Tales to Terrify
@talestoterrify.bsky.social
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.
www.talestoterrify.com
#HorrorCommunity
🗓️Periodically open to horror subs <10k. (Check website.)
💀Always open to horror flash <2k.
🧟Reprints allowed.
🧕👩🏾👨🏽🦽➡️🏳️🌈Diverse voices encouraged.
www.talestoterrify.com
#HorrorCommunity
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.
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.
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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.
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/730-emma-johnson-rivard-chris-l-robinson
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/730-emma-johnson-rivard-chris-l-robinson
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/729-meagan-regina-thomas-alfie-court
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/729-meagan-regina-thomas-alfie-court
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/728-t-r-steele-rex-burrows
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/728-t-r-steele-rex-burrows
Disclaimer: We do not give out actual crowns.
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Disclaimer: We do not give out actual crowns.
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/727-j-a-w-mccarthy
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/727-j-a-w-mccarthy
May 2026 bring you only make-believe monsters and terror. 🥂
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
May 2026 bring you only make-believe monsters and terror. 🥂
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
www.patreon.com/posts/tales-to-terrify-147028609
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
www.patreon.com/posts/tales-to-terrify-147028609
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/726-amanda-cecelia-lang
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
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. 🎅
Plan accordingly and stay safe. 🎅
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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. 🎅
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/725-adam-may
December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/725-adam-may
Check back here for more submission details soon...
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Check back here for more submission details soon...
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?
We've searched our show notes and can't find a match.
Do any of you recognize this?
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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?
We've searched our show notes and can't find a match.
Do any of you recognize this?
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/723-derek-alan-jones
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/723-derek-alan-jones
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/722-sam-logan-e-f-benson
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/722-sam-logan-e-f-benson
Holiday season got you down? Don't sulk about it - write about it! Then send that writing to us!
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Holiday season got you down? Don't sulk about it - write about it! Then send that writing to us!
Children of the Night, please help us settle an ongoing debate here at the podcast Gothic steampunk castle tower:
Could Dracula turn Frankenstein's Creature into a vampire?
Support your answer.
Could Dracula turn Frankenstein's Creature into a vampire?
Support your answer.
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Children of the Night, please help us settle an ongoing debate here at the podcast Gothic steampunk castle tower:
Could Dracula turn Frankenstein's Creature into a vampire?
Support your answer.
Could Dracula turn Frankenstein's Creature into a vampire?
Support your answer.
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/721-dafydd-mckimm-l-t-williams
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/721-dafydd-mckimm-l-t-williams
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
November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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)
(image: David Gough, Grief Crawling from the Ashes, 2021)
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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)
(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
talestoterrify.com/episodes/tales-to-terrify-720-e-f-benson
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
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.)
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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.)