Best Fiction Podcasts
Updated: June 5, 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
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Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media
- 2
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
NOISER
- 3
The Adventure Zone
The McElroys
- 4
Last Resort
Voyage Media
- 5
The NoSleep Podcast
Creative Reason Media Inc.
- 7
Midnight Burger
Business Goose Media
- 8
Six Minutes
GZM Shows
- 9
Table Read
Manifest Media / TABLE READ
- 10
Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep
Dr. NoSleep Studios
- 11
Higher Grounds
YellaBird Media
- 12
Welcome to Night Vale
Night Vale Presents
- 13
Biome
Alex Zoubine
- 14
EXTRA ANORMAL
iEX Studios
- 15
Relatos de la Noche
Sonoro
- 16
Creepy
Bloody FM
- 17
Legends of Avantris
Avantris Entertainment
- 18
We're Alive
Wayland Productions Inc
- 19
Captains Quadrant
Captains Quadrant
- 20
Matt From Nomad’s
Matt Crabtree
- 21
Sherlock & Co.
Goalhanger
- 22
The SCP Experience
Dr. NoSleep Studios
- 23
Phoebe Reads a Mystery
Vox Media Podcast Network
- 26
Tower 4
Bloody FM
- 27
Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment
- 28
The Road of Shadows
Mark R. Healy
- 29
The Saints
The Merry Beggars
- 30
The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
Scott Miller
- 31
The Harbingers
Audacious Machine Creative
- 32
Full Body Chills
Audiochuck
- 33
CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio
Creeps McPasta
- 34
Saigon
iHeartPodcasts
- 35
American Afterlife
Gamut Podcast Network
- 36
Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast
Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast
- 37
National Emergency
The Midnight Mystery
- 38
Malevolent
Harlan Guthrie
- 39
The Mysteries Of Derlin County
Brandon
- 40
Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story
Citeog Podcasts
- 41
The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings
Bloody FM
- 42
The Truth
The Truth
- 43
The Dark Somnium
Bloody FM
- 44
Lighthouse Horror Podcast
Lighthouse Horror
- 45
Stories from the Village of Nothing Much
Wellness Loud
- 46
The Red Weather
iHeartPodcasts
- 47
Limelight
BBC Radio 4
- 48
The Lovecraft Investigations
BBC Radio 4
- 49
Jane Austen Stories
NOISER
- 50
Send Me To Sleep
Send Me To Sleep
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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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