
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
Categories: Society & Culture
Listen to the last episode:
Hugh and Margaret Grainger rent a lovely old house near a golf course. At the bottom of the garden is a mysterious, well-kept thatched cottage that appears unoccupied. However, a visitor senses a strange presence within and occasionally sees lights or figures inside. Margaret, fascinated with communicating via planchette, starts receiving odd messages from an entity calling himself "the gardener." He announces a desire to enter the main house, catapulting the Graingers into disturbing events. The empty cottage is not so empty after all, and the gardener's unseen presence brings terror to the once-idyllic home. Through the planchette, Margaret has unlocked a portal between worlds, allowing a malevolent spirit access into the realm of the living. Now the Graingers must confront the implications of meddling with forces beyond their understanding. I was sent the anthology The Dead of Winter https://profilebooks.com/work/the-dead-of-winter/ By profile books. The Gardener by E F Benson is one of ten classic winter ghost stories in that anthology edited by Cecily Gayford. Thanks to Profile Books for the copy they sent me.
Previous episodes
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238 - The Gardener by E F Benson Fri, 01 Dec 2023
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237 - The Horror Under Penmire by Adrian Cole Fri, 24 Nov 2023
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236 - The Haunted Haven by A. Erskine Ellis Fri, 17 Nov 2023
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235 - The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde Fri, 10 Nov 2023
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233 - The Horror at Chilton Castle Fri, 03 Nov 2023
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232 - Back From The Grave by Robert Silverberg Tue, 31 Oct 2023
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231 - The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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230 - The Beast of Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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229 - Good Lady Ducayne by M E Braddon Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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228 - The Hand of M R James by Sarah Tolmie Thu, 05 Oct 2023
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226 - The Crimson Weaver by R. Murray Gilchrist Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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225 - The Lost Room by Fitz James O'Brien Sat, 23 Sep 2023
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224 - The Struwwelpeter by Tony Walker Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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223 - The Werewolf by Eugene Field Thu, 14 Sep 2023
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221 - Whitewash and The Empty Berth by Rose Macauley Thu, 31 Aug 2023
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220 - Schalken The Painter by J Sheridan Le Fanu Fri, 25 Aug 2023
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219 - The House of The Dead Hand by Edith Wharton Thu, 17 Aug 2023
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217 - The New Catacomb by Arthur Conan Doyle Thu, 10 Aug 2023
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215 - All Hallows by Walter de La Mare Thu, 27 Jul 2023
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214 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by J S Le Fanu Thu, 20 Jul 2023
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213 - Negotium Perambulans by E. F. Benson Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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211 - The Horror of The Heights by Arthur Conan Doyle Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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210 - The Room In The Tower by E F Benson (2023 Recording) Sat, 24 Jun 2023
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209 - The Deadfall by Ted Hughes Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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208 - The Golden Bough by David H Keller Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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207 - Ringing The Changes by Robert Aickman Thu, 08 Jun 2023
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205 - The House With The Brick-Kiln by E. F. Benson Thu, 25 May 2023
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204 - Madam Crowl's Ghost by J S Le Fanu Thu, 18 May 2023
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202 - The Voice In The Night by William Hope Hodgson Thu, 11 May 2023
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201 - Honeysuckle Cottage by P. G. Wodehouse Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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200 - The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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199 - A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins Thu, 13 Apr 2023
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198 - The Repairer of Reputations by Robert W. Chambers Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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197 - The Mysterious Bride by James Hogg Fri, 24 Mar 2023
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196 - Our Feathered Friends by Philip MacDonald Fri, 17 Mar 2023
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195 - The Tractate Middoth: A Chillingly Haunting Ghost Story by M.R. James Fri, 10 Mar 2023
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194 - The House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Fri, 24 Feb 2023
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193 - The Mistress in Black by Rosemary Timperley Fri, 17 Feb 2023
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192 - Afterward by Edith Wharton Fri, 10 Feb 2023
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191 - The Zombie of Paraño Alto by W. Stanley Moss Fri, 27 Jan 2023
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190 - The Lonesome Place by August Derleth Fri, 20 Jan 2023
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189 - The Shadow by E. Nesbit Fri, 13 Jan 2023
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188 - The Chimes by Charles Dickens Sat, 31 Dec 2022
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187 - The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth Fri, 30 Dec 2022
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186 - The Ghosts of Christmas Past by Tony Walker Sat, 24 Dec 2022
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185 - Green Holly by Elizabeth Bowen Fri, 23 Dec 2022
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184 - The Ghost of Jerry Bundler by W W Jacobs Fri, 16 Dec 2022
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183 - A Fall of Snow by James Turner Fri, 09 Dec 2022
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182 - The Magic Shop by H G Wells Fri, 02 Dec 2022
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181 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Fri, 25 Nov 2022