Dark Softly Tales

Left alone in the house for the evening, a teen hears an uncomfortable tap on her bedroom window and footsteps in the kitchen. She uses her wit, urban legends and what she's learned from true crime documentaries to piece together a horrifying situation. This story was originally published in Nine Days of Madness. Music: https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

Riddle me this.... A young man requests to be married to one of the beautiful women of a semi-barbaric kingdom. The king grants his wish, only there is a clause: the young man must be blindfolded during the ceremony so he does not see his bride and hears her voice only once. After the ceremony, the young man’s blindfold is removed. Forty women stand in front of him, only one is his bride. He must choose correctly or he will instantly loose his life. Our story is a follow up to last week’s story by Frank R Stockton—The Discourager of Hesitancy. Music: Oxygenic by Lucention https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

In today’s episode we head back to semi-barbaric times, where a king has come up with an unusual system for determining guilt or innocence. All is well, until the princess’s lover is discovered and doomed to choosing a fate between two doors. Behind one door is a beautiful woman and behind the other a tiger. Which will he choose?  Today’s story is Lady or the Tiger? by Frank R Stockton. Music: Oxygenic by Lucention Support this podcast

Mercury poisoning in the drinking water—it has affected everybody—humans and animals alike. Those with natural immunity are given “options” by the government in the form of a federally funded suicide booth run by AI named Adria. Discover your Options this week with a morbid little sci-fi tale called (surprisingly): Options.  Longer intro this week: Story starts at 5:37 Music: Hand Off by Damma Beatz https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

Larry Thomas gives his wife a gift hoping for a little respect— respect he doesn’t dare give but demands to receive. He learns the hard way from a little cuckoo clock that has been wound one too many times. Today’s story is Beyond the Door by Philip K Dick. Music: Broken Glass by Eneide (Epidemic Music) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

The year is 2050. Humans wear metal sleeves and depend on mechanical organ replacements...science and logic drives society, but we discover there is still a touch of humanity of left in our tale today called Skin. Skin was first published in Horror through the Ages anthology. Music: Plan B by Lalo Brickman (Epidemic Music) Support this podcast

Leonard Sale determines to stay awake for six days—when the rescue ship arrives. But, six days is a long time, especially when there are hungry beings waiting to take his body over. Join us in Part Two of Asleep in Armageddon by Ray Bradbury. Asleep in Armageddon was originally published in Planet Stories in 1948.  Music:  Echoes of Time V2 by Music by Kevin MacLeod https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

"Avoid Planetoid 787. Lush and sunny, with fine air and no dangerous beasts, it'll tempt you to curve in for some nice solid-ground sleep. DON'T!" —Planet Stories, 1948 This week we bring you part one of Asleep on Armageddon by Ray Bradbury. If you keep hearing voices in your head during the story...don't worry! It's just the story. However, if you keep hearing them after the story, you may want to get that checked out. Gods battling for your mind is nothing to sneeze at. Asleep in Armageddon was originally published in Planet Stories in 1948.  Music:  Echoes of Time V2 by Music by Kevin MacLeod https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

Guest author, Stephen J Golds, steeps our senses in the minds of psychopaths where anything can and will happen in "A Short Story." There's a time and place for all kinds of love in this world. We soon discover that dark love is best buried deeply "In an Unmarked Place." https://www.bristolnoir.co.uk/short-story-a-short-story-by-stephen-j-golds/ (A Short Story) and In an Unmarked Place were both originally published in the wonderful https://www.bristolnoir.co.uk (Bristol Noir Magazine. )Bristol Noir publishes high quality stories and I suggest you go check them out. Links: Check out Steve's latest release, Always the Dead on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NYYBJ5N (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NYYBJ5N) Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveGone58 (@SteveGone58) #alwaysthedead https://twitter.com/SteveGone58 (https://twitter.com/SteveGone58) Music: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com (Catalyst by Alexander Nakarada ) (I edited the music for this episode) www.darksoftlytalespodcast. www.darksoftlytales.com Support this podcast

A strange sequence of events lands Vi at the sanatorium. Her best friend, Lucy, visits her often and as a best friend will do, dishes out some rather juicy secrets about Vi's husband and his plan to ditch Lucy. Though, after a few stolen drinks of hard liquor, the world is a bit woozy and we learn anything is possible in Vi and Lucy's world. This week's story is Lucy Comes to Stay by the master of psychological suspense, Robert Bloch. Time Stamp: For those who prefer to skip the intro, the story starts at 3:46. <3 Music: At the Kitchen Table By Savfk https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

