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Stories Fables Ghostly Tales

by Stories Fables Ghostly Tales PodcastEnglish

  • Horror
  • True crime
  • Folk tales
  • Narrated stories
  • Anthology
  • Audio drama
  • Japanese folklore
  • Supernatural

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997 stories; each candle stands for a few of them.

An English-language collection of true crime, Japanese folklore, creepypasta, ghost stories, classics, and original horror audio drama, hosted by the Tale Teller.

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HE DIDN'T KNOW THE WORD "FREEZE"

On 17 October 1992, a sixteen-year-old exchange student from Nagoya put on a white suit, picked up a camera…

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  1. 🐺Dungeon of the Black Moon 🐺🌚60 min

    🦉Alright my night-owls, candle-huffers, and certified spooky folk — gather ‘round, because tonight’s story…

  2. Seamstress of the Silver Moon 🌚 [Special]54 min

    🕯️ When the Thread Starts to Breathe… There’s a shop on a street that doesn’t appear on any map.

  3. The Silvermoon Seamstress - Last Chapters 🌔🌓🌒🌑🌚 [Early Access]45 min

    🪡 When the Fabric Learns to Breathe Back… Some patterns shouldn’t be finished...

  4. The Wellness Pit - Everything is Skin Deep...60 min

    🪞 What The Wellness Pit Is About Welcome back, my dearest creeps and connoisseurs of the uncanny — it’s…

  5. 🌲🌲🌲GRAY DAUGHTER HOLLOW 🌲🌲🌲67 min

    🌲 What The Grey Daughter Hollow Is About Welcome back, wanderers of the uncanny — it’s your midnight Tale…

  6. 🔮Inner Sanctum — The Death of Mr Putnam🔮38 min

    🪞 Patreon-Exclusive Episode Post Greetings, my dearest creeps, connoisseurs of atmosphere, and candle-lit…

  7. Justice or Murder? The Ken Rex McElroy Story45 min

    Welcome legends to your Research and True Crime Episode!

  8. Welcome To Firewatch 66 [HORROR]53 min

    My newest episode is something a little different — a quiet, creeping descent into the kind of horror that…

  9. 🌲🌲🌲FIREWATCH 66 🌲🌲🌲53 min

    🏕️ New Episode: Welcome to Firewatch 66 🔥🌲 NEW OUTRO MUSIC - DEDICATED TO YOU AND THIS STORY 💜💜💜💜 🕯️…

  10. 🤐🕳️The Town Of Mouths 🕳️🤐49 min

    ....WHISTLE .....

  11. Dagger Creek: The Tile Room ⏹️⏹️⏹️41 min

    Hello my wonderfully curious listeners, Every town has its stories, but Dagger Creek’s whispers are heavier…

  12. 🪧Hollow Hunger at Larch Hollow 😈60 min

    Hello my wonderfully curious listeners, supporters and friends!

  13. Creeps By Night + Macbre | JAM Packed OTR's!86 min

    Hello my wonderfully curious and wonderful listeners!!!

  14. THE HORLA - PART 1 🤴👸🫅| Unseen Madness!49 min

    G’day you legends!

  15. The Horla [Finale] & The Nameless Offspring51 min

    G’day you legends!!!!

  16. The Nameless Offspring 🧐👹 [FINALE]47 min

    💜 G’day you legends!

  17. BLACKSTONE | The Magic Detective 🕵️🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️[Set of 3 Fully Repaired]37 min

    G'DAAAY LEGENDS!!!

  18. The Soft Place + Quiet Hours — A Double Thread of Dread41 min

    Two tales braided by one question: what happens when the things meant to protect us—skin and silence—start…

  19. Death Cap Dinner: The Leongatha Mushroom Murders & Erin Patterson47 min

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  20. The Death of Lana Clarkson: Phil Spector’s Silent Symphony36 min

    Some True Crime stories announce themselves loudly.

  21. Solved: The Murder of Louisa Dunne (Bristol Cold Case)44 min

    Alright my absolute legends of the lantern-lit lane 💜 Welcome!

  22. The Joan Bernal Case: No Body, No Crime?46 min

    🕯️ A Question at the Heart of This Episode There’s a quiet question that sits at the centre of this week’s…

  23. KERRYN TATE: 46 Years Too Late42 min

    What happens when a case goes cold — but because time got there first....

  24. The Butcher of Aberdeen | Katherine Knight & John Price (Australian True Crime)33 min

    Listener discretion This is a confronting episode.

  25. Theresa Fusco (1984): Long Island Cold Case Breakthrough After Decades29 min

    Four blocks...

  26. The Traits of a Serial Killer: Their Weakness34 min

    This episode explored a difficult but important idea: the traits that define serial killers are not…

  27. The Girl Who Never Came Home — April Tinsley30 min

    G'daaay Legends!

  28. Do You Trust Your Nurse? The Lucy Letby Case40 min

    The Letby Case: A 2026 Perspective Welcome Legends and I hope you're having a wonderful Day or Evening!

