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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - Part 3 (of 6) Jan 27, 2021

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This week, we return to the strange future world of "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom." Julius, our narrator, still doesn't know who killed him. Of course, in this world, death is not nearly as fatal as it could be, but Julius wants to know: who killed him, and more importantly, why?
More from Cory Doctorow:
His website - https://craphound.com/
Little Brother - https://craphound.com/category/littlebrother/
Radicalized - https://craphound.com/category/radicalized-full/
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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - Part 2 (of 6) Jan 20, 2021

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Last week, we started a new Tale, entering a new world where death is no more, and people can live as long as they choose. Our narrator, Julius, has lived more than a century, but appears to be in his twenties. He's now living in Disney World with his girlfriend Lil, who is actually in her twenties. His friend Dan, who previously declared he would end his life when he'd 'done it all', has come to stay with them after achieving everything he wanted to and then trashing his valuable reputation. Lil has suggested he needs to 'go out on top', so how will he achieve this now he's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom?
More from Cory Doctorow:
His website - https://craphound.com/
Little Brother - https://craphound.com/category/littlebrother/
Radicalized - https://craphound.com/category/radicalized-full/
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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - Part 1 (of 6) Jan 13, 2021

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Here at The Well Told Tale, we seek to share the best of sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction. For the past year we have focussed exclusively on classics of their genres, but this week's Tale marks an expansion into more modern works. "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom" is Cory Doctorow's debut novel, published in 2003, and is unusually issued under a creative commons license, allowing fans to reproduce and build on Doctorow's work, provided their results are also offered free from commercial gain. So follow us as we head to the Magic Kingdom, just not as we know it....
More from Cory Doctorow:
His website - https://craphound.com/
Little Brother - https://craphound.com/category/littlebrother/
Radicalized - https://craphound.com/category/radicalized-full/
If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale

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The Velveteen Rabbit Dec 23, 2020

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This week's Tale is the charming fantasy 'The Velveteen Rabbit' by Margery Williams. Beginning on a Christmas morning in the early 20th century, this story needs so little introduction, it's probably best just to pull up a chair, sit back and relax, as you imagine the excitement of a childhood Christmas morning.
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A Velveteen Rabbit - https://amzn.to/2LS7sPi

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The Dunwich Horror - Part 2 (of 2) Nov 25, 2020

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We return to Dunwich for Part 2 of Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" Last time, we were introduced to the Whateley family in the isolated village of Dunwich. Something is going on at their farmhouse which scares all visitors. Young Wilbur Whateley is horribly deformed, and his mother has disappeared, but strange noises are heard in the farmhouse and something seems to be... growing in there. Old Man Whateley has just died, but he has left Wilbur with a mission, for which he will need to find a complete copy of the Necronomicon...
This is a horror story written in the 1920s by a disordered mind, so bear in mind the content is not for the faint hearted.
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Books - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://amzn.to/2HdS1PD
H. P. Lovecraft: Tales of Horror - https://amzn.to/36OnMri

Films & TV
The Dunwich Horror (1970) - https://amzn.to/3pCrlcC
The Dunwich Horror (2009) - https://amzn.to/35HLC8H
Colour Out of Space - https://amzn.to/2ILRyoi
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The Dunwich Horror - Part 1 (of 2) Nov 18, 2020

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This week, we return to the Cthulhu mythos. H. P Lovecraft's seminal creation has been featured in a fair few episodes of The Well Told Tale and this third standalone tale is similar in tone to "The Call of Cthulhu" and "At the Mountains of Madness." Something unspeakable and horrible lies dormant under the surface of polite society, just as much as in the wild places of this world. But perhaps that something unspeakable is not waiting to be awakened; perhaps it is awake, and feeding...
This is a horror story written in the 1920s by a disordered mind, so bear in mind the content is not for the faint hearted.
If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale
Books - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft - https://amzn.to/2HdS1PD
H. P. Lovecraft: Tales of Horror - https://amzn.to/36OnMri

Films & TV
The Dunwich Horror (1970) - https://amzn.to/3pCrlcC
The Dunwich Horror (2009) - https://amzn.to/35HLC8H
Colour Out of Space - https://amzn.to/2ILRyoi
I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, Kaffee Stark, Leathery Wings and Drew Atkins.

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The Disintegration Machine Nov 11, 2020

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This week's tale is a sci-fi short story from legendary Sherlock Holmes creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes was not his only bombastic hero, and this short story concerns another of his characters, Professor Challenger. He was first introduced in The Lost World, and features in a number of Conan Doyle science fiction stories. He may possess a similar analytical mind to Holmes, and although he is considered one of the greatest scientific minds in his world, Challenger is a brute, a huge specimen with a bristling beard and a quick temper. This Tale first appeared in 1920, and pits Professor Challenger against the inventor of a fascinating machine with potentially diabolical applications...
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The Lost World - https://amzn.to/32xkzek
The Complete Sherlock Holmes - https://amzn.to/3n8G119
Films & TV
The Lost World (1925) - https://amzn.to/36m8vO1
The Lost World (BBC, 2001): - https://amzn.to/3pgjf9f

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Part 2 (of 2) Nov 04, 2020

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This week, we return to Sleepy Hollow for Part 2 of Washington Irving's beloved gothic Tale. We have met the cast of characters - school master Ichabod Crane, the object of his affection Katrina Van Tassel, and his rival for her attention Brom Bones. We have also heard the famed local legend of the Headless Horseman. Our protagonists are gathered together at a fabulous party at the Van Tassel's house. There has been much food and dancing, but now the mood has turned towards sharing of frightening stories. But are these just stories...?
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Washington Irving: A Treasury - https://amzn.to/2XivlDx
Puffin Classics: Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories - https://amzn.to/34nJMHY
Films
Sleepy Hollow - https://amzn.to/35Xrtur
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad - https://amzn.to/2JgYudh
I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, Kaffee Stark, Leathery Wings and Drew Atkins.

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Part 1 (of 2) Oct 28, 2020

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To celebrate Halloween, we return to the work of Washington Irving with his gothic horror classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Published 200 years ago, this classic Tale has been an inspiration to many since appearing in the collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, even getting the Disney treatment. But with All Hallow's Eve lurking between both parts of this Tale, we return to the source, in all its horrifying, bloodcurdling detail...
If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, and get access to exclusive Tales, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale
Books - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - https://amzn.to/2J8sqIk
Washington Irving: A Treasury - https://amzn.to/2XivlDx
Puffin Classics: Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories - https://amzn.to/34nJMHY
Films
Sleepy Hollow - https://amzn.to/35Xrtur
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad - https://amzn.to/2JgYudh
I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, Kaffee Stark, Leathery Wings and Drew Atkins.

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Conan: Gods of the North Oct 14, 2020

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We return with another short story from the Hyborian age.
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The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition - https://amzn.to/3dCvOXn
Films
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Red Sonja (1985) - https://amzn.to/2SQ2xPj
Conan the Barbarian (2011) - https://amzn.to/3iZYvOR
Games
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Conan Exiles (XBOX ONE) - https://amzn.to/3j1dS9E
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