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NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE - Horror and Dark Fantasy Story Podcast (Audiobook | Short Stories)

Adamant Press·349 episodes

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Edited by Wendy N. Wagner, NIGHTMARE is a critically-acclaimed digital magazine of horror and dark fantasy. In its pages, you will find all kinds of horror and dark fantasy, from zombie stories and haunted house tales, to visceral psychological horror. Every month NIGHTMARE will bring you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction, and featuring a variety of authors: from the bestsellers and award-winners you already know to the best new voices you haven't heard of yet. When you read NIGHTMARE, it is our hope that you'll see where horror comes from, where it is now, and where...

Why listen

NIGHTMARE Magazine turns contemporary horror and dark fantasy short fiction into polished audiobook-style episodes, usually pairing two stories by different authors. The appeal is variety: one episode might move from folk horror to body horror to eerie psychological dread, with professional narrators carrying the atmosphere. It is a strong fit for listeners who like literary horror, anthology fiction, and discovering new speculative writers without committing to a serialized plot.

Episodes

23 min
May 27, 2026
"Consumed" + "Art the Clown attends the Jane Hirschfield poetry reading at the Anchorage Museum"

This episode features "Consumed" by Ash Vale (©2026 by Ash Vale) read by Justine Eyre, and "Art the Clown attends the Jane Hirschfield poetry reading at the Anchorage Museum" by Audrey Coble (©2026 by Audrey Coble) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

48 min
May 13, 2026
"A MAGIC KINGDOM" + "Hollow Cast"

This episode features "A MAGIC KINGDOM" by Bruce McAllister (©2026 by Bruce McAllister) read by Stefan Rudnicki, "Hollow Cast" by Sarah Grey (©2026 by Sarah Grey) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 min
Apr 29, 2026
"graveyard of butterflies" + "We Are All In The Same Boat"

This epsiode features "graveyard of butterflies" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe (©2026 by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe) and "We Are All In The Same Boat" by Avi Burton (©2026 by Avi Burton), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

49 min
Apr 15, 2026
"The Spiders You Swallow in Your Sleep" + "The Final Girl Trap"

This episode features "The Spiders You Swallow in Your Sleep" by Wendy Nikel (© 2026 by Wendy Nikel) and "The Final Girl Trap" by A.C. Wise (© 2026 by A.C. Wise), both read by Nan McNamara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 min
Mar 25, 2026
"Zooming Past Shotgun Houses" + "Her Dark Places"

This episode features "Zooming Past Shotgun Houses" by Eva Roslin (©2026 by Eva Roslin) read by Susan Hanfield, and "Her Dark Places" by Adam-Troy Castro (©2026 by Adam-Troy Castro) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr 10 min
Mar 11, 2026
"The Doll Problem" + "Will the Last One to Leave Please Turn Out the Lights?"

This episode features "The Doll Problem" by Angela Liu (©2026 by Angela Liu) read by Si Chen, and "Will the Last One to Leave Please Turn Out the Lights?" by Gordon B. White (©2026 by Gordon B. White) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 min
Feb 25, 2026
"when i die" + "Twelve Facts About the Dermestid Beetle"

This episode features "when i die" by Matthew Wollin (©2026 by Matthew Wollin) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Twelve Facts About the Dermestid Beetle" by Marisca Pichette (©2026 by Marisca Pichette) read by Alison Belle Bews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

46 min
Feb 11, 2026
"Rest Stop" + "The Ghost in Apartment 5K"

This episode features "Rest Stop" by Pedro Iniguez (©2026 by Pedro Iniguez) "The Ghost in Apartment 5K" by Everdeen Mason (©2026 by Everdeen Mason) both read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr 10 min
Jan 28, 2026
"At The Sight Of My Grave, I Stumble" + "Jennifer's Daughter"

This episode features "At The Sight Of My Grave, I Stumble" by April Elaine Carson (©2026 by April Elaine Carson) read by Gabrielle de Cuir, and + "Jennifer's Daughter" by Sara S. Messenger (©2026 by Sara S. Messenger) read by Susan Hanfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39 min
Jan 14, 2026
"Dregs" + "The Tailors"

This episode features "Dregs" by R. Diego Martinez (©2026 R. Diego Martinez) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Tailors" by Kurt Fawver (©2026 by Kurt Fawver) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 min
Dec 24, 2025
"Blacula" + "Shahmeran"

