FRIGHTLY! Scary Stories and Tales of Terror

By Short Storyverses

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Episodes: 30


 Oct 12, 2026

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Enjoy a family fright night with classic chills and traditional thrills.


FRIGHTLY! brings classic ghost stories, weird fiction, and original tales of the uncanny into the cold light of your headphones (or car). From haunted manors to twisted minds, discover Gothic atmosphere, psychological suspense, and the unsettling beauty of a well-told tale. Hear the masters of the macabre alongside new stories that carry on their haunting traditions. Some tales deliver a shiver; others let the unease creep in slowly. All invite your imagination into the shadows—without gratuitous gore (except for the occasional Poe).


Because fear deserves better storytelling.


FRIGHTLY! is part of Short Storyverses (shortstoryverses.com), a growing collection of podcasts devoted to exceptional storytelling. Explore Litreading—our original classic short story podcast featuring a variety of timeless tales; Season’s Readings to brighten your holidays any time of year; New Tales Told for original storiesr; and

Readastorus for for younger listeners. Search for all of these titles wherever you get your podcasts.


All episodes are narrated by professional voice actor, Don McDonald


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Episode Date
The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence — How Much Luck Is Enough?
Oct 29, 2026
The Willows - Part Two by Algernon Blackwood — Something Beyond the River Is Watching
Oct 28, 2026
The Willows - Part One by Algernon Blackwood — Something Beyond the River Is Watching
Oct 28, 2026
Yuki-Onna by Lafcadio Hearn — A Promise Made in the Storm
Oct 27, 2026
The Hum by Don McDonald — A Widower Follows a Sound Beneath His House
Oct 24, 2026
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman — Is the Cure Worse Than the Illness?
Oct 22, 2026
Below Ten Thousand by Don McDonald — All the Time and No Time
Oct 19, 2026
The Black Cat — A Classic Tale of Human Horror by Edgar Allan Poe
Oct 15, 2026
Still Water by Don McDonald — Four aircraft carriers in a lake?
Oct 12, 2026
Luella Miller – A Chilling Classic Short Story by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Oct 08, 2026
Autopay — An Original Short Story by Don McDonald
Oct 05, 2026
The Hanging Stranger — A Classic Sci-Fi Horror Tale by Philip K. Dick
Oct 01, 2026
His Own Voice — An Original Story by Don McDonald
Sep 28, 2026
Murder of Crows – an Original Short Story by Don McDonald
Sep 22, 2026
The Boarded Window — A Classic Haunting Tale by Ambrose Bierce
Aug 26, 2026
Frightly!
Aug 14, 2026
The Willow Walk — A Classic Tale by Sinclair Lewis
Aug 12, 2026
August Heat — A Classic Tale by W.F. Harvey
Aug 05, 2026
The Rips — An Original Story by Don McDonald
Aug 05, 2026
The Diary of a Madman – A Classic Tale of Terror by Guy de Maupassant
Nov 26, 2025
The Tell-Tale Heart – A Classic Tale of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe
Nov 26, 2025
A Haunted House–a Classic Ghost Story by Virginia Woolf
Nov 21, 2025
The Damned Thing–a Classic Scary Story by Ambrose Bierce
Nov 20, 2025
The Monkey's Paw–a Classic Tale of Terror by W.W. Jacobs
Nov 20, 2025
The Pale Man–a Classic Scary Story by Julius Long
Nov 20, 2025
The Judge's House – A Classic Ghost Story by Bram Stoker
Nov 19, 2025
A Wireless Message - A Supernatural Short Story by Ambrose Bierce
Nov 17, 2025
The Furnished Room – a Classic Haunted Tale by O. Henry
Nov 16, 2025
The Man with Two Lives – A Chilling Old West Tale by Ambrose Bierce
Nov 14, 2025
The Cask of Amontillado - A Classic Scary Story by Edgar Allan Poe
Nov 14, 2025