Just Chills - Short Scary Stories
Enjoy a good scare? From timeless short scary story classics that have haunted generations to the blood-curdling horror stories born in the twisted minds of the new masters of horror, every week Just Chills delivers an unrelenting dose of fear designed to send chills down your spine. So turn down the lights and let the nightmare begin.
Short scary stories by masters of horror like Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, E F Benson, M R James, Charles Dickens, H.G Wells, F Marion Crawford, Edith Nesbit, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Fitz James O'Brien, W F Harvey, Edith Wharton, Charlotte Riddell, Elizabeth Gaskell, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Conan Doyle, William Hope Hodgson and more.
Short scary stories by masters of horror like Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, E F Benson, M R James, Charles Dickens, H.G Wells, F Marion Crawford, Edith Nesbit, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Fitz James O'Brien, W F Harvey, Edith Wharton, Charlotte Riddell, Elizabeth Gaskell, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Conan Doyle, William Hope Hodgson and more.
159 episodes • 0 archived •
E159
The Bride of Guillotiere - A Classic Scary StoryE159·
Yesterday
Yesterday
33 mins
E158
The Turn of the Screw Chapters 2, 3 and 4E158·
April 10
April 10
35 mins
E157
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James - Classic Ghost StoryE157·
April 6
April 6
28 mins
E156
The Bus Conductor by E F BensonE156·
April 3
April 3
21 mins
E155
The Diary of Mr Poynter - A Classic Ghost StoryE155·
March 30
March 30
26 mins
E154
The House on the Marsh - A Short Scary StoryE154·
March 27
March 27
22 mins
E153
The White Villa - A Classic Ghost StoryE153·
March 23
March 23
33 mins
E152
No Name November - A Scary Story (Encore)E152·
March 20
March 20
21 mins
E151
How the Third Floor Knew the Potteries by Amelia B Edwards - A Classic Ghost StoryE151·
March 16
March 16
34 mins
E150
Mr Buggins - A Scary Story (Encore)E150·
March 13
March 13
24 mins
E149
Waxworks - A Classic Scary StoryE149·
March 9
March 9
36 mins
E148
Heathen by Matthew Owen JonesE148·
March 6
March 6
26 mins
E147
The Painted Coin by Guy Thorne - A Classic Horror StoryE147·
March 2
March 2
31 mins
E146
Foodie by Harley CarnellE146·
February 27
February 27
27 mins
E145
The Corner House by Bernard Capes - A Classic Ghost StoryE145·
February 23
February 23
34 mins
E144
Choice of the Emergency Dispatcher by Gerald BurkeE144·
February 20
February 20
26 mins
E143
Devereux's Last SmokeE143·
February 16
February 16
21 mins
E142
Vanished - A Horror Story (Encore)E142·
February 13
February 13
28 mins
E141
A Suspicious Gift by Algernon Blackwood - Classic Short StoryE141·
February 9
February 9
28 mins
E140
Introducing: The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast – Vintage Sci-Fi Short StoriesE140·
February 6
February 6
49 mins
E139
The Corpse Light by Dick DonovanE139·
February 2
February 2
28 mins
E138
Robert's Repairs by Rene RehnE138·
January 30
January 30
21 mins
E137
A Life Watch by Georgina C Clark - Creepy Classic StoryE137·
January 26
January 26
35 mins
E136
The Intruder by C W StevensonE136·
January 23
January 23
27 mins
E135
The Picture on the Wall by Katharine TynanE135·
January 19
January 19
29 mins
E134
Harker by Sebastian GrayE134·
January 16
January 16
28 mins
E133
The Judge's House by Bram Stoker - A Scary Story (Encore)E133·
January 12
January 12
47 mins
E131
The Other Bed by E F Benson - A Scary StoryE131·
January 9
January 9
26 mins
E130
Middle Toe of the Right Foot by Ambrose Bierce - A Ghost StoryE130·
January 5
January 5
21 mins
E127
The Phantom Coach by Amelia B Edwards - A Classic Ghost Story (Rebroadcast)E127·
January 2
January 2
34 mins
E129
The Shadow by E Nesbit - A Creepy Story (Rebroadcast)E129·
Dec 29, 2024
Dec 29, 2024
28 mins
E128
Twin Identity by Edith Stewart Drewry (Rebroadcast)E128·
Dec 26, 2024
Dec 26, 2024
30 mins
E132
Mr HuffamE132·
Dec 22, 2024
Dec 22, 2024
41 mins
E126
The Black Cat by W J Wintle - A Scary StoryE126·
Dec 19, 2024
Dec 19, 2024
22 mins
E125
The Steel Mirror: A Christmas DreamE125·
Dec 15, 2024
Dec 15, 2024
25 mins
E124
The Water Ghost of Harrowby HallE124·
Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2024
21 mins
E123
Bone To His Bone by E G SwainE123·
Dec 8, 2024
Dec 8, 2024
22 mins
E122
A Sworn Statement by Emma Frances DawsonE122·
Dec 5, 2024
Dec 5, 2024
22 mins
E121
The Ghost at the Cross-Roads by Frederick Manley - A Scary StoryE121·
Dec 1, 2024
Dec 1, 2024
39 mins
E120
Christmas Re-union by Sir Andrew CaldecottE120·
Nov 28, 2024
Nov 28, 2024
23 mins
E119
The Kit Bag by Algernon Blackwood - A Scary Ghost StoryE119·
Nov 24, 2024
Nov 24, 2024
31 mins
E118
Jerry Bundler by W W JacobsE118·
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 21, 2024
19 mins
E117
The Ash Tree by M R James - A Scary Ghost StoryE117·
Nov 17, 2024
Nov 17, 2024
33 mins
E116
Mrs Lunt by Hugh Walpole - Classic Ghost StoryE116·
Nov 14, 2024
Nov 14, 2024
36 mins
E115
Man Size in Marble by E Nesbit - A Scary Story (Rebroadcast)E115·
Nov 10, 2024
Nov 10, 2024
36 mins
E114
The Fall of the House of Usher (Rebroadcast) - Classic Scary StoryE114·
Nov 7, 2024
Nov 7, 2024
50 mins
E113
The Red Room by H. G. Wells - A Ghost Story (Rebroadcast)E113·
Nov 3, 2024
Nov 3, 2024
28 mins
E112
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: The ConclusionE112·
Oct 31, 2024
Oct 31, 2024
1h 30m
E111
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeE111·
Oct 27, 2024
Oct 27, 2024
1h 14m
E110
Kentucky's Ghost by Elizabeth Stuart PhelpsE110·
Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024
29 mins
E109
Villa Lucienne by Ella D'ArcyE109·
Oct 20, 2024
Oct 20, 2024
23 mins
E108
And No Bird Sings by E F BensonE108·
Oct 17, 2024
Oct 17, 2024
33 mins
E107
The Face in the Glass by Mary Elizabeth Braddon - a Chilling Ghost StoryE107·
Oct 13, 2024
Oct 13, 2024
32 mins
E106
Lady Tantivy by Rosa MulhollandE106·
Oct 10, 2024
Oct 10, 2024
25 mins
E105
His Brother's Keeper by W W JacobsE105·
Oct 6, 2024
Oct 6, 2024
29 mins
E104
Master of Fallen Years by Vincent O'SullivanE104·
Oct 3, 2024
Oct 3, 2024
37 mins
E103
The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit - A Classic Ghost StoryE103·
Sep 29, 2024
Sep 29, 2024
30 mins
E102
The Little Town - A Spooky Tale by J D BeresfordE102·
Sep 26, 2024
Sep 26, 2024
