The Book Griffin Podcast
This channel hosts a collection of short stories, written by Ann Butler. Each story has a slightly creepy or quirky bent and contains adult themes. The average length of each episode is 10 minutes, making it easy for commuters or people who don’t have the time to listen to long audio dramas. Ann would love to hear what you think about her stories so please leave a comment.
Episodes

2 days ago
Foxes
2 days ago
2 days ago
Foxes can be so cute, especially the cubs. Surely nothing can go wrong with taming them, with feeding them, can it?
This short story was written by Ann Butler, the author of Caught Out and After the Hurt.
Sound effects were provided by Pixabay.
#pixabay #thebookgriffin #audiophile #horrorstories #creepystory #horrorstory #creepytales #shortstories #annbutler #podtok #podstagram #podcastlovers

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Catch the Sad
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
What do you do - what can you do, when you're feeling unbelievably sad? Maybe a walk with nature is the answer. Maybe.
Another short story from #annbutler. Sound effects were courtesy of Pixabay. The contributors are Serenity Ambience, the Freesound Community, Slice Beats and Karim Nessim
#beathesadness #sadthoughts #dontworrybehappy #happythoughts #walkformentalhealth #goodmentalhealth #walkingforhealth #instayoutube #bookstagram #booktok #instabookstagram #thebookgriffin

Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
De Laurence
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
The story of a good man who goes to a dark place to protect his teenage son from vicious bullies.
The story is a work of fiction and references dark magic. Soundtrack is Suspenseful Moods (Cinematic) and was provided by Pixabay.
#pixabay #thebookgriffin #darktales #revengetales #revengestory #annbutler #afterthehurt #jamaicanfolklore #jamaicanmyths #deLaurencemyth #spriritualism #jamaicantales #jamaicanfolkreligion #darkmagic

Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Not Everyone Stays in the Light - a ghostly story
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Another short story with a ghostly vibe, which answers the question why do we sometimes think we've seen a ghost?
Background music is Samurai Flutes by Onetent and was provided by Pixabay.
#onetent #pixabay #annbutler #thebookgriffin #audiophile #ghoststory #shortstory #ghostlytale #audiotok #shortstories #ghoststories

Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
The Final Navigators - a ghost story
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
The latest short story from Ann Butler, The Book Griffin, is about Sid.
Sid helped to build the canal network in Britain. At least, he would have, had he not been killed by a tunnel collapse on his first day. Now, he's stuck. But he doesn't mind. He gets to watch over his family until he can let them know what happened to him.
Background music and sound effects were created by Ido Berg and Rocket and provided by Pixabay.
Ann Butler is the author of the novel After the Hurt. After the Hurt can be purchased from most e-book stores and can be ordered at most book shops.
#annbutler #afterthehurt #thebookgriffin #navigators #navvies #britishengineers #diggingaccidents #accidentsatwork #1880slabourers #labourers #idoberg #pixabay #shortstories #bibliophile #ghoststories #hauntings

Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
The No-Place - a ghost story
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
That place where the passed on wait until they complete their unfinished business. Kiera is in the No-place. Derek is her unfinished business!
Sound effects are from Pixabay. The artists are Thomas Herudek and Ido Berg.
#thebookgriffinpodcast #ghoststory #revengestory #annbutler #creepystory #creepypodcast #pixabay
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Ann Butler is the author of After the Hurt, which is available from all good book sellers in paperback and e-book formats.

Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Brass Neck - the story of a murder
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
1880s England. A young woman has been married off to a rough publican. She could settle, and call this her lot in life. But this woman has a solid brass neck, and she's not about to put up with what she doesn't have to.
The story makes reference to the death of a child. Sound effects were provided by Pixabay.
Ann Butler is the author of the women's fiction novel After the Hurt, a story of the fallout from an office romance. After the Hurt is available in paperback and as an e-book.
#victorianengland #londonstories #pubstories #pixabay

Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Shame You Didn't See Me
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
This latest is a story of rivalry and bitching among moneyed folks. Mel looks down on Petra - she's not good enough for their group of friends. But Mel should have been paying closer attention.
Shame You Didn't See Me was written by Ann Butler. The background track is Chillout-96-4200 by 1tamara2 and was provided by Pixabay.
Ann Butler is the author of the colleagues-to-lovers, workplace romance After the Hurt, which is available as an e-book and in paperback. To purchase use one of the links below:
Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/cmLdFkO
Google Play Books: After the Hurt
Other online book sellers: books2read.com/u/47L8XR
#thebookgriffin #annbutler #afterthehurt #podcaster #audiophile #audiotales #bibliophile #amWriting #authorlife #britishauthor #novelist #writerscommunity #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #weirdtales #unsettlingstories #hauntedhouse #podcastersontiktok #applepodcast #youtubepodcast

The Book Griffin Podcast
This channel hosts a collection of short stories, written by Ann Butler.
They are usually ghost stories. They are kept short so they're easily consumed by commuters or people who can't find the time to listen to long audio dramas.
Ann would love to hear what you think about her stories so please leave a comment.
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#creepystories #scarystories #hauntings #moodystories #shortstories #thebookgriffin #narratedstories #unsettlingstories #ghoststories #ghostly #hauntedhouse