The HorrorBabble Podcast

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The HorrorBabble Podcast episodes:

05.28.2024
"The Mezzotint" by M. R. James
Written by British writer, M. R. James, The Mezzotint tells of a strange engraving, with even stranger properties…
05.21.2024
"The Testament of Athammaus" by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Testament of Athammaus" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The tale was first published in the October 1932 issue of Weird Tales Magazine, described as follows: "The...
05.17.2024
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 5/5)
*This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the crumbling town of Innsmouth—leads to a number of...
05.16.2024
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 4/5)
Part 5 will follow May 17th at 8PM UK. *This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the...
05.15.2024
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 3/5)
Part 4 will follow May 16th at 8PM UK. *This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the...
05.14.2024
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 2/5)
Part 3 will follow May 15th at 8PM UK. *This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the...
05.13.2024
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 1/5)
Part 2 will follow May 14th at 8PM UK. *This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the...
05.07.2024
"Piecemeal" by Oscar Cook
"Piecemeal" is a short story by the British author, Oscar Cook. Published in Weird Tales in February 1930, the following sinister synopsis preceded the yarn: “He slipped in a pool of blood that had dripped from the severed head.”
04.30.2024
"The Horror Undying" by M. W. Wellman
"The Horror Undying" is a short story by the American author, Manly Wade Wellman. The story first appeared in Weird Tales in May 1936, and was described by the magazine as follows: “A grim and gruesome story of a strange...
04.23.2024
"The White Sybil" by Clark Ashton Smith
"The White Sybil" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The tale was first published alongside David H. Keller's "Men of Avalon" by Fantasy Publications in 1934. "He knew...
04.16.2024
"The Evil Clergyman" by H. P. Lovecraft (2021 Recording)
"The Evil Clergyman" is an excerpt from a letter written by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft in 1933. After his death, it was published in the April 1939 issue of Weird Tales as a short story. The tale...
04.09.2024
"Tzo-Lin’s Nightingales" by Ben Belitt
"Tzo-Lin’s Nightingales" is a short story by Ben Belitt. Published in Weird Tales in February 1931, it was given the following intriguing synopsis: "It was an unostentatious little Chinese shop, yet it was the scene of an incredible madness and...
04.02.2024
"2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut
Penned by American writer, Kurt Vonnegut, "2 B R 0 2 B" tells of a dystopian future, in which death has become a voluntary act.
03.26.2024
"Rats" by M. R. James
"Rats" is a short story by M. R. James. The tale, which first appeared in At Random Magazine in March 1929, tells of the mystery surrounding a locked room in an isolated inn on the Suffolk Coast.
03.19.2024
"The Door to Saturn" by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Door to Saturn" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. First published in the January 1932 edition of Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, the story was described...
03.12.2024
"The Mist-Monster" by Granville S. Hoss
"The Mist-Monster" is a short story by Granville S. Hoss. Published in Weird Tales in February 1928, it was described as follows: "A weird mist billowed up from the cave—and horrible was the thing that it did."
03.05.2024
"The Living Eyes" by Justin Dowling
"The Living Eyes" is a May 1953 Weird Tale by the American author, Justin Dowling. "Mrs. Weir might die; her eyes would live forever..."
02.27.2024
"Keeping His Promise" by Algernon Blackwood
"Keeping His Promise", which first appeared in Blackwood's 1906 collection, The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, tells of an unusual pact, and a visit from an old friend.
02.20.2024
"The Urbanite" by Ewen Whyte
"The Urbanite" is a short story by the little-known author, Ewen Whyte. First published in the January 1950 edition of Weird Tales, it was described as follows: “The great City is never still, for even when it sleeps under darkness...
02.13.2024
”Mother of Toads” by Clark Ashton Smith
"Mother of Toads" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith, originally featured in the July 1938 edition of Weird Tales Magazine. The story tells of a young apothecary's assistant and his encounters with an unusual witch in the deep...
02.06.2024
”An Inhabitant of Carcosa” by Ambrose Bierce
"An Inhabitant of Carcosa" is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, first published in the San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser, Dec 25, 1886. The story, which tells of the wanderings of a man through a strange desert, introduces...
01.30.2024
”The Feast in the Abbey” by Robert Bloch
"The Feast in the Abbey" is a short story by American author Robert Bloch. First published in Weird Tales in January 1935, the story tells of a macabre horror encountered in a strange monastery deep in the woods.
01.23.2024
”The Thing From the Grave” by Harold Ward
"The Thing From the Grave" is a short story by the American writer, Harold Ward. First published in the July 1933 edition of Weird Tales, the story was described as follows: "A goose-flesh story of the hideous fate that befell...
01.16.2024
”The Strange High House in the Mist” / Lovecraft’s Dream Cycle
"The Strange High House in the Mist" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written on November 9, 1926, it was first published in the October 1931 issue of Weird Tales. It concerns a character traveling to the titular...
01.09.2024
”Through the Alien Angle” / A Cthulhu Mythos Story by Elwin G. Powers
"Through the Alien Angle" is a Cthulhu Mythos story by Elwin G. Powers. Little is known about the author, nor the publication history of the story, though ISFDB suggests it was written in 1941. The brief yarn tells of a...
12.19.2023
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: A Quick Update
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12.12.2023
”Number 13” by M. R. James
