Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales: Recent Episodes
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Welcome brave listeners to my collection of frightening tales, scary stories and ghostly yarns. Each season runs from May till the finale on All Hallows Eve. I‘ll post a new story for my listeners each Friday till then. So, make yourself comfortable and settle in for a spooky time, if you're brave enough.
Have a frightening story of your own? Please submit it at frighteningtales.com.
Today’s episode… is written by STEPHEN MCQUIGGAN, self-proclaiming he’s the original author of the bible; he vowed never to write again after the publishers removed the dinosaurs and the spectacular alien abduction ending from the final edit.
His other, lesser-known, novels are A Pig’s View of Heaven and Trip a Dwarf.
For more dark tales visit me at frighteningtales.com
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 Glenn Dungan, currently based in Brooklyn, NYC. He exists within a Venn diagram of urban design, sociology, and good stories.
When not obsessing about one of those three, he can be found at a park drinking black coffee and listening to podcasts about murder.
For more of his work, please visit his website, whereisglennnow.com.
You can also find him on substack, "WhereisGlennnow?"
and also on Instagram at...you guessed it, @whereisglennnow.
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.com
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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.
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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… Twigs
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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.
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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 @WomanDust
Instagram at @svengoolienewmar,
and on her Wordpress blog at:
https://digitalcommonplacebookblog.wordpress.com/?_gl=1ejkn1h_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
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.com
The 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.com
https://werdsmith.com/harlinndraper
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.com
Leigh-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/theandreadeanvanscoyoc
The 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/B00DTIG29I
and Bruce's writing here:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00DUX0WZ2
Find more frightening tales at frighteningtales.com if you're brave enough!
Listener Discretion is Advised. (Language, Visceral Depictions and Gore.)
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
Story © copyright Mike Mann. all rights reserved.
You can find more of Mike's work on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/u/ZealousidealYam4891/s/2G7vtEzcLr
Two friends make a pact on halloween night to face off against the dark forces that stole their friend years earlier.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Justin Alcala
Learn more about Justin at:
https://www.justincalcala.com
A Mother's ability to nurture her child can be a limitless thing. But just how far would a mother really go...
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Lindsey B Goddard
For More on Lindsey visit:
WeirdWideWeb.org
https://LindseyBethGoddard.com
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.
© copyright Mark Wilhelm
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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.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright J Davies
All Rights Reserved 2024
A family grieving finds that sometimes the past has a way of crashing into the present... on occasion with unforeseen consequences.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Kristopher Cisneros
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May's Publishing:
https://mayspublishing.com/writers-k#2d0b3562-6029-4e2b-a45a-665a9655b304
Rogue will be publishing Kristopher's story Blood Red in an anthology soon.
https://www.rogueanimalbooks.com/
Kristophers Short Film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALxAIXrcYUU
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?
Performance © copyright 2024 Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright 2024 Sam Morris
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You can find more of Sam Morris on instagram @SamBamMorris
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.
Performance © 2024 Copyright Mark WilhelmStory © 2024 Copyright A.J. Brown & S. Copperstone.All Rights Reserved. Type AJ Negative Blog:https://typeajnegative.wordpress.com/2022/04/15/hi/S. Copperstone on Amazon: (Not an affiliate link)https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00MK9U978/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=668114a6-79b6-488e-a4b1-5af44f3d1afb&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2
A group of friends dabbling with the prognostic powers of tarot cards may have revealed more than they might have wanted to. You just never know who's watching.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Paul Leone
https://paul-leone.com
All Rights Reserved 2024
Job interviews can be downright scary... but it's the job itself that might be what kills you. Mr Tanner is just so tired of not having a steady job he'd do nearly anything for a paycheck.
Exclusive Frightening Tales Story!
Written and Performed by Mark Wilhelm.
© copyright 2024 all rights reserved.
A new house can come with all kinds of surprises... some, a little darker than others.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Debbie Paterson, all rights reserved.
You can find Debbie on X at: @writerlywriting
It's incredible how nature can find a way to reclaim all that lives on this great blue marble... sometimes it's rather ravenous in its appetite. Sometimes, it's downright relentless.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Mike Mann. all rights reserved.
You can find more of Mike's work on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/u/ZealousidealYam4891/s/2G7vtEzcLr
Regardless of what station one holds in life. Offering some kindness to anyone you meet might pay dividends. But those who do not heed this lesson may have... a different experience.
