"A Bargain Made in the Monster's Shadow" + "Annette Funicello is My Dream Mouse"
NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE - Horror and Dark Fantasy Story Podcast (Audiobook | Short Stories)

"A Bargain Made in the Monster's Shadow" + "Annette Funicello is My Dream Mouse"

C1AdvancedJuly 29, 202625 min

This episode features "A Bargain Made in the Monster's Shadow" by Sam W. Pisciotta (©2026 by Sam W. Pisciotta ) and "Annette Funicello is My Dream Mouse" by S. L. Coney (©2026 by S. L. Coney), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the Nightmare Magazine Story Podcast. Enter freely and of your own free will. I am your humble host, Terrence Taylor, one very much at home with the children of the night.

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Stay close as my muse, the medieval demon Gubana, guides us down into beautiful darkness. In this episode, before our full-length story, we have a poem. A Bargain Made in the Monster's Shadow

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Written by Sam W. Pichotta And narrated by Stefan Rudnicki But first, a word from our sponsors. And now, Stefan Rudnicki.

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