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Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales & Other Weird Stories

Wilhelm
Paranormal
Paranormal Fiction
Paranormal Investigation
Horror
The Bellowing
Halloween Lives!
Stingy Jack
The Backward Man
Robotics
Ice Cream Truck
Birds
Haunted House
Roald Dahl
Mason Street
101 Mason Street
Noah Harper
Ipad
Logan Fisk
Ghost Stories
Caribbean

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Welcome to Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales and Other Weird Stories—a carefully curated collection of unsettling fiction, paranormal encounters, and truly strange tales from writers around the world.

Each episode explores the uncanny: stories that linger, disturb, and quietly unsettle rather than simply shock. Some are frightening. O... more

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📍USA

✍️ In this week's double feature we first present a tale… by Jeremy Barber an author of weird fiction and psychological horror whose stories are rooted in Massachusetts and the surrounding landscapes of New England. His fiction explores PTSD, ... more

📍USA

✍️ This week's tale… written by Justin Alcalá, an award-winning Mexican-American horror and dark fiction writer. Born and raised in Chicago, he now lives with Bigfoot in the mountains of North Carolina. In the past fifteen years, Justin has pu... more

📍CAN

✍️ In this week's tale …

The ad said fishing equipment.

But that may have just been the bait.

3 stories written by author Gary D, from Ontario, Canada.

* Edna's Dirty Little Secret

* Spiders... Yes, that's right, them big, fat juicy spi... more

📍USA

✍️ In this week's tale… They came looking for fortune. They made the mistake of thinking the dead wouldn't miss their things.

Written by author Gaetan Battaglia. He has had one novel and ten short stories published by Pegasus Publishers, Thr... more

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Recent Guests

Jeremy Barber
Author of weird fiction and psychological horror rooted in New England
Episode: Double Feature: The Bellowing & Halloween Lives!
Nick Swain
Author of dark, strange, genre-blending fiction published in horror anthologies
Episode: Double Feature: The Bellowing & Halloween Lives!
Mr. Charity
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Episode: The Shape at the Finnieston Crane
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Author of the tale, introduced in the episode
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Episode: The Shape at the Finnieston Crane
Gary D
Author of Branch Manager, storyteller referenced in the intro
Episode: Branch Manager
Bailley Burbage
Author of the tale, published writer in horror/paranormal fiction
Episode: Come Out – In The Dark Beyond The Screen
Nelson Bond
American writer active 1930–1950, author of The Bookshop
Independent author
Episode: N Bonds, The Bookshop
Paul O'Neill
Award-winning short story writer
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Episode: On The Thirteenth Night
Devin Langan
Author of the story, submitted for a North American audience
Author, Creepypasta Stories / Reddit (arctic__wolf__9653)
Episode: Nicky’s Ninth Door

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Wilhelm
Host of Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales and Other Weird Stories

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 56 ratings
  • Excellent podcast

    Wilhelm Presents is solid, creepy, and all around entertaining. Top notch narration with great story selection.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Listener and writer
    United States5 months ago
  • A Ghost’s Story

    A great ghost story that is funny and scary and endearing! The demon sounded so terrifying! I loved it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    whistle lake
    United States2 years ago
  • Solid writing and production value!

    Podchaser
    5
    Wilhelm
    3 years ago

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The ghost story episodes are funny and scary, with a memorable demon vocal performance.
Solid, creepy narration and great story selection make it a standout for fans of eerie fiction.
Consistently atmospheric and well-produced; hosts' framing adds to immersion.

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Atmospheric horror and paranormal fiction are the throughline, delivered through moody, well-narrated standalone stories and occasional host-framed pieces. The catalog emphasizes eerie mood, folklore, and uncanny encounters rather than any single subgenre, offering a mix of supernatural, psychological, and body-horror tales. Listeners typically enjoy meticulous narration, world-building, and stories written by a rotating slate of authors performed by a single, distinctive host voice. A notable trait is a long-running archive with consistentFriday-season cadence, appealing to fans who want a steady stream of unsettling audio fiction and opportunities to discover new writers.

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2. Nick Swain
3. Mr. Charity
4. JS Apsley
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6. Bailley Burbage
7. Nelson Bond
8. Paul O'Neill

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