18 mins
E101
Behind the Wall by Violet Jacob - A Classic Ghost StoryE101·
Sep 22, 2024
Sep 22, 2024
21 mins
E100
The Lonely Inn by Thomas BurkeE100·
Sep 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024
21 mins
E99
The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce - A Horror Short StoryE99·
Sep 15, 2024
Sep 15, 2024
23 mins
E98
The Story of the Rippling Train: A True Ghost Story by Mary Louisa MolesworthE98·
Sep 12, 2024
Sep 12, 2024
26 mins
E97
A Psychological Experiment by Richard Marsh - A Horror StoryE97·
Sep 8, 2024
Sep 8, 2024
30 mins
E96
In the Dark by Mary E Penn - A Ghost StoryE96·
Sep 5, 2024
Sep 5, 2024
26 mins
E95
The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson - A Horror Story (Rebroadcast)E95·
Sep 1, 2024
Sep 1, 2024
34 mins
E94
Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad by M. R. James (Rebroadcast)E94·
Aug 29, 2024
Aug 29, 2024
49 mins
E93
The Call by Algernon Blackwood - A Ghost StoryE93·
Aug 25, 2024
Aug 25, 2024
30 mins
E92
Nothing but the Truth by Rhoda BroughtonE92·
Aug 22, 2024
Aug 22, 2024
23 mins
E91
The Dead Valley by Ralph Adams CramE91·
Aug 18, 2024
Aug 18, 2024
25 mins
E90
Luella Miller by Mary E Wilkins FreemanE90·
Aug 15, 2024
Aug 15, 2024
34 mins
E89
The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly by Rosa MulhollandE89·
Aug 11, 2024
Aug 11, 2024
33 mins
E88
The Step by E F Benson - A Scary StoryE88·
Aug 8, 2024
Aug 8, 2024
34 mins
E87
Brickett Bottom by Amyas Northcote - A Chilling Horror StoryE87·
Aug 4, 2024
Aug 4, 2024
26 mins
E86
Tales of Revenge! by Robert BarrE86·
Aug 1, 2024
Aug 1, 2024
32 mins
E85
His Wife by Zita Inez Ponder - A Short Scary StoryE85·
Jul 28, 2024
Jul 28, 2024
28 mins
E84
Miracle in Suburbia by Thomas Burke - A Horror StoryE84·
Jul 25, 2024
Jul 25, 2024
31 mins
E83
Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker (Rebroadcast)E83·
Jul 14, 2024
Jul 14, 2024
31 mins
E82
Number 13 by M R James - A Ghost StoryE82·
Jul 11, 2024
Jul 11, 2024
39 mins
E81
No Living Voice by Thomas Street MillingtonE81·
Jul 7, 2024
Jul 7, 2024
25 mins
E80
John Charrington's Wedding by Edith Nesbit - A Ghost StoryE80·
Jul 4, 2024
Jul 4, 2024
19 mins
E79
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H G Wells - A Creepy Horror StoryE79·
Jun 30, 2024
Jun 30, 2024
21 mins
E78
The Inn by Guy Preston - A Short Scary StoryE78·
Jun 27, 2024
Jun 27, 2024
34 mins
E77
The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan PoeE77·
Jun 23, 2024
Jun 23, 2024
30 mins
E76
The Floor Above by M Humphreys - A Horror StoryE76·
Jun 20, 2024
Jun 20, 2024
33 mins
E75
A Tropical Horror by William Hope HodgsonE75·
Jun 16, 2024
Jun 16, 2024
27 mins
E74
The Hounds of Fate by SakiE74·
Jun 13, 2024
Jun 13, 2024
26 mins
E73
A Learned Man by Melinda BrasherE73·
Jun 9, 2024
Jun 9, 2024
28 mins
E72
The Black Veil by Charles DickensE72·
Jun 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024
29 mins
E71
The Occupant of the Room by Algernon BlackwoodE71·
Jun 2, 2024
Jun 2, 2024
24 mins
E70
The Scarecrow by Ethel Lina WhiteE70·
May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024
31 mins
E69
The Thing in the Upper Room by Arthur MorrisonE69·
May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024
