects rather than the observers.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Derek Alan Jones’ Everything That Was All of Me as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:02:31Damir Salkovic’s Exit Horizon as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:09:43PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchDerek Alan JonesDan Gurzinski on LibrivoxOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 705. We have two tales for you this week. First, we learn that immortality isn’t everything it’s chalked up to be. Then, she waits in the deep, listening for the voice that will call her home.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Edd Vick’s Dead by Night as read by Rish Outfield: 00:02:34Donovan Douglas Thiesson’s Janelle is Still Janelle as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:14:19PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAmy PaonessaOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 704. We have a classic tale for you this week, about an ancient tower, a mysterious grave, and the two men who stumble across its nightly inhabitant.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06F. Marion Crawford’s For the Blood is the Life as read by Charles Conover: 00:02:49PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCharles Conover on FacebookCharles Conover on InstagramOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 703. We have two tales for you. First, we learn that even villains can fall in love. Then, a man clearing out his childhood home uncovers dark truths about a childhood friend.COMING UPGood Evening: Patreon Author Interview Series: 00:01:06Chris Riley’s Hatchet Man as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:18[Trigger] Rob Gillham’s The Horrid Tale of Jeremy Timkins as read by Georgia Cook: 00:16:26TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Horrid Tale of Jeremy Timkins contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchChris RileyRob GillhamGeorgia CookGeorgia Cook on X (@GeorgiaCooked)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 702. This week , we meet a young Scottish woman who inherits the duty of tending to an old stone shelter… and the ancient thing that dwells within.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06[Trigger] F. W. Weatherstone’s The Bothy in the Field as read by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker: 00:02:48TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Bothy in the Field contains scenes of Animal Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 701. We have three tales for you this week. First, a boy learns the importance of respecting old traditions. Then, we sample an exclusive menu with the most exotic of flavours. And finally, a woman chosen for ritual sacrifice holds her people’s future in her hands.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06Derek Alan Jones’ A Name in the Winter as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:03:44Nick Badot’s The Great Goopification as read by Sara Sheckells: 00:14:31Victoria Brun’s God of Fire, Demon of Shadow as read by Josie Babin: 00:28:17PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSubmit to Tales to TerrifyDerek Alan JonesOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 700. We have two tales for you this week. First, a pastor seeks to avenge his murdered family with the help of an unlikely ally. Then, a young artist learns the deadly cost of heartbreak.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Philip Madden’s The Pastor as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:03:01[TRIGGER] Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s The Cold Embrace as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:13:43TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Cold Embrace contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCurtis Michael HollandDennis Robinson | Hive Head StudiosDennis Robinson | LycanBotched PodcastBotched Podcast on TwitchOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 699 We have three tales for you, about a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster, a horny teen who gets more than just a hookup, and a young woman trapped inside her house by a mysterious guest. COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions are open: 00:01:06[Trigger] Tabitha Lord’s Monster as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:03:37Bryan Carrigan’s One August Night as read by Summer Brooks: 00:13:11Avra Margariti’s Echthroxenia as read by Kelli Tager: 00:23:36TRIGGER WARNINGSMonster contains scenes of Animal Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCall for SubmissionsTabitha LordTabitha Lord on XTabitha Lord on FacebookTabitha Lord on InstagramSummer Brooks | Slice of Sci-FiAvra Margariti on XKelli Tager on InstagramKelli Tager on ThreadsKelli Tager on FacebookOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 698 and happy StokerCon! We have two tales for you this week. First, a strange child develops a special bond with the hermit in his garden. Then, a woman goes to extreme lengths to leave her abusive husband.COMING UPGood Evening: StokerCon 2025: 00:01:06Daniel Stride’s The One Who Saw Too Much as read by Jesse Holt: 00:04:09[Trigger] Rachel Bolton’s Stoker-nominated And She Had Been So Reasonable as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:32:03TRIGGER WARNINGSAnd She Had Been So Reasonable contains scenes of Self Harm and Domestic Abuse.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchStokerCon 2025Daniel StrideJesse HoltJesse Holt on XRachel BoltonRachel Bolton on BlueskyKrystal HammondKrystal Hammon on XOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 697. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman torn between who she feels she should be and true beast that lurks within her.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06[Trigger] A. A. Nour’s Lonely Skin as read by Erin Grassie: 00:03:09TRIGGER WARNINGSLonely Skin contains scenes of Animal Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchErin GrassieOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 696. We have two tales for you this week: about a man on an empty highway struggling to trust his fading memory, and a woman whose skepticism is tested by her lover’s carnal faith.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Derek Alan Jones’ Somewhere on US-50, Sometime in the Night as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:02:36Akis Linardos’ Baited by Water’s Shadow as read by Michelle Kane: 00:12:07PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchDerek Alan JonesAkis LinardosMichelle Kane on IGMichelle Kane on ThreadsOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.