Best Fiction Podcasts
Updated: June 10, 2026
Top fiction podcasts including drama, comedy fiction, and science fiction. Immerse yourself in the best audio storytelling and serialized narratives.
Top Fiction Podcasts — Updated Daily for 2026
Discover the 50 most popular fiction podcasts based on daily Apple Podcasts chart rankings. This list is curated by CastFox using real listening data — not editorial picks — so you always see what audiences are actually tuning into. From breakout new shows to established favorites, these are the fiction podcasts dominating the charts right now. Click any podcast to explore its full analytics profile with global rankings, listener estimates, Apple Podcasts reviews, and more.
Top 50 Podcasts
50 shows- 1
Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media
- 2
The NoSleep Podcast
Creative Reason Media Inc.
- 3
Table Read
Manifest Media / TABLE READ
- 4
The Adventure Zone
The McElroys
- 5
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
NOISER
- 6
Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep
Dr. NoSleep Studios
- 8
Six Minutes
GZM Shows
- 9
Midnight Burger
Business Goose Media
- 10
Last Resort
Voyage Media
- 11
Welcome to Night Vale
Night Vale Presents
- 12
Higher Grounds
YellaBird Media
- 13
Relatos de la Noche
Sonoro
- 14
EXTRA ANORMAL
iEX Studios
- 16
Biome
Alex Zoubine
- 17
Legends of Avantris
Avantris Entertainment
- 18
Sherlock & Co.
Goalhanger
- 19
Creepy
Be Afraid
- 20
The SCP Experience
Dr. NoSleep Studios
- 21
We're Alive
Wayland Productions Inc
- 22
The Lovecraft Investigations
BBC Radio 4
- 23
Phoebe Reads a Mystery
Vox Media Podcast Network
- 24
Knifepoint Horror
SpectreVision Radio
- 25
The Saints
The Merry Beggars
- 26
Captains Quadrant
Captains Quadrant
- 27
Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast
Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast
- 28
Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment
- 29
Matt From Nomad’s
Matt Crabtree
- 30
Tower 4
Bloody FM
- 31
The Road of Shadows
Mark R. Healy
- 32
National Emergency
The Midnight Mystery
- 33
The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings
Bloody FM
- 34
Full Body Chills
Audiochuck
- 36
Malevolent
Harlan Guthrie
- 37
American Afterlife
Gamut Podcast Network
- 38
The Harbingers
Audacious Machine Creative
- 39
Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story
Citeog Podcasts
- 40
Saigon
iHeartPodcasts
- 41
Desert Skies
Jared Carter
- 42
The Mysteries Of Derlin County
Brandon
- 43
Lighthouse Horror Podcast
Lighthouse Horror
- 44
Stories from the Village of Nothing Much
Wellness Loud
- 45
Paranormal
Fepo
- 47
CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio
Creeps McPasta
- 49
Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment
- 50
The Gentleman From Hell
Maeltopia
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How CastFox Ranks Podcasts
CastFox ranks podcasts using real chart data collected daily from Apple Podcasts. Unlike editorial picks or listener polls, our rankings are based on actual chart performance — giving you an objective view of what people are listening to right now.
We track chart positions across every genre and over 100 countries. Each podcast on this page is ranked by its position on the Apple Podcasts charts, deduplicated and sorted to show the most popular shows first. Rankings refresh every 24 hours so you always see the latest trends.
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