24 mins
E68
The Well by W W JacobsE68·
May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
27 mins
E67
The Horror Horn by E F BensonE67·
May 19, 2024
May 19, 2024
33 mins
E66
The Silver Mask by Hugh WalpoleE66·
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
34 mins
E65
The New Catacomb by Arthur Conan DoyleE65·
May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024
34 mins
E64
Beyond the Wall - A Ghost Story by Ambrose BierceE64·
May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024
23 mins
E63
The Strange Story of Engine Number 651 by Victor WhitechurchE63·
May 5, 2024
May 5, 2024
22 mins
E62
The Toll House by W W JacobsE62·
May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024
24 mins
E61
The New Mother by Lucy Clifford - the story that inspired CoralineE61·
Apr 28, 2024
Apr 28, 2024
48 mins
E60
The Shadow on the Moor by Stuart StraussE60·
Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
36 mins
E59
The Sea Raiders by H G WellsE59·
Apr 21, 2024
Apr 21, 2024
26 mins
E58
The Doll's Ghost by F Marion CrawfordE58·
Apr 18, 2024
Apr 18, 2024
30 mins
E57
Haunted! by Jack EdwardsE57·
Apr 14, 2024
Apr 14, 2024
37 mins
E56
Carnivorine by Lucy H HooperE56·
Apr 11, 2024
Apr 11, 2024
27 mins
E53
The House Party at Smoky Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery - A Ghost StoryE53·
Apr 7, 2024
Apr 7, 2024
23 mins
E54
Twin Identity by Edith Stewart DrewryE54·
Apr 4, 2024
Apr 4, 2024
30 mins
E55
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe (Rebroadcast) - A Classic Scary StoryE55·
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2024
28 mins
E52
Under the Cloak by Rhoda BroughtonE52·
Mar 28, 2024
Mar 28, 2024
25 mins
E51
Let Loose by Mary CholmondeleyE51·
Mar 24, 2024
Mar 24, 2024
42 mins
E50
The Giant Wistaria by Charlotte Perkins GilmanE50·
Mar 21, 2024
Mar 21, 2024
21 mins
E49
The Wind in the Rose Bush by Mary E Wilkins FreemanE49·
Mar 17, 2024
Mar 17, 2024
37 mins
E48
Lost in a Pyramid; or, the Mummy’s Curse by Louisa May AlcottE48·
Mar 14, 2024
Mar 14, 2024
25 mins
E47
The Pavilion by Edith NesbitE47·
Mar 10, 2024
Mar 10, 2024
34 mins
E46
Transmigration by Dora Sigerson ShorterE46·
Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
33 mins
E45
The Wonderful Tune - A Scary Story by Jessie Douglas KerruishE45·
Mar 3, 2024
Mar 3, 2024
33 mins
E44
My Fellow Travellers by Mary Angela DickensE44·
Feb 29, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
29 mins
E43
The House with the Brick Kiln by E F BensonE43·
Feb 25, 2024
Feb 25, 2024
27 mins
E42
Mr Guthrie's Familiar - A Short Scary StoryE42·
Feb 22, 2024
Feb 22, 2024
31 mins
E41
The Mysterious Card by Cleveland MoffettE41·
Feb 18, 2024
Feb 18, 2024
21 mins
E40
The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon - A Ghost StoryE40·
Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
24 mins
E39
The Invisible Girl by Mary ShelleyE39·
Feb 11, 2024
Feb 11, 2024
35 mins
E38
What Was It? by Fitz-James O'BrienE38·
Feb 8, 2024
Feb 8, 2024
33 mins
E37
The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan PoeE37·
Feb 4, 2024
Feb 4, 2024
43 mins
E36
The Whisper in the Wood by AnonymousE36·
Feb 1, 2024
Feb 1, 2024
33 mins
E35
