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Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying, and I’m delighted to have you join me for this week’s episode.
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Episode 8. YuRia and Ezra are NOT getting along, as the agency takes on a company case in which a seemingly obliging manager is hiding something monstrous, and a former colleague may be in trouble.
Set in the sprawling world of The City, at the heart of Project Moon, Distortion Detective is a mystery webnovel that follows Moses (the titular DD) who has a unique ability to see the progression of the Distortion Phenomenon in others before they physically manifest. With this power, she works to prevent Distortions from forming with the assistance of the other Fixers who work under her at Moses' Office.
New episodes uploaded twice-weekly.
Original Webnovel Chapter Release Date: March 9th, 2020
Written by Kim Ji-hoon
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Episode Artwork, credit: Project Moon art team
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Episode 7. “I’ll be your assistant. I want to watch you from up close. I’ll make gear and equipment just for you. I want to be of help to you. All so you can open up
your heart to me.” Really putting the 'yuri' in YuRia, there...
Set in the sprawling world of The City, at the heart of Project Moon, Distortion Detective is a mystery webnovel that follows Moses (the titular DD) who has a unique ability to see the progression of the Distortion Phenomenon in others before they physically manifest. With this power, she works to prevent Distortions from forming with the assistance of the other Fixers who work under her at Moses' Office.
New episodes uploaded twice-weekly.
Original Webnovel Chapter Release Date: March 5th, 2020
Written by Kim Ji-hoon
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Episode Artwork, credit: Project Moon art team
If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful.
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Episode 6. Our probing pair are followed into a dark alleyway. This can't end well...
Set in the sprawling world of The City, at the heart of Project Moon, Distortion Detective is a mystery webnovel that follows Moses (the titular DD) who has a unique ability to see the progression of the Distortion Phenomenon in others before they physically manifest. With this power, she works to prevent Distortions from forming with the assistance of the other Fixers who work under her at Moses' Office.
New episodes uploaded twice-weekly.
Original Webnovel Chapter Release Date: March 4th, 2020
Written by Kim Ji-hoon
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Episode Artwork, credit: Project Moon art team
If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful.
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Episode 5. The brutal reality (and unreality) of high-pressure examination laid bare in mass-distortion. How will Moses and Ezra get out of this one? Read - er, 'hear' - all about in the latest episode of Distortion Detective Narrated.
Set in the sprawling world of The City, at the heart of Project Moon, Distortion Detective is a mystery webnovel that follows Moses (the titular DD) who has a unique ability to see the progression of the Distortion Phenomenon in others before they physically manifest. With this power, she works to prevent Distortions from forming with the assistance of the other Fixers who work under her at Moses' Office.
New episodes uploaded twice-weekly.
Original Webnovel Chapter Release Date: March 3rd, 2020
Written by Kim Ji-hoon
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Episode Artwork, credit: Project Moon art team
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Episode 4. The office of the Distortion Detective is visited by an antagonistic personage from the past, who has a job for Moses. Even Ezra gets riled up, and a tragic incident that our investigators have tried to put behind them rears its ugly head.
Set in the sprawling world of The City, at the heart of Project Moon, Distortion Detective is a mystery webnovel that follows Moses (the titular DD) who has a unique ability to see the progression of the Distortion Phenomenon in others before they physically manifest. With this power, she works to prevent Distortions from forming with the assistance of the other Fixers who work under her at Moses' Office.
New episodes uploaded twice-weekly.
Original Webnovel Chapter Release Date: March 2nd, 2020
Written by Kim Ji-hoon
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Episode Artwork, credit: Project Moon art team
If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful.
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Episode 3. "And I simply remember"... Moses and Ezra investigate a distorted building, and the powers get a bit of a workout.
Set in the sprawling world of The City, at the heart of Project Moon, Distortion Detective is a mystery webnovel that follows Moses (the titular DD) who has a unique ability to see the progression of the Distortion Phenomenon in others before they physically manifest. With this power, she works to prevent Distortions from forming with the assistance of the other Fixers who work under her at Moses' Office.
New episodes uploaded twice-weekly.
Original Webnovel Chapter Release Date: March 1st, 2020
Written by Kim Ji-hoon
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Episode Artwork, credit: Project Moon art team
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Let's really start the ball rolling with two chapters in quick succession!
Episode 2, in which we meet Ezra, and a none-too-sanitary 'chef'.
