PODCASTS

I’ve been incredibly honoured to have my stories featured on some absolutely brilliant and terrifying horror podcasts. So why not follow the links below and let a little the horror creep down your ear canals?

The Wicked library - tHE RAGS ON HIS BACK

A homeless man relates his tale of the time he found kindness from a family of strangers, kindness that terrified him.

the wicked library - tricks and treats volume 1

As part of our Halloween celebration this year, we bring you a special episode of Wicked flash fiction written by 15 authors, and told by Your Librarian and a talented cast of voice actors

shadows at the door - winter wings

In 'Winter Wings', an unscrupulous collector finds a rare and mysterious board game. Once he finally gets his hands on it, his luck begins to turn sour and he begins to notice the ever present caw of crows behind him…

the wicked library - the man in number 23

Who knows what your neighbours are really up to behind closed doors? One man learns the horrible truth that his neighbour has seen . . . and comes to learn that terror is not limited to under the sea. It is far, far closer than you could ever imagine.

THE LIFT - HALF THE MIRROR IS MIRAGE

Patrick is at the end of his life and has something very important to take care of before he draws his final breath. He seeks out his old friend, Victoria, to take her up an a promise made long ago. Enter Abigail who is connected to both of them in a very special way.

The Wicked library - A Wicked Halloween Anthology - Live

3 Terrifying Tales recorded LIVE at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville, GA as part of Explore Gwinnette's #Artober Festival! To watch the paintings being made head to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0bitdFlhTEZeGf7Fv8a5PQ/videos.

The Wicked library - SHINY ENTRAILS

Sir Arthur Kane spent his life building an empire out of plastic. He never dreamt it would turn against him, not even when it started building islands out in the middle of the ocean.

VICTORIA’S LIFT - TO THOSE WHO THRIVE IN THE DARK, Chapter 1

Do you want to hear a story? Do you want to know what’s wrong with this town? It’s not going to start how you expect. We’re dealing old magic here. And we’re dealing with cats.

Maybe it’s time I told you about Victoria, the girl who lived her life close to the shadows and didn’t realise one of those shadows was getting ready to break free.

VICTORIA’S LIFT - TO THOSE WHO THRIVE IN THE DARK, Chapter 2

Disaster comes in many forms. It can start with something as simple as a stolen ribbon, but it always ends with a nasty surprise.

Victoria has never lived a life troubled by a lot of spare time. What little she has is about to be consumed by a project which is far more dangerous than it might first appear.

Someone has been watching her and they’ve realised the one thing this girl can’t resist is a puzzle.

VICTORIA’S LIFT - TO THOSE WHO THRIVE IN THE DARK, Chapter 3

Family reunions are rarely simple.

It’s no different for Victoria, regardless of how strange her world can be. Now, at a time when her life has been filled by distracting complications, the last thing she needs to worry about is her brother. Especially when he appears out of nowhere and starts asking her for favours.

Then again, hasn’t she always had to worry about Merritt?

VICTORIA’S LIFT - TO THOSE WHO THRIVE IN THE DARK, Chapter 4

In the times before history, there was a tree whose roots and branches once bound every world as one.

Now Victoria has been tricked into awakening that tree and the walls of her home are crumbling beneath it. The balance of her power is shifting, and her music box has been stolen.

Not that Victoria can fix any of this mess. Not yet. Not before she hits the ground and learns that someone in her basement is attempting to escape…

The Wicked library - IN A PALACE OF ABSENT SHADOWS

Job Report: A Locus Senior Field Engineer with full diagnostic equipment is required urgently.

Unknown male’s Cicero Mnemograph device is reporting major issues. Technology is locked into a spiralling recall feedback loop. Severe shutdown imminent. All memory stabilisation is failing. Subject’s Palace floorplan design is now locked into full sleep mode to maintain his mental and physical well-being.

Please respond. Status pending.

VICTORIA’S LIFT - TO THOSE WHO THRIVE IN THE DARK, Chapter 5

The past is a field sown with the bones of old tragedies.

Once there was a time when every field spoke of death, and farmers found themselves fighting for their life against the very soil they’d tilled in the hope of growing crops.

For one family, the dust bowl is about take a far greater toll, which threatens to spread through all of history.

A toll following in the footsteps of a vengeful god.

The Wicked library - gifts for the wicked ‘tHE wISH LIST’

Trust me when I say that, sometimes, there can be no greater horror than getting exactly what you wanted at Christmas.

And, if that ever does happen to you, then there’s only man who can ever help you out of that cold, deep, open hole you’ve dug with your own desperate, bloodied fingers.

Ho, ho, ho.

VICTORIA’S LIFT - TO THOSE WHO THRIVE IN THE DARK, Chapter 6

By day, Aurora Ashcroft spends her time remembering.  She remembers her community centre, her work, her friends.  The strange girl with the green eyes, who stopped her from spiralling out of control.

By night, Aurora dreams of a peaceful garden, where she’s young and happy and free.  Except tonight. 

Tonight, there’s a black cat slipping through her fantasies and an old tree in the wrong place…

…with a very familiar looking lift trapped its old, splintering trunk.

The Wicked Library - Wicked CAMPFIRE TALES VOLUME TWO

Welcome to Season 12 episode 1206.

Today, as part of a Wicked celebration of Halloween, enjoy the second of three collections of Wicked Campfire Tales. 

1. “Kindling”, by Christopher Long. Told by David Ault.

2. “The Coffin”, by LB Waltz. Told by Daniel Foytik.

3. “Slice the Thread”, by Mel. Told by Daniel Foytik.