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Hypnogoria
Welcome to the the Great Library of Dreams Podcast, where we present readings of classic tales of the weird and the wonderful! Here you will find stories of the magical, the mysterious, the marvelous, and the macabre!
In this show, an eerie tale from E Nesbit - set in the month of October, a stay with friends at an ancient country house takes a turn for the macabre...
A haunting tale from the great M. R. James, concerning something dark and vampiric unleashed while renovating an old cathedral...
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...
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!
A very early tale of cursed media - a story from 1944 concerning a vinyl record which has decidedly sinister effects on the listener ...
A sinister but darkly humorous tale of a small boy and his unusual pet, which may, or may not, be a god...
A tale of a lone man stranded on Mars with only himself for company, and one that now reads like a prediction of the perils of chatbots and AI
An eerie tale of a child's imaginary friend, who may not be as harmless as he first appears...
An eerie poem from Edgar Allan Poe, recited by mad Roderick Usher in the classic tale The Fall of the House of Usher.
This week a folk horror tale from Mr Moon himself - some Youtubers explore a ruined tower on a remote island in Northumbria, and discover that it is not as deserted as it first appears...
Restoration work in an old church accidentally releases an ancient horror in this classic Victorian vampire tale!
A classic eerie tale from Mr Algernon Blackwood concerning a vigil held in an allegedly haunted house
For our first tale for the new year, we have a trip to a fantastic Dreamlands of HP Lovecraft, in the classic weird tale Celephaïs.
For our final tale for the festive season, a ghost story for New Year's Eve by the great MR James, an eerie tale of dark deeds and dangerous magic.
For our last ghost story for Christmas, a tale from Jim Moon himself, the tale of a little village with a curious Christmas tradition involving an old churchyard yew tree...
For our third ghost story for Christmas, we have a tale from EF Benson which begins with a Yuletide gathering where the gathered guests are telling ghost stories...
For our second ghost story for the Yuletide season we have the tale of haunted country house in A Strange Christmas Game by Charlotte Riddell
December is upon us and hence it is the season for Yuletide ghost stories. And we begin with a tale from Mr Hugh Walpole, the story of an eerie Christmas spent in an old house in snowy Cornwall...
An eerie tale for the frosty and foggy days of November! In this classic chiller, HR Wakefield takes us on a visit to a notoriously haunted house whose permanent residents are particularly hostile...
The classic tale from HP Lovecraft concerning the brilliant but deeply unsettling paintings of Mr Richard Upton Pickman...
An eerie tale for Hallowe'en night, very much in the spirit of Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson, by Mr Jim Moon himself
In this dark tale from E Nesbit, a young couple move out to a quiet country village, which is home to a very sinister Hallowe'en night legend...
A vintage tale of folk horror by Mr Frederick Cowles, in which a clergyman in rural Cornwall discovers secret rites held in ancient ruins on Hallowe'en night.
To begin the spooky season a chilling tale from EF Benson, which reaches its terrifying climax in the month of October...
A tale by the man considered by none other than MR James to be the master of the ghost story - Sheridan le Fanu. In this autumnal story, we discover a rural Lancashire yarn that is more than a legend...
A haunting tale in the tradition of MR James, concerning a curious and macabre church monument and the dark secrets it hides...
While we often associate the ghost stories of MR James with winter and old colleges, he did write a wide variety of tales, and tonight we have one that may be considered early folk horror, taking place in the heart of the countryside in the summertime...
A tale of botanical terror from HG Wells, concerning a highly unusual and indeed hostile rare plant!
Another tale of giant monsters from the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! In this chiller we learn of the monstrous creatures lurking in the upper stratosphere!
A classic tale of terror from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning something large, ancient, and very nasty lurking in the hills of Derbyshire!
A vintage science fiction tale from the golden age of pulp magazines, a story which pits dinosaurs against Martian invaders!
