Best William Hope Hodgson Podcasts (2024)

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112 - The Terror of Blue John Gap by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 54:15

1h ago54:15

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A classic tale of terror from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning something large, ancient, and very nasty lurking in the hills of Derbyshire!

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Ep. 39 Writing 2 Sentence Horror Stories Using a Few Simple Principles 17:59

7d ago17:59

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The Bad Idea grows legs! Or perhaps wings... In which I talk a bit about Inversion, Repetition and Paradox (with examples). Secondly, I read some of my crap attempts at writing short horror stories. Can you do better? I bet you can! My apologies to Gilbert Gottfried, Groucho Marx, Fox's Animation Domination lineup. The Philosophy of Horror: https:/…

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Ep. 38 "Wailing Well" by M. R. James | A Stable for Nightmares 27:53

11d ago27:53

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Warning! Tonal whiplash incoming. This delightful (and delightfully creepy) short story by master of the genre Montague Rhodes James is a sort-of Billy Bunter meets the contents of a Breugel the Elder painting. Hopefully that doesn't give too much away. First published in 1928, this was a joy to record; you can't beat the old English public-school …

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111 - One Prehistoric Night by Philip Barshofsky 53:12

14d ago53:12

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A vintage science fiction tale from the golden age of pulp magazines, a story which pits dinosaurs against Martian invaders!

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Ep. 37 "Pigeons from Hell" by Robert E. Howard | Hometown Horrors 1:23:40

23d ago1:23:40

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An ancient evil festers in the heart of a small community, and though the original perpetrators may be gone, traces of their misdeeds linger on. Also, it's never a good idea to stay the night in a seemingly abandoned mansion, even if you are on holiday. Written in 1934, "Pigeons from Hell" is one of several regional horror stories by Howard set in …

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110 - The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe 26:47

27d ago26:47

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As another tie-in to the Hypnogoria Roger Corman series, we have a story from Edgar Allan Poe, which was brought to the screen in Corman's Poe anthology Tales of Terror (1962)

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Ep. 36 Does This Scare You? Classic Horror and Weird Fiction: A Lifelong Love Affair. 16:16

28d ago16:16

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What scares you, and why? What scares me? For this episode, I wanted to do something different to my weekly serialisation, and open up the forum, to have a bit of a wee chat about why we love weird fiction. Who knows, maybe this'll become a 'thing'... Or maybe this was a Very Bad Idea. Supernatural Horror in Literature https://hplovecraft.com/writi…

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Ep. 35 "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. Part 3 (of 3) | Last Gasp of the Gothic 1:34:35

1M ago1:34:35

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In our final instalment of this perplexing and perturbing story, (see episode 34 for part two). Things reach a fever pitch at Bly manor with multiple manifestations, disappearances, and a possible breakdown. Of reality, or of sanity? You be the judge. Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://you…

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109 - Born of Man and Woman by Richard Matheson 17:16

1M ago17:16

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As a little tie-in to the Hypnogoria Roger Corman series here is a tale of terror from one of his collaborators - Richard Matheson. And this story is in fact the very first that Matheson ever had published...

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Ep. 34 "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. Part 2 (of 3) | Last Gasp of the Gothic 1:15:00

1M ago1:15:00

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In part two (see episode 33 for part one), tension mounts, apparition encounters increase, and the governess at Bly begins to lose the plot. Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSiBy Thomas Barker

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Ep. 33 "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. Part 1 (of 3) | Last Gasp of the Gothic 1:59:12

2M ago1:59:12

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The ceremony of innocence is drowned in this, most ambiguous ghostly novella from 1898 by renowned Anglo-American writer Henry James. A governess is given charge of two young children in the countryside manor of Bly, only to find (or does she?), that erstwhile inhabitants of the house, and their influence over the children, may linger. Lock the doo…

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108 - The Monster of Lake LaMetrie by Wardon Allan Curtis 43:56

2M ago43:56

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Another early tale of a surviving prehistoric monster but this story about a lake dwelling dinosaur takes a very bizarre turn...

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Ep. 32 "The Thing in the Hall" by E. F. Benson | A Stable for Nightmares 36:57

2M ago36:57

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If you open the doors of perception too far, who knows what might come knocking? An eminent physician is drawn into a dangerous occult scheme by a longtime colleague, with horrific results. The Thing in the Hall displays the authors characteristically deft style, with a touch of sly humour, in this alarming yarn from 1912. Queries, comments? Write …

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Ep. 31 "The House on the Borderland" by William Hope Hodgson | A Precursor to the Mythos 6:40:07

2M ago6:40:07

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A remote house, a decaying journal. Two friends on a holiday in remote Western Ireland uncover a tale of wonders (and terrors), and an unfathomable abyss that will leave them forever changed. This unusual, and poignantly haunting novella from 1908, by one of horror fictions true originals, has been a massive influence on generations of subsequent w…

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Ep. 30 "The Hounds of Tindalos" by Frank Belknap Long | A Tale of the Cthulhu Mythos 42:06

2M ago42:06

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Upon rediscovering a drug used centuries ago to expand the consciousness of mystics, eccentric author Halpin Chalmers hopes (along with the aid of certain, esoteric mathematical formulae) to utilise it in an experiment. An experiment in TIME TRAVEL. Unbeknownst to him, his inquiry draws the attention of unwelcome entities, from dark dimensions. Nar…

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107 - The Lizard by CJ Cutcliffe Hyne 38:42

2M ago38:42

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As a little crossover with the Kaiju History podcasts on our other show, we have a Victorian tale of a chap who discovers a living fossil. But unfortunately, this surviving saurian is extremely large and very hostile...

