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The Kaidankai is a short fiction podcast featuring strange, supernatural, and dark stories across horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the uncanny.The Kaidankai presents original short stories from experienced and emerging authors that explore the unsettling edges of human…
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The Ghost of Calvin Seaworthy by David Albano-Gothic Ghost Story (opens the original)
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In “The Ghost of Calvin Seaworthy,” David Albano takes us into a Gothic world populated by restless spirits and a mansion with a terrible history. Calvin Seaworthy has spent decades haunted by memories of violence, loss, and the family he left behind. Then a stranger crosses the mansion threshold, dooming him to a horrible death... Blending Gothic horror, ghost story, supernatural fiction, revenge, and redemption , this atmospheric tale asks whether even the dead can find a way to make amends. D
Molly's Divergent Blessing by Barry Lewis: Supernatural Western (opens the original)
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In “Molly’s Divergent Blessings,” Barry Lewis introduces us to Molly, a fiercely capable woman trying to hold together the ranch she inherited from her father. Feverish, alone, and confronted with an unexpected visitor, Molly must decide whether to trust what she is seeing—or dismiss it as a fever dream. Blending supernatural fiction, Western storytelling, mystery, and folklore, the story explores family, fate, loss, and the possibility that help can sometimes arrive from the most unexpected pla
We Love You, Miss Raina by Prachi Shah | Horror Story (opens the original)
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What happens when a favorite teacher is pushed too far? In “We Love You, Miss Raina,” Prachi Shah takes us into a classroom where a popular teacher's easygoing personality makes her a student favorite—until one student's challenge to her authority changes everything. Blending supernatural horror, dark humor, school horror, and unsettling transformation , this story turns an ordinary classroom into a place where the rules are very different from what the students expect. Author bio: Prachi Shah i
Ep. 380: The Penciller’s Lament by George Larson | Wendigo Horror Story (opens the original)
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What happens when an artist's imagination becomes more powerful than he expected? A freelance comic-book artist has a talent for drawing horror creatures. When he receives an assignment to create a Wendigo for a horror anthology, he dives into the project—and into the folklore surrounding the creature. But the more he brings the Wendigo to life on the page, the more unsettling his own experience becomes.“ The Penciller’s Lament” is a supernatural horror story about artistic obsession, imaginatio
An Acquisition of Words by Todd Sullivan | Supernatural Horror (opens the original)
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In Todd Sullivan’s “An Acquisition of Words,” a writer discovers that inspiration can come at a terrible price. What begins with ambition and the desire to create becomes a supernatural encounter involving creativity, temptation, and a bargain that has terrible consequences. Blending supernatural horror, dark fantasy, and a classic bargain-with-the-devil premise, the story explores the darker side of artistic ambition and the consequences of wanting success badly enough to pay for it. About the
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