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Horror Episodes

Sept. 22, 2024

MRS.RAEBURN'S WAXWORKS by LADY ELEANOR SMITH

A down and out young man looking for work gets a job as custodian at a wax works museum and finds himself captivated by a woman's wax likeness in the section reserved for murderers. This story was inspired by the author's attempt to sneak into the...

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Jan. 15, 2018

THE MONKEY'S PAW by W.W.JACOBS

"The Monkey's Paw", a classic horror tale from W.W.Jacobs places an old British soldier in a friends home with a tale to tell about the magical and dangerious powers of a monkey's paw he has brought with him. He warns his friends not to use it but...

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March 6, 2017

THE WENDIGO (PT.2) by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD

"The Wendigo" Pt 2 by Algernon Blackwood: In this classic horror short story by Algernon Blackwood, a group of hunters in the north woods of Canada are stalked by a creature known to the Ojibwe Indians as The Wendigo. Music by Mattia Cupelli "Dark...

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Feb. 27, 2017

THE WENDIGO by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD (Part 1)

"The Wendigo" Pt 1 by Algernon Blackwood: Blackwood used the legend of the wendigo to create a terrifying tale of a group of hunters in the Canadian wilderness who encounter this demonic spirit-monster. Real-life stories of the wendigo abound, dating...

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