This week we discover that haunted houses and haunting dreams go together like a coffin in a grave. Our protagonist does well to trust his intuition, but his friend who takes a more logical approach, does not fair well. Join me in this week's story, Caterpillars by EF Benson. This story may have been written in 1912, but trust me, it holds the creep factor! Timestamp: Story starts at 2:48 Music:https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3449-blue-feather ( Blue Feather by Kevin MacLeod) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

It’s 2021, the time of the axe, the time when the blade hacks and hews at sinew and bone, at the moon and stars and the universe that lies between.  At Faraday Psychiatric Hospital, Cecilia makes eye contact with herself in the bathroom mirror. She knows today is the anniversary of something very dreadful she has done, but she can't remember what or why. When she applies her favorite lip gloss, Dead Sunset Red, it triggers a floodgate of horrific memories beyond comprehension. This story was originally published in Voluted Tales, and you can also find it in Mav Skye's 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones, Deadly Women. It's free on amazon, feel free to download https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0169DPQCS (HERE). Music: Freedom in Fire by Snow Music Studio (I edited the music and added my own vocals.) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

A double zombie feature for the New Year! You’re welcome. ;-D  Weeping Stones is about the “ideal” all American family who demonstrate how to keep up with the Jones when it comes to outsiders and zombies.  Peace on Earth is at War features small town drama during the zombie apocalypse. Strange things happen. Like turtles. Don’t ask—just listen.  Happy New Year’s everyone! Music: https://filmmusic.io/song/7181-nostalgic-cold (Nostalgic Cold by MusicLFiles) Support this podcast

The North Pole isn't what it's made up to be, neither is Santa. Kidnapped and forced to be Santa's elf, Henrietta hatches up a plan that's much more naughty than nice. This story is extremely dark and for adults only. Violence and foul language. Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas. Today's story is part of a collection of stories based on the beloved femme fatale, Henrietta. You can find another one her stories in Dark Softly Tales most listened to episode which is https://www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com/episode/pillow-talk-mav-skye (Eps: 43 Pillow Talk). Henrietta's origins start in my novellas: https://geni.us/sgs1 (Behind the Black Door) and https://geni.us/sgs2 (Night without Stars) (and one day if I ever get a chance to edit the third book in the series: Ghost of a Chance.) We are close to Dark Softly Tales one year anniversary. Phew! What a year! Sincere appreciation for your being on this journey with me. Music: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three (Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales (https://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) Support this podcast

One lonely rest stop. Two sisters. Their secrets so grim, even the reaper would kill to know. Join me in dark story for the darkest nights of the year: Hollow Secrets Looking back through my notes, I realized this was one of my very first published stories! So much love to Yellow Mama magazine for publishing it. <3 Music: Through the Shadows by Camilo Castillo https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) Support this podcast

It started with a tap on the ceiling, then it grew a heart beat and a pulse. The beast calls to Cassie nightly in a world beyond her own—the great abyss. Her husband, Brian, insists medication will make it go away, but when Cassie discovers he has found another love...she questions where she truly belongs. This week's story is called Strings. You can find Strings in https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWMY0AS (Abyss, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones, Volume Five). Music: Ritual by Kevin Macleod Tenebrous Brothers Carnival-Act Three by Kevin Mac Leod www.darksoftlytales.com www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) Support this podcast

Losing everything can be despairing, but sometimes there is a seed of hope. It’s hidden by shadows and we need to look harder to find it. This week’s story is Burning Yesterday. It placed second placed in a contest years ago. On the shorter side, but powerful. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Music: Thunder Dreams by Kevin McLeod www.darksoftlytales.com www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com Support this podcast

Today is our conclusion of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. I am once more experiencing technical difficulties, this time with the new mac update. Please hang in there with me while I figure it out. Thanks! Music: Misty Lights by Rafael Krux https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) Support this podcast

Creeping crawling women in a caged attic... The 1800's produced horror that is just as chilling today as it was back then. Join me in part two of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. To read Charlotte's reasoning behind the story, click on the link. https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/18-industrial-america/charlotte-perkins-gilman-why-i-wrote-the-yellow-wallpaper-1913/ (https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/18-industrial-america/charlotte-perkins-gilman-why-i-wrote-the-yellow-wallpaper-1913/) Music: Misty Lights by Rafael Krux www.darksoftlytales.com www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com Support this podcast

