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Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales

Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales

By Wilhelm

Welcome brave listeners to my collection of frightening tales, scary stories and ghostly yarns. Each season runs from May till the finale on All Hallows Eve. I‘ll post a new story for my listeners each Friday till then. So, make yourself comfortable and settle in for a spooky time, there is currently more than 13 hours of paranormal stories for you to listen to... if you're brave enough.

Have a frightening story of your own? Please submit it at FrighteningTales.com.

"LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED" These stories are varied and may contain an assortment of triggers.
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Wilhelm Presents: Frightening TalesJul 19, 2021

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The Tuck at the Foot of the Bed

The Tuck at the Foot of the Bed

Why is it that some of us can't shake the need to refrain from dangling a limb off the bed during the night... perhaps that need is there for a reason.

Oct 31, 202309:13
Show Me Where the Waters Fill Your Grave

Show Me Where the Waters Fill Your Grave

They say in the deep south that when the rains come down hard and God plays his drums, it may wake loved ones long since gone. And on one dark and stormy night there was a knock at the door.

Oct 27, 202351:00
Recollections of Annie

Recollections of Annie

There were two strong women in his life – and one of them were dead.

Oct 20, 202335:33
Ruth's Pool

Ruth's Pool

Billy had made concessions to give his wife her dream pool, but what would this really cost them?

Oct 13, 202324:20
Lost Hearts

Lost Hearts

A retrospective visit to the classic tales by renowned authors. In this tale author M.R. James shares arguably his best ghost story, written in 1894.

Oct 06, 202334:51
Papa Gumbo

Papa Gumbo

What lengths would you go through for success in your career? This weeks story examines the dark place one might be led to in an effort to get... a head.

Sep 29, 202343:46
Death of a Drop of Water

Death of a Drop of Water

How many of us are haunted by the life that might have been... But what happens when that haunting is no longer metaphor?


A story from Sara Century's new book "A Small Light & Other Stories" available through publisher Weird Punk.

Sep 22, 202325:01
The Red-Eyed Thing

The Red-Eyed Thing

We all have our vices, our personal demons. But some demons are a little more tangible than others.


*Listener Discretion is Advised horrific scenes depicted.

Sep 15, 202325:04
The Park

The Park

What happens with the unoticable is noticed? Starved for attention how far would a being go once it finally felt 'seen' This weeks story asks just such a question, in an exclusive story by Mark Wilhelm.

Sep 08, 202343:34
The Friend in the Mirror

The Friend in the Mirror

What happens when you peer into the mirror only to realize that something was off a little about your reflection. As though it just wasn't right.

Sep 01, 202328:42
The Limelight

The Limelight

A magician is only as good as their assistant. Sometimes the entire act hinging on the skills they possess.


This dark tale was written by Katharine Widdows to a prompt from reedsy.com "Write a story about a magician who never reveals their secrets"

https://blog.reedsy.com/short-story/i1i78l/#comments

Aug 25, 202317:08
Spuds

Spuds

A seemingly normal date is interrupted by the demands of an unassuming side dish.

Aug 18, 202313:15
Fear

Fear

A recounting of the terror filled moments hunted by... something in the dark woods.


A story created at the prompt provided by Reedsy.com "Start your story with an unusual sound being heard"

https://blog.reedsy.com/short-story/6g70s7/

Aug 18, 202313:35
Daniel Damned: Mr Nobody

Daniel Damned: Mr Nobody

Pilot Episode. An odd man with a very personal connection to the paranormal is on a hunt, shaking down hells minions for information that will help him aquire a powerful divine relic. Along the way he meets an even stranger man that seems to remain outside the perceptions of hell, a real life Nobody. Thrust together seemingly by fate the two start to try to unravel this mystery but will they do it before hells warden notices it's getting kind of empty and comes looking... for Daniel Damned!

Aug 11, 202337:05
Philly

Philly

Clarabelle and her Father are trying to make their new house a home. But Clara's unplanned roomate seems to have darker idea's for the new residents. It wouldn't be long before dark secrets would take these negotiations to a whole other level.

Aug 04, 202339:42
Pests

Pests

It was a sad and somber thing that set about one of the truly great moments for nearly any New Yorker. Henry Adams was dead, and that meant there would be a vacancy.

