The HorrorBabble Podcast

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The HorrorBabble Podcast

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

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    "The Fisherman's Special" by H. L. Thomson

    "The Fisherman's Special" is a short story by the one-time Weird Tales author, H. L. Thomson. The story appeared in the August 1939 edition of the magazine. "I caught myself up short when I heard him say 'werewolves'."

    11 min

  2. FEB 18

    "The Second Interment" by Clark Ashton Smith

    "The Second Interment" is a short story by the American writer, Clark Ashton Smith. The story first appeared in the January 1933 edition of Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, and concerns the terrible fate of an ailing figure by the name of Uther Magbane.

    31 min

  3. FEB 11

    "Bitter Gold" by B. C. Bridges

    "Bitter Gold" is a short story by the little-known author B. C. Bridges. The story, which first appeared in Weird Tales in December 1931, was described as follows: “The old man and his wife needed money—a brief, grim tale of Siberia.”

    7 min

  4. FEB 4

    "The Decoy" by Algernon Blackwood and Wilfred Wilson

    "The Decoy" is a short story by Algernon Blackwood and Wilfred Wilson, first published in the 1921 collection, The Wolves of God and Other Fey Stories. “John Burley sought to dispel the ugly superstition that clung to the unlovely house.”

    53 min

  5. JAN 28

    "By One, by Two, and by Three" by Adrian Ross

    "By One, by Two, and By Three" is a short story by the British writer, Adrian Ross -- aka Stephen Hall (real name, Arthur Reed Ropes). The tale, which first appeared in the December 1887 edition of Temple Bar, concerns a curious character by the name of Angus Macbane, whose dislike of a wealthy uncle is expressed in the most unwholesome of ways.

    1h 34m

  6. JAN 21

    "Night and Silence" by Maurice Level

    "Night and Silence" is a short story by the French author, Maurice Level. First appearing in Weird Tales in February 1932, the story was described as follows: “They seemed to personify Age, Night and Silence.”

    11 min

  7. JAN 14

    "The Dark Castle" by Marion Brandon

    "The Dark Castle" is one of two short stories penned by the little-known author, Marion Brandon. First appearing in the September 1931 edition of Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, the story was described as follows: “The spirit of Archenfels broods ominously over the two stranded travelers in the deserted castle.”

    33 min

  8. JAN 7

    "The Silver Bullet" by P. A. Whitney

    "The Silver Bullet" is a short story by the American author, P. A. Whitney. First published in the February 1935 issue of Weird Tales Magazine, the story was described as follows: “An eldritch tale of horror, of a terrible adventure on Loon Mountain, and a talisman that was potent in the old days against witches and warlocks.”

    42 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
    300
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