The Sandbar

The Sandbar

From Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales & Other Weird Stories by Wilhelm

May 29, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 30

About this episode

Asher Ellis narrates a tale of a yacht heist gone wrong, exploring themes of karma and unexpected consequences.

USA. Asher Ellis teaches us that karma has a way of settling the score. Carlos would never have guessed how this job was going to end. Not in a million years. It was supposed to be easy. Highjack the yacht of some playboy the world wouldn't miss and make out like bandits. But things don't exactly go to plan. Other works by Asher Ellis:THE REMEDY published by Full Fathom Five, which two-time Bram Stoker award winner, Brian Keene, described as "The cure for the trite, too-familiar trappings infecting the horror genre." It was re-released by Deadite Press in 2023, along with its never-before-published sequel, THE THERAPY. CURSE OF THE PIGMAN - Crossroad PressPET - Crossroad PressCRACKER JACK re-released by Crystal Lake Publishing."EXPERTISE", a short-story which appeared in the Bram Stoker-nominated anthology, Worst Laid Plans from Grindhouse Press. Other audio work:HUMOR THEORY on the Tales to Terrify podcast. Award-winning short films: EXIT 7A, The Portal and Conjure X (available on the Tubi streaming app).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6tR5O7jOUc MY NAME IS ART was featured in Amazon's first annual "All Voices Film Festival," celebrating underrepresented communities…

People in this episode

Host: Wilhelm

Topics covered

  • karma
  • crime
  • unexpected consequences
  • yacht heist
  • horror

Keywords

  • yacht heist
  • karma
  • Asher Ellis
  • horror stories
  • unexpected twists

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Full Fathom Five, Grindhouse Press, Tales to Terrify, Amazon, Frighteningtales.com

Books & works: THE REMEDY, THE THERAPY, CURSE OF THE PIGMAN, PET, CRACKER JACK, EXPERTISE, HUMOR THEORY, EXIT 7A, The Portal, Conjure X

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