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Ash Tales is a podcast of original short fiction about the end of the world.

The podcast has attracted around 200,000 downloads and been featured in The Guardian, which called it “a small, interesting British show that’s worth supporting.”

Ash Tales: Stories of the Apocalypse — listen to Suspirium Viridae

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Suspirium Viridae

By Jasmin Kirkbride 7:45

When speaking can kill, silence is only the beginning.

During a scorching summer, a teenager watches a strange disease spread through human words and songs. As conversations are restricted and everyday life falls apart, even a whisper can have terrible consequences.

Contains strong language, death, and themes of anxiety and pandemic illness.

Ash Tales: Stories of the Apocalypse — listen to Point Nemo

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Point Nemo

By Ryan Law 11:36

Ash Tales returns with Point Nemo, an original short story by Ryan Law.

At the remotest point in the Pacific, the salvage vessel Polaris waits for objects to fall from orbit. After four weeks without a find, its crew finally locates something on the ocean floor. But this is no ordinary salvage.

Contains strong language, violence and horror.