The Midnight Storyteller - Short Fiction Podcast

Step into cities where time bends, streets whisper, and reality itself frays at the edges. In this episode, Justin LeDuc guides listeners through four haunting tales of chaos, memory, and survival:

• Juno’s Bite — A young dreamer confronts a cryptic challenge that sends him spiraling through fractured memories, surreal visions, and the restless echoes of the city itself.

• Street Lethal — A desperate driver races through neon-lit str...

In this episode of The Midnight Storyteller, we step into worlds shaped by memory, solitude, and the quiet forces that watch us from just beyond the firelight.

We begin with “The Weight of Snow,” a tender meditation on grief and remembrance, where a woman’s morning ritual unearths more than a buried object—it uncovers the fragile balance between holding on and letting go, and the quiet mercy found in release.

Next, “Field Notes from ...

Step into the haunted corners of memory, legacy, and identity in this chilling collection of tales where the past refuses to stay buried. In this episode of The Midnight Storyteller, we unravel five stories of uncanny possession, cursed inheritance, and the secrets we cannot outrun:

• Wisteria – A new home promises peace, but a single candle and a crooked frame reveal a presence that refuses to let go.

• Smoke Most Potent – A qui...

Step into the quiet spaces where the strange and the beautiful collide. In this episode of The Midnight Storyteller, we journey through three haunting tales:

• Choose — A man faces an impossible decision hidden in plain sight.

• The Last Concerto — A dying composer weaves his final breath into music.

• The Song of the Hollow Wind — A forgotten soul gives voice to a valley long silenced.

Three echoes in the dark—each asking what ...

In this hauntingly tender episode of The Midnight Storyteller, five stories drift between fleeting romance, forgotten grief, and the uncanny edges of dreams and memory. From a chance encounter that lingers beyond its moment, to a cabin deep in the woods where darkness holds a gentler truth—each tale invites you to linger in the stillness between heartbeats. Let the hush of the night guide you through love, loss, and the mysteries t...

In this high-octane tale of grit and greed, The Midnight Storyteller plunges you into a sun-scorched wasteland where danger lurks beneath every dune. A ruthless treasure hunter and a reckless smuggler form an uneasy alliance as they race against time—and each other—to reclaim an ancient artifact of unimaginable power. Bandits close in, ancient traps awaken, and betrayal simmers just beneath the surface. The desert keeps its secrets...

In the salt-stained town of Seabrook, sixteen-year-old Evie Davenport feels like a ghost in her own life—overshadowed, unheard, and unseen. But when she stumbles upon a forgotten mural hidden in the ruins of an old lighthouse, everything changes. As she sets out to restore the painting and uncover its secrets, Evie is drawn into the legacy of Lydia Harper, an artist who dared to tell the truth through her work—and paid the price. W...

In this quietly powerful episode, two deeply human stories explore the echoes of love, grief, and memory. In The Weight of a Single Stone, a daughter returns home to confront the silence left by her father—and discovers an unexpected language of painted stones. In The Last of the Letters, a widow finds traces of a past love her husband never mentioned, leading her to a surprising connection and quiet understanding. These are storie...

Tonight, we dive headfirst into the absurd with three tales of mishap, mystery, and maybe a little meaning. From a border crossing that hinges on sheer audacity, to a bacon-induced existential crisis, and finally, a man so locked into his routine that not even an impending apocalypse can shake him — these stories remind us that sometimes life’s strangest moments are the ones that stick with us the longest.

Settle in, dear listener. ...

In this special extended episode of The Midnight Storyteller, we journey into the depths of cosmic horror with Echoes of the Unseen. When Dr. Avelina Thorne, a linguist specializing in lost languages, arrives at the isolated Vermillion Station, she expects an intellectual challenge. Instead, she finds an artifact that defies reason — its shifting glyphs are not just symbols but something far more ancient, something alive.

As Avelina...

Tonight, we journey through poetry, dystopia, history, and the infinite unknown with four haunting and thought-provoking tales:

 • “Cult of Unrest” – A professor at Miskatonic University uncovers a dark cult intent on unraveling reality itself.

 • “Picker Supreme” – In a ruthless dystopian wasteland, a warrior fights for survival, where every choice is a matter of life or death.

 • “Innocence in Waiting” – High above Nagasaki, a bo...

Marking the debut of The Midnight Storyteller, this episode features a few stories featured in my short story collection “Tales from a Midnight Caprice” available on Amazon

“He Who Shouldn’t Be”

Oliver, a seemingly ordinary man in perfect health, visits the doctor for a routine checkup. What begins as a standard examination soon turns into a perplexing mystery that leaves the medical team questioning everything they know abou...