In this show we delve into the lurid world of the penny dreadful, with the opening episode of Varney the Vampire, the gothic horror saga with an undead antihero which thrilled Victorian audiences.

A little fireside chat with Mr Jim, who has some good news about his battles with lung cancer

At the height of summer, as something deep in the soil stirs, one old tree's leaves are already turning red - find out why in this seminal tale of folk horror from Ulric Daubeny!

A cycle of sonnets detailing weird dreams of a strange alien world of the Cthulhu Mythos, written by Duane W. Rimel, with guidance from both H. P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith.

The second part of a strange tale unearthed from the mysterious vaults of the Great Library of Dreams - a memoir of boyhood summer in a very different 1970s... one where the dead walk!

In this episode, we begin a two part tale unearthed from the mysterious vaults of the Great Library of Dreams - a memoir of boyhood summer in a very different 1970s...

Another tale from the fantastical Dreamlands of HP Lovecraft!

A tale of summers spent in a sleepy Cornish village where an ancient church holds a sinister and deadly secret...

A darkly humorous science fiction tale of a dystopian future where road rage is a way of life!

Some very important news concerning your host and the future of the show...