"Alanna gritted her teeth and thrust her chin forward stubbornly. She would see this through."    It's midwinter in the... more

A wealthy CEO faces a criminal investigation amid tragedy, trauma, and a supernatural threat. The Usher family learns an informant... more

"Her head starts to turn, and I gasp --"   Trick or treat, spooky friends! Aurelien and Dustin (from The... more

"All the future looked gloomy and threatening, and the gaunt wolf hovered at the door of the Lynnes' humble home."... more

"It was on Halloween, or All Hallows' Eve, that superstition ran riot..."   Trick or treat!   Aurelien explores the... more

"Mary was a misfit. She didn't want to be beautiful. And she wasted time doing mad things - like eating... more

“Don't join the book burners. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower... more

Spooky salutations, listeners and readers! It's time for a "what I was reading when I wasn't here" mid-2023 check-in. Slither... more

"Here are the confessions of a vampire."   Let's read INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1976) by Anne Rice together, spooky... more

Could you slip through a hole in reality? Aurelien interviews horror author Hailey Piper, author of QUEEN OF TEETH, THE... more

We’re off the map of weirdness by this point.   How to describe this bizarre, mysterious, fantastical but also grounded,... more

"Welcome to Aloisville, rainiest town in the rainiest state. Population: we don’t recall."   Don your rain gear and don't... more

"Sometimes I feel dead," I told her, "and I hate everybody."     Let's get lethargic, and philosophical, with MY... more

Why are some of us so attracted to being totally repulsed?    Aurelien and horror writer Ruth Anna Evans explore... more

"There's only one reality."   Take a stroll down a dark alley in Midtown to hear a modern horror cautionary... more

"The news calls it a curse, but deep down, it's a mystery."   Meet Aurelien in the skies tonight to... more

It’s time for another flash fiction roundup! Join Aurelien for a quick tour of the latest strange, spectacular, scary,... more

"All alone, holding a hundred naked eyes in her hands."     Feel that autumn... more

"... I saw the tiny naked woman cross the living room in full war cry."    Aurelien gets weird with... more

“One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died... more