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The HorrorBabble Podcast
The HorrorBabble Podcast — classic horror and forgotten weird fiction. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevision
Episodes
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Thing of Darkness by G. G. Pendarves
"Thing of Darkness" is a novelette by G. G. Pendarves, first published in the August 1937 edition of Weird Tales Magazine. "A thing of horror and darkness—a…
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The Empire of the Necromancers by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Empire of the Necromancers" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the September 1932 edition of Weird Tales. "An endless…
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The Faceless God by Robert Bloch
"The Faceless God" is a mythos short by Robert Bloch, first published in the May 1936 edition of Weird Tales. "A fearful trek across the Egyptian desert, and…
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The Withered Heart by G. G. Pendarves
"The Withered Heart" is a short story by the English author, G. G. Pendarves, first published in the November 1939 edition of Weird Tales. "Summoned to an…
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Finis by Frank L. Pollock
"Finis" is a science fiction story by the American author, Frank L. Pollock. It was first published in the June 1906 edition of The Argosy. "There, in crimson…
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The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet
"The Vampire Maid" is a short story by Hume Nisbet. The tale, set on the wild, British moors, tells of a man who falls in a love with a vampire. Learn more…
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The Crawling Corpse by Eli Colter
"The Crawling Corpse" is a novelette by Eli Colter, first published in the December 1939 edition of Strange Stories. "High on a rocky knoll, hidden from the…
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The Bottomless Pool by Ralph Milne Farley
"The Bottomless Pool" is a short story by the American author, Ralph Milne Farley. First published in the April 1939 edition of Strange Stories, the story…
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The Box from the Stars by Amelia Reynolds Long
"The Box from the Stars" is a tale of cosmic horror by Amelia Reynolds Long, first published in the April 1939 edition of Strange Stories. "It was hollow, but…
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A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson by H. P. Lovecraft
"A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in the September 1917 issue of the United Amateur, under the…
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Legacy in Crystal by James Causey
"Legacy in Crystal" is a mythos short story by James Causey, first published in the July 1943 edition of Weird Tales. "Never accept a gift from a necromancer…
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The Secret of the Vault by J. W. Rosenquest
"The Secret of the Vault" is a short story by J. Wesley Rosenquest, first published in Weird Tales, May 1938. "What dread mystery lurked in that charnel…
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The Brotherhood of Blood by Hugh B. Cave
"The Brotherhood of Blood" is a short story by Hugh B. Cave, first published in the May 1932 edition of Weird Tales. "The sensational story of a beautiful…
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The Tomb by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Tomb" is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in June 1917 and first published in the March 1922 issue of The Vagrant. It tells the…
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The Antimacassar by Greye La Spina
"The Antimacassar" is a short story by Greye La Spina, first published in the May 1949 edition of Weird Tales. "A house of secret happenings, a night of…
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Caverns of Horror by Laurence Manning
"Caverns of Horror" is a Stranger Club short story by Laurence Manning, first published in the March 1934 edition of Wonder Stories. “Well, then, how about…
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The Witchcraft of Ulua by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Witchcraft of Ulua" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the February 1934 edition of Weird Tales. "A bizarre and fantastic…
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Two Plus Two Makes Crazy by Walter J. Sheldon
"Two Plus Two Makes Crazy" was written by American writer, Walter J. Sheldon, and was first published in Fantastic Universe in March of 1954. Are computers…
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Dead Giveaway by J. Vernon Shea
"Dead Giveaway" is a mythos story by J. Vernon Shea, first published in the May 1976 edition of Outré. The story is a sequel to "The Haunter of the Graveyard"…
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The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut
Penned by American writer, Kurt Vonnegut in 1953, "The Big Trip Up Yonder" tells of an overpopulated world, in which food and resources are scarce, owing to…
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The Ghoul and the Corpse by G. A. Wells
"The Ghoul and the Corpse" is a short story by the one-time Weird Tales author G. A. Wells, published in the very first issue of the magazine -- March 1923…
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August Heat by W. F. Harvey
"August Heat" is a short story by British author, W. F. Harvey. The tale tells of two strangers, whose futures are, potentially, intertwined in the most…
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The Scarlet Citadel by Robert E. Howard | Conan the Cimmerian
"The Scarlet Citadel" is a Conan the Cimmerian novelette by Robert E. Howard, first published in the January 1933 edition of Weird Tales. "A shuddery story of…
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Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert
"Old Rambling House" was written by American writer, Frank Herbert, and first published in 1958. The story tells of the Grahams - all they wanted was a home…
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The Inn by Doomsday Falls by Allison V. Harding
"The Inn by Doomsday Falls" is a short story by Allison V. Harding, first published in the November 1947 edition of Weird Tales. "A haunted inn, a cursed…
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Guarded by Mearle Prout
"Guarded" by American author Mearle Prout, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in March 1938. The story of a murder—and its unforeseen consequences—in the…
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Sacrilege by Wallace West
"Sacrilege" is a short story by Wallace West, first published in Magazine of Horror in its June 1965 edition. "Let me explain: I am dead. Mather was dead…
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A Thing of Beauty by Wallace West | "Too Horrible for Weird Tales"
"A Thing of Beauty" is a short story by Wallace West, first published in Magazine of Horror in its August 1963 edition. "Short, you see, was in charge of the…
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John Lehmann Alone | A Garlock's Bend Story
"John Lehmann Alone" is a short story by the American author, David Kaufman, first published in the Mid-December 1987 edition of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery…
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The Moonstone Mass by H. P. Spofford
"The Moonstone Mass" is a short story by Harriet Prescott Spofford, first appearing in Harper’s magazine in October 1868. The story describes an unnamed…
