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The top fiction podcasts to binge
50 Fiction podcasts told as one story, best heard from the first episode on, all free to listen to and with an episode out in the last month.
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1. Full Body Chills
- Length
- 31 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 154
- Since
- 2019
With over 100 nightmares to explore YOU can start anywhere. So grab your headphones, turn down the lights, & join us October 1st for some Full Body Chills…
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2. The Sleepy Bookshelf
- Length
- 42 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 852
- Since
- 2021
Fall asleep to classic works of fiction, adapted and narrated to help you relax. Each episode begins with a brief moment of relaxation followed by a quick…
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3. Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
- Length
- 35 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 114
- Since
- 2024
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories narrated by Hugh Bonneville. A woman struck dead after hearing a haunting whistle. A series of child-like drawings scrawled…
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4. Six Minutes
- Length
- 13 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 394
- Since
- 2018
Discover the most downloaded family audio drama in history. Eleven-year-old Holiday is pulled from the icy waters of Alaska with no memory of who she is or…
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5. Old Gods of Appalachia
- Length
- 40 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 149
- Since
- 2019
In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable…
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6. Midnight Burger
- Length
- 2 hr 8 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 110
- Since
- 2020
When Gloria took a waitressing job at a diner outside of Phoenix, she didn't realize she was now an employee of Midnight Burger, a time-traveling…
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7. The Haunted Library
- Length
- 33 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 15
- Since
- 2026
This library is home to curious things. Strange tales. Unanswered questions. Stories that linger longer than they should. Hosted by Colin Morgan (Merlin…
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8. Legends of Avantris
- Length
- 2 hr 44 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 445
- Since
- 2024
Seven chuckleheads goofing off, telling stories, and laughing way too loud, usually while playing D&D. This podcast features our stories that all take place…
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9. REDACTED
- Length
- 23 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 82
- Since
- 2025
Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his late-brother’s life in hopes of a fresh start. Instead of finding stability, Jacob finds…
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10. National Emergency
- Length
- 29 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 14
- Since
- 2026
When random, unexplained emergency broadcasts begin taking over devices without warning, targeting individuals with survival instructions where one mistake…
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11. Worlds Beyond Number
- Length
- 1 hr 10 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 100
- Since
- 2023
An epic, improvised storytelling podcast where Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, and Lou Wilson hang out together, play games, build worlds…
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12. Jane Austen Stories
- Length
- 44 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 40
- Since
- 2025
Join Dame Julie Andrews as she reads Jane Austen's original, unabridged classics, brought to life with original music and immersive sound design. Season One…
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13. Sherlock & Co.
- Length
- 35 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 165
- Since
- 2023
My name is Dr. John Watson, once of the British Army Northumberland Fusilier Regiment, now a true crime podcaster based in Central London. I don't have much…
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14. Malevolent
- Length
- 1 hr 2 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 90
- Since
- 2020
Do not fear the dark, fear what darkness brings... Arkham Private Investigator Arthur Lester wakes up with no memory of who he is or what has happened, only a…
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15. Don't Mind
- Length
- 32 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 36
- Since
- 2021
An anthology mystery series by Fool & Scholar Productions. --------- Cruxmont: After his brother, Colin, goes missing on a UK road trip, American Neal leaves…
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16. The Strata
- Length
- 30 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 161
- Since
- 2021
In a dystopian city, an ageing courier is forced to go into business with an underworld ganglord in order to pay for the treatment that keeps him alive.
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17. The Road of Shadows
- Length
- 26 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 65
- Since
- 2023
It's 1984, and Daniel Knox is on the run. He's spent his entire life evading mysterious creatures that are disguised as everyday people - the ones he calls…
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18. Camp Monsters
- Length
- 34 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 87
- Since
- 2019
These are the stories of impossible encounters with impossible creatures in the wildest corners of North America. We’ll travel the country, sit around campfires…
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19. Bloodrock Springs
- Length
- 22 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 18
- Since
- 2025
Mark R. Healy (The Strata, The Road of Shadows) returns with an exciting new audio drama. Bloodrock Springs is an engrossing thrill-ride for the listener…
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20. The Harbingers
- Length
- 39 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 33
- Since
- 2025
Adam Blackwell and Amy Stirling met as graduate students in anthropology, both obsessed with studying the same dead language and long-lost culture. Their…
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21. The Hollow
- Length
- 16 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 13
- Since
- 2020
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” The Hollow is a modern take on the timeless story of Ichabod Crane and…
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22. The Mysteries Of Derlin County
- Length
- 32 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 383
- Since
- 2023
Brandon returns home to Derlin county to solve a mystery surrounding a girl who went missing from his high school. After figuring it out, he soon realizes…
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23. The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
- Length
- 19 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 38
- Since
- 2021
The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel is a mystery adventure show for kids that the whole family will enjoy. In the show, eleven-year-old Mars Patel and…
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24. Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast
- Length
- 56 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 483
- Since
- 2017
Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons is a podcast where improvisers who’ve never roleplayed before journey into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. The series is hosted by our…
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25. Bunker 8
- Length
- 22 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 42
- Since
- 2024
