Tales to Terrify

Drew Sebesteny

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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20 episodes
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Friday · 41 min
Tales to Terrify 758 Inigo Hare
Welcome to episode 758. We have one tale for you this evening, about a desolate wasteland, a lonely boy and an uninvited visitor with a familiar face. COMING UP Good Evening: Thank-you: 00:01:06 Inigo Hare’s Mustard Country as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:03:16 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Andrew Gibson Andrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook Discord Andrew Gibson | The Haven Discord Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 31 · 43 min
Tales to Terrify 757 Adam Newnham & Frank J. Oreto
Welcome to episode 757. We have two tales for you this week. First, we seek vengeance in the old West. Then, the bill comes due for a man’s ruthless nature. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions Closed: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Adam Newnham’s The Golemist as read by Barbara Henslee: 00:03:04 [Trigger] Frank J. Oreto’s The Punishment of Jurgen Shurke as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:19:58 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Golemist contains scenes of Child Death. The Punishment of Jurgen Shurke contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Barbara Henslee on FB Barbara Henslee on IG Barbara Henslee on BlueSky Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 24 · 38 min
Tales to Terrify 756 Eric Fomley & Myna Chan
Welcome to episode 756. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man hunts for his missing wife. Then, a dying man’s bargain with death costs more than expected. COMING UP Good Evening: First Readers, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Eric Fomley’s Into Her Loving Arms as read by Erik Peabody: 00:05:03 [Trigger] Myna Chang’s Daily Dozen as read by Bob Brill: 00:20:03 TRIGGER WARNINGS Daily Dozen contains scenes of Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Eric Fomley Eric Fomley on Twitter Erik Peabody Erik Peabody | Viking Guitar Erik Peabody on Bluesky Erik Peabody on YouTube Myna Chang Myna Chang on Bluesky Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 17 · 31 min
Tales to Terrify 755 Sabine Baring-Gould
Welcome to episode 755. We have one classic tale for you this evening, about the restlessness of forgotten bones. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Sabine Baring-Gould’s Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story as read by George Woodruff: 00:02:46 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Submit Your Story! George Woodruff Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 10 · 45 min
Tales to Terrify 754 Marissa Snyder, Dario Splendido & Carolyne Topdjian
Welcome to episode 754. We have three tales for you this week, about a misunderstood haunting, the unravelling of innocence and a perilous game. COMING UP Good Evening, Thank-You: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Marissa Snyder’s The Woman in the Mirror as read by Jennifer March: 00:03:00 Dario Splendido’s Unmade Kindly as read by Anthony Babington: 00:15:02 [Trigger] Carolyne Topdjian’s MOTHER DAUGHTER as read by Aven Shore: 00:23:50 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Woman in the Mirror contains scenes of Domestic Abuse. MOTHER DAUGHTER contains scenes of Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Jennifer March Jennifer March | Not Your Mother’s Storytime Dario Splendido Anthony Babington on Twitter Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Paul Belcher Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 3 · 59 min
Tales to Terrify 753 Paul Edmonds & Samuel Marzioli
Welcome to episode 753. We have two tales for you this week. First, an unexpected delivery brings madness to a frontier town. Then, a father struggles to decide if his newborn son is miracle or monster. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Paul Edmonds’ Prosper as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:02:14 [Trigger] Samuel Marzioli’s Hollow Skulls as read by Colin Duncan: 00:25:21 TRIGGER WARNINGS Prosper contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation and Animal Death. Hollow Skulls contains scenes of Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Submit Your Story! Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 26 · 47 min
Tales to Terrify 752 Asher Ellis & Marissa Snyder
Welcome to episode 752. We have two tales for you this week, about the thin line between comedy and terror, and a coming out party that surfaces dark revelations. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Asher Ellis’ Humor Theory as read by Brian Rollins: 00:02:53 Marissa Snyder’s Victoria as read by Josie Babin: 00:19:57 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Submit your story! Brian Rollins Brian Rollins on Twitter Brian Rollins on Bluesky Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 19 · 36 min
Tales to Terrify 751 Jacob Vaus & Stephen Sottong
Welcome to episode 751. We have two tales for you this week, about a quiet day in the park and conjoined twins who yearn to be free. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jacob Vaus’ On All Fours as read by Dan Rabarts: 00:03:06 [Trigger] Stephen Sottong’s Half Brother as read by Jesse Holt: 00:12:18 TRIGGER WARNINGS Half Brother contains scenes of Self Harm, Suicide/Suicidal Ideation. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Jacob Vaus Jacob Vaus on Substack Jacob Vaus on IG Dan Rabarts Jesse Holt Jesse Holt on Twitter Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 12 · 33 min
Tales to Terrify 750 Christopher Hawkins
Welcome to episode 750. We have one tale for you this week, about an education in monster taming. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions, Thank-you: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Christopher Hawkins’ On Thursdays We Beat the Teacher With Sticks as read by Sarah Mehra: 00:04:36 TRIGGER WARNINGS On Thursdays We Beat the Teacher With Sticks contains scenes of Animal Death and Child Abuse. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Submissions are Open Christopher Hawkins Christopher Hawkins on IG Christopher Hawkins on Threads Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 5 · 44 min
Tales to Terrify 749 STOKERS Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece
Welcome to episode 749. And happy StokerCon weekend! We have one final nominated tale for you, about a girl navigating the challenges of a most unusual boarding school. COMING UP Good Evening: Guest Host Douglas Gwilym, StokerCon 2026: 00:01:06 Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece’s St. Dymphna’s School for Borderland Girls as read by Kelli Tager: 00:03:51 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Kelli Tager on IG Kelli Tager on Threads Kelli Tager on FB Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29 · 44 min
