Tales to Terrify
Episodes
Tales to Terrify 640 STOKERS Cindy O'Quinn, Nadine Aurora Tabing & Sam J. Miller
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 640. This week, we have three special tales for you – the first set of nominees for this year’s Bram Stoker Awards.COMIN...
Tales to Terrify 639 Eris Young & Richard S. Crawford
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 639. Guest host Andrew Gibson takes the reins this week for two tales. First, an unscrupulous archaeologist searches for immortalit...
Tales to Terrify 638 Renan Bernardo
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 638. Guest host Spencer DiSparti takes a look at the music behind the screams. Then, a woman forced to cast curses for coin accepts...
Tales to Terrify 637 James Cato
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 637, guest hosted by Stephen Gagin. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman who dives deep into the unknown in search or ...
Tales to Terrify 636 Paul Van Sickle
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 636. Guest host Seth Williams brings you one tale this week, about a down and out photographer who visit an old acquaintance in his...
Tales to Terrify 635 Kelsea Yu
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 635. Guest host Meredith returns once again to wrap up Women in Horror Month. Then, we meet an ailing mother forced to rely on her ...
Tales to Terrify 634 Abigail Kemske
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 634. Guest host Krystal Hammond takes the host seat for Women in Horror Month. Then, a man in search of his missing wife shelt...
Tales to Terrify 633 Emily J Weisenberger & KC Grifant
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 633. Guest host Meredith Morgenstern once again takes the reins for WiHM. For fiction, a lone settler struggles to stake his claim ...
Tales to Terrify 632 Divyasri Krishnan
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 632. Women in Horror Month continues with guest host Kathleen Palm. We have one tale for you this week, about a boy whose act of ge...
Tales to Terrify 631 Brigitte McCray & Shelley Lavigne
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 631. First, guest host Meredith Morgenstern kicks off Women in Horror Month. Then, we have two tales for you this week, about the b...
Tales to Terrify 630 Ed Serken
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 630. We have one tale for you this week, about a man’s struggles in the ravenous grasp of anxiety.COMING UPGood Evening: Flash Co...
Tales to Terrify 629 Christian Riley & Matt Thompson
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 629. We have two tales for you this week. First, a father hangs between hope and insanity as the bodies of the missing surface arou...
Tales to Terrify 628 AD Ross
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 628. We have one longer tale for you, about a bounty hunting witch who seeks retribution for generations of evil. COMING UPGoo...
Tales to Terrify 627 Amanda Cecelia Lang & TF Ahmad
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 627. We have two tales for you this week. First, we meet a long-dead witch whose surprise resurrection leaves her crawling with que...
Tales to Terrify 626 Tiffany Morris & Dana Vickerson
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 626. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman and her girlfriend navigate a new existence beyond the fringes of life and...
Tales to Terrify 625 Dan Micklethwaite
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 625. We have one tale tonight, about a sham medium whose success (and sanity) are put in jeopardy when she develops real talent.COM...
Tales to Terrify 624 JR Blanes
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 624. We have one tale for you this week, about a pioneer family grappling with an evil of nature infecting their wilderness home.CO...
Tales to Terrify 623 Katherine Traylor & Ville Meriläinen
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 623. We have two tales for you this week. First, a lonely widow finds solace in a song. Then, a doll maker struggles to silence the...
Tales to Terrify 622 Chris Kuriata
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 622. We have one tale for you this evening, about a woman whose run-in with a particularly difficult client threatens her whole wor...
Tales to Terrify 621 Charles Dickens
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy holidays and welcome to episode 621. We have one classic tale for you about a miserly man whose life is forever changed by a visit from three sp...
Tales to Terrify 620 Rick Kennett
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 620. This week, we meet a man whose visit to tropical Queensland takes a frighteningly frigid turn.COMING UPGood Evening: Thank-you...
Tales to Terrify 619 Z. J. Garcia & Samuel Feldstein
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 619. We have two tales for you this week. First, two sisters living in perpetual darkness crave the light. Then, the strange growth...
Tales to Terrify 618 Sasha Brown & J. V. Gachs
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 618. We have two tales for you this week. First, a boy and his uncle learn new things about each other during a family barbecue. Th...
Tales to Terrify 617 Kathleen Palm & Derek Alan Jones
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 617. We have two tales for you this week. First, a clown afraid of his inner darkness seeks the help of a therapist. Then, a woman ...
Tales to Terrify 616 Ryan C. Bradley & Tom Leaf
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 616. We have two animal tales for you this week. A recently retired prison warden finds herself relaxing on her grandmother's front...
