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Podcasts of classic ghost and adventure stories, set in lonely churchyards or empty mansions, all in the tradition of classic authors such as M. R. James, H.P. Lovecraft and the...
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Podcasts of classic ghost and adventure stories, set in lonely churchyards or empty mansions, all in the tradition of classic authors such as M. R. James, H.P. Lovecraft and the most popular sci-fi pulp fiction writers. Narrated by M.P. Pellicer
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8 SET 2026 · The Mummy's Soul is an anonymous short story first published in The Knickerbocker, or New York Monthly Magazine in May 1862. Scholarly analysis identifies it as one of the earliest American curse fiction tales, predating Louisa May Alcott’s Lost in a Pyramid (1869) and Jane G. Austin’s After Three Thousand Years (1868).
The plot follows a narrator who desecrates an Egyptian tomb and removes a stone scarabaeus inscribed with the prophecy, "three thousand years hence a new life." Upon returning to America, the narrator's wife begins to physically and spiritually wither, eventually dying. The narrator later discovers a supernatural fly in his home, which he burns, but he is haunted by the reanimated mummy from the tomb, which seeks magical revenge for the desecration. This narrative established a template for the "mummy curse" genre, linking tomb disturbance with supernatural retribution.
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26 AGO 2026 · Date in the City Room is a punchy, short story published in Weird Tales, January, 1938 by Talbot Johns. It blends a classic supernatural twist with a gritty, fast-paced journalism setting. The story takes place late at night in a frantic metropolitan newspaper office— the "city room." Two reporters meet up in the press room, waiting to see a massive headline hit the morning papers. As they talk and watch the printing presses roll, it is revealed that the breaking news story they are waiting on details a horrific crime and its immediate aftermath: the execution of a killer.
Talbot Johns (1909 -1969) was an American author and advertising executive. While he only published a handful of fiction pieces, his professional life was deeply rooted in the golden age of American advertising.
Betelgeuse Bridge is a satirical science fiction short story by William Tenn, first published in the April 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. It serves as a sharp, humorous commentary on interstellar diplomacy, economics, and cosmic "racketeering". The story is told from the perspective of a public relations executive hired by the government. A race of highly intelligent, slimy, snail-like aliens arrives on Earth from the Betelgeuse star system. Rather than invading Earth with weapons, the polite and unassuming aliens engage in trade. Only too late do humans realize what they really wanted.
William Tenn was the celebrated pen name of Philip Klass (1920-2010), a British-born American author and academic widely recognized as one of science fiction’s greatest and sharpest satirists. He began publishing immediately after his military discharge, debuting with Alexander the Bait in 1946. Under the pseudonym William Tenn, he became a dominant voice in the 1950s golden age of science fiction, particularly in Galaxy Science Fiction.
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21 AGO 2026 · A powerful and compelling tale of brooding horror that deepens and broadens to the final catastrophe—an unusual and engrossing novellete by the author of "The Curse of Yig".
Medusa's Coil" by Zealia B. Bishop and H. P. Lovecraft is a short story first published in January 1939. A traveler seeking shelter at a decaying plantation hears a tale of forbidden love and supernatural horror. When Denis de Russy brings his mysterious Parisian bride, Marceline, home, dark secrets emerge through a painter's portrait, revealing monstrous truths about the woman's true nature and her serpentine hair that possesses its own sinister life. The story blends Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos with Greek mythology.
Zealia Bishop (1897 - 1968) was an American writer primarily known for her collaborations with H. P. Lovecraft, who extensively revised her work to the point of ghostwriting three major horror stories: "The Curse of Yig" (1929), "Medusa's Coil" (1939), and https://www.nightshadediary.com/nightshade-diary/the-hound-and-another-eldritch-tale-hp-lovecraft.
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14 AGO 2026 · A mutinous Spaniard slithers into the shadow-soaked hold of an English ship with powder, vengeance, and heresy on his tongue. But in the stinking dark beneath the deck, blades whisper, loyalties bend, and something far worse than steel seems to be waiting.
Originally published in Weird Tales in February 1932, The Horror in the Hold captures everything readers love about early pulp horror: salt-stung realism, eerie supernatural undertones, and the creeping dread that Frank Belknap Long perfected.
The Black Chapel by Anonymous (published April 1936, Terror Tales)
A story of revenge from beyond the grave. The stories that appear in TERROR TALES are sometimes based on the theory that physical death is not necessarily the end of a human entity, for, whatever one may happen to believe, it is hardly questionable that strange and eerie things do occur, occasionally, which cannot quite be accounted for by material explanations.
Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror (Jan. 1933) by Anonymous
Headless Ghosts - retelling of famous English ghosts known for having lost their head while alive.
