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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 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes
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Tales to Terrify 638 Renan Bernardo

4/19/2024
Welcome to episode 638. Guest host Spencer DiSparti takes a look at the music behind the screams. Then, a woman forced to cast curses for coin accepts a contract against her better judgement. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Spencer DiSparti, Music in Horror Film: 00:01:06 Renan Bernardo’s Curselifter as read by Aven Shore: 00:08:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Spencer DiSparti on Soundcloud Renan Bernardo Renan Bernardo on X (@RenanBernardo) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:40:46

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Tales to Terrify 637 James Cato

4/12/2024
Welcome to episode 637, guest hosted by Stephen Gagin. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman who dives deep into the unknown in search or riches. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Stephen Gagin: 00:01:06 James Cato’s Flying Water as read by Emil Strand: 00:03:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch James Cato on X (@the_sour_potato) Emily Strand Emily Strand on X (@ekcstrand) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:40:33

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Tales to Terrify 636 Paul Van Sickle

4/5/2024
Welcome to episode 636. Guest host Seth Williams brings you one tale this week, about a down and out photographer who visit an old acquaintance in his newly acquired castle. But is his friend ill, or is there something more sinister at play? COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Seth Williams, Submissions are Open: 00:01:06 Paul Van Sickle’s Dwelling as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:36 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Submissions are Open Brian Rollins Brian Rollins on X (@VoicesofBrian) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:51:36

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Tales to Terrify 635 Kelsea Yu

3/29/2024
Welcome to episode 635. Guest host Meredith returns once again to wrap up Women in Horror Month. Then, we meet an ailing mother forced to rely on her least favourite son for sustenance. COMING UP WiHM: NIGHTLIGHT Podcast: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Kelsea Yu’s Obedient Son as read by Rebecca Wei Hsieh: 00:05:48 TRIGGER WARNINGS Obedient Son contains scenes of self harm. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch NIGHTLIGHT Podcast NIGHTLIGHT Podcast on Patreon Kelsea Yu Kelsea Yu on X (@anovelescape) Rebecca Wei Hsieh Rebecca Wei Hsieh on X (@GeneralAsian) Rebecca Wei Hsieh on Instagram (@GeneralAsian) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:35:58

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Tales to Terrify 634 Abigail Kemske

3/22/2024
Welcome to episode 634. Guest host Krystal Hammond takes the host seat for Women in Horror Month. Then, a man in search of his missing wife shelters in an abandoned lighthouse, only to discover something unsettlingly familiar within. COMING UP WiHM: horror audiobooks by women: 00:01:06 Abigail Kemske’s Swirls and Eddies as read by Jim Matusik: 00:06:48 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch This Appearing House by Ally Malinenko | Libro.fm The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling | Libro.fm Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury | Libro.fm Narrate for Tales to Terrify Abigail Kemske Abigail Kemske on Instagram (@abigailkemske) Abigail Kemske on X (@abigailkemske) Jim Matusik Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:46:18

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Tales to Terrify 633 Emily J Weisenberger & KC Grifant

3/15/2024
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 UP WiHM: Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast: 00:01:06 Emily J. Weisenberger’s The Prairie’s Song as read by Rish Outfield: 00:05:28 KC Grifant’s Unrest as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:21:51 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch WiHM | Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast Rish Outfield | The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine Rish Outfield on X (@OutfieldRish) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:43:12

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Tales to Terrify 632 Divyasri Krishnan

3/8/2024
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 UP WiHM: Ally Malinenko: 00:01:06 Divyasri Krishnan’s Small Deaths Everywhere as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:06:05 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Kathleen Palm Kathleen Palm on X (@KathleenPalm) WiHM: Ally Malinenko WiHM: Ally Malinenko on X (@AllyMalinenko) Stephen Gagin Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:56:38

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Tales to Terrify 631 Brigitte McCray & Shelley Lavigne

3/1/2024
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 UP WiHM: Monster, She Wrote Podcast: 00:01:06 Brigitte McCray’s Replantation as read by Heather Thomas: 00:06:16 Shelley Lavigne’s The Skin We’re In as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:13:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Monster, She Wrote Podcast Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:46:50

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Tales to Terrify 630 Ed Serken

