Tom's Terror Trove

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.I’m Thomas, a voice-actor (+ an occasional writer and musician), and I’m delighted to have you join me for tonight's episode. If you'd like to buy me a ko-fi, I have a page for that! ko-fi.com/tuomasva

  1. 7 MAR

    Rodion, Raskolnikov, Limbus. The literary origin(s) of a statuesque axe murderer

    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 If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt 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 Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

    30 min

  2. 7 FEB

    Gregor, Kafka, Limbus. An inquiry into Gregor Samsa(ra), and the parallels between sinner and salaryman

    "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 If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt 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 Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

    29 min
  3. The Crawling World. Episode 10: Dreaming Spires

    1 FEB

    The Crawling World. Episode 10: Dreaming Spires

    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.comJesse D. Hill as Longarm, Halvar defunktknight@gmail.comEmily Morse-Lee as Wide-Eye, Gate Guard @TheRealGChu.bsky.socialMelissa Carrington as Split-Heel, Mysterious Voice @melissac-va.bsky.socialVirtue as Hears-Whispers, Scout X: @VirtueVestigialAsha Lear as Finn https://www.castingcall.club/asha_learProduced and written by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

    15 min

  4. 15 JAN

    Whither the Boughs? The Origin of Limbus Company's MacGuffin

    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 If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt 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# Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

    25 min

  5. 10 JAN

    "Unseen - Unfeared" by Francis Stevens

    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 If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

    49 min

  6. 6 JAN

    Wolf, Panther, Lion; who are they really? An enquiry into the beasts of Limbus Company's Dark Forest

    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 Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

    17 min

  7. 31/12/2025

    The Sinners of Limbus Company (In Their Own Words) | A Tom's Terror Trove NYE Special

    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 DickDon QuixoteThe MetamorphosisThe OdysseyThe StrangerDemianWuthering HeightsA 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 If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

    14 min

  8. 23/12/2025

    "Wild@Heart" by Michael Botur

    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 If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

    38 min
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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.I’m Thomas, a voice-actor (+ an occasional writer and musician), and I’m delighted to have you join me for tonight's episode. If you'd like to buy me a ko-fi, I have a page for that! ko-fi.com/tuomasva

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  • Creator
    Thomas Barker
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Explicit
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