The Wicked Library
Episodes
TWL 1012: "The Lights Beneath the Sea", by Aaron Vlek
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with another briny Batrachian tale as we take a dark dive into the deep.Geoffrey Sykes Vermillion returns in another dark and myst...
TWL 1011: "A Fish Doesn't Know", by Myk Pilgrim
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with a wet and Wicked wild wade into the waves.Nicola Hope is exhausted, tired, buggered even.She spends most of her time sweating...
TWL 1010: "The Man at Dealey Plaza", by Paul Michael Anderson
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with a disturbing found tape recording which relates the hidden truth behind a suspected bombing.When Eddie Wozniak manages to fig...
TWL 1009: "Arbor Day", by Kelli Perkins
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues as we dive deep into dark fantasy with today's tale by returning author, Kelli Perkins. This dark tale was written just for The Wi...
TWL 1008: "Code Word: HATEFULNESS", by Sara Tantlinger
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with a fantastic tale by an author appearing on the show for the first time, Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Sara Tantlinger. T...
TWL 1007: "The Heirloom", by Crystal Connor
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with a fantastic tale by an author appearing on the show for the first time, Crystal Connor.This dark tale, written just for The W...
TWL 1006: "NightRunner", by Miracle Austin
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with a fantastic tale by returning author, Miracle Austin.A Texas town full of secrets will alter everything in the life of teen, ...
TWL 1005: "Keeper of Souls", by Owl Goingback
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with a fantastic tale by returning author, Owl Goingback.Digging Owl has been abducted from his home and taken to far off Spain to...
TWL 1003: "Bramblewood", by Meg Hafdahl
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with another new horror tale written just for us by returning author, Meg Hafdahl.After Darcy dumps her boyfriend, she is desperat...
TWL 1002: "The Other Kind", by Lawrence C. Connolly
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 10 continues with another new horror tale written just for us by an amazing author new to our show, Lawrence C. Connolly.Today's tale focuses o...
TWL 1001: "Shiny Entrails", by Christopher Long
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off Season 10 with a dark tale from returning author, Christopher Long.Sir Arthur Kane spent his life building an empire out of plastic. He ne...
TWL WIHM 2020-3: "The Baron of Bourbon Street", by Aaron Vlek
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we conclude our celebration of Women in Horror Month at the Wicked Library with a terrifyingly wicked tale by Aaron Vlek.Alfonse de Cartier is t...
TWL WIHM 2020-2: "A Dark Adapted Eye" Six Tales by Scarlett R. Algee
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we celebrate Women in Horror Month at the Wicked Library with a special collection of six deeply dark and disturbing short tales by Scarlett R. ...
TWL WIHM 2020-1: "Train Man" (Full Cast), by Cynthia Lowman
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we celebrate Women in Horror Month at the Wicked Library with a full cast production of "Train Man" by Cynthia Lowman.Ever since she was a child...
TWL 917: "Gee Gee", by John Wolf
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's story is from an author new to the Wicked Library.Booker is a man with no qualms when it comes to killing. Violence and death are a part of hi...
TPC 111: "Ancient Salts, PT 1", by Aaron Vlek
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Private Collector. This show explores The Librarian’s mission and delves deep into the occult and mystical realms in a way sure to g...
TWL 916: "Carol's Christmas", by Nelson W. Pyles and Scarlett R. Algee
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Dumas is a lot of things, and this Christmas she explains to her latest victim her past, future and present in this year's Christmassacre Episod...
TWL 915: An Extra Wicked Anthology
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another quarterly Extra Wicked Anthology Episode! Today we bring you two great tales from the darker side of things. Supporters of the s...
TPC 110: "The Swallows of Iga”, by Aaron Vlek
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our friend Frank Enfield finds himself once again far, far away in exotic lands well beyond his imagining. Beautiful misty valleys and trails winding ...
TWL 914: Cinnamon to Taste, by Christi Nogle
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's story is from an author new to the Wicked Library.Marnie and her aunt Cindy are happy running a bakery until Marnie gets lost in a dark nowher...
