Pseudopod

Authors : Arthur Machen, D. Matthew Urban, Courtney Farr and Chelsea Davis Narrators : Kaitlyn Zivanovich, Elie Hirschman, Kat Day and Rae Lundberg Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “Witchcraft” was first printed in Ornaments in Jade, 1924 “How I Turned My Little Brother Human” was first published in Shaky Pictures of […]

Author : Elliott Gish Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop C/W: Emotional control, intimate partner abuse ‘Grandifolia’ is a PseudoPod original Grandifolia By Elliott Gish The first time I do everything the way I’m supposed to. I wait for the new moon and walk into the woods at […]

Author : Jolie Toomajan Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Graeme Dunlop Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis ‘All the Good You Did Not Do’ originally appeared in Apex magazine in November of 2023 C/W: reference to PTSD, depression All the Good You Did Not Do by Jolie Toomajan When the doors slide open, the screams […]

Author : John Wiswell Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis ‘Bad Doors’ was originally published in Uncanny Magazine in 2023, and was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. C/W: pandemic, family and animal disappearance/death Bad Doors By John Wiswell The country was at just […]

Author : Stewart C Baker Narrator : Kat Day Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 1020: Walking Tour of Scarborough in Nuclear Winter is a PseudoPod original. Rogue One final scene 30 Days Of Night trailer From the author: “All of the landmarks in this story are real places in Scarborough, […]

Author : Silvia Moreno-Garcia Narrator : Rae Lundberg Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis ‘Superstition’ was first published in the anthology 120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era Remote Viewing Clerks 1 Donnie Darko The Destructors Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand by Primitive Radio […]

Author : M. Lopes da Silva Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop ‘The Polyamorous Heart of Death’ first appeared in the anthology And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel CW: 2nd person PoV, transphobia, implied necrophilia The Neutral Milk […]

Author : Noah Ashley Blooms Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop PseudoPod 1017: In the Hands of a Different God is a PseudoPod original. C/W for body horror, child abuse/neglect, implied homophobia Jim Kristofic novels Coyote Stranger The Sundown Killers Why Miitaries Must Destroy Cities To Save Them […]

Authors : Edward E. Schiff, Seth Wade and Ash Vale Narrators : Leeman Kessler, Scott Campbell and Amy H. Sturgis Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “Left by the Tide” first appeared in Weird Tales, March 1929 “Sirens Chasing Sirens” first appeared in The Gateway Review back in 2018 “Dread and Faith” […]

Author : Meagan Kane Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Allie James Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop PseudoPod 1015: What Haunts the Newbuild? is a PseudoPod original. When the Night Comes Out What Haunts the Newbuild? by Meagan Kane If the dead who loved her haunt an old home’s bones, what haunts the newbuild? What […]

Author : Irvin S. Cobb Narrator : Kevin M. Hayes Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis ‘Faith, Hope and Charity’ was first published in Hearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan, April 1930. C/W strong violence, racist language Here’s a link to the Archive.org of the original text: https://archive.org/details/sim_cosmopolitan_1930-04_88_4/page/40/mode/2up Jim Kristofic novels: Coyote Stranger, The […]

Author : Clark Ashton Smith Narrator : Tol Host : Joshua Tuttle Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The End Of The Story” was originally published in Weird Tales, vol. 15, no. 5 (May 1930). Link: Weird Tales original text Original layout from Weird Tales The Emperor of Dreams documentary Best collection of Smith’s poetry The […]

Author : Margaret Irwin Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Book” was first published in 1930 in The London Mercury and later collected in The Weird (Tor Books, 2012) CW: harm to child/animal, reference to suicide The Book By Margaret Irwin On a foggy night in November, […]

Authors : S.L. Dennis and Harry Graham Narrator : Kaz Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Tailpiece” first appeared in More Ruthless Rhymes, 1930, and “The Second Awakening of a Magician” first appeared in The London Mercury, November 1930 C/W: fire Tailpiece by Harry Graham My son Augustus, in the street, one […]

Author : William Faulkner Narrator : Ben Phillips Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “A Rose For Emily” was first published in The Forum, April 30, 1930 C/W for racial slurs [n-word], mental illness, misogyny, homophobia and Spoiler poisoning [collapse] A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner I When Miss Emily Grierson […]

Author : E. Lynn Linton Narrator : Lewis Davies Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop ‘Christmas Eve at Beach House’ was first published in Routledge’s Christmas Annual, 1870.  C/W murder, intimate partner violence To support us during our year-end campaign, go to https://escapeartists.net/support-ea The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast  Eliza Lynn Linton  Dr. Frizzle […]

Author : Sara Tantlinger Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “Cyanide Constellations” was published in the collection Cyanide Constellations and Other Stories by Sara Tantlinger in October 2025. C/W: Suicide, 2nd person PoV To support us during our year-end campaign, go to https://escapeartists.net/support-ea Author’s note: This story ended […]

Author : Carson Winter Narrator : Matt Arnold Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “The Children of the Event” was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’ by Carson Winter, published by Salt Heart Press in June 2025. To support us during our year-end campaign, go to escapeartists.net/support-ea Notes from the […]

Author : Richard E. Dansky Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : Kat Day Artist : Graeme Dunlop PseudoPod 1006: Give A Dog A Bone is a PseudoPod original. From author: “Give A Dog A Bone” is the third story in the series of tales following the exploits of a married couple of werewolves whose relationship is […]

Author : Paul Tremblay Narrator : Rosie Sentman Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Do It” was first published in the anthology ‘120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era’  C/W: gun violence, knife violence Note from author: The pizza joint in the story is based on a locally (local to […]