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The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast

HorrorBabble·103 episodes

FictionNarrated horrorWeird fictionSerialized specialsBritish folk horrorStandalone storiesLovecraftian

The official HorrorBabble Originals podcast: a home for new and original weird tales.

Why listen

The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast is a steady stream of narrated weird fiction, from short unsettling tales to multi-part Christmas horror specials and recurring Van Melsen cases. It is ideal for listeners who like classic ghost-story pacing, Lovecraftian dread, British folk-horror settings, and audio stories that get straight to the strange part without chat or interviews.

Series(6)

Episodes

16 min
Jan 6, 2026
Gaping Maw (12/12) | The Gaping Maw

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

10 min
Jan 5, 2026
Gaping Maw (11/12) | The Nest

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

12 min
Jan 4, 2026
Gaping Maw (10/12) | The Quaker's Secret

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

10 min
Jan 3, 2026
Gaping Maw (9/12) | Carnage on Market Street

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

10 min
Jan 2, 2026
Gaping Maw (8/12) | The Meeting House

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

12 min
Jan 1, 2026
Gaping Maw (7/12) | The Basement on the Map

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

9 min
Dec 31, 2025
Gaping Maw (6/12) | The Cabinet Maker

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

11 min
Dec 30, 2025
Gaping Maw (5/12) | Number 44

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

12 min
Dec 29, 2025
Gaping Maw (4/12) | What's in the Bag?

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

12 min
Dec 28, 2025
Gaping Maw (3/12) | The Old Cinema

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

13 min
Dec 27, 2025
Gaping Maw (2/12) | You Are What You Eat

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

14 min
Dec 26, 2025
Gaping Maw (1/12) | Buckingham Street

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

26 min
Jul 17, 2025
"Mr. Davis Walks at Midnight" by C. P. Howard

"Mr. Davis Walks at Midnight" is a previously unpublished story by C. P. Howard. When a reserved man named Mr. Davis moves to a quiet village street, his curious midnight outings stir suspicion in a watchful neighbour.

35 min
Jul 10, 2025
"The Dogman of Fangdale Beck" by Ian Gordon

"The Dogman of Fangdale Beck" is a 2025 short story by Ian Gordon. Stranded in a snowstorm on the North York Moors, a couple begins to suspect they’re not alone.

49 min
Jul 3, 2025
"The Dream Diary of Rupert Tillinghast" by J. Catford

"The Dream Diary of Rupert Tillinghast" is a short story by J. Catford, part of his A DREAMER IN ARKHAM series. In the story, a man records his increasingly surreal and unsettling dreams, uncovering a hidden reality that blurs the line between waking and dreaming.

34 min
Jun 26, 2025
"Signal to Noise" by Arthur M. Bering

"Signal to Noise" is a short story by Arthur M. Bering. When Frank shows up a day early to help unload items from an estate sale, a mix-up leaves him stranded overnight in a sprawling, disorganized warehouse filled with second-hand oddities.

17 min
Jun 19, 2025
"Borrowed Light" by David Last

"Borrowed Light" is a short story by American multimedia artist and writer, David Last. In the story, a man comes face to face with his haunted past.

1 hr 10 min
Jun 12, 2025
"The Town on the Borderland" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #14

"The Town on the Borderland" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In Case #14, the intrepid P. I. finds himself in the sleepy northern town of Starry Edge, where a handful of residents have mysteriously locked themselves in their homes, refusing all contact with the outside world.

31 min
Jun 5, 2025
"It Started With Roses" by Aaron Vlek

"It Started With Roses" is a Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Aaron Vlek. A sequel to DEVILSKILL, the story tells of a group of dreamswimmers led by Maribeth Pickman, exploring the realms of the dead and the dreaming, with a focus on the mysterious and dark secrets of their pasts.

1 hr 34 min
Dec 26, 2024
"Lost in the Vaults of Cross Fell" by Ian Gordon

"Lost in the Vaults of Cross Fell" is HorrorBabble's seventh Twelve Days of Christmas special. The story: An urban explorer discovers an entrance to a secret government facility in Cumbria. An aspiring audioblogger, the young man is eager to chronicle his explorations below ground. Will this thirst for adventure be his undoing?

27 min
Dec 19, 2024
"Arthur Pentelow's Local" by M. D. Vickers

"Arthur Pentelow's Local" is a 2024 short story by British writer, M. D. Vickers. In the story, a regular at The Grey Man becomes obsessed with the disappearance of a fellow patron.

1 hr 56 min
Dec 12, 2024
"The Whispering Deep" by Tamlan Dipper

"The Whispering Deep" is a 2024 Cthulhu Mythos story by the British writer, Tamlan Dipper. The story, which takes place during the height of the Second World War, concerns the Women's Royal Navy Service—the Wrens—and their efforts to crack a mysterious code referred to as Silent Strutter.

8 min
Dec 5, 2024
THE DRUM: Sci-Fi-Horror by Ian Gordon

THE DRUM is an original drama, in which a man awakens in darkness, accompanied by the voice of his father. Where is he?

1 hr 10 min
Nov 28, 2024
"When the Door Finally Buckles" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #13

"When the Door Finally Buckles" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. Once again we're guests at the Private Collection, listening to Norman Cane tell of a night trapped in a remote schoolhouse, hounded by strange, zombie-like creatures.

11 min
Nov 21, 2024
"The Stroll" by Ian Gordon (2024 Recording)

In "The Stroll", a man finds himself alone in a strange structure, traversing empty rooms and corridors with seemingly no purpose to speak of. From Ian's 2018 collection, TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW OF FEAR.

