The HorrorBabble Podcast

Fiction & Audio Drama

About

The HorrorBabble Podcast — classic horror and forgotten weird fiction. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. ⁠spectrevisionradio.com⁠ ⁠linktr.ee/spectrevision⁠

Episodes

  • Threshold of Endurance by Betsy Emmons

    This episode features "Threshold of Endurance," a short story by Betsy Emmons, originally appearing in the September 1946 edition of Weird Tales. The story was described with the line: "One who has Long Endur’d may of a sudden break the Bo…

  • The Will of Claude Ashur by C. Hall Thompson

    This episode features "The Will of Claude Ashur," a Cthulhu Mythos novelette by C. Hall Thompson. It was originally published in the July 1947 edition of Weird Tales.

  • The Horror of the Heights by Arthur Conan Doyle

    Arthur Conan Doyle's short story, "The Horror of the Heights," is presented. The narrative unfolds from a notebook detailing a mysterious journey into the "jungles of the upper air."

  • The Follower by Allison V. Harding

    This episode features "The Follower," a short story by Allison V. Harding, originally published in 1948. The story centers on a doctor and his patient, who claims to be pursued by an unseen presence.

  • Night of Impossible Shadows by Allison V. Harding

    This episode features 'Night of Impossible Shadows,' a short story by American author Allison V. Harding. It was first published in Weird Tales in September 1945.

  • The Isle of the Torturers by Clark Ashton Smith

    This episode features "The Isle of the Torturers," a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith. It was originally published in the March 1933 issue of Weird Tales.

  • The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast presents "The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood. The story describes a terrifying creature from Native American legend encountered by men hunting in the Canadian wilderness.

  • Hollywood Horror by Paul Ernst | Doctor Satan #3

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features "Hollywood Horror" by Paul Ernst. It is the third story in Ernst's Doctor Satan series, first appearing in Weird Tales in October 1935.

  • The Hedge by Alfred I. Tooke

    This episode features "The Hedge" by Alfred I. Tooke, a story first published in Weird Tales Magazine in December 1935. It is about a gardener who spent his life clipping a hedge.

  • Horror at Vecra by Henry Hasse

    This episode features Henry Hasse's Cthulhu Mythos story "Horror at Vecra," originally published in 1943. It describes two travelers in the village of Vecra, where unusual signs suggest an ancient secret.

  • The Pool of the Stone God by A. Merritt

    This episode features "The Pool of the Stone God" by A. Merritt, a story about a professor's encounter with a strange statue on a remote Pacific island. The tale was first published in AMERICAN WEEKLY in September 1923.

  • The Tale of Satampra Zeiros by Clark Ashton Smith

    This episode discusses "The Tale of Satampra Zeiros" by Clark Ashton Smith, originally appearing in Weird Tales Magazine in November 1931. The story follows a thief and his companion on a treasure hunt in the former capital of Hyperborea,…

  • The Gray Rider by Charles Hilan Craig

    This episode features "The Gray Rider" by Charles Hilan Craig, a story about a racing driver originally published in Weird Tales Magazine in November 1927. The narrative focuses on the driver facing one final test.

  • The Shadow on the Screen by Henry Kuttner

    This episode features a discussion of Henry Kuttner's "The Shadow on the Screen," a horror story originally published in 1938. The story is set in Hollywood and involves a "grisly horror" connected to a motion picture.

  • The Survivors by Algernon Blackwood

    This episode features Algernon Blackwood's short story, "The Survivors," from his 1935 collection, "Shocks". It describes a man's experiences in London after an accident, where he observes subtle changes in himself and his surroundings.

  • Xeethra by Clark Ashton Smith

    This episode explores "Xeethra," a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith. It details a goatherd's journey of regaining and losing his kingship.

  • The Crib of Hell by Arthur Pendragon

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features "The Crib of Hell," a short story by Arthur Pendragon. The story was originally published in Fantastic Stories of Imagination in May 1965.

  • The HorrorBabble Podcast Trailer

    The HorrorBabble Podcast offers recordings of weird fiction from pioneers of the genre, including H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard, along with lesser-known authors. New recordings are published twice weekly, featuri…

  • Dispossession by C. H. B. Kitchin

    This episode discusses "Dispossession," a short story by C. H. B. Kitchin. The story, published in 1929, features a London man whose routine life is fractured by sudden blackouts and missing days.

  • The People of the Pit by A. Merritt

    This episode features "The People of the Pit" by A. Merritt. The story, first published in 1918, describes a man's return from a terrifying voyage into the depths of the Earth.

  • The Spirits of the Lake by Alonzo Deen Cole | A Tale of Cosmic Horror

    This episode features "The Spirits of the Lake," a cosmic horror short story by Alonzo Deen Cole. The story was originally published in Weird Tales in November 1941.

  • The Weaver in the Vault by Clark Ashton Smith

    This episode features "The Weaver in the Vault," a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith. It was first published in the January 1934 edition of Weird Tales. The story describes a "weird and ghastly-beautiful horror that came upon the…

  • Twister by Mary Elizabeth Counselman

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast presents "Twister," a short story by Mary Elizabeth Counselman. First published in Weird Tales in 1940, the story describes a newly wedded couple's strange experience in a ghostly village.

  • The Tomb-Spawn by Clark Ashton Smith

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features a reading of the Zothique Cycle story "The Tomb-Spawn" by Clark Ashton Smith, originally published in 1934. The narrative explores a star-spawned creature and the magic of an ancient king a…

  • Dr. Muncing, Exorcist by Gordon MacCreagh

    In this episode, The HorrorBabble Podcast presents ＂Dr. Muncing, Exorcist＂ by Gordon MacCreagh. This 1931 story follows an exorcist as he investigates a family burdened by a creeping, formless dread.

