The unseen creature whose ravenous fangs dog your every step as your footfalls echo down the midnight alleyway.
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A long, icy shadow looming over you, making the hairs on your neck rise and your breath turn to ragged puffs of mist.
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Unearthly howls that pierce the night, pulling you from the comfort of sleep with feverish, heart-pounding dread.
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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.
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Welcome to part two of our 500th episode special! A few greetings and thank-you from our amazing staff to kick things off, followed by more familiar names and voices. First, a witch’s spell binds two women together, even after death. Then, there’s something terribly wrong with the mirrors. Finally, we meet a man who loves his lawn more than anything (or anyone) else.
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Good Evening: A Brief Reminiscence: 00:01:06
Thank You from the Staff: 00:07:20
Lindsay King-Miller’s Elegy for Mabel O’Malley as read by Josie Babin: 00:13:32
Christi Nogle’s Cocooning as read by Nikolle Doolin: 00:52:32
Tim Waggoner’s The Garden of Love is Green as read by Stephen Kilpatrick: 01:32:34
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Welcome to Episode 501. This week we have one tale for you, about a bullied boy who makes a new friend. But can he be trusted?
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Good Evening: Narrator Call, Support and Thank Yous: 00:01:06
[Trigger] Caitlin Marceau’s Run as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:07:03
TRIGGER WARNINGS
Run contains scenes of Bullying and Child Harm/Death
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Welcome to Episode 502. Thank you to everyone who joined us on Patreon and PayPal this last week! For fiction tonight, we meet a young girl who discovers the true fierceness of her mother’s love.
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Good Evening: Thank-you and Narrators: 00:01:06
Matthew Nichol’s Mama Loves You as read by Michelle Kane: 00:05:32
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Welcome to Episode 503. This week we meet a group of boys who skip school to get high in the junkyard. They quickly discover, though, that they may be destined for greater, darker things.
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Good Evening: Thanks and Patreon Update: 00:01:06
Patrick Barb’s The Other Half of the Battle as read by Anthony Babington: 00:05:14
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Welcome to Episode 504. We have two tales for you this week. First, a would-be hero discovers he may be the one who needs saving. Then, we come face-to-face with creatures that feed on the corpse of a god.
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Good Evening: Patreon update, flash submissions and thank-yous: 00:01:06
Brad Kelechava’s The Gumdrop People as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:06:35
JM Merryt’s The Bargain as read by Seth Williams: 00:22:49
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Welcome to Episode 505. This week we meet a female ship captain who falls for the heiress to an isolated seaside manor. But there’s something sinister that lurks below the waves and stalks the halls by moonlight.
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Good Evening: Thank-yous: 00:01:06
Hailey Piper’s An Invitation to Darkness as read by Heather Thomas: 00:03:35
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Welcome to Episode 506. Lots of news this week, starting with a contest to win your copy of The Amityville Moon and Dark Matter Magazine’s special issue. Next, we meet a girl whose bullies may soon regret it, then a woman desperate for a job gets more than she bargained for.
COMING UP
Good Evening: The Amityville Moon, Dark Matter Magazine, Patreon, Thank Yous : 00:01:06
Alex Norton’s The Balefire as read by David Darke: 00:07:16
Louis Evans’ The Adjunct of Arkham as read by Georgia Cook: 00:22:16
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Dark Matter Magazine – Halloween Special
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Louis Evans on Twitter (@louisevanswrite)
Georgia Cook on Twitter (@georgiacooked)
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Welcome to Episode 507. Our revamped Patreon goes live this weekend! For fiction, we have one tale about a young woman who travels into the dark woods in search of her deepest desire.
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Good Evening: Patreon Updates: 00:01:06
Natalie Ironside’s The Wishing Tree as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:07:12
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Welcome to Episode 508. Our new Patreon perks are now live! For fiction, we have one tale for you about a woman who refuses to let anything ruin her big day. Anything.