Jul 28, 202358:59
Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Special Presentation!

Written in 1820 by American author Washington Irving as part of a collection of 34 essays and short stories in a volume called 'The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon'. This is the a reading of the original story of Sleepy Hollow.

As this was written in 1820, what was considered proper in life back then deviates from what is considered by today's standards of proper. Keep in mind that this piece suffers from anachronism and as such is a historic look at the period.


Episode Notes:

There is reference to 'Chanticleer'. I myself had to look this up to figure out how to pronounce it or what it was. My research reveals it was a childrens character from a kids book of the time that was a very proud Rooster. It was as common to children then as the Cat in the Hat is today.

Jul 21, 202301:36:14
Darcy Girl

Darcy Girl

Trigger warning: descriptions of family violence.


A Mother's love can span greater distances than the measurements of mankind, in time Darcy would learn how far a Mother would go for her little girl.

Jul 14, 202325:13
Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

What would you give to change the things about yourself that you just don't like? What if you were approached with a miracle fix to get that perfect you? Would you leap before you look?

Jul 06, 202320:04
Even the Angels Don't Love Me

Even the Angels Don't Love Me

Lisa is having trouble getting a song out of her head... a song that only she can hear. Seemingly now the soundtrack to all the tragedy in her life. But where did it come from? And who made it?

Jun 30, 202329:01
The Red Snow

The Red Snow

Sprinkled throughout the snow-covered Canadian north, hidden military bases monitor the arctic circle. Their orders are not to watch for enemy threats, but to alert domestic forces should the things that makes their hunting grounds in that desolate north… move south.

Jun 23, 202326:32
A Ballad for Buck Dumpster

A Ballad for Buck Dumpster

The burden of guilt, given enough time, can weigh down a soul, forcing us to revisit the past... perhaps one last time. But revisiting our old haunts has been known to stir up ghosts.

Jun 16, 202326:07
Midnights Curtains

Midnights Curtains

We all must come to terms with those things in our lives that we fear... What happens though, when we're finally free of those shackles that nature put there for our own protection...

Jun 09, 202320:03
Shhhhhh

Shhhhhh

In the heart of summer, a house - just waiting for a family to fill its halls - sits nearly forgotten by the nearby city. That is until an unassuming couple bring with them the inherent sounds of the living. But some neighbours don't appreciate those who disturb their rest.

Jun 02, 202336:41
The Papercut

The Papercut

When I wake up, the doctor gives me the facts. She delivers them to me gently—her voice like a warm cup of water you could steep a bag of tea in. Somehow, she’s made a car accident sound like a papercut, and so I decide that's what I'd like to call it from now on—a papercut.





May 26, 202323:36
Buyer's Remorse

Buyer's Remorse

A good magician never reveals their secrets. But, today as I lie in my deathbed, I am prepared to tell you mine... 

May 19, 202326:06
The Lottery of Fate

The Lottery of Fate

Nothing I had been taught in school or in social settings could have prepared me for the irrational events that unfold when you encounter a ghost. Nothing prepared me to deal with the fear and panic that inevitably comes with that, either. But that’s getting ahead of my story.

May 12, 202338:08
Who Brings a Baby

Who Brings a Baby

The devilishly clever Clay McLeod Chapman offers up our season 3 premier tale.


A moviegoer realizes that what he assumed was an ignorant parents' negligence is actually... something far more sinister.

May 05, 202320:17
The Straw Doll & Pulling The Plug

The Straw Doll & Pulling The Plug

In the Straw Doll, a dying monarch bestows a gift to the next generation, but not all gifts are so innocent.

Pulling the Plug explores the weight of traveling the expanse of our universe so far from home. And the toll it weighs on the soul.

Oct 28, 202229:58
Acorns

Acorns

Author Brett B asks the question... does the guilt of an action sometimes reach out and tether something else to us? Perhaps the universe's need for balance is what haunts us... who's to say?
Oct 21, 202225:44
In the Quiet of the Night

In the Quiet of the Night

Author Rachel Ryan takes us on a journey with an Alaskan research student and the discoveries made in nature's quiet places.

Oct 14, 202220:20
Bricks & Branches

Bricks & Branches

Author Wemory Charnel's tale challenges everything we've known about princesses and forests full of cute playful animals. 

