Continuing this small series of lockdown readings, gathering some of our favourite horror/weird tales, is this wee beastie from Knifepoint Horror, written by Soren Narnia.

There will probably be one more story before returning to the writing dungeon, where Season 2 is slowly bubbling in cauldrons and plague pits. If you have any particular requests, please tag us with them on social media (or whisper them to a dead wasp).

Stay weird, stay home.

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Stay at home, stay weird.

Continuing this small isolation run of some of our favourite horror/weird tales, we are pleased to present In The Penal Colony, from the Cockroach King himself, Franz Kafka, originally written in 1919.

Content Warning: detailed descriptions of torture.

Uses the public domain translation by Ian Johnston: http://web.archive.org/web/20041204170925/http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/kafka/inthepenalcolony.htm

The first of a few Isolation Tales to keep you entertained while shackled in your dank dungeons.

First, one I have been been meaning to do for ages, and my favourite slice of cosmic horror, The Music of Erich Zann by HP Lovecraft.

A story of bells ringing in the snow, written by Soren Narnia.

In which a pantry is raided, a photocopier is fixed, and a tape is recorded.

It's a beautiful day, so we go to the beach and try to get you out of that rut...

In which a dream is had, a door is found, and a hiding place discovered.

In which a holiday is taken, answers are found, and a gift is given; an origin story.

Recorded live on location at The Stage Hotel, Nottingham

In which a festival is celebrated, a thirst is quenched, and a road trip goes on too long.

In which tea is made, a splinter is suffered, and ice cream is purchased.

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Contains samples of "Circus Freak" and "Rusty Wheel" by Tim Kahn released under Creative Commons Attribution License from freesound.org