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8 AGO 2026 · Discover the haunting depth of Robert Aickman’s "The Real Road to the Church." Explore how a lonely woman's isolation transforms into a profound supernatural awakening in this unique, emotionally resonant masterwork of weird fiction.
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27 LUG 2026 · "Black Iron" is a dark fantasy/heroic fantasy short story by David Drake. The story is part of a loosely connected sequence featuring the character Vettius and his friends —veterans and citizens of the classical Greco-Roman world who encounter supernatural, mythological, and demonic horrors. In this story, Vettius and his companions gather to hear a chilling tale concerning a magical, malevolent sword.
"The Shortest Way" is an atmospheric short story also by David Drake. The tale features his recurring protagonist Vettius, set during the days of the Roman Empire. In the story, Vettius chooses to travel along a local road that area residents deliberately and fearfully avoid. The narrative leans into supernatural horror and folklore; a cautionary tale against ignoring warnings.
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17 GIU 2026 · Mrs. Lorriquer is a short story by Henry S. Whitehead, published in Weird Tales in April 1932. The narrative centers on a kind, courteous woman named Mrs. Lorriquer who is possessed by the spirit of a vicious gambler. This possession makes her hostile and unpleasant, particularly when she plays cards, serving as a supernatural exploration of identity and moral corruption.
Gerald Canevin is a fictional character created by Henry S. Whitehead for a series of supernatural stories. Most of the Canevin stories were published in fantasy-themed magazines such as Weird Tales and Strange Tales. In the series, Gerald Canevin is an American writer of supernatural fiction who spends most of his time in the US Virgin Islands, alternating between Santa Cruz (a.k.a. St. Croix) and St. Thomas. A recurring character in the Canevin series is Dr. Pelletier, a navy surgeon who provides scientific commentary on the fantastic events experienced while also showcasing a knowledgeable and open-minded attitude towards the supernatural. Spirits, deities, elementals, ghouls, magic rituals and psychic emanations are all real in the series.
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13 GIU 2026 · A supernatural tale set in the West Indies featuring occult detective and reporter Gerald Canevin. A shuttered house with many secrets, is finally let to an unsuspecting family, that soon learn why it has remained unoccupied for decades.
Gerald Canevin is a fictional character created by Henry S. Whitehead for a series of supernatural stories, first appearing in the 1926 tale "The Projection of Armand Dubois". Most of the Canevin stories were published in fantasy-themed magazines such as Weird Tales and Strange Tales. In the series, Gerald Canevin is an American writer of supernatural fiction who spends most of his time in the US Virgin Islands, alternating between Santa Cruz (a.k.a. St. Croix) and St. Thomas. A recurring character in the Canevin series is Dr. Pelletier, a navy surgeon who provides scientific commentary on the fantastic events experienced while also showcasing a knowledgeable and open-minded attitude towards the supernatural. Spirits, deities, elementals, ghouls, magic rituals and psychic emanations are all real in the series.
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29 MAG 2026 · The Thing on the Doorstep is a horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft, first published in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales. It is a key work in the Cthulhu Mythos universe, inspired by a 1928 dream Lovecraft recorded in his commonplace book.
Edward Derby, a reclusive poet with a fascination for the occult, marries Asenath Waite, who is sprung from a strange family living in Innsmouth. The story explores the fragility of identity, the dangers of forbidden knowledge, and the terror of losing bodily autonomy.
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13 MAG 2026 · The False Prophet by David Drake is a short story by David Drake set in the waning days of the Roman Empire. It features his recurring classical Roman-era characters, Vettius (a ruthless soldier) and Dama (a witty merchant). The narrative follows the duo as they encounter a charlatan who is not quite what his loyal followers believe him to be, blending adventure and mystery with supernatural or science-fictional elements. The story is a centerpiece of Drake's Vettius and Dama mini-trilogy, which also includes Black Iron and The Shortest Way.
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22 GEN 2023 · What happens when the dead no longer rest in peace?
The Dead and the Countess was written by Gertrude Atherton and published in 1905.
Excerpt: "It was an old cemetery, and they had long been dead. Those who died nowadays were put in the new burying-place on the hill, close to the Bois d'Amour and within sound of the bells that called the living to mass. But the little church where the mass was celebrated stood faithfully beside the older dead; a new church, indeed, had not been built in that forgotten corner of Finisterre for centuries, not since the calvary on its pile of stones had been raised in the tiny square, surrounded then, as now, perhaps, by gray naked cottages; not since the castle with its round tower, down on the river, had been erected for the Counts of Croisac."
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21 GEN 2023 · Mad scientists are considered mad for a reason.
The House on Stillcroft Street is a short story by horror and fantasy writer Joseph Payne Brennan. The story visits the theme of a "bad place," which is a location where a horrific act has occurred, leaving behind a residual sense of evil or unease that affects the characters who encounter it.
