The Magnus Archives, imo, is the highest quality horror fiction podcast out there. The network, Rusty Quill, has quite a few good shows. After The Magnus Archives I’d recommend Old Gods of Appalachia, The Silt Verses, and Malevolent.

Obligatory mention of the classics:

The Black Tapes, and Tannis. These shows are by the Pacific Northwest Stories network and they both start off super strong before really falling off hard in later seasons.

Someone must have been around at the start of that network that left or something, idk, but the quality drops off hard. Totally worth a listen though.

I’ve heard fantastic things about the Mr. Ballen podcast but haven’t listened yet myself.

Final mention: A Voice From Darkness;

This show is basically Coast to Coast AM (a real late night paranormal radio show) set in a world where the supernaturally is 100% real.

It’s pretty great imo, good balance of entertaining fun and actually creepy stuff, sadly the creators go on hiatus a lot. It’s been months since the last episode.

Speaking of which, I’d also recommend old Coast to Coast archives with Art Bell, specifically the Ghost to Ghost episodes. The Art Bell Tape Vault playlist on Spotify has them all.

Edit: Last Podcast on The Left is my absolute favorite podcast out there. It’s comedy, but the subject matter is true crime/cults/the paranormal.

I’d start with an episode on the more fun side, a ghost or cult episode (anything except The Anthill Kids or Children of God) as currently they’re covering the Chicago Rippers and it’s pretty brutal.

I have tried every horror podcast* that’s ever been recommended to me, but this is the only consistent. I never miss an episode. It’s top notch with a massive cast of actors and a big budget.

*Horror story podcasts. I generally can’t get into discussions about horror, genres, etc.

I really enjoyed Alice isn’t dead.

Night Vale is fun too - easy to listen to when your wrangling kids. That’s more like x-files, I think I’d call it weird rather than horror.

For books, Draculas is what I’d recommend. It’s a completely fun, blood soaked romp by four horror authors.

Yes I have listened to many horror podcast but I have to agree NoSleep is the best. The narrators know how to tell a scary story. Also Horror stories from Youtube are quite good.

More horror for studying at The Spooky Scholars Podcast - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/spookyscholars

The Horror Survivor episodes are hilarious. Especially because I’m a huge survivor fan

Old gods of Appalachia, Magnus archives and Roanoke Falls are great for long form story telling. A couple anthologies I didn't see that are great are Horror Hill, Drew Bloods dark tales, nocturnal transmissions and Scare you to sleep.

Yes this is the best I’ve ever come across. I have literally listened to almost every episode ever put out! (I can’t stand listening to Christmas things any other time of the year so I have all the Xmas specials left for around the holidays each year). I also have kids and I can’t watch horror because they always want to watch the scary stuff so I can’t even put it on while they play or are distracted because alll they want to do is watch it (genetic? Lol). So this podcast is my life blood for getting a horror fix and getting through the dishes all without traumatizing my kiddos

This is a shameless self promo but a couple friends and I have a Horror/Comedy podcast that covers all kinds of spooky stuff! Check it out if you want

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scary-stories-to-tell-when-youre-drunk/id1457517095?fbclid=IwAR3UUbcjxWWdfQMpubCF6plIEk0_sydVHa81lB9V8wv7OfnKlAzmieVI1qE

Last Podcast on the Left is a good one! It’s a mix of true crime and some spooky episodes with humor mixed in.

NoSleep is my absolute favorite.

Lore is interesting- not really horror but about different legends and, well, lore.

The Black Tapes is good too.

Went looking for some myself recently.

My Neighbors Are Dead: Comedy; ”Join host Adam Peacock as he talks to the lesser known characters from your favorite horror films.”

Homecoming: ”Homecoming won't feel like a horror story in the traditional sense. It's unsettling and strange, and that surrealism will almost surely affect you in some way, even if it doesn't make you jump out of your seat. The major draw to this podcast, though, is the cast: Oscar Isaac, Catherine Keener, and David Schwimmer are just a few of the stars who voice the story.” It's also now a TV series on Amazon Prime.

