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The HorrorBabble Podcast

The HorrorBabble Podcast

SpectreVision Radio 446 episodes Latest Jun 9, 2026

The HorrorBabble Podcast presents classic horror stories and forgotten weird fiction. It is part of SpectreVision Radio, a podcast network exploring the uncanny and the numinous. The show features readings of vintage horror tales for fans of the genre.

Episodes

The Return of the Undead by Arthur Leeds Jun 12, 2026 3101 "The Return of the Undead" is a short story by Arthur Leeds, first published in the November 1925 edition of Weird Tales. "A hospital vampire–morphine–and a ward full of children." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bells of Oceana by Arthur J. Burks Jun 9, 2026 2261 "Bells of Oceana" by Arthur J. Burks, was first published in the December 1927 edition of Weird Tales. The story tells of an encounter with something deadly in the uncharted waters of the North Pacific. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Take the Z-Train by Allison V. Harding Jun 5, 2026 1399 "Take the Z-Train" is a March 1953 Weird Tale by the American author, Allison V. Harding. “A ghostly train that never was, heads for a ghastly destination that couldn’t be..." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Death of the Kraken by David H. Keller Jun 2, 2026 1299 "Death of the Kraken" by American author David H. Keller, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in March 1942. The magazine described the tale as follows: “In the Sargasso Sea Are Many Monsters . . . Human Ones!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Piper from Bhutan by David Bernard May 29, 2026 1084 "The Piper from Bhutan" by American author David Bernard, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in February 1938. The story tells of an elderly piper from Bhutan, who claims to be able restore vitality to the recently deceased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Necromancy in Naat by Clark Ashton Smith May 26, 2026 3441 "Necromancy in Naat" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the July 1936 edition of Weird Tales. "A strange, spine-chilling story about the dead people that swam in the ocean and served the sorcerers of Naat." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I've Got to Believe It by Bruce Walker May 22, 2026 1310 "I've Got to Believe It" is a short story by Bruce Walker, first published in Strange Stories, October 1940. "Out of the eerie confines of a house of fear, a mortal's ghost arises from a thirty year's sleep!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Lake at Garlock's Bend by David Kaufman May 19, 2026 1813 "In the Lake at Garlock's Bend" is a short story by the American author, David Kaufman, first published in the July 1985 edition of Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. In an abandoned lakeside town, a witness recounts the horrifying night a local drifter became trapped by an unseen force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker May 15, 2026 1909 "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker first appeared in Weird Tales in December 1927. The story was originally intended to be part of the book, "Dracula," but was excised before the book was published. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Noseless Horror by Robert E. Howard May 12, 2026 2435 "The Noseless Horror" is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first published in the February 1970 edition of Magazine of Horror. According to Glenn Lord, who submitted the story to MoH, it was written prior to 1930. "At a remote manor, a guest is drawn into a murder and a terrifying mystery linked to a stolen mummy and an old betrayal." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Threshold of Endurance by Betsy Emmons May 8, 2026 572 "Threshold of Endurance" is a work of short fiction by the little-known author, Betsy Emmons. First published in the September 1946 edition of Weird Tales, the story was described as follows: "One who has Long Endur’d may of a sudden break the Bounds of Reason." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Will of Claude Ashur by C. Hall Thompson May 5, 2026 7812 "The Will of Claude Ashur" is a Cthulhu Mythos novelette by C. Hall Thompson, first published in the July 1947 edition of Weird Tales. "Evil legends hang over this ancient coastal village and its infamous secret more terrible than all the terrors of night." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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