Set in the sprawling world of The City, at the heart of Project Moon, Distortion Detective is a mystery webnovel that follows Moses (the titular DD) who has a unique ability to see the progression of the Distortion Phenomenon in others before they physically manifest. With this power, she works to prevent Distortions from forming with the assistance of the other Fixers who work under her at Moses' Office.
New episodes uploaded every couple of days.
Original Webnovel Chapter Release Date: February 29th, 2020
Written by Kim Ji-hoon
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Episode Artwork, credit: Project Moon art team
If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful.
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Set in the sprawling world of The City, at the heart of Project Moon, Distortion Detective is a mystery webnovel that follows Moses (the titular DD) who has a unique ability to see the progression of the Distortion Phenomenon in others before they physically manifest. With this power, she works to prevent Distortions from forming with the assistance of the other Fixers who work under her at Moses' Office.
Episode 1 features merfolk and balloon people (trust me, it's a lot more sinister than it sounds!)
New episodes uploaded every couple of days.
Original Webnovel Release Date: February 29th, 2020
Written by Kim Ji-hoon
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Episode Artwork, credit: Project Moon art team
If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful.
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РАСКО́Л
Another deep dive into the doleful denizens of Limbus Company's bus. Although in this case we are dealing with a feverishly cheerful and multifarious (I have a feeling I'm going to abuse that adjective) individual, set free from their mind body and spirit-bindings. Let's not forget Sonya, hy0umon of negotiable affection-flipped freedom fighter. Let us cling to the needles that pierce the flesh of our shared reality.
Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker
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References:
Blake, E. (2006). Sonya, Silent No More: A Response to the Woman Question in Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment.” The Slavic and East European Journal, 50(2), 252–271. https://doi.org/10.2307/20459250
https://limbuscompany.wiki.gg/wiki/Rodion#Personality
Curtler, H. M. (2004). The Artistic Failure of Crime and Punishment. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 38(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.2307/3527358
Beebe, M. (1955). The Three Motives of Raskolnikov: A Reinterpretation of Crime and Punishment. College English, 17(3), 151–158. https://doi.org/10.2307/495737
Schmidt, D.P. (2023, June 8). casuistry. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/casuistry
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"If anyone’s doing the heavy lifting, it’d be us... Hey! Manager Bud! More incoming!"
In this episode, I take a look at suffering and redemption in The Metamorphosis, philosophical pessimism, and how Gregor in Limbus Company might be Georg Bendeman, the happiest Gregor yet, or even Kafka himself. Reincarnation is a heck of a thing.
Plus of course the traditional (I've done it three, now it's definitely a tradition) interlude dub!
Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker
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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_pessimism
Ryan, M. P. (1999). Samsa and Samsara: Suffering, Death, and Rebirth in “The Metamorphosis.” The German Quarterly, 72(2), 133–152. https://doi.org/10.2307/408369
Kafka: The Metamorphosis, translated by Willa and Edwin Muir
https://limbuscompany.wiki.gg/wiki/Gregor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/on-translating-kafkas-the-metamorphosis
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New friends are made, and the true magnitude of the trials ahead begins to manifest, as the pilgrims arrive at the ancient and forbidding City. But with sickness and potential conspiracy threatening their safety, is there anyone left they can turn to?
Part 10 of a 10-part dark fantasy full-cast audio drama.
- Andrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Road, Dream Voice
https://andrewwinson.com/ - Thomas Barker as Athamas
www.thomasva.com - Jesse D. Hill as Longarm, Halvar
defunktknight@gmail.com - Emily Morse-Lee as Wide-Eye, Gate Guard
@TheRealGChu.bsky.social - Melissa Carrington as Split-Heel, Mysterious Voice
@melissac-va.bsky.social - Virtue as Hears-Whispers, Scout
X: @VirtueVestigial - Asha Lear as Finn
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Produced and written by Thomas Barker
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Mysterious, tree-like branches with the power to actualize the feelings, wishes, and psyches of people. The primary objective of the LCB is to gather them up.
In this episode, I nearly get over my skis in examining the literary origins of the Golden Boughs of Limbus Company, particularly looking at the book of the same name by Sir James George Frazer, and the Aeneid, by Vergil.
Plus of course the traditional (I've done it twice, now it's a tradition) interlude dub!
Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker
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References:
WOOD, G. (1982). Frazer’s magic wand of anthropology : interpreting “The Golden Bough.” European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie / Europäisches Archiv Für Soziologie, 23(1), 92–122. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23999226
Weber, C. (1995). THE ALLEGORY OF THE GOLDEN BOUGH. Vergilius (1959-), 41, 3–34. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41587127
https://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/frazer/
https://limbuscompany.wiki.gg/wiki/Rivers#cite_note-LC_47-1
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Aeneid_(Conington_1866)/Book_6#cite_ref-1
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/aeneid/poem-summary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertextuality#
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He stooped to laugh again, and his mirth was yellow-toothed -- menacing.“Have no fear!” he reiterated, and with that stretched his hand toward the wall, there came a click and we were in black, impenetrable darkness.
A rumination on the nature of evil, and the ability to see things FROM BEYOND, courtesy of a groundbreaking writer of dark fantasy. This story was first published in 1919.
Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker
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Limbus Company begins with Dante (our clock-headed manager-protagonist) beset by three sinister individuals known as Wolf, Panther and Lion. These characters have parallels in the Inferno, by Dante Alighieri.
In this episode, I draw upon some scholarship, a coupla wikis and my own general knowledge to pull together some additional information about the beasts, and what they mean, beyond what we are shown in the narrative thus far.
Plus I have a go at dubbing said interlopers!
References:
https://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/
https://worldofdante.iath.virginia.edu/comedy/dante/inferno.xml/1.1
Demaray, J. G. (1969). The Pilgrim Texts and Dante’s Three Beasts: Inferno, I. Italica, 46(3), 233–241. https://doi.org/10.2307/477804
https://limbuscompany.wiki.gg/wiki/Wolf#Assets-0
https://retcons.github.io/limbus-storylogs/chapters/prologue.html
Schildgen, B. D. (2010). Animals, Poetry, Philosophy, and Dante’s Commedia. Modern Philology, 108(1), 20–44. https://doi.org/10.1086/656448
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To round out Season Two of TTT (though, seriously - I'm on hiatus right now!), and to say thank you to everyone who's tuned in during 2025, I've put together a little sampler of sinners.
Features excerpts from:
- Moby Dick
- Don Quixote
- The Metamorphosis
- The Odyssey
- The Stranger
- Demian
- Wuthering Heights
A little out of my usual subject matter, but we'll resume our regular programming next month.
See you in 2026! Take care. It's a scary world out there.
Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker
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Tom's Terror Trove is still technically on a little Summer break, but that doesn't mean I don't have a few pressies to hand out before the end of the year!
Short story by Michael Botur
Two lovers with not long left to live put aside a portion of paradise, creating their own country while the planet rots -- though of course, holding onto nature isn't easy. In fact, managing wildlife becomes life-or-death difficult...
Michael Botur is an award-winning Auckland/Northland writer of horror and 'dirty realism' screenplays and fiction.
www.michaelboturwriter.com
Story featured with kind permission from the author
Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker
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"I never eat pork. It's not that I'm vegetarian, or Jewish or Muslim, it's all to do with something that happened in the 70's, when I was fifteen years old."
So begins a tale of innocence lost, buckets of blood, and the lengths someone might go to in order that they might... sustain a life.
A gruesome tale from New Zealand.
Story featured with kind permission from the author: Jane Percival (https://heni-irihapeti.com/)
Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker
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In the late 1920's, folklorist and assistant professor at Miskatonic University Albert N. Wilmarth investigates the ominous events that occured in the wake of the historic Vermont Floods.
His ill-advised delving, and correspondance with the recluse Henry Akely, will lead to a series of cosmically horrifying revelations.
Turn your lights down low, put your headphones on, and tune in to the penultimate episode of Tom's Terror Trove Season 2.
Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker
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Two unsuspecting ambulance attendants get far, FAR more than they bargained for, in this disgusting story from 1938.
Running from 1934 to 1947, Lights Out was an old-time radio program devoted to stories of horror and the supernatural. Created by Wyllis Cooper, later in the run it was helmed by the brilliant (and eccentric) Arch Oboler.
I was spoilt for choice in picking an episode to recreate (it came down to this one and Chicken Heart).
Unlike usual episodes of Tom's Terror Trove, this Hallowe'en special makes use of a full palette of foley sound effects.
I hope you enjoy listening to it, as much as I did in working with a script by one of the masters of the genre.
