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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49. A Spotted Trouble at Dolor-on-the-Downs
Wherein an illustrious butler is dispatched to aid the 27th Lord Calipash and his sister, with regard to an unusual cephalopod.
58 min
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48. A Cup of Salt Tears
A woman, tormented by her husband’s impending death, is visited by a kappa.
41 min
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47. In the Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro, Part 2
Part 2 - Stranded by the Taliban in the ruins of a pre-Islamic city, a woman chaperoning a school trip faces ancient horrors as boys go missing and the fog rolls in.
50 min
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46. In the Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro, Part 1
Stranded by the Taliban in the ruins of a pre-Islamic city, a woman chaperoning a school trip faces ancient horrors as boys go missing and the fog rolls in.
57 min
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45. In the Future When All’s Well
These days, pretty much anything will turn you into a vampire.
42 min
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43. A Kiss With Teeth
Domestic life isn’t always easy. Vlad has grown distant from his wife, their son is struggling in school, and, as he gets to know his son’s teacher, it’s becoming very difficult to hide his teeth.
53 min
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44. Belly Speaker
A young Black woman traveling with a Wild West circus uses her supernatural connection to a magical doll to free herself from the control of white men.
49 min
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42. Ishq
They whispered: Parveen is in love with the shakarkandi vendor. A ghost story set amidst rising floodwaters in Old Lahore.
56 min
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41. Robotics
The themes may be mechanical, but the stories are deeply human: A. T. Greenblatt’s “Heavy Lifting” is read by Erin Bennett; and Kelly Robson’s “Monkey Work” is read by Leon Nixon.
50 min
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40. No One Dies in Nowhere, Part 2
Follow the voices of Neil Hellgers and Robin Miles back to the afterlife and Catherynne M. Valente’s surprising solution to an impossible murder.
46 min
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39. No One Dies in Nowhere, Part 1
Let Catherynne M. Valente show how one goes about solving a murder in the afterlife, narrated by Neil Hellgers and Robin Miles.
40 min
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38. Horror with Humor
Dark, twisted, and funny: Jeffrey Ford’s “The Blameless” is narrated by Steven Jay Cohen; and Brian Keene’s “Not Alone” is read by Leon Nixon.
48 min
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37. The Muses of Shuyedan-18
Indrapramit Das’s wildly imaginative and hauntingly erotic exploration of an alien world, narrated by Deepti Gupta.
56 min
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36. His Footsteps, Through Darkness and Light
Writer Mimi Mondal and narrator Vikas Adam remind us that all actions have consequences, even acts of compassion.
54 min
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35. The Paladin of Golota
Two souls meet on a field of death, and strike a bargain
66 min
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34. Interesting Family Dynamics
Weird stuff happens when the world falls apart: Steven Barnes’ “#WeFlu” is read by Leon Nixon; and Chinelo Onwualu’s “What the Dead Man Said” is narrated by Jennifer Kanari.
55 min
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33. A Human Stain, Part 2
Let narrator Shiromi Arserio guide you back to the creepy goings-on in Schloss Meresee, and Kelly Robson’s eerie, Nebula Award-winning tale of Old World family secrets.
34 min
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32. A Human Stain, Part 1
Welcome to Schloss Meresee, where Kelly Robson’s delightfully disturbing, Nebula Award-winning gothic novelette unfolds, as told by Shiromi Arserio.
33 min
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31. Only Unclench Your Hand
A young woman’s fateful encounter with Filipino folk magic
47 min
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30. Uplifting Fantasy
Two tales to lift your spirits
51 min
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29. When a Kaiju Falls in Love
A story of civil unrest and civilization-destroying monsters
57 min
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28. Microbiota and the Masses
A woman protected from deadly pathogens risks everything for love
60 min
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27. The Synchronist
The tale of a father, a daughter, and a twist in time, written by Fran Wilde and voiced by Nicol Zanzarella.
56 min
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26. Strange Horror
Something weird and wicked this way comes
55 min
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25. White Lines on a Green Field
The Coyote myth meets high school football
50 min