Episodes

2 days ago
2 days ago
Cthulhu Lives: New Tales of the Mythos
Episode 2: "The Flower Dancer" by Simon Bleaken
The story of a troubling encounter with a strange woman and her cohorts, in a crumbling, unfamiliar backwater.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Cthulhu Lives: New Tales of the Mythos
Episode 1: "A Long Weekend at Happy Chambers" by Pete Sillett and Peter Browning
The story of a travel writer and his disastrous attempt to review a dated seaside resort in the south of England.

Thursday Aug 10, 2023
”The King of Gorse” by Paul Draper
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
"The King of Gorse" 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: “A rural doctor discovers that a small girl under the influence of a mild narcotic has unwittingly invited an ancient evil into the village."
Black Gate Tales: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1999663012

Thursday Aug 03, 2023
”The Wolves of Wombleton” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #8
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
"The Wolves of Wombleton" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the tale, the intrepid P. I. finds himself drawn into a strange set of circumstances surrounding a wild dog attack in the quiet North Yorkshire village of Wombleton.

Thursday Jul 27, 2023
”Grandma’s Cabinet” by Gary Gordon
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
"Grandma's Cabinet" is a short story by British writer, Gary Gordon. In the story, set in the winter of 1981, an elderly lady battles with a family heirloom.

Thursday Jul 20, 2023
”Sat-Nav” by M. D. Vickers
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
"Sat-Nav" is a short story by British author, M. D. Vickers. It tells of the unusual effects of an unusual Global Positioning System.

Thursday Jul 13, 2023
”The Little Men of County Bravadus” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #7
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
"The Little Men of County Bravadus" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the tale, the renowned P. I. is summoned to the former mill town of Bolton, where an artefact from the town’s past is causing trouble after dark.

Thursday Jul 06, 2023
”Snick” by Paul Draper
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
"Snick" is a short story by the British author, Paul Draper. The story was first published in Draper's 2020 collection, Black Gate Tales. As described by the author: “A postgraduate biologist discovers a hidden monstrosity during summer research on the heathland near his family home.”
Black Gate Tales: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1999663012

Thursday Jun 29, 2023
”The Balloon Reaper” by M. D. Vickers
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
"The Balloon Reaper" is a short story by British writer, M. D. Vickers. The story tells of a man's encounter with a seemingly sentient balloon.

Thursday Jun 22, 2023
”Night of the Nuckelavee” by Ian Gordon
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
"Night of the Nuckelavee" is a short story by Ian Gordon. The tale concerns a wet and windy evening on a remote Scottish island, in which a man and his dog come into contact with something strange that has washed up on the beach…