Pseudopod

Author : James Dorr Narrator : John Michnya Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis This story originally appeared in Splatterlands in 2013 under the title “The Artist” Roald Dahl, Lamb to the Slaughter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_to_the_Slaughter  Flash on the Borderlands XXIII: Grief (The Beachcomber, by L.R. Bonehill): https://pseudopod.org/2014/11/07/pseudopod-411-flash-on-the-borderlands-xxiii-grief  Inside No. 9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9 Some Say […]

Author : Sheree Renée Thomas Narrator : Premee Mohamed Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Tree of the Forest Seven Bells Turns the World Round Midnight” originally appeared in Sleeping Under the Tree of Life and was reprinted in Sycorax’s Daughters Hounds of Tindalos Strange Things Happen at the 1-2 Point Sarah […]

Author : Shaenon K. Garrity Narrator : Scott Campbell Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 970: At the God Show is a PseudoPod original. At the God Show by Shaenon K. Garrity 6:15 A.M. “It’ll be Pternoch the Fisher,” Sheila overheard one pilgrim say to another. “Why did we bother coming?” […]

Author : Zora Neale Hurston Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Jamie Grimes Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis First published in Opportunity in 1925.  When Hurston arrived in New York City in 1925, the Harlem Renaissance was at its zenith, and she soon became one of the writers at its center. Shortly before she entered […]

Author : A. A. Rubin Narrator : Tol Host : Ian Gordon Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 968: The Vibrations, Louder is a PseudoPod original. The Vibrations, Louder By A. A. Rubin Insanity? Sure, why not. My lawyer advised me to plead insanity, and maybe it will help me. At least I’ll be able […]

Author : Audrey Zhou Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 967: Two’s Company, Three Might Be A Sign of Demonic Possession is a PseudoPod original. CW: Intimate partner death; Second person point of view Also narrated by Pine Gonzalez: A Relationship in Four Haircuts, by Ai Jiang […]

Author : H. R. Laurence Narrator : Matthew Hamblin Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Fat Betty” originally appeared in Shock Totem Issue 8 in 2014 From the author: “The story is meant to be set in a slightly dystopian near-future.” Fat Betty  Listed Monuments  The Watchers  Ghost Stories  The Woman in […]

Author : J.A.W. McCarthy Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 965: The Ecstasy of the Saints is a PseudoPod original. CW: body horror; self-harm From the author: I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school through the seventh grade. That meant I spent three days a […]

Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Ville Meriläinen Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Darkness Carried by the Beasts” was originally published in The Sunday Morning Transport in 2023. CW: cancer, death of a family member From the author: This story came to me, at first, with the image of a […]

Author : A. D. Sui Narrator : Yelena Crane Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 963: Mavka is a PseudoPod original. CW: cannibalism, suicide, starvation, use of second person perspective Mavka By A.D. Sui You pray to forget this. You pray to forget the cold. Even under two wool blankets you’re […]

Author : Cyrus Amelia Fisher Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Hemorrhage” was originally published in the Book of Queer Saints Volume 2 CW: self-harm, drug abuse, addiction, physical abuse and coercive control Hemorrhage by Cyrus Amelia Fisher It’s a dumb fight to pick, but I only learn […]

Author : Mirri Glasson-Darling Narrator : Lindz McLeod Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 961: Body Heat is a PseudoPod original. C/W: death of a family member, cancer From the author: ‘Body Heat’ was inspired by a reoccurring dream during a 3-week solo expedition in the mountains. Void Merch  Hot Singles […]

Author : Kelsey P. Kitchel Narrator : Matt Arnold Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Mummy” first appeared in Weird Tales, November 1929 The Old Lady The Shout Power of Darkness Them Jones Boys Nathan Drake Lara Croft Mummy by Kelsey Percival Kitchel I have always prided myself on being a practical […]

Author : John Russell Narrator : Maui Threv Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Powers Of Darkness” was first published in Collier’s, March 30, 1929. CW: Use of racial slurs as well as sexism and misogyny Beau Geste, Russel’s best known work was adapting this for the screen. Joseph Conrad Heart of […]

Author : Robert Graves Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Shout” was first published in a limited edition chapbook, The Woburn Books #16, 1929. Jamie Oliver’s controversial children’s book has shone a spotlight on the importance of sensitivity readers Jamie Oliver pulls ‘offensive’ children’s book from sale […]

Author : Elizabeth Bowen Narrator : Leila Al-Jeboury Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Dead Mabelle”  first appeared in the 1929 collection Joining Charles and Other Stories CW: Allusions to suicide Dead Mabelle By Elizabeth Bowen The sudden and horrible end of Mabelle Pacey gave her a publicity with the European press […]

Author : Eleanor Scott Narrator : Kat Day Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Old Lady” first appeared in the 1929 collection of ghost stories, Randall’s Round Penda’s Fen Void Merch Hot Singles In Your Area   The Old Lady By Eleanor Scott Adela Young must have come up to Oxford […]

Authors : Robbie Banfitch, TJ Price, Christi Nogle and Rob Costello Narrators : Robbie Banfitch, Brent Lambert, Dani Daly and Justin Riestra Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Summer Night” was first published in the 2024 anthology Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror “Chosen” was first published in the […]

Author : Michael Ford Narrator : Dave Liloia Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Be Not Afraid” originally appeared in the 2024 anthology We Mostly Come Out at Night edited by Rob Costello The Mothman The Mothman Prophecies (Book) The Mothman Prophecies (Film) Krampus Krampus (2015 movie) Be Not Afraid by Michael […]

Author : Sonora Taylor Narrator : David Powell Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “If You Don’t Want a Cat, Don’t Get a Kitten” originally appeared in the 2024 collection Recreational Panic From the author: “I dedicated one of my stories, ‘If You Don’t Want a Cat, Don’t Get a Kitten’, to […]