This episode features "Blacula" by P.C. Verrone (©2025 by P.C. Verrone) read by Mirron Willis, and "Shahmeran" by Leyla Hamedi (©2025 by Leyla Hamedi) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

44 min
Dec 10, 2025
"Review: When the Baby Sleeps" + "The Short History of a Long Forgotten Ill-Fated Telenovela"

This episode features "Review: When the Baby Sleeps" by Lyndsie Manusos (©2025 by Lyndsie Manusos) read by Justine Eyre, and "The Short History of a Long Forgotten Ill-Fated Telenovela" by Dante Luiz (©2025 by Dante Luiz) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

36 min
Nov 26, 2025
"Futakuchi onna speaks of the Kamaitachi" + "Bleed For Me, Bro"

This episode features "Futakuchi onna speaks of the Kamaitachi" by Betsy Aoki (©2025 by Besty Aoki) read by Roxanne Hernandez, and "Bleed For Me, Bro" by Sharang Biswas (©2025 by Sharang Biswas) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43 min
Nov 14, 2025
"Primordium" + "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds"

This episode features "Primordium" by Erica Ruppert (©2025 by Erica Ruppert) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds" by James L. Sutter (©2025 by James L. Sutter) read by Scott Peterson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

51 min
Oct 29, 2025
"The Versions of Yourself That You're Better Off Without" + "Body? Glass"

This episode features "The Versions of Yourself That You're Better Off Without" by Aimee Ogden (©2025 by Aimee Ogden) read by Susan Hanfield, and "Body? Glass" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu (©2025 by Osahon Ize-Iyamu) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

55 min
Oct 15, 2025
"Stillborn" + "Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

This episode features "Stillborn" by Shantell Powell (©2025 by Shantell Powell) read by Susan Hanfield, and "Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead" by Sam J Miller (©2025 by Sam J Miller) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 min
Oct 2, 2025
"Blood-Orange" + "Safe Face"

This episode features "Blood-Orange" by L.M. Harris (©2025 by L.M. Harris) read by Janina Edwards, and "Safe Face" by Ash Huang (©2025 by Ash Huang) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

57 min
Sep 10, 2025
"Finishing Touches" + "Autogas Ferryman"

This episode features "Finishing Touches" by Adam-Troy Castro (©2025 by Adam-Troy Castro) and "Autogas Ferryman" by Champ Wongsatayanont (©2025 by Champ Wongsatayanont), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr 33 min
Aug 13, 2025
"Bunny Ears"

This is episode features "Bunny Ears" by Kristina Ten (©2025 by Kristina Ten), read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 min
Aug 6, 2025
"Eight Ball" + "Swallow Test" + "Turnip Heads"

This episode features "Eight Ball" by Martin Cahill (©2025 by Martin Cahill) read by Roxanne Hernandez, "Swallow Test" by Angela Liu (©2025 by Angela Liu) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Turnip Heads" by Pedro Iniguez (©2025 by Pedro Iniguez) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr
Jul 23, 2025
"The Neighbor’s Cat" + "Hungry Ghosting"

This episode features "The Neighbor’s Cat" by Kevin Varghese (©2025 by Kevin Varghese) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Hungry Ghosting" by Anne Mai Yee Jansen (©2025 by Anne Mai Yee Jansen) read by Gabrielle de Cuir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

35 min
Jul 9, 2025
"The Hearth" + "Asking For It"

"The Hearth" by Benjamin Percy (©2025 by Benjamin Percy) read by Mirron Willis, and "Asking For It" by Kristi DeMeester (©2025 by Kristi DeMeester) read by Judy Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 min
Jun 18, 2025
"Wet Dollars" + "Edgar Addison, the Author of Dévorer (1862-1933)"

This episode features "Wet Dollars" by Daniel Oluremi (©2025 by Daniel Oluremi) and "Edgar Addison, the Author of Dévorer (1862-1933)" by Ben Peek (©2025 by Ben Peek), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

42 min
Jun 11, 2025
"Eleven Songs for Another Lover" + "Here I Go Again"

This episode features "Eleven Songs for Another Lover" by V.H. Chen (©2025 by V.H. Chen) read by Susan Hanfield, and "Here I Go Again" by Lindz McLeod (©2025 by Lindz McLeod) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 min
May 21, 2025
"Exorcism" + "Notes From the Graft Failure"

