In this show we have an autumnal ghost story from Mr EF Benson. This tale of old witchcraft and folk horrors centres around a mysterious disappearance, a Pictish ruin, and a local legend concerning 15th September - Gavon's Eve...
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Sunday, 6 September 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 180 - Gavon's Eve by EF Benson
Sunday, 9 August 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 177 - The First Sheaf by HR Wakefield
August is the traditional month in which the harvests are gathered in, and there are many quaint customs celebrating this important event to the agricultural year. But some are older and darker than others, as we will discover in this classic folk horror tale - The First Sheaf by HR Wakefield...
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Sunday, 26 July 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 176 - The Sand-walker by Fergus Hume
In the summer there is nothing like a visit to the seaside. But in this tale, we visit a sleepy coastal town in the North of England, where the locals avoid the beach after dark...
Sunday, 12 July 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 175 - The Hand by Guy de Maupassant
From the French master of short fiction, Guy de Maupassant, a tale of terror concerning a very gruesome memento - a mummified human hand!
Sunday, 28 June 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 174 - The Dabblers by WF Harvey
In this show we have a tale from W. F. Harvey. A story set in a rainy June at an old boarding school that is home to an ancient mysterious custom carried out once a year by a secret society - the Dabblers!
Sunday, 14 June 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 173 - The Haunted Dolls House by MR James
To bring a chill to your summer nights, a classic ghost story from the great M. R. James, the tale of a most unusual antique dolls' house and what occurs when the clock strikes one...
Sunday, 31 May 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 172 - An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House by Sheridan Lefanu
Continuing our haunted house season, we have a tale from Sheridan Lefanu, regarded by MR James as the greatest writer of all ghost stories. And in this little chiller from 1862, Lefanu anticipates the found footage genre, with a tale that reads exactly like a real life witness account of a haunting.
Sunday, 17 May 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 171 - The Judges House by Bram Stoker
As well as creating Dracula, Bram Stoker wrote some fantastic macabre tales. And one of the most sinister is the story of The Judge's House...
Sunday, 3 May 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 170 - The House with the Brick Kiln by EF Benson
In this classic tale from EF Benson, we discover why a particular old manor house surrounded by beautiful countryside is so very cheap to rent for the summer...
I have reviewed the Casting the Runes RPG, which features an adventure based on this tale, and you can here it here - Casting the Runes Review
Sunday, 5 April 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 168 - A Warning to the Curious by MR James
While we often associate the works of MR James with the Yuletide season, one of his most celebrated tales takes place in the spring at Easter, a story of an ill fated hunt for the lost crowns of Anglia - A Warning to the Curious!
Sunday, 22 March 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 167 - The Shambler from the Stars by Robert Bloch
Continuing our series of tales featuring the eldritch tomes of the Cthulhu Mythos, we have a story from Robert Bloch which details the dreaded De Vermis Mysteriis by Ludvig von Prinn, and features a character based on Bloch's mentor, HP Lovecraft!
Sunday, 8 March 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 166 - The Black Stone by Robert E Howard
We continue our series on stories about the forbidden tomes of the Cthulhu Mythos with a tale from Robert E Howard - The Black Stone which details ancient horrors lurking in the remote mountains of Europe and introduced the world to Unaussprechlichen Kulten by Friedrich von Junzt...
Sunday, 22 February 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 165 - Ubbo-Sathla by Clark Ashton Smith
After learning about The Necronomicon in The Hound in our last show, we now have a tale from Clark Ashton Smith which introduces us to another infamous tome from the Cthulhu Mythos, allegedly written by a dark wizard in ancient Hyperborea, - The Book of Eibon!
Sunday, 8 February 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 164 - The Hound by HP Lovecraft
A reading of an early classic from HP Lovecraft, a gothic tale of graverobbing and ghoulish decadence that features the very first appearance of the dread Necronomicon, written by the mad Abdul Alhazred!
Sunday, 25 January 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 163 - The Hands of Mr Ottermole by Thomas Burke
A seeming motiveless killer stalks London, a human monster who is never seen, let alone caught. Discover just who, or what, is responsible for the crimes dubbed the Strangling Horrors in this insightful tale from 1929!
Sunday, 11 January 2026
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 162 - Naturally by Fredric Brown
We start the New Year with a masterfully brief weird tale from Mr Fredric Brown which proves that the Devil is indeed, in the details...
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 161 - Between Sunset and Moonrise by RH Malden
For the last of our seasonal chillers for this year we have a ghost story for New Year's Eve by Mr RH Malden, the tale of an unfortunate clergyman who encounters something truly terrible on the last day of the year...
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