Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast

"The Visitor" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales

A Thanksgiving dinner, a story about a haunted grave, and a drive through the snow. Cliff and Brooke Morgan expect their holiday visit to end with a quiet night at a rela

S11 Ep21: S11E21 - "Old Thomas' Hatchery" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

After weeks without work, a job at an old chicken farm sounds like a chance to get back on his feet. Thomas Maier needs help, the chores are straightforward, and the new

S11 Ep20: S11E20 - "Fishing With Clouds and Teeth" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

From his hilltop window, Malcolm can see almost everything happening in town. Since his wife died, watching the neighbors has become a way to pass the hours and feel a li

"Worth the Having" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales

The night before Halloween, a boy takes a familiar shortcut through a neighbor’s backyard—and sees something he cannot explain. Before he can escape, it notices him. The

S11 Ep19: S11E19 - "The Song and Dance Man" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

In the fall of 1956, a stranger arrives in Belle Carne with a fiddle and an invitation the whole town seems eager to accept. His tent has appeared beside the bandstand, a

S11 Ep18: S11E18 - "Trail Magic" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

On the Appalachian Trail, an unexpected gift can make all the difference. A bottle of water. Something to eat. A little help when the miles become too much. Hikers call i

"Cold Hands" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales

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

S11 Ep17: S11E17 - "Deep Roots" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

Beneath the oaks of Shady Grove Cemetery, Allan reads to his sisters and tells his mother about his life. Their graves are the closest thing to home he has left—and now t

"And Darkness Shall Reign" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales

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

S11 Ep16: S11E16 - "When Hell Comes Knocking" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

There is one place Lydia never wants to spend the night: home. To the man falling in love with her, it’s an odd preference in an otherwise effortless relationship. Her ap

"The Incident at Mera Peak" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales

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

S11 Ep15: S11E15 - "Never Ever Ever" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

An ordinary walk. A body in the water. A warning spoken by something that should have stayed silent. For one lonely bookstore clerk, that encounter marks the beginning of

S11 Ep14: S11E14 - "Ticket to Normal Town" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

Gillean Rush has everything a rock star could want: sold-out arenas, endless indulgence, and a career that seems destined to burn forever. There is only one problem. None

"Crazy God Lady" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales

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

"Junkman" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales

On the outskirts of Nobility, Texas, Colt makes his living buying and selling the things respectable people pretend they don’t want. Guns, drugs, stolen goods—everything

S11 Ep13: S11E13 - "8 Down" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

For ten years, no one knew Collette Whimpley was still alive. Then hikers hear screaming beneath the overgrown land behind her father’s abandoned home, and a local sherif

S11 Ep12: S11E12 - "Flipping" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

Kevin Loomis has turned ruined houses into an empire. With a television show, a recognizable brand, and an instinct for extracting profit from other people’s misfortunes,

S11 Ep11: S11E11 - "The Reach" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

Twenty years ago, brothers David and Ron learned that distinction beside a lonely lake, where an old story about something lurking beneath the water became horrifyingly r

S11 Ep10: S11E10 - "A Truckstop Horror" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

For Paul, the lonely truck stop glowing in the darkness should be a welcome sight—a chance for gas, coffee, and maybe a slice of pecan pie before getting back on the road

S11 Ep9: S11E09 - "Clean Slate" - Drew Blood's Dark Tales Podcast

Grace Merritt has the kind of marriage other couples envy. Nearly ten years together. A loving husband. Not a single fight between them. At least, none that Grace can rem