Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories 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 apartment is comfortable, clean, and only a short walk from the bar. There’s no reason they shouldn’t stay. Then the knocking begins. Whoever is outside won’t speak. Lydia won’t explain. She only clings to him and begs him to leave the door alone. He wants to help, but every question he asks seems to frighten her more. In our latest episode, host and narrator Drew Blood brings Elias Witherow’s chilling tale of intimacy and hidden terror to life. Behind the warmth of a new romance lies a secret that becomes harder to ignore with every blow against the door.
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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 believe the warnings about an off-season ascent are overly cautious. Clear skies and easy progress seem to prove them right. Then the snow begins, an injury slows their pace, and one of them claims a stranger has been watching him sleep inside his tent. There are no unfamiliar tracks outside, and his companions are reluctant to believe him. But as visibility dwindles and the distance between the climbers grows, the possibility that someone is following them becomes harder to dismiss. High on the mountain, with the weather closing in, they must decide how much they can trust one another—and what they are willing to believe before it is too late.
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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 an unexpectedly wonderful life. A better job. A home. A woman he loves. After years of going nowhere, everything finally seems to be falling into place. But good fortune offers no explanation for itself, and the woman at the center of his happiness is keeping a sorrow he cannot bear to leave alone. Helping her may mean returning to the one place he promised himself he would never visit again.
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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 of it truly belongs to him. After a triumphant performance, Gil is approached by a stranger in a spotless white suit with forty thousand dollars, an irresistible proposition, and the promise of freedom from the manager who made him famous. But as Gillean may soon discover, some contracts cannot be broken, and some gift comes with conditions buried deep in the fine print.
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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 man, the job is only something to endure until better work comes along. Then he receives a request from apartment 11-A. BeBe Evans needs her thermostat fixed—and insists the temperature must remain precisely seventy degrees so she can continue observing her universe. The other residents call her “Crazy God Lady.” BeBe claims the title is more accurate than they realize. Dale dismisses her warnings, mocks her promises, and leaves the repair unfinished. But when impossible things begin appearing around the complex, he is forced to wonder whether the woman in white is truly delusional—or whether he has offended something capable of governing life, death, and what comes afterward.
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