Jane is enthralled with the Victorian house and garden that she is to spend a few months resting at. Her husband John, the good doctor, has decided that Jane has a temporary nervous depression, or in other words, a slight hysterical tendency. There are many beautiful rooms in the house, but he decides that Jane’s imagination is too easily exercised and insists that she rests in the attic room—a miserable playroom for children in past times. There are bars on the windows and the doctor won’t even let her be with her child. Her mind wanders to the yellow wallpaper—its horribleness, secrets and wonder. She has sneaked her journal into the room and writes her thoughts. As time passes by, the room becomes more and more alive…. This story may be old but, as all old stories are, still so pertinent to our times. For the next few weeks, we will be reading The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Music: Misty Lights by Rafael Krux Support this podcast

Congratulations, Nancy! Message me for your prize. Thank you to all the participants. I was surprised at how many names I received in my email. We will do another giveaway soon! Thanks for playing along everyone! To catch the next giveaway, you can sign up for the newsletter, go to www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com, scroll down until you see the sign up form. Music: Spacial Wind by Kevin Macleod Visit Mav's empire site where you can learn more about her her books, haunt her soon to be updated blog, and one day in the near future a jewelry shop will magically appear. www.darksoftlytales.com Support this podcast

What's Halloween without Halloween games? Jackie invites her boyfriend over for a little game of guess that feel... He shows up as a clown, and we soon discover there is no clowning around for what he has in store! *This story is not for the faint of heart or for children. Adults only!* This is our Monday episode—released a little early in the spirit of Samhain... enjoy! (For those who are looking for it. The Name My Scarecrow Contest announcement will be released in a day or two!) This story was originally published years ago in a 13 Days of Halloween ...read-along...thing. Music: Alice in Dark Wonderland by Lexin Music Clown Noise Honk attribution: Mutatorscotch at freesound.org Hack: Axe_Barrel by EverHeat at Freesound.org 2nd hack: wood chopping by wavecal22 at freesound.org Scream: “MaderaDelEste Films” by Sironboy at freesound.org https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

A goth punk witch goes on a killing spree on her favorite night of the year. When she comes across ghostly children whom she can’t catch, she follows them to a deserted house where she meets The Reaper. Dark Softly Tales brings, Smashing Roxy. Happy Halloween! Smashing Roxy was originally published in Pulp Modern back in 2013, and later republished in Witches, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones, Volume 2. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWMY08K) Episode music: Spooky Halloween Night by AG Music There's still time to enter names for the Name my Scarecrow Contest and Giveaway! Join the podcast newsletter Tweet at me (http://twitter.com/DarkSoftlyTales) or simply email me (darksoftlytales@gmail.com) your three name suggestions! Name will be chosen on Halloween night under the light of the full moon! Story subs are still open! Check out the guidelines HERE. (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com/submission-guidelines) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

A history teacher, trying to find a way to connect with his teen daughter, discovers a local urban legend on Reddit about a haunted bridge. He offers to take his daughter to this bridge to see if the legend is true, but decides to check it out himself first. He makes a harrowing discovery that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Dark Softly Tales presents The Bridge by guest author Alec Cizak. Author Bio: Alec Cizak is a writer and filmmaker from Indianapolis. His fiction has appeared in several journals and anthologies. He is also the editor of the fiction journal Pulp Modern. (http://pulp-modern.blogspot.com) Swing on over to amazon to find The Bridge and other stories in Alec Cizak's horror anthology, http://nomoralcenter.blogspot.com (http://nomoralcenter.blogspot.com) to discover more. Music: Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod Long Note One by Kevin Macleod www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) Support this podcast

This week’s tale is one of horror and madness. Edgar Allan Poe takes us deep inside the mind of a madman, who, even in the midst of a crime, cannot escape the prison bars of his own conscience. This week’s story is, of course, The Tale Tell Heart. Music: Uneasy Imagination by Erick McNerny Heartbeat attribution: freesound.org (http://freesound.org/)  Sign up for the newsletter: https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) Send me your dark, suspenseful story: https://www.darksoftlytales.com/submission-guidelines (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/submission-guidelines) Pick up 98 Ways to Skin a Clown on Amazon: https://geni.us/gchssbk1 (https://geni.us/gchssbk1) or Audiobook (coupon code: october) https://www.darksoftlytales.com/product-page/98-ways-to-skin-a-clown-audio (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/product-page/98-ways-to-skin-a-clown-audio) Support this podcast

This week's tale is the first chapter of my first audiobook! In this riveting tale, we find a young Thomas Slade choosing a dark path after being kidnapped and inducted into the Night Devils biker gang. He quickly gains the leader’s trust and is given a task: go undercover as a kiddie clown entertainer at Carnival Circus and extract information from a man named Elvis.  The job is simple, until Thomas meets the lovely Gerda, who is pregnant with Elvis’ child. Furthermore, Thomas realizes he actually enjoys entertaining as a clown for children and sees a future where he could settle down with a woman he cares about, but as always in life…things aren’t that simple. He has a job to do and will soon discover…there really are 98 Ways to Skin a Clown.  This a dark story, but not one without innocence, first love, and of course, clowns. Purchase the audiobook here: https://www.darksoftlytales.com/product-page/98-ways-to-skin-a-clown-audio (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/product-page/98-ways-to-skin-a-clown-audio) Enter the Promo Coupon code for a discount!: October Pick up the book on amazon: https://geni.us/gchssbk1 (https://geni.us/gchssbk1) Girl Clown Hatchet Series Boxset: https://geni.us/GCHB1234 (https://geni.us/GCHB1234) We are open to story submissions! Check out the guidelines here www.darksoftlytales.com/submission-guidelines (www.darksoftlytales.com/submission-guidelines) Music: Nervous by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio-story by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) Amazon: amazon.com/author/mavskye (amazon.com/author/mavskye) Support this podcast

Mary Maloney adores her husband and is utterly devoted to him. She is presented with a challenge after they have an uncomfortable conversation. However, Mary is creative and resourceful, and knows just what to do with the leg of lamb in the freezer.... this week story is Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. Dark Softly Tales is back to its regular program! We are excited to announce that we are open to story submissions. For the guidelines click on the link. https://www.darksoftlytales.com/submission-guidelines (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/submission-guidelines) Music: Uneasy Imagination by Erik McNerny Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) Support this podcast

This is a short gothic experimental piece that is metaphorical and intended for the reader/listener to feel. Regular Dark Softly Tales program resumes in two weeks! Fall is almost here. YAY. Dross was first published at Altered States. Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in late September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Created by my Mav Skye Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Find Mav Skye’s books on amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) Support this podcast

They call to her every night, the monsters deep in the abyss over the edge of the wall. She must walk the fine balance between madness and reality. She is destined to fall to one side or the other, but which side? The Next Step was first published at Flashes in the Dark, then later published in Mav's Abyss, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones, Volume Five (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWMY0AS). Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in late September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: As You Were by AG  Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Find Mav Skye’s books on amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) Support this podcast

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to a woman scorned, sometimes pictures, paintings or words just aren’t enough. The ultimate must be given, delivered and sealed with blood. Join me in today’s dark little story, Art. Art was first published and featured in a dark magazine called Lily Childs’ (http://www.lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/) website. I hope you enjoyed today’s story! Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in late September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Classic Horror 3 by Kevin McLeod  Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Find Mav Skye’s books on amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye (https://www.amazon.com/author/mavskye) Support this podcast

If sexy Henrietta asks you if you are afraid of the dark, it's already too late. Join me in Pillow Talk. This story won Spinetingler's Best Short Story on the Web award and originally published at Beat to a Pulp Magazine. You can also find it Mav Skye's book, Deadly Women, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0169DPQCS) Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Twin Peaks Box by Eitan Epstein Music Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

It was not an evil doll, definitely, absolutely not evil; it was simply wicked. Wicked is what wicked does. Jane finds this out the hard way.  Join me in this week's episode, Simply Wicked. This story was originally published in Mav Skye's book Dolls, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DOR1JI2) Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Creepy Music Box by Benridge Music Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

This week we meet the Painted Lady at a sideshow carnival who decides enough is enough… or is it? Join me in Episode 41: Tainted Lady.  This story was originally published in Sideshow 2: Tales of the Big Top and Bizarre. Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin McLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Long past midnight, a mysterious man drags a black bag through the forest...nothing creepy about that, right? Join me in our next story in the Dark Softly Tales Summer Bites series, Painted Black. This story was originally published in a magazine called Unenthralled. Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Nervous by Kevin McLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Every night, Lucy’s lover blindfolds her and leads her away to the cornfields, where she plays along with his games. One evening, the blindfold is removed and an unspeakable horror is revealed.  Join me in this week's episode entitled SCARS. This story was originally published in Pulp Metal Magazine. You can also find this story in Scarecrows, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones on amazon. (https://www.amazon.com/Scarecrows-Horror-Short-Story-Collection-ebook/dp/B00OWLR4CK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mav+skye+scarecrows&qid=1593319370&sr=8-1) Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Dark Walk by Kevin McLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

A crooked moon hangs over the young woman frantically digging in the garden. A mysterious voice whispers, "Death is in the dirt." Far off in the distance, an infant cries... This week's story is a Southern Gothic flavored creepy one called, Abel's Blood. Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Deep Abyss by Erick McNerney Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com (www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com) www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

