the horrors of love

Of course ♥️ I have listened to a lot of them so this is kind of going to be, horror anthologies I have listened to, ranked

Knifepoint horror - it's a classic for a reason. The stories can meander a bit too much for my taste but the atmosphere of isolation and slowly increasing mental unwellness is excellent. the best episodes will give you a lingering chill

pseudopod - another classic. It's been going for a million years, usually hosted by Alasdair Stuart, who played Peter on the Magnus archives. It focuses more on horror that's already been published, so there are plenty of oldies and some newer stuff as well. Basically it's a grab-bag, you'll probably like at least some of it. Tamsyn Muir had a short story read on it once

scare you to sleep - the narrator is excellent but her chosen stories lean more true crime than my taste, with all the pitfalls that entails. That said if you like horror about murderers this is the place to go, might be worth it for narration alone. Just skip the ones based on real events imo

Dust - another sf/horror anthology that wasn't quite to my taste, but similar to pseudopod, it includes a lot of stories already published, including one from ray Bradbury and another from cory doctorow. The tone of this one I'd say induces more of a dread and despair than a chill down the spine, but that might be what you're looking for

Nightlight - a horror anthology focusing on horror from black authors, with different narrators. The narration and quality of storytelling is good. This one gives me more of the spooky feeling that I prefer in a horror podcast

Palimpsest - an anthology by season, not by episode. I really enjoyed season 1 and found it both creepy and unexpectedly heart wrenching. A perfect combo for me

Uncanny county - another one that wasn't quite to my taste, but for those into more of a horror/comedy vibe, I can see it being really enjoyable. It focuses on horror from the American southwest

And finally for my favorites

We're not meant to know - slightly newer on the horror anthology podcast scene, it has one main writer and focuses on horror that's simply weird as hell. I think it has a ton of potential to get even better over the years, and this is a podcast that makes me excited to see what the writer is going to do next. I really enjoy the narration style too. For those of us who miss the clear annunciation of Jonny sims (give the girls with a warehouse job something PLEASE there's machinery in the background) this is like that, but American

Wrong station - the best horror anthology podcast out there in MY opinion. They've been going for ten years! They have everything! They're not scared to get weird with it! Sometimes there are spaceships! The characters have distinct povs and the stories have Themes. The narration style is both personable and easy to understand over loud machinery. You can tell the writers are putting some real thought into the narratives AND enjoying themselves a lot! The episodes are my preferred length of about 30 minutes. Podcast made for ME!!

quietly yours - I enjoy the ambiance and narration of this one, although the stories are not always specific and weird enough for my taste. Still, if you need a before-bed podcast, this one has the right tone

gray matter - I would recommend this one, although I think it shines when it focuses on existential dread and less so when it gets into Creature-summoning rituals. There are a lot of reworkings of Lovecraft stories, which I could take or leave, but there are also some real unique, creative gems here