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"The Horror Undying" by M. W. Wellman
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"The Horror Undying" is a short story by the American author, Manly Wade Wellman. The story first appeared in Weird Tales in May 1936, and was described by the magazine as follows: “A grim and gruesome story of a strange appetite—the tale of a grisly horror.”
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
"The White Sybil" by Clark Ashton Smith
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
"The White Sybil" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The tale was first published alongside David H. Keller's "Men of Avalon" by Fantasy Publications in 1934. "He knew that he had seen the White Sybil, that mysterious being who was rumored to come and go as if by some preterhuman agency in the cities of Hyperborea."
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
"The Evil Clergyman" by H. P. Lovecraft (2021 Recording)
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
"The Evil Clergyman" is an excerpt from a letter written by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft in 1933. After his death, it was published in the April 1939 issue of Weird Tales as a short story. The tale centres around an ancient house, in the attic of which a terrible fate met its former occupant.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
"Tzo-Lin’s Nightingales" by Ben Belitt
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
"Tzo-Lin’s Nightingales" is a short story by Ben Belitt. Published in Weird Tales in February 1931, it was given the following intriguing synopsis: "It was an unostentatious little Chinese shop, yet it was the scene of an incredible madness and a weird horror."
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
"2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Penned by American writer, Kurt Vonnegut, "2 B R 0 2 B" tells of a dystopian future, in which death has become a voluntary act.
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
"Rats" by M. R. James
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
"Rats" is a short story by M. R. James. The tale, which first appeared in At Random Magazine in March 1929, tells of the mystery surrounding a locked room in an isolated inn on the Suffolk Coast.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
"The Door to Saturn" by Clark Ashton Smith
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
"The Door to Saturn" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. First published in the January 1932 edition of Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, the story was described as follows: "Beyond sea and sky the wizard Eibon pursues his outlandish wanderings."
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
"The Mist-Monster" by Granville S. Hoss
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
"The Mist-Monster" is a short story by Granville S. Hoss. Published in Weird Tales in February 1928, it was described as follows: "A weird mist billowed up from the cave—and horrible was the thing that it did."
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
"The Living Eyes" by Justin Dowling
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
"The Living Eyes" is a May 1953 Weird Tale by the American author, Justin Dowling. "Mrs. Weir might die; her eyes would live forever..."
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
"Keeping His Promise" by Algernon Blackwood
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
"Keeping His Promise", which first appeared in Blackwood's 1906 collection, The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, tells of an unusual pact, and a visit from an old friend.