On her way to grandmother’s house, a young girl decides to stop and write in her diary. She has a big decision to make, but only seconds to make it. Of course, this story is entitled Decisions.   In Rabid, we find the welcoming sign off the highway says it all.  “Welcome to the city of lost parents – we will take care!”  A girl runs away to the circus, but finds herself trapped at a carnival in the story,  Midnight Feathers. I’ll be the first to admit this week's bite size stories feel extremely odd and disturbing the way they are layered and put with this specific music. I kept getting chills on my arms when recording. Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy. Decisions won first place in a horror story contest and published in a magazine called Tainted Tea. Rabid was published in Flashes in the Dark. You can find both of these stories in my book Bunnyman, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWPYRB2) which you can find on amazon. Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Piano Ballad by Rafael Krux Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) Support this podcast

Some think a Mantra can keep it from happening to them, others induce it into sick Halloween Games. It often bumps in the night casting shadows against the walls, hiding under your bed with a knife. Sometimes, though, horror is a simple melt of our vulnerabilities over blistering hot lava. Our only hope is to FREE MERCURY. Originally published in Beat to a Pulp magazine back in 2009 as the magazine's halloween story. Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Twin Peaks by Eitan Epstein Music Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) Support this podcast

Everyday Raymond must have tea with Warthog to keep out of the insane asylum—but he's not the one who belongs in the crazy house. Join me in the more lighthearted flash, Tea Time with Warthog. Originally published in Flash! Anthology edited by Chris Bartholomew. Welcome to the Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: Marty Gots a Plan by Kevin Macleod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) Support this podcast

Every night, Matilda’s ghostly body is hunted down and burnt by the townsfolk. One day, Matilda fights back, balancing the scale of justice. Will her soul finally be free? Join me in kicking off our first story in our Dark Softly Summer Bites series. These stories are bite sizes, shorter than usual—about 5-10 minutes long. I hope you dig the Summer Bites opening/closing! The regular program will resume in September. You can find Sacrifice in Mav Skye's book, Witches, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWMY08K) Opening & Closing music: Mav Skye Episode Music: As You Were by AG Music Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) Support this podcast

She would give anything to win the king’s heart, even sell her soul to Olgana, the sea witch. When she comes across Merlin, will the old magician help her or send her on her way? Due to steering off course with an additional episode of True Tales to Tell in the Dark (https://www.darksoftlytalespodcast.com/episode/true-tales-to-tell-in-the-dark-3-what-does-it-mean-to-have-a-soul) , this week's story is short! Heart for a Heart was originally published in Three Crows Press. You can also find today's story in Mav Skye's book, Shapeshifters, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWMY36E) Music: Blue Coast Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

What is a soul? How can one obtain one? And why does it matter? And how the heck does this apply to us in 2020? We steer off course this week on a subject that I've been studying for period of time. Between Hans Christian Andersen's biography, mystical texts, mermaid stories, I decided that a program dedicated to the soul was going to happen. Join me as we journey through these topics and explore the human experience. This is a special edition of Dark Softly Softly Tales podcast. *If you are triggered by religious themes than this episode is probably not for you! Show note link: The True Story of My Life by Hans Christian Anderson (https://www.amazon.com/True-Story-Life-Christian-Andersen-ebook/dp/B0083ZG03K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+True+Story+of+My+Life+by+Hans+Christian+Andersen&qid=1592584981&s=digital-text&sr=1-1) Music: Ethereal Evening by Luca Francini Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

The little mermaid finds herself between a rock and hard place when she realizes that she and the prince are not on the same page. Her sisters give her a knife from the sea witch and present her a choice: kill the prince and return to her home in the sea or perish into sea foam. What’s a girl to do? I know would Mav Skye would write, but this is, of course, Hans Christian Anderson…Join me in the conclusion of his dark story, The Little Mermaid. Ghostly Mermaid Song by Tim Donovan Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