34 min
Nov 14, 2024
"A Church Within a Church" by Paul Draper

A mysterious walled-in area is uncovered by a renovation team restoring a dilapidated church. Draper: https://www.theblackgate.co.uk

38 min
Nov 7, 2024
"The Green Door" by Ian Gordon

There’s a green door, and I’m going to tell you all about it.

46 min
Oct 31, 2024
"Devilskill" by Aaron Vlek

"Devilskill" is a 2024 Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Aaron Vlek. "Of that desolate coast and my ancestral village of Devilskill overlooking the sea, many troubling details emerged that hinted at vague warnings and allusions to unnamed horrors."

42 min
Oct 24, 2024
"The Contents of Safe Deposit Box 327" by Ian Gordon

"The Contents of Safe Deposit Box 327" is a short story by Ian Gordon. It tells of the trials and tribulations of a down-and-out chap by the name of Mick Barnes, who recruits a similarly afflicted friend to help solve a family mystery.

1 hr 15 min
Oct 17, 2024
"The Night of the Seven Storeys" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #12

"The Night of the Seven Storeys" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. What is the source of those mysterious sounds, those infernal crashes that come in sevens, night after night?

26 min
Oct 10, 2024
"Rainman; or, He of the Dread Lake" by Ian Gordon (2024 Recording)

In "Rainman", a police officer investigates the mysterious death of a youngster in the fictional Scottish town of Wren. From Ian's 2018 collection, TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW OF FEAR: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L6M48NL

20 min
Oct 3, 2024
"The Pit" by Ian Gordon (2024 Recording)

"The Pit" is loosely based on the Pretoria Pit disaster, which occurred in my hometown of Westhoughton in 1910. Years later, my grandad worked in the mines, and related many disturbing tales back in the day. This story explores aspects of some of those tales. From Ian's 2018 collection, TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW OF FEAR: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L6M48NL

1 hr 5 min
Jun 27, 2024
"An Appetite for Steam" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #11

"An Appetite for Steam" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, our intrepid P. I. finds himself up against a novel threat aboard a North Yorkshire steam train.

26 min
Jun 20, 2024
"The Man Who Made Faces" by C. P. Howard

From our ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 series, 2024. Previously unpublished, "The Man Who Made Faces" tells the curious tale of a man haunted by a past mistake.

15 min
Jun 13, 2024
"The Puppeteer of Prague" by Paul Draper

"The Puppeteer of Prague" is a short story by the British author, Paul Draper. The story appeared in Draper's 2020 collection, Black Gate Tales. In the author's own words: "On the eve of the Sudetenland annexation, a depressed Czech bureaucrat uncovers the rumour of a murderous mannequin dispatching traitors in the city."

28 min
Jun 6, 2024
CROSSED WIRES / A Strange Radio Broadcast from 1978

In the latest episode of THE UNTOLD MYSTERIES PODCAST, the show's host, Dan Rogers, shares the strange story of a 1978 radio broadcast, concerning a series of calls the station received from a man who claimed to be under the watchful eye of a mysterious sea creature. Performers: Erik Peabody as "Dan Rogers" Ian Gordon as "John Price" Tony Walker as "Phillip Pritchard"

35 min
May 30, 2024
”The Translucents” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #10

"The Translucents" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, the P. I. visits the coastal town of Southport, in order to investigate the alleged presence of doppelgangers in a vast antiques centre.

1 hr 48 min
May 23, 2024
"Porcelain Blood" by Tamlan Dipper

"Porcelain Blood" is a 2024 Cthulhu Mythos story by the British writer, Tamlan Dipper. The tale, which takes place in China in 1928, tells of a British Shanghai Municipal Police constable, who finds himself drawn into a strange investigation, involving of a room with no doors, a theft with no object, and a criminal who has committed no legislated crime.

59 min
May 16, 2024
"The Lighthouse" by Aaron Vlek

"The Lighthouse" is a 2023 Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Aaron Vlek. As summarised by the author: "A psychotherapist with a specialty in Dream Swimming sets out to discover if any of the troubling rumors about the old lighthouse, hastily repurposed as a psychiatric facility/research center, are true."

38 min
May 9, 2024
"Prunes" by C. P. Howard

From our HORROR AT THE POLES series, 2023. "The water between the lighthouse and the island started to freeze, and the lone watchman looked on in horror.”

9 min
Jan 6, 2024Episode 108
Light Over Winter Hill (12/12) ”January 6th, 1998”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

7 min
Jan 5, 2024Episode 107
Light Over Winter Hill (11/12) ”Return to the Two Lads”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

8 min
Jan 4, 2024Episode 106
Light Over Winter Hill (10/12) ”Missing Time”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

9 min
Jan 3, 2024Episode 105
Light Over Winter Hill (9/12) ”Monochrome Valley”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

11 min
Jan 2, 2024Episode 104
Light Over Winter Hill (8/12) ”The Complex”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

11 min
Jan 1, 2024Episode 103
Light Over Winter Hill (7/12) ”The Phone Calls”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

9 min
Dec 31, 2023Episode 102
Light Over Winter Hill (6/12) ”The Silver Vento”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

9 min
Dec 30, 2023Episode 101
Light Over Winter Hill (5/12) ”December 27th”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

10 min
Dec 29, 2023Episode 100
Light Over Winter Hill (4/12) ”The Dream”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.

12 min
Dec 28, 2023Episode 99
Light Over Winter Hill (3/12) ”Boxing Day”

"The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" is HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of his strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill.