The HorrorBabble Podcast

"The Terror" by Guy de Maupassant

"The Terror" is a horror short story by French author, Guy de Maupassant. The story tells of an individual who has taken the decision to marry due to an overbearing fear of loneliness.

"The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles" by Clark Ashton Smith

"The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The story, which is the second story to feature the character Satampra Zeiros, was first published under the title, THE POWDER OF HYPERBOREA, in the March 1958 edition of Saturn.

"The House Party at Smoky Island" by L. M. Montgomery

"The House Party at Smoky Island" is a short story by Canadian author, L. M. Montgomery. The tale first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in August 1935. The story revolves around an unusual house party in the wilds of central Ontario, in which ghost stories are exchanged.

"Time-Fuse" by John Metcalfe

"Time-Fuse" is a short story by the English author, John Metcalfe. Published in the 1931 collection "Judas and Other Stories", tells of a séance hosted by a lady with a more than casual interest in spiritualism.

"Up Under the Roof" by M. W. Wellman

"Up Under the Roof" is a short story by American writer, Manly Wade Wellman, which first appeared in Weird Tales in October 1938. The tale tells of something stalking the space between the roof-peak and the ceiling, in an old, shabby house.

"A Tropical Horror" by William Hope Hodgson

"A Tropical Horror" is a short story by William Hope Hodgson. First published in The Grand Magazine in its June 1905 edition, the tale tells of a ship attacked by a monstrous sea creature.

"King of the Forgotten People" by Robert E. Howard

"King of the Forgotten People" is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first appearing in Magazine of Horror in its Summer 1966 edition, incorrectly titled, VALLEY OF THE LOST. The story tells of Jim Brill, and his strange journey into the hidden city of Khor.

"The Man of Stone" by H. P. Lovecraft & Hazel Heald

"The Man of Stone" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald. Published in the October 1932 issue of Wonder Stories, it tells of two friends who go in search of several peculiarly life-like stone statues in the remote Adirondack Mountains of New York. 

"The Demon of the Flower" by Clark Ashton Smith

"The Demon of the Flower" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith. First published in the December 1933 edition of Astounding Stories, the story tells of a desperate king's attempt to save his betrothed from an unusually macabre fate.

"The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh" by H. Sivia

"The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh" is a short story by the little-known author, H. Sivia. First appearing in the October 1937 edition of Weird Tales, the story was described as follows: "DeBrugh was dead, but he still regarded his promise as a sacred duty to be fulfilled."