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.
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73. Hurricane Heels
Magical girls have all superpowers and all the fun…until they face adulthood. Written by Isabel Yap and voiced by Gail Shalan.
42 min
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72. The White-Throated Transmigrant
The life of a troubled young woman changes forever after a bird crashes into her windshield. Written by E. Lily Yu and narrated by Emily Woo-Zeller.
30 min
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71. Old Souls
Claire was born with a cursed gift: the ability to remember her past lives and see the pattern of reincarnation in others. But she also knows she’s destined to die young, Written by Fonda Lee and voiced by Jennifer Aquino.
67 min
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70. The Night Market
A gardener monk and a beautiful acolyte visit a night market where they each have to choose: continue to hide in safety or risk everything to save lives. Written by Chinelo Onwualu and narrated by David Sadzin.
41 min
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69. Dark Tomorrows
Two unsettling near-futures: “Fugue State” is written by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due and narrated by Shayna Small; “Milk Run,” is written by A. M. Dellamonica and voiced by Natalie Naudus.
54 min
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68. Intervention, Part 2
Follow Robin Miles’ voice back to Jules’ fateful reunion with the people she left behind long ago. Written by Kelly Robson.
40 min
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67. Intervention, Part 1
Jules, from child-hating Luna, loves children and has been doing creche work for fifty years. But with her final creche graduating, she has to decide whether or not to take her skills home. Written by Kelly Robson and narrated by Robin Miles.
34 min
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66. A Fall Counts Anywhere
Welcome to the twelfth annual All Souls Cleave. Strap Yourselves in for the most epic battle royale of all time. Written by Catherynne M. Valente, and voiced by Katherine Littrell and Matt Godfrey.
48 min
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65. Contingency Plans For The Apocalypse
When abortion is punishable by death, the apocalypse doesn't come on horseback, but by tanks and drones, and automatic weapons. Written by S. B. Divya and voiced by Lisa Flanagan.
31 min
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64. A Simple Act of Kindness
On the Night of a frightening storm, a traveler with strange powers rides into a quiet town…and changes a young woman’s life forever. Written by Kate Elliott, and narrated by Rachel Fulginiti.
55 min
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63. Daughter and Goddess
A special double feature with two powerful stories by Marie Brennan: “Daughter of Necessity” is narraed by Nicol Zanzarella, and “Once a Goddess” is voiced by Lisa Flanagan.
62 min
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62. A Love Song for Herkinal as composed by Ash...
The Accident did more than destroy every continent except Africa. It brought the supernatural to life, including the spirits haunting a family’s hotel. Written by Chinelo Onwualu and voiced by Jennifer Kanari
33 min
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61. Dance of Bones
A black civil war veteran becomes convinced that he and the cowhands he’s riding with are being followed across the desert. Written by Maurice Broaddus and narrated by Cary Hite.
43 min
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60. Yellow Smoke
Faced with an inaccessible healthcare system, a former model’s cancer diagnosis pushes her into the world of experimental back alley clinics. Written by Nicole Givens Kurtz and voiced by Shayna Small.
35 min
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59. Thursday Night Shift
April , 1968. Memphis, Tennessee. As people brace for civil unrest, a young girl receives a mysterious gift from across the ocean. Written by Tananarive Due and narrated by Keylor Leigh.
37 min
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58. Seven Days in Paris
A captive woman is allowed outside to explore the City of Lights over the course of a single week. But who are her captors, and why are they doing this? Written by Thoraiya Dyer and voiced by Keylor Leigh.
33 min
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57. A Game of Cards
A black lesbian boxer-turned-bouncer plunges into the supernatural underbelly of Las Vegas. Written by A.C. Wise and narrated by Keylor Leigh.
65 min
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56. Ghost Marriage, Part 2
Let Jennifer Kanari’s voice guide you to the African desert, as a brave woman learns the truth about her husband’s restless ghost. Written by P. Djéli Clark.
48 min
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55. Ghost Marriage, Part 1
A woman haunted by her husband’s wrathful ghost seeks someone who can sever the destructive spirit’s hold on her. Written by P. Djéli Clark and narrated by Jennifer Kanari.
41 min
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The Grinch Stole This Podcast: A Realm Holiday ...
Home for the holidays and need the perfect something to keep you company while you cozy up by an open fire? Stories to Keep You Up at Night has an extra special present for you. The Realm team sits down to talk about the best movies, podcasts, and books to make this season extra bright. What’s the best holiday movie? Does A Christmas Carol have elements of a horror story? And why do we all relate to the Grinch ? Get ready to do a deep dive into: Love Actually, A Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life, A Nightmare Before Christmas and more!
35 min
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54. Queen of Dirt
Brit loves her job teaching kids at a summer camp, but she senses something evil in the bunkers.
49 min
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53. The Gates of Joriun
A young woman, trapped in a hanging cage, fights to remember who she is and keep her hopes for vengeance alive.
59 min
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52. The Widow and the Xir
A widow’s prolonged grief endangers her tribe as it draws her husband’s dangerous reincarnated spirit behind them through the desert.
45 min
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51. Excerpts from a Film, Part 2
An actress is haunted by murdered starlets. A producer is haunted by her. Part 2.
43 min
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50. Excerpts from a Film, Part 1
An actress is haunted by murdered starlets. A producer is haunted by her.
42 min