2/23/2024
Welcome to episode 630. We have one tale for you this week, about a man’s struggles in the ravenous grasp of anxiety. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest, WiHM: 00:01:06 Ed Serken’s Unburied as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:07 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch “Secret Societies” Flash Fiction Contest Dennis Robinson | Lycan Volume 3 Kickstarter Dennis Robinson | Lycan: Solomon’s Odyssey Dennis Robinson | Botched Podcast Dennis Robinson | 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 Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:31:36

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Tales to Terrify 629 Christian Riley & Matt Thompson

2/16/2024
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 UP Good Evening: Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Christian Riley’s From the Labor of God’s Worms as read by James Barnett: 00:03:34 Matt Thompson’s The Lady of the Harvest as read by James Cheatham: 00:24:30 TRIGGER WARNINGS From the Labor of God’s Worm contains scenes of Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Flash Contest: Secret Societies Christian Riley James Barnett James Barnett | Night’s End Podcast Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:54:51

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Tales to Terrify 628 AD Ross

2/9/2024
Welcome to episode 628. We have one longer tale for you, about a bounty hunting witch who seeks retribution for generations of evil. COMING UP Good Evening: Broth House, Flash Contest: 00:01:06 AD Ross’ Grandfather Rot as read by L. Marie Wood: 00:04:42 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Broth House on Audible (read by Andrew Gibson) L. Marie Wood Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:09:53

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Tales to Terrify 628 AD Ross

2/9/2024
Welcome to episode 628. We have one longer tale for you, about a bounty hunting witch who seeks retribution for generations of evil. COMING UP Good Evening: Broth House, Flash Contest: 00:01:06 AD Ross’ Grandfather Rot as read by L. Marie Wood: 00:04:42 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Broth House on Audible (read by Andrew Gibson) L. Marie Wood Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:09:53

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Tales to Terrify 627 Amanda Cecelia Lang & TF Ahmad

2/2/2024
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 UP Good 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: 00:29:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Apartment contains scenes of Domestic Abuse. Snake and Sinew, Flame and Bone contains scenes of Animal Death PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Flash Contest | Secret Societies Amanda Cecelia Lang TF Ahmad on Instagram (@tf_ahmad) TF Ahmad | The Night Bulletin Podcast on Instagram (@thenightbulletin) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:53:02

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Tales to Terrify 627 Amanda Cecelia Lang & TF Ahmad

2/2/2024
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 UP Good 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: 00:29:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Apartment contains scenes of Domestic Abuse. Snake and Sinew, Flame and Bone contains scenes of Animal Death PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Flash Contest | Secret Societies Amanda Cecelia Lang TF Ahmad on Instagram (@tf_ahmad) TF Ahmad | The Night Bulletin Podcast on Instagram (@thenightbulletin) Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:53:02

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Tales to Terrify 626 Tiffany Morris & Dana Vickerson

1/26/2024
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 UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Tiffany 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: 00:19:39 TRIGGER WARNINGS Red Thread Binding contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation and Eating Disorders. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Tiffany Morris Tiffany Morris on X (@tiffmorris) Amy Paonessa | The Bloodlust Dana Vickerson on X (@dmvickerson) Nikolle Doolin Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:44:58

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Tales to Terrify 625 Dan Micklethwaite

1/19/2024
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 UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Dan Micklethwaite’s No Use Crying as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:09 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Dan Micklethwaite on X (@Dan_M_writer) 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 Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:42:12

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Tales to Terrify 625 Dan Micklethwaite

1/19/2024
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 UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Dan Micklethwaite’s No Use Crying as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:09 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Dan Micklethwaite on X (@Dan_M_writer) 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 Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:42:12

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Tales to Terrify 624 JR Blanes

1/12/2024
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 UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 JR Blanes’ Heart Rot as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:03:36 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Curtis Michael Holland Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:46:25

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Tales to Terrify 623 Katherine Traylor & Ville Meriläinen

1/5/2024
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 UP Good Evening: Happy New Year, New Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Katherine 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: 00:23:54 TRIGGER WARNINGS A Doll Full of Nails contains scenes of child death PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Katherine Traylor Katherine Traylor on X (@amongthegoblins) Amy Paonessa | The Bloodlust Stephen Kilpatrick Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:43:22

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Tales to Terrify 622 Chris Kuriata

12/29/2023
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 UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Chris Kuriata’s Our Gentleman of Blue Bay Massage as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:03:18 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Chris Kuriata Nicole Swanson Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Amanda Carrillo Lestle Baxter Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:43:10