Episode 51: The Bump

Caryn Larrinaga is a Basque-American mystery and horror writer. She has been a Dragon Award finalist and won multiple awards for her work, including the League of Utah Writers Silver Quill (Donn’s Hill, 2017) and the Cat Writers Association Certificate of Excellence (Donn’s Legacy, 2020). In 2021, she was named Writer of the Year by the League of Utah Writers.

Watching scary movies through split fingers terrified Caryn as a child, and those nightmares inspire her to write now. Her 90-year-old house has a colorful history, and the creaking walls and narrow hallways send her running (never walking) up the stairs. Exploring her fears through writing makes Caryn feel a little less foolish for wanting a buddy to accompany her into the tool shed.

Caryn lives near Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and their clowder of cats. She is an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, the Cat Writers Association, and the League of Utah Writers. Visit www.carynlarrinaga.com for free short fiction and true tales of haunted places.

Melissa Del Toro Schaffner is the primary Narrator for ALL the UNTOLD TALES episodes. She is an American Voice Actor and the co-creator narrator of The Untold Tales Podcast. She provides compelling voiceover and storytelling to help you emotionally connect with your ideal customers, driving sales and interest. Melissa is a dynamic mom of an only and enjoys bringing stories to life! Her background is in Electrical Engineering and Project Management and she has her MBA (an educational and work background she shares with Jeff). Focused on audiobooks, television and radio commercials, animation and video games, corporate narration, live events and eLearning projects as her primary craf, Melissa has also volunteered her voice for numerous educational materials and studied the craft under experts in the industry for over a decade. She was nominated for Best Animation Voiceover in 2024 by The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) and her top notch studio sound is signed off by audio engineering powerhouses. She is the voice of main protagonist Minny from Cerulean Summer ( https://tinyurl.com/8efrxet9 ), and Lace in Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa ( https://tinyurl.com/9afky7pd ), and has narrated several audiobook titles on Audible ( https://tinyurl.com/mry9vyyp ). She has voiced dozens of memorable characters on the popular Children’s S.T.E.M. Podcast “Who Smarted?!” and was also a contestant on the nationally televised game show “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire”. When she’s not in the studio, she can be found playing Roblox with her daughter, plotting miracles with her hus… Read More