Nightmares & Grief

His mother brought him a snail to keep him company. It grows. It talks. It sounds like her.

Bobby checked himself into the hospital to get better. His mother brought Yuzu, a small orange nerite snail, so he'd have something to look at besides the walls. Yuzu watches. Then Yuzu starts to grow.

In Your Condition is a story about what love sounds like when it doesn't want you to get better. It appears as "Prisons" in Nightmares & Grief, Volume 4.

Written and narrated by Derrick Heisey.

Content note: psychiatric hospitalization, forced medication and restraint, body horror, harm to animals.

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It helps him sleep. It quiets the calls he won't answer, the mail he won't open, the people he won't hear. As long as the music is playing, none of it can reach him.

He really should keep the music playing.

—Nightmares & Grief is a horror storytelling podcast for mature audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

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A truck driver on the verge of losing his daughter picks up a silent old man at a rest stop in the dead of night. The stranger never speaks — he only points.

But every time he does, the driver feels what others truly feel. And what starts as unwanted empathy becomes a weapon he can't stop using.

"Wring" is an original horror short story written and narrated by Derrick Heisey. This story appears in Nightmares & Grief, Vol. 3.

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Books by Derrick Heisey:

Nightmares & Grief, Vol. 1: https://a.co/d/04bcgzRH Nightmares & Grief, Vol. 2: https://a.co/d/076iRsuU

The Smell of Meat: https://a.co/d/08AOJjXR

To Make the World Obey: https://a.co/d/03bjNr1A

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She woke up behind bars. The women around her had already been broken.Deborah is locked in a cage in Temujin's basement while two crews race to the same address. Johnny wheels Bartu out of an unguarded hospital and goes to work with pliers and a Louisville Slugger. Freddy puts bullets in wounded men until one of them talks. Both get the same answer: 3918 Pine Street.But Deborah isn't waiting to be rescued. She's watching. She's planning. And the women around her are starting to remember what it feels like to fight back.Written and narrated by Derrick Heisey. New episodes drop regularly.🔪 TO MAKE THE WORLD OBEY is a dark crime-horror novel about captivity, desperation, and the moment when the thing they tried to break decides to bite back.📖 READ THE FULL NOVELTo Make the World Obey (Kindle / Kindle Unlimited / Paperback): https://a.co/d/0dK66HpM⭐ SUPPORT THE SHOWJoin my Patreon for early episodes and exclusive behind-the-scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/nightmaresandgrief📚 MORE BOOKS BY DERRICK HEISEYNightmares & Grief Vol. 2: https://a.co/d/0c4JvgxVNightmares & Grief Vol. 1: https://a.co/d/01uokOln🌐 CONNECTWebsite: www.nightmaresandgrief.comInstagram: @nightmaresandgrief👉 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. If this story got under your skin, share it with someone who can handle it.Welcome to the darkness.#horror #horrorfiction #audiodrama #horrorstory #darkfiction #crimethriller #horrorpodcast #nightmaresandgrief #tomaketheworldobey #horrorbook #indiehorror #horrorcommunity #grimdark #horrornarration #scarystories #writersofhorror #kindleunlimited #horrorauthor

A cop with a nightstick. A cult leader who bites. A gangster who shoots his own men to make a point. And all of them are closing in on the same target.Bartu is beaten nearly to death in custody. Temujin snaps a man's spine to reassert control. Johnny rallies a crew of killers. And when Temujin's Clan storms the police station with assault rifles, Deborah, Freddy, and Hartigan are the only ones standing in the way.Three factions. One target. Nobody's playing by the rules anymore.Written and narrated by Derrick Heisey.🔪 TO MAKE THE WORLD OBEY is a dark crime-horror novel about broken systems, broken people, and the violence that fills the vacuum when order collapses.📖 READ THE FULL NOVEL To Make the World Obey (Kindle / Kindle Unlimited / Paperback): https://a.co/d/0dK66HpM⭐ SUPPORT THE SHOW Join my Patreon for early episodes and exclusive behind-the-scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/nightmaresandgrief📚 MORE BOOKS BY DERRICK HEISEY Nightmares & Grief Vol. 2: https://a.co/d/0c4JvgxV Nightmares & Grief Vol. 1: https://a.co/d/01uokOln🌐 CONNECT Website: www.nightmaresandgrief.com Instagram: @nightmaresandgrief👉 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. If this story got under your skin, share it with someone who can handle it.Welcome to the darkness.

TO MAKE THE WORLD OBEY — Part 6 | Horror Fiction Audiodrama | Nightmares & GriefThe grave was already dug. They just needed her body.Deborah Samson is stripped of her badge, abandoned by her family, and dragged barefoot through the snow to a cemetery where Peaches waits beside an open hole. But a gunfight in the dark changes everything — and the man who pulls her out has plans of his own.Written and narrated by Derrick Heisey. 🔪 TO MAKE THE WORLD OBEY is a dark crime-horror novel about power, violence, and what happens when the people sworn to protect us become the thing they hunt.📖 READ THE FULL NOVELTo Make the World Obey (Kindle / Kindle Unlimited / Paperback): https://a.co/d/0dK66HpM⭐ SUPPORT THE SHOWJoin my Patreon for early episodes and exclusive behind-the-scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/nightmaresandgrief📚 MORE BOOKS BY DERRICK HEISEYNightmares & Grief Vol. 2: https://a.co/d/0c4JvgxVNightmares & Grief Vol. 1: https://a.co/d/01uokOln🌐 CONNECTWebsite: www.nightmaresandgrief.comInstagram: @nightmaresandgrief👉 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. If this story got under your skin, share it with someone who can handle it.Welcome to the darkness.

