Fear From the Heartland — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast

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Fear From the Heartland is a horror fiction anthology podcast, with each episode featuring terrifying tales from talented authors, brought to life by professional voice actor and audiobook narrator, Paul J. McSorley, accompanied music. 

  1. Sep 3

    S7E08 - "Blood of the Nephilim" - Fear From The Heartland

    Jessica thought the worst part of being a New York City bike messenger was the traffic. Then an ordinary delivery sent her into a silent alley—and into the jaws of something that should not exist. When she awakens inside a facility hidden from the outside world, Jessica learns that everyone she knew believes she is dead. Her rescuers claim they are protecting her from creatures concealed behind supernatural disguises, and that an extraordinary inheritance has given her the power to see what others cannot. Under the guidance of the dangerously charming Agent Sam Johnson, she must learn to navigate a secret world of angels, demons, and beings caught somewhere between. But the ability to see through illusions does not make the truth any easier to recognize. Wickedly funny, gruesome, and morally unsettling, “The Aftermath” is a supernatural descent into hidden bloodlines, seductive power, and the terrible consequences of trusting the wrong savior. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

    S7E08 - "Blood of the Nephilim" - Fear From The Heartland

  2. Sep 2

    "Pea Ridge" - Fear From the Heartland

    After losing his daughter, Richard retreats to his childhood home in the Missouri countryside, searching for the solitude he needs to write—and the strength to let go of a place crowded with painful memories. But something has fallen near the abandoned Pea Ridge mine, and the surrounding woods are no longer behaving as they should. The animals have disappeared. An acrid, ammonia-like odor drifts between the trees. Something powerful enough to tear through sheet metal is circling Richard’s house—and it seems drawn to more than blood. As night closes over the Ozarks, Richard and his faithful three-legged dog find themselves trapped against a predator unlike anything on Earth: a creature that can sense pain, fear, and the private darkness its victims carry within them. To survive, Richard must confront not only the horror stalking him outside, but the grief that has been consuming him from within. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

    "Pea Ridge" - Fear From the Heartland

  3. Aug 6

    S7E07 - "Beyond Bigfoot" - Fear From The Heartland

    When two friends journey to a remote Vietnamese island to investigate rumors of a Bigfoot-like creature, they expect blurry photographs, strange footprints, and perhaps another internet hoax. Instead, they stumble upon a secret so disturbing it challenges everything they believe about the human mind—and the price some people are willing to pay to escape it. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

    S7E07 - "Beyond Bigfoot" - Fear From The Heartland

  4. Jul 2

    S7E06 - "Where Legends Begin" - Fear From The Heartland

    The world is dying. A green mist blankets the land, the dead refuse to stay dead, and humanity's last flicker of hope grows dimmer with every passing day. Yet amid the ruin, a weathered healer discovers a frightened young woman whose greatest strength has yet to reveal itself. What begins as an act of mercy becomes the first step in a legend. Together they will cross kingdoms scarred by war, encounter spirits both benevolent and monstrous, challenge ancient dogma, and confront an evil that has shaped the world for generations. But destiny rarely announces itself with thunder. Sometimes it begins with a single person willing to see greatness where everyone else sees only despair. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

    S7E06 - "Where Legends Begin" - Fear From The Heartland

  5. May 7

    S7E05 - "The Shaman's Revenge" - Fear From The Heartland

    When Robert Morgan was a teenager, a strange old shaman placed a black arrowhead into his hand and warned him never to let anyone else touch it. He dismissed the encounter as the ramblings of a madman—until the people around him began dying in impossible ways. Now, decades later, Robert has built the perfect life: wealth, success, a loving family, and a respected career. But beneath the surface, something ancient has been growing inside him. Nightmares plague his sleep. Violent urges claw at his thoughts. And the voice of a dead shaman whispers from the darkness, demanding vengeance. As long-buried sins rise to the surface and a forgotten evil seeks rebirth through flesh and blood, Robert finds himself trapped in a battle for his own identity—and perhaps the fate of everyone around him. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

    S7E05 - "The Shaman's Revenge" - Fear From The Heartland

  6. Apr 2

    S7E04 - "Sulphur and Shadow" - Fear From The Heartland

    Beyond the wasteland, beyond the last safe road, a mountain waits with its mouth open. Drawn onward by secrets, old wounds, and forces they barely understand, two men descend into a place of firelit stone, blind horrors, and ancient judgment. What they find below is not merely hidden history, but something living, watchful, and hungry. This episode promises a savage journey into darkness where every step forward feels fated—and every answer comes at a cost. Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

    S7E04 - "Sulphur and Shadow" - Fear From The Heartland

  7. Mar 4

    S7E03: The World After Us - Fear From The Heartland

    When the world begins to unravel, it isn’t always monsters or plagues that bring humanity to its knees. Sometimes, it’s the choices we make for love. In this chilling episode, two unforgettable tales explore what happens when devotion, betrayal, and desperation collide with the end of everything we thought we knew. In one story, a fractured couple struggling to hold their marriage together must navigate a landscape where survival itself is uncertain—and where the promise they made to each other may carry a terrible cost. In another, an illicit romance spirals into something far darker, as a personal betrayal triggers consequences that could reshape the fate of the entire world. As loyalties are tested and impossible decisions loom, these stories ask a haunting question: when civilization collapses and the future hangs by a thread, what are we truly willing to sacrifice for the people we love? To watch the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/FearFromTheHeartland⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/FearFromTheHeartland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    S7E03: The World After Us - Fear From The Heartland

  8. Feb 5

    S7E02: After Forgiveness Fails - Fear From The Heartland

    In this chilling episode, humanity clings to survival in the shadow of a catastrophe that refused to stay buried. Safe havens come with conditions. Miracles arrive with strings attached. And the line between protector and predator grows thinner with every passing day. As civilization flickers in the ruins, listeners are invited into a world where salvation wears a reassuring smile, science promises second chances, and hope may be the most dangerous temptation of all. What does it mean to be human when memory can be erased, bodies rebuilt, and the future engineered by unseen hands? Darkly philosophical, quietly devastating, and steeped in moral unease, this episode asks a single, unsettling question: If something offers to save us—should we ever stop to ask why? To watch the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/FearFromTheHeartland⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/FearFromTheHeartland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    S7E02: After Forgiveness Fails - Fear From The Heartland
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Fear From the Heartland is a horror fiction anthology podcast, with each episode featuring terrifying tales from talented authors, brought to life by professional voice actor and audiobook narrator, Paul J. McSorley, accompanied music. 

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