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Tales to Terrify

Drew Sebesteny

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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 ...
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: This is Horror Awards Nomination: 00:01:06 Thony Mintz’s Grim Prognosis as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:35 S…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: [HOUSEKEEPING]: 00:01:06 Warren Benedetto’s Before as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:02:36 Derek Alan…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jason Sabbagh’s The Last Fare to Essex as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:02:40 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Graeme Dunlop | Podcas…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Mariah Darling: 00:01:23 Kathleen Palm’s Rotted Dreams as read by Nancy Bober…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 WiHM featuring Keira Reynolds: 00:01:54 Darlene Eliot’s How Clos…
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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. COMING UP 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 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pat…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06 W…
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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. COMING UP 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…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Dannye Chase’s The Train Ticket as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:19 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify…
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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. COMING UP 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 …
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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. COMING UP 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: …
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Edith Wharton’s Bewitched as read by Aven Shore: 00:03:15 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Ter…
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Welcome to episode 678. We have one tale for you this week, about the navigator of a pirate ship, struggling to stay afloat against a tide of madness. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 L. T. Williams’ The Navigator’s Journal as read by Alex Weinle: 00:03:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch L. T.…
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Welcome to episode 677. We have two tales for you tonight. First, a teacher makes a chilling discover in a student’s notebook. Then, a woman struggles with family trauma that refuses to stay buried. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Matthew Tyrer’s The Sketchbook as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:21 Christi Nogle’s Bitter Makes the Sweet So Sweet as…
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Welcome to episode 676. We have one tale for you tonight, about a vampire feud in the shadows of ancient Rome. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Keira Reynolds’ The Thirst as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:28 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Keira Reynolds Georgia Cook Georgia Cook on X (@georgiaco…
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Welcome to episode 675 and happy New Year. First, we finally discover the real reason the chicken crossed the road. Then, a girl fascinated with the spiders in her old home invites a friend over after school. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Frank Oreto’s The Other Side as read by Seth Williams: 00:02:42 Bree Wernicke’s Spider Kiss as read by Sarah…
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Welcome to episode 674. And happy holidays! We have two tales for you this evening. First, we meet a woman with an unusual connection to colour. Then, a man dreams of escape in the face of the hangman’s noose. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Danielle Ackley-McPhail’s Ruby Red as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:07 Ambrose Bierce’s An Occurrence at Owl…
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Welcome to episode 673. We have one festive tale for you this evening, about a man pulled away from Christmas with his family to search for his lost uncle. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Holidays: 00:01:06 M. R. James’ The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:04:47 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the…
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Welcome to episode 672. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman seeking escape after the worst day of her cursed life who finds herself forced to confront the specters of her past. COMING UP Good Evening: Author Interview Series, Thank-you: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Amanda Cecelia Lang’s Clear, Still Waters as read by Janey Napier: 00:04:17 TRIG…
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Welcome to episode 671. We have one tale for you this week about a man drifting across dimensions, searching desperately for a way back home. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Joshua Daniels’ The Beyonder as read by Seth Williams: 00:02:46 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Josh Daniels on Instagr…
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Welcome to episode 670. We have one tale for you this week, about a brilliant intergalactic researcher laid up by injury on a far-off planet who’s placed in the care of an old friend and colleague. But is he in safe hands? COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 S. T. Gillard’s The Brilliant Mind of Samuel Knight as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:02:54 PERTINE…
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Welcome to episode 669. We have one tale for you, about a pregnant young woman who channels the frustrations of her struct upbringing into baking… and devouring the results. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Nicoletta Giuseffi’s One in the Oven as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:03:54 TRIGGER WARNINGS One in the Oven contains scenes of Sexual A…
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Welcome to episode 668. We have one tales for you this week, about a batch of pet sea monkeys who bring back more than just a bad attitude from their trip into space. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Frank Oreto’s God Damn You To Hell, John Glenn! as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:02:37 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop T…
