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Gear up friends, we are about to head into the dangerous fen that is Theodore Sturgeon’s “It!“, the first story to have evil animated vegetation in the form of man.  Can it be stopped?  Let’s find out.  A full episode list and other creative works by me: http://www.matthewtansek.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tanz444 Sound effects in today’s episode […]

Have you ever wondered just what sorts of horrors lie just beyond the little windows of the subway train?  Well you’re about to find out because in this episode we are going to be taking a look at Robert Barbour Johnson’s short story from Weird Tales entitled Far Below.  A full episode list and other […]

Big mummy on campus!  In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the fist tale to depict a mummy in a horror context.  Its originating story:  Lot No. 249 by Arthur Conan Doyle.  A full episode list and other creative works by me: http://www.matthewtansek.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tanz444 Links referred to in this episode: […]

Did you know that vampires were not always the pale aristocrats we know today?  In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the fist story that depicted the modern vampire in English literature.  Its originating story:  The Vampyre by John William Polidori. A full episode list and other creative works by me: […]

Have you ever wondered what the origins of the werewolf killing silver bullet were?  In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the fist story to ever fight back against wolf monsters with silver bullets and the folklore behind this occult weaponry.  Its originating story:  The Wolf Leader by Alexandre Dumas. Links […]

Are you dreaming of a white Christmas?  How about a haunted one?  In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the first supernatural Christmas story to ever warn against the dangers of making a deal with your doppelganger.  Its originating story:  The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain by Charles Dickens. Links […]

Grab your lab coats and goggles!  In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the first mad scientist character to ever take science too far.  Its originating story:  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Links referred to in this episode: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley [Public domain text] (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84)

Did you see this one coming?  In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the first invisible monster to terrify pulp readers.  Its originating story:  What Was It?  A Mystery by Fitz James O’Brien. Links referred to in this episode: What Was It? A Mystery by Fitz-James O’Brien [Public domain text] […]

Welcome to Horrorigins!  A podcast that examines the firsts in horror literature.  In this episode we are going to be taking a look at the occult detective, its originating story:  The Pot of Tulips by Fitz James O’Brien. Links referred to in this episode: The Odic force (http://www.skepdic.com/reichenbach.html) Pot of Tulips by Fitz-James O’Brien (https://sites.google.com/site/droodiana/books/fitz-james-o-brien-the-pot-of-tulips)