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1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories

1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories

Jon R. Hagadorn 237 Episodes Sep 20, 2026

The podcast presents classic horror, ghost, and gothic stories from writers such as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Algernon Blackwood, and M.R. James. It also features radio dramas in the suspense, horror, and gothic genres. Each episode aims to deliver chilling tales from the other side.

Episodes

THE BLOODSTAINED BRICK BAT and THE BRASS BUTTON  THE BLACK MUSEUM
THE BLOODSTAINED BRICK BAT and THE BRASS BUTTON THE BLACK MUSEUM Sep 20, 2026 52:13 The Black Museum was based on real-life cases from the files of Scotland Yard's Black Museum. The programme was transcribed in 1951 and was broadcast in the United States in 1952 on Mutual.[3] More than 500 of the network's stations carried it.[4] Ira Marion was the scriptwriter and music for the series was composed and conducted by Sidney Torch. This same music was used for the opening credits of
DEVIL NOR ALLEY CAT and PROTECTIVE MR DROGAN   LIGHTS OUT!
DEVIL NOR ALLEY CAT and PROTECTIVE MR DROGAN LIGHTS OUT! Sep 17, 2026 A VERY SCARY SHOW
SMEE by A.M. BURRAGE  A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK TURNS DEADLY
SMEE by A.M. BURRAGE A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK TURNS DEADLY Sep 6, 2026 29:11   🎙️ 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories SHOW NOTES "SMEE" by A.M. Burrage A Christmas Eve game of hide‑and‑seek becomes a brush with the dead. A.M. Burrage's "Smee" is one of the finest English ghost stories of the early 20th century — subtle, atmospheric, and built around the kind of slow‑creeping dread that M.R. James himself praised Burrage for achieving . First published in December 1929
HORROR: THE KIT BAG by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD
HORROR: THE KIT BAG by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD Aug 30, 2026 29:15   1001 Ghost, Chiller & HP Lovecraft Stories SHOW NOTES — THE KIT BAG by Algernon Blackwood This week's story is one of Algernon Blackwood's most chilling psychological ghost tales — a masterwork of creeping dread from the early 20th century. "The Kit Bag" blends the horrors of a brutal murder case with the uncanny suggestion that evil sometimes leaves a residue… one that can cling to objects, roo
HP LOVECRAFT  THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE (PT 2)(CONCLUSION)
HP LOVECRAFT THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE (PT 2)(CONCLUSION) Aug 23, 2026 48:58 1001 GHOST, CHILLER & LOVECRAFT STORIES Show Notes – The Colour Out of Space (Part Two – Final Half) Summer of Lovecraft In the second half of "The Colour Out of Space," Lovecraft's slow‑burn cosmic horror reaches its devastating peak. What began as a strange meteorite and an indescribable shimmering "colour" has now become a full‑scale corruption — a force that drains life, warps nature, and unra
H.P. LOVECRAFT  THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE (PT 1 OF 2) (NEW)   1001'S SUMMER OF LOVECRAFT
H.P. LOVECRAFT THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE (PT 1 OF 2) (NEW) 1001'S SUMMER OF LOVECRAFT Aug 16, 2026 26:04   1001 GHOST, CHILLER & LOVECRAFT STORIES Show Notes – The Colour Out of Space (Part One) Summer of Lovecraft Few stories in the Lovecraft canon have cast a longer shadow than "The Colour Out of Space." First published in 1927 in Amazing Stories, it remains one of Lovecraft's most chilling and atmospheric works — a tale of cosmic intrusion told not through monsters or cults, but through the slow p
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS (CHAP 8) CONCLUSION
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS (CHAP 8) CONCLUSION Aug 14, 2026 22:56 THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS – Chapter 8 Summary "The Horror Behind the Curtain" Chapter 8 is the moment where Lovecraft finally pulls the curtain back — literally and figuratively — and reveals the true horror at the heart of the story. Albert Wilmarth, already uneasy from his strange visit with the bedridden Henry Akeley, tries to sleep in the farmhouse. But the night is alive with whispers — soft,
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS (CHAPS 6-7)
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS (CHAPS 6-7) Aug 12, 2026 47:51 Show Notes – The Whisperer in Darkness, Chapter 6 & Chapter 7 CHAPTER 6 – The Invitation to Darkness Chapter 6 marks a turning point in The Whisperer in Darkness, as Albert Wilmarth's cautious academic curiosity begins to give way to something far more dangerous. After weeks of correspondence with Henry Akeley — the isolated Vermont farmer who claims to be under siege by strange beings in the hill
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAPS 4-5)  H.P. LOVECRAFT
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAPS 4-5) H.P. LOVECRAFT Aug 9, 2026 34:45 Akeley's letters change from panic stricken to peaceful, convincing Wilmuth that all is ok and that Akeley is sitting on world-changing information. Wilmuth lets his ambition overcome his sense of caution and books a train ride to visit Akeley., who has aked him to bring the phonograph, the pictures, and all the letters with him.
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 3)   H.P. LOVECRAFT
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 3) H.P. LOVECRAFT Aug 7, 2026 18:43 🎙 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories H.P. Lovecraft – THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (Chapter 3 Summary) Chapter 3 Summary: Chapter 3 marks a turning point in the story, as Henry Akeley's letters shift from anxious warnings to full‑blown descriptions of direct encounters with the beings he believes inhabit the Vermont hills — the Mi‑Go. His tone is no longer merely fearful; it is desperate, ex
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 2)  H.P. LOVECRAFT
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 2) H.P. LOVECRAFT Aug 5, 2026 26:36 🎙 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories H.P. Lovecraft – THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (Chapter 2 Summary) RELEASE SCHEDULE: Every Sun 12pm ET, Wed 4pm ET, Fri 4pm ET thru Aug 14th Chapter 2 Summary: In Chapter 2, Professor Albert Wilmarth becomes increasingly entangled in the strange events unfolding in rural Vermont. After receiving Henry Akeley's first alarming letter, Wilmarth begins corresp
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 1) 1001 SUMMER OF LOVECRAFT 2026
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 1) 1001 SUMMER OF LOVECRAFT 2026 Aug 2, 2026 16:54 🎙 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories Summer of Lovecraft at 1001 This story plays Sun (12 ET), Wed (4pm ET, Fri 4pm ET) thru Fri August 14) H.P. Lovecraft – THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (Chapter 1 Summary) Chapter 1 Summary: Lovecraft opens The Whisperer in the Darkness with a disturbing event: catastrophic floods sweep through rural Vermont, tearing through isolated farms and mountain valle

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