Kaidankai: Ghost and Supernatural Stories

About Kaidankai: Ghost and Supernatural Stories

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 experience. These tales can be touching, scary, gruesome, funny, and even heartwarming. From ghostly encounters and supernatural revenge to speculative futures and uncanny moments, the stories span genres while sharing a common atmosphere of mystery and unease. The Kaidankai is narrated with a focus on mood, pacing, and immersion. Whether a story leans toward horror, fantasy, science fiction, or something harder to define, each episode invites listeners to step into a world just slightly off-kilter.

Publisher

Linda Gould

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Aug 2021

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

405 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Halloween – A Samhain Pinball Adventure by Andrea Tillmanns | Halloween Horror Story

   Two colleagues who share a passion for pinball decide to build a machine of their own. They combine mechanical engineering, electronics, programming, eerie sound effects, and spells drawn from old books to create a game with a distinctly supernatural goal. But as Halloween approaches and the final touches are added, the boundary between a clever game and something far more unsettling begins to blur. Blending supernatural horror, occult fiction, Halloween atmosphere, and modern technology, this story asks what might happen when we try to turn the supernatural into a game. Glossary: - Homebrew: A pinball machine that is not commercially available and has been built by the owner - Spooky Pinball: Manufacturer of pinball machines, including the “Halloween” machine - Stern Pinball, Inc.: Manufacturer of pinball machines, including the “Rush,” “Stranger Things,” and “Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye” machines - Orbits: Ball paths along the outer edge of the playfield - Slingshots: Bounce contacts above the flippers that cause the ball to bounce back uncontrollably when touched - Shooter lane: Launch path for a ball newly brought into play - Spinner: Small propellers that spin quickly when hit - Lockbar: Metallic bar on the front edge of a pinball machine where you rest your hands while playing - Action button: Illuminated button in the middle of the lockbar on many modern pinball machines that triggers a specific action when pressed - Gottlieb: Former manufacturer of pinball machines, including “Super Soccer” - Bumper: Striking tower that flings the ball away when it is hit - Pinball buttons: Buttons on the side that you press to move the flipper fingers - Gates: Movable wires that only allow the ball to roll through in one direction - Inserts: Transparent inserts in the playfield that are illuminated from below - Multiball: Game with multiple balls Andrea Tillmanns lives in Germany and works full-time as a university lecturer. She has been writing poetry, short stories and novels in various genres for many years. Her poems and stories have been published in The World of Myth, Hawthorn & Ash (Iron Faerie Publishing), SciFanSat, and other journals and anthologies. She has also published more than twenty books in German. Author website: https://www.andreatillmanns.de/ (https://www.andreatillmanns.de/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.tillmanns.9/ (https://www.facebook.com/andrea.tillmanns.9/) The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe on Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kaidankai-ghost-supernatural-and-dark-short-fiction--5024115), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kaidankai-ghost-supernatural-and-dark-short-fiction/id1581361592), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3YUwDkBpwHmn1KeZTbBETH), or wherever you listen to podcasts. Read the stories at kaidankaistories.com (https://www.kaidankaistories.com) Follow the show: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kaidankaisupernaturalstories/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kaidankai100) Bluesky (https://ghoststorylover.bsky.social) Have a story you'd like us to read? Send submissions to kaidankai100ghoststories@gmail.com.

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Witch by Mark Speed | Supernatural Witch Story

   Izzy, a young apprentice, is learning the craft from Nana Pat, a formidable witch who seems to know far more than she lets on. When Izzy arrives for another lesson, she discovers that Nana Pat has something very different in store for her. As the lesson unfolds, Izzy is forced to confront the true nature of the power she is learning to wield—and what it might mean to become a witch. Blending dark magic, witchcraft, supernatural horror, and a touch of dark humor, “Witch” is a story about power, temptation, and the choices that come with discovering what you are capable of. Mark Speed has been writing stories since the birth of ink. His stories vary from dark as death's shroud to comical and ridiculous. Recently, Speed has been working with an artist in writing a story a week, moving through the alphabet, and has written two collections - Sodom's Alphabet, Gomorrah's Alphabet. “Witch” is part two in a series. Listen to the first part--"The Cauldron"  here (https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cauldron-by-mark-speed-a-dark-horror-story-of-street-harassment-and-twisted-justice--71006115). The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe on Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kaidankai-ghost-supernatural-and-dark-short-fiction--5024115), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kaidankai-ghost-supernatural-and-dark-short-fiction/id1581361592), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3YUwDkBpwHmn1KeZTbBETH), or wherever you listen to podcasts. Read the stories at kaidankaistories.com (https://www.kaidankaistories.com) Follow the show: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kaidankaisupernaturalstories/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kaidankai100) Bluesky (https://ghoststorylover.bsky.social) Have a story you'd like us to read? Send submissions to kaidankai100ghoststories@gmail.com.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Fey by Michael Scholtes | Atmospheric Supernatural Ghost Story

   On a silent winter night, a man encounters the presence of someone he loved and lost, but what appears before him is both familiar and strangely transformed. Blending supernatural fiction, ghost story, fantasy, grief, and existential mystery, “Fey” is a quiet and haunting exploration of love, loss, faith, and the possibility of something beyond what we understand. Michael Scholtes has worked as an astronomer and software engineer and has had more than 1,600 limericks published with OEDILF.com. After many years in Texas, he now lives in southern Oregon between the Cascades and the Siskiyou Mountains with his wife and two Bengal cats. The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe on Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kaidankai-ghost-supernatural-and-dark-short-fiction--5024115), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kaidankai-ghost-supernatural-and-dark-short-fiction/id1581361592), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3YUwDkBpwHmn1KeZTbBETH), or wherever you listen to podcasts. Read the stories at kaidankaistories.com (https://www.kaidankaistories.com) Follow the show: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kaidankaisupernaturalstories/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kaidankai100) Bluesky (https://ghoststorylover.bsky.social) Have a story you'd like us to read? Send submissions to kaidankai100ghoststories@gmail.com.

Who has been a guest on Kaidankai: Ghost and Supernatural Stories

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nathan Perrin
• Elise Maren
• Alex Dal Piaz
• Tim Law
• C S Fuqua

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

42 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

100

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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