
Anthology of Horror
A horror variety show.
Episodes
305 episodes
Halloween, a History
Tonight’s episode features Kate — research assistant, resident whiz kid, and making her podcast debut — walking listeners through the history of Halloween from ancient rites to modern traditions. Kate traces the festival’s roots, how rituals an...
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22:44

The Witches House
Leon Cowles, a Portland resident, recounts a hike through Forest Park that turns from ordinary to quietly menacing. At the Witches House—an infamous local gathering spot—he finds signs of recent occult activity: arranged offerings, scorched ear...
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33:28

The Girl in My Mirror
Tonight’s episode follows a young woman frayed by work and sleeplessness who begins to see a girl in her new mirror — a presence that may be a spirit, a hallucination, or the product of a taxed mind. The story keeps the question unsettled, lett...
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24:30

Humanities 210
Tonight’s episode follows a college trip to Ireland that unravels in ways nobody expected—maps go wrong, plans fracture, and what was supposed to be a weekend of drink and dares turns into a tightening, uncanny sequence of missteps. The story l...
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27:56

The Cost of Membership
A first-person confession about joining a hedonistic cult in the 1980s and the long, ugly cost of membership—how youthful thrills calcify into obligation and shame. Stark, guilty, and quietly corrosive.Credits: Produced by Mickie Eber...
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27:18

The Blind Date
The Blind Date mines the small, modern humiliations of dating until they snap into something far darker. What begins as social awkwardness and nervous politeness quickly tightens into claustrophobic tension: polite conversation, forced...
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30:06

The Cult of Vantablack
Tonight’s episode follows a cult that forms around a metal band, turning fandom into ritual and concerts into ceremonies. The story tracks how admiration hardens into devotion, how music becomes a language for something darker, and how crowd fe...
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30:14

The Pond
Two boys wander deep into the American woods and find more than they bargained for. This is a taut, suspenseful piece that builds slowly from ordinary summer mischief into something older and colder; the forest doesn’t shout, it tightens, and t...
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37:28

Mirrored
This one’s about mirrors, and yeah — the exact thing that’s always made my asshole pucker up. Expect cold reflections, things that look back when you don’t want them to, and a slow, nasty little itch that won’t quit. No spoilers here — just bri...
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26:36

The Twitch Stream
Tonight’s episode, The Twitch Stream, follows a streamer while they’re live on camera when something terrible unfolds in real time. The story compresses modern digital intimacy and public performance into a tight, unnerving sequence: c...
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31:16

You Asked Me My Name
Episode Summary — You Asked Me for My Name (James Wang King)A taut, disquieting piece that turns a simple question into a slow unravelling of identity and trust. The story presses close, trading spectacle fo...
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25:14

The Witch of Arlena Falls
The Witch of Arlena Falls by S.C. Young — Night Eight of the Halloween special. New episodes drop every night at midnight; premium subscribers get the archive and are automatically entered in the raffle (link in the show notes). Want y...
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35:26

Appalachia
Appalachia by H. Dalby lands hard and without apology. This is not a slow-burn mood piece; it’s visceral, jagged, and indebted to the slasher tradition in the way it stages violence as both sudden and inevitable. The tale moves through...
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39:42

I was Kidnapped by my Doppelgänger
Tonight’s episode delivered a tight, unnerving ride: I Was Kidnapped by My Doppelgänger, courtesy of our friend Woundlicker. The piece asks a simple, destabilizing question about identity and agency and then spends its short run time t...
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35:54

With Graveyard Weeds and Wolfsbane Seeds
Tonight’s episode centers on With Graveyard Weeds and Wolfsbane Seeds by Seanan McGuire, delivered straight from my throat to your headphones. This installment keeps the pace tight and the tone intimate — less theatrical scare, more th...
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45:17

The Haunted Trailer
Tonight’s episode drifts in on a slow, steady wind: The Haunted Trailer, a lean, precise story by Robert Arthur that refuses to do anything flashy. It’s not about rattling chains or sudden shrieks so much as the patient, corrosive way ...
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47:36

Funeral Birds
Tonight’s installment brought us into the cool, aching sorrow of “Funeral Birds” by M. Rickert, a story that feels like a single long, haunted breath. Rickert’s prose moves slow and deliberate, folding small, intimate details into an eve...
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32:52

The Valley of the Beasts
In tonight’s story, we journey into the untamed wilderness with The Valley of the Beasts, written by Algernon Blackwood. Here, nature is not a backdrop but a living, breathing force—one that watches, waits, and punishes those wh...
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55:38

Emmeline
In tonight’s story, we meet Miss Emmeline, a seemingly ordinary old woman whose quiet, predictable life takes a strange turn when she uncovers long-buried powers. As shadows gather and whispers grow louder, Emmeline learns that her twilight yea...
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47:54

Colorado Hauntings and History
In this episode of Anthology of Horror, we dig deep into the haunted history of Colorado—a land as drenched in blood as it is crowned in beauty. From the sacred landscapes of the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho, to the atrocities of Sand Cr...
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Japanese War Crimes
In this episode of Anthology of Horror, we plunge into some of the darkest chapters of the twentieth century: the atrocities committed by Imperial Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. From the systematic slaughter and sexual viol...
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Disney Land Ghosts
Hosted by: Spring Heeled JackProduced by: Mickie EberzClosing Song: “Sleeping in Glass” by EmpressEpisode Summary:In this immersive deep-dive, Spring Heeled Jack peels back the carefull...
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The Letter
In this hauntingly emotional episode of Anthology of Horror, guest host Slutty Nicole returns from the void—after nearly a year of silence—to bring you a chilling original tale by long-time friend of the show, Woundlicker...
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