Dark Fantasy Stories translated and read by Joe Bandel. Newly translated stories by German authors like Hanns Heinz Ewers, Karl Hans Strobl, Leonhard Stein and many others. Each week will feature a different short story. These stories span the time period of German decadence (1890s-1920s). They include horror, Sci-Fi and dark fantasy in general. All stories copyright Joe E. Bandel. Bandel Books Online
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071 The Lady in the Scarlet Mask by Paul Busson. What happens when a ghost visits her great-grandson at a fancy ball? Can he help her? Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
070 The Sixth Companion by Karl Hans Strobl. Sometimes gluttony can be a sin and sometimes it can save you unless the devil takes a hand in it. Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
The Comedy Shaman becomes the Tragedy Shaman in this internet-age remake of 1992's gender-bending crime-thriller, The Crying Game. Imagine for a moment your perfect woman. Does she have long hair? Smooth skin? Stunning eyes? Does she have a cock? The Comedy Shaman said seeing The Crying Game's twist was his biggest nightmare in life, until he met h…
069 The Water Corpse by Hanns Heinz Ewers. This short story is somewhat autobiographical of Ewers himself and gives some insight into the human condition. Ewers wanted to write poems about the soul of flowers and the only thing his audience wanted was horror! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book Sto…
068 The Lie by Leonid Andreyev. Sometimes it is better to tell the truth! Isn't it??? But what if you don't know what the truth is?? This little story hits a bit too close to home for comfort. . . Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
067 Cox City by Apaullinarius Waleem. A tale of horror and cannibalism in the frozen Canadian artic. Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
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066 The Electric Piano by Leonhard Stein. What happens when a classical pianist dies and can't perform his contracted last concert? Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
Dick Masterson has Mad Cow Disease now that his own "Dickpocracy" has caught up to him. After championing his minion Riley going after Eric July, Daxipad tweets his disapproval of the same harmless shenanigans happening to him. I've started a brand new business called RileyEats, where you can have lolcow milk delivered straight to your house. For s…
065 Broken People by Georg von der Gablentz. This is a very powerful story of tragedy and love. It broke me! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
064 One From The Circus by Paul Busson. The tears of a clown take a totally new meaning in this tragicomedy that hits to close to home! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
[1.5+ HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.pizza/posts/2456] What happens when a PODAWFUL GOON begins dating a PODAWFUL HENCHMAN? Well sparks sure are flying but not for all the right reasons. The Comedy Shaman has wooed his way into our very own Feds’ heart, but it seems autistic cupid has shot his arrow and it struck M…
063 The Bloodletting Man by Karl Hans Strobl. True terror awaits the sisters of the convent. Saint Simon has replaced their normal phlebotomist and things are about to get lively! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
After two years of being too scared to confront PODAWFUL, Alex Stein showed up on the Steel Toe Morning Show to hash things out with Jesse. It was a bloodbath. The audience was divided on who won the fight. All the Henchmen think Podawful won, all the Chat Rats think Alex won, all the Toe-heads asked Aaron why he got cucked on his own show, and eve…
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REDBAR has become the new Howard Stern. Not a replacement for Stern, he's just exactly copying modern day Howard. And Ethan Klein. And Mancow (according to my DM's with Mancow). His constant chase for fame has made his show jump the shark, and his need to be seen as cool while looking like a cold grandmother has warped his show into a teenage pop s…
062 From the Journal of an Orange Tree by Hanns Heinz Ewers. Can a person really be transformed into an orange tree? Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
061 The Heart Line by Ugo Ojetti. The tale of the fickleness of a woman's heart. Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
[3.5+ HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.pizza/posts/2447] One little appearance from PODAWFUL on Steel Toe Morning Show set off a chain reaction of events that sent the Mersh Effect into a spiral, unspooled Aaron Imholte's life, exposed Nick Rekieta as a swinger and criminal, breathed a fresh 15 minutes into Alex Stei…
060 Dios Vienne by Leo Perutz. An excerpt from the novel "The Marquis of Bolibar". Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
NICK REKIETA, LADY (ugh) RACKETS, AND APRIL IMHOLTE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED!!! Podawful was the first show to EVER cover Nick Rekieta all the way back in 2016 when he was still just a Dick Masterson fanboy. Their shared history has been a rollercoaster ride ever since, involving Jesse leaking Nick's blackface pics, Nick campaigning against Jesse's Patre…
059 The White Animal by Georg von der Gablentz. When Dr. Rudiger is called for a medical emergency he never expected an encounter with the supernatural! Especially an encounter with true terror! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
NO COPYRIGHTS INTENDED: https://imgur.com/a/clint-eastwood-no-copyrights-intended-vv2IFvE LOWRES AND HANS ARE HERE! Clint Eastwood has the strangest Twitter account I've ever seen. Every photo posted is just his haggard old face looking lost, and absolutely obliterated with bizarre watermarks. I thought it would be funny to reupload his pics withou…