Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast

"A Gift for the King" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Elliot takes the same walk through his neighborhood every night. He knows the streets, the turns, the ordinary sounds after dark. But tonight, a sudden fog conceals the w

"Cold Hands" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Scott Madsen has grown accustomed to sleeping alone. After years of sharing a bed and a troubled marriage, he can finally stretch out, settle in, and rest undisturbed. Th

"Never Meet Your Heroes" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Anderson can fly, shrug off gunfire, and reduce almost anything to ash with a glance. Naturally, he decides the world needs him as its superhero. Calling himself Supreme,

"I Met Someone Who Claimed to Be the Devil" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Seeking a quieter end to a night out, a skeptical narrator settles into a London bar, expecting little more than cheap whiskey and football on television. Then a young wo

"A Storm Does This Way Come" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Christmas has become a season Dakota Storm would rather endure alone. Since the crash that took his wife and young son, the sheriff’s deputy has struggled to find a reaso

"All in the Family" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Teddy has made a terrible mess. His sister is dead. His beloved Peg has been destroyed. And Mother will be home at any moment. As Teddy races to conceal what happened ins

"Milk and Cookies" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Every Friday night, an elderly man visits a quiet convenience store and buys the same two things: a small packet of milk and a bag of cookies. He always comes alone, and

"The Soul Cages" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

In Perdition Ridge, the fog hides more than the horizon. A young boy lives among ramshackle shelters and hard-drinking shipyard workers, waiting for his father to explain

"The Abyss" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

An evening of fishing should have ended before dark. Instead, three friends find themselves stranded on a quiet Finger Lake, their motor dead and their phones left behind

"And Darkness Shall Reign" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

A disturbing broadcast interrupts an ordinary evening in rural Vermont. At an abandoned cemetery, police have surrounded a mausoleum, a doomsday cult refuses to surrender

"The Ballad of Mr. Budokai" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

During the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Charlie and his two best friends find a cruel remedy for their boredom. Everyone in town recognizes Mr. Budokai, the little man

"The Mummer Man" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

A painful breakup has left one lonely bibliophile searching for companionship and a fresh start. A local book club seems like the perfect answer—until a visit to a flea-m

"Fright Club" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

A university logo, a few Halloween decorations, and a generous cash prize make Fright Club look like an easy challenge. For one skeptical student and his friend Jesse, a

"The Incident at Mera Peak" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Three friends arrive in Nepal determined to conquer Mera Peak before their vacation days run out. They have climbing experience, a tight budget, and every reason to belie

"The Yellow Carousel" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

For fifty-two years, Silas and Emma have shared a life in the West Virginia mountains. These days, their pleasures are quiet ones: evening tea, familiar conversation, and

"DreamShare" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

DreamShare promises the ultimate escape: a world built from imagination, where friends can share impossible adventures, abandoned dreams can become reality, and the limit

"Better Films" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

For as long as Joan can remember, her brother has wanted to make great films. What began with a childhood camera has hardened into an obsession—one fueled by arrogance, c

"The Cage" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Years after escaping the masked stranger who imprisoned her, Zella travels to the prison where he is serving his sentence. She tells herself she has come to prove that he

"Crazy God Lady" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

At Forest Oaks, repairs are temporary, complaints are ignored, and the tenants have learned not to expect much from management. For Dale, the complex’s new maintenance ma

"The Bat House" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

Bullied, isolated, and desperate to escape his tormentors, Bradley runs into the woods—and finds a place that should not feel as though it has been waiting for him. Raise