Narrated by Thomas Barker
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We are once again adrift on dark and inhospitable waters this week, as, arriving hot on the heels of ferocious storms in New Zealand, Tom's Terror Trove is proud to present this newly-recorded version of The Brain-Eaters, from 1932.
The title gives perhaps a scintilla of a clue as to the contents of the story.
Good gross-out pulpweirdfiction stuff.
Eat up!
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Tonight, Tom's Terror Trove returns to one of the most original minds in Weird Fiction, the pioneering William Hope Hodgson. The Voice in the Night concerns a lonely ship in the middle of the Pacific, and a grotesque interlocutor with a horrifying story to tell.
B O D Y H O R R O R
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A tale of debauchery, depravity, and pestiferous perukes!
E F Benson (whose "The Thing in the Hall" I recorded in May 2024) said of Le Fanu, that his “best work is of the first rank, while as a 'flesh-creeper' he is unrivalled. No one else has so sure a touch in mixing the mysterious atmosphere in which horror darkly breeds".
I think that is certainly true of tonight’s story. There are some grotesquely comical elements to it, fitting for a narrative that takes place in the 18th century. I can see almost all of these characters coming to life out of a Hogarth print.
Before I forget, I should also mention the framing device which appertains to all the stories in the collection, which is that of the posthumous papers of an occult detective. And on that note, as the wind whips around the walls of the house in which I am recording these words, and seems to fair threaten to knock them down, let us begin.
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Antithetical in life, in death I can make these authors share equal billing, muhahahaha!
Ahem. Tonight, Tom's Terror Trove is proud to present a story of a sadistic contest that grips a quiet southern town, PLUS a quickie about the mysterious (and potentially sinister, if wronged) ways of felines.
Listen, if you care - I mean, dare!
Narrated by Thomas Barker
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Renowned author of mystery and gothic horror Shirley Jackson weaves a dreamlike tale of doublings, echoes, and (in the words of ST Joshi) "exemplifies the 'quiet weird tale' at its pinnacle".
Published in 1950, the story follows Margaret who visits her friend Carla's country estate for the holidays. Will she ever leave? Has she always been there?
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We return to the Land of the Rising Sun this week, for a tale in which no overt harm is ever done, nor threatened. Yet this might (by certain metrics) be one of the grossest stories I've had the distinct pleasure to record.
An eminent writer receives an unsolicited manuscript, in which is contained a perverse narrative confession written by a disturbed chairmaker.
Transgressions ahoy.
Narrated by Thomas Barker
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As secrets and lies threaten to break apart the pilgrimage during their trek through the treacherous mire of The Grey Grease, a danger they thought they had escaped emerges from the clouds. Can Huw deploy what little magic he possesses to protect the group?
Part 9 of a multi-part series.
- Andrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Road
https://andrewwinson.com/ - Thomas Barker as Athamas
www.thomasva.com - Jesse D. Hill as Longarm
defunktknight@gmail.com - Emily Morse-Lee as Wide-Eye
@TheRealGChu.bsky.social - Melissa Carrington as Split-Heel
@melissac-va.bsky.social - Virtue as Hears-Whispers
X: @VirtueVestigial - Matthew T. Patton as Brack
https://whyp.it/users/36577/mtpatton - Asha Lear as Finn
https://www.castingcall.club/asha_lear
Produced and written by Thomas Barker
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What if the otherworldly entities of the Cthulhu Mythos aren’t truly evil or malevolent, what if they are simply alien in the most profound sense of the word?
This story from 1949 about a dreamy young woman named Avis Long, maintains an almost romantic, sensuous quality (at least - I think so!), right up until its horrifying conclusion.
Listen out for the breaking into reality of creatures from Yuggoth and elsewhere.
Pleasant dreams.
Er - screams.
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Deep space. Two jumpy chancers. And the aching, endless hunger of the void.
The Vanderlark was published in 1952, and written by prolific speculative fiction author Margaret St. Clair. It's the first 'pure' sci fi story for TTT. Rejoice!
The name may stem from the Vrykolakas, a vampire of sorts from Greek folklore. You'll see why.
Narrated by Thomas Barker
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Published in 1906, this lush, vivid and grim story paints a picture of the post-resurrection life of Lazarus not as a miracle to be celebrated, but an abomination to be abhorred.
