South Africa · Genre chart · October 2026

Top Fiction Podcasts in South Africa

Top Fiction Podcasts in South Africa today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for South Africa into one Pulse Score. A show that ranks well on several platforms scores higher than one that tops a single chart. YouTube does not publish a top podcasts chart for South Africa.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
NOISER

Apple #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2Up 9 from #11

The Haunted Library
BBC Studios

Apple #2 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3Down 1 from #2

Bear Hunt
Goalhanger

Apple #3 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #3

89Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

The Sleepy Bookshelf
Slumber Studios

Apple #4 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #4

84Pulse Score out of 100
5Down 2 from #3

Jane Austen Stories
NOISER

Apple #5 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 3 from #9

The Archers
BBC Radio 4

Apple #6 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #6

76Pulse Score out of 100
7Up 6 from #13

The Mysteries Of Derlin County
Brandon

Apple #7 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #7

72Pulse Score out of 100
8Down 1 from #7

True Scary Stories
Creator at Obomedia

Apple #8 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #8

70Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 4 from #5

Sherlock & Co.
Goalhanger

Apple #9 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #9

67Pulse Score out of 100
10Down 2 from #8

Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep
Dr. NoSleep Studios

Apple #10 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #10

64Pulse Score out of 100
11Down 1 from #10

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Audacious Machine Creative

Apple #11 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #11

61Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 20 from #32

Six Minutes
GZM Shows

Apple #12 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #12

59Pulse Score out of 100
13Up 7 from #20

Mockery Manor
Long Cat Media

Apple #13 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #13

57Pulse Score out of 100
14Up 65 from #79

The Road of Shadows
Mark R. Healy

Apple #14 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #14

55Pulse Score out of 100
15Up 7 from #22

The White Vault
Fool and Scholar Productions

Apple #15 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #15

54Pulse Score out of 100
16Up 29 from #45

Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #16 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #16

51Pulse Score out of 100
17Up 13 from #30

Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media

Apple #17 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #17

50Pulse Score out of 100
18Down 12 from #6

Kids Short Stories: a Bedtime Show By Mr Jim
Storybutton and Mr. Jim

Apple #18 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #18

49Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 5 from #24

Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast
Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast

Apple #19 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #19

46Pulse Score out of 100
20Up 19 from #39

The Strata
Mark R. Healy

Apple #21 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #21

44Pulse Score out of 100
21Up 122 from #143

Borrasca
QCODE

Apple #20 Castbox — Pocket Casts #20

44Pulse Score out of 100
22Down 10 from #12

The NoSleep Podcast
Creative Reason Media

Apple #22 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #22

43Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 20 from #43

The Lesbian Romantic - Immersive Stories
Sigrid Dufraimont

Apple #23 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #23

43Pulse Score out of 100
24Down 8 from #16

The SCP Experience
Dr. NoSleep Studios

Apple #24 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #24

41Pulse Score out of 100
25No change

The Leviathan Chronicles
Leviathan Audio Productions

Apple #25 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #25

39Pulse Score out of 100
26Up 61 from #87

The Dr. John Delony Show
Ramsey Network

Apple #26 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #26

39Pulse Score out of 100
27Up 2 from #29

The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane
Slumber Studios

Apple #27 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #27

37Pulse Score out of 100
28Down 2 from #26

The Adventure Zone
The McElroys

Apple #28 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #28

37Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 5 from #34

Tower 4
Bloody FM

Apple #29 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #29

37Pulse Score out of 100
30Up 16 from #46

Drama of the Week
BBC Radio 4

Apple #30 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #30

35Pulse Score out of 100
31Up 54 from #85

The Truth
The Truth

Apple #31 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #31

35Pulse Score out of 100
32Up 87 from #119

How i Died
Audiohm Media

Apple #32 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #32

34Pulse Score out of 100
33Down 6 from #27

Midnight Burger
Business Goose Media

Apple #33 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #33

34Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 19 from #15

Thirteen
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #35 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #35

32Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 23 from #58

True Horror Stories
True Horror Stories

Apple #36 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #36

32Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 18 from #18

Welcome to Night Vale
Night Vale Presents

Apple #34 Castbox — Pocket Casts #34

31Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 20 from #17

Don't Mind
Fool and Scholar Productions

Apple #37 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #37

31Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 3 from #35

Clarkesworld Magazine
Clarkesworld Magazine

Apple #38 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #38

30Pulse Score out of 100
39Down 25 from #14

Full Body Chills
Audiochuck

Apple #40 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #40

29Pulse Score out of 100
40Up 7 from #47

The Royals of Malibu
Emerald Audio

Apple #41 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #41

29Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 54 from #95

Galactic Horrors
Galactic Horrors

Apple #39 Castbox — Pocket Casts #39

28Pulse Score out of 100
42Down 19 from #23

Room 1D343: I'll Stop When They're Dead
Voyage Media

Apple #42 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #42

28Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 2 from #41

Malevolent
Harlan Guthrie

Apple #43 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #43

28Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

Rereading the Stone
Kevin Wilson, William Jones

Apple #44 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #44

27Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton

Apple #46 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #46

26Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 31 from #77

Jesters of Ravenloft: A D&D Podcast
Dumb-Dumbs & Dice

Apple #47 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts #47

26Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

Sillybean
Sillybeans

Apple #45 Castbox — Pocket Casts #45

25Pulse Score out of 100
48Up 8 from #56

Limelight
BBC Radio 4

Apple #48 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #48

25Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 21 from #28

Midnight Radio
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #50 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #50

25Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

Não Inviabilize
Déia Freitas

Apple #49 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts #49

25Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 31 from #82

End of All Hope
Bloody FM

Apple #52 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
52Up 8 from #60

The Archers Omnibus
BBC Radio 4

Apple #51 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
53Down 34 from #19

Phoebe Reads a Mystery
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #54 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
54Up 18 from #72

The Dark Somnium
Bloody FM

Apple #53 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
55Down 17 from #38

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
GZM Shows

Apple #55 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
56Up 13 from #69

Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast
Chilling Entertainment

Apple #57 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
57Down 24 from #33

Horror Stories
Horror Stories

Apple #58 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 8 from #50

The Saints
The Merry Beggars

Apple #59 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 17 from #42

Marvel's Wastelanders (full series)
Marvel | Realm

Apple #56 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 20 from #40

The Battersea Poltergeist
BBC Radio 4

Apple #60 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 13 from #48

Creepy
Be Afraid

Apple #61 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
62Down 31 from #31

The Foxes of Hydesville
QCODE | Criminal Content

Apple #63 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
63Up 10 from #73

The Mario Bros. Show
Rainstorm Productions

Apple #62 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
64Down 43 from #21

Camp Monsters
REI Co-op

Apple #65 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
65Up 5 from #70

Void Of Fears: Scary Stories & Creepypastas
Void Of Fears

Apple #64 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 26 from #92

MSA
My Story Animated

Apple #67 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
67Up 38 from #105

The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings
Bloody FM

Apple #66 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 24 from #44

Erotica Lust
Goran Radanovic

Apple #68 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 2 from #71

Die bankroof – ’n vervolgverhaal
Maroela Media

Apple #69 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
70Up 47 from #117

Entombed
Voyage Media

Apple #70 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 7 from #78

Wrong Station
The Wrong Station

Apple #72 Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
72Up 24 from #96

Bloodrock Springs
Mark R. Healy

Apple #71 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 20 from #53

Listening In
QCODE

Apple #73 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
74Down 19 from #55

Bronzeville
Global

Apple #74 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
75Down 8 from #67

We're Alive
Wayland Productions Inc

Apple #75 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 17 from #59

Biome
Alex Zoubine

Apple #76 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
77Up 74 from #151

The HorrorBabble Podcast
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #78 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 21 from #57

Ghost - Scary Stories
Caloroga Shark Media | Award-winning writers

Apple #79 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 16 from #63

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Apple #80 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 16 from #64

Marvel's Wastelanders: Star-Lord
Marvel | Realm

Apple #81 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 15 from #66

Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye
Marvel | Realm

Apple #82 Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 65 from #147

Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To
Jacob Slebodnik

Apple #77 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 22 from #61

Anne of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery

Apple #83 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 16 from #68

Seen and Not Heard
Caroline Mincks | Realm

Apple #84 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
85Up 21 from #106

Legends of Avantris
Avantris Entertainment

Apple #85 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 34 from #52

Charles Dickens Ghost Stories
NOISER

Apple #86 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 7 from #80

1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle

Apple #87 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
88Down 37 from #51

Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story
Sleep Cove

Apple #88 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 40 from #49

Strawberry Spring
iHeartPodcasts and Audio Up, Inc.

Apple #89 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
90Down 53 from #37

Victoriocity
Victoriocity

Apple #93 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
91Up 105 from #196

Degenerated: a Horror Fiction Podcast
Erik Peabody, Geoff Sturtevant, Paul J. McSorley, and Drew Blood

Apple #94 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92Up 2 from #94

The Silt Verses
Eskew Productions Ltd

Apple #96 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

The Adult Sleep Story Co
The Adult Sleep Story Co

Apple #90 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94Up 32 from #126

Wooden Overcoats
Wooden Overcoats Ltd

Apple #91 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
95Up 21 from #116

Limetown
Two-Up

Apple #92 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 15 from #81

Kein Mucks! – Der Krimi-Podcast mit Bastian Pastewka
ARD

Apple #99 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 61 from #36

Meet Cute Originals
Meet Cute

Apple #100 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 6 from #104

Dr. Creepen's Dungeon
Dr. Creepen

Apple #95 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 37 from #62

The Red Room
Voyage Media

Apple #102 Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 25 from #75

Tales from the Witcher
Jacob Gerstel

Apple #103 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101New on this chart

Classic Short Stories
Tony Walker

Apple #97 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
102New on this chart

The Dark Somnium
Bloody FM

Apple #98 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
103Up 81 from #184

The Classic Tales Podcast
B.J. Harrison

Apple #106 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 39 from #65

Send Me To Sleep
Send Me To Sleep

Apple #107 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 7 from #112

Mr. Creeps: Scary Stories & Creepypastas
Mr. Creeps

Apple #101 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
106Up 27 from #133

Lighthouse Horror Podcast
Lighthouse Horror

Apple #109 Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
107Up 4 from #111

The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)
Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast

Apple #104 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 24 from #84

The Cozy Mystery Book Club
Angela Maria Hart

Apple #111 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109Down 11 from #98

Nick Carter Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts

Apple #105 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
110Down 24 from #86

The Shade of Attlemoore
Attlemoore Productions

Apple #112 Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
111Up 9 from #120

The Cipher
BBC Sounds

Apple #115 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
112New on this chart

Krimi
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

Apple #108 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
113Up 32 from #145

Midst
Critical Role

Apple #116 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
114Down 38 from #76

As The Raven Dreams Podcast
Raven Adams

Apple #117 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
115Down 26 from #89

Pensieve Podfics
Hanz

Apple #110 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
116New on this chart

Classic Detective Stories
John Anthony Walker

Apple #113 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 29 from #88

Passenger List
Passenger List and Radiotopia

Apple #114 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118New on this chart

The Other Stories | Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, WTF Stories
Hawk & Cleaver | A Digital Story Studio bringing you the best new stories to watch, read, sniff, and absorb.

Apple #118 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119New on this chart

The Mindful Movement
The Mindful Movement

Apple #119 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120Down 27 from #93

The Harbingers
Audacious Machine Creative

Apple #120 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 12 from #109

Scary Story Podcast
Scary Stories

Apple #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 15 from #107

Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep
Dr. NoSleep Studios

Apple #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 24 from #99

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Hush Studios

Apple #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
124New on this chart

Radio Detective Story Hour
Dennis Humphrey

Apple #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
125Up 64 from #189

The Natureverse: Becoming Mother Nature
GZM Shows

Apple #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
126Up 20 from #146

NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin Holland
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #126 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
127Up 1 from #128

Mayfair Watchers Society
Bloody FM

Apple #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128Down 74 from #54

Sports Horn
Stak

Apple #138 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 55 from #74

Camp Scuba
Mr. Jim and Storybutton

Apple #128 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 40 from #90

Inkommers
Maroela Media

Apple #129 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 31 from #100

World Gone Wrong: a fictional chat show about friendship at the end of the world
Audacious Machine Creative

Apple #130 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 3 from #129

Hidden Island
Gen-Z Media

Apple #131 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 55 from #188

Erotic Stories from Wylde in Bed
Devlin Wylde

Apple #132 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 31 from #103

Matt From Nomad’s
Matt Crabtree

Apple #133 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 4 from #139

Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson

Apple #134 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 53 from #83

The Lovecraft Investigations
BBC Radio 4

Apple #135 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
137New on this chart

Dramas
BBC World Service

Apple #136 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 41 from #97

The Penumbra Podcast
Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

Apple #137 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 18 from #121

成人睡前故事｜温柔男声哄睡夜听治愈助眠晚安电台
徐之末

Apple #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 26 from #114

The 100 Handed: A Paranormal Urban Fantasy Podcast
Madhouse Radio

Apple #140 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
141Up 20 from #161

Spyology Squad
Mr. Jim and Storybutton

Apple #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 24 from #118

Blackout
QCODE & Endeavor Content

Apple #142 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
143Down 12 from #131

National Emergency
The Midnight Mystery

Apple #143 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
144Up 39 from #183

DC High Volume: Batman
DC | Realm

Apple #144 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 4 from #149

Sapphic Stories - Spicy WLW Fiction
Dipsea

Apple #145 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 31 from #115

The Void
StillGood Audio Fiction

Apple #146 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
147New on this chart

