Tales to Terrify
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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Welcome to episode 733. We have two tales for you this week. About the dangerous seduction of procrastination and a voyeur who sees more than she bargained for.
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Good Evening: Sci-Fi Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06
Arasibo Campeche’s Pantheon of Agony as read by LJ Segura: 00:03:16
[Trigger] David Stephen Powell’s Dedicated Amateur as read by Anne Marie Lewis: 00:20:50
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Dedicated Amate...
Welcome to episode 732. We four tales for you this week, about a deadly fairy tale, a father who thinks he knows best, a woman who doesn’t quite feel herself, and a repairman struggling to remain relevant.
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Good Evening: Sci-Fi Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06
[Trigger] J. S. Apsley’s Jenny Greenteeth as read by Mel Rose: 00:03:52
Frank Oreto’s Zero Tolerance as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:13:37
Elle Zi Don...
Welcome to episode 731. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman trapped in a time loop, in an endless fight for her freedom (and the truth).
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Good Evening: 2026 Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Corinne Engber’s The Sound of a Gong as read by Krystal Hammond and Andrew Gibson: 00:04:11
TRIGGER WARNINGS
The Sound of a Gong contains scenes of Domestic Abuse and Child Death.
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Welcome to episode 730. We have two tales for you this week, about a boy desperate to protect his newfound friendship, and a harrowing trip down a forbidden road.
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Good Evening: WiHM Submissions: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Chris L. Robinson’s At Last, A Friend as read by the author: 00:04:05
[Trigger] Emma Johnson-Rivard’s The Dog Road as read by Aven Shore: 00:09:15
TRIGGER WARNINGS
At Last, A Friend&n...
Welcome to episode 729 We have two tales for you this week. First, we share a handy instructional guide to culinary subterfuge. Then, a group of Roman soldiers descend deep into the earth in search of a lost family.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Meagan Regina Thomas’ Brownie Recipe as read by Jennifer March: 00:02:34
Alfie Court’s The Red Men as read by George Woodruff: 00:12:57
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Welcome to episode 728. We have two tales for you this week, about an unsettling exchange between man and nature, and a widower who struggles not to lose his head.
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Good Evening: WiHM Submissions, Thank-you: 00:01:06
[Trigger] T. R. Steele’s Salamander Season as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:25
[Trigger] Rex Burrows’ The Head in the Pantry as read by Stephen Kilpatrick: 00:12:34
TRIGGER WARNINGS
Salaman...
Welcome to episode 727. We have one tale for you this week, about a young woman who seeks comfort in the embrace of her deceased grandmother’s house.
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Good Evening: WiHM Special Submissions Period, Thank-you: 00:01:06
J. A. W. McCarthy’s Lamai as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:04:53
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Welcome to episode 726 and Happy Holidays! We have one tale for you this week, about a toy who searches for his purpose amidst the whispered secrets and gnashing teeth of a darkened nursery.
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Good Evening: Merry Christmas: 00:01:06
Amanda Cecelia Lang’s The Velveteen Goblin as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:03:49
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Welcome to episode 725. We have one tale tonight, about a mysterious chair in the woods that offers a young man escape from the darkness of everyday life.
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Good Evening: Special Submissions Period, Thank-you: 00:01:06
Adam May’s The Chair as read by Joel Simler: 00:04:22
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Welcome to episode 724. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young woman faces the horrifying choice of what to do when all hope is gone. Then, a mother, fueled by grief, curses the man who murdered her son – with unexpected consequences.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Ann O’Mara Heyward’s The Kitchen Window as read by Kelli Tager: 00:03:01
Sabine Baring-Gould’s The White Flag as read by Nancy B...
Welcome to episode 723. We have one longer tale for you this evening, about a team of Antiquarians tasked with uncovering the origin of a mysterious artifact.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Derek Alan Jones’ Antiquity as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:02:32
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Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment
Welcome to episode 722. We have two tales for you this week. First, we develop an unfortunate aversion to fingernails. Then, a wife, tired of her husband’s illness, soon regrets taking matters into her own hands.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Sam Logan’s They All Must Go as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:02
[Trigger] E. F. Benson’s Christopher Comes Back as read by Nancy Bober: 00:10:09
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Welcome to episode 721. We have two tales for you this evening. First, a village plays host to a visitor with an insatiable appetite. Then, an English iron and coal magnate finds his work is transforming more than just his career.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Dafydd McKimm’s Mesdames et Messieurs, the Gorger Tarap Tradaire as read by Jesse Holt: 00:02:37
L. T. Williams’ What's Mine is Yours, What's Your...
Welcome to episode 720. We have one classic tale for you tonight, about an old country estate that’s corridors holds more than portraits and shadows.
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Good Evening: Patreon Author Interview Series: Derek Alan Jones: 00:01:06
E. F. Benson’s How Fear Departed the Long Gallery as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:03
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Welcome to episode 719. We have two tales for you this week. First, we meet a woman with a hunger for justice. Then, a man fears for his relationship thanks to his girlfriend’s obsession with a chatbot.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
James Fritz’s Going Wendigo as read by Erin Grassie: 00:02:56
[Trigger] Keith LaFountaine’s Love, Unto as read by Brian Rollins: 00:17:47
TRIGGER WARNINGS
Love, Unto contai...
Happy Halloween and welcome to episode 718. First, we meet the four runners-up and one winner of our first ever Halloween Flash Fiction Contest. Then, a classic tale about a man who inherits a house and the dark history that comes with it.
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Good Evening: Happy Halloween: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Runner-Up: Jared Conger’s From the Dark Woods as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:03:36
Runner-Up: Andrew Lindsay’s Hollow ...
Welcome to episode 717. We have one tale for you this week, about a man whose farm becomes the feeding ground for a beast straight out of legend.
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Good Evening: Halloween Flash Contest: 00:01:06
C. W. Stevenson’s Goat-sucker as read by Charles Conover: 00:03:54
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Welcome to episode 716. We have three tales for you this week, about an ominous voice calling from the woods, a dangerous bargain to break a curse, and a descent into madness at the hands of a monstrous clock.
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Good Evening: new release from Frank Oreto: 00:01:06
Bret Chandler’s The Voice Past the Tall Jack Pines as read by Michelle Kane: 00:03:39
Allister Nelson’s One Night With the Lindworm as read by...
Welcome to episode 715. We have one tale for you this week, about a stray dog that causes otherworldly chaos.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Erica Waters’ (Un)canny: A Study in Canine Folklore as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:02:24
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Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment
Welcome to episode 714. We have two tales for you this week, about guardian eldritch horrors and the risks of messing with time.
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Good Evening: Halloween Flash Contest and Thank-yous: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Laila Amado’s Heaven is Experiencing Staffing Shortages and Somehow This is My Problem as read by James Barnett: 00:04:00
Akis Linardos’ Rerolling the Dice as read by Maxwell Zenner: 00:09:58
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