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Good Evening: Patreon update, Night’s End podcast, thank yous: 00:01:06
Patrick Barb’s The Great Angel Deluge and How It (Nearly) Ruined My Special Day as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:07:48
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Welcome to Episode 509. We’ve got a creepy collection of classic tales for you tonight. A signal-man foretells tragedy and a lover’s rivalry turns treacherous.
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Good Evening: OLD Promo, Thank-yous, Patreon Updates: 00:01:06
Charles Dickens’ The Signal-Man as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:06:43
Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as read by Seth Williams: 00:44:12
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Welcome to Episode 510. We have two tales for you: about an escaped experiment’s quest for courage, and a cabin in the woods conjures dark memories.
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Good Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06
Bryce Heckman’s Love and Assimilation as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:05:21
Gordon B. White’s Junippy Paw as read by Summer Brooks: 00:16:27
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Andrew Gibson – The Narrator Nook Discord
Andrew Gibson – The Haven Discord
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Summer Brooks at Slice of SciFi
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Welcome to Episode 511. This week we have two tales for you: about a boy who seizes the chance for revenge and an expectant mother records her new home experience for her unborn child.
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Good Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06
Riley Odell’s The Tooth Fairy as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:04:21
J. Ashley-Smith’s The Moth Tapes as read by Josie Babin: 00:12:01
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Andrew Gibson – The Narrator Nook Discord
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Welcome to Episode 512. This week we have two tales for you: about a soldier assigned a dirty job in a far flung galaxy and a CIA agent who seeks an extreme means to end the Cold War.
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Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06
Eric Fomley’s A Bag Full of Soldiers as read by Seth Williams: 00:03:44
Sean Patrick Hazlett’s Mandible as read by Matthew Bradford: 00:12:06
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Matt Bradford on Twitter (@MattoMcFly)
Matt Bradford – Videogame Outsiders
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Welcome to Episode 513. This week we meet a conflicted young woman who learns just how high the stakes of reality TV can be.
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Good Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06
Keith Rosson’s Eat Me, S8 E1 as read by Kat Woodford: 00:04:58
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Welcome to Episode 514. We have two tales for you this week: about a killer opportunity to play with a punk band, and an isolated community whose deity demands an unconventional offering.
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Good Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06
Douglas Gwilym’s Bassist Wanted as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:04:23
Eugenia Triantafyllou’s April Teeth as read by Alexandra Elroy: 00:09:32
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Alexandra Elroy – One Cup of Perfect Tea Podcast
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Welcome to Episode 515. This week we have one tale for you that begs the question: in the face of tragedy, can good Samaritans always be trusted?
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Good Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06
Amanda Cecelia Lang’s The Clover Cafe as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:05:01
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Welcome to Episode 516. We have two tales for you, about a painful lesson in subservience and a prisoner’s desperate bid to be reunited with her son.
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Good Evening: Submissions and Thank-yous: 00:01:06
Erik McHatton’s It Creeps in the Corners as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:05:01
Alex Laurel Lanz’s The Only Way Out is Through as read by Maurine McLean: 00:10:51
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Welcome to Episode 517. The holidays are here. Hope you have a horrific one! For fiction, we have three tales. Mom’s on the ceiling… again, a lost boy is found, and the promise of immortality that lies in the eyes of a young woman.
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Good Evening: Horrific Holidays and Thank You: 00:01:06
Warren Benedetto’s Something's Wrong with Mom as read by Rish Outfield: 00:06:46
Patrick Barb’s Lost Boy Found in His Bear Suit as read by Chris Johnston: 00:22:58
Joshua Grasso’s The Girl in the Glass as read by Matt Dovey: 00:29:44
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Rish Outfield – Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
Patrick Barb on Twitter (@pbarb)
Joshua Grasso on Twitter (@JoshuaGrasso)
Matt Dovey on Twitter (@mattdoveywriter)
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Welcome to Episode 518. Happy New Year’s Eve! We have a familiar guest host this week! For fiction, we have three tales. A woodcutter receives some otherworldly help (as long as he’s honest), a little boy gives up his place in the afterlife, and a monstrous visit to Grandmother’s house.
