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 659. We have one tale for you this week, about a man who fears that the harder he fights his destiny, the more firmly he’s set on a terrible path to fulfill it.
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Good Evening: Happy Friday the 13th: 00:01:06
Jacob Steven Mohr’s Charly Singer’s Knife Trick as read by Colin Duncan: 00:05:38
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Welcome to episode 658 We have one tale for you tonight, which finds a lone captive amid an army, both living and dead, whose only protection may be fading fast.
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Good Evening: Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06
Laura Davy’s Devouring the Dead as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:04:44
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Welcome to episode 657. First, a child born from death struggles against dark instincts. Then, as two women prepare to crown an heir after the death of the village matriarch, they find themselves in a fight to defend their very way of life.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Rhiannon Rasmussen’s The Lives of Scavengers as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:02:31
J. V. Gachs’ San Juan’s Sowing as read by Maurine McLean: 0...
Welcome to episode 656. We have one tales for you this evening, about a lonely woman, seven sickly cows and an inner beast that can’t be contained.
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Good Evening: Patreon Bonus, Thank Yous: 00:01:06
Marie Brown’s Megaphagia as read by Heather Thomas: 00:03:36
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Welcome to episode 655. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman in WW2 England who discovers the great lengths her country will go to for victory.
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Good Evening: Reviews, Thank-you: 00:01:06
Adam Newnham’s The Munitionette as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:30
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Welcome to episode 654. We have one tale for you tonight, about a man on the trail of a strange beast who learns there are some sins you can’t outrun.
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Good Evening, A Quiet Place: Day One Contest: 00:01:06
Caitlin A. Quinn’s They Slice Meat on the Right as read by Griswold Addams (James Cheatham): 00:04:28
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Welcome to episode 653. We have one longer tale tonight. A lonely and isolated deep space crew find there are bigger things to worry about when members begin to die mysteriously.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Jade C. Wildy’s The Simplicity of Disputed Assertions as read by Josie Babin: 00:03:03
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Welcome to episode 652. First, when her twin sister disappears on a trip to the beach, a girl is forbidden from going near water. But the lure is just too strong. Then, a hunted girl and her mother seek salvation in the forest.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Spencer Best’s The Glass Beach as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:03:07
[Trigger] L. P. Melling’s The Red Princess Who Was Hidden Underground as read by...
Welcome to episode 651. We have one tale for you this week, about a group of outlaws running from the law… and deep into something far worse.
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Good Evening: Flash Submissions and Thank-you: 00:01:06
C. R. Langille’s The Deep Timber as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:43
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Welcome to episode 650. We have one tale for you, about a reluctant sailor aboard a privateer vessel whose search for justice uncovers something far more disturbing.
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Good Evening: Thank-you and Submissions: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Nathaniel Matthews Lee’s The Ship’s Cat as read by Tony Walker: 00:04:12
TRIGGER WARNINGS
The Ship’s Cat contains scenes of Animal Abuse/Death.
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Welcome to episode 649. We have one tale for you this week, about a wily Roman courier who faces a threat beyond his imagining.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
M. J. Jones’ Quod Volunt Credunt as read by Alex Weinle: 00:02:31
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Welcome to episode 648. We have two tales for you this week, about some suspicious leftovers, and a woman who sacrifices everything for her newborn son.
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Good Evening: Thank-you, Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06
Rosemary Selking’s Lo Mein as read by Seth Williams: 00:03:45
[Trigger] Justin Moritz’s What a Mother Would Do as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:11:42
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What a Mother Would Do contains...
Welcome to episode 647. We have one tale for you, about a pair of strangers brought together over an unusual attachment to their collectibles.
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Good Evening: Thank-You: 00:01:06
Barbara A. Barnett’s Self Storage as read by Anthony Babington: 00:02:55
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Welcome to episode 646. We have two tales for you this week. First, a cantankerous old man develops an unlikely friendship. Then, a musician wants nothing to do with the tribute concert for his old band… if only he could get off so easily.
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Good Evening: 00:01:06
Patrick Barb’s Don’t Go in the Woods… or Do, See If I Care! as read by Rish Outfield: 00:02:48
Steve Toase’s 7kHz as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:2...
Welcome to episode 645. This week, we share the winners of our Secret Societies flash fiction contest!
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Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards, Flash Contest Results: 00:01:06
Runner-up: Erica Ruppert’s Needs Must as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:50
Runner-up: Akis Linarthos’ Wolfmind as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:13:20
Winner: Liam Hogan’s The Gourman Society as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:23...
Welcome to episode 644. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman finally catches the object of her desire… and won’t ever let go. Then, a young couple plagued by the supernatural enlists the help of a medium. But how deep does their trouble go?
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Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06
A. M. Symes’ Chipping Away as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:02
Mike Thorn’s The Shape of Our Damnation as...
Welcome to episode 643. We have one tale for you this week, about the dark secret behind a woman’s perfect marriage… and her plot to take back control.
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Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06
Sean J. K. Heasman’s A Domestic as read by Josie Babin: 00:03:24
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Welcome to episode 642. We have one tale for you this week, featuring a ghastly banshee, a cadaver that won't stay put, and an infectious and sinister smile.
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Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06
F. Marion Crawford’s The Dead Smile as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:03:51
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Welcome to episode 641. This week we share the rest of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees in short fiction.
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Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Rachael K. Jones’ The Sound of Children Screaming as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:02:58
[Trigger] L. E. Daniels’ Silk as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:37:29
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The Sound of Children Screaming contains scenes of schoo...
Welcome to episode 640. This week, we have three special tales for you – the first set of nominees for this year’s Bram Stoker Awards.
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Good Evening: Bram Stoker Awards: 00:01:06
Cindy O’Quinn Quondam as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:05:17
Nadine Aurora Tabing’s An Inherited Taste as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:23:22
Sam J. Miller’s If Someone You Love Has Become a Vurdalak as read by Andrew...
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