The HorrorBabble Podcast

"It Will Grow on You" / A Story of Body Horror by Donald Wandrei

"It Will Grow on You" is a short story by Donald Wandrei. A peculiar tale of body horror, the story first appeared in Esquire Magazine in its April 1942 edition.

"The Ebony Frame" by Edith Nesbit

Written by British writer, Edith Nesbit, The Ebony Frame is the story of a beautiful and curiously carved picture frame, imbued with a mysterious allure.

"The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood

"The Empty House" is a ghost story by Algernon Blackwood. In the tale, a young man and his elderly aunt explore an abandoned house with a nefarious history.

"A:B:O." / A Classic Weird Tale by Walter de la Mare

"A:B:O." is a short story by Walter de la Mare, written under the pen name, Walter Ramal. The story first appeared in The Cornhill Magazine in the late 1890s. It tells of the discovery and excavation of a strange, metallic chest.

"Tony and the Beetles" by Philip K. Dick

Written by American writer, Philip K. Dick in 1953, the tale tells of a boy who has befriended the native inhabitants of an alien planet conquered by human beings. But his relationship with the beetle-like creatures is about to be tested.

"Demons of the Sea" by William Hope Hodgson

"Demons of the Sea" is a short story by British author, William Hope Hodgson. The tale tells of ship’s terrifying encounter with something altogether monstrous, in the humid, sea mists.

"The Death of Halpin Frayser" by Ambrose Bierce

"The Death of Halpin Frayser" is a short story by American author, Ambrose Bierce. The tale tells of a man, who, out in the wilderness, apparently dies at the hands of his deceased mother.

"Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson

"Caterpillars" is a short story by British author, E. F. Benson, from his 1912 collection, The Room in the Tower and Other Stories. The story tells of the Villa Cascana in Italy, in which a former guest recites a tale involving the truly terrible things he witnessed belonging to a certain room on a certain landing.

"An Unnatural Feud" by Norman Douglas

"An Unnatural Feud" by British author, Norman Douglas, first appeared in The Cavalier in December 1908. The tale tells of a toxic relationship, between mother and son.

"The Hound" / Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos

"The Hound" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in September 1922 and published in the February 1924 issue of Weird Tales. It contains the first mention of Lovecraft's fictional text the Necronomicon.