Zach C

Archive of Madness

Fiction EN ↓ 10 episodes

Short stories and folklore. Horror and horror adjacent.

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Zach C

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Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce 02.07.2026 36:48

A story about Artificial Intelligence. Here’s the aforementioned article about the disappearance of Ambrose Bierce https://lithub.com/no-one-knows-why-ambrose-bierce-disappeared-but-here-are-some-theories/ Here’s the PDF for I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison https://galacticjourney.org/stories/I_Have_No_Mouth_and_I_Must_Scream_-_Harlan_Ellison.pdf Here’s I Have No Mouth and I Mus...

Two Parables of Franz Kafka 11.06.2026 23:35

I think these two parables are a great introduction to the works of Franz Kafka, so if you haven't read much Kafka, this episode is for you. Here's my email: archiveofmadnesspod@gmail.com Here's my bluesky @ archiveofmadness.bsky.social Here's a free audiobook of The Metamorphosis that I think is very well done https://librivox.org/the-metamorphosis-by-franz-kafka/

8 The Red Room by HG Wells 19.03.2026 39:59

Our last ghost story for a while, a man struggles against the darkness in a strange room. Here’s a free audiobook version of War of the Worlds I’m very fond of https://librivox.org/war-of-the-worlds-solo-by-h-g-wells/ Here’s an interesting conversation between Orson Welles and HG Wells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIelwmldAdQ Please send feedback or reccomendations to archiveofmadnesspod@gmail....

7 Afterward by Edith Wharton 26.02.2026 1:29:15

A young couple move into a house with strange secrets NB For reasons I can’t understand the first half of the intro was recorded on my laptop mic, so the sound quality is kinda crappy for the first half of the intro but after that it’s fine Bluesky @ archiveofmadness.bsky.social Email archiveofmadnesspod@gmail.com

6 The Phantom Coach by Amelia Edwards 05.02.2026 46:21

A man goes grouse hunting, loses his way, and has one hell of a time.

5 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce 22.01.2026 36:58

A groundbreaking story, there's a good chance you've already read it, but if you haven't you really should. Or listen to it. Here.

4. The Story of Mimi Nashi Hoichi as told by Lafcadio Hearn 15.01.2026 39:11

First look into Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things I hope you like it because we'll probably be doing a lot of stories out of this book.

3 The Shadow in the Corner by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 08.01.2026 1:08:33

The Shadow in the Corner by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

2 Secret of Macarger's Gulch by Ambrose Bierce 01.01.2026 41:59

This will probably be the first of several Ambrose Bierce stories. This one is about a hunter encountering a ghost while camped out in an abandoned shack in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

1 Pliny The Younger's Letter To Sura 18.12.2025 25:00

A really old ghost story, actually three really old ghost stories, as told by Roman lawyer and author Pliny The Younger. If you decide you want to read more of his letters, they're all right here thanks to the fine folks at Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2811/2811-h/2811-h.htm