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TWL 1207: Wicked Campfire Tales, Volume Three

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Welcome to Season 12 episode 1206.

Today, as part of a Wicked celebration of Halloween, enjoy the third of three collections of Wicked Campfire Tales. 

  1. “The Spoiler”, by Pippa Bailey. Told by Daniel Foytik.
  2. “The Thinning Veil”, by Lee Andrew Forman. Told by Daniel Foytik.
  3. “From the Water”, by Briana Morgan. Told by Daniel Foytik.
  4. “Observations Concerning the Thing that Most Definitely is Not a Cat”, by Myk Pilgrim. Told by Daniel Foytik.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producers: Daniel Foytik & Meg Williams
Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, at The Inky Pawprint

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Artwork: 
Greg Shaffer
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese at The Inky Pawprint
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

FX: freesound.org

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

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TWL 1206: Wicked Campfire Tales, Volume Two

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Welcome to Season 12 episode 1206.

Today, as part of a Wicked celebration of Halloween, enjoy the second of three collections of Wicked Campfire Tales. 

  1. “Kindling”, by Christopher Long. Told by David Ault.
  2. “The Coffin”, by LB Waltz. Told by Daniel Foytik.
  3. “Slice the Thread”, by Mel. Told by Daniel Foytik.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producers: Daniel Foytik & Meg Williams
Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, at The Inky Pawprint

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Artwork: 
Greg Shaffer
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese at The Inky Pawprint
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

FX: freesound.org

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2023 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

TWL 1205: Wicked Campfire Tales, Volume One

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Welcome to Season 12 episode 1205.

Today, as part of a Wicked celebration of Halloween, enjoy the first of three collections of Wicked Campfire Tales. 

  1. “The Devil and Jack”, by Myk Pilgrim. Told by Daniel Foytik.
  2. “For Love of The Dark Ones”, by Victoria C. Blackthorne. Told by Daniel Foytik.
  3. “It Has A Way Of Messing With You Too”, by Caitlin Marceau. Told by Daniel Foytik.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producers: Daniel Foytik & Meg Williams

Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, at The Inky Pawprint

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Artwork: 
Greg Shaffer
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese at The Inky Pawprint
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

FX: freesound.org

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2023 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

TWL 1204: Two Wicked Tales / Alexis Dubon, Ken Brosky

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Welcome to Season 12 episode 1204.

  1. “Just Another Cautionary Tale”, by Alexis Dubon. Performed by Addison Peacock, with a custom score by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams. Every bar has its regulars. Every regular has their quirks. When one woman is given the chance at a night with this bar’s most problematic stud, you can almost taste the possibilities.
  2. “The Very Counterfeit of Death”, by Ken Brosky. Performed by David Ault, with a custom score by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams. A mysterious deserted island becomes home to two strangers. They can’t remember how they got there, but as time passes, they realize they know each other better than they first suspected.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producers: Daniel Foytik & Meg Williams

Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Artwork: 
Greg Shaffer
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2023 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

TWL 1203: “Rose Hill”, by India McCarty

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Welcome to Season 12 episode 1203. Today’s episode features a story by India McCarty: “Rose Hill”. Performed by Mary Murphy, with a custom score by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams.

Josephine thought she had moved into the perfect apartment building. Everything was going great, until she got a mysterious email. Now she thinks that maybe someone’s trying to get rid of her…

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producers: Daniel Foytik & Meg Williams

Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Artwork: 
Greg Shaffer
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2023 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

TWL 1202: “It Stares Back at You”, by Vincent Robert-Nicoud

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Welcome to Season 12 episode 1202. Today’s episode features a story by Vincent Robert-Nicoud: “It Stares Back at You”. Performed by Graham Rowat, with a custom score by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams. 

Five years after a traumatic incident on the Sea of Ice, one of the largest glaciers in the world, Harry seeks the crevasse into which his climbing companion disappeared. The frozen depths might not be as safe as he believed. In the cold and the dark, Harry will confront his fears, and learn, through a harrowing journey into the bowels of the glacier, that if you gaze long enough into the abyss, it stares right back at you.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producers: Daniel Foytik & Meg Williams

Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Artwork: 
Greg Shaffer
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2023 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

TWL 1201: Two Dark Tales / Lamont A. Turner, T. M. Morgan

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Welcome to Season 12 with episode 1201. Today’s episode contains 2 dark tales. 
  1.  “One Last Performance in Gibtown”, written by Lamont A. Turner and told by Graham Rowat, with a custom score by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams. 
  2. “The Quiet Ones Intent on Nurturing the Most Delectable Soil”, written by T. M. Morgan, and told by Graham Rowat, with a custom score by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producers: Daniel Foytik & Meg Williams

Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Artwork: 
Greg Shaffer
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2023 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

EW 2022-2: Extra Wicked Halloween Anthology, Three Dark Tales

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Welcome to Our Extra Wicked Halloween Episode for 2022, Extra Wicked is our special collection of bonus tales made possible by our Supporters at the Extra Wicked Level. 
Stories are combined into quarterly anthology episodes so that the authors work may be shared with the full audience, but our Supporters hear them first. 
  1.  “Midianites”, written by Ted Morrisey and told by Addison Peacock, with a custom score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams. 
  2. “The Starsick”, written by Samuel M. Moss and told by Graham Rowat, with a custom score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams. 
  3. “It’s Your Turn to Wear the Mask”, by Mason Morgan and told by Daniel Foytik, with a custom score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams.
Story Summaries: 
  1. “Midianites”
    In the beginning the Johnsons didn’t call on Emma to midwife Peggy’s pregnancy, and she believed it was because of the string of deaths. The silence from the Johnson farm confirmed Emma’s suspicions. The whole county now saw her as the angel of death. A midwife lost a child or a mother from time to time—it was inevitable over the course of twenty years—but this menagerie of deaths, in less than a year, was another matter.
  2. “The Starsick”
    Something happened in Paradise, Arizona in the early nineteen-seventies that isn’t spoken of today. The children of the town were captivated by an object in the sky which could not be seen by adults. One young man witnessed the event and lived to relate the story.
  3. “It’s Your Turn to Wear the Mask”
    A man decides to confront a strange figure who has been watching him and uncovers dark secrets about his past and his future.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producer & Showrunner: Daniel Foytik 
Producer: Meg Williams

Art Director & Executive ProducerJeanette Andromeda
Resident Composer & Executive ProducerNico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Artwork: 
Jesse Hawke
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2022 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.