Robert Bloch was a prolific writer in many genres. As a young man he was encouraged by his mentor H. P. Lovecraft, and was a close friend of Stanley G. Weinbaum. Besides hundreds of short stories and novels he wrote a number of television and film scripts including several for the original Star Trek. In 1959 Bloch wrote the novel Psycho which Alfred Hitchcock adapted to film a year later. He received the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and he is a past president o ...
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The AboutSF AUDIO podcast is a collection of recordings of SF short stories and interviews with notable figures in the field of Science Fiction. Please visit the AboutSF website ( AboutSF.org and AdAstra-SF.com ) if you are interested in reading a story for the AboutSF podcast.
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"King of the Forgotten People" by Robert E. Howard
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"King of the Forgotten People" is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first appearing in Magazine of Horror in its Summer 1966 edition, incorrectly titled, VALLEY OF THE LOST. The story tells of Jim Brill, and his strange journey into the hidden city of Khor.Door HorrorBabble
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"The Man of Stone" by H. P. Lovecraft & Hazel Heald
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"The Man of Stone" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald. Published in the October 1932 issue of Wonder Stories, it tells of two friends who go in search of several peculiarly life-like stone statues in the remote Adirondack Mountains of New York.Door HorrorBabble
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"The Demon of the Flower" by Clark Ashton Smith
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"The Demon of the Flower" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith. First published in the December 1933 edition of Astounding Stories, the story tells of a desperate king's attempt to save his betrothed from an unusually macabre fate.Door HorrorBabble
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"The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh" by H. Sivia
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"The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh" is a short story by the little-known author, H. Sivia. First appearing in the October 1937 edition of Weird Tales, the story was described as follows: "DeBrugh was dead, but he still regarded his promise as a sacred duty to be fulfilled."Door HorrorBabble
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"The Man Who Lost His Head" by Thomas Burke
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"The Man Who Lost His Head" is a short story by the English author, Thomas Burke, first published in the Blue Book Magazine, November 1935. "Something had happened which didn't happen; something out of nature; something against the sun."Door HorrorBabble
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"The Creeper in the Crypt" by Robert Bloch
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"The Creeper in the Crypt" is a short story by American writer, Robert Bloch. First appearing in Weird Tales in July 1937, the story tells of an unusual case of kidnapping in witch-haunted Arkham.Door HorrorBabble
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"The Shattered Timbrel" by Wallace J. Knapp
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"The Shattered Timbrel" by American author Wallace J. Knapp, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in January 1935. The story tells of a desperate scientist, whose experiments in resurrection yield unfortunate results…Door HorrorBabble
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"The Coming of the White Worm" by Clark Ashton Smith
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"The Coming of the White Worm" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The tale, which was first published in the April 1941 issue of Stirring Science Stories, and sometimes includes the subtitle, "Chapter IX of the Book of Eibon", concerns the victim of a monstrous entity’s scourg…
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"The Music of Erich Zann" by H. P. Lovecraft
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"The Music of Erich Zann" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. First published in National Amateur in its March 1922 edition, the story tells of a peculiar musician who occupies the attic room of an ancient house.Door HorrorBabble
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"The Mezzotint" by M. R. James
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Written by British writer, M. R. James, The Mezzotint tells of a strange engraving, with even stranger properties…Door HorrorBabble
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"The Testament of Athammaus" by Clark Ashton Smith
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"The Testament of Athammaus" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The tale was first published in the October 1932 issue of Weird Tales Magazine, described as follows: "The state executioner's story of an incredible monstrosity that struck terror to an entire city."…
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"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 5/5)
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*This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the crumbling town of Innsmouth—leads to a number of shocking and personal revelations……
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"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 4/5)
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Part 5 will follow May 17th at 8PM UK. *This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the crumbling town of Innsmouth—leads to a number of shocking and personal revelations……
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"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 3/5)
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Part 4 will follow May 16th at 8PM UK. *This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the crumbling town of Innsmouth—leads to a number of shocking and personal revelations……
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"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 2/5)
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Part 3 will follow May 15th at 8PM UK. *This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the crumbling town of Innsmouth—leads to a number of shocking and personal revelations……
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"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft (2024 Recording, 1/5)
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Part 2 will follow May 14th at 8PM UK. *This is the second HorrorBabble recording of TSoI* Forming part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH tells the strange story of an unnamed student, whose visit to a decrepit Massachusetts seaport—the crumbling town of Innsmouth—leads to a number of shocking and personal revelations……
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"Piecemeal" by Oscar Cook
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"Piecemeal" is a short story by the British author, Oscar Cook. Published in Weird Tales in February 1930, the following sinister synopsis preceded the yarn: “He slipped in a pool of blood that had dripped from the severed head.”Door HorrorBabble
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"The Horror Undying" by M. W. Wellman
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"The Horror Undying" is a short story by the American author, Manly Wade Wellman. The story first appeared in Weird Tales in May 1936, and was described by the magazine as follows: “A grim and gruesome story of a strange appetite—the tale of a grisly horror.”Door HorrorBabble
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"The White Sybil" by Clark Ashton Smith
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"The White Sybil" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The tale was first published alongside David H. Keller's "Men of Avalon" by Fantasy Publications in 1934. "He knew that he had seen the White Sybil, that mysterious being who was rumored to come and go as if by some preterhu…