Tales to Terrify 615 Luc Diamant & A. C. Bauer
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 615. We have two tales for you this week. First, a cautionary tale about why you should never leave your curtains open at night. Th...
Tales to Terrify 614 Carson Winter
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 614. We have one tale for you tonight, about a girl plagued by mysterious dreams, a dark shape in the sky, and two friends who skip...
Tales to Terrify 613 Keith Buzzard & E. F. Benson
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 613 and Happy Halloween! First, a morose Wile E. Coyote ponders life after finally catching and devouring his nemesis. Then, a youn...
Tales to Terrify 612 Francesco Levato & Eric Williams
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 612. We have two tales for you this week. First, a tomb robber is forced to choose between two horrors. Then, a drug dealer gets a ...
Tales to Terrify 611 R. A. Busby
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 611. We have one longer tale for you this week, about an exhausted new mother whose dark thoughts are more than they first seem.COM...
Tales to Terrify 610 Frank Oreto
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 610. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman whose kindly neighbour isn’t quite the man she expected him to be.COMING U...
Tales to Terrify 609 Akis Linardos & Jan Stinchcomb
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 609. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man’s upstairs neighbour becomes a little too absorbed in his work. Then, a yo...
Tales to Terrify 608 Laila Amado & Arasibo Campeche
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 608. We have two tales for you this week, about something even more crippling than student debt, and a scientist trapped in the dep...
Tales to Terrify 607 Scott Pedersen & J. V. Gachs
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 607. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man searches for his missing farmhand. Then, a young girl enlists the help of a ...
Tales to Terrify 606 Corey Farrenkopf & Carrie Lee South
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 606. We have two tales for you this week. First, a couple searches for a cure to their son’s illness, but may lose their minds in...
Tales to Terrify 605 Brendan Williams-Childs
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 605. We have one longer tale for you this evening. Against the backdrop of an approaching war, an art restorationist must balance h...
604 Victoria Turner, Marguerite Sheffer & SH Livernois
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 604. We have three tales for you this week. First, a couple plan the perfect date… and are dying to make a memory that will last ...
Tales to Terrify 603 Nick Petrou & Avra Margariti
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 603. We have two tales for you this week. First, a demon plagued village runs out of offerings. Then, a widower wages war with the ...
Tales to Terrify 602 HP Lovecraft & A. Morgan-Penn
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 602. We have two tales for you this week. First, a graverobber explains his descent into madness. Then, two sisters share the same ...
Tales to Terrify 601 STOKERS Anna Taborska, JAW McCarthy, Aaron Dries & Mercedes M. Yardley
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 601. We have a behemoth of an episode for you – the final tales of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards. A lonely man discovers frien...
Tales to Terrify 600 STOKERS Douglas Gwilym & Anna Taborska
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 600 and part 1 of this year’s Bram Stoker Award finalists. First, we meet a young girl who inherits a powerful legacy. Then, live...
Tales to Terrify 599 Frank Oreto & Mathew Lebowitz
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 599. We have two apocalyptic tales for you this week. First, a man in a harrowing future does his best to be a good father. Then, a...
Tales to Terrify 598 E. Nesbit
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 598. First, a sneak peek at a new podcast from friend of the show Jimmy Horrors. Then, we have one classic tale for you, where we d...
Tales to Terrify 597 Christi Nogle
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 597. We have one tale for you this week. A little taste of Christmas in July. After all, the holidays are the perfect time to revea...
Tales to Terrify 596 Victor Forna & Aeryn Rudel
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 596. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman has an unhealthy obsession with her plants. Then, a man discovers that the...
Tales to Terrify 595 Christopher O’Halloran & Joe Koch
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 595. This week, a man attempts to save his family from a raging fire. Then, a teen hunts down a famous noir author in a sleazy seas...
Tales to Terrify 594 Joanna Pinto & Edgar Allan Poe
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 594. We have two tales for you this week. The berries in the sailors’ graveyard have stories to tell. Will you listen to them?&nb...
Tales to Terrify 593 Liam Hogan
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 593. We have one tale for you this week, about an ageing paranormal investigator and her grandson who do battle against a surprisin...
Tales to Terrify 592 Emily Ruth Verona
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 592. We have one tale for you about a woman who visits her foster brother after he experiences a psychotic episode at a derelict ab...
Tales to Terrify 591 Changing Seasons Flash Contest
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 591. This week we have the winners of our Changing Seasons Flash Fiction Contest – four tales of harsh weather and horrible ...
