Stories To Keep You Up At Night
Stories To Keep You Up At Night brings you fantastic dark fiction every week: ghosts, vampires, the living dead, Eldritch abominations, weird stuff nobody can explain, even some good old-fashioned murder. Whatever dark, bent, or twisted tale you’re in the mood for, you can find it here.
Curated from among the 21st century’s finest writers of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, from all over the world, Stories To Keep You Up At Night explores the human condition in ways that will keep your mind racing long into the night. Travel from small-town Pennsylvania to the court of an Indian raja, from dank European dungeons to haunted African deserts, from forgotten pasts to terrifying futures—and be ready to sleep with the lights on…if you can sleep at all.
Stories To Keep You Up At Night is a Realm production. Listen away.
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Introducing Undertow: Narcosis
This week, we would like to introduce you to Undertow: Narcosis, a new show from Realm
18 min
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97. Night Doctors
A black surgeon goes to North Carolina to do research…but to find the knowledge he seeks will require sacrifice. Written by P. Djèlí Clark. Voiced by Leon Nixon.
45 min
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96. Malotibala Printing Press
A strange friendship forms between a ghost who haunts the ruins of a print shop, and a former tiger who takes refuge there. Written by Mimi Mondal. Voiced by Vikas Adam.
50 min
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95. Dogsbody, Part 2
Follow the voice of James McNoughton back to Malcom Devlin’s weird and wonderful working-class werewolf story.
39 min
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94. Dogsbody, Part 1
Five years after a portion of the world’s population inexplicably transformed into werewolves simultaneously, the fallout is still being felt. Written by Malcolm Devlin and voiced by James McNoughton.
45 min
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93. Dark Consequences
Two supernatural stories of abusive power imbalances…and retribution. “You Will Survive This Night” is written by Indrapramit Das and voiced by Shiromi Arserio. “Teeth Long and Sharp as Blades” is written by A. C. Wise and voiced by Keylor Leigh.
46 min
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92. The Night Sun, Part 2
Let Robin Eller’s vice guide you back to Zin E. Rocklyn’s terrifying tale of ancient horrors and a woman at the end of her rope.
34 min
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91. The Night Sun, Part 1
A troubled couple goes on one last getaway together in an attempt to heal their marriage, leading to a terrifying collision with the supernatural. Written by Zin E. Rocklyn. Voiced by Robin Eller.
34 min
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90. Godmeat
A master chef who was hurt by the world seeks to hasten its end by feeding the flesh of its gods to those who covet their power. Written by Martin Cahill. Voice by Leon Nixon.
53 min
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89. In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi, Part 2
Follow Vikas Adam’s voice back to Molly Tanzer’s creepy mystery about Lovecraftian stories, tricks of memory, and some very weird people.
46 min
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88. In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi, Part 1
A mysterious half-remembered story drives a man on a strange search for the truth about its meaning. Written by Molly Tanzer. Voiced by Vikas Adam.
50 min
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87. Electric Sonalika
In a future when AI and cyborg technology threaten worldwide stability, one of those creations decides she’s had enough. Written by Samit Basu. Voiced by Vikas Adam and Shiromi Arserio.
43 min
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86. That Story Isn’t the Story, Part 2
Let Vikas Adam’s voice guide you back to John Wiswell’s unsettling tale about the life of a vampire familiar.
41 min
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85. That Story Isn’t the Story, Part 1
Writer John Wiswell explores the psychological and emotional landscape of a vampire and his faniliar. Voiced by Vikas Adam.
32 min
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84. Dizzy in the Weeds
An investigator who can speak with the dead is forced to help a demon in order to get him off her dead mother’s back. Written by L. D. Lewis. Voiced by Keylor Leigh.
47 min
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83. A Shade of Dusk, Part 2
Follow the voice of Shiromi Arserio back to Kolkata and the waning days in the life of a haunted spinster. Written by Indrapramit Das.
34 min
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82. A Shade of Dusk, Part 1
An elderly spinster in Kolkata is haunted by the life she never had. Written by Idrapamit Das. Voiced by Shiromi Arserio.
32 min
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81. Conspicuous Plumage
Grief, superpowers, and the relentless search for truth. Written by Sam J. Miller. Voiced by Keylor Leigh.
36 min
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80. Riding the Shore of the River of Death, Part 2
Follow narrator Rachel Fulginiti’s voice back to writer Kate Elliot’s epic story of a young woman struggling with the gender norms of her homeland.
40 min
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79. Riding the Shore of the River of Death, Part 1
A young woman who rejects her people’s rigid gender roles participates in he male coming-of-age ritual, and learns that there may be more than two choices after all. Written by Kate Elliott. Voiced by Rachel Fulginiti
44 min
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78. Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife
A woman dreams of the sea, the end of the old world, and the birth of a new one. Written by A. C. Wise. Voiced by Vivienne Leheny.
37 min
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77. A Slow Day at the Gallery
An old man goes to an alien art museum to visit Monet’s Waterlily Pond, and to see the aliens’ most cherished work of art. But the man—and his reason for visiting—aren’t quite what they seem. Written by A. M. Dellamnica. Voiced by Chris MacDonnell.
19 min
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76. The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom
A scholar armed with knowledge from other realms appears one day in the Low Waters Kingdom, determined to stop an impending war. Written by Max Gladstone and narrated by Emily Woo-Zeller.
55 min
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75. She Tore
Many years after Neverland, Wendy Darling takes on Captain Hook. Written by Nisi Shawl and voiced by Antonia Beamish.
39 min
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74. In the Loop
Drones have not solved warfare—yet. Human operators make mistakes and suffer high rates of PTSD. But technology is ready to take humans out of the equation. It’s the perfect solution. Or is it? Written by Ken Liu and narrated by Jane Santos.
43 min