The Little Mermaid makes sacrifices when she forms a deal with the sea witch. One could say she literally risks it all. This week's episode asks many questions. What does it mean to truly live? What does it mean to have a soul? And what is that soul worth? Join me in Part Two of Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid. Ghostly Mermaid Song by Tim Donovan Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Deep under the sea, there is a palace made of coral, amber and pearls. The Sea King has five daughters. When each turn fifteen, each princess is allowed to emerge from the water and observe life outside of the sea. The youngest sister is most curious of all and knows her destiny is not to live within the sea, but on land. Join me in Hans Christian Anderson dark tale, The Little Mermaid. Ghostly Mermaid Song by Tim Donovan Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Tommy is angry when he realizes the ringmaster is a charlatan only dealing in fakes and illusions, when his own treasure is as true and real as the moon. A problem presents when he realizes the mermaid might still be alive, and her sisters are calling for Tommy, luring him to the dock's edge. What they want isn't quite as lovely as their voices suggest....join me in the conclusion of EM Fitch's tale, Buried Deep Down. Head on over to HERE (https://www.amazon.com/E.M.-Fitch/e/B00OTU542Q%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share) . Author Bio: E. M. Fitch is an author who loves zombies, chocolate, and tall trees. When not dreaming up new ways to torture characters, she is usually corralling her four children or thinking of ways to tire them out so they she can get an hour of peace at night. She lives in Connecticut, surrounded by chaos, which she manages (somewhat successfully) with a lot of coffee. She has written two Young Adult Dark Fantasy series—The Break Free Series and The Stolen Girls Series. emfitch.com (http://emfitch.com/) Music: Dark Fairy Tale by Alister Bunclark Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Word around town is a shark had bitten a kid's leg off. Tommy knows different. It wasn’t a shark. The creature was something fierce with long flowing hair, wide eyes and a little tail wrapped around bulrush plant. The creature had sharp teeth alright, but it wasn’t a shark.  The circus is in town and the ringmaster is offering gold for treasure. Tommy knows that the creature is a treasure, a treasure of the sea, right in his own little town. A treasure that is dangerous and worth diving for. Join me this week in the first part of EM Fitch's tale, Buried Deep Down. Head on over to Pick it up HERE on Amazon. (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N6ETY4K) Author Bio: E. M. Fitch is an author who loves zombies, chocolate, and tall trees. When not dreaming up new ways to torture characters, she is usually corralling her four children or thinking of ways to tire them out so they she can get an hour of peace at night. She lives in Connecticut, surrounded by chaos, which she manages (somewhat successfully) with a lot of coffee. She has written two Young Adult Dark Fantasy series—The Break Free Series and The Stolen Girls Series. emfitch.com (http://emfitch.com/) Music: Dark Fairy Tale by Alister Bunclark Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Truth or lore, one thing is for sure: mermaids have fascinated humans for centuries. Why do they capture our imaginations? What do they represent to us? Why does she call to us through stories and is she something to be feared or embraced? Join me in true accounts by seafaring captains from the age of discovery, to ancient tales, to fairy tales as we return to spring with the lore of mermaids.  This is a special edition of Dark Softly Softly Tales podcast. Show note links: Christopher Columbus Diary Link (https://archive.org/details/northmencolumbus00olso/page/216/mode/2up) (https://archive.org/stream/plinysnaturalhis00plinrich/plinysnaturalhis00plinrich_djvu.txt) Music: Ethereal Evening by Luca Francini Ghostly Mermaid Song by Tim Donovan Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Jeffrey does his best to cover his mother’s sins, and believes the world is safe once more. But he doesn’t understand that Marley is wolf. A wolf will do what a wolf does, they deceive, they hunt, they kill… nothing short of an angel can stop Marley. Join me in this week's conclusion of Killing Angels.  *Trigger warning: This week’s episode covers violent subject matters Music: Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Marley wore her shawl like the wolf wore the night. Cranberries red as blood stain her fingers. A demon bird whispers at her side as she watches the children from the window... Marley's made a deal with the devil. Who can stop her? A little old woman bearing cranberry cookies awaits you in this week's episode, Killing Angels (Part one). Music: Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

It starts with a lovers’ quarrel on a dark deserted road. When the man in the bunny suit shows up with an axe, the night is young…and just getting started.  What's Easter without the Bunnyman? Let's not find out. Join me in this week's urban legend tale, Bloody Blue Scarf. —Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book,  Bunnyman, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones  (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWPYRB2) —Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Magic & horror blend into one of the scariest fairytales the Grimm brothers recorded. If murder, cannibalism, bones and ghosts don’t scare you, then I don’t know what will! Join me in The Juniper Tree this week with an intro about the creative genius behind the story, Phillip Otto Runge.  Music: Evening Fall Harp by Kevin MacLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

