People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Horror Stories, Weird Fiction, and Film Reviews
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.
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Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
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Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
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PGttCM Season 22.5
The Empty House – Algernon BlackwoodHaunted architecture as organism. Blackwood’s house breathes dread rather than cartoon malice, but the living-house motif is beautifully weird.Monster House (2006) – Childhood-scale weirdness. The house is alive. Contained, playful dread.
The Yellow Sign – Robert W. ChambersRoyal decay, masked figures, surreal instability. Oz with the brightness sandblasted off.Return to Oz (1985) – Fairy tale gone feral. Surreal but still mythic in structure.
For the Blood Is the Life – F. Marion CrawfordRural vampire lore before the sparkles. Brooding, tragic undead menace.Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) – Campy supernatural with clear rules and heroes.
Lair of the White Worm – Bram StokerA beautiful woman animated by something inhuman, romantic obsession, bodily transformation, and grotesque courtship rituals. It’s pulpy, melodramatic, and gleefully macabre.Lisa Frankenstein (2024) – Gothic romance and stitched-together identity.
The Mummy's Foot – Théophile GautierPlayful Egyptological weirdness, romanticized undead, cultural past intruding into the present.Bubba Ho-Tep – Aging, absurdity, and pulp undead intruding on the mundane.
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar — PoeScientific hubris, reshaped bodies, moral ambiguity. Wells leans philosophical rather than romantic, but the ethical unease about making life and remaking identity hums in both works.Poor Things (2023) – Reconstructed identity and moral experimentation.
The Willows – Algernon BlackwoodAlien presence observing humanity. Nature as a membrane between worlds. The dread is quiet and cosmicUnder the Skin (2013) – Alien observation and human estrangement.
The Damned Thing – Ambrose BierceUnseen predation, rural dread, something ancient and animalistic watching from beyond perception.X (2022) – Flesh, mortality, decay, performance.
The Jolly Corner – Henry JamesMeeting the ghost of your unlived life. Urban haunting tied to identity and time.MaXXXine (2024) – Ambition curdling into occult menace.
The Horla – Guy de MaupassantA double. Or something that lives alongside you. The terror of self-divisUs (2019) – The self divided.
The Repairer of Reputations – Robert W. ChambersIdentity manipulation, hidden social orders, creeping paranoia in polite society. The horror is systemic and intimate.Get Out (2017) – Social identity as surgical horror.
Old Crompton’s Secret” — Harl Vincent, Astounding Stories, February 1930 — A strange old recluse, alchemical obsession, identity/body weirdness, old knowledge pressing into the present.Last Night in Soho (2021) – Time bleed and haunted ambition.
The Rat Racket” — David H. Keller, Astounding Stories, April 1930 — The story has racketeers using rat terror as systemic control, and the “Old Man” behind it becomes a nearly mythic hidden ruler.The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) – Conspiracy as metaphysical force.
The Man Who Was Dead — Thomas H. Knight, Astounding Stories, April 1930 — A weird resurrection/reincarnation premise that starts in folksy argument and slides into uncanny rule-breaking.Nothing But Trouble (1991) – Bureaucratic nightmare logic.
The Man Who Was Thursday – G. K. ChestertonInfiltration, surreal pursuit, shifting identities, bureaucratic nightmare energy. It’s metaphysical weirdness dressed as adventure.Monsters (2010) – Borders, otherness, creeping vastness.
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.
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.
The Raven - Edgar Allen Poe Obsession and mortality tightening inward.The Raven (2012) – Obsession and mortality tightening inward.
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.
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.
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Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
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Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
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Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2026
Tuesday Jun 30, 2026
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Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
Monday Jun 29, 2026
Monday Jun 29, 2026
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
Friday Jun 26, 2026
Friday Jun 26, 2026
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
Tuesday Jun 23, 2026
Tuesday Jun 23, 2026
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
Monday Jun 22, 2026
Monday Jun 22, 2026
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
Thursday Jun 18, 2026
Thursday Jun 18, 2026
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88
#
Name
Author
Description
65
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.
66
What Was It?
Fitz-James O'Brien
A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.
67
The Upper Berth
Francis Marion Crawford
A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.
68
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.
69
The Mark of the Beast
Rudyard Kipling
A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.
70
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.
71
The Yellow Sign
Robert W. Chambers
An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.
72
Xelucha
M. P. Shiel
A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.
73
The Red Room
H. G. Wells
A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.
74
The Shadows on the Wall
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.
75
The Harbor-Master
Robert W. Chambers
A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.
76
The White People, Pt 1
Arthur Machen
The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.
77
The White People, Pt 2
Arthur Machen
The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.
78
The White People, Pt 3
Arthur Machen
The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.
79
Lost Hearts
M. R. James
A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.
80
The Willows, Pt 1
Algernon Blackwood
The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.
81
The Willows, Pt 2
Algernon Blackwood
The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.
82
The Willows, Pt 3
Algernon Blackwood
The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.
83
The Willows, Pt 4
Algernon Blackwood
The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.
84
The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body
Lord Dunsany
Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.
85
Fishhead
Irvin S. Cobb
A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.
86
The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil
Clark Ashton Smith
A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.
87
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1
Walter de la Mare
The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.
88
Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2
Walter de la Mare
The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.