Tales to Terrify

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. Hegre

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. Hegre

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. Hegre

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. Hegre

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. Hegre

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. Hegre

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 UPGood Evening: 00:01:06F. Marion Crawford’s The Doll’s Ghost as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:03:24PERTINENT 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. Hegre

Welcome to episode 691. We have two tales for you this week. First, a lawyer tries to help a man craft a wish that won’t backfire. Then, a woman decides to help her neighbour… for not entirely selfless reasons.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Sammy Krouse’s Golden Lamp Contracting and Litigation Services as read by Anthony Babington: 00:03:06Dan Rafter’s The Untarget as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:18:19PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchNikolle DoolinAnthony Babington on X (@AlephBaker)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. Hegre

Welcome to episode 690. We have two tales for you this week. First, a very special book requires the talents of a very special book repairman. Then, a man finds himself on the trail of his missing son… or so he thinks.COMING UPGood Evening: This is Horror Awards Nomination: 00:01:06Thony Mintz’s Grim Prognosis as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:35S.W. Pisciotta’s Their Words Like Leaves as read by Charles Conover: 00:11:30PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchThis is Horror AwardsS. W. PisciottaS. W. Pisciotta on InstagramS. W. Pisciotta on BlueskyCharles Conover on FacebookCharles Conover on InstagramOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. Hegre