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Thank you. From the blackest corners of your mind, they call, pulling you deep into shadow, twisting your senses, keeping you from sleep.

It's time to face your darkest fears.

This is Tales to Terrify. Good evening, children of the night, and welcome.

Well, it's one of our favorite times of year, here it entails to terrify. That time of year

when the darkest, most poisonous Iker of the past year, oozes to the surface and gets collected

for your enjoyment. That's right, the finalists of this year's Bram Stoker Awards have been

announced. And there are some familiar faces in there, too.

As usual, the shortlist contains some fantastic reads of all shapes, sizes, and flavors.

I'll link to the full list in our show notes in case you'd like to check it out.

Of course, there's one category that interests us most. Superior Achievement in Short Fiction.

The five short story finalists this year are Greg Chapman's The Book of Last Words.

The Eight People Who Murdered Me, Excerpt from Lucy Westenrara's diary by Gwendolyn Kist,

Jess Landry's Burry Me in Tar and Twine,

Cindy O'Quins, Lydia, and A Touch of Madness by Tim Wagner.

If you're like me, and you haven't had a chance to read them yet,

I'm hoping we can remedy that together.

Unless you're new to the podcast, you probably know that each year we do our best to feature

as many of the finalist stories as we can get our claws on. And this year is no exception.

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