Gallery of Curiosities

A disabled war vet takes refuge in an old book store and stumbles upon a lamentable journal. Strong content note for horror. Alasdair Stuart narrates
Author Tricia Owens writes in a variety of genres but is most thrilled to be diving into horror. Her work has appeared in Occult Detective Quarterly #2 and in White Noise & Ouija Boards. She is as prolific as she is lazy, with several dozen novels to her name and many twelve-hour naps beneath her belt. She makes her home in Las Vegas. You can learn more at TriciaOwensBooks.com.
When Narrator Alasdair Stuart is not hosting PseudoPod and Escape Pod, or running Escape Artists Inc., he’s professionally enthusiastic about genre fiction on the Internet at places likeTor.com, Barnes & Noble, The Guardian, Uncanny Magazine, SciFi Now and MyMBuzz.He’s an ENie-nominated tabletop RPG writer for his work on Doctor Who: Adventures In Time And Space. His other RPG writing includes Star Trek, The Laundry Files, Primeval, Victoriana, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, N.E.W. and Chill, meaning he’s got a playbook for any variety of invasion you can name.
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A poem for May. Alex Ford narrates. 
Author Gavin Bradley is an Irish writer from Belfast who works in happy obscurity in Edmonton, Alberta. His poetry has been selected for a 'Hennessy New Irish Writing Award' by The Irish Times, and his work can be found in Glass Buffalo, The Open Ear, and The Caterpillar literary magazines, as well as various fantastical anthologies, such as Frozen Fairy Tales, Ignis Fatuus, Tesseracts 21: Nevertheless, and the upcoming Fantastic Trains.
When narrator Alex Ford isn't rocking around the nation in her band, Ford Theatre Reunion, she's holed up in her guest room following a different passion: recording audio books and editing manuscripts. An avid reader and writer, she delights in helping people bring their creativity to life. You can check out her exploits, mystery bruises, and a most handsome cat on facebook or instagram. www.facebook.com/srslyjohnswww.instagram.com/srslyalex
Music: Marked, Now We Feast, by Alex Nakarada/serpentsoundstudios.com
PSA: Cold iron hurts fairies. Hot iron hurts everyone. 
 

Of all the creatures of the sea, none is more deadly than the clown. Isaiah Plovnick narrates. A winning performance from the 2019 Audio Verse Awards in 'Spoken Word' category.
This story first appeared in the anthology Clowns: The Unlikely Coulrophobia Remix in 2016 from Unlikely Story. 
Author Chris Kuriata's stories about elderly poisoners, vengeful Aunties, and time-traveling kittens have appeared in many fine publications such as Gamut, OnSpec, and online at The Saturday Evening Post. He used to edit depressing documentaries about homicide victims, but now works cheerfully in a bakery making donuts.
Narrator Isaiah Plovnick is a Boston-based performing artist with a steampunk soul. Raised on a healthy diet of Lego and Great Illustrated Classics, the spirit of the retro-futurist was fostered in him at an early age. He received an education in Theatre from Salem State University, and has since been performing onstage or from behind a microphone all over the greater Boston area.
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A stranded hiker takes shelter at a remote highland inn. Michael Whitehouse narrates a classic creepy ghost story from the British Isles to close out the year.
Author website http://twitter.com/garybuller
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War curfews force a traveling carnival to camp in small mining town, while the world outside changes forever. Rated R for mild suggestive language and body horror.  
Author George Edwards Murray is a writer from Maine who currently resides in the heart of steel country. His fiction has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Daily Science Fiction, Bourbon Penn, and other venues for strange and troubling stories. Find out more at www.elegantapocalypse.com.
Narrator Michael Whitehouse is a writer, filmmaker, and voice-over artist from Glasgow, Scotland. He spends most of his time writing supernatural fiction, though occasionally dabbles in other genres when the story leads him there. He's also the founder of Ghastly Tales, which has both a horror fiction podcast and Youtube channel.
Theme song by DEVM
Osgoode's chorus by Kevin MacLeod/incompetech.com

