Episodes

  • The Follower by Allison V. Harding
    Apr 28 2026
    "The Follower" is a short story by the American writer, Allison V. Harding, first published in the September 1948 edition of Weird Tales. In the story, a young doctor grows increasingly uneasy when a terrified patient insists he is being pursued by an unseen presence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • Night of Impossible Shadows by Allison V. Harding
    Apr 24 2026
    "Night of Impossible Shadows" is a short story by the American author, Allison V. Harding. The story first appeared in Weird Tales in September 1945, and was described as follows: "A land where shadows ruled, shadows gone mad, doing things not meant to be done or utterly impossible!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • The Isle of the Torturers by Clark Ashton Smith
    Apr 21 2026
    "The Isle of the Torturers" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the March 1933 edition of Weird Tales. "A powerful story of terrific torments, and the strange, sudden onslaught of the Silver Death." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood
    Apr 17 2026
    "The Wendigo" is based on Algernon Blackwood's experiences hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a terrifying creature from Native American legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • Hollywood Horror by Paul Ernst | Doctor Satan #3
    Apr 14 2026
    "Hollywood Horror" is a short story by the American author, Paul Ernst. It is the third story in Ernst's DOCTOR SATAN series (Weird Tales, October 1935). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • The Hedge by Alfred I. Tooke
    Apr 10 2026
    "The Hedge" by Alfred I. Tooke, first took shape in the December 1935 edition of Weird Tales Magazine. The tale was described as follows: "A quaint little story, about the gardener who spent his whole life clipping a hedge." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Horror at Vecra by Henry Hasse
    Apr 7 2026
    "Horror at Vecra" is a Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Henry Hasse, first published in The Acolyte, in its Fall 1943 edition. "After losing their way, two travellers arrive in the eerie village of Vecra, where strange books, unsettling dreams, and a sealed crypt hint at something ancient waiting to be unearthed." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The Pool of the Stone God by A. Merritt
    Apr 3 2026
    "The Pool of the Stone God" is a short story by Abraham Merritt, writing as W. Fenimore. In the tale, which was first published in AMERICAN WEEKLY in September 1923, a professor relates the circumstances surrounding an encounter with a strange statue on a remote island in the Pacific… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins