Tales To Terrify

Welcome to episode 572. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young boy wants nothing more than for his mom to smile. Then, a girl is once again forced to confront the beast she thought she’d escaped.COMING UPGood Evening: Staff Spotlight – Andrew Gibson: 00:01:06[Trigger] Kathleen Palm’s Smile as read by Jesse Holt: 00:06:06Erin Keating’s Bitter Girl, Hunger as read by Josie Babin: 00:29:16TRIGGER WARNINGSSmile contains scenes of child abuse.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJesse HoltJesse Holt on Twitter (@jesseholtvoice)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 571. We have one tale for you this week, about a tortured recluse who finds a new lust of life when he receives a mysterious package.COMING UPGood Evening: Staff Spotlight – Meredith: 00:01:06J. M. J. Brewer’s Keeper as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:05:02PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAndrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook Discord Andrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 570. We cap off the year with the winner of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards achievement in short fiction. An 80s-inspired tale of mismatched bridesmaids who join their Bridezilla bestie for a pre-wedding hair appointment.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy New Year: 00:01:06[Stoker] Lee Murray’s Story as read by Permanent Damage: 00:04:17PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify Merch2021 Bram Stoker AwardsLee MurrayOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 569. We have two tales for you this week. First, an archaeologist goes on the dig of a lifetime. Then, a man struggles with mythical holiday thieves.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy Holidays & Thank You: 00:01:06[Stoker] Kyla Lee Ward’s A Whisper in the Death Pit as read by Heather Thomas: 00:04:10Tarver Nova’s A Little Christmas Folly as read by Seth Williams: 00:31:02PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify Merch2021 Bram Stoker AwardsTarver NovaTarver Nova on Twitter (@TarverNova)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 568. We have two tales for you this week. First, a Stoker finalist about a girl born and raised in the wilderness, trained to carry on the old traditions. Then, a man struggles to save his boyfriend… but the harder he tries, the more things fall apart.COMING UPGood Evening: Holidays, Thank You, Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06[Stoker] Cindy O’Quinn’s A Gathering on the Mountain as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:05:21Avi Burton’s Desquamation as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:26:45PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify Merch2021 Bram Stoker AwardsAvi Burton on Twitter (@avi_why)Andrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio

Welcome to episode 567. We have two tales for you this week, about a man cursed with compassion and a woman in a war-torn land who takes in a familiar stranger.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Marisca Pichette’s The Tail as read by James Barnett: 00:03:38L. S. Johnson’s A Harvest Fit for Monsters as read by Maurine McLean: 00:12:50PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMarisca Pichette on Twitter (@MariscaPichette)James BarnettJames Barnett | The Night’s End PodcastL. S. JohnsonOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 566. We have two tales for you this week, about a people forced into hiding who rise up with the full moon, and a traveler’s fascination with a mysterious count.COMING UPGood Evening: Thank Yous: 00:01:06Marisca Pichette’s Dreaming War as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:04:33M. R. James’ Count Magnus as read by Scott Fulps: 00:17:07PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMarisca Pichette (@MariscaPichette)Stephen GaginOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 565. We have another contest for you this week, as well as one tale about a young ballet student who finds herself cast in a very special role.COMING UPGood Evening: Smile Contest, Thank Yous, Patreon: 00:01:06Rami Unger’s The Dedication of the High Priestess as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:07:01PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchRami Unger on Twitter (@RamiUngarWriter)Amy PaonessaOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 564. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man visits an abandoned Japanese island and brings home more than souvenirs. Then, a lonely girl’s quest for answers may reveal secrets best left buried.COMING UPGood Evening: Pearl Movie Contest, Human Monsters Contest: 00:01:06Thomas Farr’s Hachishakusama as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:44Hope Davies’ The Face We Share as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:18:58PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchThomas Farr on Twitter (@tfarrpoetry)Dennis Robinson | Hive Head StudiosDennis Robinson | Lycan: Solomon’s OdysseyDennis Robinson | Botched PodcastDennis Robinson | Botched Podcast on TwitchHope Davies on Twitter (@Impudent_Spurl)Nicole SwansonOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOPaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

