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Some words can describe things physical or mental... but in today's story, the title applies to both. Today's tale  …is written by author Kim Bossert a lab tech at an IVF clinic who just enjoys a good story. Kim has a love of short scary stories from skin-crawlers told around the campfire to classic internet creepypastas. This is the first of her stories that has seen distribution beyond torturing her friends and family. She also enjoy cosplay, baking, and spoiling her two cats.

Author Lonnie Russo is an author of short fiction from the East Coast of the United States. He grew up around his grandmother's haunted house, the graveyard down the block, and the funeral home in which many of his relatives worked. While he enjoys exploring all topics, he considers himself largely a genre writer of horror, science fiction, and romance, of all things, but he also believes all stories are made of the same stuff—something extraordinary happening among the ordinary. He resides with his partner and two cats. You can find more work by Lonnie here:https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/lonnie-russo/ For more frightening tales... visit frighteningtales.com if you're brave enough.

Written by Matt Martinek. Matt is passionate about a number of creative pursuits writing horror is just one of them. You can find Matts most recent project: Fright! Stories of Murder, Monsters, and Mayhem as well as his book The Oddest Couple: The Collected Edition at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.com.

Written by Helen Mihajlovic, she predominantly writes short horror stories, but has written science fiction, surrealist and fantasy tales. Her stories can be found at Dark Dossier magazine and Horror Novel Reviews. Her novella 'The Darkness of Judith' has recently been published through Unveiling-Nightmares Press (now Baynam Books Press), it is also available on Amazon. For more scary stories listen at Frighteningtales.com... if you're brave enough.

It's another double feature! The first tale is written by… Matthew Jon Smith, an up-and-coming author in the horror genre. Matthew is a 41-year-old web programmer working for the public education system, to learn more about Matthew visit him at www.matthewjonsmith.comThe second part of our episode is a tale written by Harlinn Draper, an American fiction author. Born in the charming town of Corbin, Kentucky, Harlinn was instilled with a love for storytelling from an early age. His mother, an English teacher, gifted him the power of evocative language and captivating plots, while his father, a railroader, passed on a strength and grit that would shape Harlinn's writing style. To learn more about our author you can visit him at https://harlinndraper.comhttps://werdsmith.com/harlinndraperInstagram

Welcome to a triple feature this week. With 3 dark tales to satisfy your hunger for horror. The first tale "The Smoke of Her Burning" written by Deidra Lovegren. Her published works include The Medicine Girl, The Medicine Woman, and 21 Conversations—a collection of dialogue-only short stories. You can also find her Anthology The Lady of the Match, her work translated into Arabic, debuted at the 2024 Cairo International Book Fair.https://deidrawhittlovegren.comLeigh-Anne Burley writes our second tale. Leigh-Anne is an American Author who writes across multiple genres, including literary fiction. She has written a number of short stories and her story, "Her Father," was published by Calla Press Publishing. She is also listed as an author in an Amazon book, "Endless Possibilities". Burley's work has been described as blending suspense and character-driven narratives. And this is certainly true in her tale.Our final tale this episode is "Floor Nineteen" written by Laura Melvin a Canadian author from British Columbia, where she writes a number of short stories she publishes in her profile on dailyprompt.com which you can visit for more of her writing.

Welcome back to season 5 brave listeners. We start the season with a dark tale double feature! The First tale is called Despair written by author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc. You can find more of her work at:https://linktr.ee/theandreadeanvanscoyocThe Second tale is called The Sköll and the Swine written by Suzie Lockhart & Bruce Lockhart 2nd. You can find more of Suzie's writing here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00DTIG29Iand Bruce's writing here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00DUX0WZ2Find more frightening tales at frighteningtales.com if you're brave enough!

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Skeeter was a mountain of a man with an insatiable thirst and he wasn't finicky about what he drank so long as it got him drunk. But when a mystery bottle found Skeeter it would take him on a nightmare journey.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
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Two friends make a pact on halloween night to face off against the dark forces that stole their friend years earlier.
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A Mother's ability to nurture her child can be a limitless thing. But just how far would a mother really go...
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We rejoin Daniel and Mr Nobody after season 3's debut. The two on their way to Ocala Florida to find an artifact that is as mysterious as Daniel, but along the way they find themselves side tracked with a new mystery, one that has dire consequences if they don't intervene.
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She's going to do it... she's going to force out of him, all that she's got coming... even if it kills him.
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A family grieving finds that sometimes the past has a way of crashing into the present... on occasion with unforeseen consequences.
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It's said in certain parts of the U.S., that if you're not home before dark... before the street lights come on... you may find yourself the prey of Tall Betsy, and she wants your head. But that's just something they tell kids... right?
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The Avers residence has something particularly special planned for the trick-or-treaters this year. You'll have to tune in to find out what.
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Story © 2024 Copyright A.J. Brown & S. Copperstone.
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