Tom's Terror Trove

One of the first stories written by Lovecraft as an adult, the story was inspired in part by a dream he had. "I dreamed that whole hideous crawl, and can yet feel the ooze sucking me down!" he later wrote. The earliest elements of the Cthulhu Mythos begin to stir in this tale of madness and the churning deeps. Narrated by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook....

Two friends embark on what was to be an innocent hunting trip, but which soon leads to decay, degredation, and a chilling secret that gnaws at the heart of the world. This somewhat obscure story, first published in 1933, contains many intriguing parallels and haunting echoes of what was then developing into the Cthulhu mythos, without necessarily being a part of that shared dream-space. A second c...

Described by M.R James as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories", Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 - 1873) created gothic and macabre tales that, more than a century hence, have not lost their power to make the flesh crawl, and those shadows in the corner of the room seem somehow darker. What Was It? (1896) deals with two friends, a quantity of opium, and a hidde...

From 1893, this short tale of horror treats, in Bierce's inimitable style, with a sinister creature that is not detectable by mortal means. Narrated by Thomas Barker Music and Production by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

Tekeli-li.. . . Tekeli-li ... . Narrated by Thomas Barker Production by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

Signs of life stir in the aeon-dead city. Is something waking up? Or was it never asleep in the first place? Narrated by Thomas Barker Production by Thomas Barker "Thunder Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode...

The history of The Old Ones, their ancient battles, decline and fall, as well as their amorphous servants The Shoggoths, is revealed. Narrated by Thomas Barker Production by Thomas Barker "Shadowlands 3 - Machine" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuoma...

Dr. Dyer and Danforth begin their descent into the cyclopean ruins. The cryptic murals and alien architecture they uncover begin to reveal troubling secrets about earth's long-distant past. Narrated by Thomas Barker Production by Thomas Barker "This House" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Anxious to witness Lake's miraculous findings firsthand (and alarmed at an abrupt radio silence), the rest of the expedition makes out for his Northwestward base. What they uncovered, and subsequent discoveries by Danforth and our narrator  - will prove utterly monstrous. Narrated by Thomas Barker Production by Thomas Barker "Echoes of Time" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed...

This chilling (in a very literal sense) story details the events of a disastrous expedition to Antarctica in September 1930, and what is found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University. Let this serve as a warning, to those who would explore and disturb this world's most remote and inhospitable regions... Narrated by Thomas Barker Production...

Something is not right with the Mansion House in Benefit Street. For more than a century it has stood, casting a pall over those who have lived there. It harbours too many deaths, an unwholsome, dirt floor cellar, and an ancient evil from a far-off land. Narrated by Thomas Barker Music and Production by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on You...

The King in Yellow, published 1895 Rise and tremble before the pallid mask! Tonight's episode takes us back into the 19th Century (by way of the then-future of 1920) for a tale of mystery and madness from the enormously influential The King in Yellow. The Repairer of Reputations stars one Hildred Castaigne, heir to a mighty lineage. Are his grand imaginings to be believed? You decide... Narra...

A personal favourite of the author, The Colour out of Space is a shivery, self-contained sci-fi/horror set (where else?) in the hills west of the town of Arkham, Massachusetts. Written in 1927, in this tale you will encounter eerie lights in the sky, a meteorite that is not of this world,  hideous mutation and creeping insanity. Narrated by Thomas Barker Production by Thomas Barker "Giant Wyr...

The conclusion of The Dunwich Horror, a tale of monstrous birth and ancient magic set in the decaying backwoods of Massechusetts - a core story of the Cthulhu Mythos. Ia Yog - Sothoth ! Narrated by Thomas Barker Production by Thomas Barker "Shadowlands 1 - Horizon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licen...

Written in 1928, The Dunwich Horror, a tale of monstrous birth and ancient magic set in the decaying backwoods of Massechusetts, is a core story of the Cthulhu Mythos. Ia Yog - Sothoth ! Narrated by Thomas Barker Original Music and Production by Thomas Barker "Shadowlands 5 - Antechamber" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://c...