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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 673. We have one festive tale for you this evening, about a man pulled away from Christmas with his family to search for his lost uncle.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy Holidays: 00:01:06M. R. James’ The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:04:47PERTINENT 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 672. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman seeking escape after the worst day of her cursed life who finds herself forced to confront the specters of her past. COMING UPGood Evening: Author Interview Series, Thank-you: 00:01:06[Trigger] Amanda Cecelia Lang’s Clear, Still Waters as read by Janey Napier: 00:04:17TRIGGER WARNINGSClear, Still Waters contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAmanda Cecelia LangOriginal 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 671. We have one tale for you this week about a man drifting across dimensions, searching desperately for a way back home. COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Joshua Daniels’ The Beyonder as read by Seth Williams: 00:02:46PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJosh Daniels on Instagram (@Josh_Out_Loud)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 670. We have one tale for you this week, about a brilliant intergalactic researcher laid up by injury on a far-off planet who’s placed in the care of an old friend and colleague. But is he in safe hands? COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06S. T. Gillard’s The Brilliant Mind of Samuel Knight as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:02:54PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchS. T. Gillard on Instagram (@stgillard_writer)Andrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordOriginal 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 669. We have one tale for you, about a pregnant young woman who channels the frustrations of her struct upbringing into baking… and devouring the results.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06[Trigger] Nicoletta Giuseffi’s One in the Oven as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:03:54TRIGGER WARNINGSOne in the Oven contains scenes of Sexual Abuse/Rape and Domestic Abuse.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAmanda Cecelia Lang’s “Saturday Fright at the Movies: 13 Tales from the Multiplex”Nicoletta GiuseffiNikolle DoolinOriginal 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 668. We have one tales for you this week, about a batch of pet sea monkeys who bring back more than just a bad attitude from their trip into space.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Frank Oreto’s God Damn You To Hell, John Glenn! as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:02:37PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchNikolle DoolinOriginal 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 667. We have two tales for you this week. First, a manipulative pastor promises enlightenment at the cost of earthly possessions. Then, we visit an abandoned encampment on a far-off planet… that may not be quite as abandoned as we expected.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Caleb Weinhardt’s And the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:03:03[Trigger] Jessica Peter’s The Wreckage of the Hestia as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:17:43TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Wreckage of the Hestia contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCaleb WeinhardtCaleb Weinhardt on X (@PNWCaleb)Jessica PeterJessica Peter on X (@jessicapeter1)Jessica Peter on BlueskyNicole SwansonOriginal 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 666 and Happy Halloween! We have three tales for you this week. First, a mother descends into paranoia as she seeks to protect her newborn from a shapeshifter. Then, a forensic investigation nears its end, but it won't turn up the answers that matter most. Finally, a quaint apartment complex wakes one misty Halloween morning to find the place blanketed in leaves as white as snow.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy Halloween, Patreon Book Giveaway (Gordon B. White): 00:01:06[Trigger] Akis Linardos’ His Belly A Coffin as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:05:10Derek Alan Jones’ I’m Not Missing as read by Emily Strand: 00:22:24[Trigger] Rami Ungar’s White Leaves as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:28:43TRIGGER WARNINGSHis Belly A Coffin contains scenes of Severe Post-Partum DepressionWhite Leaves contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAkis LinardosS. H. Cooper on X (@MsPippinacious)Derek Alan JonesEmily StrandEmily Strand on X (@ekcstrand)Rami Ungar on X (@RamiUngarWriter)Andrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordOriginal 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 665. We have two tales for you this week. Air running low, the crew of a stranded submarine wait for rescue in the dark depth of the ocean. But are they alone? Then, a woman resorts to a horrifying drug to escape the pain of a loved one’s mental illness.COMING UPGood Evening: Giveaway: 00:01:06Jeff Reynolds’ Sunken Hearts and Submerged Dreams as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:19[TRIGGER] Shana Waldman’s The Flavor of Soft Tissue as read by Michelle Kane: 00:23:47TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Flavor of Soft Tissue contains scenes of mental illness and self-harm.