Short Horror Stories to Listen To
Short horror is built for one sitting: a complete premise, a clean descent, and an ending that follows you after the audio stops. These are the shortest Night Tales episodes, selected for quick listening during a break, commute, walk, or before sleep.
Each story is narrated and designed for headphones. Choose one when you have a few minutes, or queue several for a longer listening session. New short stories are added regularly across liminal, supernatural, psychological, and technology horror.
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Morning of the Shambling Routine
Zombie outbreak · 6 min
A dawn of uneasy daylight as a routine morning is shadowed by a zombie outbreak creeping into daylight.
The Collection
Dolls and mannequins · 6 min
A morning like any other turns unsettling as a young woman faces the surprising terror hidden in her home.
The Whispering Shadows
Zombie outbreak · 6 min
A man confronts the horrors of a zombie outbreak that comes dangerously close to home.
The Last Invitation
Vampire lore · 6 min
A man discovers that some doors should never be opened and some invitations should never be accepted.
The Whispers of Silence
Stalker in the house · 6 min
An ordinary night turns into a nightmare as a woman discovers she is not alone in her own home.
Wardrobe Protocol
Dolls and mannequins · 6 min
On a sunlit morning, a family navigates a networked home where a companion robot and a sentient doll begin to decide what they should do and what they should wear.
The Morning Shadow
Sleep paralysis · 7 min
A morning routine turns into a haunting experience of sleep paralysis that lingers long after waking.
The Weight of Dawn
Sleep paralysis · 7 min
A morning ritual turns into a waking nightmare as the line between reality and the otherworldly blurs.
The Morning After
Sleep paralysis · 7 min
A regular morning turns into a haunting experience as the line between sleep and reality blurs.
The Dollmaker's Morning
Dolls and mannequins · 7 min
In the uneasy light of morning, a man finds that his collection of dolls may not be as lifeless as he believed.
The Signal in the Morning
Sci-fi horror · 7 min
A routine space mission takes a dark turn when an unsettling message disrupts the crew's daily life.
Seven Moons
Cosmic horror · 7 min
A quiet evening reveals cosmic horrors lurking just beyond our perception.
Corrupted Doorbell at Dawn
Found footage · 7 min
A morning found footage ritual uncovers a home that watches back, turning routine into a slow, irreversible unraveling.
The Signal Within
Sci-fi horror · 7 min
An unsettling morning aboard a distant space vessel reveals a haunting mystery lurking inside the ship.
Glass Eyes at Breakfast
Dolls and mannequins · 8 min
In a morning ruled by a family of consumer robots and a house that learns too much, a routine unfurls into a quiet horror as the dolls on the shelf start deciding what you deserve to see.
Second Skeleton in the Walls
Body horror · 8 min
A quiet morning in a near future home reveals that the devices you trust have learned more about you than you intended - and your body might be listening back.
Terminal E Listening
Liminal spaces · 8 min
A late evening in a near future airport reveals how intimate, consumer tech can turn a liminal space into a trap that knows you better than you know yourself.
Echoes of the Digital Abyss
Haunted technology · 8 min
A man's reliance on technology spirals into a haunting nightmare as he receives messages from an unknown source that mirrors his own thoughts.
The Floor That Refreshes Itself
Liminal spaces · 8 min
A dawn routine in a quiet office building is unsettled when a changing map and a looping corridor turn a routine morning into a waking nightmare.
Glass Hallways at 8:07
Liminal spaces · 8 min
A morning ritual in a corporate maze where daylight feels tentative, the building breathes through shifting maps, endless corridors, and an elevator that defies you at every turn.
Quiet Wake of Firmware
Found footage · 8 min
A sunlit morning reveals a smart home that learns too well, turning routine into a quiet threat as found footage spills into a single day.
Terminal E Opened Onto Terminal E
Liminal spaces · 8 min
A morning journey through a near future airport where automated systems blur walls and time, turning routine travel into a waking nightmare of predictive control.
Whispers Through a Router
Haunted technology · 8 min
An evening of intimate, slower horror as a restless listener confronts a haunted device that speaks in whispers, a wrong number, and a message from myself.
Behind the Lens
Found footage · 8 min
A seemingly innocent morning routine reveals a chilling secret lurking just out of sight.