Welcome to episode 563. We have two tales for you this week, about the toxic dangers of neighbourhood social media, and a schooner stranded in the doldrums that receives a mysterious visitor.COMING UPGood Evening: Upcoming Giveaways, New Merch: 00:01:06Dierdre Coles’ Bitch with a W as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:04:31William Hope Hodgson’s The Voice in the Night as read by Brian Rollins: 00:18:45PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchBrian RollinsBrian Rollins on Twitter (@VoicesOfBrian)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOPaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 562. We have one tales for you this week – one last bit of Halloween before the season’s too far in the rearview, about a neighbourly decoration war that gets a little out of hand.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06Frank Oreto’s Decoration as read by James Cheatham: 00:03:28PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOPaul BelcherAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 561 and Happy Halloween! This week we present the winners of our Nautical Flash Fiction Contest! Then, to really get you in the spirit, we have an extra scare about a woman’s obsession with the echoes of past trauma and an innocent family caught in its vortex.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy Halloween, Thank-you: 00:01:06[Runner-up] A. M. Call’s The Gift of the Abyss as read by Jasmine Arch: 00:07:39[Runner-up] Helena O’Connor’s The Curse of the Eldritch Mermaid as read by Bryce Dahle: 00:19:56[Runner-up] Deirdre Cole’s The Merrowmen as read by Georgia Cook: 00:35:31[Winner] Deirdre Cole’s Bells Made of Bones as read by Emily Strand: 00:45:43Maureen O’Leary’s A House is Haunted as read by Andrew Gibson & Krystal Hammond: 00:56:45PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJasmine ArchJasmine Arch | New MythsBryce Dahle on FiverrGeorgia CookGeorgia Cook on Twitter (@georgiacooked)Emily StrandEmily Stra

Welcome to episode 560. This week we have one tale, about a death row inmate who decides he might as well embrace the Satan worship he’s been accused of for all these years.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions, Swag, Human Monsters and Thank-yous: 00:01:06[Trigger] Patrick Barb’s Help, Satan! as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:06:49TRIGGER WARNINGSHelp, Satan! contains scenes of animal abuse/death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSubmissionsDark Matter Presents: Human MonstersNight WormsPatrick BarbPatrick Barb on Twitter (@pbarb)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 559. We have a classic tale for you this evening about a young woman left, by her husband, to the mercies of madness.COMING UPGood Evening: Merch, Dark Matter Magazine and Thank-yous: 00:01:06Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:05:56PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchDark Matter Magazine: Halloween IssueKrystal HammondKrystal Hammond on Twitter (@thekmhammond)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 558. This week we have two tales, about a garden sown with grief and the perils of sharing your life with strangers.COMING UPGood Evening: Awards, Submissions, Thank-yous: 00:01:06Caleb Stephens’ You Always Wanted a Garden as read by Seth Williams: 00:04:19Santiago Eximeno’s Intellectual Property as read by Anthony Babington: 00:16:25PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCaleb StephensCaleb Stephens on Twitter (@cstephensauthor)Anthony Babington on Twitter (@alephbaker)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 557. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman in chronic pain finally gets the help she needs. Then, a man seeks shelter in a house that’s not as abandoned as he first thought.COMING UPGood Evening: Swag, Submissions: 00:01:06Virginia Campen’s Mandible Temporalis as read by Alexandra Elroy: 00:05:12H.P. Lovecraft’s The Picture in the House as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:24:17PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJessup’s General StoreAlexandra Elroy on WattpadAlexandra Elroy | One Cup of Perfect Tea PodcastGraeme Dunlop | PodcastleGraeme Dunlop on Twitter (@kibitzer)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 556. We have one tale for you this week, about a lonely woman who falls for the local butcher. COMING UPGood Evening: Lycan, Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06Timothy G. Huguenin’s Animals as read by Josie Babin: 00:05:59PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchTimothy G. HugueninTimothy G. Huguenin on Twitter (@tghuguenin)Timothy G. Huguenin on FacebookTimothy G. Huguenin on InstagramTimothy G. Huguenin on GoodreadsOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 555. We have one tale for you this week, about a food delivery driver whose very life (and the lives of those he loves) may depend on his ability to follow instructions. COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions, Thank Yous: 00:01:06S. H. Mansouri’s No-Contact Delivery as read by Jesse Holt: 00:04:35PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify Merch“Project Lazarus” – Night’s End PodcastS. H. Mansouri on Twitter (@shamanwrites)Jesse HoltJesse Holt on Twitter (@jesseholtvoice)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 554. We have one tale for you this week, about a man forced to confront a forgotten and uncomfortable past.COMING UPGood Evening: Lycan Kickstarter, Submissions, Thank-yous: 00:01:06A. J. Lewis’ The Samovar as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:04:58PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchStory SubmissionsHive Head StudiosLycan: Solomon’s Odyssey on KickstarterDan RabartsOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 553. We have one tale for you this week, about an inmate of Purgatory who manages to evade prison politics – until justice calls.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06[Trigger] Danielle Ackley-McPhail’s Purgatory as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:07:07TRIGGER WARNINGSPurgatory contains scenes of sexual assault/rape.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Story SubmissionsShop Tales to Terrify MerchDanielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec BooksAmy Paonessa | The Bloodlust PodcastOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.