The 13 Best Podcasts Like Welcome to Night Vale

1) King Falls AM

For a podcast that’s very similar to Welcome to Night Vale, check out King Falls AM, another fictional radio show broadcast from an eerie town. This late night talk show is hosted by Sammy, a new resident of King Falls, and his co-host Ben, as they discuss the surreal happenings around their small mountain town. Some listeners actually say they prefer King Falls AM over Welcome to Night Vale for having a clearer ongoing plot. You’ll have to listen to see what you think!

2) The Bright Sessions

If you’re not already listening to The Bright Sessions you’re really missing out! This audio drama takes the listener inside Dr. Bright’s therapy sessions with strange patients — empaths, telepaths, time travelers, and more. While these sessions certainly have the intriguing weirdness of WTNV, what really shines through are the interesting human narratives that will have you rooting for the characters.

3) Wooden Overcoats

This incredibly well-written audio sitcom revolves around the clash between two competing funeral homes. The story, which is narrated by a mouse, is full of great voice acting, fleshed-out characters, and lots of zany fun and antics. There’s even a will-they-won’t-they romance. If you like the more light-hearted side of Welcome to Nightvale, make sure to check this one out!

4) The Black Tapes

Great for fans of WTNV’s supernatural intrigue, this spooky podcast is like a crossover between Serial and X-files. It’s a serialized docudrama about one journalist's search for the truth, her subject's mysterious past, and the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both.

5) Alice Isn’t Dead

Created by the team behind Welcome to Night Vale, Alice isn’t Dead is one of the best horror fiction podcasts ever made. It follows a truck driver in search of her missing wife who she had long assumed was dead. On her trip, she encounters serial killers, surreal supernatural phenomena, and a bizarre town lost in time. Buckle up as the narrator declares, “This is not a story it’s a road trip…”

6) Limetown

An entire town vanished overnight. Not a trace of the three hundred people who lived at Limetown were to be found or heard from again … until now. American Public Radio reporter Lia Haddock digs into what happened and unexpectedly finds herself at the center of it all. With a spin-off Facebook original TV series featuring Jessica Beil and Stanley Tucci, this two-season fiction mystery podcast with a sprinkle of sci-fi and true crime is a must-listen for fans of Welcome to Night Vale.

7) Wolf 359

Listen in on the audio logs of Doug Eiffel, communications officer for the U.S.S. Hephaestus Research Station, currently orbiting around red dwarf star Wolf 359. As Doug succumbs to boredom on the station, things start to get a bit odd. This podcast is part sitcom, part adventure, and part-character-drama, and has the strange comedy vibes that make WTNV so great.

8) Kakos Industries

Take Welcome to Night Vale and mix in an evil corporation and CEO and you’ll get Kakos Industries. Each episode of this great fiction podcast is a report from Kakos’ CEO to his shareholders about everything evil, from updates on the Adult Entertainment Branch to the company’s Ruin a Life contest. This R-rated show is full of dark humour and bizarre occurrences that are sure to make you laugh out loud.

9) Uncanny County

10) The Magnus Archives

11) The Penumbra Podcast

12) Rabbits

13) Bubble