  • The Cave of Spiders by William R. Hickey

    This episode features a reading of the 1928 Weird Tales short story, "The Cave of Spiders" by William R. Hickey. The story follows an expedition into the Peruvian Andes that ends in a mysterious death.

  • A Secret of the South Pole by Hamilton Drummond

    In this episode, The HorrorBabble Podcast features the 1902 story "A Secret of the South Pole" by Irish author Hamilton Drummond. The narrative follows three castaways who discover a long-lost ship in Antarctica containing mysterious remna…

  • My Father, the Cat by Henry Slesar

    The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of the short story My Father, the Cat by American author Henry Slesar, which originally appeared in the December 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe.

  • The Buzzards by Edward Lucas White

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features a reading of the 1908 short story The Buzzards by Edward Lucas White. The story follows a young woman in Virginia as she faces a sense of mounting dread.

  • At the Gate by Myla Jo Closser

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features a reading of the 1917 short story At the Gate by Myla Jo Closser. The narrative explores the conceptual afterlife of dogs.

  • A Rendezvous in Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith

    This episode features a reading of A Rendezvous in Averoigne, the second story in Clark Ashton Smith's Averoigne series originally published in 1931. The tale concerns the Sieur du Malinbois and involves the undead.

  • The Phantom Woman | A Traditional Ghost Story

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features a reading of the traditional British ghost story 'The Phantom Woman,' originally published in Bob Holland's 1904 collection, Twenty-Five Ghost Stories. The story follows a man who becomes f…

  • Lead Soldiers by Robert Barbour Johnson

    This episode features a reading of the short story "Lead Soldiers" by Robert Barbour Johnson, originally published in the December 1935 issue of Weird Tales. The story follows a dictator facing a strange fate during a war.

  • Red Shadows by Robert E. Howard

    The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of "Red Shadows" by Robert E. Howard. This Solomon Kane story was originally published in the August 1928 issue of Weird Tales.

  • The Aquarium by Carl Jacobi

    The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of "The Aquarium" by Carl Jacobi, a Cthulhu Mythos tale first published in 1962. The story follows a painter and her friend who encounter a mysterious and terrifying aquarium left in their London…

  • Vine Terror by Howard Wandrei

    The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of the science-fiction horror story "Vine Terror" by Howard Wandrei, originally published in 1934. The story follows vegetable vampires with a hunger for animal and human sustenance.

  • The Silver Knife by Ralph Allen Lang

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features a reading of the short story The Silver Knife by Ralph Allen Lang, originally published in Weird Tales in 1932. The narrative follows a man being chased by a wolf in the far north.

  • The Diary of a Madman by Guy de Maupassant

    The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of Guy de Maupassant's short story, The Diary of a Madman. The narrative follows written entries detailing the confessions of a secret murderer.

  • The Shining Hand by Dick Donovan

    The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of the 1889 ghost story The Shining Hand by Dick Donovan, which follows a merchant who loses his servant and a gold fortune at a desolate inn.

  • The White Villa by Ralph Adams Cram

    In this episode, The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of the 1895 short story 'The White Villa' by Ralph Adams Cram. The narrative follows two travelers in southern Italy who encounter a haunted villa after missing their train.

  • The Accursed Isle by Mary Elizabeth Counselman

    The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of the short story "The Accursed Isle" by Mary Elizabeth Counselman, originally published in Weird Tales in 1933. The narrative follows seven castaways who face terror and death on a mysterious i…

  • Whispers by Robert S. Carr

    In this episode, The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of the short story "Whispers" by Robert S. Carr, originally published in the April 1928 issue of Weird Tales. The story is set in the swamps of Taggardsville.

  • The Eighth Green Man by G. G. Pendarves

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features a reading of the 1928 weird tale The Eighth Green Man by G. G. Pendarves. The story, originally published in Weird Tales, describes an uncanny horror occurring at an inn.

  • Sagasta's Last by Carl Jacobi

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features a reading of the short story "Sagasta's Last" by Carl Jacobi, originally published in the August 1939 issue of Strange Stories.

  • The Stranger from Kurdistan by E. Hoffmann Price

    This episode of The HorrorBabble Podcast features a reading of E. Hoffmann Price's 1925 short story, The Stranger from Kurdistan. The narrative follows a mysterious individual who infiltrates a gathering of devil-worshipers within an ancie…

  • Lens-Shy by W. M. Clayton

    In this episode, The HorrorBabble Podcast presents a reading of the short story "Lens-Shy" by W. M. Clayton, originally published in the June-July 1939 issue of Weird Tales. The narrative follows the story of a photographer who specializes…

  • The Source of It by Glen Malin

    This episode features a reading of the 1953 weird fiction story "The Source of It" by Glen Malin. Originally published in Weird Tales, the story follows a man's diary entries as he describes his belief that he possesses a curious power.

  • The Witch in the Fog by Alexander Faust

    This episode features a reading of the 1938 Weird Tales story The Witch in the Fog by Alexander Faust. The narrative is described as a brief tale involving thuggee and an English girl.

  • The Man-Trap by Hamilton Craigie

    A reading of ＂The Man-Trap＂ by Hamilton Craigie, a story about a monstrous plant that originally appeared in the November 1925 issue of Weird Tales Magazine.

  • Ghost by Henry Kuttner

    This episode features a reading of Henry Kuttner's 1943 science fiction story "Ghost," which follows an attempted exorcism occurring at a research facility in Antarctica.