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Tales to Terrify

Tales to Terrify 686 Darlene Eliot, L. D. Colter & Toshiya Kamei

Tales to Terrify

Drew Sebesteny

Short Fiction, Dark Tales, Arts, Books, Creepy Stories, Creepy, Horror Stories, Fiction, Scary Stories, Creepy Pasta, Horror Fiction, Drama, Terror, Short Stories, Horror, Suspense, Flash Fiction

4.5678 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 676 and week three of Women in Horror Month. We have three tales this week, about a long haul trucker on a harrowing late night assignment, a ghost searching for her missing family, and an awkward teenage girl with terrifying powers.


COMING UP

Good Evening: 00:01:06

WiHM featuring Keira Reynolds: 00:01:54

Darlene Eliot’s How Close Is It? as read by Jim Matusik: 00:05:50

L. D. Colter’s I Promise as read by Sara Sheckells: 00:19:19

Toshiya Kamei’s Petrified as read by Mel Rose: 00:28:21


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Keira Reynolds

Keira Reynolds “Martian Blue”

Keira Reynolds “If They Get Their Way”

Keira Reynolds “The Thirst” (Tales to Terrify episode 676)

Darlene Eliot on Instagram (@deliotwriter)

Jim Matusik

L. D. Colter

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Mel Rose on Instagram


Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment

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SPECIAL THANKS TO

Amanda Carrillo

Lestle Baxter

Orion D. Hegre

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0:00.0

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0:01.7

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0:05.4

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0:09.1

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0:44.3

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

0:50.3

It's time to face your darkest fears.

1:24.6

This is Tales to Terrify. Good evening, children of the night, and welcome to week three of women in horror month.

1:29.7

Before I release you into the clutches of Meredith, I'd like to extend our deepest, darkest thanks to the newest member to join us behind the veil and lend their

1:35.7

support on Patreon. Bobo Jenkins. It's because of dark and twisted listeners like you, Bobo,

1:43.2

that we're able to keep this phantom train

1:45.6

steaming through the night. We appreciate it so much. And of course, if you'd like to support

1:52.6

the show, like Bobo, head over to patreon.com slash tales to terrify and sign up. We're dying to have you. Now, let's see what Meredith has

2:05.1

cooked up for you this week. Back again, Children of the Night. Welcome to week three of

2:12.1

Women in Horror Month here at Tales to Terrify. This year, I have the pleasure of introducing you to four lovely ladies,

2:20.3

whose siren songs will lure you into dark and disturbing places. Since you're so insatiable,

2:28.4

here's Woman in Horror Number Three. Kira Reynolds, she, her, writes short stories, mostly fantasy, mostly.

2:39.4

A trans woman and a former software developer living in Ireland, in 2024 she earned a BA

2:46.1

in Arts and Humanities with specialisms in creative writing and classical studies from the Open

2:52.8

University. She has had stories and one poem published in various magazines, anthologies,

3:00.6

and podcasts, including Tales to Terrify, Episode 676. She is assistant fantasy editor at Cosmic Roots and Eldridge Shores. She's currently

3:13.0

working on a novelette and very occasionally post random thoughts on her blog at kira Reynolds.com.

3:22.0

Kira mostly writes fantasy, but while she enjoys reading cozy fantasy, her own stories tend

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