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Welcome to episode 701. We have three tales for you this week. First, a boy learns the importance of respecting old traditions. Then, we sample an exclusive menu with the most exotic of flavours. And finally, a woman chosen for ritual sacrifice holds her people’s future in her hands.

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Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06

Derek Alan Jones’ A Name in the Winter as read by Jay Reynolds: 00:03:44

Nick Badot’s The Great Goopification as read by Sara Sheckells: 00:14:31

Victoria Brun’s God of Fire, Demon of Shadow as read by Josie Babin: 00:28:17

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Welcome to episode 700. We have two tales for you this week. First, a pastor seeks to avenge his murdered family with the help of an unlikely ally. Then, a young artist learns the deadly cost of heartbreak.

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Good Evening: 00:01:06

Philip Madden’s The Pastor as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:03:01

[TRIGGER] Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s The Cold Embrace as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:13:43

TRIGGER WARNINGS

The Cold Embrace contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation.

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Welcome to episode 699 We have three tales for you, about a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster, a horny teen who gets more than just a hookup, and a young woman trapped inside her house by a mysterious guest. 

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Good Evening: Submissions are open: 00:01:06

[Trigger] Tabitha Lord’s Monster as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:03:37

Bryan Carrigan’s One August Night as read by Summer Brooks: 00:13:11

Avra Margariti’s Echthroxenia as read by Kelli Tager: 00:23:36

TRIGGER WARNINGS

Monster contains scenes of Animal Death.

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Welcome to episode 698 and happy StokerCon! We have two tales for you this week. First, a strange child develops a special bond with the hermit in his garden. Then, a woman goes to extreme lengths to leave her abusive husband.

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Good Evening: StokerCon 2025: 00:01:06

Daniel Stride’s The One Who Saw Too Much as read by Jesse Holt: 00:04:09

[Trigger] Rachel Bolton’s Stoker-nominated And She Had Been So Reasonable as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:32:03

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And She Had Been So Reasonable contains scenes of Self Harm and Domestic Abuse.

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Welcome to episode 697. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman torn between who she feels she should be and true beast that lurks within her.

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[Trigger] A. A. Nour’s Lonely Skin as read by Erin Grassie: 00:03:09

TRIGGER WARNINGS

Lonely Skin contains scenes of Animal Death.

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Welcome to episode 696. We have two tales for you this week: about a man on an empty highway struggling to trust his fading memory, and a woman whose skepticism is tested by her lover’s carnal faith.

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Derek Alan Jones’ Somewhere on US-50, Sometime in the Night as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:02:36

Akis Linardos’ Baited by Water’s Shadow as read by Michelle Kane: 00:12:07

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Welcome to episode 694. This week, we share the winners of our Folklore & Fairytale Flash Fiction contest, about a changeling, the call of the forest, a hunt for the Pied Piper, and an ancient god resurrected.

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Good Evening: Locus Magazine Fundraising: 00:01:06

[Trigger] Runner-Up: Mylo Brehm’s The Cuckoo as read by Georgia Cook: 00:04:42

Runner-Up: Asher Cookson’s The Forest as read by Stephen Gagin: 00:12:53

Runner-Up: Heath Ackley’s Flute as read by Janey Napier: 00:18:16

[Trigger] Winner: Maggie Dominiak’s Xiuhtecuhtli's Resurrection as read by Joel Simler: 00:28:57

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Welcome to episode 694. We have five bite-sized tales of terror for you this week. About avoidant home renovations, a plan for the zombie apocalypse, a siren’s awakening, an evil fingernail, and a family of squatters defending their home.

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Good Evening: Author Interview Series – Rami Ungar: 00:01:06

A. V. Greene’s Home Maintenance as read by Griswold Addams: 00:03:52

Gordon B. White’s Plan Z as read by Nicole Swanson: 00:09:40

Elizabeth Anne Schwartz’s Human Woman as read by Aven Shore: 00:15:34

Allison Mulder’s Where the Demon Lives as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:23:39

Michael G. O’Connell’s Home Invasion as read by Joel Simler: 00:31:52

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Welcome to episode 693. We have one tale for you this week, about a jaded man burdened with a terrible responsibility who seeks solace in a new friend.

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[Trigger] Matt Hollingsworth’s The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis as read by Rish Outfield: 00:03:16

TRIGGER WARNINGS

The Sin Eater’s Chrysalis contains scenes of Animal Death.

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Welcome to episode 692. We one tale for you this week, about a man who enlists the help of a broken doll to help find his missing daughter.

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Good Evening: 00:01:06

F. Marion Crawford’s The Doll’s Ghost as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:03:24

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