Oct 07, 202225:04
Finish What You've Started
Sep 30, 202214:51
Promo: New Episodes Weekly

Promo: New Episodes Weekly

Welcome brave listeners, I'm your host Wilhelm, Tune in weekly for a new creepy tale of the paranormal. If you're brave enough.

Sep 24, 202200:18
Cellared
Sep 23, 202221:46
The Straw Men

The Straw Men

Sometimes the strings that come with gifts can lead to deadly consequences. An inheritance, in this case, introduces two brothers to a darker place they would otherwise have never found.

Sep 16, 202222:37
The Shadowman

The Shadowman

A mysterious force seems to be haunting Sam, it only wants her to be safe... but how far will it go to ensure that? Listen, if you're brave enough.

Sep 09, 202226:47
A Little Homework Never Hurt Anyone

A Little Homework Never Hurt Anyone

The focus you give your homework just might become the thing that saves your life. 

Sep 02, 202218:56
Dukes After Dark (Expletives)

Dukes After Dark (Expletives)

(Content Advisory: Use of Expletives)
Christmas eve has long been a time for reflecting and sharing. The 3 staff on hand at Duke's are about to share an unforgettable experience. 

Aug 26, 202227:31
The Unofficial History of Hide and Seek

The Unofficial History of Hide and Seek

Humanity has often defiantly mimicked things that were dangerous, who would have thought that unofficially something as innocent as hide and seek started more malevolently? 

Aug 19, 202231:43
Someone has Died

Someone has Died

Have you ever been so attuned to people that you could sense even the subtlest of changes with them... and dreaded knowing deep in your heart that something has happened to one of them? But who?

Aug 12, 202225:08
Off to Bed

Off to Bed

Sometimes your regular routines are interrupted by something altogether unimaginable... how would you react?

Aug 05, 202220:52
The Tangled Man

The Tangled Man

When faced with imminent doom, how will you react? will you own it proudly... or find another to take your place. Either way, the Tangled Man is coming for someone. Will it be you? 

Jul 29, 202229:49
The Dangers of Deadlines

The Dangers of Deadlines

Harry has been working overtime for far to long... but has it finally blurred the lines between what is real and unreal? find out in this frightening tale by Daniel Jankowski

Jul 22, 202225:30
Marienvoglein (Ladybug)

Marienvoglein (Ladybug)

Learning the in's and outs of the family business can often dig up the ghosts of our family history revealing the true sacrifices a family does for one another. In this tale a man is faced with the weight of taking on the family business. 

Jul 15, 202226:30
Gurgleplop

Gurgleplop

Her song is sung in local taverns... its warning clear and true. If you're not careful you'll cross paths with Gurgleplop. Balin would learn all to well what that entails.

Jul 08, 202223:52
On, Off

On, Off

What if the thing to be afraid of, wasn't hiding in the dark, but in among the photons of the light? On, Off shines some light on fear.

Jul 01, 202230:42
Click Clack the Rattlebag & The Shadows Stare Back

Click Clack the Rattlebag & The Shadows Stare Back

Hoping to make a good impression on his girlfriend a young man lends a hand when her little brother asks that simple question, "will you tell me a story?"  Our other tale follows a man living in a world that has been over run by feral shadows, and the reflection that inherently happens when faced with oblivion. Listen now... if you're brave enough.

Jun 24, 202231:28
Library of Lost Souls

Library of Lost Souls

A drifter finds himself rolling into a part of the country that seems like it's not even part of the world. And there, he is confronted with something that could shatter everything he's come to believe. Challenging his resolve. How will he react to learn that he's found the Library of Lost souls, and who might be there waiting to meet him. Written by George Frost.

Jun 17, 202225:20
The Man By The Tree & The White Woman

The Man By The Tree & The White Woman

Author's Gunnar Ladd and Frances Hogg Lockow bring us this weeks 2 doses of scary.  

How would you react to find an entirely new addition to something you were incredibly familiar with? Only then to find the un-natural source to its creation? That's what Gunnar Ladd explores in "The Man By The Tree.

Antony is a photographer in search of the perfect photo of his muse... the new tenant in his apartment building. But convincing her to be his model comes with its own dangers. Pulled from the dark corners of Frances Hogg Lockow's mind, The White Woman.

Jun 10, 202231:17