Fear From the Heartland — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast

"The Cage" - Fear From the Heartland

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

S7 Ep8: S7E08 - "Blood of the Nephilim" - Fear From The Heartland

Jessica thought the worst part of being a New York City bike messenger was the traffic. Then an ordinary delivery sent her into a silent alley—and into the jaws of someth

"Pea Ridge" - Fear From the Heartland

After losing his daughter, Richard retreats to his childhood home in the Missouri countryside, searching for the solitude he needs to write—and the strength to let go of

S7 Ep7: S7E07 - "Beyond Bigfoot" - Fear From The Heartland

When two friends journey to a remote Vietnamese island to investigate rumors of a Bigfoot-like creature, they expect blurry photographs, strange footprints, and perhaps a

S7 Ep6: S7E06 - "Where Legends Begin" - Fear From The Heartland

The world is dying. A green mist blankets the land, the dead refuse to stay dead, and humanity's last flicker of hope grows dimmer with every passing day. Yet amid the ru

S7 Ep5: S7E05 - "The Shaman's Revenge" - Fear From The Heartland

When Robert Morgan was a teenager, a strange old shaman placed a black arrowhead into his hand and warned him never to let anyone else touch it. He dismissed the encounte

S7 Ep4: S7E04 - "Sulphur and Shadow" - Fear From The Heartland

Beyond the wasteland, beyond the last safe road, a mountain waits with its mouth open. Drawn onward by secrets, old wounds, and forces they barely understand, two men des

S7 Ep3: S7E03: The World After Us - Fear From The Heartland

When the world begins to unravel, it isn’t always monsters or plagues that bring humanity to its knees. Sometimes, it’s the choices we make for love. In this chilling epi

S7 Ep2: S7E02: After Forgiveness Fails - Fear From The Heartland

In this chilling episode, humanity clings to survival in the shadow of a catastrophe that refused to stay buried. Safe havens come with conditions. Miracles arrive with s

S7 Ep1: S7E01: Luring the Living - Fear From The Heartland

This season-opening episode of Fear From the Heartland plunges listeners into a brutal, myth-soaked world crafted in the mind of author Hank Belbin, where forgotten gods

S6 Ep12: S6E12: When the Curtain Falls - Fear From The Heartland

Before the headlines. Before the panic. Before the questions no one could answer— There was the night everything went wrong. This episode follows the eerie disappearance

S6 Ep11: S6E11: Raised in Ruin - Fear From The Heartland

In the blistered ruins of a world that has forgotten mercy, one man’s defiance becomes a spark in the kingdom of the damned. Across the desert wastes of Zimitra, faith is

S6 Ep10: S6E10: Apprentice to Evil - Fear From The Heartland

In this chilling episode of Fear From the Heartland, the line between guardian and monster blurs, and innocence collides with the demands of blood and shadow. When old pa

S6 Ep9: S6E09: Inherited Horror - Fear From The Heartland

When the lights go out and the world drifts into sleep, some secrets refuse to stay buried. In this haunting episode, we explore the thin veil between devotion and destru

S6 Ep8: S6E08: The Monsters We Made - Fear From The Heartland

In this pulse-quickening episode of Fear from the Heartland, host Paul J. McSorley invites you to peer into the shadows with three unnerving tales from master storyteller

S6 Ep7: S6E07: Reel to Real - Fear From The Heartland

The lights are low. The previews are over. The film begins… In this haunting episode of FFTH, what begins as an investigation into a missing audience spirals into somethi

S6 Ep6: S6E06: A Bargain Too Far - Fear From The Heartland

Some names should never be spoken. And some promises echo louder in the dark. In this haunting episode of From Folklore to the Heartland, journey into the shadowed wilds

S6 Ep5: S6E05: Tourist Trap - Fear From The Heartland

When the dead start walking the streets of New Orleans, only one man seems to notice something's terribly wrong—and he's just unpacked his last moving box. In a city know

S6 Ep4: S6E04: When the Lights Go Out - Fear From The Heartland

Two voices. One question: Would you listen if it sounded like someone you loved? When the wind howls and the light begins to flicker, something ancient stirs just beyond

S6 Ep3: S6E03: No Man's Land - Fear From The Heartland

War never truly ends—it just changes shape. In this episode of Fear from the Heartland, the battlefield isn’t a jungle, a desert, or a distant warzone. It’s closer. Too c