Acephale: Horror Fiction

Stories of cosmic and existential horror. Written and performed by Jeffrey Walker.

No AI is used in the creation of this podcast.

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Fiction
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Anything but Human
After getting a job as a nighttime security guard, a man makes a startling discovery.
66 min
27
Triptych
Three tales of sinister appearances. In "The Yellow Door," two children begin to see something in their bedroom that shouldn't be there. In "Alone All the Way," a retired mountaineer receives a cryptic message. And in "Have You Seen Me?" a mysterious picture plagues two brothers.
64 min
28
Visual Decay
A woman in search of a fresh start seems to get her wish when she discovers a run down movie theater for sale.
47 min
29
Let Me In
A man searches for his fiancée after she disappears during a trip to see a lighthouse.
50 min
30
The Peril of Julian Specter
A graphic designer seeks fulfillment in life. But his search reveals something that he never wished to find.
45 min
31
The Bullet Understands
After picking up a hitchhiker on a remote desert highway, a man's life begins to unravel.
35 min
32
Vacant Flesh
After his elderly neighbor goes missing, a man makes an unsettling discovery.
51 min
33
Chimera
A graphic novelist visits a mysterious wooded enclosure in search of inspiration for a new story.
39 min
34
Annihilator
A woman is unsettled when her daughter claims to have seen a ghost.
37 min
35
Vanity Scars
A man becomes suspicious of his wife after she undergoes a surgical procedure.
38 min
36
Lesser Gods
The guests at a ski resort are met with horrifying circumstances during a particularly heavy snow storm.
41 min
37
Theatre of Pain
While researching the life of an avant-garde filmmaker, an amateur documentarian uncovers a dark truth.
40 min
38
Degradation Trip
After being hired to retrieve a package from a residence in Nevada, a pair of petty criminals begin to suspect that this job isn't what it seems.
41 min
39
Progeny
A cab driver with questions about his family begins to feel like something dark has latched onto him.
35 min
40
It's Going to Get Worse
Faced with an uncertain future, a married couple struggles to survive.
36 min
41
The Human Obscene
After losing his job, a man finds work as an assistant to a private investigator. But things take a terrifying turn when he and his boss are hired to search for the members of a missing cult.
36 min
42
The Infernal Enigma
While trying to make sense of a peculiar event from his childhood, a man begins to wonder if he's concealing a violent memory from himself.
39 min
43
Mastication
A curious YouTuber discovers an eerie house with boarded-up windows and decides to make a video about it. Soon, though, he realizes that he's bitten off far more than he can chew.
46 min
44
The Drawbridge Delusion
While awaiting his punishment, a prisoner describes the breakdown of reality he experienced, and the subsequent crime that led to his arrest.
38 min
45
Demon in a Deerskin Hat
While working a lonely late-night shift at an isolated restaurant, a man begins to encounter things that would alter his life forever.
56 min
46
By the Throat
A Seattle truck driver gets a call one day to pick up a nondescript crate from the airport and deliver it to a secluded residence. But even after she drops it off, she can't help but feel like that crate contained something otherworldly.
52 min
47
Everything Ends
A man steps into the wilderness for a weekend of solitary bowhunting. But he soon realizes something is amiss. Adrift in a lonely hellscape, he searches for signs of life.
39 min
48
The Unspeakable Feast
A man falls victim to a mysterious illness after someone moves in to the building across from his.
38 min
49
Shadowcraft
A man recalls visiting a pumpkin patch in his youth. He had expected the place to be festive and idyllic, but he left there with a memory so frightening and bizarre, it would haunt him for years to come.
44 min
50
The Silent Wall
Having lost his sense of direction, a recent college graduate begins an exciting but reckless friendship with a pair of climbers. When they go on a road trip together, things take a dark turn.
46 min