Weird & Curious Tales: Strange Stories for a Midnight Listen

About Weird & Curious Tales: Strange Stories for a Midnight Listen

Tales of the Weird and Curious is an anthology podcast of original short stories told in the spirit of mid-20th-century pulp horror and paranormal fiction. Inspired by the chilling works once found in dime-store magazines and paperbacks, each episode delivers a self-contained tale of eerie encounters, uncanny happenings, and dreadful twists. These stories aim to capture the atmosphere of classic weird fiction while reimagining it for today’s listeners. ----- Want to listen to the newest episode early? All episodes are posted to the Weird and Curious YouTube channel before their release. Also check out our TikTok for exclusive super short-form content that is made to be 3 minutes or less! ----- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q TikTok: @WeirdCuriousTales Twitter: @WeirdCurious_ Email: WeirdCuriousTales@gmail.com (mailto:WeirdCuriousTales@gmail.com) ** This podcast is a personal project for working on my narration skills. All stories are generated through the use of generative AI. All stories will include a list of works that inspire the creation of the story. ** ----- All audio recreations and narrations are protected by copyright and may not be used without explicit permission by the narrator (me).

Publisher

Cameron Townsend

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Sept 2022

Latest episode

18 Sept 2022

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Sept 2022

   Shorts - A Photographic Phantasm

   Good evening and welcome to “Weird & Curious Tales” shorts edition, a super short-form broadcast of classic stories with a strange nature in under 5 minutes. Tonight’s mini episode is the story of “A Photographic Phantasm”. See you next time and remember to stay weird. Weird & Curious Tales © 2022 ------ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales (https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales) Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_ (https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/ (https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/) Source (Public Domain): HERE (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weird_Tales/Volume_1/Issue_2/A_Photographic_Phantasm)

2. 

   11 Sept 2022

   The Last Cigarette

   ************ Tonight’s episode deals with triggering topics such as suicide and financial hardship. Please consider these topics before listening to this episode. ************ Good evening and welcome to “Weird & Curious Tales”, a short-form broadcast of classic stories with a strange nature. This evening we listen to the story of a man named Milton Wheeler who has suddenly become a widower through the death of Agnes. As Milton settles into grief, he is reminded of the façade that he has been living for almost his entire life. What plan does he have to conceal the fact that he may be struggling, and what clever irony may befall this man? Come and listen to the story of “The Last Cigarette”. See you next time and remember to stay weird. Weird & Curious Tales © 2022 ------ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales (https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales) Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_ (https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/ (https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/) Source (Public Domain): HERE (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weird_Tales/Volume_5/Issue_3/The_Last_Cigarette)

3. 

   5 Sept 2022

   The Night Wire

   Good evening and welcome to “Weird & Curious Tales”, a short-form broadcast of classic stories with a strange nature. In tonight’s episode, we hear the story of two night-time radio operators who are documenting the stories they hear from across the world. When John, one of the operators, starts recording a strange set of happenings from Xebico, Jim can’t help but wonder what is happening. Jim, distracted by the events, fails to notice the odd way John has been transcribing all night… What is Xebico and what is happening to John? This is the story of “The Night Wire”. See you next time and remember to stay weird. Weird & Curious Tales © 2022 ------ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales (https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales) Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_ (https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/ (https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/) Source (Public Domain): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/TheNightWire (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Night_Wire)

4. 

   5 Sept 2022

   The Green Flame

   Good evening and welcome to “Weird & Curious Tales”, a short-form broadcast of classic stories with a strange nature. In tonight’s episode, we hear the story of a grandfather and his coveted treasure of emeralds. Among the gemstones is an emerald so magnificent it has been named “The Green Flame”. However, after showing the treasure to his grandson, the young man has become determined to get the jewels for himself… This is the story of “The Green Flame”. See you next time and remember to stay weird. Weird & Curious Tales © 2022 ------ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdR8EenJzGD5gFkHdQy18Q) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales (https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales) Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_ (https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/ (https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/) Source (Public Domain): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Green_Flame (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Green_Flame)

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