“HOLES: A HIVE BENEATH THE SKIN” and More Short Horror Stories of Fiction

About this episode

The episode features a chilling story about a man who discovers a hole in his back, along with other short horror stories.

A man discovers a tiny hole in his back, and by morning something has begun building a home inside him. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Holes” by S. R. Underschultz: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdjm36d7 “I Was Born With Superhuman Abilities” by Alayne Winters: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2zsjba5f “Leaving the Hospital” by Weirdo family member, Louise Latham “To the Moon and Back” submitted anonymously to WeirdDarkness.com “Don’t Let This Be You” by Hikari Shimizu: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/594memkb “Grandma’s House” by Weirdo family member, Rachel West Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases. ) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• horror stories
• paranormal
• true crime
• fiction
• superhuman abilities

Keywords

• horror
• paranormal
• true crime
• fiction
• superhuman abilities
• WeirdDarkness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WeirdDarkness

Books & works: Holes, To the Moon and Back, Grandma’s House

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