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Talking till DawnThe Disappearance of Patricia Spencer and Pamela Hobley: An Oscoda MysteryOn October 31st, 1969, two high school students, Patricia Spencer and Pamela Hobley vanished without a trace from Oscoda, Michigan. In this episode of Talking till Dawn, we investigate their disappearance and hope that someone out there knows the truth. If you know anything that can help find Patricia and Pamela, please contact the Oscoda police department: https://www.oscodatownshipmi.gov/government_departments/police_department.php We do our best to handle such topics delicately and with respect to the victims, but should anything discussed badly affect your emotional well being, please talk to someone, or...2023-11-191h 35Talking till DawnThe Werewolf of Bedburg: Shape-Shifting, Satanism, and Cannibalism In the late 1500s, a huge man-eating wolf was attacking and devouring the people of Bedburg, Bavaria. It stalked the forests, fields, and even the darkened streets of the surrounding areas. No one was safe from its blood-thirst. Fear and rumours spread throughout the land, until finally that dreaded word was whispered from neighbour to neighbour. A word that would explain how the beast could so easily appear and disappear at will: 'Werewolf'. In this episode of Talking till Dawn, we investigate the events surrounding this alleged werewolf, pouring over old manuscripts and records to uncover the...2023-09-2254 minTalking till DawnDead Man in Room 1046: The Murder of Artemus Ogletree January 5, 1935: A young man travelling under an assumed name is found mortally wounded in a room at the President Hotel in Kansas City. His identity and the bizarre circumstances of his death spark a mystery that will puzzle investigators to this day. This episode contains discussion of topics, including suicide and self-harm, which some listeners may find distressing Samaritans support network (UK): 116 123 Distress & Lifeline (USA): 1800 273 8255 Support Talking Till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com Source links https://kansascitymag.com/news/longform/the-owen-case/...2023-02-031h 11Talking till DawnEnough Rope: A Very British Snuff Film?Birmingham, England - 18th April 1985: 17-year-old Marion Terry responds to a job listing, and within hours she is found dead under bizarre circumstances in the home of amateur filmmaker Geoffrey Jones. The tragedy would trigger a minor media frenzy, plumb the depths of one man's macabre obsessions, and fuel even darker rumours of snuff rings and murder-for-media... Support Talking Till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com This episode contains discussion of topics which some listeners may find distressing. Samaritans support network (UK): 116 123 2022-09-121h 08Talking till DawnThe Vampire of Croglin Grange Croglin, northwest England: A legend looms over this remote Cumbrian village. A harrowing tale of desecrated tombs, sinister intruders, and bloodsucking terror. One of a very few examples of the vampire in pre-20th Century English folklore, the "Cumberland Phenomenon" is usually presented as a true event... but how much truth does it actually hold? Diving deep into the history and literature of the case, Mike and Martin aim to find out. Support Talking Till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com This episode c...2022-07-121h 38Talking till DawnThe Paisley Witches (Part 2)We conclude our exploration of the infamous Paisley Witch case of the late 17th Century, examining the horrific details of the trial and subsequent executions, as well as the cultural -- and some say supernatural -- aftershocks that resonate to this day. Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com This episode contains discussion of topics which some listeners may find distressing. Samaritans support network (UK): 116 123 Distress & Lifeline (USA): 1800 273 82552022-05-121h 34Talking till DawnThe Earth Hound, Eater of the DeadMike and Martin take a look at one of the more obscure monsters of Scottish folklore: the Earth Hound, a mysterious burrowing animal reputed to inhabit graveyards and feast on the bodies of the dead... Support Talking Till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com2022-04-0439 minTalking till DawnThe Jersey Devil, Terror of the Pine BarrensIn January 1909, a wave of winged terror swept New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania. Sightings abounded of a strange, flying creature marauding its way through the settlements of the Delaware River and down to the Atlantic coast, menacing townspeople, attacking pets, and leaving impossible prints in the snow... Something strange had emerged from the wild Pine Barrens at the heart of New Jersey, something out of the mists of myth and history... Martin and Mike reach back into those mists to uncover the tangled tale of folklore, religious heresy, slander and superstition behind the legend of...2022-03-051h 53Talking till DawnUpcoming Episodes!Just a wee update for your lovely ears. Did that sound sinister? It wasn't meant to. I promise.2022-02-2502 minTalking till DawnThe Wild Hunt & the Pagan Origins of YuletideIn