Tales to Terrify
An award-winning weekly horror fiction podcast.
🗓️Periodically open to horror subs <10k. (Check website.)
💀Always open to horror flash <2k.
🧟Reprints allowed.
🧕👩🏾👨🏽🦽➡️🏳️🌈Diverse voices encouraged.
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- Welcome to episode 732. We four tales for you this week, about a deadly fairy tale, a father who thinks he knows best, a woman who doesn’t quite feel herself, and a repairman struggling to remain relevant. talestoterrify.com/episodes/732-j-s-apsley-frank-oreto-elle-zi-dong-derek-alan-jones
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- Is it déjà vu? Or are you stuck in a time loop? ...or does someone keep erasing your memories? Tell us about it in 1,000 words or less. You could win U.S.$50.
- Don't go outside into the frigid cold this weekend. It'll only make you sad. Instead, write a scary sci-fi story about the mad scientist who is making it cold and why he would do that to us. Contest opens Feb 1 Prize = U.S.$50 Word limit = 1,000
- Welcome to episode 731. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman trapped in a time loop, in an endless fight for her freedom (and the truth). talestoterrify.com/episodes/731-corinne-engber
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- A hale and hearty CONGRATULATIONS to the tributes who made the Stoker preliminary ballots! 👏🎉🥳🥂
- That plant by the window...it wasn't there before. Was it? And is that...a human face growing out of it? Set your phasers to horror and don't trust anyone: it's time for Tales to Terrify's annual flash contest! Winner will receive $50. Maximum length = 1,000 words.
- Welcome to episode 730. We have two tales for you this week, about a boy desperate to protect his newfound friendship, and a harrowing trip down a forbidden road (by @blackcattales.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/730-emma-johnson-rivard-chris-l-robinson
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- Welcome to episode 729 We have two tales for you this week. First, we share a handy instructional guide to culinary subterfuge. Then, a group of Roman soldiers descend deep into the earth in search of a lost family. talestoterrify.com/episodes/729-meagan-regina-thomas-alfie-court
- Reposted by Tales to TerrifyJust a friendly reminder that today is the last day to recommend works for the Stoker Awards! bramstokerawards.horror.org/the-bram-sto...
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- Welcome to episode 728. We have two tales for you this week, about an unsettling exchange between man and nature, and a widower who struggles not to lose his head. talestoterrify.com/episodes/728-t-r-steele-rex-burrows
- Disclaimer: We do not give out actual crowns.
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- Happy New Year and welcome to episode 727. We have one tale for you this week, about a young woman who seeks comfort in the embrace of her deceased grandmother’s house (read by @nikolledoolin.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/727-j-a-w-mccarthy
- May 2026 bring you only make-believe monsters and terror. 🥂
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- Check out the latest instalment of our Patreon Exclusive author interview series, hosted by Managing Editor Seth Williams. This month we delve into one of the most prolific contributors to our show over the years, the wonderfully weird Rick Kennett. www.patreon.com/posts/tales-to-terrify-147028609
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- Welcome to episode 726 and Happy Holidays! We have one tale for you this week, about a toy who searches for his purpose amidst the whispered secrets and gnashing teeth of a darkened nursery (by @amandacecelia.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/726-amanda-cecelia-lang
- Gentle reminder that not all Santas who come into your home tomorrow night are *good* Santas. Some of them are homicidal maniacs. Plan accordingly and stay safe. 🎅
- Welcome to episode 725. We have one tale tonight, about a mysterious chair in the woods that offers a young man escape from the darkness of everyday life. talestoterrify.com/episodes/725-adam-may
- Check back here for more submission details soon...
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- Friends, family, mortal enemies: A listener is asking about a short story we may have aired during Covid about a woman and her sister in a desolate London where everyone is stuck in a coma repeating a word. We've searched our show notes and can't find a match. Do any of you recognize this?
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- Welcome to episode 723. We have one longer tale for you this evening, about a team of Antiquarians tasked with uncovering the origin of a mysterious artifact (read by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/723-derek-alan-jones
- TL;DR = Horror fans are literally the nicest people on earth. Science says so. But we here at the podcast already knew that.
