Podcast: Season 8

808: “Out with the Old” by Lindsey Goddard

When Maxine Fischer shoots her ex-husband on the day of their divorce, she knows it looks bad. Everyone must think the same thing: that Maxine found a younger man and ditched the emotional baggage of caring for 70-year-old Martin. But appearances can be deceiving. Martin Fischer had secrets. Dark secrets. And a knowledge of the occult.

807: “A Certain Kind of Spark” by Gwendolyn Kiste

Anastasia knows she will never measure up to her older sister Calista, who was born with a kind of spark that makes her glow from the inside.

806: “Tunda” & “The Wicker House” by Michael Landry

Today we present two tales from The Wicker Saga, a series of standalone yet interconnected stories that, together, serve to tell a larger narrative, “Tunda” and “The Wicker House”.

805: “Bleedthrough,” by Scarlett R. Algee

Today we present a very dark tale by Scarlett R. Algee. In “Bleedthrough,” we meet Shelly, a woman frustrated at work, and in need of a little cathartic release for her darker emotions. When she decides to let go and walk with the darkness within, it might just lead to a little more bleedthrough than she was expecting.

804: Two Wicked Tales, by Aaron Vlek

Today we present a two tales of terror and transformation written by returning author Aaron Vlek: “The Case of the Black Lodge” and “The Summer of the Amazing Mr. Fig”

803: Extra Wicked Winter Anthology 2018

Today, along with the other Wicked tales, we present the premier episode of our new Patreon Exclusive Show, The Private Collector, included here, for free, in its entirety. Future episode of The Private Collector can be heard by those supporting the show on Patreon at the $10 a month level.

The stories shared today are heard first by our Patreon supporters with a new tale being released in July and August. But, since the goal of The Wicked Library is always the promotion of our writers,  we wanted to share these bonus tales with our entire audience. Please support the authors by finding their other work and adding it to your collection, and help keep the extra stories coming by supporting the show you love on Patreon.

802: “Willoughby”, by Meg Hafdahl

Today we present a tale written by Meg Hafdahl, in her first full-length episode! This story appears in her collection, Twisted Reveries.

Small towns are safe, and quiet and perhaps even idyllic… Or, do they sometimes have shared, dark secrets that run just below the surface? Find out the truth when we take a walk through Willoughby with young Amanda.

801: “The Rags on His Back”, by Christopher Long

The Wicked Library returns for it’s first regular episode of Season 8!

For The Wicked Library’s launch we’re celebrating with something special, an audio play. Today we present a tale written and adapted by Christopher Long, based on his short story of the same name.

A homeless man relates his tale of the time he found kindness from a family of strangers, kindness that terrified him.