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Purveyors of Weird Fiction

  • 33 minutes 28 seconds
    Twister by Mary Elizabeth Counselman

    "Twister" is a short story by the American writer, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, first published in the January 1940 edition of Weird Tales. "Ghostly was the village where the newly wedded couple stopped for gasoline, and weird was their experience there."

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    10 February 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 1 second
    The Tomb-Spawn by Clark Ashton Smith

    "The Tomb-Spawn" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the May 1934 edition of Weird Tales. "A tale of a star-spawned monstrosity, and the eldritch magic of a powerful king and wizard."

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    3 February 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Dr. Muncing, Exorcist by Gordon MacCreagh

    "Dr. Muncing, Exorcist" is one of two stories concerning the titular character by the American author, Gordon MacCreagh, first published in the September 1931 edition of Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror. "A confident exorcist investigates a family plagued by a formless, creeping dread."

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    27 January 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 51 seconds
    "The Cave of Spiders" by William R. Hickey

    "The Cave of Spiders" is a short story by the little-known Weird Tales author, William R. Hickey. The story was first published in the November 1928 issue of the magazine. "An expedition into the haunted heights of the Peruvian Andes yields a tale of ominous signs, forbidden passions, and a death far stranger than the survivors first claimed."

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    2 December 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 11 seconds
    "A Secret of the South Pole" by Hamilton Drummond

    "A Secret of the South Pole" is a tale of Antarctica by the little-known Irish author, Hamilton Drummond, first published in the April 1902 edition of The Windsor Magazine. "Three castaways encounter a centuries-lost ship from the polar depths, its silent cabin holding hints of a strange fate no living man can explain."

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    25 November 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 23 seconds
    "My Father, the Cat" by Henry Slesar

    "My Father, the Cat" is a short story by American author, Henry Slesar. As described by Fantastic Universe in December 1957: Here is an off-trail story that is guaranteed to make some of you take a very searching second look at some of the young men you know.

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    18 November 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 15 seconds
    "The Buzzards" by Edward Lucas White

    "The Buzzards" is a short story by Edward Lucas White, first published in the July 25th 1908 edition of The Bellman. "In the shadow of circling buzzards and mounting dread, a young woman races against fate across a sun-scorched Virginia farm."

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    11 November 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 23 seconds
    "At the Gate" by Myla Jo Closser

    "At the Gate", by the little-known author, Myla Jo Closser, offers an answer to the long-held question: what happens to our beloved dogs when they (and we) pass on?

    The tale first appeared in the March 1917 edition of CENTURY MAGAZINE.

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    4 November 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 9 seconds
    "A Rendezvous in Averoigne" by Clark Ashton Smith

    "A Rendezvous in Averoigne" is the second story in Clark Ashton Smith's Averoigne series, first published in the April-May 1931 edition of Weird Tales. "An unusual host was the Sieur du Malinbois—a strange story of the undead."

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    28 October 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 57 seconds
    "The Phantom Woman" | A Traditional Ghost Story

    "The Phantom Woman", which is generally regarded as a traditional British ghost story, first appeared in Bob Holland’s 1904 collection, Twenty-Five Ghost Stories. The tale tells of a man and his inexplicable attraction to a mysterious lady glimpsed in the window of an old house. 

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    21 October 2025, 7:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 25 seconds
    "Lead Soldiers" by Robert Barbour Johnson

    "Lead Soldiers" is a short story by Robert Barbour Johnson, first published in the December 1935 edition of Weird Tales. "A strange doom closed round the Dictator who sought to achieve his destiny through a bloody war."

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    14 October 2025, 7:00 pm
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