After Words Paranormal
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The Boy that Brought the Asylum Home
In this week’s story, “The Boy That Brought the Asylum Home,” by Mike Nesbitt, a young boy is haunted by a ghost his roommate accidently brought home from a clandestine visit to an abandoned asylum. Let’s just say, in this case, three’s a nasty...
Walter the Ghost
Hello, and welcome to episode #225 of After Words Paranormal. I’m your host, Shelby. For our story this week you must forget the Disney version of the Fairy world. No cute little tinkly fairies or wistful sing mermaids. In “Walter ...
Happy Cthulhu to You
On this episode we will dip our toes, very carefully into the lore of Cthulhu. In, "Happy Cthulhu to You," by Lance Zarimba, young boy loves terrorizing his younger brother because he is a Cthulhu fan. He learns, however, that sibling riv...
The Thing in the Glass Box
On this week’s episode we have a scientist experimenting with equipment designed to separate the spirit of a person from his body, then put it back in. It goes without saying that the experiment does not turn out well. Scientists and pseudoscie...
Bones for a Pillow
In our story, “Bones for a Pillow,” by Alexandra Seidel. A young woman notices something strange growing out of her floor. Her investigation into the mystery provides answers, but only the deadly kind. Bodies in the house found by new owners. W...
The Tin House
Our story for this week, “The Tin House,” by Simon Clark touches on one of the most horrible chapters in US history. The years of slavery. In the story, a policeman thinks he only taking photos of an old, tin house. But what he finds there is m...
In Every Picture
New techniques and better equipment are developed for photography all the time. But one thing remains constant; ghosts have been making their way into photos for 200 years. Spirit Photography is as popular as it ever was. Paranormal investigato...
Twister
What does the word twister make you think of? A fun game with colorful dots and tangled up bodies, an action film, or a deadly windstorm? My maternal grandmother was raised on Kansas farm, and the blood would drain from her face at the mere men...
Dark Mummery
Haunted houses have always attracted those who want a little scare and the chance to see a ghost. In our story, “Dark Mummery,” by Thorp McClusky, a daring group of friends into a local haunt to have some spooky fun. What they get is...
I WAS COMMISSIONED TO WRITE A HORROR STORY. I WAS GIVEN STRANGE RULES TO FOLLOW…
Rather than just a horror story, this week we offer a horror story about a horror writer writing a horror story. In “I was Commissioned to Write a Horror Story. I was Given Strange Rules to Follow,” by Quincey Lee, an author must construct stor...
Old Growth
This week tree conservation takes a twisted turn for the worse in David Longhorn’s story, “Old Growth.” A young man wants to help preserve a growth of old oaks from a construction company, but his involvement goes a bit farther than he pl...
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Grotesque
Our story for this episode is “Grotesque,” by Ian Fortey. A young man moves into an apartment with a gargoyle right outside his window. After some strange incidents, he begins to wonder if the gargoyle is just for show, or some more sinister. H...
The Room That Grows Teeth
This week’s episode will give you something to chew on or rather chew with. Silas Grimm’s story, “The Room that Grows Teeth,” is a weird and disturbing story about a family that discovers teeth growing in their home. Not all tooth encounters ar...
The Watcher at the Door
Which witch is which? In our story, “The Watcher at the Door,” by Henry Kuttner, a man is besieged by a witch’s ghost, who beckons him to a hellish realm with glowing eyes. Are there other places haunted by a witch’s ghost? ...
The Baby's Pram
This week we present a story by author Quincey Lee, “The Baby’s Pram.” It’s always delightful to see a sweet baby’s face smiling up from its carrier. However, in this story one glimpse inside the pram sends everyone running away, sc...
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Lucy Comes to Stay
This episode features the story, “Lucy Comes to Stay,” by Robert Bloch. A young woman is being held for insanity against her will. Her dear friend Lucy is willing to help her. But what kind of friend is Lucy, really. Can she be trusted?T...
The Last Three Ships
Our story for this week is, “The Last Three Ships,” by Margaret St. Clair. Scavengers and treasure hunters avoid the last three ships in a line of wrecked ships set aside as junk. The last three ships are full of treasures for those who know wh...
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The Best Teacher at Pleasant Hill Oak Elementary
Our story, “The Best Teacher at Pleasant Hill Oak Elementary,” by Anica Mrose Rissi, is a tale of an unusual teacher. One who inspires her students but has a dark secret. The teacher in the story is indeed unusual, and I wondered if there were ...
The Old Black Hat
Our story, by author Gary Raisor, is perfect for this time of year. “The Old Black Hat” is a different take on a Christmas Icon. It’s a delightful “what if “story that offers up some dark holiday humor. Not so humorous are some of the beasties ...
Twilight Play
Our story for this episode is, “Twilight Play,” by August Derleth.In the story, a young boy has an unusual friend that meets him each day at twilight. When other boys bully him, the friend becomes something more than a playmat...
Passenger
Our story for this episode is, “Passenger,” by John Beardify. To pay off a gambling debt, a man takes the job of chauffeuring a mysterious passenger to different locales. What the passenger does once dropped off is the stuff of nightmares. ...
The House on 5th Avenue
Our story for this episode is, “The House on 5th Avenue,” by Durbin Lee Horner. A young man goes to a family gathering to meet the relatives of his beloved. Unfortunately, there is a surprise in store even worse than Aunt Agnes’s lime-Jello-sal...
The Undead Die
This week’s tale is one of true love. A love that has lasted for centuries, literally. The couple are vampires. E. Everett Evans’s story, “The Undead Die,” tells of their meeting, their transformation and their undying love.In the vein o...
The Desecrated Dollhouse
Dollhouses…hobby, plaything or creep fest? Do dollhouse figures live their own lives separately and invisibly to those who play with them? Well, we'll look at a real dollhouse with its own ghost story. And, in our story, “Desecrated Dollhouse,”...