As another tie-in to the Hypnogoria Roger Corman series, we have a story from Edgar Allan Poe, which was brought to the screen in Corman's Poe anthology Tales of Terror (1962)
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As a little tie-in to the Hypnogoria Roger Corman series here is a tale of terror from one of his collaborators - Richard Matheson. And this story is in fact the very first that Matheson ever had published...
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Another early tale of a surviving prehistoric monster but this story about a lake dwelling dinosaur takes a very bizarre turn...
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As a little crossover with the Kaiju History podcasts on our other show, we have a Victorian tale of a chap who discovers a living fossil. But unfortunately, this surviving saurian is extremely large and very hostile...
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Mr Jim reads a massively influential chiller, an otherworldly tale of maritime terror - The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson
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With another reading of a favourite old tale of terror, Mr Jim revisits The Waxwork by AM Burrage, a classic chiller many of us discovered in the creepy tales for kids anthology Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery!
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In this show, Mr Jim Moon reads a favourite tale of terror he found in an old book in childhood, which, funnily enough, is about a man haunted a strange tale in an old book he found in childhood...
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A reading of a highly controversial tale - the issue of Weird Tales it appeared in was pulled from the shelves after complaints! And despite being over a hundred year old, it still has the power to shock. You have been warned! Listener discretion is advised!
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An early tale of terror from HP Lovecraft, inspired by New England folklore and featuring his famous witch-haunted town Arkham
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In this show, we have a short tale by the great HG Wells, a science fiction mystery story that may, or may not, be a prequel to War of the Worlds!
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For our 100th episode, we have a reading of one of the most terrifying tales of ever written - The Red Lodge by HR Wakefield
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We begin a new year with a fantastical weird tale from HP Lovecraft, an early story from his Dreamlands cycle.
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Behind Door 25 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - Hauntings over the holidays
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Behind Door 24 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - Christmas Eve encounters with a ghostly skeleton knight
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Behind Door 23 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the tale of a highwayman haunting
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Behind Door 22 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - discover the sinister spooks of Stocken Farm
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A seasonally spooky verse that pays homage to some favourite festive chillers!
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Behind Door 21 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - meet the many ghosts of Roos Hall
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Behind Door 20 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the story of the permanent Christmas guest at the Hotel Bethlehem
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Behind Door 19 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - Where the ghost of Anne Boleyn walks at Yuletide
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Behind Door 18 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - The ominous stories of phantom coaches and horses
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For our third ghost story for Christmas, we have a tale from Sir Andrew Caldecott. It's a story that takes place one foggy Christmas Eve that features a memorable visit from a mysterious Father Christmas, and there's a link to M.R. James too!
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Behind Door 17 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - A Scottish Yuletide superstition and a sinister spectre
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Behind Door 16 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - A Yuletide hunting haunting
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Behind Door 15 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - discover where the ghost of Charles Dickens walks at Christmastime
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Behind Door 14 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the tale of Thomas Hardy's Yuletide encounter with a spectre
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Behind Door 13 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - festive hauntings at the Crescent Hotel
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Behind Door 12 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the frightening account of the ghost has manifests on Christmas Eve at Sandringham
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Behind Door 11 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - a tale of witchcraft and a winter haunting
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Behind Door 10 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - stories from what was the most haunted church in England
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In our second ghost story for Christmas we have a classic festive chiller from Algernon Blackwood in which a plan to go away skiing from Christmas go badly awry...
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Behind Door 09 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the story of a house with a permanent resident...
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Behind Door 08 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the story of a haunting that was a favourite to recounted at Victorian Christmas gatherings
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Behind Door 7 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - tales of spectres in the ancient village of Dunwich
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Behind Door 5 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - a wintry spectre haunting one of the very first railways stations!