Alice Isn’t Dead: ”A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman.”

Knifepoint Horror: Stories

The Apex & The Abyss: True crime

Snap Judgement Presents: Spooked: Stories

Haunted Places: like Lore but with locations

Rabbits: ”When Carly Parker’s friend Yumiko goes missing under very mysterious circumstances, Carly’s search for her friend leads her headfirst into a ancient mysterious game known only as Rabbits.”

Inside the Exorcist: ”Mark Ramsey’s Inside series tells the stories behind some of cinema’s greatest films, including Psycho and Jaws. Each season is a must-listen in its own right, but 2017’s Inside The Exorcist is flat-out the scariest podcast that I’ve ever heard. The impeccable writing, performances — and crucially, the sound design by Jeff Schmidt — all come together for a storytelling experience that is emotionally riveting, and at times as terrifying as the William Friedkin movie itself. I listened to most of this podcast while I was home alone, which was a terrible mistake.”

Video Palace: ”Created by Nick Braccia and Michael Monello for the horror streaming service Shudder, the podcast follows a video collector named Mark Cambria who finds himself investigating “The White Tapes” — fabled VHS cassettes that, when watched, can drive the viewer insane. It mixes the retro nostalgia of Stranger Things with the technological paranoia of The Ring, and three episodes in it has already worked its way under my skin.”; Available to Shudder subscribers and weekly via Apple Podcasts

Archive 81: ”a found footage horror podcast about ritual, stories, and sound.”

Edit: almost forgot the newer one, Blackwood: ”Five years ago, Molly Weaver, Bryan Anderson, and Nathan Howell started a podcast focused on the local legend of a monster called The Blackwood Bugman. Quickly, the investigation grew out of their control, as they discovered that, not only are the legends seemingly true, many people in Blackwood have turned up dead or disappeared without a trace. Worse, there may be a reason why no one has ever uncovered the truth before. Someone is watching them, willing to do whatever it takes to keep the secret. Their recordings have finally been released.”

If you like horror movies, I’m a huge fan of Shock Waves, Fear Frequency, and Post Mortem with Mick Garris.

I would say Evolution of horror. Imho best horror podcast available right now.

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Too Scary, Didn’t Watch is a fun podcast that recaps movies.

Faculty of Horror does a deep dive on various horror movies from an academic/Feminist perspective.

i know Dead Meat does them! i like james and chelsea a lot

Not everyone's cup of tea, but my personal fave is an LGBT+ podcast hosted by two drag queens, The Boulet Brothers. It's called Creatures of the Night.

They review various horror films, shows, comics and books on their podcast. They also tell horror facts or stories from history in each episode.

Highly recommend Pod Mortem. They go through the movie scene by scene and talk about budget/how the movie came to be/how certain scenes were filmed/what the actors or directors have said in interviews. I think they do a really good job at appreciating each movie. I usually listen after I’ve seen the movie but I’ll also listen if I don’t want to watch the movie but want to know exactly what happened.

Too scary, didn’t watch is a horror movie recap show with three ladies. One of them loves horror movie, the other two are too scared to watch horror movies so she recaps it for them.

Dead Meat/Dead Meat Presents

I love Faculty of Horror, it's a pretty academic look into horror films with a feminist leaning. I also love Nightmare on Film Street, it's a little less academic, but the two hosts are super enthusiastic about horror so they do a great job.

The Evolution of Horror! Examines the history of horror cinema, by sub-genre. Intelligent, lively and soothing analysis. Also Zobo With a Shotgun! Similar to EoH, but with more of a focus on more extreme films.

The Dead Meat pod is good. They mix in plenty of humor to go with the reviews.

In Voorhees We Trust (with Gourley and Rust!) is one of my favorites!

This is a little off-piste but The Black Tapes podcast genuinely scared the bejeezus out of me. It's documentary style fiction about a journalist uncovering a series of mysterious black tapes which each have supernatural incidents captured on them. They're owned by a paranormal professor with a handsome cash prize for anyone who can provide him proof that ghosts exist.

It spins out from there. Genuinely creepy podcast.

