Mike Bennett

Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga

Fiction EN ↓ 276 episodes

“If you think vampire tales are a worn-out genre, Underwood and Flinch will shock and delight you. ” — Walt Kolenda. Examiner.com For hundreds of years, the eldest-born male of the Flinch family has been servant and guardian to the vampire, Lord Underwood. David had hoped to be spared the horror of serving his family’s lbloodthirsty master, but when he is summoned to the family home in Spain by his dying older brother, he knows his luck has run out. After fifty years of slumber, Underwood is to be resurrected from the grave in a ritual of human sacrifice, and David, by right of succession, is...

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Mike Bennett

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Classic Stories: The Masque of The Red Death by E A Poe 23.04.2021 21:10

The Masque of The Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

Classic Stories: The Storyteller by Saki 23.04.2021 12:52

One of Saki's most popular tales.

Classic Stories: Cannibalism In The Cars by Mark Twain 23.04.2021 25:49

"Cannibalism in the Cars" is a short story written in 1868 by American writer Mark Twain. It tells the darkly humorous tale of apparent acts of cannibalism from the point of view of a congressman on a snowbound train. It indirectly satirises the political system of the United States of America. Classic Horror 3 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3513-classic-horror-3 Lice...

Classic Stories: The Penance by Saki 23.04.2021 18:39

The Penance by Saki

Classic Stories: The Bus Conductor by E F Benson 23.04.2021 23:31

E.F. Benson's classic eerie tale. Trivia note, this story is part of the old Ealing Studios anthology, Dead of Night. Music on the podcast: Ice Demon by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3897-ice-demon License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Cold Embrace by M E Braddon 23.04.2021 31:32

Classic Stories: Gabriel Ernest by Saki 23.04.2021 21:15

Classic Stories: Man Size in Marble by E Nesbit 23.04.2021 41:53

Classic Stories: Sredni Vashtar by Saki 23.04.2021 15:03

Sredni Vashtar by Saki

Classic Stories: Mrs Amworth by E F Benson 23.04.2021 44:22

A vampire terrorizes a quiet English town. Music Ghostpocalypse - 4 Temptress Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

After The Plague: Episode 6 15.04.2021 20:48

The conclusion of After The Plague.

After The Plague: Episode 5 15.04.2021 25:49

After the Plague continues

After The Plague: Episode 4 15.04.2021 20:26

After the Plague continues

After The Plague: Episode 3 15.04.2021 24:58

After the Plague continues

After The Plague: Episode 2 15.04.2021 18:08

After the Plague continues

After The Plague: Episode 1 15.04.2021 27:59

A hotel on the outskirts of London in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. A brutal couple, Lee and Mandy, arrive in a van with two captive women. Lee and Mandy think the hotel is abandoned, a place to find food and shelter. However, Terry, a former employee who has made the hotel his own, has other ideas. After the Plague won the Parsec Award in 2016 for Best Novella.

Hall of Mirrors - Incident at a Crossroads 14.04.2021 15:57

A killer has a crash at a lonely crossroads.

Hall of Mirrors - Night Crossing 14.04.2021 36:13

Meet Underwood and Flinch as they cross the Mediterranean on a foggy night. Are they being followed? And if so, by whom? And who should be more worried, the hunter or the hunted?

Hall of Mirrors - The Exterminators 14.04.2021 29:38

Henry and Maureen find a very unusual cockroach in their apartment. Have they discovered a new species? This could be their passport to fame and fortune … or the beginning of something horrific.

Hall of Mirrors - The Green Man 14.04.2021 38:16

If you go down in the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise – Alec Bingham is murdering his wife. He’s got it all worked out. But there are some things in the woods that even the most careful planning can’t anticipate.

Hall of Mirrors - Give Me A Hundred 14.04.2021 21:15

Benny is late for a hold-up: it’s a hot day, he’s stressed-out, and the large replica handgun in his waistband keeps jabbing at his genitals. Unfortunately for him, his discomfort is only just beginning.

Hall of Mirrors - Salvation Pt 4 14.04.2021 25:34

The conclusion of Salvation.

Hall of Mirrors - Salvation Pt 3 14.04.2021 21:14

Part three of Salvation.

Hall of Mirrors - Salvation Pt 2 14.04.2021 18:18

Part two of Salvation

Hall of Mirrors - Salvation Pt 1 14.04.2021 23:42

Geoffrey Leech burns in the fires of Hell. When he makes a deal with the Devil, Geoffrey sees more than a chance to ease his suffering – he sees a chance to save his soul. But Satan is not to be easily cheated. Will the Devil get his due, or can Geoffrey escape the horrors of Hell to find his own salvation?