Welcome to Chilling Tales For Dark Nights our newest narrator – Emma Froh! Emma’s stories have been featured here before, narrated by our other voiceover artists, but this is her first appearance as a narrator. In this mesmerizing tale narrated by Emma Froh, author Christopher Bloodworth introduces us to an unnamed mother and her son Jesse. Life is normal until ... Read More »
Jonathan Jones narrates this first-person psychological tale of terror by author Georgia Brandon, about a man living alone in an apartment, who is kept awake at night by the noises emanating from his neighbor’s apartment. His paper-thin walls do nothing to soften the banging…or the tapping…the desperate, pleading tapping, which seems to beg for his attention. Who…or what…is trying to ... Read More »
Keenon Brevik voices this tale written by author Craig Groshek, about a hopelessly stubborn man whose very stubbornness leads to his untimely disappearance. The story was produced as an entry into the Wisconsin Public Radio “flash fiction” horror writing contest in October 2012. To see/hear more of Keenon Brevik, check out his YouTube channel here. Curfew Source: Chilling Tales For Dark ... Read More »
A wonderfully short and haunting tale of a little girl, her mother and a lone tree out in a field which would be better off left alone – written and produced by author Katy Towell. Her neighbor warned them, but everyone knows that meddling neighbors can’t be trusted. Right? Click here to check out Katy Towell’s published books! Don’t Go ... Read More »
This is the story of a girl named Tilly, who hears a disembodied voice calling to her in the night, and each night it gets closer, and closer…and closer. This tale comes from an amazing classic scary folktale book entitled Whistle in the Graveyard by author Maria Leach. It has been out of print for years, but if you can ... Read More »
Craig Groshek tells this short tale about an Irish parish priest named Father McSweeny, who was unpopular but respected in life and who died young, to the relief of many. But rather than rest in peace, Father McSweeny had other plans. Original story source: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t12596.html Father McSweeny Author: Anonymous Narrator: Craig Groshek Father McSweeny, an Irish priest, returned to the town ... Read More »
Welcome to Chilling Tales new narrator Keenon Brevik – available to tell your original tales! In his first entry on the site, Keenon voices a tale written by horror aficionado Emma Froh. In what Emma calls her first “stab” at a monster story, we follow the tale of a fearless young man. An adrenaline junkie, the young man is put ... Read More »
“The Big Toe” is a short horror film adaptation of the story of the same title as featured in Alvin Schwartz’s legendary book of scary folktales, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, about a poor boy who finds a big toe sticking out of the ground near a local cemetary. Being the resourceful chap he his, he decides to ... Read More »
Some people believe that monsters only come out at night. But the latest rumors of creatures were not of the type found in corners behind doorways or the ones hiding beneath a bed. Instead, they were seen coming up out of old mine shafts. These…things…weren’t human, and every day they got a bit bolder, and they traveled farther from the ... Read More »
Narrator Jonathan Jones brings new life to this classic S.E. Schlosser tale of terror from Texas, featured on Schlosser’s website, www.americanfolklore.net, as well as in her published collection of Texas folktales and scary stories, Spooky Texas: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore. The main character in this tale wakes from what she believes to be a nightmare involving a ... Read More »
Voiceover artist Jonathan Jones narrates this well-produced original tale from the mind of writer Craig Groshek, which centers on a farmer named Richard Mayes and his wife, who is about to give birth to a son. From the beginning, they both know something is wrong, for the baby is growing exponentially and eating far more than is typical. Once the ... Read More »
“The Monkey’s Paw” is a horror short story by author W. W. Jacobs. It was published in England in 1902. The story is based on the famous “setup” in which three wishes are granted. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price ... Read More »
A terrifying original and unpublished tale of a bony creature that haunts the rural English countryside. The story as it appears here has been oft repeated as a version of “creepypasta,” though variants of tales featuring demonic entities such as this go back hundreds of years. The Bwystfel Author: Anyonymous When I was a child, I lived in Radnorshire, one ... Read More »
I always thought that this was one of the best “creepypastas” I had ever read – short and unnerving, as good as any short horror or scary story ought to be! Enjoy! Read More »
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