The HorrorBabble Podcast

”Lethe” / A Rare Weird Tale by Harold G. Shane

"Lethe" is a short weird tale by the mysterious author, Harold G. Shane. Page 742 of the June 1936 edition of Weird Tales describes the story as follows: “A bizarre little story about the strange fascination of an old oil painting.”

”They” / A Rare Weird tale by Robert Barbour Johnson

"They" is a short story by the American author, Robert Barbour Johnson. The story, which was published by Weird Tales in January 1936, tells of a curious horror in a remote canyon.

”A Visitor from Far Away” by Loretta Burrough

"A Visitor from Far Away" is a short story by the American author, Loretta Burrough. The story was published by Weird Tales in its February 1936 edition, and tells of the dreadful horror that hung over Mrs. Bowen for two decades.

”Murder in the Grave” / A Buried Alive Story by Edmond Hamilton

"Murder in the Grave" is a short story by the American author, Edmond Hamilton. The story was published in Weird Tales in February 1935. The magazine described it as a story of a ‘terrible ordeal’ – a night of terror ten feet below the surface of the ground.

”Return to Death” / A Rare Weird Tale by J. Wesley Rosenquest

"Return to Death" is a short story by the two-time Weird Tales contributor, J. Wesley Rosenquest. Appearing in the January 1936 edition of the magazine, the story was described as follows: “A brief tale about the ghastly horror that befell the man in the coffin.”

”The Boat on the Beach” / A Weird Tale by Kadra Maysi

"The Boat on the Beach" is a short story by Kadra Maysi, aka, Katherine Simons, of Charleston, South Carolina. The story first appeared in Weird Tales in December 1930, and was described as follows: "Strange was the woman who came down to the boat at night, and stranger still was the weird event that befell her."

”The Distortion Out of Space” / Cosmic Horror by Francis Flagg

"The Distortion Out of Space" is a cosmic horror story by Francis Flagg. Evidently a nod to Lovecraft’s COLOUR, the tale tells of a strange being that came from outer space in a meteoroid. It was first published in the August 1934 edition of Weird Tales Magazine.

”The Tree of Life” / A Weird Tale by Paul Ernst

"The Tree of Life" is a short story by the regular Weird Tales contributor, Paul Ernst. The story first appeared in the September 1930 edition of Weird Tales, and tells of a curious tree whose leaves could revivify a corpse.

”The Haunter of the Ring” / A Cthulhu Mythos Story by Robert E. Howard

"The Haunter of the Ring" is a Cthulhu Mythos story featuring the characters Conrad and Kirowan by Robert E. Howard. The story first emerged in Weird Tales in June 1934, and was described as follows: "A strange story of dark powers and occult evil."

”Dusk” by Saki

"Dusk" is a short story by British writer, Saki. In another look at the darker side of human nature, the tale explores the concept of trust.