Tales to Terrify 590 Joseph Cusumano
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 590. We have one tale for you this week, about a desperate businessman who seeks salvation in the flame of an ensorcelled candle.CO...
Tales to Terrify 589 Patrick Barb
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 589. We have one tale for you this evening. A young girl gains a new understanding of her father when she discovers a giant monster...
Tales to Terrify 588 Gordon B. White
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 588. We have one tale for you this week, about a restless homebody who stumbles across the perfect storybook house. But are the pro...
Tales to Terrify 587 Donald Mead
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 587. We have one extra-long tale this evening, about a group of WWI soldiers who find themselves in a small French town plagued by ...
Tales to Terrify 586 Jacob Steven Mohr, Lyndsey Croal & Mike Thorn
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 586. We have three tales for you this week. First, when Apollo 11 lands on the moon, it’s not only those on Earth that watch with...
Tales to Terrify 585 Tyler Jones
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 585. We have one tale for you this week about four friends on a hunting trip to a remote cabin in the woods that soon find themselv...
Tales to Terrify 584 Arthur Davis & Timothy G. Huguenin
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 584. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man moves into a new community only to discover his neighbour is Dracula. But is...
Tales to Terrify 583 Ai Jiang, Brooke Brannon & Elizabeth Broadbent
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our final episode of Women in Horror Month. First, we meet Nichelle Giraldes and her upcoming novel, “No Child of Mine.” Then, we have ...
Tales to Terrify 582 Evelyn Freeling
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to week three of Women in Horror Month. This week we’re introduced to Amy Goldsmith and her upcoming novel, Those We Drown. Then, a woman gr...
Tales to Terrify 581 Wendy Nikel & Livia E. De Souza
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to week three of Women in Horror Month. First, introducing author Ai Jiang’s debut novel. Then, two tales. A lonely house welcomes those see...
Tales to Terrify 580 Adrianne Karasek
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to week 2 of Women in Horror Month. This week, Meredith introduces us to author P. L. Watts. Then, a woman’s secret love is put to the test ...
Tales to Terrify 579 Laura Nettles & Amanda Cecelia Lang
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to week 1 of Women in Horror Month. Fiction Editor Meredith Morgenstern kicks us off with an intro to writer Hadeer Elsbai, followed by a pair...
Tales to Terrify 578 Keith LaFountaine, Taylor Rae & T. L. Beeding
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 578. We have three tales for you this week. First, a man leans on technology to help him lose weight. Then, a girl battles the dark...
Tales to Terrify 577 Jeremiah Dylan Cook & William R D Wood
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 577. Our latest flash fiction contest – Changing Seasons – is officially live! We have two tales for you this week. First, a mo...
Tales to Terrify 576 Victoria Zelvin & Amanda Michele
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 576. We have two tales for you. First, a woman threatens to be consumed by fiery vengeance. Then, a witch keeps her human companion...
Tales to Terrify 575 Mark Towse & Matt Brandenburg
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 575. Last up on our staff spotlight: Seth Williams. We have two tales for you, too. First, a man’s peaceful twilight years are di...
Tales to Terrify 574 Lorna Riley & Perceval Landon
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 574. Let’s meet the second half of our slush team. Then, we have two tales. First, a girl makes a mysterious shadowy friend. And ...
Tales to Terrify 573 Reese Hogan
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 573. First, we shine the spotlight on our slush reader team. Then, we have one tale for you, about a group of college students who ...
Tales to Terrify 572 Kathleen Palm & Erin Keating
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 572. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young boy wants nothing more than for his mom to smile. Then, a girl is once aga...
Tales to Terrify 571 JMJ Brewer
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 571. We have one tale for you this week, about a tortured recluse who finds a new lust of life when he receives a mysterious packag...
Tales to Terrify 570 Lee Murray (Stoker)
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 570. We cap off the year with the winner of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards achievement in short fiction. An 80s-inspired tale of ...
Tales to Terrify 569 Kyla Lee Ward (Stoker) & Tarver Nova
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 569. We have two tales for you this week. First, an archaeologist goes on the dig of a lifetime. Then, a man struggles with mythica...
Tales to Terrify 568 Cindy O’Quinn (Stoker) & Avi Burton
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 568. We have two tales for you this week. First, a Stoker finalist about a girl born and raised in the wilderness, trained to carry...
Tales to Terrify 567 Marisca Pichette & L. S. Johnson
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 567. We have two tales for you this week, about a man cursed with compassion and a woman in a war-torn land who takes in a familiar...
Tales to Terrify 566 Marisca Pichette & M R James
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 566. We have two tales for you this week, about a people forced into hiding who rise up with the full moon, and a traveler’s fasc...
Tales to Terrify 565 Rami Unger
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 565. We have another contest for you this week, as well as one tale about a young ballet student who finds herself cast in a very s...
Tales to Terrify 564 Thomas Farr & Hope Davies
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 564. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man visits an abandoned Japanese island and brings home more than souvenirs. The...
Tales to Terrify 563 Deirdre Coles & William Hope Hodgson
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 563. We have two tales for you this week, about the toxic dangers of neighbourhood social media, and a schooner stranded in the dol...
Tales to Terrify 562 Frank Oreto
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 562. We have one tales for you this week – one last bit of Halloween before the season’s too far in the rearview, about a neigh...
Tales to Terrify 561 Nautical Flash Contest Winners & Maureen O’Leary
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 561 and Happy Halloween! This week we present the winners of our Nautical Flash Fiction Contest! Then, to really get you in the spi...
Tales to Terrify 560 Patrick Barb
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 560. This week we have one tale, about a death row inmate who decides he might as well embrace the Satan worship he’s been accuse...
Tales to Terrify 559 Charlotte Perkins Gilman
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 559. We have a classic tale for you this evening about a young woman left, by her husband, to the mercies of madness.COMING UPGood ...
Tales to Terrify 558 Caleb Stephens & Santiago Eximeno
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 558. This week we have two tales, about a garden sown with grief and the perils of sharing your life with strangers.COMING UPGood E...
Tales to Terrify 557 Virginia Campen & H.P. Lovecraft
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 557. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman in chronic pain finally gets the help she needs. Then, a man seeks shelter...
Tales to Terrify 556 Timothy G. Huguenin
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 556. We have one tale for you this week, about a lonely woman who falls for the local butcher. COMING UPGood Evening: Lycan, S...
Tales to Terrify 555 S. H. Mansouri
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 555. We have one tale for you this week, about a food delivery driver whose very life (and the lives of those he loves) may depend ...
Tales to Terrify 554 A. J. Lewis
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 554. We have one tale for you this week, about a man forced to confront a forgotten and uncomfortable past.COMING UPGood Evening: L...
Tales to Terrify 553 Danielle Ackley-McPhail
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 553. We have one tale for you this week, about an inmate of Purgatory who manages to evade prison politics – until justice calls....
Tales to Terrify 552 Rich Larson
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 552. We have one longer tale for you this evening, about a squad of conscripted convicts who learn there are worse places to be tha...
Tales to Terrify 551 Ashlee Lhamon
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 551. This week we have one tale for you, about a young man who learns that just because a town’s been abandoned doesn’t mean th...
Tales to Terrify 550 Jolie Toomajan & Erica Ruppert
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 550. We have two tales for you this week. First, a girl goes to dark lengths in her desire for attention. Then, a young woman finds...
Tales to Terrify 549 Jonathan Louis Duckworth
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 549. We have one tale for you this evening, about a Hungarian factory worker who discovers a cure for loneliness in a jar.COMING UP...
Tales to Terrify 548 Christi Nogle & Taija Morgan
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 548. We begin this week with the true story of a woman’s enthralling thrift store discovery. Then, a dying man tries to prov...
Tales to Terrify 547 Shenoa Carroll-Bradd
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 547. We have one tale tonight that takes us back to the summer of 1975 with an ordinary family, a cabin the woods, and something lu...
Tales to Terrify 546 Lee Clark Zumpe
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 546. This week we have one tale, about an expedition shipwrecked on a strange shore.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions, Reviews, Pa...
Tales to Terrify 545 Patrick Barb & Angela Sylvaine
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 545. We have two tales for you: about a man about to seriously regret a night of heavy drinking, and twin sisters who seek to save ...
Tales to Terrify 544 Mob
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 544. We have one tale for you this evening about a new employee, a series of strange events and an abattoir manager struggling to m...
Tales to Terrify 543 Edith Nesbit
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 543. This week we meet a newlywed couple who discover terrible secrets at a nearby church.COMING UPGood Evening: Podcast Awards, Re...
Tales to Terrify 542 W. F. Harvey & Hunter Liguore
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 542. We have two tales for you this week. First, in the middle of a heatwave, two strangers discover their fates are deeply intertw...
Tales to Terrify 541 Harley Carnell
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 541. We have one tale for you this evening, about a shy, lonely man whose ailing health is exacerbated by a recurring late night ca...