The Fear Files

Mesmerism has been a curious science over the last few hundred years and our grandfather of horror himself, Edgar Allan Poe, had a very special interest in it, producing three separate stories about it. Sit for a spell, look into my eyes, drift off and let us evaluate the Facts of the Case of M. Valdemar.

This week I will be reading a shortened version of Poe's story, discussing his interest in mesmerism and showcasing some other interesting and frightening hypnotists.

Written and Produced by me.

Music is by Myuu. His work can be found at www.thedarkpiano.com

Have you ever been out and about, in your comfortable parts of town, and just came across someone that didn't seem...right? Someone who might have been moving unnaturally or looking just a bit too...happy? Join me as we take a walk through the city and encounter the peculiar -- Smiling Man.

This week features the Smiling Man as derived from an r/letsnotmeet post from reddit by blue_tidal. I discuss the rise of the smiling man urban legend, the links to last season's Slender Man, and some other creepy smiling monsters that have shown up over the years.

The artwork for tonight's episode was found on the creepypasta wikipedia. Artist is unknown.

Music is provided by Nicolas Gasparini.

*Welcome to the pilot episode of My Monsters and Me, a podcast where my sons and I explore mythological creatures, fairy tale monsters, cryptids and everything in between. Please subscribe and pass this along to anyone that might be interested.*

In the pilot episode of My Monsters and Me, join Oliver, Cillian and myself as we explore the winged terrors of the skies and seas -- Dragons!

In this episode we will discuss famous dragons, answer some burning questions we have about them and explore some more facts we've learned over the years.

Written and Produced by me, Paul as part of the Feary Tales collection of Podcasts.

Intro and Outro Music is Happy Rock - bensound.com

The season two premiere is here and I'm stuffing a bunch of content in a clown car to help fuel those growing nightmares. Today I will be exploring the anomaly surround coulrophobia and the fear of clowns as it's grown in recent years.

This week features an original story based on the urban legend, The Babysitter and the Clown statue. I also discuss clown sightings from 1981 and 2016, John Wayne Gacy and, of course, well known clowns like Twisty, The Joker and Pennywise.

The artwork for tonight's episode was provided by my son, Oliver Dennis.

Music is provided by Nicolas Gasparini.

In the third of my minisode trilogy, I want to read for you an internet creepypasta surrounding a man who can't just let his curiosity rest.

Tonight's story is White with Red and the author is anonymous.

In the second ever Feary Tale Friday Minisode, I want to read for you a chilling tale that will make you stop and think about the memories and ghosts that even trees can leave behind.

Tonight's story is Dead-Wood, by Joe Hill, found in the short story collection, 20th Century Ghosts.

Music is provided by Myuu and can be found at www.thedarkpiano.com

In a special Feary Tale Friday minisode, I want to explore the 1845 horror poem about a man who falls further and further into madness over his lost love Lenore. Join me as we read -- The Raven.

Written and produced by me.

The story tonight is The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

It's here! The season one finale! And it's a special one as it's Friday the 13th, a day held in high regard for the horror community. Today, I will be exploring the movie franchise of the same name and exploring the story of the undead hockey masked killer himself -- Jason Vorhees!

This week, I will be discussing some of the history of the Friday the 13th date, telling the story of Jason's (first) Final Chapter and showcasing the history of the franchise including the poor critical reception and facts about the big guy himself.

Written and Produced by me.

Music is provided by Nicolas Gasparini.

The story today is loosely based on the plot to Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, arguably the best in the series.

In this penultimate episode of Season One, I'd like to take you down the rabbit hole a bit and go on a search for a certain, maniacal, killer bunny. This isn't your normal cute and cuddly bunny and instead we visit a town that's gripped in terror at a large, ax-wielding floppy eared rodent who's come to take away the kiddies. Let's investigate the mystery of -- the Easter Bunny.

This week I will be discussing my own personal feelings about rabbits, sharing a story about a more deranged Easter Bunny, providing some history on the holiday of Easter and discussing the concept of Easter Eggs, both the candy filled ones and the ones found in our favorite movies, shows and video games.

Written and Produced by me.

Music is provided by Nicolas Gasparini.

The story was found on the site scaryforkids.com/easter-bunny and written by a member of the site.

Bear with me guys, as we head into the back third of the first season of Feary Tales. This week, to coincide with the premiere of the Scoobynatural episode of Supernatural, we are going to check out a group of teenagers attempting to solve the mystery of a certain creepy space man, named -- The Spooky Space Kook.

I'm discussing the mystery-comedy kids show Scooby-Doo this week. I'll discuss space creatures of both the friendly and vicious varieties, a brief history of our old pal Scooby, and a look at a similar creature from the world of Doctor Who.

Written and produced by me.

The story is based off the Season 1 episode Spooky Space Kook of Scooby-Doo, Where are you?

Music is by Nicolas Gasparini and can be found on www.thedarkpiano.com

The artwork is by Grimbo and can be found on DeviantArt

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