Tales to Terrify

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 UP Good Evening: Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06 John 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: 00:12:36 TRIGGER WARNINGS Julian of the Eels contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Obiwulu Chisom Peace’s The Whispering Groves as read by Anne Marie Lewis: 00:03:28 J. V. Gachs’ An Hour Before We Met as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:15:47 Blaize M. Kaye’s Sulky as read by AJ Fitzwater: 00:26:54 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Anne Marie Lewis Anne Marie Lewis on IG Anne Marie Lewis on TikTok Anne Marie Lewis on FB Anne Marie Lewis on BlueSky Anne Marie Lewis on X AJ Fitzwater AJ Fitzwater on BlueSky Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: Submissions and Patreon Interview Series: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Anne Wilkins’ Hidden Treasure as read by AJ Fitzwater: 00:04:28 TRIGGER WARNINGS Hidden Treasure contains scenes of Animal Death and Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Anne Wilkins Anne Wilkins on Facebook AJ Fitzwater AJ Fitzwater on Bluesky Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Sabine Baring-Gould’s A Dead Finger as read by Brian Rollins: 00:02:45 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Brian Rollins Brian Rollins on X Brian Rollins on Bluesky Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ Everything That Was All of Me as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:02:31 Damir Salkovic’s Exit Horizon as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:09:43 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Derek Alan Jones Dan Gurzinski on Librivox Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Edd Vick’s Dead by Night as read by Rish Outfield: 00:02:34 Donovan Douglas Thiesson’s Janelle is Still Janelle as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:14:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Amy Paonessa Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s For the Blood is the Life as read by Charles Conover: 00:02:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Charles Conover on Facebook Charles Conover on Instagram Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: Patreon Author Interview Series: 00:01:06 Chris 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: 00:16:26 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Horrid Tale of Jeremy Timkins contains scenes of Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Chris Riley Rob Gillham Georgia Cook Georgia Cook on X (@GeorgiaCooked) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] F. W. Weatherstone’s The Bothy in the Field as read by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker: 00:02:48 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Bothy in the Field contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ A Name in the Winter as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:03:44 Nick Badot’s The Great Goopification as read by Sara Sheckells: 00:14:31 Victoria Brun’s God of Fire, Demon of Shadow as read by Josie Babin: 00:28:17 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Submit to Tales to Terrify Derek Alan Jones Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this special preview of the podcast, Sightings. Home invasions are many families’ worst nightmares. But what happens when the invaders are from another world altogether? Step into the shoes of one rural family as their peaceful night devolves into a terrifying encounter. Will they run? Will they hide? Or will they stand their ground and fight? PERTINENT LINKS Listen to Sightings on Spotify Listen to Sightings on Apple Podcasts Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Philip 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: 00:13:43 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Cold Embrace contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Curtis Michael Holland Dennis Robinson | Hive Head Studios Dennis Robinson | Lycan Botched Podcast Botched Podcast on Twitch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: Submissions are open: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Tabitha Lord’s Monster as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:03:37 Bryan Carrigan’s One August Night as read by Summer Brooks: 00:13:11 Avra Margariti’s Echthroxenia as read by Kelli Tager: 00:23:36 TRIGGER WARNINGS Monster contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Call for Submissions Tabitha Lord Tabitha Lord on X Tabitha Lord on Facebook Tabitha Lord on Instagram Summer Brooks | Slice of Sci-Fi Avra Margariti on X Kelli Tager on Instagram Kelli Tager on Threads Kelli Tager on Facebook Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: StokerCon 2025: 00:01:06 Daniel 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: 00:32:03 TRIGGER WARNINGS And She Had Been So Reasonable contains scenes of Self Harm and Domestic Abuse. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch StokerCon 2025 Daniel Stride Jesse Holt Jesse Holt on X Rachel Bolton Rachel Bolton on Bluesky Krystal Hammond Krystal Hammon on X Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] A. A. Nour’s Lonely Skin as read by Erin Grassie: 00:03:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS Lonely Skin contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Erin Grassie Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ Somewhere on US-50, Sometime in the Night as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:02:36 Akis Linardos’ Baited by Water’s Shadow as read by Michelle Kane: 00:12:07 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Derek Alan Jones Akis Linardos Michelle Kane on IG Michelle Kane on Threads Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: Locus Magazine Fundraising: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Runner-Up: Mylo Brehm’s The Cuckoo as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:42 Runner-Up: Asher Cookson’s The Forest as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:12:53 Runner-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: 00:28:57 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Support Locus Magazine on Indiegogo Spirits Podcast Spirits Podcast on IG Spirits Podcast on Facebook Georgia Cook Georgia Cook on X Stephen Gagin Heath Ackley Maggie Dominiak on IG Joel Simler Joel Simler on IG Joel Simler on Facebook Joel Simler on LinkedIn Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: Author Interview Series – Rami Ungar: 00:01:06 A. V. Greene’s Home Maintenance as read by Griswold Addams: 00:03:52 Gordon B. White’s Plan Z as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:09:40 Elizabeth Anne Schwartz’s Human Woman as read by Aven Shore: 00:15:34 Allison Mulder’s Where the Demon Lives as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:23:39 Michael G. O’Connell’s Home Invasion as read by Joel Simler: 00:31:52 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Rami Ungar’s Symphony for Walpurgis | Amazon Rami Ungar’s Symphony for Walpurgis | B&N Rami Ungar’s Symphony for Walpurgis | Kobo Rami Ungar’s Symphony for Walpurgis | Apple Books A. V. Greene A. V. Greene on Bluesky A. V. Greene on Instagram Gordon B. White Elizabeth Anne Schwartz on Instagram Allison Mulder Allison Mulder on Bluesky Allison Mulder on X (@AMulderWrites) Krystal Hammond Krystal Hammond on X (@thekmhammond) Joel Simmler Joel Simmler on Instagram Joel Simmler on Facebook Joel Simmler on LinkedIn Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support 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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Matt Hollingsworth’s The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis as read by Rish Outfield: 00:03:16 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis contains scenes of Child Death and Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Matt Hollingsworth Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 692. We one tale for you this week, about a man who enlists the help of a broken doll to help find his missing daughter. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s The Doll’s Ghost as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:03:24 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.