  29. Sam Spade: The 2026 Public Domain Remasters | 1946 Radio Double Feature (iZotope RX 11)62 min

    The Private Eye is Free: A Sam Spade Double-Feature Remaster Listen close, detectives!

  30. Shadows of the Departed: The Airport Runner & The Faceless Spy55 min

    Welcome back, inner circle!

  31. The Logic of the Dead: The Lead Masks & The Winter Tomb51 min

    Welcome back to the dark!

  32. The Stranger in the Rafters: The Villisca Axe Murders34 min

    The Stranger in the Rafters: The Villisca Axe Murders Locked doors won't save you from the monster already…

  33. Three Teenagers Murdered in Finland: Unsolved True Crime Mysterious38 min

    The Real Unsolved Murders of Lake Bodom We zip ourselves into those thin walls of nylon and canvas, and we…

  34. The Adventures of Sam Spade Remastered | The Bow Window & Adam Figg Capers61 min

    HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

  35. Turning Lungs to Stone | Japanese True Crime34 min

    The Archives are Open: Turning Lungs to Stone The Paraquat Murders remain one of the most haunting "Forensic…

  36. The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Death Bed Caper [Remastered]32 min

    🤒🤧 TALE TELLER IS SICK TODAY 🤒🤧 Legends writing this to let you know that there’s going to be a short…

  37. The Monster with 21 Faces: The Cyanide Phantom That Shattered Japan34 min

    The lanterns are lit, the archive doors are bolted, and tonight, we are diving into a file that redefined…

  38. Who Leaves 50,000 Clues and Gets Away? | The Setagaya Family Murders34 min

    Case File #03: The Millennium Ghost is Now Open 🔓 Welcome to the latest archive Tale Teller Detectives...

  39. Mother’s Day Special: From "Mother Bird" Comedy to Toxic Obsession | Jack Benny & Suspense62 min

    MOTHERS DAY SPECIAL!!!

  40. The Unsolved Asahidake SOS Incident: Mystery of the Terror Tape | Japan True Crime59 min

    Case File #04: The SOS Tape Puzzle | The Asahidake Wilderness Anomaly 🔓 Welcome back to the archives…

  41. The Womb That Held a Telephone Handset | Japanese True Crime Series43 min

    G'day Tea Totalling Guardians 🍵🍵🍵🍵🍵 On a cold afternoon in the spring of 1988, a quiet, uniform…

  42. The Locked Room & The Harbour Torso — Malta’s Darkest Archival Voids40 min

    Welcome back to the archive.

  43. EP06 | The Public Health Ghost: The 1948 Teikoku Bank Incident50 min

    Welcome back to the archive, inner circle...

  44. Sada Abe: Japan's Most Infamous Murder & The Ancient Spirit That Never Left | True Crime Japan42 min

    G'day everyone!

  45. 30 People. 90 Minutes. One Village. Japan's Tsuyama Massacre & The Gashadokuro34 min

    G'day Tale Tellers and fans of Japanese True Crime!

  46. The Reeds of Twilight: The North Kanto Serial Murders Japan26 min

    ⚠ CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains detailed descriptions of a real-world serial crime involving…

  47. Japanese Kennel Killers - Turning Their Enemies to Dust (1993)31 min

    ⚠ CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains extensive, highly detailed accounts of real-world serial murder…

  48. 27 Pieces: The Unsolved Horror of Inokashira Park - True Crime Japan33 min

    On the morning of April 23, 1994, a park cleaner in Inokashira Park opened a utility trash container…

  49. The Quiet Boy Who Terrified a Nation: Japan's Darkest Mystery & The Satori37 min

    Turn the lights down low...

  50. Three Waters, Dark Tides: Two Myths, One Truth (Ep01)37 min

    What happens when folklore becomes too terrible to be fiction?

  51. The Kobe Cannibal Got A Food Column44 min

    Japanese true crime and Japanese folklore, one candle at a time.

  52. Denmark's Sleep Paralysis Demon21 min

    Four nights of Nordic folklore.

  53. The Finnish Forest Hides People20 min

    NIGHT TWO — FINLAND Night two: Finland has a word for a person who isn't lost, isn't taken, and cannot be…

  54. The Black Death Was An Old Woman19 min

    Night three of Mørketid is out.

  55. The Horse That Takes Children19 min

    The last night — and the one I nearly didn't write...

  56. The Joker On The Halloween Train31 min

    Halloween Special Part 1 of 4.

  57. Escape: Finger of Doom & The Adaptive Ultimate | Old Time Radio Double Bill55 min

    EARLY DROP: Escape Double Bill: Finger of Doom & The Adaptive Ultimate You're getting this one early…

  58. They Hid The Blood In A Vat Of Miso39 min

    In Japan, if you are sentenced to death, you are not told when.

  59. Who Shot The Gyoza King?39 min

    At a quarter to six on a December morning in 2013, the president of Japan’s best-loved dumpling chain was…

  60. HE DIDN'T KNOW THE WORD "FREEZE"34 min

    On 17 October 1992, a sixteen-year-old exchange student from Nagoya put on a white suit, picked up a camera…

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