Tales to Terrify

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.

Welcome to episode 694. This week, we share the winners of our Folklore & Fairytale Flash Fiction contest, about a changeling, the call of the forest, a hunt for the Pied Piper, and an ancient god resurrected.COMING UPGood Evening: Locus Magazine Fundraising: 00:01:06[Trigger] Runner-Up: Mylo Brehm’s The Cuckoo as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:42Runner-Up: Asher Cookson’s The Forest as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:12:53Runner-Up: Heath Ackley’s Flute as read by Janey Napier: 00:18:16[Trigger] Winner: Maggie Dominiak’s Xiuhtecuhtli's Resurrection as read by Joel Simler: 00:28:57PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSupport Locus Magazine on IndiegogoSpirits PodcastSpirits Podcast on IGSpirits Podcast on FacebookGeorgia CookGeorgia Cook on XStephen GaginHeath AckleyMaggie Dominiak on IGJoel SimlerJoel Simler on IGJoel Simler on FacebookJoel Simler on LinkedInOriginal 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 694. We have five bite-sized tales of terror for you this week. About avoidant home renovations, a plan for the zombie apocalypse, a siren’s awakening, an evil fingernail, and a family of squatters defending their home. COMING UPGood Evening: Author Interview Series – Rami Ungar: 00:01:06A. V. Greene’s Home Maintenance as read by Griswold Addams: 00:03:52Gordon B. White’s Plan Z as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:09:40Elizabeth Anne Schwartz’s Human Woman as read by Aven Shore: 00:15:34Allison Mulder’s Where the Demon Lives as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:23:39Michael G. O’Connell’s Home Invasion as read by Joel Simler: 00:31:52PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchRami Ungar’s Symphony for Walpurgis | AmazonRami Ungar’s Symphony for Walpurgis | B&NRami Ungar’s Symphony for Walpurgis | KoboRami Ungar’s Symphony for Walpurgis | Apple BooksA. V. GreeneA. V. Greene on BlueskyA. V. Greene on InstagramGordon B. WhiteElizabeth Anne Schwartz on InstagramAllison MulderAllison Mulder on BlueskyAllison Mulder on X (@AMulderWrites)Krystal HammondKrystal Hammond on X (@thekmhammond)Joel SimmlerJoel Simmler on InstagramJoel Simmler on FacebookJoel Simmler on LinkedInOriginal 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 693. We have one tale for you this week, about a jaded man burdened with a terrible responsibility who seeks solace in a new friend.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06[Trigger] Matt Hollingsworth’s The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis as read by Rish Outfield: 00:03:16TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Sin Eater’s Chrysalis contains scenes of Animal Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMatt HollingsworthOriginal 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.