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Behind Door 6 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the tale of the strange hauntings at a house named The Swallows
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Behind Door 4 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the story of the sinister haunting at Oriel Cottages
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Behind Door 03 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the strange history of the lights at Slaybrook Hall
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For our first ghost story for Christmas this year, we have the classic tale of spectral terror The Signal-man by Charles Dickens
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Behind Door 02 - A visit to the haunted library of Felbrigg Hall
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Welcome to the Ghosts of Christmas advent calendar! A new seasonal haunting from folklore and history every day in text and podcast form! Behind Door 01 - The Hungry Ghosts of Bramber Castle!
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The final tale from the casebook of Mr Flaxman Low, in which our hero faces his greatest enemy yet!
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The penultimate case for Mr Flaxman Low, which will acquaint him with the final psychical menace he will have to face...
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It's the grand finale! Join us for a live ghost hunt on Hallowe'en night itself!
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We tune into Radio Redvale for one last round up of local ghost stories before the big night itself!
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Some Items of Supporting Evidence - transcript of Dictaphone recordings found in the house of Mr Michael Dalby
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As his nightmares are growing worse Mr Dalby uncovers terrible secrets about the sinister Dr Fell..
The previous episodes can be behind Doors 12, 14, 22 and 25
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Things are stirring in midnight streets and back alleys, an urban haunting?
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More local ghost stories from the listeners of Radio Redvale... this concerning the infamous Chapel Hill Cemetery
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The unfortunate Mr Dalby finds himself drawn deeper into a mystery filled with nightmares and the old secrets of the village...
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Behind this door we have an proper old school folk nursery rhyme i.e. pure nightmare fuel
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More local ghost stories!
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Behind Door 19 we find a face lift with a difference...
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Behind Door 22 are strange portents and nightmares abound as we continue the Librarian's Tale...
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We learn about Victorian Hallowe'en parties and encounter a vintage recitation of the creepy kind!
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Behind Door 20 is a man who lives by a cemetery... and he has a tale to tell
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Behind Door 18 we meet the Guardian of the Threshold
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Behind this door lies an ancient ring of standing stones...
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Behind Door 16 we are tuning into Radio Redvale once again for some more local ghost stories...
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Behind this door we have a flashback to the folk horror filled 1970s...
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Behind Door 14 the Librarian's tale continues, and further revelations about the sinister Dr Fell are made...
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Behind Door 13 is something found, and indeed best left, inside a Victorian mausoleum...
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Behind Door 12 is the Librarian's tale... Certain secrets are revealed and connections to other doors made.
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Behind Door 11 we are tuning again to Radio Redvale to hear some true ghostly tales
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Behind Door 10 we will discover what, or who, knocks...
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If you are looking for a tale to read aloud at Hallowe'en, we have another short sharp shocker for you here, this time from the master of the ghost story MR James!
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Behind Door 09 we have a little cautionary tale about messing with magic...
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Behind Door 8 we have some children's entertainment 1970s style i.e. highly eerie and drenched in folk horror!
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Behind Door 7 is something very terrifying indeed...
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Door 6 on the Hypnogoria Halloween Advent Calendar opens today, revealing some local radio ghost stories
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Behind Door 05 is a dark family secret... one that bites
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Door 04 opens and invites you to some dances in darkness
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Behind Door 3 is an eerie document marked 'The Police Transcript" which details a ghost hunt gone strangely wrong...
NB - the first upload had an error on it, and has now ben replaced with a corrected version
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Door 2 of the Hypnogoria Halloween Advent Calendar opens...
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The first door in the Hypnogoria Halloween Advent Calendar opens... Every day a new ghoulish delight! Sinister stories, vile verses and macabre music awaits you...
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Welcome to the first Hypnogoria Halloween Advent Calendar! And Mr Jim is here to tell you all about it!
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In this show, we have a classic early chiller from HP Lovecraft, and the first of several tales featuring occult scholar Randolph Carter!
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Tonight we have a classic chiller from master story teller Saki AKA writer HH Monroe. In this short, sharp shocker we encounter a curious foundling who may, or not be, something else entirely..
