The unseen creature whose ravenous fangs dog your every step as your footfalls echo down the midnight alleyway. — 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. — 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 ...
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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 UP Good Evening, Submissions: 00:01:06 Jennifer Lesh Fleck’s Wild Possibilities as read by Aven Shore: 00:04:02 TRIGGER WARNINGS Wild Possibilities contains slurs of body image/…
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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 UP Good Evening: Happy Friday the 13th: 00:01:06 Jacob Steven Mohr’s Charly Singer’s Knife Trick as read by Colin Duncan: 00:05:38 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pa…
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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 UP Good Evening: Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Laura Davy’s Devouring the Dead as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:04:44 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Sho…
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Tales to Terrify 657 Rhiannon Rasmussen & J. V. Gachs
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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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Rhiannon Rasmussen’s The Lives of Scavengers as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:…
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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 UP Good Evening: Patreon Bonus, Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Marie Brown’s Megaphagia as read by Heather Thomas: 00:03:36 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify…
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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 UP Good Evening: Reviews, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Adam Newnham’s The Munitionette as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to …
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Tales to Terrify 654 Caitlin A. Quinn
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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 UP Good Evening, A Quiet Place: Day One Contest: 00:01:06 Caitlin A. Quinn’s They Slice Meat on the Right as read by Griswold Addams (James Cheatham): 00:04:28 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pa…
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Welcome to episode 653. We have one longer tale tonight. A lonely and isolated deep space crew find there are bigger things to worry about when members begin to die mysteriously. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jade C. Wildy’s The Simplicity of Disputed Assertions as read by Josie Babin: 00:03:03 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the d…
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Welcome to episode 652. First, when her twin sister disappears on a trip to the beach, a girl is forbidden from going near water. But the lure is just too strong. Then, a hunted girl and her mother seek salvation in the forest. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Spencer Best’s The Glass Beach as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:03:07 [Trigger] L. P.…
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Tales to Terrify 651 C. R. Langille
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Welcome to episode 651. We have one tale for you this week, about a group of outlaws running from the law… and deep into something far worse. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Submissions and Thank-you: 00:01:06 C. R. Langille’s The Deep Timber as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:43 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to …
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Tales to Terrify 650 Nathaniel Matthews Lee
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Welcome to episode 650. We have one tale for you, about a reluctant sailor aboard a privateer vessel whose search for justice uncovers something far more disturbing. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you and Submissions: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Nathaniel Matthews Lee’s The Ship’s Cat as read by Tony Walker: 00:04:12 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Ship’s Cat contains …
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Welcome to episode 649. We have one tale for you this week, about a wily Roman courier who faces a threat beyond his imagining. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 M. J. Jones’ Quod Volunt Credunt as read by Alex Weinle: 00:02:31 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch M. J. Jones on X (@mjj_writes) Orig…
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Tales to Terrify 648 Rosemary Selking & Justin Moritz
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Welcome to episode 648. We have two tales for you this week, about some suspicious leftovers, and a woman who sacrifices everything for her newborn son. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you, Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06 Rosemary Selking’s Lo Mein as read by Seth Williams: 00:03:45 [Trigger] Justin Moritz’s What a Mother Would Do as read by Krystal Hammond:…
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Welcome to episode 647. We have one tale for you, about a pair of strangers brought together over an unusual attachment to their collectibles. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-You: 00:01:06 Barbara A. Barnett’s Self Storage as read by Anthony Babington: 00:02:55 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Ba…
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Tales to Terrify 646 Patrick Barb & Steve Toase
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Welcome to episode 646. We have two tales for you this week. First, a cantankerous old man develops an unlikely friendship. Then, a musician wants nothing to do with the tribute concert for his old band… if only he could get off so easily. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Patrick Barb’s Don’t Go in the Woods… or Do, See If I Care! as read by Rish O…
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Tales to Terrify 645 Secret Societies Flash Fiction Contest
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Welcome to episode 645. This week, we share the winners of our Secret Societies flash fiction contest! COMING UP Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards, Flash Contest Results: 00:01:06 Runner-up: Erica Ruppert’s Needs Must as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:50 Runner-up: Akis Linarthos’ Wolfmind as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:13:20 Winner: Liam Hogan’s T…
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Tales to Terrify 644 A. M. Symes & Mike Thorn
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Welcome to episode 644. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman finally catches the object of her desire… and won’t ever let go. Then, a young couple plagued by the supernatural enlists the help of a medium. But how deep does their trouble go? COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06 A. M. Symes’ Chipping Away as read by S…
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