“HOLES: A HIVE BENEATH THE SKIN” and More Short Horror Stories of Fiction

“HOLES: A HIVE BENEATH THE SKIN” and More Short Horror Stories of Fiction

Author: Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness | Full-Time Voice Actor April 28, 2026 Duration: 1:12:06
A man discovers a tiny hole in his back, and by morning something has begun building a home inside him.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Holes” by S. R. Underschultz: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdjm36d7
“I Was Born With Superhuman Abilities” by Alayne Winters: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2zsjba5f
“Leaving the Hospital” by Weirdo family member, Louise Latham
“To the Moon and Back” submitted anonymously to WeirdDarkness.com
“Don’t Let This Be You” by Hikari Shimizu: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/594memkb
“Grandma’s House” by Weirdo family member, Rachel West
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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Originally aired: December 16, 2018


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