The Strange Island of Dr. Nork is a science fiction story by Robert Bloch , originally published by Weird Tales. The narrator, is a reporter who gets sent to an island to learn about Dr. Nork and his experiments. It is a parody of H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau.
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10 GEN 2023 · When does the price of forbidden knowledge become too high?
The Fourth Seal by Karl Edward Wagner serves as a conspiratorial critique of the medical profession and a whistleblower story about a scientist attempting to cure cancer. It's a paranoid tale about the dark side of the medical profession.
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3 GEN 2023 · Not Far Away, Not Long Ago is a short story by British-American author John Collier. The story is characteristic of his work, often described as eerie, fantastic, and satirical, blending elements of horror and dark wit.
Sardonicus by Ray Russell is narrated by the main character, Sir Robert Cargrave, a Harley Street physician who has made a name for himself by his research into treating muscular paralysis. He receives an unexpected letter from a young woman he idolized seven years ago, Maude Randall, who vanished from London society after her parents suddenly lost the family fortune and died in disgrace. It seems Maud has married a Central European nobleman named Sardonicus and is inviting Cargrave to come visit them in their castle in Bohemia. Ray Russell was working in the editorial offices of Playboy when he wrote this little gem. It appeared in the January 1961 issue, and William Castle produced and directed the film adaptation Mr. Sardonicus later that same year, with Russell himself doing the screenplay.
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25 DIC 2022 · How thin is the line between love and hate?
The Shout by Robert Graves was published in 1924. This is a story in which reality and unreality are closely interwoven. A young couple whose marriage is threatened by the intervention of a character with supernatural powers, including the ability to produce a shout that can kill all those around him.
Tactical Exercise by Evelyn Waugh was published in 1947 and details the deterioration of a marriage, where, instead of the absence of love, there is a deep hatred and suspicion.
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6 DIC 2022 · Sometimes there's nothing deadlier than love.
The Sign of Scorpio is a short story by Charles Mergendahl that first appeared in Playboy Magazine. The easiest way to be released from a vow is to meet all its conditions.
The Clay-Shuttered Doors by Helen R. Hull is a short story about the deadly demands of duty.
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28 NOV 2022 · Desire without love opens the door to many things, most of them deadly.
The Horsehair Trunk by Davis Grubb is written in a Southern Gothic tradition. The story centers on Marius, a cruel husband, who suffers the deserved fate of all bullies.
Grubb wrote The Night of the Hunter, which was filmed by Charles Laughton, starring Robert Mitchum.
Lucia's Kiss by Roderick Macleish is a short story that first appeared in Argosy. A dark tale that proves that not every kiss is sweet.
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23 NOV 2022 · Two stories of situations that should not exist in a normal world.
No Such Thing As A Vampire is a short story by Richard Matheson originally published in Playboy. It follows a Transylvanian doctor trying to prove vampires do not exist, even as his wife presents with classic vampire puncture marks, culminating in a psychological twist ending typical of his style. The story was adapted as the second segment of the 1977 TV anthology film Dead of Night, directed by Dan Curtis and starring Patrick Macnee.
The Love Letter by Jack Finney is a short story about time travel. Jake, the main character, purchases an old desk rescued from an old Victorian house about to be demolished. A letter is discovered in a "secret" compartment in the desk; this find leads Jake to write a reply, even though the letter was penned almost fifty years before. Unexpectedly and against the rules of time and space, the woman who should be long dead acknowledges his letter.
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13 NOV 2022 · Beware the desirable.
"The Dakwa" is a short, horror story written by Manly Wade Wellman, featuring his occult investigator character, John Thunstone who goes up against ancient or dark forces.
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12 NOV 2022 · One story with a Lovecraft flavor, the other with cheeky dark humor that barely disguises the horror at the center of the tale.
The Willow Platform by Walter Payne Brennan is a short story about a man who finds a grimoire and starts meddling with things he shouldn't. An unemployed bachelor, who’s seen as a loafer and an idiot by the locales, finds a strange ring and an old book written in Latin hidden inside the cellar where a mean old hermit’s house used to exist. He becomes obsessed with the book and builds a 20’ tall tower made of willow saplings, atop which he attempts to summon a dark entity.
The Inglorious Rise of the Catsmeat Man, by Robin Smyth is a darkly humorous and unsettling short story that follows a boy named Boysie who, after avenging his mother's abuse, discovers that lecherous men make excellent meat leading to a grotesque and satirical business venture.
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Podcasts of classic ghost and adventure stories, set in lonely churchyards or empty mansions, all in the tradition of classic authors such as M. R. James, H.P. Lovecraft and the...
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Podcasts of classic ghost and adventure stories, set in lonely churchyards or empty mansions, all in the tradition of classic authors such as M. R. James, H.P. Lovecraft and the most popular sci-fi pulp fiction writers. Narrated by M.P. Pellicer
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