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Welcome to episode 667. We have two tales for you this week. First, a manipulative pastor promises enlightenment at the cost of earthly possessions. Then, we visit an abandoned encampment on a far-off planet… that may not be quite as abandoned as we expected. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Caleb Weinhardt’s And the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth as…
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Welcome to episode 666 and Happy Halloween! We have three tales for you this week. First, a mother descends into paranoia as she seeks to protect her newborn from a shapeshifter. Then, a forensic investigation nears its end, but it won't turn up the answers that matter most. Finally, a quaint apartment complex wakes one misty Halloween morning to f…
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Welcome to episode 665. We have two tales for you this week. Air running low, the crew of a stranded submarine wait for rescue in the dark depth of the ocean. But are they alone? Then, a woman resorts to a horrifying drug to escape the pain of a loved one’s mental illness. COMING UP Good Evening: Giveaway: 00:01:06 Jeff Reynolds’ Sunken Hearts and …
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Welcome to episode 664. We have three tales for you this week. First, a man finally coming out of his shell after a breakup is introduced to a strange new kink. Then, a girl struggles to help her mama save the family homestead. Finally, a strange inheritance evolves into a troubling compulsion. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Craig F. Anderson’s S…
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Welcome to episode 663. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man is desperate to carve his own path in life, but his extra head won’t let him be. Then, a widower makes a new feline friend who helps him in the garden. COMING UP Good Evening: New Collection by Amanda Cecelia Lang: 00:01:06 Arthur Davis’ The Head Within as read by Brian Rolli…
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Welcome to episode 662. We have one tale for you this week, about a set of imaginary appendages that refuse to be ignored. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Grace Daly’s Shoulder Blades as read by Jennifer March: 00:03:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS Shoulder Blades contains scenes of self-harm. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkne…
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Welcome to episode 661. We have one tale for you this week, about an old man who seizes the chance to settle a score with an old enemy and avenge his greatest failure. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Melinda Brasher’s Vodnik as read by Jesse Holt: 00:03:50 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terri…
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Welcome to episode 660. We have one tale for you this week, about a young woman who wants nothing more than to become the perfect daughter for her mother’s birthday. COMING UP Good Evening, Submissions: 00:01:06 Jennifer Lesh Fleck’s Wild Possibilities as read by Aven Shore: 00:04:02 TRIGGER WARNINGS Wild Possibilities contains slurs of body image/…
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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. COMING UP 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 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pa…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06 Laura Davy’s Devouring the Dead as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:04:44 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Sho…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Rhiannon Rasmussen’s The Lives of Scavengers as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Bonus, Thank Yous: 00:01:06 Marie Brown’s Megaphagia as read by Heather Thomas: 00:03:36 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: Reviews, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Adam Newnham’s The Munitionette as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:30 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to …
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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. COMING UP 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 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pa…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jade C. Wildy’s The Simplicity of Disputed Assertions as read by Josie Babin: 00:03:03 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the d…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Spencer Best’s The Glass Beach as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:03:07 [Trigger] L. P.…
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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. COMING UP 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 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to …
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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. COMING UP 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 …
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 M. J. Jones’ Quod Volunt Credunt as read by Alex Weinle: 00:02:31 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch M. J. Jones on X (@mjj_writes) Orig…
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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. COMING UP 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:…
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Welcome to episode 647. We have one tale for you, about a pair of strangers brought together over an unusual attachment to their collectibles. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-You: 00:01:06 Barbara A. Barnett’s Self Storage as read by Anthony Babington: 00:02:55 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Ba…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Patrick Barb’s Don’t Go in the Woods… or Do, See If I Care! as read by Rish O…
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Welcome to episode 645. This week, we share the winners of our Secret Societies flash fiction contest! COMING UP 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 T…
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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? COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06 A. M. Symes’ Chipping Away as read by S…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06 Sean J. K. Heasman’s A Domestic as read by Josie Babin: 00:03:24 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terr…
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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. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s The Dead Smile as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:03:51 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to T…
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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. COMING UP 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 TRIGGER WARNING…
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