In dire times of famine, two children are led deep into the forest and are abandoned by their parents. The children are clever, but when they happen upon a house made of sweets and a little old lady inviting them in, well... just like a little mouse sniffing cheese on a mousetrap, there are some things in life that can't be resisted. This is the Grimm Brother's seventh version of the tale, which I am rather fond of. We spend the beginning of the program talking a little about the symbology of the story before diving into the creepy little tale. Music: Strange Dream by Eitan Epstein Music Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Welcome to our first episode of True Tales to Tell in the Dark! Since we are still waiting on the stories to roll in from our listeners, I’m using this time to dive into true scary tales from history! This month we explore the great famine of 1315, the inspiration for a few fairy tales we will be covering over the next few weeks. I couldn’t find the links to all the articles I read, but here are good handful: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/the-next-great-famine (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/the-next-great-famine) http://www.vlib.us/medieval/lectures/black_death.html (http://www.vlib.us/medieval/lectures/black_death.html) https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Great-Flood-Great-Famine-of-1314/ (https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Great-Flood-Great-Famine-of-1314/) https://economics.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Workshops-Seminars/Economic-History/slavin-091026.pdf (https://economics.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Workshops-Seminars/Economic-History/slavin-091026.pdf) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_of_1315%E2%80%931317 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_of_1315%E2%80%931317) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_of_1315 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_of_1315) –1317 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period) Music: Ethereal Evenings Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. I felt called to go a tad freestyle and create this quick episode. I talk about what’s going on in world right now and how we center ourselves. Sending good vibes out to all my listeners! Take care. <3 Music: Ethereal Evening by EvokeSound Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Griswell suggests that only the damned can see zuvembies. He just might be onto something. And if he is, what does this mean for himself and Buckner? They return to the scene of the crime, determined to uncover the ghostly mystery once and for all. Will they make out it alive? Listen and find out in the spinetingling conclusion of Robert E Howard’s Pigeons from Hell. (This is completely unabridged. You're welcome.) Music: The Dread by Kevin MacLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Buckner relates to Griswell the tragic story of the family and slaves who lived on the Blassenvilles Plantation.  In efforts to get to the root of the story, they decide to go visit an elderly voodoo priest on the outskirts of society. They sink deeper into a mystery that has a sting of a bee and the venom of a snake. Join me in Part Three of Robert E Howard’s Pigeons From Hell. (This is completely unabridged. You're welcome.) Music: The Dread by Kevin MacLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

When Brackner, the local county sheriff, happens upon the plantation in the dead of night, he discovers a horrified Griswell screaming like a mad man in those dark, dark pines. Brackner has a macabre mystery on his hands. Did Griswell murder his friend or is there something more sinister at play? Join me in Part Two of Robert E Howard’s Pigeons from Hell. (This is completely unabridged. You're welcome.) Music: The Dread by Kevin MacLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Griswell and his friend Branner take refuge in an old plantation farmhouse off the main road. During the night, Griswell awakens to a shrill whistling from the staircase. Branner gets up to investigate and a few seconds later returns, headless and holding a bloody axe… This week’s ghostly story is part one of Robert E Howard’s Pigeons from Hell. (This is completely unabridged. You're welcome.) Music: The Dread by Kevin MacLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

At the fountain of Hebe, four beasts sit around the sapphire obelisk of fresh streaming water—a baboon, a falcon, a jackal and an old man with the body of a cow. They await the young woman who is about to give birth to a child, but what do they want? And why?  Find out in the second part of our story, Gods, Guns and Serpent Tongues. This story was originally published in Guns and Romances anthology, you can find on amazon here (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014C2UUFQ) . Music: The Children of MH17 by Sascha Ende Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Wallace and Anne are both scarecrows and lovers. They are forced to hang on poles and stare longing at each other season after season, until one day all scarecrows are brought to the castle for a macabre-ish fate. A fate written in the stars. Today's Valentine's story is called Spindled Souls. Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book, Scarecrows, 3 Tales to Chill your Bones. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWLR4CK) Music: Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

She was an orphan in a world of two warring gods. He was protected by Horus. After the polar flip, they find themselves lost in a desert where colossal mole rats serve Ra during the day, and Horus’s flying serpents patrol the night sky. Where does one turn when the world is forcing you to choose sides? The answer lies in the oldest story of time itself, but with a twist…as always. This week’s story is called, Gods, Guns & Serpent Tongues.  Today's Sponsor is brought to you by the gods Horus and Ra... ;-D Music: The Children of MH17 by Sascha Ende Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

