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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.

Ah, it feels good to be out of that dungeon to stretch my legs and make myself comfortable back in this darkened little corner.

After nearly two full months away, hopefully you haven't forgotten about me.

With the excellent job, Seth, Stephen, Spencer, and Andrew did this last month, and the hard work of our Women in Horror Month team, I wouldn't totally blame you.

Thank you to all of you for taking a turn in the hot seat.

I have the privilege of returning on a pretty auspicious evening. Tonight we'll be sharing the first set of nominees for this year's Bram Stoker Awards. Each year we're incredibly fortunate

to have the chance to produce the shortlisted stories in the short fiction category.

Depending on existing publishing agreements and author interest,

how many nominees we're able to secure varies,

but we do our best to capture as many as we can.

This year, I'm happy to share that all five of the nominated stories in short fiction

will be coming to your ears between this week and next,

including some familiar names and some who have yet to cross the drawbridge into our own

dark domain. If you're not that familiar with the Bram Stoker Awards,

they're one of the most well-established awards in horror fiction, put on by

the Horror Writers Association and handed out at a gala event during the HWA's StokerCon.

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