A family is warned to leave their campsite or suffer the consequences. Will they heed the warning? If not, what are the consequences?James Rumpel is a retired high school math teacher who has greatly enjoyed spending some of his free time turni

SEALAB IV by Stephen A Roddewig

8 days ago 23m 49s

Scientists exploring the deep sea encounter unexplained phenomena. Unexplained until they meet the perpetrator. Is it friend or foe?Stephen A. Roddewig is an award-winning storyteller and playwright from Virginia (USA). He won second place in t

A Wake by S. E. Will

15 days ago 21m 8s

Today’s character is certain that her fiancee’s mother doesn’t like her. But when the mother dies just a few hours after announcing the engagement, what does that mean for her relationship? Is she to blame for the family matron’s untimely death

Night Bus by Rick Sherman

22 days ago 13m 32s

If you lose a child, the sight of a school bus can rip your grief wide open. But what does it mean when a school bus shows up in the middle of the night?Rick Sherman (he/him) is a retired award-winning Magician/Mentalist living in the manicured

Godmother Death by Allister Nelson

29 days ago 25m 1s

A man goes in search of a godly godparent for his newborn daughter. But, when humans and gods form relationships, does the human always get what they want?Allister Nelson is an avid fan of fantasy romance, world mythology, and writing! She is a

Ep. 245: Scattered Hauntings by Simina Lungu

Mar 20th, 2024 12m 44s

Today’s character attracts the supernatural. But why? To introduce strange creatures to the world? Or because a horrible fate awaits?Simina Lungu is a speculative fiction writer currently residing in Timisoara, Romania. She has several short st

Poetry by Rhonda Parrish

Mar 13th, 2024 12m 46s

Five poems--"Doorways," "Hush," "Journeys," "She Laughed," and "The Last Time I Was Here"-- that journey into the afterworld and the feelings of curiosity, discovery, revenge and acceptance experienced by the living and the dead.Like a magpie,

Fox Hunt by Linda A Gould

Mar 6th, 2024 15m 50s

"Fox Hunt" first appeared in Commuter Lit on September 27, 2022In Japan, foxes are messengers for the god of agriculture. In today’s story, a farmer hates foxes and spends his life hunting them with his dog trained for the hunt. So, how is it t

The House by Maia Brown-Jackson

Feb 28th, 2024 19m 14s

Small acts of love and beauty can make the difference between wanting to die and wanting to live. In this case, the help comes from an unexpected source.Maia Brown-Jackson is a symphony of papercuts, banged-up knees, and stubborn determination.

The Perfect Homogeny by Hana Carolina

Feb 21st, 2024 12m 25s

What does it mean to come from "the longest and purest royal bloodline in history?" Hana Carolina is a pseudonym of an Edinburgh-based creative and academic writer. Born in Poland, she moved to Scotland and studied literature, film and televisi

Ep. 240: Where They Look Away by Geoffrey Marshall

Feb 14th, 2024 54m 49s

A psychic is hired to perform at an exclusive hotel. When he encounters a sad and lonely ghost, he thinks love is all the ghost needs to be released from our world. But something else is keeping the sad ghost and others from moving on.Geoffrey

The Gables by Claude Chabot

Feb 7th, 2024 27m 3s

After WWII, an injured man plans to recuperate at a countryside manor where he has a strange encounter.Claude Chabot has published five short stories and has produced and directed four radio plays based on his own stories. One of them, an adapt

Bemoaning Ghost of War by Akira Odani

Jan 31st, 2024 14m 27s

A young man suffers for his father's sins.Born in Tokyo and educated at ICU in Japan and Brown University in the United States, Akira Odani wrote for many years for the Japanese media. Today, his interest has turned to writing in English and su

Indistinguishable by Tyler Markham

Jan 24th, 2024 26m 13s

A young man is meeting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. Is his nervousness from the parents’ oddness or his own secrets?Tyler Markham is a writer and horror enthusiast. Whenever he is not writing, or shivering under his covers with

Built on a Dream by Anne Watson, Music performed by Earle Peach

Jan 17th, 2024 33m

This week, we honor Martin Luther King Jr. Today’s story uses three voices—a house, narrator and historian—and music to tell the stories of generations of people from a town in the Deep South of the US. Yes, it is a tale of bigotry and racism

Ep. 235: Walls. Singing Bushes by Robert Pettus

Jan 10th, 2024 11m 42s

Addicts can be ghosts, too. The aftermath of their deaths can be just as tragic as their lives.Robert Pettus is an English as a Second Language teacher at the University of Cincinnati. Previously, he taught in rural Thailand and Moscow, Russia.

The Long Night by Katy England

Jan 3rd, 2024 9m 42s

Today’s character lives in the arctic, long nights and depression are the least of her problems. She has to find a way to keep monsters at bay.Katy England has been writing for longer than she likes to admit. A journalist and communications exp

Cookie Dough Bounce by John L Shea III

Dec 27th, 2023 10m 51s

This week's story: A midnight raid of the fridge leads to an encounter that just might give us a clue about where ghosts come from.John Shea is a technical writer with a B.S. in Communications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.F.

The Party Downstairs 2023 John Shea

Dec 26th, 2023 13m 21s

An author has a litany of problems that most authors experience, and an additional one that few of us have to worry about. John Shea is a technical writer with a B.S. in Communications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.F.A. in Mot

Observer Effect by LN Hunter

Dec 24th, 2023 14m 24s

November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount via PayPal through the Kaidankai website or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special re

Skating on Thin Ice by Sarah Das Gupta

Dec 20th, 2023 16m 33s

Ep. 230: They All Drown by You Lin

Dec 13th, 2023 34m 47s

My Friend Shane by Tim Law

Dec 6th, 2023 10m 19s

Skin Deep By LN Hunter

Nov 29th, 2023 31m 47s

November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount through Patreon or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special readings available only to