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"The Evil Clergyman" by H. P. Lovecraft (2021 Recording)
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"The Evil Clergyman" is an excerpt from a letter written by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft in 1933. After his death, it was published in the April 1939 issue of Weird Tales as a short story. The tale centres around an ancient house, in the attic of which a terrible fate met its former occupant.…
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"Tzo-Lin’s Nightingales" by Ben Belitt
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"Tzo-Lin’s Nightingales" is a short story by Ben Belitt. Published in Weird Tales in February 1931, it was given the following intriguing synopsis: "It was an unostentatious little Chinese shop, yet it was the scene of an incredible madness and a weird horror."Door HorrorBabble
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"2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut
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Penned by American writer, Kurt Vonnegut, "2 B R 0 2 B" tells of a dystopian future, in which death has become a voluntary act.Door HorrorBabble
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"Rats" is a short story by M. R. James. The tale, which first appeared in At Random Magazine in March 1929, tells of the mystery surrounding a locked room in an isolated inn on the Suffolk Coast.Door HorrorBabble
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"The Door to Saturn" by Clark Ashton Smith
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"The Door to Saturn" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. First published in the January 1932 edition of Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, the story was described as follows: "Beyond sea and sky the wizard Eibon pursues his outlandish wanderings."…
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"The Mist-Monster" by Granville S. Hoss
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"The Mist-Monster" is a short story by Granville S. Hoss. Published in Weird Tales in February 1928, it was described as follows: "A weird mist billowed up from the cave—and horrible was the thing that it did."Door HorrorBabble
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"The Living Eyes" by Justin Dowling
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"The Living Eyes" is a May 1953 Weird Tale by the American author, Justin Dowling. "Mrs. Weir might die; her eyes would live forever..."Door HorrorBabble
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"Keeping His Promise" by Algernon Blackwood
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"Keeping His Promise", which first appeared in Blackwood's 1906 collection, The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, tells of an unusual pact, and a visit from an old friend.Door HorrorBabble
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"The Urbanite" by Ewen Whyte
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"The Urbanite" is a short story by the little-known author, Ewen Whyte. First published in the January 1950 edition of Weird Tales, it was described as follows: “The great City is never still, for even when it sleeps under darkness it stirs unceasingly with nightmare thoughts.”Door HorrorBabble
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”Mother of Toads” by Clark Ashton Smith
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"Mother of Toads" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith, originally featured in the July 1938 edition of Weird Tales Magazine. The story tells of a young apothecary's assistant and his encounters with an unusual witch in the deep forest.Door HorrorBabble
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”An Inhabitant of Carcosa” by Ambrose Bierce
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"An Inhabitant of Carcosa" is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, first published in the San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser, Dec 25, 1886. The story, which tells of the wanderings of a man through a strange desert, introduces several elements to the Cthulhu Mythos.Door HorrorBabble
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”The Feast in the Abbey” by Robert Bloch
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"The Feast in the Abbey" is a short story by American author Robert Bloch. First published in Weird Tales in January 1935, the story tells of a macabre horror encountered in a strange monastery deep in the woods.Door HorrorBabble
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”The Thing From the Grave” by Harold Ward
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"The Thing From the Grave" is a short story by the American writer, Harold Ward. First published in the July 1933 edition of Weird Tales, the story was described as follows: "A goose-flesh story of the hideous fate that befell a judge who had sentenced a murderer to death."Door HorrorBabble
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”The Strange High House in the Mist” / Lovecraft’s Dream Cycle
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"The Strange High House in the Mist" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written on November 9, 1926, it was first published in the October 1931 issue of Weird Tales. It concerns a character traveling to the titular house which is perched on the top of cliff which seems inaccessible both by land and sea, yet is apparently inhabited.…
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”Through the Alien Angle” / A Cthulhu Mythos Story by Elwin G. Powers
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"Through the Alien Angle" is a Cthulhu Mythos story by Elwin G. Powers. Little is known about the author, nor the publication history of the story, though ISFDB suggests it was written in 1941. The brief yarn tells of a man and his quest for a book that will assist him with a class paper.Door HorrorBabble
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01 – Harry Collins – 1997
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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02 – Harry Collins – 1998
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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06 – Harry Collins – 2012
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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07 – Michael Cavendish – 2027
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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08 – Harry Collins – 2029
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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09 – Eric Donovan – 2031
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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10 – Harry Collins – 2032
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comDoor Robert Bloch
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The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast: https://horrorbabbleoriginals.podbean.comDoor HorrorBabble
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”Number 13” by M. R. James
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"Number 13" is a short story by the British author, M. R. James, from his 1904 anthology, Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary. Something in room 13 is keeping the guests at The Golden Lion awake at night…Door HorrorBabble
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”Out of the Jar” by Charles R. Tanner / A Cthulhu Mythos Story
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"Out of the Jar" is a Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Charles R. Tanner. First appearing in the February 1941 edition of Stirring Science Stories, the tale was given the following synopsis: “Are you inquisitive too? Do you want to know things? Too many things?”Door HorrorBabble
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”The Immeasurable Horror” by Clark Ashton Smith
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"The Immeasurable Horror" is a science fiction horror story written by Clark Ashton Smith. It tells of an expedition to Venus, and of the weird and wonderful flora and fauna encountered there.Door HorrorBabble
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