Kids Animal Stories
Storybutton and Mr. Jim

Apple #147 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 5 from #153

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Jon Hagadorn

Apple #148 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
149Down 24 from #125

Shelterwood
Bloody FM

Apple #149 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
150Down 27 from #123

The Cleaner
Voyage Media

Apple #150 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 60 from #91

Wolf 359
Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC

Apple #151 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 16 from #136

Rotgrind - Narrative Declaration
Narrative Declaration

Apple #152 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

Creepy Ghost Stories - Horror Stories From The Grave
Brett Schumacher

Apple #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
154Up 31 from #185

SCP Archives
Bloody FM

Apple #154 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 53 from #102

The Hollow
GZM Shows

Apple #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
156Down 46 from #110

HEMOPHOBIA
C. S. W.

Apple #156 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
157New on this chart

Arc
BBC Sounds

Apple #157 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 18 from #140

Wilder Dreams
Storybutton and Mr. Jim

Apple #158 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
159New on this chart

Writing Excuses
Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

Apple #159 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 23 from #137

Easy Stories in English
Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media

Apple #160 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
161New on this chart

The Little Prince｜小王子英文版
Scarlett

Apple #161 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 32 from #130

Worlds Beyond Number
Worlds Beyond Number

Apple #162 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 21 from #142

CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio
Creeps McPasta

Apple #163 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
164New on this chart

Project Super Crush: The Audio Drama
PASTELIA

Apple #164 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 17 from #148

Edge of the Forgotten
Pale Matter | Realm

Apple #165 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
166Down 58 from #108

CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Old Time Radio
OTR Gold

Apple #166 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
167Up 20 from #187

H.P. Lovecraft Short Horror Stories
H. P. Lovecraft

Apple #167 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

From Now
QCODE

Apple #168 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 56 from #113

Grimm's Fairy Tales - The Brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm

Apple #169 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 4 from #166

Crave: Slow Burn - Romance Stories
Pod Hour

Apple #170 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 70 from #101

Forgive Me!
Rogue Dialogue

Apple #171 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 45 from #127

Blood Stone
Voyage Media

Apple #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
173Down 17 from #156

The Warning Woods | Horror Stories
Miles Tritle

Apple #173 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 30 from #144

EOS 10
Justin McLachlan and PlanetM

Apple #174 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
175New on this chart

The Gospel of Haven
Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara

Apple #175 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 1 from #175

OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween
Jeff Schmidt

Apple #176 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
177New on this chart

Redwood Bureau
Eeriecast Network

Apple #177 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

Bitcherton
Many Sided Media

Apple #178 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 57 from #122

Fox Podcasts
Tony Holland-Martin

Apple #179 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
180New on this chart

Smut Loving Canadian💋
Smut Loving Canadian💋 Hosted By Sara 🖤

Apple #180 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

The Madness of Chartrulean
Packhowl Media

Apple #181 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

Acephale: Horror Fiction
Jeffrey Walker

Apple #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

Nightingale
GZM Shows

Apple #183 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

X-Men: The Audio Drama
Karl Dutton

Apple #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

JeffMara Podcast
Jeff Mara

Apple #185 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

Apollyon
Observer Pictures | Realm

Apple #186 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

Adult Romance Stories
Wylde Podcasts

Apple #187 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 8 from #180

Moan Audios – Spicy ASMR
Dipsea

Apple #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 65 from #124

Scare You To Sleep
Bloody FM

Apple #189 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
190Down 56 from #134

Fake Heiress
BBC Radio 4

Apple #190 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

Hot Sexy Stories
Wylde Podcasts

Apple #191 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 60 from #132

Among the Stars and Bones
Ungodly Hour Productions

Apple #192 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 28 from #165

Knifepoint Horror
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #193 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
194Up 6 from #200

Academy
Audible | AT WILL MEDIA

Apple #194 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

The Valentyne Heresy: A Warhammer 40K RPG
Dumb-Dumbs & Dice

Apple #195 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 29 from #167

British Spy Stories
Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.

Apple #196 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Jackie the Ripper
Stak

Apple #197 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

The Lovecraft Vault
HorrorBabble

Apple #198 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 31 from #168

Story Time Animated
Story Time Animated

Apple #199 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 7 from #193

Professor van Dusen
Deutschlandfunk

Apple #200 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 fiction podcast in South Africa right now?

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories by NOISER is the No. 1 fiction podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 31, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 fiction podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, The Haunted Library and Bear Hunt. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts Fiction charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.

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