PseudoPod 995: Data Ghost

Author : Susan King Narrator : Louise Hewitt Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop ‘Barghest’ was first published Modern Folklore: A Comma Press Course Anthology, in August 2025 C/W: bullying From the author: “The idea for Barghest came from reading legends surrounding the existence of mythical ‘black dogs.’ These were supernatural, ghostlike, […]

Author : Madhu Campbell Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop PseudoPod 998: The Story-Stealer’s Night is a PseudoPod original. C/Ws from author: Body horror, creature horror, brief suicidal ideation, cancer, child abuse, child death and parent death The Story-Stealer’s Night by Madhu Campbell Story-teller, Story-screamer Tell your tales […]

Authors : Alex Ebenstein, Scott Weisser and Annie ZH Sun Narrators : Jarius Durnett, Kevin M. Hayes and Dani Cutler Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “The Wind Beneath” originally appeared in Cosmic Horror Monthly “They Still Haven’t Found Stevie” has previously been featured on the No Sleep Podcast “Precious Darlings” originally […]

Authors : Ambrose Bierce and Philip Curtiss Narrators : Ben Phillips and Kaz Host : Joshua Tuttle Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “The Suitable Surroundings” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 14, 1889 “The Resurrection of Chilton Hills” first appeared in Harper’s Monthly Magazine in October 1929.  C/W: suicide (The Suitable Surroundings)  […]

Author : Martha Wells Narrator : Rae Lundberg Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Data Ghost” originally appeared in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology Data Ghost by Martha Wells When the station stats popped up on the screen, the Interface said, Anomalous. Deni batted at their ear and muttered, “No, no, […]

Author : Shaenon K. Garrity Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Bride” was originally published in Black Static in 2020 C/W necrophilia, sexual assault, physical assault, control The Bride by Shaenon K. Garrity As you drive south, the heat rushes up to greet you like your name […]

Author : Cameron Schoettle Narrator : Rae Lundberg Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Home, Laced in Web” was previously published by The Dodge on July 15, 2024 C/W: mutation, body horror, spiders Home, Laced in Web By Cameron Schoettle I follow behind Butcher. A lot of nights spent imagining what I’d […]

Author : Mike Wyant Jr Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 992: Chattering Spines is a PseudoPod original. C/W immolation, guns, animal harm From the author: Oh Spines. I wrote this while at a writing conference called Superstars Writing Seminars back in February of 2022 after attending […]

Author : ego_bot Narrator : Christopher Tang Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 991: The Hermit Crab God is a PseudoPod original. C/W: harm to animals, mental illness Notes from the author: I recently spoke with a nature photographer who was very passionate about hermit crabs, and he made me want to […]

Author : Cassiopeia Gatmaitan Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 990: Hearts and Half-Measures is a PseudoPod original. C/W: · Transphobia · Body horror · Murder · Gore · Grief · Death of a parent  · Cannibalism From the author: The Manananggal (“self-segmenter” – the creature in this […]