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Good Evening from Guest Host, Seth Williams: 00:01:06
Billie Pritchett’s The Woodcutter’s Axe as read by Alexis Alexander: 00:04:49
K. Lynn Harrison’s Miss Everest Says as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:09:55
Adele Gardner’s In Our Boxes as read by Meridith McNeill: 00:18:44
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Welcome to Episode 519. This week’s guest host is Andrew Gibson, who has three tales for you, about a manifesto to hate, a precocious young hero, and the search for the origin of a planet’s curse.
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Good Evening: Guest Host Andrew Gibson: 00:01:06
B.W. Carter’s Testament as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:04:21
Alpheus Williams’ The Boy Who Never Grew Up as read by Jasmine Arch: 00:13:52
Malena Salaza Marciá’s Prayers of the God-Fearing as read by Emily Strand: 00:23:54
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Welcome to Episode 520. This week we have three tales for you, about a secret family legacy, twins who go for the ride of their lives, and the invisible line between myth and truth.
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Good Evening: 10 years of Tales to Terrify: 00:01:06
Emily Henry Burnham’s Deep Roots as read by Austin Stern: 00:04:17
Ash Caballero’s Feuerhund as read by J. K. Shepler: 00:12:49
Kevin Brown’s Somewhere Anywhere as read by Anthony Babington: 00:24:32
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Welcome to Episode 521. For fiction, we have four tales for you: about a lonely girl who finds a friend, something that creeps on a cold winter’s night, an unexpected warm day, and why you shouldn’t mistake a caged tiger for a tame one.
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Good Evening: Looking Ahead, Submissions, Contest: 00:01:06
Emil Čolić’s Put Into Pieces as read by Michelle Kane: 00:05:02
Emily Henry Burham’s Winter Solstice as read by Jesse Holt: 00:12:28
William John Wither’s And the Sun Went Down as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:17:17
Nathaniel Lee’s Hiking Tour of the Abyss as read by Georgia Cook: 00:33:58
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Andrew Gibson | The Haven Discord
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Welcome to Episode 522. We have two tales of crime for you this week, about a thief desperate for silence and a kingpin’s nefarious plan to stay in charge.
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Good Evening: Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06
Colyn Rogers’ Tinnitus as read by Bryce Dahle: 00:04:21
Kev Harrison’s Communion as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:12:22
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Welcome to Women in Horror Month! This week, guest host Meredith Morgenstern brings us two tales: about a birthday accident, and the secret hidden right under one detective’s nose.
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Good Evening: Guest host Meredith Morgenstern presents Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06
Amy S. Cutler’s Light as a Feather as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:06:49
Brooke Brannon’s The Family Business as read by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker: 00:11:09
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Welcome to week two of Women in Horror Month! This week, guest host Meredith Morgenstern brings us two tales: about the importance of hope when facing the end of the world, and a dark ritual with an even darker presence.
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Good Evening: Guest host Meredith Morgenstern presents Women in Horror Month: 00:01:06
Michelle Ann King’s What Doesn’t Kill You as read by Georgia Cook: 00:06:43
E. E. W. Christman’s Bela’s Brood as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:38:08
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Welcome to Episode 525. It’s week three of Women in Horror Month and Meredith serves up three frights: about a reflection on a fraught relationship in the wake of catastrophe, a hell of a mushroom trip, and a dead language that maybe should have stayed that way.
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Women in Horror Month continues with Guest Host Meredith Morgenstern: 00:01:06
Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin’s Murmuration as read by Summer Brooks: 00:06:30
Dana Vickerson’s The Concert Cave as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:28:59
J. M. Merryt’s Necroglossia as read by Maurine McLean: 00:42:12
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Welcome to Episode 526. It’s the final week of Women in Horror Month. Meredith has one final set of tales for you, about why love maybe isn’t so blind after all, and an ethereal entity that feeds on happiness.
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Women in Horror Month with Guest Host Meredith Morgenstern: 00:01:06
Brooke Brannon’s Losit in Anafiotika as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:06:31
Pauline Yates’ The Happiness Man as read by Seth Williams: 00:31:21
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