Tales to Terrify

Welcome to episode 578. We have three tales for you this week. First, a man leans on technology to help him lose weight. Then, a girl battles the darkness to save her father. And finally, a farmer confronts the culprit who’s stealing his livestock.COMING UPGood Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06Keith LaFountaine’s Drink as read by Austin Stern: 00:04:06Taylor Rae’s Called to the Light as read by Maurine McLean: 00:17:52T. L. Beeding’s Feral as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:29:15PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchFlash Fiction ContestKeith LaFountaineKeith LaFountaine on Twitter (@KL_writing)Austin Stern on YouTubeAustin Stern | Eerie Podcast on YouTubeAustin Stern on SoundCloudT. L. Beeding on Twitter (@tlbeeding)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 577. Our latest flash fiction contest – Changing Seasons – is officially live! We have two tales for you this week. First, a mother returns to the apartment where her son went missing to strike a bargain. Then, a young father refuses to give up even as the remnants of civilization fizzle out around him.COMING UPGood Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06Jeremiah Dylan Cook’s The Voice in the Vent as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:04:27William R. D. Wood’s Jars for Their Eyes as read by Anthony Babington: 00:12:57PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchFlash Fiction ContestJeremy Dylan CookJeremy Dylan Cook on Twitter (@JeremiahCook1)Nicole SwansonAnthony Babington on Twitter (@AlephBaker)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 576. We have two tales for you. First, a woman threatens to be consumed by fiery vengeance. Then, a witch keeps her human companion imprisoned between worlds.COMING UPGood Evening: Hunt A Killer, Flash Contest: 00:01:06Victoria Zelvin’s They Burned My Mother at Dawn as read by Aven Shore: 00:06:49Amanda Michele’s The Cabin of Endless Winter as read by Alexandra Elroy: 00:22:25PROMOTIONHunt A Killer | USE CODES BELOWHUNTGA1010 – $10 off any itemHUNTGA10 – 10% off your orderHUNTGA20 – 20% off 6 or 12 month subscriptionPERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchTales to Terrify Flash ContestVictoria ZelvinVictoria Zelvin on Twitter (@victoriazelvin)Amanda MicheleAlexandra ElroyAlexandra Elroy | One Cup of Perfect TeaOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 575. Last up on our staff spotlight: Seth Williams. We have two tales for you, too. First, a man’s peaceful twilight years are disrupted by a sadistic caregiver. Then, a washed up exterminator takes on one last job.COMING UPGood Evening: Staff Spotlight – Seth Williams, Flash Contest, Thank-you: 00:01:06Mark Towse’s Mount Pleasant House as read by Alexis Alexander: 00:07:29Matt Brandenburg’s The Exterminator’s Lament as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:24:10PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMark TowseMark Towse on Twitter (@MarkTowsey12)Mark Towse on Instagram (@towseywrites)Dan Gurzynski on LibrivoxOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloAmanda GottfriedKathy RobinsonLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul BelcherSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 574. Let’s meet the second half of our slush team. Then, we have two tales. First, a girl makes a mysterious shadowy friend. And a classic tale of a man who’s afraid to sleep alone… for good reason.COMING UPGood Evening: Staff Spotlight – Slush Team: 00:01:06Lorna Riley’s Vardøger as read by Michelle Kane: 00:07:30Perceval Landon’s Thurnley Abbey as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:17:12PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchLorna Riley on Twitter (@lc_riley)Michelle Davis on Twitter (@shelldavis72)Dennis Robinson | Hive Head StudiosDennis Robinson | Botched PodcastDennis Robinson | Botched on TwitchOriginal 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 573. First, we shine the spotlight on our slush reader team. Then, we have one tale for you, about a group of college students who learn that sleep can affect more than grades.COMING UPGood Evening: Staff Spotlight: Slush Team: 00:01:06Reese Hogan’s Deprivation as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:06:09PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMorgan Payne | Diversity in HorrorMorgan Payne on Twitter (@diversityhorror)Brooke BrannonBrooke Brannon on Twitter (@BrookeBrannon)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 information.

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.