Weird & Curious Tales: Strange Stories for a Midnight Listen

by Cameron Townsend

Weird & Curious Tales is a channel dedicated to narrating classic horror and dark fantasy writings. ----- Want to listen to the newest episode early? All episodes are posted to the Weird & 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: @WeirdCuriou ...   ...  Read more
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  • Season 1

  • Shorts - A Photographic Phantasm

    Shorts - A Photographic Phantasm

    S01 E04
    04:32

    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 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/ Source (Public Domain): HERE

  • The Last Cigarette

    The Last Cigarette

    S01 E03
    10:15

    ************ 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 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/ Source (Public Domain): HERE

  • The Night Wire

    The Night Wire

    S01 E02
    16:50

    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 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/ Source (Public Domain): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/TheNightWire

  • The Green Flame

    The Green Flame

    S01 E01
    08:41

    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 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weirdcurioustales Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeirdCurious_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdcurioustales/ Source (Public Domain): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Green_Flame