Modified soldiers arrive at the front. Alasdair Stuart narrates. Content note for wartime horror.
Author Santiago Eximeno is a Spanish genre writer who has published several novellas and collections, mainly horror literature and flash fiction. His work has been translated to English, Japanese, French or Bulgarian. You can find him at www.eximeno.com or @santiagoeximeno on Twitter.
Narrator Alasdair Stuart is the host of PseudoPod and Escape Pod, runs Escape Artists Ink, and is professionally enthusiastic about genre fiction on the Internet at places like Tor.com , Barnes & Noble, The Guardian, Uncanny Magazine, SciFi Now and My M Buzz.  He lives in the UK with the love of his life and their ever expanding herd of microphones. Follow him on Twitter as @AlasdairStuart, or at his blog, The Man of Words.
Theme song: Ashes Ashes by DEVMStory music: Gardariki, Edge of the Wastelands by Tri-Tachyon/Free Music Archive
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You ever feel like the whole world is passing you by while you rot in that small town you the misfortune to be born in? Well, maybe it is. Wilson Fowlie narrates. 
Author Marcelina Vizcarra has moved over thirty times, most recently to Tennessee where she explores the woods and waterways with her kids, partner in crime, and their dog. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Nature Futures, Flash Fiction Online, Timeshift, and other speculative and literary publications.
Narrator Wilson Fowlie has been reading stories out loud since the age of 4, and credits his parents for any talent he has for it. He's been narrating for podcasts since he answered a call for readers for PodCastle in 2008.
He’s narrated dozens of stories for many podcasts, including all of the Escape Artists shows. Wilson fits all this narrating between his day job as a web developer in Vancouver, Canada, and directing a community show chorus called The Maple Leaf Singers.
Theme Song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina
Story Music: Fallen by Dan Yan-Key/Free Music Archive
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Survivors of an apocalyptic war rebuild their world to a Roman Ideal, which includes being outnumbered by their genetically altered slaves. Wulf Moon narrates.
Content note for adult situations. 
Author Irene Punti lives in Badalona (Catalonia) with her partner. Before that, she lived for a decade in Tarragona, the former capital of a Roman province and the city which inspired this story. Irene's stories have appeared in Gaslandia: a Dieselpunk Anthology and the NonBinary Review, among others.
Narrator Wulf Moon feasted on fantasy as a child when he lived with his Chippewa grandmother. He begged stories from her every night—fireside tales that fired his imagination. If Moon had a time machine, those are the days he would go back to. Since he doesn’t have a time machine, he tells stories. Learn more at driftweave.com.
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A rural town bars itself in every night. But why won't they tell the tourists why? Vic Mullin narrates a scary story for the Halloween season. 
Author David A. Riley writes horror, fantasy and SF stories. His first professionally published story was in the 11th Pan Book of Horror in 1970. He has had stories published by Doubleday, DAW, Corgi, Sphere, Roc, Playboy Paperbacks, Robinsons, etc., and in magazines such as Aboriginal Science Fiction, Dark Discoveries, Fear, Whispers, and Fantasy Tales.
Narrator Vic Mullin is a 40 something scotsman who is usually surrounded in a cloud of vapour from constant e-cig usage.  He is generally found spending time editing youtube videos or lazing around in New Babbage pretending to build something.
Theme song: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore Machina
Osgoode’s Chorus: Cheap Horror Fullmix Downtempo/Pond5.com
Almost in F, Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod/incompetech.com

A pilot gets a strange warning on a dark and stormy night. CB Droege narrates.
Author Marlin Bressi is the author of Hairy Men in Caves: True Stories of America's Most Colorful Hermits (Sunbury Press, 2015) and creator of the paranormal website Journal of the Bizarre. He was also the runner-up in the 2016 Milwaukee Paranormal Conference national horror fiction contest.
Narrator CB Droege is an author and voice actor from the Queen City living in the Millionendorf. His most recent book is Peacemaker and Other Stories. His voice can be heard in commercials, cartoons, video games, and audiobooks. He is also the host of the weekly Flash Fiction Podcast from Manawaker Studio.Learn more at CBDroege.comFacebook: facebook.com/CBDroegeTwitter: twitter.com/CBDroege
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