myths and legends across Europe -- and beyond -- one strange scenario plays out time and time again: a spectral horde thundering across the night sky, pursuing otherworldly prey, or clamouring for battle. Monstrous creatures, werewolves, trolls, old gods and fairy folk. Their arrival foretelling war or natural disaster... the terrifying procession known as the Wild Hunt. In this special Christmas episode, we explore appearances of the Wild Hunt in legend and history, seek out its possible origins, and examine its unseen influence on modern Christmas celebrations. (The final part of The Paisley Witches...2021-12-2445 minTalking till DawnThe Paisley Witches (Part 1)In 1697, the Scottish town of Paisley found itself in the grip of a witchcraft hysteria that echoed the infamous witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts four years earlier. Mike and Martin delve into the bloody and tragic details surrounding the case of the Paisley Witches. Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com This episode contains discussion of topics which some listeners may find distressing. Samaritans support network (UK): 116 123 Distress & Lifeline (USA): 1800 273 82552021-12-061h 14Talking till DawnThe Mysterious Death of Annie BörjessonOn a winter's morning in 2005, the dead body of Annie Börjesson was discovered on Prestwick beach in Scotland. The police quickly ruled her death a suicide, but on return to her native Sweden, a series of forensic clues and strange coincidences were noted that cast troubling doubts on the conclusions of the Scottish authorities, and exposed a web of sinister connections encompassing a predatory impostor, clandestine operations, and CIA torture flights... Did Annie take her own life, or was she murdered? And why? Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com2021-10-311h 06Talking till DawnThe Flatwoods Monster: Horror in Braxton CountySeptember 12th 1952: After a flurry of UFO sightings, a bright light streaks across the skies of Braxton County, West Virginia, coming to Earth on a hillside near the village of Flatwoods. Witnesses set out to investigate... and experience a terrifying encounter quite unlike anything else in the annals of the weird. An alien monster, an extraterrestrial robot, a bizarre military psy-op... or the world's scariest owl? Mike and Martin discuss. Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com References: The...2021-10-031h 50Talking till DawnLostwave: The Most Mysterious Song on the InternetSome time in 1984, a music-loving teenager recorded an unknown song from German radio onto a cassette tape. Little did he know this simple act would spark a decades-long search, and draw thousands of people into the enigma of what would become known as The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet. Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com Resources: Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGf4liO-KQ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMysteriousSong/ S...2021-08-311h 06Talking till DawnThe Pentagon UFO Report [UNLOCKED Patreon Bonus Episode]Mike and Martin review and discuss the recently-released "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" from the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence... a fascinating document detailing the findings of a special investigation into Unidentified Fl-- ahem, I mean "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" encountered by the US Navy and other branches of the armed forces. For more special bonus content like this, consider supporting Talking Till on Patreon: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Read the document: https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf2021-08-2648 min
Talking till DawnThe World's End Murders & The Crimes of Angus Sinclair (Part 2)In the second of a two-parter, we dig deeper into the crimes of the World's End serial killer, Angus Sinclair. His victims, his background, his accomplices, the chilling mysteries of his 1970s crime spree, his lasting impact on the Scottish criminal justice system, his final trial where justice for the victims of the World's End murders hung in the balance... and the stunning forensic discovery that changed everything... Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn This episode contains d...2021-07-302h 08Talking till DawnThe World's End Murders & The Crimes of Angus Sinclair (Part 2)In the second of a two-parter, we dig deeper into the crimes of the World's End serial killer, Angus Sinclair. His victims, his background, his accomplices, the chilling mysteries of his 1970s crime spree, his lasting impact on the Scottish criminal justice system, his final trial where justice for the victims of the World's End murders hung in the balance... and the stunning forensic discovery that changed everything... Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Email: talkingtilldawn@gmail.com Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn This episode contains d...2021-07-302h 08Talking till DawnThe World's End Murders & The Crimes of Angus Sinclair (Part 1) The World's End Murders -- an apt name for such an appalling crime -- rattled the city of Edinburgh in October 1977. Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, two bright, fun-loving 17-year-olds, disappeared from a busy pub in the heart of the city. The following day, miles away in East Lothian, their bodies were found strangled and coldly discarded. The girls had last been seen in the company of two unknown men… So began a true crime mystery, and a search for justice that would span forty years. A search that would finally bring to light a hidden, twisting trail of death and...2021-06-301h 31Talking till DawnTrue Urban Legends: Killer Barbers, Motel Corpses & Candlelight ProwlersThe Writers' Mythos podcast: https://spoti.fi/3fWB9Kv FitzBeanHappenin' podcast interview: https://spoti.fi/3yS2cz9 Mike and Martin discuss several ghoulish urban folk tales that turned out to have a disturbing kernel of truth at the heart of the myth. Sewer Gator video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_Wp... Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill2021-05-301h 07Talking till DawnBalls from Beyond: Robert Taylor & the Dechmont Woods UFO Incident9th November 1979 began as an ordinary working day for Robert Taylor, a forestry worker for the Livingston Development Corporation. But a routine visit to a plantation near the M8 motorway led to a surreal, terrifying, life-changing encounter with the unknown... Mike and Martin examine the facts and theories around perhaps the strangest case in Scottish UFO lore; an incident that would become the only alleged alien encounter to result in a criminal investigation. Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn2021-04-2842 minTalking till DawnBom Bom Tarrare! The Cannibal Glutton of the French RevolutionTalking till Dawn investigates the horrifying medical mystery of Tarrare, an 18th Century showman, thief, and spy... a man cursed with eating habits that were almost beyond human imagination... Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn This episode contains discussion of murder and eating disorders, which some listeners may find distressing. Samaritans support network (UK): 116 123 Distress & Lifeline (USA): 1800 273 82552021-03-281h 40Talking till DawnGiant Sea Monsters Attack! (Part 2): Lusca, Monster Octopus, Pensacola Beast, Sea SerpentsFrom the half-shark, half-octopus Lusca of the Bahamian blue holes... to the tragic tale of the Pensacola monster... to the 19th Century oddities of the Cape Ann sea serpent... and the obscure man-eating horror of the monster of Serrana Cay, Mike and Martin continue their foray into the darkest depths of sea serpent and sea monster lore. Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn2021-02-252h 00Talking till DawnGiant Sea Monsters Attack! (Part 1): UB-85 Atrocity, USS Stein, Giant & Colossal SquidMike and Martin dive deep to explore the facts and folklore surrounding accounts of giant sea monster attacks. In the first episode of a two-parter, we examine the supposedly true story of a sea serpent assaulting a World War I U-boat, the case of an American warship damaged by an unknown beast, and the truth about the legendary Giant Squid and its even more terrifying cousin... the Colossal Squid. Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn2021-01-291h 31Talking till DawnThe Cash-Landrum Incident: Did this UFO Encounter Cause Radiation Sickness?December 29th, 1980: On a back road outside Houston, Texas, three people had a terrifying close encounter with a huge UFO and a fleet of mystery helicopters. These witnesses later suffered unexplained sunburn, vomiting, hair loss, and a range of physical symptoms likened to the effects of radiation poisoning... effects that would result in a civil court case against the United States Air Force... On the surface, the experience of Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum and Colby Landrum (sometimes called the Piney-Woods Incident) is one of the most well-documented and convincing UFO cases of the 20th Century. But is...2020-12-2959 minTalking till DawnThe Disturbing Gremlins Santa Story... Fact or Fiction?Jolly old fat men stuck in chimneys. Venerable fodder for corny Santa jokes, beloved Christmas songs... and one of the most shocking urban legends of the festive period. The movie Gremlins popularized the story (and traumatized a generation), but is there a tragic ember of truth beneath this Christmas horror story? Mike and Martin investigate in a special Christmas mini-episode of the Talking till Dawn podcast. Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn2020-12-2329 minTalking till DawnThe Monster of the Andes: Pedro Alonso LópezEcuador, 1980: A flash flood on the Rio Ambato uncovers the bodies of four young girls in shallow graves, and an incident at a street market leads to the capture of Pedro Alonso López, a man who would come to be known as the Monster of the Andes, one of the most horrific and prolific serial killers in history. Mike and Martin explore this tragic true crime case from South America, examining the shocking background to the crimes, the plight of the victims' families, and the disturbing final mystery that, even today, casts a long shadow over E...2020-12-161h 51Talking till DawnNumbers Stations, Mystery Broadcasts & Broadcast Signal IntrusionsTalking Till Dawn takes to the airwaves to explore just a few of the strangest mystery broadcasts of history. Come with us as we deep dive into the worlds of Cold War spy "numbers stations", satellite pirates, alien signal interruptions, weird transmissions, television hijacking, and, just maybe, the sounds of mutually assured destruction... Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Further reading/listening: Numbers Station Research and Information Center: https://www.numbers-stations.com/ Enigma 2000: http://www.signalshed.com/ ...2020-10-281h 56Talking till DawnErdstalls, the Mystery Goblin Tunnels of EuropeDeep beneath the modern cities of Europe lie thousands of mysterious tunnels. Known as erdstalls, no one is certain who built them, but theories surrounding these strange underground labyrinths invoke everything from secret societies to cryptid creatures. Mike and Martin explore the origins of these darkened places, and shine a light on one of the world's most puzzling historical mysteries. Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Further reading/sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wpkST2xMiFDrr9-bAuI4uXqiqALZHcVkPPKgfhyJcY4/edit?usp=sh...2020-08-251h 17Talking till DawnSky Monsters: Rods, Blobs & ThingumabobsIn probably our weirdest episode to date, we take to the skies to examine persistent rumours and reports of bizarre atmospheric beasts inhabiting the skies of Earth. Join us on a journey that takes in giant floating jellyfish, levitating globs, flying rods, star jelly, living clouds, and much, much more. Bring an umbrella for this one. Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Further reading/sources: ShukerNature: Sky Beasts, not Spacecraft Mysterious Universe: Atmospheric Monsters Attack! 2020-07-271h 57Talking till DawnSpring-heeled Jack, the Fire-Spewing Phantom of LondonIn 1837 & 1838, horror was afoot on the streets of Victorian London. A strange and terrible entity stalked the lanes: Spring-Heeled Jack, a bizarre fiend who spewed flame, leapt huge distances, and stalked women and children, tearing at his victim's clothes and flesh with claws of iron. A terror that would return, time and again, for almost two centuries. Is he a phantom, an alien monster, a vengeful aristocrat, a psychopathic sex attacker... or something even more insidious? Martin and Mike explore the facts and folklore of Spring-heeled Jack, the Victorian boogeyman who refuses to die. Website: t...2020-05-271h 55Talking till DawnNahanni, Valley of the Headless MenLegends of lost gold, beast-men, and an ancient, formless evil swirl like the mists over Canada’s Nahanni National Park Reserve. Strange sightings, unexplained disappearances, and a rash of decapitated prospectors have left their mark on the geography of the region: Dead Men Valley, Headless Creek, and the Funeral Range. Is Nahanni a serial killers’ playground? Home to an uncontacted subterranean tribe? Or something much worse. Mike and Martin discuss. Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn2020-05-031h 19
The Ghastly Tales PodcastSomething Borrowed by Michael WhitehouseCome with me now as we explore the terrifying consequences of a common street crime. A horror podcast by Michael Whitehouse and Martin Yates. Got a request? Or maybe you just want to say hi! Drop us a line at ghastlytales@gmail.com Support the Show by: Donating via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MichaelWhitehouse Buying a book: https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Whitehouse/e/B00D791RUI Reviewing us on your site of choice. Watch us on Youtube!: http://www.youtube.com/ghastlytales Our Website...2020-04-3028 minTalking till DawnBible John, Scotland's Unknown Serial Killer (Part 2)In the second of this two-part series, we look back on the largest police manhunt in Scottish criminal history: the search for the unknown serial killer known as Bible John in the aftermath of his murder rampage in 1960s Glasgow. We examine the crimes, the clues, the suspects, and try to answer the burning question: who was Bible John? Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn This episode contains discussion of murder and sexual assault, which some listeners may find distressing. Samaritans su...2020-03-061h 44Talking till DawnBible John, Scotland's Unknown Serial Killer (Part 1)In 1968 and 1969, a series of bizarre murders gripped Glasgow in a state of horror. "Bible John", the papers called him. The Barrowland Killer. His horrendous crimes would scar the city's psyche for decades to come. In the first of two episodes on this, Scotland's most infamous cold case, Mike and Martin discuss the mystery of an unsolved murder spree, a serial killer with a bizarre obsession, the curious cultural backdrop on which he operated, and the lives he cut brutally short... Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.co...2020-02-181h 19Talking till DawnThe Black-Eyed Kids Phenomenon: Don't Open that Door!In 1996, Texas journalist Brian Bethel shared his experience of a terrifying nocturnal encounter with two very strange children. His accounts became an early viral phenomenon, and struck an eerie chord with readers around the world on the early internet. Hundreds would subsequently come forward to share their own similar encounters with the mysterious Black-Eyed Children. Are the black-eyed kids really out there? Are they mere boogeymen, folkloric creatures for the internet age? Or are they a dangerously real paranormal horror? Mike and Martin investigate. Website: http://www.talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Su...2020-02-041h 10Talking till DawnNessie and the Loch Monsters of Scotland (Part 3)Join Mike and Martin as they discuss why Nessie definitely isn't a plesiosaur (sorry!) and go on a bizarre quest to figure out what she might actually be. Och aye! Our final trip to Scotland's lochs (for now!) takes in everything from eunuch eels, to giant worms, zooform phenomena, eDNA science, obscure geological facts, bloodcurdling personal stories, shocking inter-cryptozoologist drama, urban terrapins, wild speculation, and fishing lore that would make Captain Birdseye's beard stand on end! Promised links and image: https://bit.ly/35fNxh9 Website: talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Sup...2020-01-051h 32Talking till DawnThe Devil's Footprints: A Chilling Winter Mystery9th February 1855: Strange hoof-prints appeared in the freshly-fallen snow, marching far across the English county of Devon and beyond. What sort of creature has hooves but walks upright, can cover hundreds of miles in a single night, and scale 12-foot-high walls in one effortless step? Join Mike and Martin as they pry into the mystery of the Devil's Footprints. Was Satan abroad on the moors that cold winter night? Or was it something even more bizarre...? Website: http://www.talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn2020-01-0126 minTalking till DawnThe Warminster 'Thing': A Flying Saucer for Christmas?Wiltshire, December 25th 1964: the peace of Christmas morning in the village of Warminster was shattered by a barrage of strange noises from the sky. This was only the beginning of a rash of bizarre sounds, sightings and aerial phenomena that would terrorise this sleepy market town for decades thereafter. In this special festive episode, Mike and Martin explore the history of England's strangest UFO mystery, and ask the question: what on earth was the Warminster Thing? Website: http://www.talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @TalkingTill Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn2019-12-2636 minTalking till DawnWho Killed Latricia White? A Christmas True Crime MysteryOn December 27th, 1993, nurse and mother-of-two Latricia White was found brutally murdered in her bed at home in Lockhart, Texas. What at first appeared to be a simple case of domestic violence in the extreme, soon took a turn into the Twilight Zone. Two disappearances followed Latricia's death and to this day the case remains unsolved. In this episode of Talking till Dawn, Michael and Martin discuss the facts surrounding this strange case of true crime, providing their own thoughts on what actually took place during the frozen Christmas of 1993. Who killed Latricia White? And what happened...2019-12-1926 minTalking till DawnThe Life and Afterlife of Elmer McCurdy, Fairground CorpseIn 1976, a television crew made a gruesome discovery in a California funhouse. What seemed to be the ghoulish dummy of a hanged man was found to be a very real corpse. Was he a murder victim or something else? How did he come to be hanging in a haunted house? Who was he? Join Mike and Martin as they explore the strange life and afterlife of Elmer McCurdy, a true crime journey that takes in exploding safes, parasitic worms, train robberies, 1960s B-movies, a foot-operated machine gun, humour, horror, and the tragic death of a man who...2019-11-301h 00Talking till DawnNessie and the Loch Monsters of Scotland (Part 2)Mike and Martin dig deeper into legends of monsters in Loch Ness, breaking open hoaxes, examining the photographic and video evidence, and reviewing the various expeditions and studies that have sought to find the beast. Show Notes & Images: https://tinyurl.com/yx2crbgh Website: http://www.talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/HorrorOfMike Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn2019-11-171h 08
Talking till DawnThe Strange Possession of Maria TalaricoMike and Martin investigate claims of a very unusual ghostly possession in 1930s Italy. A Ghastly Tales Production Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/B752Akq2_m8 Show Notes & Images: https://tinyurl.com/y5a89pq2 Website: http://www.talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/HorrorOfMike 2019-11-021h 07The Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Black Cat | Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe's gruesome horror story; a tale of cruelty, guilt, and the spirit of the perverse. A horror classic for Halloween. Narrated by Martin Yates. Got a request? Or maybe you just want to say hi! Drop us a line at ghastlytales@gmail.com Support the Show by: Donating via Patreon and getting early access and exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/MichaelWhitehouse Buying a book: https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Whitehouse/e/B00D791RUI Reviewing us on your site of choice. ...2019-10-2826 min