"Number 13" is a short story by the British author, M. R. James, from his 1904 anthology, Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary. Something in room 13 is keeping the guests at The Golden Lion awake at night…
12.05.2023
”Out of the Jar” by Charles R. Tanner / A Cthulhu Mythos Story
"Out of the Jar" is a Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Charles R. Tanner. First appearing in the February 1941 edition of Stirring Science Stories, the tale was given the following synopsis: “Are you inquisitive too? Do you...
11.28.2023
”The Immeasurable Horror” by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Immeasurable Horror" is a science fiction horror story written by Clark Ashton Smith. It tells of an expedition to Venus, and of the weird and wonderful flora and fauna encountered there.
11.21.2023
”The House of the Nightmare” by Edward Lucas White
"The House of the Nightmare" is a ghost story by the American author, Edward Lucas White. First appearing in Smith's Magazine in its September 1906 edition, the story tells of a man forced to spend the night at a remote...
11.14.2023
”Haita the Shepherd” by Ambrose Bierce (2023 Recording)
"*This is the second HorrorBabble recording of HtS* ""Haita the Shepherd"" is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, first published in The Wave, Jan 24, 1891. The story, which tells of the naive worshipper of the god, Hastur, introduces several elements...
11.07.2023
”The Gray Killer” / Diary Horror by Everil Worrell
"The Gray Killer" is a short story by Everil Worrell. First appearing in Weird Tales in its November 1929 edition, the story was given the following synopsis: “Through the wards of a hospital slithered a strange, horrifying creature, carrying shocking...
10.31.2023
”Beyond the Wall of Sleep” by H. P. Lovecraft
"Beyond the Wall of Sleep" is a science fiction short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1919 and first published in the amateur publication Pine Cones in October 1919. The tale tells of a former inmate at...
10.24.2023
”The Artist and the Door” by Dorothy Quick
"The Artist and the Door" is a short story by the American author, Dorothy Quick. It was first published in the November 1952 edition of Weird Tales. "The house and contents had been exorcised of evil—but maybe the door had...
10.17.2023
”Medusan Madness” by E. H. Visiak
"Medusan Madness" is a short story by the British author, E. H. Visiak. It was first published in the 1934 anthology, New Tales of Horror by Eminent Authors. "The tall woman continued to stalk in the side-path, looking queer and...
09.13.2023
CTHULHU LIVES: A Quick Update
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09.05.2023
”The Tunnel” by John Metcalfe
"The Tunnel" is a short story by the British author, John Metcalfe. First published in "The Outlook" in March 1925, the story tells of a man, wrongly imprisoned, who spends years digging a tunnel to freedom…
08.29.2023
”The Gong Ringers” by Hasan Vokine
"The Gong Ringers" by the mysterious author, Hasan Vokine, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in January 1926. The story tells of a band of travellers, who unwittingly stumble upon a trap set by the most unlikely of suspects.
08.22.2023
”Casting the Runes” by M. R. James
"Casting the Runes" is a short story by M. R. James, first published in his 1911 collection, More Ghost Stories. In the story, a researcher for the British Museum investigates a curse connected to a curious paper on the subject...
08.15.2023
”Vale of the Corbies” by Arthur J. Burks
"Vale of the Corbies" by American author Arthur J. Burks, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in November 1925. The story tells of a man and his terrible nightmares, involving an unkindness of ravens.
08.08.2023
”The Chuckler” by Donald Wandrei
"The Chuckler" is a short story by Donald Wandrei. The tale, inspired by Lovecraft's "The Statement of Randolph Carter", first appeared in Fantasy Magazine in its September 1934 edition.
08.01.2023
”The Cairn on the Headland” by Robert E. Howard
"The Cairn on the Headland" is a short story by the American author, Robert E. Howard. First appearing in Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror in its January 1933 edition, the story tells of a troubled historian, who discovers an...
07.25.2023
”The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843. It is told by an unnamed narrator who endeavours to convince the reader of his sanity, while describing a murder he committed.
07.18.2023
”Thirteen Phantasms” by Clark Ashton Smith
"Thirteen Phantasms" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith. The work, which first appeared in the March 1936 edition of The Fantasy Magazine, tells of a series of strange visions that torment a sick man.
07.11.2023
”Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp” by Algernon Blackwood
"Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp" is a short story by British author, Algernon Blackwood. In the tale, men on a moose hunting trip in Canada find a dead man washed ashore at Skeleton Lake.
07.04.2023
”Sea Curse” by Robert E. Howard
"Sea Curse" by American author Robert E. Howard, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in May 1928. The magazine described the tale as follows: “John Kulrek and Lie-lip Canool felt the baneful force of the old woman’s curse—a weird tale...
06.27.2023
”In the Dark” by Ronal Kayser
"In the Dark" by Minnesotan author Ronal Kayser, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in August 1936. The story tells of man's desperate confession in the face of something strange and vengeful.
06.25.2023
”The Believers” by Robert Arthur
"The Believers" is a short story by American speculative fiction writer, Robert Arthur, which first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in July 1941. The story tells of a radio host who takes the decision to broadcast a live show from...
06.20.2023
”The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake” by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake" is an October 1931 Weird Tales by the Californian author, Clark Ashton Smith. “A brief story of the terror that lurked in Avilton’s library and the tragic event that ensued.”
06.18.2023
”The Horror in the Museum” by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Horror in the Museum" is a short story ghostwritten by H. P. Lovecraft for Hazel Heald in October 1932, published in 1933. The tale takes place in a private wax museum that specialises in the grotesque.