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Pickman's Model by H. P. Lovecraft
"Pickman's Model" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, first published in the October 1927 edition of Weird Tales. "Unutterable monstrosities crept out from…
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Four Wooden Stakes by Victor Rowan
"Four Wooden Stakes" is a short story by Victor Rowan, first published in the February 1925 edition of Weird Tales. "A tale of vampirism at the remote Holroyd…
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Lost in a Pyramid by Louisa May Alcott
"Lost in a Pyramid; or, The Mummy's Curse" by Louisa May Alcott was first published in The New World in 1869. The story tells of an encounter with something…
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The Crawling Horror by Thorp McClusky
"The Crawling Horror" is a short story by Thorp McClusky, first published in the November 1936 edition of Weird Tales. "A grim tale of the weird terror that…
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The Nightmare Road by Florence Crow
"The Nightmare Road" by Florence Crow first appeared in Weird Tales in March 1934. The story was described by the magazine as: "A sensational story of a…
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The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Minister's Black Veil" is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The black veil represents 'secret sin', and how terrible human nature can be…
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The Church at Garlock's Bend by David Kaufman
"The Church at Garlock's Bend" is a short story by the American author, David Kaufman, first published in the April 1987 edition of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery…
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Vampire Village by Edmond Hamilton
"Vampire Village" is a short story by Edmond Hamilton, first published in the November 1932 edition of Weird Tales. "A strange story of the ghoul-haunted…
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The Master of the Crabs by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Master of the Crabs" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the March 1948 edition of Weird Tales. "Strange books, they were…
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The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson
"The Room in the Tower" is a short story by English writer, E. F. Benson, first published in 1912. The story tells of a young man and his recurring nightmare…
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The Man Who Was Saved by B. W. Sliney
"The Man Who Was Saved" by B. W. Sliney, first appeared in Weird Tales in May 1926. In the story, the sole survivor of a wrecked ship tells of a terrifying…
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The White People by Arthur Machen
"The White People" is a horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen. The tale centres around a young girl's initiation into a supernatural cult. Learn…
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Dark Starlight by Robert Grains | In the Shadow of DISCLOSURE DAY
Robert Grains is an independent author, occultist, and elite aesthete. For the first time ever, a selection of his writings, inspired by nameless powers, is…
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The Return of the Undead by Arthur Leeds
"The Return of the Undead" is a short story by Arthur Leeds, first published in the November 1925 edition of Weird Tales. "A hospital vampire–morphine–and a…
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Bells of Oceana by Arthur J. Burks
"Bells of Oceana" by Arthur J. Burks, was first published in the December 1927 edition of Weird Tales. The story tells of an encounter with something deadly in…
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Take the Z-Train by Allison V. Harding
"Take the Z-Train" is a March 1953 Weird Tale by the American author, Allison V. Harding. “A ghostly train that never was, heads for a ghastly destination that…
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Death of the Kraken by David H. Keller
"Death of the Kraken" by American author David H. Keller, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in March 1942. The magazine described the tale as follows: “In…
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The Piper from Bhutan by David Bernard
"The Piper from Bhutan" by American author David Bernard, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in February 1938. The story tells of an elderly piper from…
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Necromancy in Naat by Clark Ashton Smith
"Necromancy in Naat" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the July 1936 edition of Weird Tales. "A strange, spine-chilling story…
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I've Got to Believe It by Bruce Walker
"I've Got to Believe It" is a short story by Bruce Walker, first published in Strange Stories, October 1940. "Out of the eerie confines of a house of fear, a…
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In the Lake at Garlock's Bend by David Kaufman
"In the Lake at Garlock's Bend" is a short story by the American author, David Kaufman, first published in the July 1985 edition of Hitchcock's Mystery…
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Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
"Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker first appeared in Weird Tales in December 1927. The story was originally intended to be part of the book, "Dracula," but was…
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The Noseless Horror by Robert E. Howard
"The Noseless Horror" is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first published in the February 1970 edition of Magazine of Horror. According to Glenn Lord, who…
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Threshold of Endurance by Betsy Emmons
"Threshold of Endurance" is a work of short fiction by the little-known author, Betsy Emmons. First published in the September 1946 edition of Weird Tales, the…
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The Will of Claude Ashur by C. Hall Thompson
"The Will of Claude Ashur" is a Cthulhu Mythos novelette by C. Hall Thompson, first published in the July 1947 edition of Weird Tales. "Evil legends hang over…
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The Horror of the Heights by Arthur Conan Doyle
"The Horror of the Heights" is a short story by British author, Arthur Conan Doyle. The tale is told through the blood-stained pages of a notebook found on the…
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The Follower by Allison V. Harding
"The Follower" is a short story by the American writer, Allison V. Harding, first published in the September 1948 edition of Weird Tales. In the story, a young…
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Night of Impossible Shadows by Allison V. Harding
"Night of Impossible Shadows" is a short story by the American author, Allison V. Harding. The story first appeared in Weird Tales in September 1945, and was…
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The Isle of the Torturers by Clark Ashton Smith
"The Isle of the Torturers" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the March 1933 edition of Weird Tales. "A powerful story of…
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The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood
"The Wendigo" is based on Algernon Blackwood's experiences hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a…