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Occult detective, Mr Flaxman Low is called in to investigate a house where a glowing phantom lurks, and madness and death wait for anyone staying there...
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In this little meet-up, Mr Jim shares a ghostly tale from the Great Library itself, concerning an old photograph with a troublesome history...
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In this show we have a reading of one of the all-time classic ghost stories - The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson, a tale of summer parties on the lawn and a recurring nightmare...
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Tonight we have another tale of terror set in the heart of the English countryside. In this story from Mr Frederick Cowles, we visit a country house near a small wood, home to an old tree known as the Devil's Oak...
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Keeping with our midsummer theme, here is a reading of a Victorian poem rich in faery folklore, in which Irish poet William Allingham reveals the darker side of the little people...
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Just in time for midsummer, we have a tale of sunlit horror set in an English country garden by the great MR James. One can easily get lost in a hedge maze, however you can also find things too...
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In this podcast we hear a mythic tale set in ancient Arabia from Clark Ashton Smith, concerning a most curious encounter and a most unfortunate bargain...
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In this episode Mr Jim Moon unearths a strange news report, printed in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat back in 1890, which details the capture of a ghoul in rural Ireland.
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Tonight we have a special tale to celebrate the birthday of the late great R Chetwynd-Hayes, the writer dubbed Britain's Prince of Chill, whose tales features in classic horror movies such as From Beyond the Grave and The Monster Club, plus series such as Vincent Price's The Price of Fear, Night Voices, Dramarama and Rod Serling's Night Gallery
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The world's first occult detective Mr Flaxman Low is called in to investigate a house where former tenants erected a strange temple and allegedly practised strange rites there...
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In this episode we have a fantastical poem about a fabled land from the pages of legendary pulp magazine Weird Tales!
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Tonight we have a weird tale from Lord Dunsany, one of the pioneers of fantasy literature. However this is no fairy story, as a treasure-seeking knight will discover...
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April 25th is the Eve of St Mark, according to folklore a night for a rather eerie divination ceremony, as documented in a Victorian poem which is very much a tale of terror in verse!
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Another fascinating case for the world's first occult detective Mr Flaxman Low, in which he is called to investigate a house where tenants die mysteriously after the apparition of a whispering face is seen!
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In the third and final chapter of Robert E Howard's classic weird tale uncover the sinister secret of The Call of Zuvembie!
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In the second chapter of Robert E Howard's classic weird tale we encounter The Snake's Brother!
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The first episode of a three part reading of a classic weird novella by Robert E Howard - Pigeons From Hell. In this chapter we encounter - The Whistler in the Dark!
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A reading of an early short tale by HP Lovecraft, Hypnos - a story of obsession, dreams, and cosmic horror.
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We open a new year of a reading with a little tale from Fredric Brown, one of what he called his "short short stories" - tiny tales but with memorable twist endings!
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Mr Jim Moon relates a eerie ghost story for Christmas of his own...
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A dark and witty tale of a dreadful, drenching spectral lady that appears to haunt Harrowby Hall every Christmas Eve...
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A tale of festive fears and Christmas chills, set in the heart of the Lake District! This story and other seasonal shockers by assorted writers can be found in the volume Christmas Under the Covers, edited by Marc Damian Lawler!
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We begin this year's season of ghost stories for Christmas with a tale from the great MR James, a sinister tale of curses and witchcraft entitled simply The Ash-Tree...
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A haunting tale from a writer that the great MR James himself considered to be the finest ever author of ghostly tales - J Sheridan le Fanu.
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Another case for occult detective Mr Flaxman Low - involving a family curse and a dread spectre whose appearance brings death!
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A classic tale of Lovecraftian terror from Robert Bloch. When young Willie Osbourne goes to stay with his aunt in and uncle on their remote farm in the country, he becomes aware of strange things lurking in the forest, sinister things that are getting closer as Hallowe'en approaches...