Being a ghost day in and day out can make a spirit yearn for a little excitement, but alive or dead you should be careful what you wish for.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Jade Falcetti
Often we don't mind something following us home, a kitten, or a puppy... but what if something, a little darker followed you home and didn't want to share.
Performance © copyright Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Dane Erbach
How far will a Mother go when her children's survival is at risk? Incy Wincy explores just how invisible bounds appear when you need to protect your little ones.
Performance © copyright 2024 Mark Wilhelm
Story © copyright Vanessa Kelly-Sibley
Music supplied by Epidemic Sound.
Hospitals are meant to be a place of calm, peace, and healing. But what happens when the illness that someone is suffering from isn't the kind of bug you're used to getting sick with?
How would you react if in that magical moment that love strikes, that moment, where you're all full of butterflies... something unforeseen intercedes? Find out in today's Frightening Tale.
Performance © Copyright Mark Wilhelm 2024
Story © Copyright C.C. Adams 2024
How lonely and down on your luck do you have to be for the very spirit of death to feel like you need someone to spend time with?
Performance: ©copyright Mark WilhelmStory: ©copyright Jim Cort
What if that dead air, from an unknown caller that called you earlier had a more sinister purpose to it? What if picking up just then... meant someone died? That's the story behind this frightening tale
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Performance & Story: ©copyright Mark Wilhelm
This weeks show is made up of three tales that were too short to present on their own. The first tale, The Gingerbread Man visits a son haunted by the memory of his Mother and the gingerbread she would craft for him. The second tale finds a man coming to terms with The Nightmare of his own fate. Finally the third tale, visits a man on his death bed haunted by the life he's about to leave behind as he ponders the Laughs! Thrills! Romance!Audio Performance: ©copyright Mark WilhelmThe Gingerbread Man: ©copyright Aaron ChinThe Nightmare: © copyright Larry BrownLaughs! Thrills! Romance!: © copyright Ron Wolfe
A seemingly normal bookshop just might surprise you with whats tucked away inside its aisles.
What happens when you finally reach your life's ambition and it turns out there is a darkness protecting it... will you cross that line? and to what ends.
A tree stands still in a remote part of a young boys farm. A cherry tree that seems to have been slowly dying since his fathers, father was a boy. But there is something about that old tree... something dark that the boy just can't seem to let go of.
In the dark corners of the southern United States there are primal forces that will on occasion select a chosen few to have access to their gifts. Will those chosen use these gifts for good, or for more darker purposes?
Two friends find out what happens when a seemingly normal trip home takes a horrific turn.
Why is it that some of us can't shake the need to refrain from dangling a limb off the bed during the night... perhaps that need is there for a reason.
They say in the deep south that when the rains come down hard and God plays his drums, it may wake loved ones long since gone. And on one dark and stormy night there was a knock at the door.
Billy had made concessions to give his wife her dream pool, but what would this really cost them?
A retrospective visit to the classic tales by renowned authors. In this tale author M.R. James shares arguably his best ghost story, written in 1894.
What lengths would you go through for success in your career? This weeks story examines the dark place one might be led to in an effort to get... a head.
How many of us are haunted by the life that might have been... But what happens when that haunting is no longer metaphor?
A story from Sara Century's new book "A Small Light & Other Stories" available through publisher Weird Punk.
We all have our vices, our personal demons. But some demons are a little more tangible than others.
*Listener Discretion is Advised horrific scenes depicted.
What happens with the unoticable is noticed? Starved for attention how far would a being go once it finally felt 'seen' This weeks story asks just such a question, in an exclusive story by Mark Wilhelm.
What happens when you peer into the mirror only to realize that something was off a little about your reflection. As though it just wasn't right.
A magician is only as good as their assistant. Sometimes the entire act hinging on the skills they possess.
This dark tale was written by Katharine Widdows to a prompt from reedsy.com "Write a story about a magician who never reveals their secrets"
https://blog.reedsy.com/short-story/i1i78l/#comments
A recounting of the terror filled moments hunted by... something in the dark woods.