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJeff Reynolds | Troll Breath MagazineDennis Robinson | Hive Head StudiosDennis Robinson | Lycan: Solomon’s OdysseyDennis Robinson | Botched PodcastDennis Robinson | Botched Podcast on TwitchMichelle Kane on X (@shelldavis72)Michelle Kane on Instagram (@michelle_kane_)Michelle Kane on Threads (@michelle_kane_)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 664. We have three tales for you this week. First, a man finally coming out of his shell after a breakup is introduced to a strange new kink. Then, a girl struggles to help her mama save the family homestead. Finally, a strange inheritance evolves into a troubling compulsion.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Craig F. Anderson’s Succulent as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:02:40Victoria Nations’ Mama as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:14:17Lyndsey Croal’s Faceless as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:29:05­PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCraig F. AndersonStephen GaginVictoria NationsVictoria Nations on X (@Leaves_Cobwebs)Victoria Nations on Instagram (@Leaves_Cobwebs)Lyndsey CroalLyndsey Croal on X (@writerlynds)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 663. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man is desperate to carve his own path in life, but his extra head won’t let him be. Then, a widower makes a new feline friend who helps him in the garden.COMING UPGood Evening: New Collection by Amanda Cecelia Lang: 00:01:06Arthur Davis’ The Head Within as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:16Akis Linardos’ Blooms From Your Stomach as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:20:47PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSaturday Fright at the Movies: 13 Tales from the MultiplexArthur DavisArthur Davis | AmazonArthur Davis | Poets & WritersBrian RollinsBrian Rollins on Twitter (@VoicesofBrian)Akis LinardosCurtis Michael HollandOriginal 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 662. We have one tale for you this week, about a set of imaginary appendages that refuse to be ignored.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06[Trigger] Grace Daly’s Shoulder Blades as read by Jennifer March: 00:03:09TRIGGER WARNINGSShoulder Blades contains scenes of self-harm.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchGrace DalyGrace Daly on X (@GraceDalyAuthor)Grace Daly on Instagram (@GraceDalyAuthor)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 661. We have one tale for you this week, about an old man who seizes the chance to settle a score with an old enemy and avenge his greatest failure.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06Melinda Brasher’s Vodnik as read by Jesse Holt: 00:03:50PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMelinda BrasherJesse HoltJesse Holt on X (@jesseholtvoice)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 660. We have one tale for you this week, about a young woman who wants nothing more than to become the perfect daughter for her mother’s birthday.COMING UPGood Evening, Submissions: 00:01:06Jennifer Lesh Fleck’s Wild Possibilities as read by Aven Shore: 00:04:02TRIGGER WARNINGSWild Possibilities contains slurs of body image/body size.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJennifer Lesh Fleck on Instagram (@metal.and.mettle)Jennifer Lesh Fleck on X (@jen_lesh_fleck)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 659. We have one tale for you this week, about a man who fears that the harder he fights his destiny, the more firmly he’s set on a terrible path to fulfill it.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy Friday the 13th: 00:01:06Jacob Steven Mohr’s Charly Singer’s Knife Trick as read by Colin Duncan: 00:05:38PERTINENT 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 658 We have one tale for you tonight, which finds a lone captive amid an army, both living and dead, whose only protection may be fading fast.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06Laura Davy’s Devouring the Dead as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:04:44PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAmy Paonessa | The BloodlustOriginal 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 657. First, a child born from death struggles against dark instincts. Then, as two women prepare to crown an heir after the death of the village matriarch, they find themselves in a fight to defend their very way of life.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Rhiannon Rasmussen’s The Lives of Scavengers as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:02:31J. V. Gachs’ San Juan’s Sowing as read by Maurine McLean: 00:25:53PERTINENT 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 656. We have one tales for you this evening, about a lonely woman, seven sickly cows and an inner beast that can’t be contained.COMING UPGood Evening: Patreon Bonus, Thank Yous: 00:01:06Marie Brown’s Megaphagia as read by Heather Thomas: 00:03:36PERTINENT 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 655. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman in WW2 England who discovers the great lengths her country will go to for victory.COMING UPGood Evening: Reviews, Thank-you: 00:01:06Adam Newnham’s The Munitionette as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:30PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchGeorgia 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 654. We have one tale for you tonight, about a man on the trail of a strange beast who learns there are some sins you can’t outrun.COMING UPGood Evening, A Quiet Place: Day One Contest: 00:01:06Caitlin A. Quinn’s They Slice Meat on the Right as read by Griswold Addams (James Cheatham): 00:04:28PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCaitlin A. QuinnOriginal 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.
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꧁WupperElfe꧂

Story wasn't bad but the narrator read it with all the passion of a coma patient 😴

Sep 6th
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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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