The author, Leonid Andreyev, lived from 1871 to 1919, and the rich vein of Expressionism that runs through his novels, plays and short stories proved highly influential. Authors such as H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, who read Andreyev in translation in the 1920's, spoke favourably of his work.
Hold on to your hats, dear listeners, 'cause this one is B L E A K.
Narrated by Thomas Barker
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Hello, and welcome to Tom's Terror Trove, a podcast currently disgorging The Crawling World, an original dark fantasy/sci fi, full cast audiodrama. I also narrate classics and little-known gems of horror fiction: Mid 19th - early 20th century a speciality.
New episodes every Friday, 9am NZ Time.
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The madness and monstrosity lay in the figures in the foreground—for Pickman’s morbid art was preëminently one of daemoniac portraiture.
In this classic short story by H. P. Lovecraft, the narrator, Thurber, describes his encounter with the reclusive painter of the story's title, and comes to a dreadful conclusion about the inspiration behind his creations.
"Pickman's Model" was written in September 1926 and first published in the October 1927 issue of Weird Tales.
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Walter John de la Mare (25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was a prolific writer of fiction, and a crafter of finely tuned psychological horror. Lumping this particular story in with the 'gothic' subgenre is a little crude, but it shares a fair some features with The Turn of the Screw, so if you enjoyed my reading of that legendary novella, you'll likely appreciate this. Then again, I don't think Henry James had much of a sense of humour. De la Mare on the other hand...
Out of the deep features an unwanted inheritance, frequently interrupted sleep, childhood trauma, and something unpleasant 'below stairs'.
Also - I'm going to have a bit of a catch-up and discussion at the start of each episode, for those of you who'd like a little more context with their weekly spooky tales. Fear not, there are skippable chapters!
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Wes, Lithee and Garm contend with a monstrous interloper, as the pilgrims near the end of their journey through the mountain.
Their troubles are far from over, as they now face the vast, fetid swampland of The Grey Grease.
Part 8 of a multi-part series.
- Andrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Road
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In this story: RATS!
Seeking solitude in which to study mathematics for his upcoming tripos (it's a Cambridge university thing), a fresh-faced undergraduate takes lodgings at an ill-omened country house. Could this possibly end well?
No. No it could not.
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Have you ever been out in the cold, yearning for the warmth of a crackling fire, and the company of kind humans?
Well, tonight's double-feature will satisfy that unnatural yearning, as both tales concern the subject of companionship, although each with wildly different, and terrifying results...
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The descent continues. Through fire, into ice. The deep, dark hell of frozen shades recount their heinous acts to our narrator and his spectral guide.
The kaleidoscopic imagery and boundless, morbid imagination of Dante Alighieri is fully on display in this new translation, with each soul given their own distinct voice and characterisation by the narrator.
Abandon all hope, but enjoy the ride!
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ABANDON ALL HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE.
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Another temporary shift. Away from the pilgrims and their murky problems, to a lighter sphere, at least at first glance. A place of grand palaces and ancient lineages. The roots of nobility are buried deep in this plane, but long rotted, and fit only for kindling. How, and when, will all these stories converge? The echoes are increasing.
Part 7 of a multi-part series.
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The group makes its way through the tunnels underneath the mountain, towards the marshes of the Grey Grease. Wes and Lithee are isolated from the main group, and encounter strange phenomena. Garm goes to investigate. Huw, Ra and Asher share a story.
Part 6 of a multi-part series.
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The pilgrims regroup to assess their situation, given the catastrophe that has befallen them.
Asher begins to assert himself, and faultlines are revealed, but there are moments of bonding too. Will they make for the city and an uncertain future?
Part 5 of a multi-part, weekly series.
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We rejoin the pilgrims in the aftermath of an attack by the Child of Iachtanabas. Trapped within the cave they fled to for safety, they set to in order to dig themselves out of trouble, literally. Huw enlists Wes and Lithee to search for the lost sleepers, and Garm entertains (in the loosest possible sense of the word) Ra with an old song.
Part 4 of a multi-part, weekly series.
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Our narrative swerves, temporarily, and we find ourselves under a merciless sun, atop shifting sands, in an unknown time and place. Connections to our main story, the sunken realm and its imperilled pilgrims, will become apparent in due course.
Part 3 of a multi-part, weekly series.
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With no time to further understand the strange world he has been thrust into, the erstwhile sleeper and the small group that accompanies him flee for their lives. In the brief moments of respite during their flight, introductions are made.
