The HorrorBabble Podcast

HorrorBabble

The official HorrorBabble podcast: a home for horror classics and rare weird tales.

  1. 12/02/2025

    "The Cave of Spiders" by William R. Hickey

    "The Cave of Spiders" is a short story by the little-known Weird Tales author, William R. Hickey. The story was first published in the November 1928 issue of the magazine. "An expedition into the haunted heights of the Peruvian Andes yields a tale of ominous signs, forbidden passions, and a death far stranger than the survivors first claimed." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  2. 11/25/2025

    "A Secret of the South Pole" by Hamilton Drummond

    "A Secret of the South Pole" is a tale of Antarctica by the little-known Irish author, Hamilton Drummond, first published in the April 1902 edition of The Windsor Magazine. "Three castaways encounter a centuries-lost ship from the polar depths, its silent cabin holding hints of a strange fate no living man can explain." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    43 min

  3. 11/18/2025

    "My Father, the Cat" by Henry Slesar

    "My Father, the Cat" is a short story by American author, Henry Slesar. As described by Fantastic Universe in December 1957: Here is an off-trail story that is guaranteed to make some of you take a very searching second look at some of the young men you know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    22 min

  4. 11/11/2025

    "The Buzzards" by Edward Lucas White

    "The Buzzards" is a short story by Edward Lucas White, first published in the July 25th 1908 edition of The Bellman. "In the shadow of circling buzzards and mounting dread, a young woman races against fate across a sun-scorched Virginia farm." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    19 min

  5. 11/04/2025

    "At the Gate" by Myla Jo Closser

    "At the Gate", by the little-known author, Myla Jo Closser, offers an answer to the long-held question: what happens to our beloved dogs when they (and we) pass on? The tale first appeared in the March 1917 edition of CENTURY MAGAZINE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 min

  6. 10/28/2025

    "A Rendezvous in Averoigne" by Clark Ashton Smith

    "A Rendezvous in Averoigne" is the second story in Clark Ashton Smith's Averoigne series, first published in the April-May 1931 edition of Weird Tales. "An unusual host was the Sieur du Malinbois—a strange story of the undead." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    46 min

  7. 10/21/2025

    "The Phantom Woman" | A Traditional Ghost Story

    "The Phantom Woman", which is generally regarded as a traditional British ghost story, first appeared in Bob Holland’s 1904 collection, Twenty-Five Ghost Stories. The tale tells of a man and his inexplicable attraction to a mysterious lady glimpsed in the window of an old house.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    21 min

  8. 10/14/2025

    "Lead Soldiers" by Robert Barbour Johnson

    "Lead Soldiers" is a short story by Robert Barbour Johnson, first published in the December 1935 edition of Weird Tales. "A strange doom closed round the Dictator who sought to achieve his destiny through a bloody war." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 min
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The official HorrorBabble podcast: a home for horror classics and rare weird tales.

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  • Creator
    HorrorBabble
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    299
  • Rating
    Clean
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