Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales

In the dark corners of the southern United States there are primal forces that will on occasion select a chosen few to have access to their gifts. Will those chosen use these gifts for good, or for more darker purposes?

Two friends find out what happens when a seemingly normal trip home takes a horrific turn.

Why is it that some of us can't shake the need to refrain from dangling a limb off the bed during the night... perhaps that need is there for a reason.

They say in the deep south that when the rains come down hard and God plays his drums, it may wake loved ones long since gone. And on one dark and stormy night there was a knock at the door.

There were two strong women in his life – and one of them were dead.

Billy had made concessions to give his wife her dream pool, but what would this really cost them?

A retrospective visit to the classic tales by renowned authors. In this tale author M.R. James shares arguably his best ghost story, written in 1894.

What lengths would you go through for success in your career? This weeks story examines the dark place one might be led to in an effort to get... a head.

How many of us are haunted by the life that might have been... But what happens when that haunting is no longer metaphor?

A story from Sara Century's new book "A Small Light & Other Stories" available through publisher Weird Punk.

We all have our vices, our personal demons. But some demons are a little more tangible than others.

*Listener Discretion is Advised horrific scenes depicted.

What happens with the unoticable is noticed? Starved for attention how far would a being go once it finally felt 'seen' This weeks story asks just such a question, in an exclusive story by Mark Wilhelm.

What happens when you peer into the mirror only to realize that something was off a little about your reflection. As though it just wasn't right.

A magician is only as good as their assistant. Sometimes the entire act hinging on the skills they possess.

This dark tale was written by Katharine Widdows to a prompt from reedsy.com "Write a story about a magician who never reveals their secrets"

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A seemingly normal date is interrupted by the demands of an unassuming side dish.

A recounting of the terror filled moments hunted by... something in the dark woods.

A story created at the prompt provided by Reedsy.com "Start your story with an unusual sound being heard"

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Clarabelle and her Father are trying to make their new house a home. But Clara's unplanned roomate seems to have darker idea's for the new residents. It wouldn't be long before dark secrets would take these negotiations to a whole other level.

It was a sad and somber thing that set about one of the truly great moments for nearly any New Yorker. Henry Adams was dead, and that meant there would be a vacancy.