A girl plunges into the deepest hell to rescue her brother. When she meets the Skull, they delve into a game Layla isn’t quite prepared for. Today's episode is called Layla and the Skull. Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book, Abyss, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OWMY0AS) . Music: Dark Lullaby by Mundo-Sinfonico Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Joey is a Pre-Med student and desperate for money. When she finds an ad from the mysterious Doc Hollywood who offers a lot of money for a simple task, she finds herself digging up ancient bones in a graveyard late one night. What happens next, she'd never believe. (But you will! I guarantee it.) This week's story is called Dapper Cadaver. Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book, Graveyards, 3 Tales to Chill Your Bones (https://geni.us/3ttcyb6) . Music: Little Moments of Peace by Luca Francini Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out... are you feeling a little wiggle in your soul? In part two of Mantra... two ancient and vicious beasts collide in a strange and unreal state of primal instinct. Rhiannon truly discovers whether she is indeed dead, alive or dreaming... Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's *FREE* book,  Deadly Women, 3 Tales to Chill Your bones (https://geni.us/3ttcyb7) . Music: Classic Horror Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/) Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Mantra: One, two, three…
 Nails and teeth go beneath.
 Hair and gums, unbecomes. Legs and fingers, let them linger.
 Heads and tails flip for sells.
 What does this mean? Ask Rhiannon, she'll be happy to show you. Today's episode is part one of Mantra. Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's *FREE* book,  Deadly Women, 3 Tales to Chill Your bones (https://geni.us/3ttcyb7) . Music: Classic Horror Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/) Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

The doll and scarecrow travel to the house upon the hill...where the little girl who had left the doll behind lives. All is not as it appears. Tonight is a night of magic...I'm sure you'll agree. If you are just tuning in to the show, please go back to episode 4 to begin our tale. Thanks so much to return listeners, you are truly appreciated. Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book,  Dolls, 3 Tales to Chill Your bones (https://geni.us/3ttcyb9) . Music: Suspense Cinematic by Alex Vombat Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

In Part three of Poison Lip Gloss, the doll sets out to complete the witch's new task and finds a kindred spirit in the fields. If you are just tuning in to the show, please go back to episode 4 to begin our tale. Thanks so much to return listeners, you are truly appreciated. Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book,  www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/episodes/www.darksoftlytales.com) . Music: Suspense Cinematic by Alex Vombat Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

In Part Two of Poison Lip Gloss, the doll meets the troll under the bridge and finds herself breaking a dreadful curse, but in doing so has she condemned herself? If you are new to the show, please go back to Episode Four where we begin our tale. Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book,  Dolls, 3 Tales to Chill Your bones (https://geni.us/3ttcyb9) . Music: Suspense Cinematic by Alex Vombat Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

A life-sized doll must complete the witch's three tasks before midnight if she wishes to become real, but when she accidentally kills the troll prince, the night takes on an unusual kind of macabre magic... "First, you must carve a face. I don't care what or whom you carve it on. Second, you must find an eye to replace the one you lost. And third, you must prove that you want life by taking a life." This is the first part of the story Poison Lip Gloss. Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book,  www.darksoftlytales.com (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/episodes/www.darksoftlytales.com) and click on the podcast tab. Music: Suspense Cinematic by Alex Vombat Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

In Part Three of The China Doll, Sabel awakes to her mother’s screams. When she rushes out of her bedroom, the first thing Sabel sees is blood...  Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book,  Dolls, 3 Tales to Chill Your bones (https://geni.us/3ttcyb9) . Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

In Part Two of the China Doll, Sabel reads a letter from her father with specific instructions for the China Doll: 1. Put the China Doll away every night 2.Do not make wishes around the China Doll Sabel's mother waves them off to superstition. Why put a doll away in a box night? Ridiculous, there's not anything to be afraid of...is there? Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book,  Dolls, 3 Tales to Chill Your bones (https://geni.us/3ttcyb9) . Music: Suspense Cinematic by Alex Vombat Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Sabel Gray has received a very special package from her daddy who is serving over seas in the Navy. She taps on the package wondering what it could be and is concerned when something inside taps back... Today's story is part one of The China Doll.  Swing on over to amazon to find today's story in Mav Skye's book,  Dolls, 3 Tales to Chill Your bones (https://geni.us/3ttcyb9) . Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast

Welcome to episode ZERO where I introduce myself and tell you a little about the podcast. Feel free to visit www.darksoftlytales.com (www.darksoftlytales.com) where I hope to have submission guidelines up soon! The first three episodes will be up next week. Can't wait to see you there. -Mav Join the podcast newsletter and get a free audio book by signing up HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/podcast-subscribe) *** We want your true stories for our True Tales to Tell in the Dark portion of the podcast that will begin in March. What kind of true stories? Anything creepy, dark, haunting… write about the haunted house you used to live in, your UFO sighting, your creepy doll, or experience with a clown. Tell me how you were almost abducted on the side of a lonely highway when your car broke down, or tell me about the strange sound a beast made out in the woods that you couldn’t tell if was human or something else… just make sure it is true! Please send your true story within the body of the email to HERE. (https://www.darksoftlytales.com/non-fiction-submission-guidelines) Website (https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/www.darksoftlytales.com) Support this podcast