If you dig Evolution of Horror then check out Drunken Horror! Hilarious and great conversation and it features some of the folks that appear on EoH including Mike Muncer!

The Magnus Archives!

Post Mortem with Mick Garris.

Spooked

Werewolf Ambulance

Screams After Midnight

Scared Boys

I'm subscribed to literally 30 horror movie podcasts right now but these 3 are easily my favorites. I prefer a less serious approach that focuses less on facts and history and more on the love of watching horror movies as fans.

Your Horror Show - This a full cast show that does a Halloween special every year. Really fun stories. Very similar to Tales from the Crypt.

Omnious Thrill - Dark fiction. Like Black Mirror meets American Horror Story. Amazing sound design and actors.

Classic Ghost Stories Podcast - Tony Walker

This guy narrates classic ghost stories; he's got talent as a voice actor, so he makes them sound scary.

Uncanny

"Japan Makes me Scared" is a great collection of narrated horror stories from Japan!

https://anchor.fm/s/f6faf5f4/podcast/rss

Monsters Among Us: call in show covering all supernatural events, from ghosts, to UFOs, to cryptids. Feels very reminiscent of the old Coast to Coast radio show.

Jim Harold's Campfire: very similar vibe to Monsters Among Us, but Jim will often have a back and forth with the guest, rather than just a voicemail call in.

Scared to Death: husband and wife taking turns telling each other scary, supposedly true stories. Dan's are great narratives, but often come across as creepypasta. Lynze's feel more like listener emails and more authentic. Both are great storytellers and there's something for everyone. They have great chemistry, surprise surprise.

Belief Hole: brothers who get together and tell spooky stories of paranormal, UFOs, and general high strangeness. Not as regular of uploads as the above posts, but their production value is great and there's a good back catalogue to go through.

Sightings: this one is a new discovery of mine, but it is incredible. It's only about a year old, but it should honestly be a top podcast. Each episode, they briefly go over the topic before one of the hosts does a dramatic reading of haunting, abduction, cryptid sighting, whatever it may be that week. The guy's vocal work is amazing, and the production value is about as good as you'll get from a podcast.

Faculty of Horror! Always my go to for solid horror film discussion.

The No Sleep Podcast.

There are multiple voice actors for the stories! Very immersive. I have tried other horror podcasts and nothing compares to this one- for horror stories.

Evolution of Horror is without a doubt the best horror podcast I know about

Begging you to check out Knifepoint Horror.

In fact, that goes for everyone else too, since I didn’t see it mentioned yet!

Too Scary; Didn’t Watch is my favorite 

It’s like one or two of the women are big horror fans and the other two aren’t and get the films described to them as they watch through and talk about them

I think our analog/cosmic horror podcast, Forbidden Cassettes: Consummation, would be a good fit. We just released the season 1 finale, so it’s a complete listen.

Here’s a synopsis:

Dov Kandel has spent the better part of two decades exposing vast government conspiracies and exploring unsettling paranormal phenomena on his popular, late-night talk radio program, KANDEL AGAINST THE DARK. After interviewing thousands of callers and guests, he’s certain he’s heard it all. His next guest will prove him wrong.

Author and investigator Orson Libretti has joined Dov for an unprecedented two-night discussion to promote his new novel, CONSUMMATION. It is an apocalyptic tale of cosmic horror.

But for Orson, this is no ordinary book tour. Defying his publisher’s demands that the book be marketed as fiction, he insists that it is based on actual events — a cataclysmic chain reaction that annihilated a parallel universe.

A questionable claim, to be sure, if he didn’t have the tapes to prove it.

I'd second The White Vault. Also The Silt Verses, Lovecraft Investigations and Old Gods of Appalachia.

r/werealive ; lots of episodes, all connected in some way and plot driven

The Milkmen of St. Gaff's

Alice Isn't Dead

Spirit Box Radio

Limetown

What Happened In Skinner

Left, Right Game

Dawn Falls

Deviser

The Harrowing

Ice-Cream

Dead Meat Pete

Mordeo

The Sheridan Tapes

Video Palace