Part 2 of a multi-part, weekly series.
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Behold, The Crawling World. A thickly huddled mass. Dark-hued, folded in on itself a thousand, nay ten thousand times over. From your vantage point beyond the veil, you can dimly make out vast oceans, a tumult of mountains honeycomb-riddled with caves, extending you suppose, down into the fused depths.
Into this world is born Athamas. A sleeper, now awakened into a very dangerous reality indeed.
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Sword and Sorcery clashes with the Cthulhu Mythos in this thrilling tale of the Pictish king Bran Mak Morn, by Robert E. Howard (a contemporary and correspondant of HP Lovecraft and creator of Conan the Barbarian). In order to bring justice to one of his people, the warrior-king enlists an ancient foe.
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Narrated by a (somewhat) impartial court observer, this reworking of a much older tale, concerns the obsessive artistry, and terrible downfall of the painter Yoshihide. First published in 1918 in serial form, the author is considered the father of the Japanese short story, and himself met a tragic end.
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This famous story (regarded by Kurt Vonnegut as the best short story in American literature) describes (in a style that today might be described as Lynchian) a moment in time. A man, condemned, and a dreamlike escape.
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The first in a sequence of three stories (The Shambler from the Stars, The Haunter of the Dark and The Shadow from the Steeple), this gruesome narrative involves a burgeoning writer who, in the desire for occult knowledge, purchases a forbidding book: De Vermis Mysteriis.
This tome has had quite the afterlife in subsequent fiction, appearing in many other stories by Bloch and Lovecraft, as well as (among many others) the opening title card of the 2004 movie Hellboy.
This is my first reading of a Bloch tale, and I can promise you now, there will be many more.
Tibi, magnum Innominandum, signa stellarum nigrarum et bufoniformis Sadoquae sigillum.
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It was a seemingly ordinary mezzotint*. Unremarkable except for the unusually high price, and the half-missing attribution on the back. Until the changes began. For the curator of a university art museum, a most unexpected, and shocking series of events is about to unfold.
This tale first appeared in James's first collection, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, in 1904.
*a type of monochrome print
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Robert Blake is a hunted man, only he does not know it yet.
A young writer with an interest in the occult, Mr Blake becomes fascinated by a distant church, the spire of which he can see from his garrett window. A furtive exploration uncovers an ancient artifact, and seals his fate.
The last written of H. P Lovecraft's stories (apart from a few collaborations), and is part of a sequence of three stories, the first and last of which are written by Robert Bloch (upon whom Blake is loosely based). It was first published in 1936.
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The Bad Idea grows legs! Or perhaps wings...
In which I talk a bit about Inversion, Repetition and Paradox (with examples). Secondly, I read some of my crap attempts at writing short horror stories. Can you do better? I bet you can!
My apologies to Gilbert Gottfried, Groucho Marx, Fox's Animation Domination lineup.
The Philosophy of Horror: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/293103.The_Philosophy_of_Horror
The Great Silence:
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Warning! Tonal whiplash incoming. This delightful (and delightfully creepy) short story by master of the genre Montague Rhodes James is a sort-of Billy Bunter meets the contents of a Breugel the Elder painting. Hopefully that doesn't give too much away.
First published in 1928, this was a joy to record; you can't beat the old English public-school grotesques.
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An ancient evil festers in the heart of a small community, and though the original perpitrators may be gone, traces of their misdeeds linger on. Also, it's never a good idea to stay the night in a seemingly abandoned mansion, even if you are on holiday.
Written in 1934, "Pigeons from Hell" is one of several regional horror stories by Howard set in the Piney Woods of the ArkLaTex region of the Deep South.
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What scares you, and why? What scares me?
For this episode, I wanted to do something different to my weekly serialisation, and open up the forum, to have a bit of a wee chat about why we love weird fiction. Who knows, maybe this'll become a 'thing'... Or maybe this was a Very Bad Idea.
Supernatural Horror in Literature https://hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/essays/shil.aspx
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In our final instalment of this perplexing and perturbing story, (see episode 34 for part two). Things reach a fever pitch at Bly manor with multiple manifestations, disappearances, and a possible breakdown. Of reality, or of sanity? You be the judge.
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In part two (see episode 33 for part one), tension mounts, apparition encounters increase, and the governess at Bly begins to lose the plot.