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A tale of autumnal terror that was a favourite of HP Lovecraft. Appearing in Weird Tales in 1923, this is an eerie story of a long-lost friend refound...
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A seasonal reading of a much loved classic poem for this time of year...
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Tonight we have a reading of an early classic short story by the great HP Lovecraft, a tale that begins in a benighted castle deep beneath the earth...
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Tonight we have a reading of one of the all-time classic ghost stories, The House of the Nightmare by Edward Lucas White! When a gentlemen's roadster breaks down on a lonely road he finds curious company in the house where he stays the night...
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In this visit to the Great Library we have a sunlit tale of folk horror from Mr Algernon Blackwood, where a walk in the woods turns out to be no picnic...
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Concluding our summer season of vampiric tales, in this show Mr Jim Moon reads classic chiller For the Blood is the Life by F Marion Crawford, the story of a curious vision revealed by moonlight and its dark history...
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In this show, we return to the chilling tales of EF Benson. In this particular story we discover that even the English countryside at the height of a glorious summer can be home to dark and dreadful things...
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In this podcast, we have a reading of an eerie tale by Hume Nisbet, in which a summer holiday goes terribly wrong when our narrator encounters The Vampire Maid...
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In this show we have a reading of an allegedly true account of the undead stalking the English countryside, the tale of the vampire of Croglin Grange!
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Another adventure for famed occult detective Mr Flaxman Low, who is called to investigate a curious and often lethal menace haunting an overgrown country house..
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In this tale of creeping terror from Elizabeth Bowen, we visit a quiet corner of war-time London where a sinister rendezvous is about to occur...
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From the pages of Weird Tales, a very dark and disturbing tale from Allison V Harding.
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A classic tale of ghostly terror and proto-folk horror by Flavia Richardson AKA Christine Campbell Thomson, the pioneering editor of the legendary Not At Night horror anthology series.
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In this show we start a series of readings for Women in Horror month, beginning with a very dark tale from E Nesbit, who was just as adept at crafting grim horrors for grown-ups as she as conjuring enchanting adventures for children.
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Another curious case for occult detective Mr Flaxman Low! A dining room is haunted by a perplexing and highly perilous paranormal phenomena!
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For our final Yuletide ghost story, Mr Jim Moon relates a tale he heard many years ago in a pub just before Christmas...
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In a very special festive edition, Mr Jim reads for you all A Christmas Carol - the complete and unabridged original text by Charles Dickens, first published 148 years ago today on 19th December 1843!
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No Christmas is complete without a tale from the master of ghost stories, M. R. James. And tonight we discover why some things should stay buried in The Treasure of Abbot Thomas, first published back in 1906 in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary.
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In the first of our ghost stories for Christmas this year, we have a little story set in the depths of winter and in the shadow of an ancient cathedral. It's Christmas Eve, it's snowing, and this is a truly chilling tale from Hugh Walpole!
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Another tale from the casebook of Mr Flaxman Low, the original occult detective! In this story Mr Low encounters a highly dangerous apparition that haunts a lonely road, something that's far more sinister than your usual ghost...
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A tale of terror for Hallowe'en night, first published in the pages of Weird Tales magazine back in 1924!
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In this show we have a little story from Mr Frederick Cowles from his 1936 collection The Horror of Abbot's Grange and Other Stories, a suitably seasonal tale of terror set in the month of October!
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Our final reading in our MR James mini season is coincidentally the final ghost story the good doctor ever wrote, a short piece entitled A Vignette, which many suspect may be not be a story at all but a memoir of an eerie event...
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Continuing our season of MR James readings, things take an eerie turn with some verses penned about what goes on at Great Livermore in the dead of night...
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Continuing our season of readings exploring places important to MR James, and showing a lighter side to the master of ghost stories, in this show we have a reading of the earliest surviving supernatural tale he ever wrote - a whimsical nocturnal adventure set in King's College, Cambridge.