This episode features "Exorcism" by Cassandra Khaw (©2025 by Cassandra Khaw) read by Justine Eyre, and "Notes From the Graft Failure" by R. Diego Martinez (©2025 by R. Diego Martinez) read by Paul Boehmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr 7 min
May 7, 2025
"Blood of the Idugan" + " Beak"

This episode features "Blood of the Idugan" by Lilia Zhang (©2025 by Lilia Zhang) read by Justine Eyre, and " Beak" by Ian Muneshwar (©2025 by Ian Muneshwar) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 min
Apr 16, 2025
"Old Brooklyn Magic" + "Glory Hole"

This episode features "Old Brooklyn Magic" by Ian Li (©2025 by Ian Li) and "Glory Hole" by Neal Auch (©2025 by Neal Auch), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr 22 min
Apr 2, 2025
"A Girl Goes on a Date Alone at Night" + "The Witchdoctor’s Revenge"

This episode features "A Girl Goes on a Date Alone at Night" by Cynthia Gómez (©2025 by Cynthia Gómez) read by Alison Belle Bews, and "The Witchdoctor’s Revenge" by Nuzo Onoh (©2025 by Nuzo Onoh) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
Mar 19, 2025
"Touch This Cancer, It Probably Won't Bite" + "Pezcara"

This episode features "Touch This Cancer, It Probably Won't Bite" by Josh Pearce (©2025 by Josh Pearce) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Pezcara" by Ana Hurtado (©2025 by Ana Hurtado) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

45 min
Mar 5, 2025
"sharp house" + "The Tugwort"

This episode features "sharp house" by Samir Sirk Morató (©2025 by Samir Sirk Morató) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Tugwort" by Lincoln Michel (©2025 by Lincoln Michel) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39 min
Feb 26, 2025
"in your mind, they still dance" + "In Our Skin"

This is episode features "in your mind, they still dance" by Ariya Bandy (©2025 by Ariya Bandy) read by Susan Hanfield, and "In Our Skin" by Kelsea Yu (©2025 by Kelsea Yu) read by Judy Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

56 min
Feb 12, 2025
"The Sound a Rabbit Might Make" + "God of the Black Moon"

This episode features "The Sound a Rabbit Might Make" by Bruce McAllister (©2025 by Bruce McAllister) and "God of the Black Moon" by Dan Stintzi (©2025 by Dan Stintzi), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
Jan 29, 2025
"Annihilation of Red" + "Karabasan"

This episode features "Annihilation of Red" by Anuel Rodriguez (©2025 by Anuel Rodriguez) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Karabasan" by Leyla Hamedi (©2025 by Leyla Hamedi) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 min
Jan 15, 2025
"They Bought a House" + "The Morning Room"

This episode features "They Bought a House" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu (©2025 by Osahon Ize-Iyamu) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Morning Room" by Katharine Tyndall (©2025 by Katharine Tyndall) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 min
Jan 11, 2025
Introducing: Fear Daily

Hi, listeners! Allow us to introduce you to Fear Daily, the brand new retro horror show that takes you into the shadows of the past, unearthing the 1990's most terrifying tales of monsters, madness, and life after death. Every day, from Monday to Friday, Fear Daily brings you two new stories of hauntings, monsters, cults and killers, all from the 1990s or before. Some of them might even be true, if you know where to look.Written by Brennan Storr of The Ghost Story Guys podcast, and narrated by Brandon Schexneider, creator of Southern Gothic, Fear Daily is pure handcrafted horror from two veteran storytellers. With most episodes clocking in around 25 minutes or less, Fear Daily is bite-size horror at its very best. Like what you hear? Find Fear Daily wherever you get your podcasts and at: https://podfollow.com/1755456394 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 min
Dec 18, 2024
"Mnemonic Burning" + "Before and After"

This episode features "Mnemonic Burning" by Angela Liu (©2024 by Angela Liu), and "Before and After" by Steve Rasnic Tem (© by Steve Rasnic Tem) both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

51 min
Dec 4, 2024
"Wait, Our Lord the Flayed One Comes" + "Amelia's Story"

