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Today’s first story… is written by Eleazar Nolan. This is a tale that has been passed down through Eleazar’s family. I’m told that Eleazar has been hunting for where this story may have originated. It’s subtly similar to an old brother’s Grim tale ‘The Juniper Tree’. This version feels like a natural American folk mutation of that old European root: it shifts the bones of the story into Illinois soil, adds religious framing, and swaps the bird transformation for a chilling chant. Honestly, that’s folklore doing what it does best — adapting to place, faith, and fear. But unique enough to be something new. Wherever it did come from here it is now Written by Eleazar Nolan and told by Wilhelm… The Evil Stepmother.Then Argentinean author David Clark takes us on a journey for A Retrieved Memory.

Today’s episode… is written by Paul O’Neill, an award-winning short story writer from Fife, Scotland. His works have been published by the No Sleep Podcast, Crystal Lake, Sinister Smile Press, Scare Street, Vanishing Point Magazine, Hell Bound Books, Grinning Skull Press, and many other publications and competitions. Paul would love you to join his Short Story Club on Substack, where he and over 150 readers analyze the classics regularly. Link in the notes. But now listen to Paul’s tale: On the Thirteenth Night.https://substack.com/@pauloneill722362?utm_source=global-search

Today’s episode… is written by Steve Loiaconi a journalist and a graduate of George Mason University's MFA program. His fiction previously appeared in Griffel, the Mystery Tribune, Mythaxis, Zooscape, and the Saturday Evening Post, as well as the anthologies Open All Night, Why Didn’t You Just Leave, and Found 2. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, son, and dog. More of his work can be found at: steveloiaconi.wordpress.com.

Today’s episode… is written by Brian J. Smith, author of nine horror novels such as Dead River and Consuming Darkness! His most recent second short story collection “Strange Discovery And Other Strange Discoveries” was published in July 2024; his splatter western “Blood On The Sand” is due out this year. He resides in south eastern Ohio, drinks a lot of coffee, has too many books but continues to buy more! If you’d like to follow Brian on social media look for him on Bluesky at: bubbywriteshorror9, On Threads and Instagram under horrorauthor9 and on Amazon under https://www.amazon.com/author/brianjsmith.He tells me this story was first published in Books Of Horror Vol. 2 Community Anthology released in 2020 and reprinted in his second short story collection "Strange Discovery And Other Strange Discoveries" in July of  2024.Here now is his tale Strange Discovery as presented by Wilhelm.

Today’s episode… is written by Devin Langan a full-time social worker up in the great white north of Canada where he dabbles in writing for animation, and horror as a hobby.Today’s take is the first writing that Devin has submitted for a North American audience at  Creepypasta stories. If you'd like to reach out to Devin write him here: dlangan9653@gmail.comfrighteningtales.com

Author Ryan Andrus asks the question... what if an object were to reach out across time and space to your awareness? What if that object became the sole desire of your life? An item you'd even kill for. And what if others learned of such an object? Things that were not quite human? Our tale today dives into just that.Look for more dark tales at Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales.

Today’s episode… is written by Jethro Pili for Reedsy Prompts. Jethro has been writing horror and other fiction for a number of years now. And is one of the authors who allowed me to read several of his stories in season 1. I’ve come so far from there now… you can find him on Reedsy Prompts I’ll provide a link in the notes. Thank you for all your support over the years Jethro… I hope you enjoy your tale… The Enemy of my Enemy.

Today’s episode… is written by Lorna Pearl. A Creative Writing student living in New York with their spouse and two Sphynx cats, Titan and Shiva. Originally from the South East of England, Lorna has been writing stories since childhood. When not writing, you can find Lorna immersed in the latest horror, thriller books and new-release movies. I now present to you their story… TwigsFor more stories, tune in to FrighteningTales.com

Today’s episode… is written by Dillon Hendrick, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner living in South Texas with his beautiful wife and two kids. Look for his short story coming out soon in a collection known as Trash Tales. He’s currently chipping away at a new short story that he hopes to be finished with later this year. But for now, here’s his tale… Ice Cream in the Woods.For more dark tales, visit me at https://frighteningtales.com

Once a season I like to dive into the history of Horror and revisit one of the great works that helped to shape the genre. Today’s story is written by none other than Roald Dahl. Despite being renowned for children’s literature. Roald Dahl was a huge fan of Horror, and especially enjoyed a good ghost story. In fact he has a collection of horror stories available at your local book store called “Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories. He read more 700 spooky tales and collected the best 14 of them into this book. Our tale today was first published in 1959, the 28th day of November in a print piece called ‘the New Yorker’. Sit back and now and enjoy Roald Dahls dark tale… The Land Lady.See Roald Dahls Ghost Stories

Today’s episode… is written by Chloe DeVos a young writer, of poetry and stories. Some of her poetry has been published in local journals. When not writing, She enjoys drawing, reading manga, taking walks, and studying history. To learn more about Chloe you can find her on :Twitter at @WomanDustInstagram at @svengoolienewmar, and on her Wordpress blog at:https://digitalcommonplacebookblog.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*ejkn1h*_gcl_au*ODk4MDA1ODY5LjE3MjY0MzU4ODU.    

Today’s episode… is written by  Ananth Ram a mysterious author from unknown parts. Ananth writes a number of creepy pastas and has stories available on Amazon. If you’d like to learn more about Ananth visit: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ananth-Ram/

Today’s episode… is written by Fernando Sanchez, a technical writer, creative writer, and lover of the written word. Born under the sign of Aquarius. Fernando ran with wolves as a child and chased ghosts and demons with a smirk on his face. Did I mention he loves writing? Here’s his tale: Watchers at the Black Gate. 

Today’s episode… sees the return of author MN Wiggins, a surgeon who operates on people—legally . . . mostly. He is an author, voice actor, and humorist from the American South. His Arkansas Traveler series recently released, Physician's Guide to Homicide on Amazon. Dr. Wiggins’s short stories have been featured in Black Petals, Medicine and Meaning, as well as the podcasts: Frightening Tales and Creepy. He has forthcoming stories in The Hooghly Review, Flunk magazine, AcademFic, Thirteen, and The Night’s End. Dr. Wiggins’s complete works may be found at MNWiggins.com You can find his other frightening tale in season 4 called the Rejuventator.

Today’s episode…is written by Rose Engel who makes her home in Austin, Texas. Rose participates in regular writing groups… I believe we used to call those covens. She is currently working on her 4th novel. Her writing adores leaning into the world of Greek mythology, romance and villain origin stories… Find more of Rose, visit her on Instagram @growinwithrose!For more frightening tales visit me at frighteningtales.com