Showing posts with label readings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label readings. Show all posts

Sunday, 31 August 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 148 - The Sumach by Ulric Daubeny

At the height of summer, as something deep in the soil stirs, one old tree's leaves are already turning red - find out why in this seminal tale of folk horror from Ulric Daubeny! 

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Sunday, 27 July 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 146 - The Gate of the Dead by Jim Moon


The second part of a strange tale unearthed from the mysterious vaults of the Great Library of Dreams - a memoir of boyhood summer in a very different 1970s... one where the dead walk!

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Sunday, 20 July 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 145 - Beating The Bounds by Jim Moon


In this episode, we begin a two part tale unearthed from the mysterious vaults of the Great Library of Dreams - a memoir of boyhood summer in a very different 1970s...

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Sunday, 6 July 2025

Sunday, 22 June 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 143 - Negotium Perambulans by EF Benson


A tale of summers spent in a sleepy Cornish village where an ancient church holds a sinister and deadly secret...



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Sunday, 8 June 2025

Sunday, 25 May 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 140 - Sonata in D Minor by Sir Andrew Caldecott


A very early tale of cursed media - a story from 1944 concerning a vinyl record which has decidedly sinister effects on the listener. 

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Sunday, 11 May 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 139 - Sredni Vashtar by Saki


A sinister but darkly humorous tale of a small boy and his unusual pet, which may, or may not, be a god...

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Sunday, 27 April 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 138 - I Mars by Ray Bradbury


A tale of a lone man stranded on Mars with only himself for company, and one that now reads like a prediction of the perils of chatbots and AI.

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Sunday, 13 April 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 137 - Mr Lupescu by Anthony Boucher


An eerie tale of a child's imaginary friend, who may not as harmless as he first appears...

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Saturday, 5 April 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 136 - The Haunted Palace by Edgar Allan Poe


An eerie poem from Edgar Allan Poe, recited by mad Roderick Usher in the classic tale The Fall of the House of Usher...

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Sunday, 30 March 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 135 - Nice Weather For Ducks by Jim Moon


This week a folk horror tale from Mr Moon himself - some Youtubers explore a ruined tower on a remote island in Northumbria, and discover that it is not as deserted as it first appears... 
  
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Sunday, 16 March 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 134 - The Tomb of Sarah by FG Loring

Restoration work in an old church accidentally releases an ancient horror in this classic Victorian vampire tale!

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Sunday, 2 March 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 133 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood


A classic eerie tale from Mr Algernon Blackwood  concerning a vigil held in an allegedly haunted house.

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Sunday, 26 January 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 131 - The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe


A tale from one of the great masters of the macabre - the story of an experiment in mesmerism yields eerie and horrifying results! 

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Tuesday, 31 December 2024

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 129 - The Experiment by MR James


For our final tale for the festive season, a ghost story for New Year's Eve by the great MR James, an eerie tale of dark deeds and dangerous magic.

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Tuesday, 24 December 2024

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 128 - The Everlasting Lights by Jim Moon


For our last ghost story for Christmas, a tale from Jim Moon himself, the tale of a little village with a curious Christmas tradition involving an old churchyard yew tree...

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