TWL 913: A Wicked Halloween Anthology - LIVE
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's show includes 3 Terrifying Tales and was recorded LIVE at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville, GA as part of Explore Gwinnette's #Artober Fest...
TW 9: Talking Wicked with Jessica McHugh
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This time on Talking Wicked, I chat with Jessica McHugh.Jessica is our first Resident Author and a very prolific writer in multiple genres including s...
TWL 912: Nice Guys Finish Last, by Anne Chichester
27 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's story is from an author new to the Wicked Library. In today's Halloween Tale, we explore love and longing, dark desires, and the danger of thi...
TPC 109: "Crime Scenes Ain't What They Used to Be", by Aaron Vlek
20 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It seems Frank made it back all in one piece, in a manner of speaking, from his leisurely little vacation out west with Coyote. But now it’s time to...
WFT S2E1: The Yellow Dwarf
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We kick of Season 2 of Wicked Fairy Tales with this King Sized tale of a spoiled princess, fairies, kings and a dwarf. To Celebrate the kick off of ...
TPC 108: “The Book of Skins and Bone”, by Aaron Vlek
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe in Coyote? I mean really believe? Because if you do, then you know if he wants you he just trots right up and hoists his leg and marks ...
TWL 911: Amity in Bloom, by Jessica McHugh
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's story is by the amazing Jessica McHugh, and is part of Nightscape Press's 2018 Ashes & Entropy anthology. This tale also made Ellen Datlow's r...
TW 8: Talking Wicked with K. B. Goddard
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talking Wicked, I chat with K. B. Goddard.Miss Goddard is a frequent contributor to The Lift and The Wicked Library, and a favorite autho...
TWL 910: An Extra Wicked Anthology
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another quarterly Extra Wicked Anthology Episode! Today we bring you three great tales from the darker side of things. Supporters of the...
TPC 107: "The Son of Smokeless Fire", by Aaron Vlek
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This time The Librarian sends Frank on a caper to foreign shores where he gets a taste of magical beasties he’s never even heard of before - Cairo! ...
TWL 909: Reflections on a Malady, by K.B. Goddard
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A visit to an old friend exposes Algernon Hunter to a series of strange occurrences. Is his friend's house really haunted? What is the nature of his w...
TW 7: Talking Wicked with Christa Carmen
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talking Wicked, I chat with Christa Carmen. We talk about how Christa came to writing short stories, why horror doesn't scare her, writi...
TPC 106: "The Big Easy as the Crow Flies, Part 2", by Aaron Vlek
28 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Story: “The Big Easy as the Crow Flies, Part 2”, by Aaron VlekWe wrap up the second part of Frank’s mission to New Orleans – the mission ev...
TWL 908: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, by Christa Carmen
21 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kerri Kusa anticipated receiving daily emails from her best friend while Kimberly was in the UK on a business trip, but she never expected those email...
TW 6: Talking Wicked with Nelson W. Pyles
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talking Wicked, I chat with the creator and original host of the show, Nelson W. Pyles.We talk about how the show has changed over the ye...
TWL 907: Just Enough Rope, by Nelson W. Pyles
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It was a simple enough task for former Texas Ranger Tom Wall; bring back the target dead or alive. As it happens, dead was the easy option, but the de...
TPC 105: “The Big Easy as the Crow Flies, Part 1”, by Aaron Vlek
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off his adventure with Victoria and his meet-up with the shade of Mama Cartwright, Frank is sent on a new Caper – the mission everything has b...
TWL 906: An Extra Wicked Anthology
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another quarterly Extra Wicked Anthology Episode! Today we bring you three great tales from the darker side of things. Supporters of the...
TPC 104: The Private Collector “The Juju that Lives in my Pocket”, by Aaron Vlek
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
t’s been a while since Frank Enfield has seen The Librarian. So, Frank has been spending his time seeing Brenda Ward and holding on to the strange c...
TWL 905: The Case of the Signet Ring, by Aaron Vlek
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fans of "The Case of the Black Lodge" (TWL 804), and "The Case of the Yuletide Bride" (TWL 900) are in for a Wicked treat as Geoffrey Sykes Vermillion...
TW 5: Talking Wicked with Alex Murd
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talking Wicked, I chat with the person most responsible for the visual feel of the show and The Librarian, artist Alex Murd of Murd Comic...
TWL 904: A Wicked Fairy Tale
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Librarian brings you a dark tale of a young man who manages to use his lack of fear to interesting results. Collected by the Brothers Grimm. As to...
TPC 103: The Private Collector "See You in the Funny Papers", by Aaron Vlek
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Frank continues a deep dive into the weird in this tale that sends him in search of a strange book that even the Librarian himself can't lock away in ...
TW 4: Talking Wicked with Nico Vettese
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talking Wicked, at long last, thanks to the new format, I bring on one of my favorite people on the planet and the person most responsibl...
TWL 903: An Extra Wicked Anthology
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another quarterly Extra Wicked Anthology Episode! Today we bring you three great tales of things from the dark.1. "The Lake Manawaka Mea...
TW 3: Talking Wicked with Aaron Vlek
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talking Wicked, Aaron Vlek visits the Library to talk about The Private Collector episodes which aired last week (TPC 101 and TPC 102) as...
TPC 102: The Private Collector "The Night the Bible Let Me Down", by Aaron Vlek
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Enfield has a new assignment from the Librarian. This time, it's a trip, under the cover of darkness, to retrieve the Packard clan's Family Bibl...
TPC 101: The Private Collector “The Library on The Other Side of Town”, by Aaron Vlek
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cartwright and Enfield Detective Agency had shuttered its doors under what they call "mysterious circumstances". After a catastrophic destruction of t...
TW 2: Talking Wicked with Christopher Long
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talking Wicked, Christopher Long visits the Library to talk about last week's story Episode 902: "The Man in Number 23".We also discuss...
TWL 902: "The Man in Number 23", by Christopher Long
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who knows what your neighbors are really up to behind closed doors? One man learns the horrible truth that his neighbor has seen . . . and comes to le...
TW 1: Talking Wicked with Meg Hafdahl
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the debut episode of Talking Wicked, Meg Hafdahl visits the Library to talk about last week's story Episode 901: "The Barren" as adapted from th...
TWL 901: "The Barren", by Meg Hafdahl
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Savannah is desperate to have a baby. When a haughty woman from her past flaunts her own fertility, Savannah starts down a dark path. Can an encounter...
TWL 900: "The Case of the Yuletide Bride", by Aaron Vlek
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For our 2018 Christmas Special, we present the return of Geoffrey Sykes Vermillion, first appearing in the Parsec Award Finalist episode, "The Case o...
TWL 824: Stalking Stuffers, by Multiple Authors
23 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode of Season 8 is a festively Wicked collection of seven dark tales by six Wicked Library Alum authors."Sugar Plums" by Scarlet R. Alge...
TWL 823: Extra Wicked Fall Anthology 2018
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we bring you 4 Wicked tales for our Extra Wicked Fall Anthology.The stories shared today are heard first by our supporters but, since the goal ...
TWL 822: "Last Man in Line", by Owl Goingback
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When Matt Dawsen visits the very haunted Andersonville, the site of a horrific Civil War prison camp as part of his fraternity pledge, he ends up in a...
TWL 821: Tricks and Treats: Volume I, by Multiple Authors
28 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our Halloween celebration this year, we bring you a special episode of Wicked flash fiction written by 15 authors, and told by Your Librari...
TWL 820: "Tricking the Haunt", by Sebastian Bendix
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob is a homeless teen living alone on the streets of a dead-end desert town until he meets Burke, a fellow runaway with a fearsome ability. Like Ja...
TWL 819: "Night Terrors", by Samantha Mayotte
14 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A college girl with an uncommon gift. A townie who just wants to look out for his best friend. When dark creatures start haunting Aisling's dreams, it...
TWL 818: Wicked Verse: Five Dark Poems by Stephanie M. Wytovich
07 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have five Dark Poems by Bram Stoker Award winning author, Stephanie M. Wytovich, and chapter one from her debut novel, The Eighth.Poems:"Your...
TWL 817: Extra Wicked Summer Anthology 2018
22 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we bring you 3 fresh tales for our Extra Wicked Summer Anthology.The stories shared today are heard first by our Patreon supporters, but, since...
TWL 816: "The Hairy Man" by Julia Benally
25 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Credits:"The Hairy Man"Author: Julia Benally | Storytellers: Mike DelGaudio, Main Narration| Mary Murphy as May | Evan Schmitt as Derry | Daniel Foy...
TWL 815: "Gardening" by Kathleen Queen
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this Wicked tale, we meet Paige, who is going to have an...interesting day. Her faithful orange tabby, Fred, tries to help her with one of her prob...
TWL 814: "Death by Design" by Kelli Perkins
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this Wicked tale, returning author Kelli Perkins shows us that finding what you're looking for might be more than you can handle.Paige's fascinatio...
TWL 813: "Another Pleasant Valley Sunday" by Jessica McHugh
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our resident author, Jessica McHugh, is back with another dark story.In today's wicked tale, we take a dark ride into a town where we meet Richie, a c...
TWL 812: "What Waits at the Bottom" by Erik Starn
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today's dark tale, a man who has struggled for years with a trauma from his past reaches a breakthrough with the help of his therapist.But, what if...
TWL 811: Extra Wicked Spring Anthology 2018
02 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we bring you 3 fresh tales for our Extra Wicked Spring Anthology.The stories shared today are heard first by our Patreon supporters, but, since...
TWL 810: "Kill Them with Kindness" by Kylee Wardle
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we present a cautionary tale that reminds us to control our darker impulses lest they lead us down paths darker than we might expect.A man who ...
TWL 809: "Suckle His Poison" by Madeleine Swann
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we present a wickedly strange and horrifying tale of secret desires.A Victorian solicitor returns from a business trip to find his wife missing...
TWL 808: "Out with the Old" by Lindsey Goddard
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we present a tale of secrets and darkest desire.When Maxine Fischer shoots her ex-husband on the day of their divorce, she knows it looks bad. ...
TWL 807: "A Certain Kind of Spark" by Gwendolyn Kiste
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we present a delightfully dark tale that builds to a very wicked end.Anastasia knows she will never measure up to her older sister Calista, who...
TWL 806: "Tunda" & "The Wicker House", by Michael Landry
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we present two tales from The Wicker Saga, a series of standalone yet interconnected stories that, together, serve to tell a larger narrative....
TWL 805: "Bleedthrough," by Scarlett R. Algee
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we present a very dark tale by Scarlett R. Algee.In "Bleedthrough," we meet Shelly, a woman frustrated at work, and in need of a little cathart...
TWL 804: Two Wicked Tales by Aaron Vlek
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we present a two tales of terror and transformation written by returning author Aaron Vlek!"The Case of the Black Lodge" told by David Ault and...
TWL 803: Extra Wicked Winter Anthology 2018
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, along with the other Wicked tales, we present the premier episode of our new Patreon Exclusive Show, The Private Collector, included here, for ...
TWL 802: "Willoughby", by Meg Hafdahl
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we present a tale written by Meg Hafdahl, in her first full-length episode! This story appears in her collection, Twisted Reveries.Small towns ...
TWL 801: "The Rags on His Back", by Christopher Long
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Wicked Library returns for its first regular episode of Season 8! For The Wicked Library's launch we're celebrating with something special, an au...
TWL 800: Christmassacre 2017
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Librarian wakes from his post-Halloween slumber long enough to bring you Christmassacre 2017! Back in the hosting chair for this special episode i...
TWL 733: "Sleepyhead" and "Irreconcilable Differences" by Brooke Warra
12 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In her first full length episode, Brooke Warra helps us close out season 7 with two Wicked tales. In "Sleepyhead" a girl struggles to be accepted unti...
TWL 732: Extra Wicked Halloween 2017
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, thanks to our Patreon supporters we've pulled the desiccated corpses of three lost tales from the ether of Season One, and completely resur...
TWL 731: "Pop-Pop's Gift", by Tony Sarrecchia
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On his 89th birthday, Nicky's Pop-Pop shares an amazing and crazy, unbelievable tale with his grandson as his final gift.Enjoy this tale of man-eating...
TWL 730: "Highway 16", by Caitlin Marceau
15 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When a young woman stops to help an old man on an empty highway, not all is as it seems. The man is looking for more than assistance and what he needs...
TWL 729: Extra Wicked Fall Anthology 2017
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, thanks to our Patreon supporters and some very Wicked Authors, we have been able to produce two Extra Wicked tales for you all as well as t...
TWL 728: "Louise, Your Shed's on Fire", by Matthew Weber
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Weber makes his Wicked Library debut with this darkly comic homage to alien invasion stories, Meg Thatcher witnesses a mysterious object fall ...
TWL 728: "Louise, Your Shed's on Fire", by Matthew Weber
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Weber makes his Wicked Library debut with this darkly comic homage to alien invasion stories, Meg Thatcher witnesses a mysterious object fall ...
TWL 727: "Rare Air", by Mark Slade
24 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Slade makes his Wicked Library debut with this tale told by John Grilz with Nicole Goodnight as Meg.Rude and crude Howard King is everything most...
TWL 726: "Blood Pressure", by T.D. Trask
17 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
T.D. Trask returns to the Wicked Library with this dark and humorous tale.When a small Pennsylvania town is faced with a unique problem, they elect a ...
TWL 725: "A Priest in Love" by Stephanie Ogrodnik
03 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Ogrodnik makes her Wicked Library debut with this dark and atmospheric tale.Father William Blackwell has fallen in love. Aside from the obvi...
TWL 724: Classically Wicked
20 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we dig into the archives and share 3 classic wicked tales by Daniel Foytik, Rebecca Snow, and Kerry Lipp - all narrated by Nelson W. Pyles....
TWL 723: "Amelia's Labyrinth", by John Clewarth
06 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John Clewarth makes his Wicked Library debut with this darkly mysterious tale.George Paddison is sent to boarding school, deep in the North Yorkshire ...
TWL 722: "Ten Little Indians", by Patrick Moody
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Moody makes his Wicked Library debut with this story told by Addison Peacock.In this dark tale, Celia’s family moves to the country after bu...
TWL 721: Extra Wicked Summer Anthology
08 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, thanks to our Patreon supporters and some very Wicked Authors, we have been able to produce three Extra Wicked tales for you all.These stor...
TWL 720: "Bone Peyote", by Ricardo Victoria
01 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A journal is found that tells an incredible story about a young man and his friend's experiments with a powerful form of traditional medicine called "...
TWL 719: "Dead Man's Caul", by Jessica McHugh
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica McHugh returns with a new wicked story narrated by Nelson W. Pyles. In this dark tale, a sailor looking for the way out of his predicament mak...
TWL 718: "Idle Hands", by Kelly Perkins
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Devil is back this week, with a darkly humorous tale that's sure to give you a little more sympathy for him. In this tale, The Devil -- a lover of...
TWL 717: Two Tales of Terror by Scarlett R. Algee
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Your Librarian brings you two tales of death, devouring, and reanimation. "And Drown Melancholy" puts you in the mind of an unfortunate young woman s...
TWL 716: "Quem Infra Nos", by Mark Nixon
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Selected from the upcoming audio book edition of the Shadows at the Door Anthology, we bring you a haunting tale set in Durham, England.An author on r...
TWL 715: "The Journey", by Eamon O'Neill
20 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sim has struggled all his life to fit in -- a struggle to find peace and feel normal. When he finds himself on an unplanned, surreal journey he may fi...
Best S3: "Always Something There to Remind Me", by Gary Braunbeck
14 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Cindy and her husband Randy start watching old home movies from his childhood, Randy begins to notice subtle differences between his memory and r...
TWL 714: "There Will Be Refreshments", by James Johnson
06 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This dark, twisted, and entertaining tale is a wild ride into darkness.When Mark suffers a car accident, he is propelled into Hell and embarks on a jo...