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A strange tale of a walk upon a summer's night from MR James. Set at Eton College, this little yarn shows a more whimsical side to the master of ghost stories... well, at first at least.
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Beginning a little summer season of readings from MR James, we start with something of a rarity - an atmospheric poem from the master of ghost stories!
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From his 1910 collection Midnight House & Other Tales, we bring you a story of sunlit horror by WF Harvey - August Heat!
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A classic tale of cosmic horror from Donald Wandrei, the cofounder of legendary weird fiction publisher Arkham House. Take a trip to the end of time and witness the final end of the universe itself...
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We return to the casebook of Mr Flaxman Low, the original occult detective. In this third case, we encounter a very unusual haunting which proves to be horribly physical and highly dangerous!
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First published in Weird Tales in March 1936, The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner is one of my all-time favourite tales of terror, a story of escalating subterranean horror!
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In this episode we delve into the casebook of Mr Flaxman Low, fiction's first occult detective. In this tale Mr Low investigates a most troubling haunting involving a sinister figure in black.
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A vintage tale from the great Philip K Dick, first published in Imagination magazine in 1953.
On a quiet asteroid, an unusual threat is waiting in the forests...
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Meet Mr Flaxman Low - athlete, scholar, scientist and ghost hunter! Join the the original occult detective on his first case - investigating a highly violent haunting in Hammersmith in old London town!
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, a reading of a celebrated love poem by the great Edgar Allan Poe, the exquisite gothic tale in miniature that is Annabel Lee!
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Hear the saga of a mighty hero from the days of Arthurian legend - the farm boy turned monster slayer, Jack the Giant Killer! As retold by folklorist Joseph Jacobs in his classic volume English Fairy Tales (1890).
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For our final festive tale this year, we have one of the oldest Christmas ghost stories. Taken from Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar, an Icelandic saga from the late 13th century, and translated by Sabine Baring-Gould, this tale of terror tells of the horrors that haunt a lonely farm far to the north in the Vale of Shadows in Iceland.
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No Christmas is complete without a ghost story from MR James, and so here we have a reading of one of his best loved tales - Lost Hearts.
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In this podcast we have a festive tale of terror from Mr Matt Cowan, curator of the excellent Horror Delve. In this snowy story, first published in the charity anthology O Little Town of Deathlehem, we encounter the spirit of the season in more ways than one...
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In this show, we are hoping to bring a chill to your Yuletide this year with a special series of ghost stories for Christmas. And we are starting out with the tale of a curious train journey that took place, not so long ago, on a dark and damp December night - Passenger From Crewe by Frederick Cowles.
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As winter approaches and nights grow long and frosty, Mr Jim Moon has an eerie tale of whispering snow and icy secrets that's guaranteed to bring you a chill!
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An eerie poem by John Masefield, drawn from authentic maritime folklore, concerning the dark forces that await sailors on the high seas!
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In this episode we have a suitably autumnal tale, chosen by Mr Matt Cowan of horrordelve.com - a classic ghostly tale for Halloween - The Sweeper by AM Burrage
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In this episode we are very proud to present a classic modern tale of the Cthulhu Mythos - The Horror Under Penmire by Adrian Cole, a story of Lovecraftian dread and ancient secrets lurking in mist-shrouded Cornwall!
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In this show we return to the weird verse of Mr Edgar Allan Poe to hear the seminal poem The City in the Sea first published in 1845.
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In this episode we have a ghostly tale from Mr Moon himself - a curious account of a very troubled house. This tale can be found in the new anthology Before You Blow Out The Candle Volume One edited by Marc Damian Lawler, which has just been published in a third edition. A second volume has just been published too which also features another story from Mr Moon.
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"Tomorrow it is proposed that the Lower Master takes me by car to Worbarrow Bay in Dorset where the Scouts are in camp—it is further proposed that by the camp fire I should read them a story of a terrible nature, which I have made—contrary to my expectation."