A story created at the prompt provided by Reedsy.com "Start your story with an unusual sound being heard"
https://blog.reedsy.com/short-story/6g70s7/
Pilot Episode. An odd man with a very personal connection to the paranormal is on a hunt, shaking down hells minions for information that will help him aquire a powerful divine relic. Along the way he meets an even stranger man that seems to remain outside the perceptions of hell, a real life Nobody. Thrust together seemingly by fate the two start to try to unravel this mystery but will they do it before hells warden notices it's getting kind of empty and comes looking... for Daniel Damned!
Clarabelle and her Father are trying to make their new house a home. But Clara's unplanned roomate seems to have darker idea's for the new residents. It wouldn't be long before dark secrets would take these negotiations to a whole other level.
It was a sad and somber thing that set about one of the truly great moments for nearly any New Yorker. Henry Adams was dead, and that meant there would be a vacancy.
Special Presentation!
Written in 1820 by American author Washington Irving as part of a collection of 34 essays and short stories in a volume called 'The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon'. This is the a reading of the original story of Sleepy Hollow.
As this was written in 1820, what was considered proper in life back then deviates from what is considered by today's standards of proper. Keep in mind that this piece suffers from anachronism and as such is a historic look at the period.
Episode Notes:
There is reference to 'Chanticleer'. I myself had to look this up to figure out how to pronounce it or what it was. My research reveals it was a childrens character from a kids book of the time that was a very proud Rooster. It was as common to children then as the Cat in the Hat is today.
Trigger warning: descriptions of family violence.
A Mother's love can span greater distances than the measurements of mankind, in time Darcy would learn how far a Mother would go for her little girl.
What would you give to change the things about yourself that you just don't like? What if you were approached with a miracle fix to get that perfect you? Would you leap before you look?
Lisa is having trouble getting a song out of her head... a song that only she can hear. Seemingly now the soundtrack to all the tragedy in her life. But where did it come from? And who made it?
Sprinkled throughout the snow-covered Canadian north, hidden military bases monitor the arctic circle. Their orders are not to watch for enemy threats, but to alert domestic forces should the things that makes their hunting grounds in that desolate north… move south.
The burden of guilt, given enough time, can weigh down a soul, forcing us to revisit the past... perhaps one last time. But revisiting our old haunts has been known to stir up ghosts.
We all must come to terms with those things in our lives that we fear... What happens though, when we're finally free of those shackles that nature put there for our own protection...
In the heart of summer, a house - just waiting for a family to fill its halls - sits nearly forgotten by the nearby city. That is until an unassuming couple bring with them the inherent sounds of the living. But some neighbours don't appreciate those who disturb their rest.
When I wake up, the doctor gives me the facts. She delivers them to me gently—her voice like a warm cup of water you could steep a bag of tea in. Somehow, she’s made a car accident sound like a papercut, and so I decide that's what I'd like to call it from now on—a papercut.
A good magician never reveals their secrets. But, today as I lie in my deathbed, I am prepared to tell you mine...
Nothing I had been taught in school or in social settings could have prepared me for the irrational events that unfold when you encounter a ghost. Nothing prepared me to deal with the fear and panic that inevitably comes with that, either. But that’s getting ahead of my story.
The devilishly clever Clay McLeod Chapman offers up our season 3 premier tale.
A moviegoer realizes that what he assumed was an ignorant parents' negligence is actually... something far more sinister.
In the Straw Doll, a dying monarch bestows a gift to the next generation, but not all gifts are so innocent.
Pulling the Plug explores the weight of traveling the expanse of our universe so far from home. And the toll it weighs on the soul.
In the Straw Doll, a dying monarch bestows a gift to the next generation, but not all gifts are so innocent.
Pulling the Plug explores the weight of traveling the expanse of our universe so far from home. And the toll it weighs on the soul.
Author Brett B asks the question... does the guilt of an action sometimes reach out and tether something else to us? Perhaps the universe's need for balance is what haunts us... who's to say?
Author Rachel Ryan takes us on a journey with an Alaskan research student and the discoveries made in nature's quiet places.
Author Wemory Charnel's tale challenges everything we've known about princesses and forests full of cute playful animals.
Author Katharine Widdows brings us an unexpected twist to a botched suicide. Trigger warning suicide.
Author Katharine Widdows brings us an unexpected twist to a botched suicide. Trigger warning suicide.
