Tales to Terrify 661 Melinda Brasher

Welcome to episode 667. We have two tales for you this week. First, a manipulative pastor promises enlightenment at the cost of earthly possessions. Then, we visit an abandoned encampment on a far-off planet… that may not be quite as abandoned as we expected.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Caleb Weinhardt’s And the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:03:03[Trigger] Jessica Peter’s The Wreckage of the Hestia as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:17:43TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Wreckage of the Hestia contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCaleb WeinhardtCaleb Weinhardt on X (@PNWCaleb)Jessica PeterJessica Peter on X (@jessicapeter1)Jessica Peter on BlueskyNicole SwansonOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 666 and Happy Halloween! We have three tales for you this week. First, a mother descends into paranoia as she seeks to protect her newborn from a shapeshifter. Then, a forensic investigation nears its end, but it won't turn up the answers that matter most. Finally, a quaint apartment complex wakes one misty Halloween morning to find the place blanketed in leaves as white as snow.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy Halloween, Patreon Book Giveaway (Gordon B. White): 00:01:06[Trigger] Akis Linardos’ His Belly A Coffin as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:05:10Derek Alan Jones’ I’m Not Missing as read by Emily Strand: 00:22:24[Trigger] Rami Ungar’s White Leaves as read by Andrew Gibson: 00:28:43TRIGGER WARNINGSHis Belly A Coffin contains scenes of Severe Post-Partum DepressionWhite Leaves contains scenes of Child Death.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAkis LinardosS. H. Cooper on X (@MsPippinacious)Derek Alan JonesEmily StrandEmily Strand on X (@ekcstrand)Rami Ungar on X (@RamiUngarWriter)Andrew GibsonAndrew Gibson | The Narrator Nook DiscordAndrew Gibson | The Haven DiscordOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 665. We have two tales for you this week. Air running low, the crew of a stranded submarine wait for rescue in the dark depth of the ocean. But are they alone? Then, a woman resorts to a horrifying drug to escape the pain of a loved one’s mental illness.COMING UPGood Evening: Giveaway: 00:01:06Jeff Reynolds’ Sunken Hearts and Submerged Dreams as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:04:19[TRIGGER] Shana Waldman’s The Flavor of Soft Tissue as read by Michelle Kane: 00:23:47TRIGGER WARNINGSThe Flavor of Soft Tissue contains scenes of mental illness and self-harm.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJeff Reynolds | Troll Breath MagazineDennis Robinson | Hive Head StudiosDennis Robinson | Lycan: Solomon’s OdysseyDennis Robinson | Botched PodcastDennis Robinson | Botched Podcast on TwitchMichelle Kane on X (@shelldavis72)Michelle Kane on Instagram (@michelle_kane_)Michelle Kane on Threads (@michelle_kane_)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 664. We have three tales for you this week. First, a man finally coming out of his shell after a breakup is introduced to a strange new kink. Then, a girl struggles to help her mama save the family homestead. Finally, a strange inheritance evolves into a troubling compulsion.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Craig F. Anderson’s Succulent as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:02:40Victoria Nations’ Mama as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:14:17Lyndsey Croal’s Faceless as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:29:05­PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchCraig F. AndersonStephen GaginVictoria NationsVictoria Nations on X (@Leaves_Cobwebs)Victoria Nations on Instagram (@Leaves_Cobwebs)Lyndsey CroalLyndsey Croal on X (@writerlynds)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 663. We have two tales for you this week. First, a man is desperate to carve his own path in life, but his extra head won’t let him be. Then, a widower makes a new feline friend who helps him in the garden.COMING UPGood Evening: New Collection by Amanda Cecelia Lang: 00:01:06Arthur Davis’ The Head Within as read by Brian Rollins: 00:05:16Akis Linardos’ Blooms From Your Stomach as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:20:47PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchSaturday Fright at the Movies: 13 Tales from the MultiplexArthur DavisArthur Davis | AmazonArthur Davis | Poets & WritersBrian RollinsBrian Rollins on Twitter (@VoicesofBrian)Akis LinardosCurtis Michael HollandOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 662. We have one tale for you this week, about a set of imaginary appendages that refuse to be ignored.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06[Trigger] Grace Daly’s Shoulder Blades as read by Jennifer March: 00:03:09TRIGGER WARNINGSShoulder Blades contains scenes of self-harm.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchGrace DalyGrace Daly on X (@GraceDalyAuthor)Grace Daly on Instagram (@GraceDalyAuthor)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 661. We have one tale for you this week, about an old man who seizes the chance to settle a score with an old enemy and avenge his greatest failure.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06Melinda Brasher’s Vodnik as read by Jesse Holt: 00:03:50PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchMelinda BrasherJesse HoltJesse Holt on X (@jesseholtvoice)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 660. We have one tale for you this week, about a young woman who wants nothing more than to become the perfect daughter for her mother’s birthday.COMING UPGood Evening, Submissions: 00:01:06Jennifer Lesh Fleck’s Wild Possibilities as read by Aven Shore: 00:04:02TRIGGER WARNINGSWild Possibilities contains slurs of body image/body size.PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchJennifer Lesh Fleck on Instagram (@metal.and.mettle)Jennifer Lesh Fleck on X (@jen_lesh_fleck)Original Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 659. We have one tale for you this week, about a man who fears that the harder he fights his destiny, the more firmly he’s set on a terrible path to fulfill it.COMING UPGood Evening: Happy Friday the 13th: 00:01:06Jacob Steven Mohr’s Charly Singer’s Knife Trick as read by Colin Duncan: 00:05:38PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 658 We have one tale for you tonight, which finds a lone captive amid an army, both living and dead, whose only protection may be fading fast.COMING UPGood Evening: Submissions & Thank-yous: 00:01:06Laura Davy’s Devouring the Dead as read by Amy Paonessa: 00:04:44PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchAmy Paonessa | The BloodlustOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.