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The ceremony of innocence is drowned in this, most ambiguous ghostly novella from 1898 by renowned Anglo-American writer Henry James.
A governess is given charge of two young children in the countryside manor of Bly, only to find (or does she?), that erstwhile inhabitants of the house, and their influence over the children, may linger.
Lock the door, light a candle, and keep watch; for there may be faces peering in at the window.
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If you open the doors of perception too far, who knows what might come knocking? An eminent physician is drawn into a dangerous occult scheme by a longtime colleague, with horrific results.
The Thing in the Hall displays the authors characteristically deft style, with a touch of sly humour, in this alarming yarn from 1912.
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A remote house, a decaying journal. Two friends on a holiday in remote Western Ireland uncover a tale of wonders (and terrors), and an unfathomable abyss that will leave them forever changed. This unusual, and poignantly haunting novella from 1908, by one of horror fictions true originals, has been a massive influence on generations of subsequent writers.
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Upon rediscovering a drug used centuries ago to expand the consciousness of mystics, eccentric author Halpin Chalmers hopes (along with the aid of certain, esoteric mathematical formulae) to utilise it in an experiment. An experiment in TIME TRAVEL. Unbeknownst to him, his inquiry draws the attention of unwelcome entities, from dark dimensions.
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One of the first stories written by Lovecraft as an adult, the story was inspired in part by a dream he had. "I dreamed that whole hideous crawl, and can yet feel the ooze sucking me down!" he later wrote.
The earliest elements of the Cthulhu Mythos begin to stir in this tale of madness and the churning deeps.
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Two friends embark on what was to be an innocent hunting trip, but which soon leads to decay, degredation, and a chilling secret that gnaws at the heart of the world.
This somewhat obscure story, first published in 1933, contains many intriguing parallels and haunting echoes of what was then developing into the Cthulhu mythos, without necessarily being a part of that shared dream-space. A second cousin perhaps, lost, but never entirely forgotten.
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Described by M.R James as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories", Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 - 1873) created gothic and macabre tales that, more than a century hence, have not lost their power to make the flesh crawl, and those shadows in the corner of the room seem somehow darker.
What Was It? (1896) deals with two friends, a quantity of opium, and a hidden horror.
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From 1893, this short tale of horror treats, in Bierce's inimitable style, with a sinister creature that is not detectable by mortal means.
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Tekeli-li.. . .Tekeli-li ... .
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Signs of life stir in the aeon-dead city. Is something waking up? Or was it never asleep in the first place?
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The history of The Old Ones, their ancient battles, decline and fall, as well as their amorphous servants The Shoggoths, is revealed.
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Dr. Dyer and Danforth begin their descent into the cyclopean ruins. The cryptic murals and alien architecture they uncover begin to reveal troubling secrets about earth's long-distant past.
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Anxious to witness Lake's miraculous findings firsthand (and alarmed at an abrupt radio silence), the rest of the expedition makes out for his Northwestward base. What they uncovered, and subsequent discoveries by Danforth and our narrator - will prove utterly monstrous.
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"Echoes of Time" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This chilling (in a very literal sense) story details the events of a disastrous expedition to Antarctica in September 1930, and what is found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University.
Let this serve as a warning, to those who would explore and disturb this world's most remote and inhospitable regions...
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"Ice Demon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Something is not right with the Mansion House in Benefit Street. For more than a century it has stood, casting a pall over those who have lived there. It harbours too many deaths, an unwholsome, dirt floor cellar, and an ancient evil from a far-off land.
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The King in Yellow, published 1895
Rise and tremble before the pallid mask! Tonight's episode takes us back into the 19th Century (by way of the then-future of 1920) for a tale of mystery and madness from the enormously influential The King in Yellow. The Repairer of Reputations stars one Hildred Castaigne, heir to a mighty lineage. Are his grand imaginings to be believed? You decide...
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Constance voiced by Annie Hyer
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A personal favourite of the author, The Colour out of Space is a shivery, self-contained sci-fi/horror set (where else?) in the hills west of the town of Arkham, Massachusetts. Written in 1927, in this tale you will encounter eerie lights in the sky, a meteorite that is not of this world, hideous mutation and creeping insanity.
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"Giant Wyrm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Gathering Darkness" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Awkward Meeting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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The conclusion of The Dunwich Horror, a tale of monstrous birth and ancient magic set in the decaying backwoods of Massechusetts - a core story of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Ia Yog-Sothoth!