This episode features "Wait, Our Lord the Flayed One Comes" by Tania Chen (©2024 by Tania Chen) read by Roxanne Hernandez, and "Amelia's Story" by Adam-Troy Castro (©2024 by Adam-Troy Castro) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr 2 min
Nov 20, 2024
"A Guide for Your Journey to the Green Hills" + "Moon Rabbit Song"

This episode features "A Guide for Your Journey to the Green Hills" by R. K. Duncan (©2024 by R. K. Duncan) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Moon Rabbit Song" by Caroline Hung (©2024 by Caroline Hung) read by Susan Hanfield and Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39 min
Nov 6, 2024
"Sumbisori" + "She Sheds Her Skin"

This episode features "Sumbisori" by Jess Cho (© 2024 by Jess Cho) and "She Sheds Her Skin" by Raven Jakubowski (© 2024 by Raven Jakubowski), both narrated by Susan Hanfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 min
Oct 23, 2024
Perfect Water

Something tells you this two-pump station isn’t a contactless kind of place. Google Maps gave up the ghost several miles ago. You go inside and pay in cash. Diolch, you add, your one word of Welsh; the cashier replies with something you don’t follow. | © 2024 by Simon Gilbert. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 min
Oct 16, 2024
"Possession" + "NotRob"

This month's Nightmare Short Shots episode features "Possession" by Martins Deep (© 2024 by Martins Deep), narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and "NotRob" by Isabel Cañas (© 2024 by Isabel Cañas), narrated by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

44 min
Oct 9, 2024
Little Horn

This whole business, it all started right about when I burned my church down. | © 2024 by Gemma Files. Narrated by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 min
Sep 18, 2024
House of the Hidden Moon

My mother sits at the kitchen table in the moonlight, gazing at her folded hands. “Has your father returned with Lilah?” | © 2024 by Sam W. Pisciotta. Narrated by John Rubinstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 min
Sep 11, 2024
"I Am One of Bluebeard's Dead Wives" + "A Long Time Afterward"

This month's Nightmare Short Shots episode features "I Am One of Bluebeard's Dead Wives" by Bella D. Bonne (© 2024 by Bella D. Bonne), narrated by Roxanne Hernandez and "A Long Time Afterward" by Sonya Taaffe (© 2024 by Sonya Taaffe), narrated by John Rubinstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39 min
Sep 4, 2024
What Happened to the Crooners

On an unmarked road somewhere in the Appalachians, a midnight blue Cadillac rolled to a stop, gravel popping under tires, headlights peering out into the discord of dusk. | © 2024 by Russell Nichols. Narrated by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 min
Aug 21, 2024
Queen of the Rodeo

We hear you laughing as you speed by on the interstate. In spite of what you might think of us, we are a proud town. We don’t need your understanding. We don’t explain. You couldn’t handle the answers. | © 2024 by Cody Goodfellow. Narrated by Nan McNamara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 min
Aug 14, 2024
"Painted Surfaces" + "Witches Sabbath"

This month's Nightmare Short Shots episode features "Painted Surfaces" by Guan Un (© 2024 by Guan Un), narrated by Arthur Morey and "Witches Sabbath" by Lisa M. Bradley (© 2024 by Lisa M. Bradley), narrated by Nan McNamara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

37 min
Aug 7, 2024
Butter

Nine years, fifty-two days, seven hours until hyadeic convergence. Kayla watched the hot, empty cake pan smoke on the kitchen counter. It was her husband Henry’s birthday, and she’d planned a little surprise for him. | © 2024 by Erin Brown. Narrated by Nan McNamara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
Jul 17, 2024
The Museum of Cosmic Retribution

Haw Par Villa in the rain was a splash of garish color. The dark red footpath, glistening wet. The ornate tiered gate that greeted visitors with a carving of a tiger, etched in gold and blue. | © 2024 by Megan Chee. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 min
Jul 10, 2024
"Automaton Boy" + "Phantom Taste of Apricot on My Tongue"

This month's Nightmare Short Shots episode features "Automaton Boy" by Sara S. Messenger (© 2024 by Sara S. Messenger) and "Phantom Taste of Apricot on My Tongue" by Richard Leis (© 2024 by Richard Leis), both narrated by Paul Boehmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Casual listening
Best for: evening listening, commutes, long drives, housework
Tone: dark, literary, atmospheric, unsettling

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