Welcome brave listeners, I'm your host Wilhelm, Tune in weekly for a new creepy tale of the paranormal. If you're brave enough.
Welcome brave listeners, I'm your host Wilhelm, Tune in weekly for a new creepy tale of the paranormal. If you're brave enough.
Sometimes the strings that come with gifts can lead to deadly consequences. An inheritance, in this case, introduces two brothers to a darker place they would otherwise have never found.
Sometimes the strings that come with gifts can lead to deadly consequences. An inheritance, in this case, introduces two brothers to a darker place they would otherwise have never found.
A mysterious force seems to be haunting Sam, it only wants her to be safe... but how far will it go to ensure that? Listen, if you're brave enough.
(Content Advisory: Use of Expletives)
Christmas eve has long been a time for reflecting and sharing. The 3 staff on hand at Duke's are about to share an unforgettable experience.
Humanity has often defiantly mimicked things that were dangerous, who would have thought that unofficially something as innocent as hide and seek started more malevolently?
Have you ever been so attuned to people that you could sense even the subtlest of changes with them... and dreaded knowing deep in your heart that something has happened to one of them? But who?
Sometimes your regular routines are interrupted by something altogether unimaginable... how would you react?
When faced with imminent doom, how will you react? will you own it proudly... or find another to take your place. Either way, the Tangled Man is coming for someone. Will it be you?
Harry has been working overtime for far to long... but has it finally blurred the lines between what is real and unreal? find out in this frightening tale by Daniel Jankowski
Learning the in's and outs of the family business can often dig up the ghosts of our family history revealing the true sacrifices a family does for one another. In this tale a man is faced with the weight of taking on the family business.
Her song is sung in local taverns... its warning clear and true. If you're not careful you'll cross paths with Gurgleplop. Balin would learn all to well what that entails.
What if the thing to be afraid of, wasn't hiding in the dark, but in among the photons of the light? On, Off shines some light on fear.
Hoping to make a good impression on his girlfriend a young man lends a hand when her little brother asks that simple question, "will you tell me a story?" Our other tale follows a man living in a world that has been over run by feral shadows, and the reflection that inherently happens when faced with oblivion. Listen now... if you're brave enough.
A drifter finds himself rolling into a part of the country that seems like it's not even part of the world. And there, he is confronted with something that could shatter everything he's come to believe. Challenging his resolve. How will he react to learn that he's found the Library of Lost souls, and who might be there waiting to meet him. Written by George Frost.
Author's Gunnar Ladd and Frances Hogg Lockow bring us this weeks 2 doses of scary.
How would you react to find an entirely new addition to something you were incredibly familiar with? Only then to find the un-natural source to its creation? That's what Gunnar Ladd explores in "The Man By The Tree.
Antony is a photographer in search of the perfect photo of his muse... the new tenant in his apartment building. But convincing her to be his model comes with its own dangers. Pulled from the dark corners of Frances Hogg Lockow's mind, The White Woman.
Welcome brave listeners to another episode of Frightening Tales. Todays episode titled "My New Home" was adapted from a reddit horror story written by an author simply called Mikey. Our tale follows a man who does his best to make a new start for himself only to learn that the grass isn't always greener on the other side, and some deals are too good to be true.
Welcome brave listeners, to another episode of Frightening Tales. Our time today will be filled with two frightening stories. The first titled "An Unfamiliar Sound" written by Jordan Caves Callarman, which asks the question... what exactly did I bring home from the grocery store today? Our second tale, titled "Thumbs" Follows a young man offered powers by dark forces, but wondering if the price too steep?
Welcome brave listeners, to another episode of Frightening Tales. Today's episode titled "Parcels" invites us into the world of unexpected packages and the mysteries held within them.
Welcome brave listeners to another episode of Frightening Tales. Today's episode fills our time together with two stories, the first "Pied Piper" written by Angeliki P, is about a young boy who's life is turned upside down when men arrive to burn his plague ridden village... and the keening pipe music that draws him to it. Our second frightening tale written by Mikayla Peterson "April Showers", is about a woman trying to survive in her home plagued by storms that seem to have a predatory intelligence about them.
Welcome brave listeners to another episode of Frightening Tales. Season 2 starts off with a special story written by Author Samantha Mabry. Her new book "Tigers, Not Daughters" is available in your local book store. Her story "Hover" follows two sisters adapting to life in a new home... with a ghost.
