A ghost calls for help from her grave. Can the Cemetery Squad discover what pains her, and more importantly, will they be able to help?

Linda Sparks is a poet and writer who has been published in various anthologies as well as online publications and podcasts. She has 21 published books. She also served as Editor for Valkyrie Magazine. She prefers writing horror including what she terms as horror poetry which is included in a few of her books. She also writes science fiction, dark fantasy and paranormal mystery. She enjoys her group, "Cemetery Squad" and they explore cemeteries and graveyards everywhere. Her children have told her one of the highlights of their childhood was having cemetery picnics. She grew up in Southern California and now lives with her family in Florida and uses the hurricanes as writing material.

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When an evil book rests in the hands of an evil man, the result is gruesome, cruel, and diabolical.

Michael Rhys is a Tokyo-based voice actor and writer of short tales. Originally from Esssex, in the UK, he is a 33-year resident of Japan. He lives in the deeply historical Jindaiji motomachi region area of Chofu, a few minutes from the ancient Jindaiji temple and under the shadow of the ghost of Jindaiji Castle. This area is filled with Yokai and ghosts of many eras. The weight of history can be felt here, which he suspects is why he feels at home, there. Oh, and his house is opposite a graveyard; no surprise there. Find more work by Rhys at http://www.rhys.exposed.


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A young woman prays regularly to her favorite saint. Will that saint help her in her time of need?

Melissa Miles is a regular contributor to the Kaidankai. She is an American living in New Zealand who has been an actress, teacher, and filmmaker.

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Originally aired December 15, 2021

A new take on a Japanese classic. Kamei's Paper Lanterns is a re-telling of the Peony Lantern, but from the ghost's point of view. If a love story can make you say ewww, this haunted tale will.

Toshiya Kamei is a fiction writer who writes in both English and Spanish. His short fiction has appeared in magazines such as Korad and SmokeLong en Español, as well as the anthologies Enchanted Entrapments and Winter of Wonder.

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You know how sometimes you enter a restaurant or someone’s house and smell food that immediately makes you ravenous? Or, when you are out for a walk and catch a whiff of something being cooked that makes you stop and get something to eat. Or, sometimes, you are so hungry that you feel you would eat anything, do anything to get something in your belly? Well, what you experienced is nothing compared to what today’s character experiences every day and night. Constantly.

Ian Salavon is a professional chef who loves speculative fiction of every flavor. When he is not writing, he spends time at the Fort Worth Judo Club where he is a black belt and coach. His work is mainly featured in long road trips and family bedtime stories. Move. Eat. Repeat. Was first published in On The Premises magazine.

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Be advised: themes of suicide are included in this episode.

The moon is gone. People live underground. And some people are suffering from an incurable disease that…well, listen to the story to find out. The disease has reached its terminal point for one man. Now he has a life or death choice to make.

Aleks Ivanov is a Bulgarian undergrad majoring in Computer Science. Aleks is a fan of fiction stories but only recently began writing. Alek’s goal is to become an independent game developer and create a game that will forever carve its place into people's hearts.

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While studying for exams, a young man’s alarm clock goes berserk at the same time every night. Who set the alarm and why can’t he stop it?

Ed Dearnley lives in Sussex, UK, where he works in climate change mitigation for a local authority. He is the author of the non-fiction book London to Brighton Derailed. In 2022, his flash-fiction Homework was published by Bag of Bones Press in their collection 206 Word Stories.



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What gives cotton candy its vibrancy? Travel with this carnival vendor on Halloween to find the creepy answer.

Donald Guadagni is an international educator, author, and writer currently teaching and conducting research in Beijing China. His publication work includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, academic, photography and his artwork. Former iterations, military, law enforcement, prisons, engineering, and wayward son. https://www.facebook.com/donald.guadagni.98/ twitter @GuadagniDonald


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A pregnant woman worries about falling and losing her baby, about her husband’s weird behaviour, and about her pregnancy in general. Turns out, there may be something else she should be worrying about.

Thomas Kent West is an American speculative fiction writer. He is the winner of Rue Morgue’s ‘Artifacts of Horror’ Contest and the Black Hole Entertainment Short Fiction Prize, and his work has been featured on “The Other Stories” fiction podcast, the Michigan Daily, and elsewhere. You can read more of his work by visiting him on Twitter @ThomasKentWest or at ThomasKentWest.com.

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In Purple Hair, Tim Law explores the dull throb of modern life and the inner turmoil that haunts us and can make life miserable.

Timothy Law is a writer of fantasy, horror, detective and general fiction from a little town in Southern Australia called Murray Bridge. Currently working at the Murray Bridge Library in the role of Library Manager he has dreamed since high school of becoming a fulltime author. His stories can be found at http://somecallmetimmy.blogspot.com.au/ and on other platforms. He is extremely excited about being a part of the Kaidankai project.

Purple Hair is read by Anneliese Nakahara-Knight, who lives in Tokyo and helps people of all ages and backgrounds get in touch with their musical selves through the power of their voice and body. www.albamusictogether.com


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