The HorrorBabble Podcast

”Country House” by Ewen Whyte

"Country House" is a horror story by the little-known author, Ewen Whyte. First published in the September 1949 edition of Weird Tales, the story was described as follows: “A strange rendezvous with the beauty of the country … and the terror of the darkness!”

”Levitation” by Joseph Payne Brennan

"Levitation" is a short story by American writer Joseph Payne Brennan. It tells of the final performance of a disgruntled hypnotist, and the fate of his reluctant volunteer.

”The Jonah” by Guy Pain

"The Jonah" by Guy Pain, first surfaced in Weird Tales in its August 1925 edition. It tells of a disreputable bosun, and a murder, with a touch of maritime superstition.

”Blind Man’s Buff” by H. Russell Wakefield

"Blind Man's Buff" is a short story by H. Russell Wakefield, first published in Others Who Returned in 1929. It's a cheap piece of real estate, but there's a very good reason Mr. Cort is getting such a fabulous deal.

”The Haunter of the Graveyard” by J. Vernon Shea

"The Haunter of the Graveyard" is a Cthulhu Mythos tale by J. Vernon Shea, first published in Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos in 1969. It tells the story of a TV presenter who encounters a malign spirit in a cemetery.

”A Case of Eavesdropping” by Algernon Blackwood

"A Case of Eavesdropping" is a tale by British author, Algernon Blackwood, from his "The Empty House" collection. In the story, a man, who believes himself to be the only tenant in an old house, continually hears brash and vicious arguments in the room next door.

”Death in Twenty Minutes” by C. H. Mackintosh

"Death in Twenty Minutes" is a Weird Tale penned by Charles Henry Mackintosh. The story deals with Doctor Graeme, an individual who could have never known how his death's-head spider plot would redound on his own head.

”Eyes for the Blind” by Frederick Cowles

"Eyes for the Blind" is a short story by the English author, Frederick Cowles. The tale first appeared in his 1936 collection, The Horror of Abbot's Grange and Other Stories. “Who had not heard of John Dangerfield? The monster had been convicted of the most vile crimes. His mania was to attack unsuspecting persons, often children, and gouge out their eyes…”

”The Colour Out of Space” by H. P. Lovecraft

"The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" in the wild hills west of Arkham, Massachusetts.

”The Suicide in the Study” by Robert Bloch

"The Suicide in the Study" first appeared in Weird Tales in its June 1935 edition. It tells of a modern sorcerer, and his efforts to obtain a state of 'dual personality'.