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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.

We're creeping swiftly toward the end of January. After tonight, we've got just one more

episode left in the month. And why is that significant, you ask? Well, for anyone not in the

know, February is Women in Horror Month. And to celebrate this year,

our very own fiction editor, Meredith Morgan Stern, will be taking over the reins

to share some history and insight

into the indelible mark

women have made on our genre.

She's got some great stories lined up, too.

So make sure you keep your ears out for that in a couple of weeks.

Also looming on the horizon is the close of our current submission period.

For those of you teasing and toying with the final details of your manuscript,

or anyone who's been contemplating swinging open the vault

and letting that long-lingering masterpiece free to wreak havoc on the world,

this is your warning bell, that it may well be time to get the lead out.

So, finish off that draft, polish it to a sacrificial dagger's gleam,

...