The Night's End Podcast

The Night's End Podcast

The Night‘s End Podcast is a short story podcast. With a focus on dark fiction, it will leave you screaming for the night‘s end before each story is through. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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November 20, 2025 23 mins

Hi all,

James Barnett here, creator and producer. First up, a huge thank you to everyone who listened to the reimagined season one episodes. The relaunch has been really successful, and that’s entirely because of you.

I also want to give a special shoutout to some new Patrons who’ve come on board:

Dave Baxter

John Cairns

Bridgett Bauer

Carolyn O’Brien

Josh Gilbert

Bee Redfield

Najee P

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your support genui...

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Through the Glass – Episode 3: Through the Glass, Darkly was written by James Barnett.

Elijah was performed by Denis Dietrich.

Harper was performed by Naomi Richards.

Taz was performed by Brandon P Jenkins.

Old Woman was performed by Erika Ventura.

Additional voices provided by James Barnett.

This story was narrated by Jimmy Horrors.

www.ja...

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Through the Glass – Episode 2: The Street that Loops was written by James Barnett.

Elijah was performed by Denis Dietrich.

Harper was performed by Naomi Richards.

Taz was performed by Brandon P Jenkins.

Old Woman was performed by Erika Ventura.

Additional voices provided by James Barnett.

This story was narrated by Jimmy Horrors.

www.jamesbarn...

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Through the Glass – Episode 1: The Mask Stays On was written by James Barnett.

Elijah was performed by Denis Dietrich.

Harper was performed by Naomi Richards.

Taz was performed by Brandon P Jenkins.

Old Woman was performed by Erika Ventura.

Additional voices provided by James Barnett.

This story was narrated by Jimmy Horrors.

www.jamesbarnettc...

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You’ve been listening to The Night’s End podcast, Halloween Special 2023 – a production by Dissonance Media.

Wrapped in Plastic was written by Robert P. Ottone and is featured in his new collection, WRAPPED IN PLASTIC AND OTHER SWEET NOTHINGS. Released on Oct 27th, 2023. To purchase this amazing collection head to the link in the episode notes.

Wrapped in Plastic and Other Sweet Nothings is published by Journalstone

https://journalsto...

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Bedtime Story was written by Seth Augenstein. Seth Augenstein is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. His debut novel, Project 137 (2019) was called “an involving, tense and visceral near-future thriller” by Kirkus, and it won a Readers Favorite award. His second novel, Lama with a Gun (2022) was called an “exhaustively resea...

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Friendsgiving was written by Seth Augenstein. Seth Augenstein is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. His debut novel, Project 137 (2019) was called “an involving, tense and visceral near-future thriller” by Kirkus, and it won a Readers Favorite award. His second novel, Lama with a Gun (2022) was called an “exhaustively resea...

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September 27, 2025 23 mins

Support us.

Patreon: www.patreon.com/nightsendpodcast

Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/dissonancemedia

 

Submit a story.

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“Your Horror Show” is a biweekly multicast anthology series hosted by Mr. Graves.

“Bullet” is the first episode of season 1 and is about a hitman who finds himself confronted with the ghosts of his past.

 

Cast:

Mr Graves - Ryan Joseph Murphy

Earl Green - Dominic Oliver

Charlie, Nick & Police Officer - Brad...

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September 27, 2025 53 mins

Preview of the first episode of After the Gloaming, a Dissonance Media and The Other Stories production. If you enjoy what you hear, please head over and subscribe to help support our work. Enjoy!


"After the Gloaming is a production of Dissonance Media and The Other Stories.

Scarecrow for Mason Bradley was written by Charlie Maliha whose pronouns are he/him or they/them.

Charlie Maliha is a queer trans author who specializes in h...

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September 27, 2025 23 mins

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Cameron Wood was written by Robert Pettus. Robert Pettus is an English as a Second Language teacher at the University of Cincinnati. Previously, he taught for four years in a combination of rural Thailand and Moscow, Russia. He was most recently accepted for publication at White Cat Publications, Kaidankai, Short-Story.me, Savage Planet, ...

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September 25, 2025 29 mins

Who is the Witch? A tale of moral value and the lengths some will go to save others.


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The Witch was written by James Barnett. James is a writer, narrator, editor, podcast producer, and reluctant Transport Manager. For more work from James, head to www.jamesbarnettcreative.com

To connect with him on Twitter and Instagram, follow @jimmyh...

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September 25, 2025 36 mins

While fishing on dad’s new boat, Nick realises something is seriously wrong with his father.


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The Fishing Trip was written by A.L. Hodges. Andrew was born in Suffolk, England, but spent most of his life in Virginia. He has worked as a paint contractor, a biology teacher, and an emergency room volunteer, all experiences he draws on for...

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September 25, 2025 21 mins

The trouble started when the moths arrived.


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Pest Control was written by Steven Paulsen, a speculative fiction writer and a non-fiction writer and editor from Australia. For more from Steven, head over to www.stevenpaulsen.com.  


This episode was narrated by James Barnett. James is a writer, narrator, editor, podcast ...

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September 25, 2025 22 mins

A nurse is on a desperate mission to save his wife and child when an old sin comes back to haunt him.


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Bluebottle was written by Eamonn Murphy, who is from England. After a long working life, he’s retired and has time to write. He’s a reviewer for sfcrowsnest and has published more than forty short stories in small magazines. See his wo...

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Five teens go to a strange cemetery in the middle of the woods to hold a séance… and rediscover a local historical tragedy from the long-abandoned mine underneath


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. ATRICK  C MET RY was written by Seth Augenstein. Seth Augenstein is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. His debut novel, Project 137 (2019)...

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Halloween Night is the story of a group of friends who decide to sneak out and check out the new haunted house in town. Things start to get a little sketchy when they feel they are being followed through the attraction by someone who is not on the staff, and it only gets worse from there. 


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No matter what you hunger, no matter what your craving is, you don’t always have the ability to sate it… Or do we?


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Consumed was written by Ophelia Vang. Ophelia is found on most social media as @skettlepunk, and has a novel and micro anthology currently available, with a novella and novel series releasing next ye...

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September 18, 2025 33 mins

Halloween night turns into something sinister as Jake and his Son Buck find a dangerous pocket of reality. Can they escape?


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Mortaki was written by Dan Allen. For more from this terrific writer, head to www.danallenhorror.com

Narration was performed by James Barnett. For more from James, head to www.jamesbarnettcreative.com

And as always...

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September 18, 2025 44 mins

A young environmental scientist explores the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a quiet nature preserve, or is it?


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The Boundary Waters was written by Brooke MacKenzie. Brooke MacKenzie grew up in Wayzata, Minnesota, and spent her formative years living in a haunted house. Her debut title, Ghost Games: Play at your Peril, is out now and availa...

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September 15, 2025 28 mins

A married man and his girlfriend inherit an isolated cabin where, long ago, a murderous night occurred.


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A Deadly Cabin Tryst was written by John Mara. John is a 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee, 2020 Best of the Net nominee, and 2020 Best New England Crime Stories finalist. Over thirty of his short stories are published, recently in ...

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