So wrote MR James in a letter dated 26th July 1927. And so, in this podcast, Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a place by the campfire to hear that ghost story from MR James, which was first told at a boy scouts camp on 27th July 1927. Gather round folks, for the dark tale of Wailing Well...
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In this podcast we present a reading of one of the most celebrated tales ever published in Weird Tales. An eerie story of mysterious transmissions and a strange, menacing fog - The Night Wire by HF Arnold.
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A little chill for a summer night, a weird verse from poet Vachel Lindsay that may make you think twice before wandering by cornfields after sunset...
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As it is midsummer - a time of magic and mystery - we have a tale of sunlit horror from the great EF Benson. In The Man Who Went Too Far we discover ancient and terrifying powers are very much alive and well in the heart of the English countryside.
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In this little show we have an eerie poem from Robert E Howard. While he is best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian and other two-fisted heroes, Howard also wrote a great deal of verse, much of it on weird and fantastic themes. The poem in this podcast takes us back England in years gone by, the days when gibbets still stood at crossroads...
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Something strange falls from the skies, and a creeping terror comes to earth. Considered to be one of his best stories, here is The Colour Out of Space by HP Lovecraft, a masterful and far-sighted fusion of science fiction and horror, complete and unabridged!
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What secrets lurk in the subway system? What horrors dwell deep in the bowels of the earth beneath our cities? Far Below by Robert Barbour Johnson has the answers! A tale of subterranean terror which was voted by readers to be the best story ever to be published in Weird Tales !
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A tale of terror from one of literature's greatest writers. Guy de maupassant wrote many novels and hundreds of short stories, and is recognised as a giant of French literature. However he also penned a series of haunting tales about the strange and the macabre. The story Lui? known either He? or sometimes The Terror asks us if we are ever truly alone, or is there an unseen other haunting us...
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This week Mr Jim Moon delves into local history and folklore to unearth a true tale of crime, madness and the Devil - the strange case of the Brass Murders!
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In this show we have a tale from a modern master, Mr Thom Burgess, who has created a string of highly acclaimed ghostly graphic novels.
His latest opus, a collection of short tales entitled Nyctophobias which delivers twenty very good reasons to be scared of the dark. One story you will find in this gorgeous illustrated anthology is a deceptively innocent sounding tale called Teacups...
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All profits from the book go to the Australia Zoo for the care of animals affected by the Australian wildfires
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HP Lovecraft is regarded of the one of the masters of the 20th century horror story, but a good many of his tales also contain a great deal of science fiction. And this early short tale is a prime example of how Lovecraft fused science and terror...
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Mr Edgar Allan Poe surely needs no introduction, but as well as writing a legion of classic horror tales, his poetry often went to dark and strange places too...
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Mr HH Munro forged as successful career as a writer under his pen name Saki, and is now hailed as one of the masters of the short story. Many of his tales contain a dark humour, and a good few ventured into the realm of the weird and the macabre. Here is a short classic by Saki detailing a most unusual haunting...
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While Walter de la Mare is usually best remembered as a highly respectable poet, he also wrote a good deal of fiction, and in particular, several highly individual tales of the macabre. . One such story is Seaton's Aunt, which in a visit to a friend's quiet country house leads to some strange and haunting experiences...
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When we talk of ghost stories, there is one man who is reckoned to the master of all - the great Mr James. And tonight we present one of his finest little creepy stories, a cautionary tale about prying into rooms that stay locked for good reason...
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While the great HG Wells is best known for his pioneering science fiction, he also wrote come cracking tales of terror too. Indeed this story The Red Room is reckoned by many to be one of the most terrifying ghost stories ever written...
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Welcome to the the Great Library of Dreams Podcast, where we present readings of classic tales of the weird and the wonderful! Here you will find stories of the magical, the mysterious, the marvelous, and the macabre!
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