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Join delightfully funny and disarmingly charming media sleuths Maisha and Hafsa as they team up to deconstruct and discuss the most unusual, somewhat unsettling, and creepiest of movies, books, short stories, crime reports, poems, urban legends, TV shows, and more. Dark Tales: A Horror Podcast for C…

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    • Oct 22, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 21 EPISODES

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    18 - Twilight For Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022


    Your eyes do not deceive you… our brave and cunning hosts have returned for a brand new episode just in time for All Hallow's Eve. Tune in as we discuss the criminally underrated period piece, The Covenant (2006).

    17 - Mouth Bones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020


    In this episode of Dark Tales, Maisha and Hafsa have wisely agreed to abide by social distancing. Therefore, we bring you our first ever Skype session to discuss Courage the Cowardly Dog. Episodes of interest include Queen of the Black Puddle, The Demon in the Mattress, King Ramses' Curse, and The Quilt Club. We hope you enjoy our quarantine episode! As always, look for us on Twitter and Instagram at @darktalespod. Episode produced by Maisha Razzaque.

    16 - The Post Flesh-Eating Glow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020


    Your hosts Maisha & Hafsa accidentally stumble into some critical feminist theory as we talk about Jennifer's Body (2009), the demonic cult classic. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @darktalespod! Talk to us please! Episode produced by Maisha Razzaque.

    15 - A Rollercoaster In the Living Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020


    It's the first episode of the new decade! Join Maisha and Hafsa as they tell local haunted house expert Lara (@2008solara on Twitter and @larahoneck on IG) all about the unearthly origins of the infamous Winchester Mystery House... in exchange for some firsthand encounters of spectral hijinks of her own. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @darktalespod. Episode produced by Maisha Razzaque.

    14 - The Spirits Don't Want My Mother's Jewelry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019


    In our last episode of the year, we put our STEM degrees to work for once and dig deep into the DNA of this podcast. Join your hosts as we discuss the personal influences and Halloween aesthetics that led to the conception of Dark Tales, and later on we might even divulge some... firsthand hauntings. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @darktalespod, and happy holidays! Episode produced by Maisha Razzaque.

    13 - Witches Get Murked

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019


    It's finally October again, and you know what that means! Maisha and Hafsa pay homage to our favorite month and celebrate one full year of Dark Tales all in one by revisiting a 90s kid classic: Halloweentown (1998). Remember to follow @darktalespod on Twitter and Instagram! Episode produced by Maisha Razzaque.

    12 - This Giant, One-Eyed, Tentacled Monster Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019


    Maisha and Hafsa bring you into the mysterious workings of a small town everyone has heard of, but no one can ever seem to find. Join us as we dissect The Kirlian Frequency (2017), an animated web-series produced in Argentina. Remember, you can find us on Twitter and Instagram @darktalespod! Episode produced by Maisha Razzaque.

    11 - The Bad Vibes Hotel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2019


    This month, cold case detectives Maisha and Hafsa discuss the dark details and pod-approved conspiracies that surround the disappearance and death of Elisa Lam. Follow us @darktalespod on Twitter and Instagram! Episode produced by Maisha Razzaque.

    10 - She's A Thirsty Gal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019


    It's not a horror-for-cowards podcast without everyone's favorite horror mockumentary! This month we're joined by Friend of The Pod, Emily (@emmhuffman on Twitter and @huffwoman on insta) to discuss Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do In The Shadows (2014). So just sit back, relax... and maybe put down some towels.

    09 - You'll Get Succ'd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019


    The wait is over! Maisha and Hafsa, your favorite spooky short story savants, are back to talk about Robert McCammon’s “Nightcrawlers” (1985). As always, don’t forget to leave us a rating and follow us on twitter @darktalespod!

    08 - Mixtape (but Dark)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019


    Your favorite hosts Maisha and Hafsa have been toiling from the ghostly realm to produce a playlist for your spooky yet sick jam needs. For Apple, Spotify, or Youtube links to the full playlist, visit us on Twitter @darktalespod. Track List 1. Gold - Imagine Dragons 2. Seven Devils - Florence + The Machine 3. Jack's Lament - The All-American Rejects 4. Witch - the bird and the bee 5. Sing for Absolution - Muse 6. The Hanging Tree - Angus & Julia Stone 7. Crying Lightning - Arctic Monkeys 8. Roll Call - The Neighborhood 9. Casual Affair - Panic! At The Disco 10. DKLA - Troye Sivan, Tkay Maidza 11. Full Moon Tonight (ft. Bellaint) - Silvastone

    07 - Our Precocious Teen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019


    The Delphic duo is back for another month of Dark Tales! Join your hosts Maisha and Hafsa as they discuss the first two episodes of a Netflix Darling: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018). Remember to hit that subscribe button, leave us a review, and follow us on Twitter @ darktalespod. For any pod-related queries, reach out at darktalespod@gmail.com Are you obsessed with us? Follow us on IG: @mshrzq @hafsam10

    06 - The Ghost of Chad Floating Towards You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019


    Things are getting grim so join your dedicated hosts Hafsa and Maisha as they take turns in this month's storytelling episode. The first sordidly dark tale is about WWII French serial killer, Marcel Petiot while the second is a recount of the eerie circumstances surrounding the haunting of Wilson Hall. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @DarkTalesPod

    05 - Part Two: Death Becomes... Him?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019


    The Streepheads are back! Join Maisha, Hafsa, and Ethan as they finish discussing the second half of Death Becomes Her (1992). Missed the first half? See "05 - Part One: Beeper Representation" to catch up. Also, if you're obsessed, you can follow Ethan on Twitter (@ew_christopher) or Instagram (@ethan.christopher).

    05 - Part One: Beeper Representation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019


    Creep Streepheads Hafsa and Maisha are rocking Camp Film Twitter to its very core with guest Culture Consultant Ethan. Join them as they take on Death Becomes Her (1992). Also, follow Ethan on Twitter (@ew_christopher) or Instagram (@ethan.christopher). (Part 1 of 2).

    04 - Channeling Dick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019


    This month, our minty fresh hosts are starting off the new year by delving into the mind of Dick Donovan (J. E. Preston Muddock) in his short story: A Night Of Horror (1899).

    03 - Part Two: Blast that Guy Out of the Sky!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018


    Film studies majors are still SHAKING this December as Hafsa and Maisha wrap up their discussion on director Henry Selick. Part two's topic of discussion is The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).

    03 - Part One: Her Revenge Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018


    Film studies majors are Shook™ this December. Child horror experts Maisha and Hafsa do a study on Henry Selick. In part one, they delve into a fever dream of a film: Coraline (2009).

    02 - Hot Dads

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018


    This Halloween, our brilliant creep aficionados throw it back to the 90's television series "Goosebumps" based on the novels by R. L. Stine. Episodes of interest include "It Came From Beneath The Sink," "Welcome to Dead House," and "One Day At HorrorLand." Find us on Instagram: HAFSA - @hafsam10 MAISHA - @mshrzq

    01 - We Love A Devoted Husband

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018


    Today, our valiant spook enthusiasts dissect "Berenice" by Edgar Allan Poe.

    00 - Wimpcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2018


    Wrap yourself in a perpetual October! Listen to Dark Tales, the horror podcast for cowards.

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