Horror-themed poetry and prose from past and upcoming issues of the tiny frights e-zine.

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There will be no tiny frights podcast this week, because we’re busy putting the finishing touches on the Halloween 2024 issue. The podcast will return next week. Happy Halloween! You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

No episode October 31, 2024

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Learning to be dead is a difficult lesson. Episode 59 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “When Spirits Return, Requesting a Favor” by LindaAnn LoSchiavo, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html#when_spirits_return" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 59 - When Spirits Return, Requesting a Favor, by LindaAnn LoSchiavo

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Some workplaces have trouble retaining employees. Episode 58 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “How Green Was My Valley” by Robert Beveridge, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html#how_green_was_my_valley" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 58 - How Green Was My Valley, by Robert Beveridge

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What everybody knows ain’t necessarily so. Episode 57 of the tiny frights podcast features the story “Everything You Know About Witches” by Warren Benedetto, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html#everything_you_know_about_witches" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 57 - Everything You Know About Witches, by Warren Benedetto

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The dead just want to help. Episode 56 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “Just before awaking” by Patricia Lawson, from the Halloween 2024 issue of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 56 - Just before awaking, by Patricia Lawson

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It’s the eternal struggle. Episode 55 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “Dark Light” by Holly Payne-Strange, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html#dark_light" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 55 - Dark Light, by Holly Payne-Strange

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Slogans might be interpreted in unexpected ways. Episode 54 of the tiny frights podcast features the story “Take Back the City” by A. J. Van Belle, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html#take_back_the_city" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 54 - Take Back the City, by A. J. Van Belle

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Sometimes you have to remove the costume. Episode 53 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “This Year for Halloween” by Thomas Gorn, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v02-n02-halloween-2023.html#this-year" rel="nofollow">Halloween 2023 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 53 - This Year for Halloween, by Thomas Gorn

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Celestial discourse may not be melodious to human ears. Episode 52 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “The Language of Angels” by John Alex Hebert, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v02-n01-walpurgis-2023.html#language-of-angels" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2023 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 52 - The Language of Angels, by John Alex Hebert

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Every beginning requires something to end. Episode 51 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “A New Life in Red” by Douglas Gwilym, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v02-n02-halloween-2023.html#new-life" rel="nofollow">Halloween 2023 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 51 - A New Life in Red, by Douglas Gwilym

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Self-care is important. Episode 50 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “Filling Graves” by Diane Funston, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html#filling_graves" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 50 - Filling Graves, by Diane Funston

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Before you visit Wales, you might want to read up on the local fauna. Episode 49 of the tiny frights podcast features the story “Grey Mary” by Sean MacKendrick, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html#grey_mary" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 49 - Grey Mary, by Sean MacKendrick

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Possibly most of our episodes should come with content warnings, but this one has a bit of explicit language. Episode 48 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “What the House Told Me” by Jennifer Rodrigues, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v02-n02-halloween-2023.html" rel="nofollow">Halloween 2023 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 48 - What the House Told Me, by Jennifer Rodrigues

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Some places go out of their way to extend a friendly hand to new arrivals. Episode 47 of the tiny frights podcast features the story “The Welcoming Committee” by Cecilia Kennedy, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v02-n01-walpurgis-2023.html" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2023 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 47 - The Welcoming Committee, by Cecilia Kennedy

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The time just before sunrise is often eerier than midnight. Episode 46 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “4:56 AM” by Julie Allyn Johnson, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v02-n02-halloween-2023.html" rel="nofollow">Halloween 2023 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 46 - 4:56 AM, by Julie Allyn Johnson

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Some gifts just keep on taking. Episode 45 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “Gift” by Suzanna Fitzpatrick, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v02-n02-halloween-2023.html" rel="nofollow">Halloween 2023 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 45 - Gift, by Suzanna Fitzpatrick

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Where’s the line between scary and horrific? Episode 44 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “Scary Fun” by Sarah Das Gupta, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 44 - Scary Fun, by Sarah Das Gupta

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Larry Talbot’s brother Barry was VP of M&amp;A. Episode 43 of the tiny frights podcast features the poem “Cursed” by Ian Erinson, scheduled to appear in the Halloween 2024 issue of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 43 - Cursed, by Ian Erinson

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Secrets have a price. Some take longer to pay off than others. Episode 42 of the tiny frights podcast features the story “There are no mosques in Abu Hashara” by Bitter Karella, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 42 - There are no mosques in Abu Hashara, by Bitter Karella

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Nature’s bounty satisfies—sometimes. Episode 41 of the tiny frights podcast features the story “The Grove” by Teresa Beeding, from the <a href="https://issues.tinyfrights.com/webpub/tiny-frights-v03-n01-walpurgis-2024.html" rel="nofollow">Walpurgis 2024 issue</a> of tiny frights. Read by Anne Calvert. You can subscribe to the tiny frights email zine at https://tinyfrights.com/mlist/?p=subscribe&amp;id=1 and read back issues at https://tinyfrights.com/issues/.

Episode 41 - The Grove, by Teresa Beeding

Little nibbles of gnawing horror

Horror-themed poetry and prose from past and upcoming issues of the tiny frights e-zine.