Tales to Terrify

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 UPGood Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06F. Marion Crawford’s The Dead Smile as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:03:51PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchOpen for SubmissionsDan Gurzynski on LibrivoxOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. Hegre

Welcome to episode 641. This week we share the rest of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees in short fiction.COMING UPGood 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: 00:37:29TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Sound of Children Screaming contains scenes of school violence and child harm.Silk contains racial/ethnic slurs and scenes of suicide/suicidal ideation, animal death and child death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchBram Stoker AwardsStokerCon 2024Horror Writer’s AssociationRachael K. Jones on Bluesky (@rachaelkjones)Curtis Michael HollandNikolle DoolinOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. Hegre

Welcome to episode 639. Guest host Andrew Gibson takes the reins this week for two tales. First, an unscrupulous archaeologist searches for immortality. Then, a man seeks to shed the burden of conscious thought.COMING UPGood Evening: Guest Host Andrew Gibson: 00:01:06Eris Young’s Idomeneja, Or, The Death Mask as read by Michelle Kane: 00:02:58[Trigger] Richard S. Crawford’s Trying to Stay Dead as read by Jesse Holt: 00:23:17TRIGGER WARNINGSTrying to Stay Dead contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal IdeationPERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMichelle Kane on X (@shelldavis72)Richard S. CrawfordJesse HoltJesse Holt on X (@jesseholtvoice)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul Belcher

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 a contract against her better judgement.COMING UPGood Evening: Guest Host Spencer DiSparti, Music in Horror Film: 00:01:06Renan Bernardo’s Curselifter as read by Aven Shore: 00:08:22PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSpencer DiSparti on SoundcloudRenan BernardoRenan Bernardo on X (@RenanBernardo)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul Belcher

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 riches.COMING UPGood Evening: Guest Host Stephen Gagin: 00:01:06James Cato’s Flying Water as read by Emil Strand: 00:03:19PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJames Cato on X (@the_sour_potato)Emily StrandEmily Strand on X (@ekcstrand)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul Belcher

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 newly acquired castle. But is his friend ill, or is there something more sinister at play? COMING UPGood Evening: Guest Host Seth Williams, Submissions are Open: 00:01:06Paul Van Sickle’s Dwelling as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:36PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSubmissions are OpenBrian RollinsBrian Rollins on X (@VoicesofBrian)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul Belcher

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 least favourite son for sustenance.COMING UPWiHM: NIGHTLIGHT Podcast: 00:01:06[Trigger] Kelsea Yu’s Obedient Son as read by Rebecca Wei Hsieh: 00:05:48TRIGGER WARNINGSObedient Son contains scenes of self harm.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchNIGHTLIGHT PodcastNIGHTLIGHT Podcast on PatreonKelsea YuKelsea Yu on X (@anovelescape)Rebecca Wei HsiehRebecca Wei Hsieh on X (@GeneralAsian)Rebecca Wei Hsieh on Instagram (@GeneralAsian)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul Belcher

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 shelters in an abandoned lighthouse, only to discover something unsettlingly familiar within.COMING UPWiHM: horror audiobooks by women: 00:01:06Abigail Kemske’s Swirls and Eddies as read by Jim Matusik: 00:06:48PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchThis Appearing House by Ally Malinenko | Libro.fmThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling | Libro.fmHold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury | Libro.fmNarrate for Tales to TerrifyAbigail KemskeAbigail Kemske on Instagram (@abigailkemske)Abigail Kemske on X (@abigailkemske)Jim MatusikOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegrePaul Belcher