10 Best Dark Fantasy Podcasts

1. NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE - Horror and Dark Fantasy Story Podcast (Audiobook | Short Stories)

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Edited by Wendy N. Wagner, NIGHTMARE is a critically-acclaimed digital magazine of horror and dark fantasy. In its pages, you will find all kinds of horror and dark fantasy, from zombie stories and haunted house tales, to visceral psychological horror. Every month NIGHTMARE will bring you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction, and featuring a variety of authors: from the bestsellers and award-winners you already know to the best new voices you haven't heard of yet...MORE Host John Joseph Adams
Producer/Network Realm
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2. The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel

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Short folklore episodes exploring different faery creatures that have captured imaginations and ignited curiosity. Hosted by dark fantasy author Ronel Janse van Vuuren.
Host Ronel Janse van Vuuren
Producer/Network Ronel Janse van Vuuren
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Twitter 1.9KInstagram 359 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. Dark Minds : Horror & Dark Fantasy Writers

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For the best in Horror listen to our newest podcast series 'Dark Minds' Here we talk with the creators of some of the most ingenious suspense, horror, and dark fantasy writing to find out how they get there. We will go through their process and what influenced them to get into writing and keeps them interested. From the makers of the House of Mystery radio show Alan R Warren. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Alan Warren
Producer/Network Alan Warren
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. The Iron Realm Mega Dungeon Crawl & Dark Fantasy Solo RPG Gaming Podcast

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The following podcast is intended for adult audiences. Listener discretion is advised.The Iron Realm.When all Planes of Existence fall to ash, there is only one realm that remains. Before you in all directions, deep in the dark, there lies the Maze. Millions of miles of corridors, caves, tunnels without end. This is the ultimate dungeon. Orcs! Goblins! Lizard Men! Trolls! Ready your sword, your spells, your crossbow, your Warhammer. Keep close your companions, for they are your only hope for survival. Elf! Fighter! Wizard! Cleric! There are no rerolls. There is no way out...MORE Host Abel Enzo
Producer/Network The Maze Master, Abel Enzo
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 16Twitter 58 Get Email Contact

5. Mistlight - A Dark Fantasy 5e Actual Play

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The world is trapped inside of a haunting fog that surrounds the realm. There are only a few hours of daylight per day. The Mists themselves are a mystery. Most who enter the mists never return. Those that do are changed in such a way that they are unrecognizable or utterly insane. Nothing comes out of the mist. What lies beyond and what caused the world to change?A D&D 5e campaign set in the Dark Realm. A gothic horror and dark fantasy about four adventurers' journey with karma, sanity and mutated monsters as they navigate the mysterious and otherworldly mist blanketing the land...MORE Producer/Network Tablestory
Email ****@tablestory.co
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 13Twitter 4.8KInstagram 475 Avg Length 169 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

6. Aethuran Dark Saga - A Dark Fantasy Audio Fiction

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Imagine Game of Thrones merged with Witcher but with a horror spin. Aethuran Dark Saga has often been branded a dramatized audiobook as the richness of the world portrayed puts it miles ahead of many other podcasts. This show takes no prisoners and immerses the listener in a dismal gritty world drenched in blood and filled with wailings of its inhabitants. It's as gripping as it is unforgiving, written and acted with true passion and attention to detail, which is going to make your heart grow with compassion towards the characters, only to shatter it to pieces a minute later...MORE Host P. D Usher
Producer/Network P. D Usher
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 140Twitter 1.4K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Dec 2017 Get Email Contact

7. Stories by Sarah Danielle

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Original Fantasy stories written and recorded by me--Sarah Danielle. Current work: Forsaken by Shadows.Inspired by the work of R.A. Salvatore, this redemption tale is set in Dungeons and Dragons' Forgotten Realms setting. This dark fantasy story follows the story of a young half-elf girl as she struggles to survive enslavement to dark elves, and the drow prince who finds his life radically altered the day he meets her.MORE Host Sarah Danielle
Producer/Network Sarah Danielle
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Chronicles of Fhaerythe

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Chronicles of Fhaerythe is a full-cast dark fantasy audio fiction series from Phantasmal Bard Studios. The series follows Nikan Zahnt, a sea-dweller who believes in the existence of magic despite the lack of it in the world. Nikan spends his time tracking down rumors of magic and reported strange occurrences in the hopes of finding proof of his fantastical claims.Nikan character art by: @KatyscarartMORE Producer/Network Nikki Flynn
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9. The Dark Magazine

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A mix of dark fantasy and horror short fiction by both established and rising stars, from The Dark Magazine—and with recent stories reprinted in year's best anthologies, listed on Locus Recommended Reading List, and a subscriber base growing every month, 'this new dark fantasy zine is settling well into its niche, which is picking up weirdness as it grows'—Locus.MORE Producer/Network Prime Books
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 2.9KTwitter 6.8K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact