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 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.
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Good Evening: StokerCon 2025: 00:01:06
Daniel 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 Reasonab...
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.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
[Trigger] A. A. Nour’s Lonely Skin as read by Erin Grassie: 00:03:09
TRIGGER WARNINGS
Lonely Skin contains scenes of Animal Death.
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...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.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Derek Alan Jones’ Somewhere on US-50, Sometime in the Night as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:02:36
Akis Linardos’ Baited by Water’s Shadow as read by Michelle Kane: 00:12:07
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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.
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Good Evening: Locus Magazine Fundraising: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Runner-Up: Mylo Brehm’s The Cuckoo as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:42
Runner-Up: Asher Cookson’s The Forest as read by Stephen Gagi...
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.
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Good Evening: Author Interview Series – Rami Ungar: 00:01:06
A. V. Greene’s Home Maintenance as read by Griswold Addams: 00:03:52
Gordon B. White’s Plan Z as read b...
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.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Matt Hollingsworth’s The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis as read by Rish Outfield: 00:03:16
TRIGGER WARNINGS
The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis contains scenes of Animal Death.
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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.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
F. Marion Crawford’s The Doll’s Ghost as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:03:24
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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.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Sammy Krouse’s Golden Lamp Contracting and Litigation Services as read by Anthony Babington: 00:03:06
Dan Rafter’s The Untarget as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:18:19
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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.
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Good Evening: This is Horror Awards Nomination: 00:01:06
Thony Mintz’s Grim Prognosis as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:35
S.W. Pisciotta’s Their Words Like Leaves as read by Charles Conove...
Welcome to episode 689. We have three tales for you this week, about a baby in the womb who realizes she’s not alone, how a warm fire and a cup of tea can make almost anything palatable, and a lost child in need of a helping hand.
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Good Evening: [HOUSEKEEPING]: 00:01:06
Warren Benedetto’s Before as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:02:36
Derek Alan Jones’ Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:07:47
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Welcome to episode 688. We have one tale for you this week, about a company with ancient roots who serves some very thirsty clients.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Jason Sabbagh’s The Last Fare to Essex as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:02:40
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Welcome to episode 687 and the final week of Women in Horror Month. We have two tales for you this week, about forgotten dreams that refuse to die and two sisters’ desperate fight to survive in the face of a deadly outbreak.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
WiHM featuring Mariah Darling: 00:01:23
Kathleen Palm’s Rotted Dreams as read by Nancy Bober: 00:05:14
Hall Jameson’s Surfacing as read by Barbara Hens...
Welcome to episode 676 and week three of Women in Horror Month. We have three tales this week, about a long haul trucker on a harrowing late night assignment, a ghost searching for her missing family, and an awkward teenage girl with terrifying powers.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
WiHM featuring Keira Reynolds: 00:01:54
Darlene Eliot’s How Close Is It? as read by Jim Matusik: 00:05:50
L. D. Colter’s I Promise...
Welcome to episode 685 and week two of Women in Horror Month. We have one tale for you this week, about a priest who befriends a woman with a devilishly good voice.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
WiHM featuring Sapphire Lazuli: 00:01:44
Jessica Lévai’s The Blessing of St. Blaise as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:47
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Welcome to episode 684 and our first episode of Women in Horror Month, with special guest, Fiction Editor Meredith Morgenstern. We have two tales for you this week: about a woman’s love for her new parasite, and an encounter with a black cat that leads to thrilling (and frightening) changes.
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Good Evening: Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06
WiHM featuring Luana Saitta: 00:01:47
Addison Smith’s For You, I Return&nbs...
Welcome to episode 683. We have one tales for you this week, about a man who reunites with his high school girlfriend… but rekindles more than just romance.
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Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Samuel Marzioli’s Sleeping Cupid Awakes as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:03:23
TRIGGER WARNINGS
Sleeping Cupid Awakes contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation
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Welcome to episode 682. We have one tale for you this week, about an attempted train robbery that brings a man face to face with his own personal ghosts.
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Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06
Dannye Chase’s The Train Ticket as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:19
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Welcome to episode 681. We have two tales for you this week, about an artist whose work has universal impact, and the caretaker of a very unique hotel who has trouble leaving her work at work.
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Good Evening: Flash Fiction Contest: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Frank Oreto’s The Perceptual Inconstancy of Enid Wozniak as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:48
Kathleen Schaefer’s The Ossification of the Space Between Us as r...
Welcome to episode 680. We have two tales for you this week: about a young couple struggling to escape the city they once called home, and a final girl willing to do whatever it takes to retain her status.
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Good Evening: Flash Fiction Content is Open: 00:01:06
Stetson Ray’s For Whom the (Taco) Bell Tolls as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:04:52
Patrick Barb’s Lakeside Ceremonials as read by Amy ...
Welcome to episode 679. We have one tale for you tonight, about a farmer in rural England who finds himself entangled in a supernatural web of desire, obsession, guilt and jealousy.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Edith Wharton’s Bewitched as read by Aven Shore: 00:03:15
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