The Tarn by Hugh Walpole - A Classic Ghost StoryE35·
Jan 28, 2024
Jan 28, 2024
32 mins
E34
The Mezzotint by M R JamesE34·
Jan 25, 2024
Jan 25, 2024
27 mins
E33
The Judge's House by Bram Stoker - A Scary StoryE33·
Jan 21, 2024
Jan 21, 2024
47 mins
E32
August Heat by W F HarveyE32·
Jan 18, 2024
Jan 18, 2024
24 mins
E31
The Trial for Murder by Charles DickensE31·
Jan 14, 2024
Jan 14, 2024
29 mins
E30
The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins FreemanE30·
Jan 11, 2024
Jan 11, 2024
36 mins
E29
Afterward by Edith WhartonE29·
Jan 7, 2024
Jan 7, 2024
1h 13m
E26
The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell - A Classic Ghost StoryE26·
Jan 4, 2024
Jan 4, 2024
55 mins
E28
Between Sunset and Moonrise by R.H MaldenE28·
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2023
29 mins
E25
Boxing Night by E F BensonE25·
Dec 28, 2023
Dec 28, 2023
34 mins
E27
A Strange Christmas Game by Charlotte RiddellE27·
Dec 24, 2023
Dec 24, 2023
26 mins
E24
The Crown Derby Plate by Marjorie BowenE24·
Dec 21, 2023
Dec 21, 2023
29 mins
E23
Number Ninety by B.M Croker - A Ghost StoryE23·
Dec 17, 2023
Dec 17, 2023
27 mins
E22
The Shadow by E Nesbit - A Creepy StoryE22·
Dec 14, 2023
Dec 14, 2023
28 mins
E21
The Snow by Hugh Walpole - A Classic Ghost StoryE21·
Dec 10, 2023
Dec 10, 2023
25 mins
E20
Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad by M. R. JamesE20·
Dec 7, 2023
Dec 7, 2023
49 mins
E19
The Silver Mirror by Arthur Conan Doyle - author of the Sherlock Holmes storiesE19·
Dec 3, 2023
Dec 3, 2023
27 mins
E18
The Ghost Ship by Richard MiddletonE18·
Nov 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023
24 mins
E17
Caterpillars by E F Benson - A Skin Crawling Horror StoryE17·
Nov 26, 2023
Nov 26, 2023
24 mins
E16
The Kit Bag by Algernon Blackwood - A Ghost StoryE16·
Nov 23, 2023
Nov 23, 2023
31 mins
E15
The Room in the Tower by E F Benson - A Classic Scary StoryE15·
Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023
37 mins
E14
Man-Size in Marble by E Nesbit - A Scary StoryE14·
Nov 16, 2023
Nov 16, 2023
36 mins
E13
The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson - A Horror StoryE13·
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023
34 mins
E12
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose BierceE12·
Nov 9, 2023
Nov 9, 2023
28 mins
E11
The Red Room by H.G. Wells - A Ghost StoryE11·
Nov 5, 2023
Nov 5, 2023
28 mins
E10
No Name NovemberE10·
Nov 2, 2023
Nov 2, 2023
21 mins
E9
The Signalman by Charles Dickens - A Classic, Ghost StoryE9·
Oct 29, 2023
Oct 29, 2023
36 mins
E8
Vanished - A Horror StoryE8·
Oct 26, 2023
Oct 26, 2023
28 mins
E7
The Monkey's Paw by W.W Jacobs - A Scary StoryE7·
Oct 22, 2023
Oct 22, 2023
26 mins
E6
The Phantom Coach by Amelia B Edwards - A Classic Ghost StoryE6·
Oct 19, 2023
Oct 19, 2023
34 mins
E5
The Fall of the House of Usher - A Classic Scary StoryE5·
Oct 15, 2023
Oct 15, 2023
50 mins
E4
Mr Buggins - A Scary StoryE4·
Oct 4, 2023
Oct 4, 2023
24 mins
E3
Dracula's Guest by Bram StokerE3·
Oct 4, 2023
Oct 4, 2023
31 mins
E2
The Things They Take Away - A Horror StoryE2·
Oct 4, 2023
Oct 4, 2023
23 mins
E1
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeE1·
Sep 29, 2023
Sep 29, 2023
28 mins