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Tales to Terrify

Tales to Terrify 739 Mia Cheng

Tales to Terrify

Drew Sebesteny

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

4.5703 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 739 and the final week of Women in Horror Month. We have one tale for you, about an artist in search of his missing muse.


COMING UP

Good Evening: Locus Magazine Fundraiser: 00:01:06

[Trigger] Mia Cheng’s Sparrow as read by Graeme Dunlop: 00:03:37


TRIGGER WARNINGS

Sparrow contains scenes of Suicide/Suicidal Ideation


PERTINENT LINKS

Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.

Shop Tales to Terrify Merch

Locus Magazine on Indiegogo

Graeme Dunlop on Twitter

Graeme Dunlop | Podcastle


Original Score by Nebulus Entertainment

Nebulus on Facebook

Nebulus on Instagram


SPECIAL THANKS TO

Orion D. Hegre

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify.


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0:00.0

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0:01.7

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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.

0:44.3

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

0:48.3

It's time to face your darkest fears.

1:22.5

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

1:29.5

It's the last week of Women in Horror Month, and we've got one final story to share with you.

1:34.9

But before we do, I've got a cause I think might be right up your alley.

1:40.6

Locus Magazine is holding their annual fundraiser over on Indiegogo.

1:46.7

If you're not familiar with Locus, it's a true treasure for genre fiction fans,

1:54.7

a website, magazine, award, archive, and resource for science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

2:03.1

They put on the annual Locus Awards, a top-tier award that recognizes excellent, new, and diverse voices in speculative fiction. They tell the storyteller's stories, through author interviews, book reviews,

2:09.9

curated reading lists, international industry news, and more.

2:15.7

Locus is holding their regular fundraising drive to keep their doors open, lights on, and

2:21.9

future bright, and they need our support. You can explore the campaign and the huge range

2:28.9

of rewards for donors online at locustmag.com slash IGG26. I highly encourage you to check it out and toss them a few

2:40.7

bucks if you're able. Our story this evening comes from Mia Chang. Mia Chang is a recent law graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

2:55.5

Although she works in studies in London, UK, she is originally from Hong Kong.

3:01.4

Her fiction has appeared in Whitcraft and exist otherwise.

3:07.3

Children of the Night,

3:09.3

join me for Mia Chang's Sparrow,

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