People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Horror Stories, Weird Fiction, and Film Reviews
People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Horror Stories, Weird Fiction, and Film Reviews
DB Spitzer/David Heath/Aunt Gore
People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos is a long-running podcast exploring cosmic horror, weird fiction, and the strange worlds inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and his contemporaries. Hosted by DB Spitzer with co-hosts Farmer Dave and Aunt Gore, the show dives into myth, monsters, movies, and the legacy of the Mythos with humor and insight. Join us for our audiobook episodes. Episodes drop weekly.
The Bell in the Fog — Gertrude Atherton
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie’s mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The H
Jul 30
1 hr 4 min
The Red Room — H. G. Wells
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie’s mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The H
Jul 29
26 min
The Ebony Frame — E. Nesbit
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie’s mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The H
Jul 28
35 min
Uncle Abraham’s Romance — E. Nesbit and The Beast in the Cave — H. P. Lovecraft
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie’s mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The H
Jul 27
27 min
Underwater (2020)/The Voice in the Night
Thank you for listening! Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]Topics include:CharcuterieCyberpunkCoffee/Tea Recipe book with OGL D20 stats. 17. The Voice in the Night – William Hope HodgsonSea horror. Isolation. Transformation. Hodgson makes the ocean feel biologically alien.Underwater (2020) – Ancient things below human scale. 18. The Monster Maker” — Ray Bradbury, Planet Stories, Spring 1944 — Fear and perception generate monsters; the real threat is partly an intelligence manipulating what people think they see.The Mothman Prophecies (2002) – Omen, pattern, unseen intelligence. 19. The Raven - Edgar Allen Poe Obsession and mortality tightening inward.The Raven (2012) – Obsession and mortality tightening inward. 20. The Plattner Story – H. G. WellsA man slips into a flipped, alternate dimension and comes back geometrically wrong. Multiverse dislocation before Marvel made it fashionable.Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) – Multiversal fracture of meaning. 21. The White People – Arthur MachenYouth, ritual, secret worlds behind glamour. Machen’s fae horror undercuts innocence with something ancient and hungry.K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025) – Pop mythology as open cosmology; spectacle swallowing structure.
Jul 24
29 min
The Trial for Murder — Charles Dickens
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie’s mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The H
Jul 23
33 min
The Shadows on the Wall — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Tales of Treasure — Anonymous
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie’s mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The H
Jul 22
36 min
“Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie’s mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The H
Jul 21
54 min
Phantasmagoria — Lewis Carroll
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatural story with Peattie’s mix of humor, domestic life, and odd spiritual machinery. 107B “The H
Jul 20
32 min
David Heath talks ghosts
Thank you for listening! Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]Topics include:CharcuterieCyberpunkCoffee/Tea Recipe book with OGL D20 stats. Season 22 bonus episodes 90-112   Title and Author Brief description 90 “The Empty House” — Algernon Blackwood A classic haunted-house story: two curious visitors enter a long-abandoned house and slowly realize the old violence inside it has not gone away. 91 “The Judge’s House” — Bram Stoker A student rents a gloomy old house once owned by a cruel judge, then finds the place still ruled by rats, dread, and a hanging shadow. 92a “Laura” — Saki / H. H. Munro A sharp, darkly funny reincarnation story about a mischievous woman who may return after death in a very inconvenient form. 92b “Man-Size in Marble” — E. Nesbit A newly married couple dismisses a local legend about marble knight effigies that walk at night; this proves unwise. 93 “Phantasmagoria” — Lewis Carroll A comic ghost poem, more playful than frightening, about ghostly rules, manners, and the absurd bureaucracy of haunting. 94 “Schalken the Painter” — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Gothic tale of art, money, and damnation, centered on a young painter, a lost love, and a sinister suitor who may not be alive. 95A “The Shadows on the Wall” — Mary E. Wilkins Freeman After a family death, strange shadows appear on the wall, turning grief, guilt, and suspicion into a supernatural judgment. 95B “Tales of Treasure” — Anonymous A very short treasure-haunting piece; more of a compact eerie anecdote than a full plotted ghost story. 96 “The Trial for Murder” — Charles Dickens A murder victim’s ghost appears around the trial of the accused killer, pushing the living world toward justice. 97A “Uncle Abraham’s Romance” — E. Nesbit A gentle, melancholy ghost-romance about an old man, a beautiful portrait, and a love story touched by death. 97B “The Beast in the Cave” — H. P. Lovecraft An early Lovecraft story: a man lost in a cave hears something coming through the dark, and the final reveal is grim and human. 98 “The Ebony Frame” — E. Nesbit A haunted-portrait romance in which a woman in an old picture seems able to step out of the frame, but at a terrible cost. 99 “The Red Room” — H. G. Wells A skeptic spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers that the true ghost may be fear itself. 100 “The Bell in the Fog” — Gertrude Atherton A Henry James-flavored Gothic story about an inherited English estate, old portraits, reincarnation, and family tragedy. 101 “The Ghost Club” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural story about crime, ghosts, and absurd afterlife logic; lighter and more satirical than scary. 102A “A Ghost Story” — Mark Twain Twain turns the haunted-room setup into a comic ghost story, playing with superstition and mistaken identity. 102B “A Psychical Prank” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected from “Physical Prank.” A humorous Bangs ghost tale built around spiritualism, trickery, and supernatural mischief. 103 “A Midnight Visitor” — John Kendrick Bangs A comic supernatural visit in the night, with Bangs’s usual mix of ghosts, manners, and absurd afterlife complications. 104A “A Quicksilver Cassandra” — John Kendrick Bangs Corrected author/title. A satirical ghostly fantasy about prophecy, warning, and not being believed. 104B “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” — John Kendrick Bangs A funny Christmas ghost story about a soggy apparition who floods the ancestral house every year. 105 “The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas” — Ellis Parker Butler A comic “ghost cat” story involving Thomas the cat and a colorful supernatural problem. 106 “Phantom” — Arnold Bennet       107A “An Astral Onion” — Elia Wilkinson Peattie A strange little supernatura
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