The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast

Latest Episodes:

"An Appetite for Steam" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #11 Jun 27, 2024

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"An Appetite for Steam" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, our intrepid P. I. finds himself up against a novel threat aboard a North Yorkshire steam train.

"The Man Who Made Faces" by C. P. Howard Jun 20, 2024

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From our ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 series, 2024.

Previously unpublished, "The Man Who Made Faces" tells the curious tale of a man haunted by a past mistake.

"The Puppeteer of Prague" by Paul Draper Jun 13, 2024

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"The Puppeteer of Prague" is a short story by the British author, Paul Draper. The story appeared in Draper's 2020 collection, Black Gate Tales. In the author's own words: "On the eve of the Sudetenland annexation, a depressed Czech bureaucrat uncovers the rumour of a murderous mannequin dispatching traitors in the city."

CROSSED WIRES / A Strange Radio Broadcast from 1978 Jun 06, 2024

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In the latest episode of THE UNTOLD MYSTERIES PODCAST, the show's host, Dan Rogers, shares the strange story of a 1978 radio broadcast, concerning a series of calls the station received from a man who claimed to be under the watchful eye of a mysterious sea creature.

Performers:

Erik Peabody as "Dan Rogers"

Ian Gordon as "John Price"

Tony Walker as "Phillip Pritchard"

”The Translucents” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #10 May 30, 2024

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"The Translucents" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, the P. I. visits the coastal town of Southport, in order to investigate the alleged presence of doppelgangers in a vast antiques centre.

"Porcelain Blood" by Tamlan Dipper May 23, 2024

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"Porcelain Blood" is a 2024 Cthulhu Mythos story by the British writer, Tamlan Dipper. The tale, which takes place in China in 1928, tells of a British Shanghai Municipal Police constable, who finds himself drawn into a strange investigation, involving of a room with no doors, a theft with no object, and a criminal who has committed no legislated crime.

"The Lighthouse" by Aaron Vlek May 16, 2024

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"The Lighthouse" is a 2023 Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Aaron Vlek. As summarised by the author: "A psychotherapist with a specialty in Dream Swimming sets out to discover if any of the troubling rumors about the old lighthouse, hastily repurposed as a psychiatric facility/research center, are true."

"Prunes" by C. P. Howard May 09, 2024

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From our HORROR AT THE POLES series, 2023.

"The water between the lighthouse and the island started to freeze, and the lone watchman looked on in horror.”

”Pieter Craft—Model Citizen” by Ian Gordon (2023 Recording) Nov 23, 2023

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"Pieter Craft—Model Citizen" is a short story by Ian Gordon. Appearing in Ian's 2018 collection of shorts, TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW OF FEAR, the story tells of an unusual interrogation, involving a man who isn't quite human.

*** This is the 2023 re-recording of the story ***

”Awake” by Ian Gordon Nov 16, 2023

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"Awake" is a short story by Ian Gordon. It tells of an individual struggling to make sense of his existence in a world strangely unfamiliar to him.

*** This is a 2023 re-edit of the story ***