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- Welcome to episode 722. We have two tales for you this week. First, we develop an unfortunate aversion to fingernails. Then, a wife, tired of her husband’s illness, soon regrets taking matters into her own hands. talestoterrify.com/episodes/722-sam-logan-e-f-benson
- To our friends celebrating Thanksgiving in the States tomorrow, make sure you know who's coming to dinner: Most cryptids like their turkeys roasted, monsters like their turkeys raw, and demons prefer them still gobbling. Trust us: do NOT try to feed a cooked turkey to a demon. 😬
- Holiday season got you down? Don't sulk about it - write about it! Then send that writing to us!
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- Welcome to episode 721. We have two tales for you this evening. First, a village plays host to a visitor with an insatiable appetite. Then, an English iron and coal magnate finds his work is transforming more than just his career. talestoterrify.com/episodes/721-dafydd-mckimm-l-t-williams
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- The latest in our author interview series is up now on Patreon! This round, Seth chats with the horrifically humble Derek Alan Jones. Join us at patreon.com/talestoterrify to learn more about him and his work. #authorinterviews #horrorwriters
- The TtT staff are around this weekend if anyone needs a monster-sitter. DM for hourly rates. (image: David Gough, Grief Crawling from the Ashes, 2021)
- Welcome to episode 720. We have one classic tale for you tonight, about an old country estate that’s corridors holds more than portraits and shadows (read by @georgiacooked.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/tales-to-terrify-720-e-f-benson
- We had a mandatory all-staff viewing of Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" over the weekend. We are now pleased to announce that we will be moving the podcast HQ from the dungeons to this magnificent tower on a cliff. (Hopefully with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi still in it.)
- If anyone needs us this weekend, we'll be watching our collective boyfriend in GdT's "Frankenstein."
- Welcome to episode 719. First, we meet a woman with a hunger for justice. Then, a man fears for his relationship thanks to his girlfriend’s obsession with a chatbot (by @keithlafountaine.bsky.social, read by @thevoicesinmyhead.com). talestoterrify.com/episodes/719-james-fritz-keith-lafountaine
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- Happy Halloween and welcome to 718. First, we meet the four runners-up and one winner of our first ever Halloween Flash Fiction Contest. Then, a classic tale about a man who inherits a house and the dark history that comes with it. talestoterrify.com/episodes/718-halloween-flash-contest-e-f-benson
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- Welcome to episode 717. We have one tale for you this week, about a man whose farm becomes the feeding ground for a beast straight out of legend. talestoterrify.com/episodes/717-c-w-stevenson
- A Tales to Terrify slush reader? Don't dream it: be it! Apply @ tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader
- Win your copy of @frankoreto.bsky.social's new release: It's Dark in Here: Twenty-One Weird Tales and One Poem About Squirrels. Simply like this post and answer one prompt: "You open the door to find a squirrel on your front step. It looks you dead in the eye, opens its mouth, and says ________."
- Welcome to episode 716. We have three tales, about an ominous voice calling from the woods (read by @michelle-kane.bsky.social), a dangerous bargain to break a curse (read by @sarasounds.bsky.social), and a descent into madness at the hands of a monstrous clock. talestoterrify.com/episodes/716...
- Requirements to join our podcast as a volunteer slush reader: -Must love horror -Must be snarky -Must have a god complex when judging others -Must be willing to put up with grumpy, misanthropic (unpaid) co-workers -Cute pet photos a plus, but not required Apply here: tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader
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- We're looking for volunteer first readers. Come play with us at the podcast. Forever... and ever... and ever. Apply here: tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader
- Welcome to episode 715. We have one tale for you this week, about a stray dog that causes otherworldly chaos (by @ericawatersbooks.bsky.social, read by @krystalhammond.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/715-erica-waters
- Do you like reading short horror stories? Are you opinionated and judgey? Do you have a god complex? Tales to Terrify is looking for new volunteer first readers! If you think you got what it takes, fill out our application: tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader (Remember: this is a strictly volunteer role.)
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- Welcome to episode 714. We have two tales for you this week, about guardian eldritch horrors (by @amadolaila.bsky.social, read by @jimmyhorrors.bsky.social) and the risks of messing with time (by @linardos.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/714-laila-amado-akis-linardos
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- We have several stories about elder vampires. Not just because they've been around forever, but because they were older when they were turned: -Episode 705, "Dead By Night" -Episode 530, "In the Company of Bastards"
