Tales to Terrify 700 Philip Madden & Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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

4.5 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 700. We have two tales for you this week. First, a pastor seeks to avenge his murdered family with the help of an unlikely ally. Then, a young artist learns the deadly cost of heartbreak.

COMING UP

Good Evening: 00:01:06

Philip Madden’s The Pastor as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:03:01

[TRIGGER] Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s The Cold Embrace as read by Dennis Robinson: 00:13:43

TRIGGER WARNINGS

The Cold Embrace contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO

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0:00.0	Love this podcast?
0:01.7	Support this show through the ACAST supporter feature.
0:05.4	It's up to you how much you give, and there's no regular commitment.
0:09.1	Just click the link in the show description to support now.
0:43.3	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.
1:24.3	This is Tales to episode 700.
1:31.7	Hard to believe it's been over 500 episodes now since my first stint behind the mic, way back in Episode 188.
1:34.0	And what a hell of a ride it's been.
1:36.9	Thank you to our staff, writers, and narrators for crafting these monstrous tales and bringing
1:43.1	them to life week after week.
1:46.0	More than anything, though, I'd like to send our most heartfelt thanks out to all of you,
1:52.2	our listeners.
1:53.5	We couldn't do this without you, nor would we want to.
1:58.2	700 episodes strong, and the credit for that longevity belongs squarely on
2:04.1	your shoulders, children of the night. Thank you so much. And here's to 700 more. For tonight,
2:14.9	we have two tales of vengeance.
2:22.5	Our first story for the evening comes from Philip Madden.
2:31.8	Philip Madden is a freelance writer based in Poland, who has written for comics, as well as published his own original fiction and poetry.
2:34.4	Children of the Night,
2:37.2	join me for Philip Madden's The Pastor,
2:39.1	a tales to terrify original.
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