Tales to Terrify

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 information.

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 more information.

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 Strand on Twitter (@ekcstrand)Maureen O’Leary on Twitter (@maureenow)Maureen O’Leary on Instagram (@maureenow)Krystal HammondKrystal Hammon on Twitter (@thekmhammond)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 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.