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Classic Ghost Stories

Tony Walker

A weekly podcast that reads out ghost stories, horror stories, and weird tales every week. Classic stories from the pens of the masters Occasionally, we feature living authors, but the majority are dead. Some perhaps are undead. We go from cosy Edwardian ghost stories (E. F. Benson, Walter De La Mare) to Victorian supernatural mysteries (M. R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Bram Stoker, and Charles Dickens) to 20th-century Weird Tales (Robert Aickman, Fritz Lieber, Clark Ashton-Smith, and H. P. Lovecraft) and wander from the Gothic to the Odd, even to the Literary, and then back again. Each episode is followed by Tony's take on the story, which can ramble on to discuss the weather, books, his dogs, what Sheila is foraging, and what he thinks of hauntology. Perfect to fall asleep to, and perfectly optional if you only want the tale itself. Get exclusive members episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barcud

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Prepare yourself for a chilling journey into the dark underbelly of 19th-century Edinburgh, where the pursuit of medical knowledge leads down a treacherous path of moral corruption and supernatural terror. In Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body Snatcher," you'll follow the descent of a promising young medical student as he becomes entangled in a web of grave robbing, murder, and haunting guilt. As the line between science and sacrilege blurs, and the dead refuse to rest quietly, you'll find yourself questioning the limits of ambition and the price of progress. With each twist of this Gothic tale, the tension mounts, culminating in a heart-stopping climax that will leave you breathless. Are you brave enough to unearth the secrets that lie buried in the night? Listen now, if you dare, but be warned: some truths, once exhumed, can never be laid to rest again. Full notes here https://tonywalker.craft.me/bodysnatcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices