Tales to Terrify

Welcome to Episode 453. We have a very special episode this week: the winners of our first Flash Fiction Contest. We have four short tales for you: a woman’s attempt to halt death, a piece of art induces madness, a mother frightened by a scary story, and a dreadful inheritance.Coming UpGood Evening: New Faces & Shout Outs: 00:01:06Dark Travels: Italy’s Poveglia Island: 00:02:51Runner Up: John Waite’s Exhibit Label as read by Evan Morgenstern: 00:16:27Runner Up: Frauke Uhlenbruch’s Skin Suits as read by Julia Zelman: 00:24:15Runner Up: Erica Ruppert’s The Wind, The Sand as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:32:45WINNER: Nicola Kapron’s Plague as read by Emily Strand: 00:40:45Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Plague by Arnold BöcklinOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 452. Still on hiatus from our travels, but we have one tale for you about a man’s escape from a cold, loveless marriage.Coming UpGood Evening: Flash Contest Update: 00:01:06Andrew L. Hodges’ Blue and White as read by Scott Fulps: 00:03:32Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Original Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 451. We’re taking a breather for our travels this week. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a son’s cry for attention and a bad case of existential indigestion.Coming UpGood Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06Alex Ebenstein’s My Brother’s Keeper as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:02:58M. Regan’s Revelation 2:17 as read by Seth Williams: 00:08:10Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Alex Ebenstein @ TwitterDan Gurzynski @ LibrivoxOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 450. This week we stick around Calgary, Alberta to explore its oldest neighbourhood. For fiction, we have one tale about the responsibilities inherited when you murder a monster.Coming UpGood Evening: 00:01:06Dark Travels: Calgary’s Inglewood Neighbourhood: 00:01:26Drew Rogers’ Monsterkin as read by Anthony Babington: 00:17:41Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Drew Rogers @ TwitterAnthony Babington @ TwitterOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 449. This week we travel to Calgary, Alberta for a pint or two at the pub. For fiction, we have one tale about an expedition who discovers that greed is a gateway to even deeper evils.Coming UpGood Evening: Submissions, Reviews, Patreon Update: 00:01:06Dark Travels: Calgary’s Haunted Pubs: 00:03:39Kev Harrison’s A Precious Quarry as read by Spencer DiSparti: 00:17:20Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Kev HarrisonKev Harrison @ TwitterSpencer DiSparti @ SoundcloudOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 448. This week we travel to the Alberta Rockies for a stay at one of Canada’s most famously haunted hotels. For fiction, we one tale for you about why the cost of going astray is unusually high.Coming UpGood Evening: Submissions and Narrators: 00:01:06Dark Travels: Banff Springs Hotel: 00:02:48Joshua Robinson’s Home as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:16:05Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Graeme Dunlop @ TwitterPodCastleOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 447. This week we travel to Edmonton, Alberta to meet the caretaker of a historic building. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about the final moments before the end of the world and a woman who learns why you should call before visiting.Coming UpGood Evening: Submissions & Narrators: 00:01:06Dark Travels: The Gibbard Block (Edmonton, AB): 00:02:42Nikolas T. Monastere’s Harbingers as read by Alex Jennings: 00:11:01Evan J. Peterson’s The Husband Suit as read by Tena Kolakowski: 00:20:58Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Alex JenningsEvan J. PetersonEvan J. Peterson @ TwitterEvan J. Peterson @ InstagramTena KolakowskiOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 446. This week we stick around Crowsnest Pass and search the hills for a lost gold mine. For fiction, we have one tale for you about a grandmother who delights in playing matchmaker.Coming UpGood Evening: Submissions Open: 00:01:06Dark Travels: Lost Lemon Mine: 00:02:13Gordon B. White’s Paper Wings and Arrow Juice as read by Maurine McLean: 00:18:30Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Gordon B. WhiteOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 445. This week we travel to the little town of Frank, Alberta… or what’s left of it anyway. For fiction, we have one tale for you about the fine line between predator and prey.Coming UpGood Evening: Welcome and Submissions Reminder: 00:01:06Dark Travels: Frank Slide: 00:01:47[Trigger] John Dodd’s Sugar Ceremony as read by Summer Brooks: 00:13:06Trigger WarningsSugar Ceremony contains scenes of child exploitation/abuse.Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!John DoddsSummer Brooks @ Slice of SciFiOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 444. This week we sit down for a chat with author Daniel Kraus about his new book – the final work by horror icon George A. Romero. For fiction, we have two tales for you: about a mother whose love encourages her son to be who he was meant to be, and how escape is difficult when your every move if watched.Coming UpGood Evening: Submissions and Thank Yous: 00:01:06Interview with Daniel Kraus (The Living Dead): 00:03:30Chris Cole’s The Ablution Feast as read by Bryce Dahle: 00:18:48Steve Toase’s Streuobstwiese as read by Heather Thomas: 00:28:36Pertinent LinksSpread the darkness. Support us on Patreon!Daniel KrausThe Living Dead @ Bookshop.orgBryce DahleSteve ToaseSteve Toase @ PatreonSteve Toase @ TwitterOriginal Score by Jared Robinson/Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus @ FacebookNebulus @ Instagram Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.