Tales to Terrify 748 STOKERS R. J. Joseph
Welcome to episode 748. It’s week four of our Stoker Awards short fiction showcase. Tonight, we meet a family haunted by a legacy of dysfunction. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] R. J. Joseph’s Inheritance as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:03:37 TRIGGER WARNINGS Inheritance contains scenes of Sexual Abuse/Rape. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Bram Stoker Awards Krystal Hammond Krystal Hammond on Twitter Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22 · 33 min
Tales to Terrify 747 STOKERS L. E. Daniels
Welcome to episode 747 and week three of our Stoker Awards short fiction showcase. We have one tale for you tonight, about the persistence of nature in the aftermath of mass extinction. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] L. E. Daniels’ Stomata as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:02:50 TRIGGER WARNINGS L. E. Daniels’ Stomata contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Bram Stoker Awards Nicole Swanson Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15 · 51 min
Tales to Terrify 746 STOKERS Champ Wongsatayanont
Welcome to episode 746. It’s week two of our Stoker Awards short fiction showcase. This week, we meet a regular taxi driver with a very special talent. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Champ Wongsatayanont’s Autogas Ferryman as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:02:52 TRIGGER WARNINGS Autogas Ferryman contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation & Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Bram Stoker Awards Curtis Michael Holland Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8 · 42 min
Tales to Terrify 745 STOKERS Anna Taborska
Welcome to episode 745. It’s week one of our Stoker Awards finalist showcase. This week, trouble catches up to a gang of West London thugs. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Anna Taborska’s [Ir]reversible as read by Mel Rose: 00:03:14 TRIGGER WARNINGS [Ir]reversible contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Bram Stoker Awards Anna Taborska Anna Taborska on IMDB Mel Rose Mel Rose on YouTube Mel Rose on FB Mel Rose on IG Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 1 · 52 min
Tales to Terrify 744 Sci-Fi Flash Fiction Contest Winners
Welcome to episode 744 and the results of our Sci-Fi Flash Fiction Contest! We have four runners up and one winner that are sure to chill your marrow. COMING UP Good Evening: Flash Fiction Contest, Stoker Awards: 00:01:06 Runner-Up: Argelia Salmon’s Overheard Fragments from the Cryo Bay as read by Seth Williams: 00:04:26 Runner-Up: Eric Fomley’s The Hive Below as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:15:34 Runner-Up: Kay Hanifen’s In the Grey as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:24:38 Runner-Up: Toya L. Walker’s Signal Loss as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:31:00 Winner: Mir Rainbird’s The Station on the Borderzone as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:42:21 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Folded Space Podcast Eric Fomley Eric Fomley on Twitter Andrew Gibson Andrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook Discord Andrew Gibson | The Haven Discord Katherine Hanifen Krystal Hammond Krystal Hammon on Twitter Toya L. Walker | Organically Grown Queen Nicole Swanson Mir Rainbird on Instagram Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 24 · 45 min
Tales to Terrify 743 Anthony J. Rapino & Christopher Collins
Welcome to episode 743. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young woman takes a mysterious new job. Then, a boy seeks to reclaim a family heirloom. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Anthony J. Rapino’s This is My Happy Face as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:03:06 [Trigger] Christopher Collins’ Nine Gold Teeth as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:22:25 TRIGGER WARNINGS This is My Happy Face contains scenes of Self-harm. Nine Gold Teeth contains scenes of Child Abuse and Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Anthony J. Rapino Amy Paonessa Curtis Michael Holland Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 17 · 35 min
Tales to Terrify 742 Jeff Wood & Daniel J. Greene
Welcome to episode 742. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young boy wakes to find his parents in his room. Then, a man who notices everything fails to see what matters most. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Jeff Wood’s A Voice of Leaves as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:02:44 Daniel J. Greene’s Oops as read by Dan Gurzynski: 00:12:42 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Jeff Wood Dan Guzynski on Librivox Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 10 · 47 min
Tales to Terrify 741 E. C. Bogosian
Welcome to episode 741. We have one tale for you this week, about a boy desperate to save someone from a fate they refuse to face. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 E. C. Bogosian’s Apoptosis as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:02:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch E.C. Bogosian Andrew Gibson Andrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook Discord Andrew Gibson | The Haven Discord Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 3 · 42 min
Tales to Terrify 740 Douglas Smith & Joshua Ramey-Renk
Welcome to episode 740. We have two tales for you this week, about a woman convinced the world is ending and a perfectly normal, perfectly safe scenic walking tour. COMING UP Good Evening – Guest Host Douglas Gwilym: 00:01:06 Douglas Smith’s Nothing as read by Barbara Henslee: 00:03:05 [Trigger] Joshua Ramey-Renk’s Historic Marker Seven as read by Charles Conover: 00:14:18 TRIGGER WARNINGS Historic Marker Seven contains scenes of Child Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Douglas Smith Douglas Smith on Twitter Barbara Henslee on IG Barbara Henslee on FB Barbara Henslee on Bluesky Barbara Henslee on LinkedIn Charles Conover on FB Charles Conover on IG Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
March 27 · 46 min
Tales to Terrify 739 Mia Cheng
Welcome to episode 739 and the final week of Women in Horror Month. We have one tale for you, about an artist in search of his missing muse. COMING UP Good Evening: Locus Magazine Fundraiser: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Mia Cheng’s Sparrow as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:03:37 TRIGGER WARNINGS Sparrow contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Locus Magazine on Indiegogo Graeme Dunlop on Twitter Graeme Dunlop | Podcastle Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment Nebulus on Facebook Nebulus on Instagram SPECIAL THANKS TO Orion D. Hegre Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.