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Kaidankai: Ghost, Supernatural, and Dark Short Fiction

Linda Gould
Supernatural
Ghosts
Grief
Death
Ghost Stories
Trauma
Love
Family
Aokigahara Forest
Mental Health
Horror
Memory
Kaidankai
Mental Illness
Dark Fiction
Suicide
Brainworm
Kaidankai Podcast
The Feather and the Lamp
Mr. Silver, Mr. Quicksilver

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 supernatur... more

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A quiet high school student drifts through life unnoticed—until a hidden room in her school begins calling to her. Inside, she discovers strange messages layered beneath decades of forgotten posters, and a place that seems to understand her better th... more

In the trenches of war, soldiers face more than just the enemy. When something unnatural begins to move across the battlefield, they must confront a horror that feeds on death itself.

A bleak, atmospheric tale of war and cosmic horror.

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A woman narrowly escapes death during a violent raid—thanks to her guardian angel… who just happens to be her deceased twin sister. But as the two navigate the aftermath, reality begins to fracture, and the truth behind her life—and her sister’s infl... more

A man obsessed with cleanliness and control begins to notice something wrong—flies appearing where they shouldn’t, and a smell he cannot escape. As reality unravels, he must confront a terrifying truth about decay, memory, and guilt.

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Thomas Wetzel
Writer of short horror fiction; author of HMS Wraith
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Episode: Ep. 360: HMS Wraith by Thomas Wetzel--A Ghost Ship Horror Story
LN Hunter
Author of The Feather and the Lamp and contributor to Best of British Science Fiction 2022
Episode: The Search by LN Hunter: A Sci-Fi Horror Story About AI, Humanity, and the Unknown
Jennifer Peaslee
Author of the story Negative Space
Episode: Negative Space by Jennifer Peaslee: A Supernatural Horror Story About What We Fail to See
Melissa Miles
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Episode: Ep. 350: Torn by Melissa MIles--A Supernatural Story of Identity and Survival
Daniel Stride
An author from New Zealand with a passion for literature and speculative fiction.
Episode: Fleeing to the Dawn by Daniel Stride
Nathan Perrin
Writer and Anabaptist pastor
Episode: Ep. 340: A Prophet's Hometown by Nathan Perrin
Ed Ahern
An author who resumed writing after a long career in foreign intelligence, Ed Ahern has published over 450 stories and poems and sits on the review board of Bewildering Stories.
Episode: Penance by Ed Ahern
Paul Walter
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Episode: Hungry Ghost by Paul Walter
Salem Savage-Cutcher
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Linda Gould
Host of Kaidankai: Ghost, Supernatural, and Dark Short Fiction; extensive involvement with the Kaidankai short fiction series

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Dark, atmospheric short fiction with a supernatural bent anchors this show, featuring moody narration and tight storytelling across horror, fantasy, science fiction, and uncanny tales. Each episode presents original or contemporary stories that emphasize mood, pacing, and immersion, often weaving themes of memory, haunting, and human resilience in the face of the uncanny. Notable is a steady rotation of author guests and a consistent emphasis on craft and atmosphere, making it a strong fit for listeners who crave immersive, thought-provoking storytelling and nuanced exploration of eerie or eerie-adjacent ideas.

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