Archive of Madness

Zach C

Short stories and folklore. Horror and horror adjacent.

Episodes

  1. Aug 23

    Kwaidan Grab Bag

    Our final episode for the summer. Hope you enjoyed it, see you this winter. For those of you who don't know, Kwaidan is Japanese for Ghost Story, and is also the name of a 1904 treasury of Japanese folklore by Lafcadio Hearn. If you want to let me know what you think of the podcast so far, my email is archiveofmadnesspod@gmail.com and my bluesky is @archiveofmadness

  2. Jul 21

    Floating Water by Koji Suzuki

    A single mother and her daughter move into a new apartment. This story was written by Koji Suzuki and translated by Glynne Walley for Vertical Press.

  3. Jul 2

    Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce

    A story about Artificial Intelligence. Here’s the aforementioned article about the disappearance of Ambrose Bierce https://lithub.com/no-one-knows-why-ambrose-bierce-disappeared-but-here-are-some-theories/ Here’s the PDF for I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison https://galacticjourney.org/stories/I_Have_No_Mouth_and_I_Must_Scream_-_Harlan_Ellison.pdf Here’s I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream read by the author, Harlan Ellison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgo-As552hY

  4. Jun 11

    Two Parables of Franz Kafka

    I think these two parables are a great introduction to the works of Franz Kafka, so if you haven't read much Kafka, this episode is for you. Here's my email: archiveofmadnesspod@gmail.com Here's my bluesky @archiveofmadness.bsky.social Here's a free audiobook of The Metamorphosis that I think is very well done https://librivox.org/the-metamorphosis-by-franz-kafka/

  5. Mar 19

    8 The Red Room by HG Wells

    Our last ghost story for a while, a man struggles against the darkness in a strange room. Here’s a free audiobook version of War of the Worlds I’m very fond of https://librivox.org/war-of-the-worlds-solo-by-h-g-wells/ Here’s an interesting conversation between Orson Welles and HG Wells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIelwmldAdQ Please send feedback or reccomendations to archiveofmadnesspod@gmail.com and if you wanna follow me on bluesky my handle is @archiveofmadness.bsky.social

  6. Feb 26

    7 Afterward by Edith Wharton

    A young couple move into a house with strange secrets NB For reasons I can’t understand the first half of the intro was recorded on my laptop mic, so the sound quality is kinda crappy for the first half of the intro but after that it’s fine Bluesky @archiveofmadness.bsky.social Email archiveofmadnesspod@gmail.com

  7. Feb 5

    6 The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards

    A man goes grouse hunting, loses his way, and has one hell of a time.

  8. Jan 22

    5 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

    A groundbreaking story, there's a good chance you've already read it, but if you haven't you really should. Or listen to it. Here.

  9. Jan 15

    4. The Story of Mimi Nashi Hoichi as told by Lafcadio Hearn

    First look into Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things I hope you like it because we'll probably be doing a lot of stories out of this book.

  10. Jan 8

    3 The Shadow in the Corner by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

    The Shadow in the Corner by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

  11. Jan 1

    2 Secret of Macarger's Gulch by Ambrose Bierce

    This will probably be the first of several Ambrose Bierce stories. This one is about a hunter encountering a ghost while camped out in an abandoned shack in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

  12. 12/18/2025

    1 Pliny The Younger's Letter To Sura

    A really old ghost story, actually three really old ghost stories, as told by Roman lawyer and author Pliny The Younger. If you decide you want to read more of his letters, they're all right here thanks to the fine folks at Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2811/2811-h/2811-h.htm

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