The Season One Finale Performance by: Mark Wilhelm, Written by: Ayden & Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing by Mark Wilhelm.
Music provided by: epidemicsound.com
Performance by Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing by Mark Wilhelm, Written by Mark Wilhelm.
Music By: epidemicsound.com.
Performed by: Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing by: Mark Wilhelm, Written by: Jethro Pili
Music provided by epidemicsound.com: April Snow. Gavin Luke | Scranton Swing, Roy Edwin Williams | Candy Clown, Enigmanic | Ocean Traveler, Calm Shores | Unfettered and Unchained, Golden Anchor | Warning Signal, Max Anson
Written and Performed by: Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing by: Mark Wilhelm,
Music courtesy of: EpidemicSound.com
Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales. This the debut story both written and performed by Mark Wilhelm.
All rights reserved. Story and performance Copyright Mark Wilhelm.
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Performance by Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing by Mark Wilhelm, Written by A.G. Scott,
Music: Tales from the Grave, Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen | Born Sinister, Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen | Chronicles of a Mystic Dream, Grant Newman | Decomposed, Philip Ayers
A tale about a technician on a cable access ghost hunting show get‘s more than he bargained for.
Performance by Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing by Mark Wilhelm, Written by Jethro Pili,
Music: Banshee, Jay Varton | Tales of the Uncanny, Prozody | Impulse, Hampus Naeselius | Light Utopia, FormantX | Our Last Hope, Dragon Tamer
Performance by Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing by Mark Wilhelm, Written by Justan Romias
Music: Eye For Detail, Jay Varton | Move Shady, Damma Beatz | Entering Madness, JH Coleman | Banshee, Jay Varton | Fright Night, Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Performed by Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing by Mark Wilhelm, Written by K.M. Kinley
Music: Frozen Water Not Ice, Polar Nights | The Window Was Closed When I Left, Christian Andersen | Fugitive Drone, Amir Sharifi | Extraterrestrial, Dream Cave | Night Shuttle, Max Anson
Performed by Mark Wilhelm, Sounding Editing by Mark Wilhelm, Written by Algernon Blackwood
Music: Awen, The Mind Orchestra | Nadir, REW_ | Cue 1, Soularflair | Hunted, Scott Holmes
I took some creative liberties with the original script in an effort to modernize.
Performed by Mark Wilhelm, Sounding Editing by Mark Wilhelm, Written by Ema Fancher
Music: Fried, Ketsa | Indigo, Another Brick | The Bright New Year, Yair Yona
Performed by: Mark Wilhelm, Sounding Editing by: Mark Wilhelm, Written by: Algernon Blackwood
Music: Freyasberg, Greg Atkinson | Nettlevest, Secret Jane | Telepathy for Beginners, Les Hayden | Live sessions, Alessi
Written by A.G. Scott for ReedsyPrompts Performed by Mark Wilhelm
Music: The Spirit of Russian Love by Zinaida Trokai CymbalBird by Silence Just a Memory Now by Chad Crouch Flight to the North by Axeltree
Written by Rachel Smith for ReedsyPrompts Performed by Mark Wilhelm
Music: Gimmie All I want (instrumental) by Anthem of Rain Adaption (Instrumental) by Anthem of Rain Tuesday Night by Maarten Schellekens Hachimantai Snow by Maarten Schellekens Disaster Drone by Daniel Birch
Written by A.G. Scott for ReedsyPrompts. Contest 98 Performed by Mark Wilhelm.
Music: Disaster Drone by Daniel Birch Country Boy Instrumental by Lobo Loco The Moon is Her Spotlight by Darkstar83 Just Wondering by Maarten Shellekens
Sound FX by Soundsnap.com
The Pale Man, by Julius Long. Written for Weird Tales in 1934. Performed by Mark Wilhelm.
A mundane visit in an out of the way hotel, becomes the setting for a dark encounter.
Performance by: Mark Wilhelm, Sound Editing: Mark Wilhelm, Written by: Tim Sprague.
A different kind of perspective on an unexpected visitor.
Music by: Rebecca on the Shore, by Mixkit | Intruder, by Zapsplat
A story originally posted in Weird Tales by Mary Elizabeth Councilman. This tale looks at the limits of love and death. When does one stop the other...