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"Shadowlands 1 - Horizon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Giant Wyrm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Metaphysik" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Written in 1928, The Dunwich Horror, a tale of monstrous birth and ancient magic set in the decaying backwoods of Massechusetts, is a core story of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Ia Yog-Sothoth!
Narrated by Thomas Barker
Original Music and Production by Thomas Barker
"Shadowlands 5 - Antechamber" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Shadowlands 4 - Breath" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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We reach the end, of this our first tale of cosmic horror.
This one gets pretty eerie, so don't touch that dial!
"Quinn's Song: First Night" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ghost Story" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"New Direction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Our penultimate episode of The House on the Borderland, and some closure about a canine.
"Irregular" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Spacial Harvest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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I wanted to title this episode "The Nightmare of the Gibbering Blob" aka how I come across in this interview cum discussion, but thought that might be counterproductive. My guest this evening is an independent researcher with a background in contemporary philosophy (MA) and film. She also has several publications in the cross-section of film and philosophy, one of which is on the subject of cosmic horror.
Welcome to the show, my colleague from The Dark Cosmos - Tijana Petkovska. It's a bit rough, but I'll get better at interviewing I swear, and hope to have other luminaries on in the future, alongside the serialisation of stories.
Topics Covered:
What is ‘cosmic horror’?
Stories Discussed: The Color out of Space
Supernatural Horror in Literature
H P Lovecraft
Poe
Joseph Conrad
Discussing annihilation and modern cosmic horror
Personal experiences - the first horrific
Creepypasta and modern-day folktales
Tijana's Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/tijanska
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A compilation featuring chapters 1 thru' 14.
"Welcome to HorrorLand" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Darkest Thursday - by Kjartan Abel.
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"Mana Two - Part 2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ancient Winds" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"SCP-x4x (Mind Leech)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Symmetry" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Inexorable" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Satiate - only strings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Irregular" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Night Vigil" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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You might almost call this episode... relaxing. The Recluse is visited once again by his Lost Love(tm). Brace yourself for impending tonal whiplash though.
"Ethereal Relaxation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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In tonight's episode: Decay, entropy. The Recluse witnesses the further dissolution, devolution and unravelling of reality. How will this end? Answers on the card please.
Also - is Pepper going to be ok?
"Night Vigil" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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In tonight's episode: Time keeps on slippin'. The Recluse awakes, and ponders the eventual fate of the solar system.
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In tonight's episode: Settle in, as things grow curiouser, bleaker, and the creeping awareness that we are as motes of dust in the eye of the cosmos increases. You might want to hug a favourite stuffed toy, or puff on something equally comforting.
Far out man...
"Symmetry" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Inexorable" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Satiate - only strings" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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In tonight's episode: Things get cosmic once more, and we witness the first appearance of the 'few touches of commonplace sentimentality' that HP Lovecraft remarked upon.
Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying.
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In tonight's episode: Well, the title says it all really. Plus more Pepper!
Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying.
"Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"River Flute" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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In tonight's episode: We get a brief moment of respite and the welcome return of Pepper the Dog!
Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying.
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"Mana Two - Part 2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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A mini-episode this week, as I'm away for the fin de semana. So instead I'll briefly step out from behind the microphone, and read from Lovecraft's seminal essay 'Supernatural Horror in Literature'.
Have a wonderfully awful week everyone.
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In tonight's episode, the House on the Borderland experiences a vicious attack, the depths of the mysterious dwelling are explored; and there are further ominous goings-on.
Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying.
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"Welcome to HorrorLand" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Darkest Thursday - by Kjartan Abel.
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Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying, and I’m delighted to have you join me for this week’s episode. Our 1st season is: The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson.
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi
Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying, and I’m delighted to have you join me for this week’s episode. Our 1st season is: The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson.
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi
Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying, and I’m delighted to have you join me for this week’s episode. Our 1st season is: The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson.
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi
Hello, and welcome to ‘bominable ‘bominations, a podcast where I’ll serialise some of the classics of turn-of-the-20th-century horror, and who knows what else the future may hold. I’m Tuomas, a voice-actor and aficionado of the weird and terrifying, and I’m delighted to have you join me for this week’s episode. Our 1st season is: The House on the Borderland, by William Hope Hodgson.
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi