Fiction Podcasts
12 podcasts in this category
Step into other worlds with the best fiction podcasts featuring scripted audio dramas, psychological thrillers, sci-fi adventures, and immersive storytelling. Experience the 'theatre of the mind' with these top-rated narrative series.
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Best Fiction podcasts
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The Magnus Archives
A weekly horror fiction anthology podcast exploring the archives of The Magnus Institute. A masterful blend of individual 'monster-of-the-week' stories and a massive, overarching cosmic horror narrative.
Welcome to Night Vale
Twice-monthly community updates from the small desert town of Night Vale. A masterclass in world-building and surreal storytelling.
Dungeons and Daddies
A D&D actual-play podcast about four dads from our world thrown into the Forgotten Realms to rescue their sons. D&D actual-play with a hilarious suburban-dad twist that is accessible to non-gamers.
Homecoming
A scripted thriller starring Catherine Keener, David Schwimmer, and Oscar Isaac. A-list Hollywood talent and innovative audio-docudrama storytelling.
LeVar Burton Reads
The best short fiction, handpicked and read to you by LeVar Burton. The world's best storyteller reading the world's best short fiction for adults.
Limon
Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee, never to be heard from again.
Marsfall
A science fiction audio drama about the first human colonists on Mars. Hard sci-fi colonization story with exceptional voice acting and production.
Old Gods of Appalachia
A horror-fiction podcast set in an Appalachia where dark gods lurk beneath the mountains. Horror that is deeply rooted in real Appalachian folklore and history.
The Adventure Zone
The McElroy family plays D&D and other tabletop RPGs with heart, humor, and incredible storytelling. Tabletop RPG actual-play that transcends the genre to become genuine, emotionally powerful narrative art.
The Bright Sessions
A science fiction podcast about people with supernatural abilities in therapy. Explores the psychological impact of being 'superhuman' in a grounded, therapy-based format.
The White Vault
A team is sent to investigate a remote signal station in the Arctic and discovers something terrible. Multilingual arctic horror with a found-footage format that feels startlingly real.
Wolf 359
A radio drama about life on a space station, dealing with isolation, secrets, and the unknown. One of the most beloved examples of modern audio drama, seamlessly blending humor and drama.