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

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

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

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

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify.



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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 UPWiHM: Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast: 00:01:06Emily J. Weisenberger’s The Prairie’s Song as read by Rish Outfield: 00:05:28KC Grifant’s Unrest as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:21:51PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchWiHM | Good Mourning, Nancy PodcastRish Outfield | The Dunesteef Audio Fiction MagazineRish Outfield on X (@OutfieldRish)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPWiHM: Ally Malinenko: 00:01:06Divyasri Krishnan’s Small Deaths Everywhere as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:06:05PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchKathleen PalmKathleen Palm on X (@KathleenPalm)WiHM: Ally MalinenkoWiHM: Ally Malinenko on X (@AllyMalinenko)Stephen GaginOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPWiHM: Monster, She Wrote Podcast: 00:01:06Brigitte McCray’s Replantation as read by Heather Thomas: 00:06:16Shelley Lavigne’s The Skin We’re In as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:13:30PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMonster, She Wrote PodcastOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to episode 630. We have one tale for you this week, about a man’s struggles in the ravenous grasp of anxiety.COMING UPGood Evening: Flash Contest, WiHM: 00:01:06Ed Serken’s Unburied as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:07PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify Merch“Secret Societies” Flash Fiction ContestDennis Robinson | Lycan Volume 3 KickstarterDennis Robinson | Lycan: Solomon’s OdysseyDennis Robinson | Botched PodcastDennis Robinson | Botched Podcast on TwitchOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06[Trigger] Christian Riley’s From the Labor of God’s Worms as read by James Barnett: 00:03:34Matt Thompson’s The Lady of the Harvest as read by James Cheatham: 00:24:30TRIGGER WARNINGSFrom the Labor of God’s Worm contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchFlash Contest: Secret SocietiesChristian RileyJames BarnettJames Barnett | Night’s End PodcastOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to episode 628. We have one longer tale for you, about a bounty hunting witch who seeks retribution for generations of evil. COMING UPGood Evening: Broth House, Flash Contest: 00:01:06AD Ross’ Grandfather Rot as read by L. Marie Wood: 00:04:42PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchBroth House on Audible (read by Andrew Gibson)L. Marie WoodOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood 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: 00:29:09TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Apartment contains scenes of Domestic Abuse.Snake and Sinew, Flame and Bone contains scenes of Animal DeathPERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchFlash Contest | Secret SocietiesAmanda Cecelia LangTF Ahmad on Instagram (@tf_ahmad)TF Ahmad | The Night Bulletin Podcast on Instagram (@thenightbulletin)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06Tiffany 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: 00:19:39TRIGGER WARNINGSRed Thread Binding contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation and Eating Disorders.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchTiffany MorrisTiffany Morris on X (@tiffmorris)Amy Paonessa | The BloodlustDana Vickerson on X (@dmvickerson)Nikolle DoolinOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06Dan Micklethwaite’s No Use Crying as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:09PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchDan Micklethwaite on X (@Dan_M_writer)Georgia CookGeorgia Cook on X (@georgiacooked)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06JR Blanes’ Heart Rot as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:03:36PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCurtis Michael HollandOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Happy New Year, New Flash Contest: 00:01:06Katherine 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: 00:23:54TRIGGER WARNINGSA Doll Full of Nails contains scenes of child deathPERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchKatherine TraylorKatherine Traylor on X (@amongthegoblins)Amy Paonessa | The BloodlustStephen KilpatrickOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Chris Kuriata’s Our Gentleman of Blue Bay Massage as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:03:18PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchChris KuriataNicole SwansonOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Happy Holidays: 00:01:06Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as read by Drew Sebesteny, Seth Williams, Andrew Gibson & Krystal Hammond: 00:03:18PERTINENT 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. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to episode 620. This week, we meet a man whose visit to tropical Queensland takes a frighteningly frigid turn.COMING UPGood Evening: Thank-you: 00:01:06Rick Kennett’s The Seas of Castle Hill Road as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:03:57PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchRick KennettGraeme Dunlop on X (@Kibitzer)Graeme Dunlop | PodcastleOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Z. 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: 00:19:11TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Man Who Was a Boy Made of Memories contains scenes of self-harm.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchZ. J. GarciaZ. J. Garcia on Facebook (@zjgarciawrites)Krystal HammondKrystal Hammond on X (@thekmhammond)Samuel Feldstein on X (@swisewrites)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Sasha Brown’s I’m Gonna Show You Something Awful as read by Jesse Holt: 00:02:36J. V. Gachs’ Ay, Carmela as read by Maurine McLean: 00:15:13PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJesse HoltJesse Holt on Twitter (@jesseholtvoice)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Happy American Thanksgiving: 00:01:06Kathleen Palm’s Freckles as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:04:41Derek Alan Jones’ The Amber Jar as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:23:21PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSpencer DiSparti on SoundCloudDerek Alan JonesDan Gurzynski on LibrivoxOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Ryan C. Bradley’s Jailbreak as read by Josie Babin: 00:05:36[Trigger] Tom Leaf’s Here Kitty Kitty as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:32:44TRIGGER WARNINGSHere Kitty Kitty contains scenes of animal death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchRyan C. BradleyAndrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Submissions Closing: 00:01:06Luc Diamant’s A Bedtime Story as read by James Barnett: 00:03:29A. C. Bauer’s Nothing but Ashes as read by Brian Rollins: 00:10:03PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchLuc Diamant on Twitter (@lucdaniel94)Luc Diamant on Instagram (@lucdaniel94)James BarnettJames Barnett | Night’s End PodcastA. C. BauerBrian RollinsBrian Rollins on Twitter (@VoicesOfBrian)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 UPGood Evening: Encyclopocalypse: 00:01:06Carson Winter’s We Can Only Grow in the Dark as read by Jasmine Arch: 00:04:24PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchEncyclopocalypseCarson WinterCarson Winter on Twitter (@CarsonWinter3)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Comments (110)

Matt Blakely

Shelley Levigne is a purveyor of "moist literature usually queer horror". Wtf does that even mean??

Mar 1st
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꧁WupperElfe꧂

The Yukon vampire novel Nancy mentioned is called Goldcamp Vampire, written by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.

Jan 14th
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Matt Blakely

another great story 👏🏼

Dec 29th
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Elijah Reagan

That first story was way cool, very disturbing! A+!!

Dec 2nd
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Elijah Reagan

Whoa hang on, these stories were actually listenable, I can’t remember the last time I didn’t stop listening after the first ten minutes, but this is indeed a milestone..

Nov 18th
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Elijah Reagan

I do declare THAT was a very cool story, first week in a long time I was like " Damn...... okay..... cool story!!", more like this one

Apr 14th
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ipoopstandingup

gay fucking incest bullshit, nasty

Feb 19th
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Elijah Reagan

damn, the second story, about the Peeling, was actually worth listening to, I laughed, I cringed, and remained attentive, gettin' better!!

Dec 16th
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ipoopstandingup

annoying gay ass story, skip it.

Dec 16th
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Elijah Reagan

I'd consider becoming a Patron if the stories were better quality, I can't make it through a whole story most of the time, the stories back in the day were of the highest quality horror, lots of good authors, not just some bum who can form a sentence...... I really just want some good stories, especially if we're gonna be your benefactor, and I don't remember them ever asking for money back in the day either...

Nov 25th
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ipoopstandingup

what a stupid fucking story

Oct 21st
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Elijah Reagan

wow, ( sarcastic) nobody has heard this story before, what a copout, man. I swear this story has been on this show at least twice already, or maybe it's just EVERY OTHER show I have heard this one, ya know, when they run out of stories?!?!

Oct 14th
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NoahArkwright

Mitch McConnell would jerk off to this if he were still able to get his shriveled old dick hard.

Sep 11th
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NoahArkwright

Clown orgy with scat play and cattle prods - fuck ya!

Sep 11th
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NoahArkwright

What a freaking horror show this Sibyl and Janet are together, holy cow!

Sep 10th
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NoahArkwright

I'm a bit of a Holmes purist, but this story was charming, and even made me laugh a few times.

Sep 2nd
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Elijah Reagan

that was a very cool story, honestly the first time in ages that I was actually captured by a story on the show. Used to be full of good original stories that were actually horror. I keep listening ( I give it a few minutes, at least) and once in awhile there's a story worth my time.

May 7th
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Paul Blodgett

I'm listening to the back catalog so it's hard to know if things have changed yet, but listening to the first story was painful because of the audio quality. Hopefully Joe's recording setup has improved.

Mar 16th
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Michael Bailey

Decent story... terrible narration.

Dec 17th
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A M C Casiday

"Blanks" is an absolutely brilliant term. And such a good story.

Nov 26th
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