Hidden beneath layers of secrecy and isolation, Bunker 8 plunges you into one of the most classified military outposts on Earth. Jack, a hardened Australian…
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26. The Void
- Length
- 22 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 45
- Since
- 2025
What do you know about the dark? When you look into the shadows, do you feel them watching back? In the town of Milton, the darkness isn't just in your head, it…
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27. Alice Isn't Dead
- Length
- 23 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 74
- Since
- 2016
A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial…
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28. How i Died
- Length
- 24 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 81
- Since
- 2019
Bodies are piling up in the strange town of Springfield, and forensic pathologist Jonathan Spacer intends to find out why. But, Jon isn’t without his own…
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29. Edge of the Forgotten
- Length
- 26 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 26
- Since
- 2025
There are cracks in this world … fractures stretching outward, shredding the veil between what we know and what lies beyond. Few are aware of it. Those who do…
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30. Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production
- Length
- 50 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 79
- Since
- 2020
Beatrice Ashe has a quiet life as an assistant at the Woodbine Agency, a small detective firm in the east end of Toronto. But things change for her quickly when…
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31. Mina and Lucy's Guide to Slaying Dracula
- Length
- 14 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 25
- Since
- 2023
When a mysterious ship washes ashore in Whitby, best friends Mina and Lucy begin to wonder if there’s something strange about the new kid in school. With Dr…
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32. The Bright Sessions
- Length
- 30 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 127
- Since
- 2015
The Bright Sessions is a science fiction audio drama that follows a group of therapy patients. But these are not your typical patients - each has a unique…
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33. Station 151
- Length
- 21 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 47
- Since
- 2022
Station 151 is Antarctica’s first and only astronomical radio observatory. Built by the Telders Corporation at an estimated cost of $200M USD, the station…
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34. Classic Ghost Stories
- Length
- 1 hr 7 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 398
- Since
- 2019
A weekly fiction podcast bringing you classic ghost stories, horror stories, and weird tales in audio form. Most episodes feature classic stories from the…
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35. OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween
- Length
- 26 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 55
- Since
- 2024
A genre-bending audio drama of character-driven adult dark fiction, thrillers, horror & suspense. Each story is fully dramatized with exceptional actors and…
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36. Shelterwood
- Length
- 37 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 30
- Since
- 2024
Shelterwood: A Suburban Gothic is a Docu-Horror Podcast written and produced by Stephen Indrisano. Join one man’s quest to find his long-lost sister in an…
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37. Dying On Tuesday
- Length
- 27 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 6
- Since
- 2026
For John Borden, dying is the least of his worries. It’s 1989 and John is an unscrupulous waterbed salesman sleeping through life, until he meets Claire, a…
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38. The Amelia Project
- Length
- 48 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 149
- Since
- 2017
The Amelia Project is a secret agency that fakes its clients' deaths, then lets them reappear with a brand new identity! A black comedy full of secrets…
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39. YAGA: The Official Podcast
- Length
- 33 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 4
- Since
- 2026
Step into the strange world of YAGA with YAGA: The Official Podcast, hosted by Carley Thorne. Join the cast and creative team as they unpack each episode…
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40. Mockery Manor
- Length
- 26 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 71
- Since
- 2019
Summer, 1989, somewhere in deepest darkest England. Mockery Manor is a theme park where people disappear, and it's up to a pair of chaotic teenage twins to…
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41. Incoming
- Length
- 23 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 66
- Since
- 2024
EMERGENCY ALERT. BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INCOMING. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. What would you do if you only had 20 minutes left to live?…
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42. The Penumbra Podcast
- Length
- 38 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 224
- Since
- 2016
At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel , a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous…
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43. Imagination Amplified
- Length
- 25 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 93
- Since
- 2024
Imagination Amplified is the home of GZM Shows, the award-winning creators of Six Minutes, The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel, Nightingale and…
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44. The Old Ways Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 13 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 926
- Since
- 2019
A narrative focused show in an actual play format where a group of great role-players entertain you with experiences in new and published scenarios. Call of…
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45. Friends at the Table
- Length
- 1 hr 44 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 560
- Since
- 2014
Friends at the Table is an actual play podcast about critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends. Find us (and a…
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46. The Thieves Guild
- Length
- 9 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 553
- Since
- 2023
Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. From Nebula, Sturgeon, and StorySouth Award nominee Jake Kerr comes an epic fantasy story in the…
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47. Alzabo Soup
- Length
- 1 hr 4 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 532
- Since
- 2016
Alzabo Soup is a literary analysis podcast where we literally become our favorite authors by devouring portions of their brains. We do chapter-by-chapter…
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48. The Magnus Archives
- Length
- 24 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 404
- Since
- 2016
“Make your statement, face your fear.” The Magnus Archives is an award winning weekly horror fiction audiodrama podcast examining what lurks in the archives…
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49. That Love Podcast
- Length
- 23 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 383
- Since
- 2020
That Love Podcast is home to one of the world's largest collections of original audio romance, romantic comedy, and fiction podcasts. Created and written by…
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50. Dice Shame
- Length
- 36 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 369
- Since
- 2019
Imagine your best game of D&D. The shocks, the twists and turns, the moments that can’t be caught because you just had to be there. That’s Dice Shame. With…
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