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The HorrorBabble Podcast episodes:

"The Mezzotint" by M. R. James

"The Testament of Athammaus" by Clark Ashton Smith

"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 5/5)

"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 4/5)

"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 3/5)

"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 2/5)

"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 1/5)

"Piecemeal" by Oscar Cook

"The Horror Undying" by M. W. Wellman

"The White Sybil" by Clark Ashton Smith

"The Evil Clergyman" by H. P. Lovecraft (2021 Recording)

"Tzo-Lin’s Nightingales" by Ben Belitt

"2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut

"Rats" by M. R. James

"The Door to Saturn" by Clark Ashton Smith

"The Mist-Monster" by Granville S. Hoss

"The Living Eyes" by Justin Dowling

"Keeping His Promise" by Algernon Blackwood

"The Urbanite" by Ewen Whyte

”Mother of Toads” by Clark Ashton Smith

”An Inhabitant of Carcosa” by Ambrose Bierce

”The Feast in the Abbey” by Robert Bloch

”The Thing From the Grave” by Harold Ward

”The Strange High House in the Mist” / Lovecraft’s Dream Cycle

”Through the Alien Angle” / A Cthulhu Mythos Story by Elwin G. Powers

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: A Quick Update

”Number 13” by M. R. James

”Out of the Jar” by Charles R. Tanner / A Cthulhu Mythos Story

”The Immeasurable Horror” by Clark Ashton Smith

”The House of the Nightmare” by Edward Lucas White

”Haita the Shepherd” by Ambrose Bierce (2023 Recording)

”The Gray Killer” / Diary Horror by Everil Worrell

”Beyond the Wall of Sleep” by H. P. Lovecraft

”The Artist and the Door” by Dorothy Quick

”Medusan Madness” by E. H. Visiak

CTHULHU LIVES: A Quick Update

”The Tunnel” by John Metcalfe

”The Gong Ringers” by Hasan Vokine

”Casting the Runes” by M. R. James

”Vale of the Corbies” by Arthur J. Burks

”The Chuckler” by Donald Wandrei

”The Cairn on the Headland” by Robert E. Howard

”The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe

”Thirteen Phantasms” by Clark Ashton Smith

”Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp” by Algernon Blackwood

”Sea Curse” by Robert E. Howard

”In the Dark” by Ronal Kayser

”The Believers” by Robert Arthur

”The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake” by Clark Ashton Smith

”The Horror in the Museum” by H. P. Lovecraft

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