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Ep. 29 "Dagon" by H. P. Lovecraft | The Mythos Stirs 18:42

3M ago18:42

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One of the first stories written by Lovecraft as an adult, the story was inspired in part by a dream he had. "I dreamed that whole hideous crawl, and can yet feel the ooze sucking me down!" he later wrote. The earliest elements of the Cthulhu Mythos begin to stir in this tale of madness and the churning deeps. Narrated by Thomas Barker Queries, com…

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106 - The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson 48:20

3M ago48:20

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Mr Jim reads a massively influential chiller, an otherworldly tale of maritime terror - The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson

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Ep. 28 "The House of the Worm" by Mearle Prout 1:00:27

3M ago1:00:27

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Two friends embark on what was to be an innocent hunting trip, but which soon leads to decay, degredation, and a chilling secret that gnaws at the heart of the world. This somewhat obscure story, first published in 1933, contains many intriguing parallels and haunting echoes of what was then developing into the Cthulhu mythos, without necessarily b…

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105 - The Waxwork by AM Burrage 42:17

3M ago42:17

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With another reading of a favourite old tale of terror, Mr Jim revisits The Waxwork by AM Burrage, a classic chiller many of us discovered in the creepy tales for kids anthology Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery!

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Ep. 27 "What Was It?" by J. S. Le Fanu 33:35

3M ago33:35

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Described by M.R James as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories", Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 - 1873) created gothic and macabre tales that, more than a century hence, have not lost their power to make the flesh crawl, and those shadows in the corner of the room seem somehow darker. What Was It? (1896) deals with two f…

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104 - Midnight Express by Alfred Noyes 28:34

4M ago28:34

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In this show, Mr Jim Moon reads a favourite tale of terror he found in an old book in childhood, which, funnily enough, is about a man haunted a strange tale in an old book he found in childhood...

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103 - The Loved Dead 43:09

4M ago43:09

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A reading of a highly controversial tale - the issue of Weird Tales it appeared in was pulled from the shelves after complaints! And despite being over a hundred year old, it still has the power to shock. You have been warned! Listener discretion is advised!

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102 - The Unnamable by HP Lovecraft 33:08

5M ago33:08

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An early tale of terror from HP Lovecraft, inspired by New England folklore and featuring his famous witch-haunted town Arkham

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Ep. 26 "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce 24:00

5M ago24:00

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From 1893, this short tale of horror treats, in Bierce's inimitable style, with a sinister creature that is not detectable by mortal means. Narrated by Thomas Barker Music and Production by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM1…

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101 - The Crystal Egg by HG Wells 55:51

5M ago55:51

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In this show, we have a short tale by the great HG Wells, a science fiction mystery story that may, or may not, be a prequel to War of the Worlds!

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Ep. 25 "At the Mountains of Madness" by H.P Lovecraft (Part 6 of 6) / The Writhing Mass 36:51

6M ago36:51

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Tekeli-li.. . . Tekeli-li ... . Narrated by Thomas Barker Production by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSiBy Thomas Barker

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100 - The Red Lodge by HR Wakefield 46:03

6M ago46:03

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For our 100th episode, we have a reading of one of the most terrifying tales of ever written - The Red Lodge by HR Wakefield

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099 - The Cats of Ulthar by HP Lovecraft 20:16

6M ago20:16

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We begin a new year with a fantastical weird tale from HP Lovecraft, an early story from his Dreamlands cycle.

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01 – Author’s Introduction & The Finding of the Manuscript 25:17

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02 – The Plain of Silence 12:05

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03 – The House in the Arena 13:17

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04 – The Earth 6:57

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05 – The Thing in the Pit 14:09

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06 – The Swine-Things 19:32

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07 – The Attack 11:06

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08 – After the Attack 9:30

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Ghosts of Christmas Door 25 - Haunting Holidays 9:36

7M ago9:36

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Behind Door 25 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - Hauntings over the holidays

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09 – In The Cellars 7:55

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Ghosts of Christmas Door 24 - The Red Knight of Barnet 4:12

7M ago4:12

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Behind Door 24 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - Christmas Eve encounters with a ghostly skeleton knight

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10 – The Time of Waiting 6:38

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Ghosts of Christmas Door 23 - Ghostly Gilbert 3:14

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Behind Door 23 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the tale of a highwayman haunting

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11 – The Searching of the Gardens 13:53

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Ghosts of Christmas Door 22 - The Spectres of Stocken Hall Farm 3:51

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Behind Door 22 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - discover the sinister spooks of Stocken Farm

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12 – The Subterranean Pit 21:35

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098 - My Magpie Ghost by Marc Damian Lawler 9:06

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A seasonally spooky verse that pays homage to some favourite festive chillers!

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Ghosts of Christmas Door 21 - The Many Hauntings of Roos Hall 4:19

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Behind Door 21 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - meet the many ghosts of Roos Hall

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13 – The Trap in the Great Cellar 9:29

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Ghosts of Christmas Door 20 - A Haunting at the Hotel Bethlehem 3:05

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Behind Door 20 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the story of the permanent Christmas guest at the Hotel Bethlehem

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14 – The Sea of Sleep 8:41

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