In the heat of an ambush, a soldier's act of mercy earns him a gift from a mysterious woman: a massive, ancient ring. But when this gift proves to be a curse that unleashes a wave of death upon his base, he and his best friend make a solemn promise: to end the war by any means necessary. No prisoners. No regrets.

"The Arithmetic of Vengeance" is a descent into the horrors of war and supernatural corruption, where a soldier is granted the power to crush his enemies, but the price is his own humanity. Follow Specialist Brady as he is transformed from a hero into a hyper-efficient monster, his morality replaced by a cold, ancient calculus of violence.

This is a complete, standalone horror story that explores the nature of trauma, the seductive power of vengeance, and what happens when the lines between man and weapon dissolve completely.

Written, produced, and narrated by Derrick Heisey with immersive sound design, this story blends military horror and supernatural dread into an unforgettable nightmare.

New original horror stories release every other Wednesday on the Nightmares & Grief podcast. New installments of the serialized novel "To Make the World Obey" release every Thursday.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains extreme war-related violence, graphic descriptions, psychological horror, and disturbing themes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

Want Your Personal Story Analysis?The stories that haunt us reveal our psychological patterns. I offer Story Shadow Readings that decode what your narrative connections reveal about your inner world: [www.storyshadows.com]

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"Your favorite stories chose you for a reason. What lives in the shadows?"

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The hunt for the city's new monsters begins on two fronts. As Detective Deborah Samson and her partner Freddy Plum are forced to navigate a treacherous underworld of pimps and informants, they find their own moral compasses beginning to crack under the pressure. At the same time, the criminal syndicate known as "The Friends" hires a young, ambitious gangster, Johnny Fava, to conduct his own brutal investigation into the attacks on their territory.

Meanwhile, a deep fracture splits Temujin's clan. A shocking act of internal violence forces the Sovereign to make a devastating choice, banishing his most trusted lieutenant and brother-in-arms, Bartu, who is now left to fully embrace the sickness within him.

This extended release delivers the next hour of "To Make the World Obey," a grim descent into parallel investigations and internal betrayals, where every character is pushed closer to the edge and the true cost of information is paid in blood and loyalty.

Written, produced, and narrated by Derrick Heisey with immersive sound design, this multi-layered narrative weaves together detective noir and visceral horror into an unforgettable nightmare.

New installments of "To Make the World Obey" release every Thursday. New original horror stories release every other Wednesday on the Nightmares & Grief podcast.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains extreme violence, graphic descriptions, strong language, drug use, and disturbing themes. Strictly for mature audiences 18+. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

Want Your Personal Story Analysis?The stories that haunt us reveal our psychological patterns. I offer Story Shadow Readings that decode what your narrative connections reveal about your inner world: [www.storyshadows.com]

Connect: @story.shadows | @nightmaresandgrief

"Your favorite stories chose you for a reason. What lives in the shadows?"

© 2025 Pig Head Productions. All rights reserved.

The city's underworld ignites. Reeling from the attack on their territory, the old guard of the criminal syndicate known as "The Friends" declares war. To hunt the monsters who have invaded their city, they hire a young, ambitious gangster, Johnny Fava, who sees this bloody mission as his only chance to earn his place and live up to his father's legacy.

This next installment of "To Make the World Obey" follows two parallel hunts. As Johnny begins his investigation into the city's seedy underbelly, Detective Deborah Samson is forced to beat answers out of a rival pimp, only to find herself caught in the crossfire of a brutal gangland retaliation.

This extended release delivers the next hour of the narrative, a descent into the fractured world of organized crime and a desperate police investigation, where the lines between law, crime, and vengeance have completely dissolved.

Written, produced, and narrated by Derrick Heisey with immersive sound design, this multi-layered narrative weaves together detective noir and visceral horror into an unforgettable nightmare.

New installments of "To Make the World Obey" release every Thursday. New original horror stories release every other Wednesday on the Nightmares & Grief podcast.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains extreme violence, graphic descriptions, strong language, drug use, sexual themes, and violence against women. Strictly for mature audiences 18+. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

Want Your Personal Story Analysis?The stories that haunt us reveal our psychological patterns. I offer Story Shadow Readings that decode what your narrative connections reveal about your inner world: [www.storyshadows.com]

Connect: @story.shadows | @nightmaresandgrief

"Your favorite stories chose you for a reason. What lives in the shadows?"

© 2025 Pig Head Productions. All rights reserved.

A mother's anxiety over microplastics leads her to a miracle supplement promising to cleanse her family from the inside out. What starts as a quest for health, obsessively documented on social media, descends into a biological nightmare. The cure, it turns out, is infinitely more terrifying than the disease.

"Insta-Famous" is a body horror story that preys on modern fears of contamination, social media validation, and the predatory wellness industry. When a seemingly harmless health trend goes viral, it unleashes a plague that doesn't just kill, but gruesomely remakes its victims. As her family and followers fall prey to a horrifying transformation, one woman is forced to confront the true cost of her pursuit of purity.

This story delves into the insidious nature of fear, the seductive power of online influence, and the terrifying possibility that the things we consume might consume us in return.

Written, produced, and narrated by Derrick Heisey with atmospheric sound design.

New original horror stories from Nightmares & Grief release every other Wednesday.

Want Your Personal Story Analysis? The stories that haunt us reveal our psychological patterns. I offer Story Shadow Readings that decode what your narrative connections reveal about your inner world: www.storyshadows.com

Connect: @story.shadows | @nightmaresandgrief

"Your favorite stories chose you for a reason. What lives in the shadows?"

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic body horror, medical horror, disturbing imagery, and themes of societal collapse. Not suitable for sensitive listeners. Listener discretion strongly advised.

© 2025 Pig Head Productions. All rights reserved.