Talking till DawnNessie and the Loch Monsters of Scotland (Part 1)Our first episode of our new podcast exploring the strange, the bizarre, and the uncanny. Tonight, we dive deep and explore Loch Monsters... A Ghastly Tales Production. Support Talking till Dawn: patreon.com/talkingtilldawn Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/B752Akq2_m8 Show Notes & Images: https://tinyurl.com/y5a89pq2 Website: http://www.talkingtilldawn.com Twitter: @Talking Till 2019-10-251h 07The Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Riddle, by Walter de la Mare | Horror Audiobook (Narrated by Martin Yates)A family of orphaned children move into their dying grandmother's home, and are each drawn to an old oak chest that hides a sinister secret. A classic ghost story narration. Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales Music by Kevin MacLeod 2017-11-1911 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Prophet of the Black Hajj, by Aaron Vlek (Narrated by Martin Yates)A crazed occultist seeks forbidden knowledge and supernatural horrors, amidst the sands of medieval Arabia. A terrifying tale of discovery from author Aaron Vlek that takes us back to the very inception of H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, and the coming into being of the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred... Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales More from Aaron Velk: aaronvlek.wordpress.com Music by Chris Zabriskie, Kai Engel and Sea of Åland Additional music by Mic...2017-10-1543 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastNyarlathotep, by H.P. Lovecraft | Narrated by Martin YatesPart short story, part poetic fever dream... the malign deity Nyarlathotep comes to Earth in the form of a man, demonstrating seemingly magical powers and spreading existential horror in his wake. Those who dare to question him are shown visions of the world's collapse, and tormented by the terrors of an infinite, misanthropic universe... Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales Music: Chris Zabriskie - Take Off and Shoot a Zero Additional music by Michael Whitehouse2017-06-0411 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Architect and the Outdoorsman, by Mik Maes | Narrated by Martin YatesA solitary man searches for his partner, an outdoorsman who disappeared in the Arctic wilderness. There is not a human soul for miles upon miles, but he is not alone... A gritty, mournful tale of fear, loss and hard-headed survival from author Mik Maes. Music by Duisterkilte: vitriolumrecords.bandcamp.com Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales Additional music by Michael Whitehouse2017-04-1916 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastToday I Turned 162 Years Old, by LeoDuhVinci | Narrated by Martin YatesThey say death comes to us all, but does it really? Which is the greater abomination: untimely death... or untimely life? Disturbing, paradigm-shattering horror from Reddit's NoSleep, written by Leonard Petracci. "Tales of the Sinister: Twelve Terrifying Stories": https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Sinister-Twelve-Terrifying-Stories-ebook/dp/B01MS26HGK Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales "Dragon and Toast", "Organic Meditations", Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Additional music by Michael Whitehouse2017-03-2008 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Black Meal, by Aaron Vlek | Narrated by Martin YatesA traveller acquires the journal of a missing explorer and seeker of the rite of The Black Meal, said to invoke the monstrous Spirit Tiger, a entity with an insatiable hunger for human flesh... A tale of ancient evil and bloody retribution from author Aaron Vlek: https://aaronvlek.wordpress.com Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales "Return of Lazarus", "Concentration", "Echoes of Time", "Past the Edge", "Spacial Harvest", "Black Vortex", "Long Note One", "Black Vortex", "Shamanistic", Kevin MacLeod...2017-03-0459 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe | Narrated by Martin YatesEdgar Allan Poe's classic tale of the macabre -- of madness, obsession and cold-blooded murder -- narrated by Martin Yates. Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales "Spider Eyes", Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Additional music by Michael Whitehouse "Heart Beat" sound, Zarabadeu (soundbible.com/1673-Heart-Beat.html) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.02017-02-0717 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Case of the Black Lodge, by Aaron Vlek | Narrated by Martin YatesGeoffrey Sykes Vermillion, detective and master occultist, faces off against a force of unspeakable darkness in this tale of the macabre from author Aaron Vlek: https://aaronvlek.wordpress.com Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales "Unnatural Situation", "Myst on the Moor", "Long Note One", "Unseen Horrors", "Impending Boom", "Classic Horror 3", "The Voices", "Black Vortex", "Very Low Note", "Hush", "Immersed", Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Additional mu...2017-01-1632 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastA Sea Without a Sun | Sci-fi Horror | Martin YatesOn the battered coast of a far-flung moon, a shipwrecked astronaut clings to the promise of rescue. But on this world, nothing is as it seems, and something vast and hungry stirs in the ocean. A pulp sci-fi horror story, written and narrated by Martin Yates. Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales "Thunderbird", "Crypto", "Spacial Winds", "Blue Sizzle", "Very Low Note", "Bump in the Night", "Mirage", "Water Lily", "Ossuary 5 - Rest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under...2017-01-0334 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Accursed Lineage, by Aaron Vlek | Narrated by Martin YatesIn the bowels of the Miskatonic University Library, hidden from the repugnant gaze of man, a being of ancient lineage delves deep into the nefarious shared history of humans and the Deep Ones... A twisted tale of Lovecraftian horror, from author Aaron Vlek. First published in the anthology Miskatonic Dreams, September 2016, edited by H. David Blalock: http://store.albanlake.com/product/miskatonic-dreams/ Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales "Echoes of Time v2", "Garden Music", Kevin MacLeod (i...2016-11-1928 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Pale Man, by Julius Long | Narrated by Martin YatesIn a crumbling rural hotel, a man observes the mysterious behaviour of a fellow guest: a pale man, who moves closer to his room, day by day... A slow-burning tale of ominous intrigue, The Pale Man was first published in Weird Tales, September 1934. Narrated by Martin Yates, music by Michael Whitehouse. Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Our Websites: vaultofghastlytales.com ghastlytalesonline.com Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales Read the original story here: bit.ly/1kUgFUm 2016-10-1617 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Buzzer, by Chessiecat | Narrated by Martin YatesBizarre sonic phenomena plague a telephone operator working a mortuary line in a masterful tale of unease from Reddit user Chessiecat, narrated by Martin Yates. Watch Us on Youtube: youtube.com/ghastlytales Our Websites: vaultofghastlytales.com ghastlytalesonline.com Stalk us on Social Media: facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales Read the original story here: bit.ly/2aItbmi "Vanes", "Clean Air", Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Additional music by...2016-10-0311 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastGolden Hour, by Mik Maes | Narrated by Martin YatesImmerse yourself in this latest tale of the macabre from author Mik Maes. Narrated by Martin Yates and Whitney L. Walker. Watch Us on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/ghastlytales Check out Whitney's channel: http://bit.ly/29autcy Our Websites: http://www.vaultofghastlytales.com http://www.ghastlytalesonline.com Stalk us on Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents https://twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales "Despair and Triumph", "On the Ground", Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...2016-06-2914 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastSoft Teeth, by iia (UnsettlingStories.com) | Narrated by Martin YatesHe visits you while you sleep, and the things he does will set your teeth on edge... Gum-splitting terror from Reddit's r/nosleep, narrated by Martin Yates. Written by unsettlingstories.com (iia) Watch Us on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/ghastlytales Our Websites: http://www.vaultofghastlytales.com http://www.ghastlytalesonline.com Stalk us on Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/ghastlytalespresents https://twitter.com/Ghastly_Tales "Irregular", "Twisted", "Welcome to Horrorland", Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.or...2016-05-2807 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Pit and the Pendulum, by Edgar Allan Poe | Narrated by Martin YatesIn the clutches of the Spanish Inquisition, a heretic is sentenced to a new and diabolical form of torture. A nail-biting tale of suspense, agony and razor-sharp death, from the High King of horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Narration by Martin Yates.
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"Long Note One", "Long Note Two", "Long Note Three", "Return of Lazarus", "Hush", "Satiate (Strings)", "Very Low Note", "...2016-04-1741 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Sea Raiders, by H.G. Wells | Narrated by Martin YatesThe peaceful south west coast of England is paid visit by a ravenous shoal of giant squid, deep sea monsters that have developed a taste for human flesh... A classic horror story by H.G. Wells, narration by Martin Yates.
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"Heart of the Beast", "The Dread", "Thunderbird", "Long Note Two", "Minima", "Fantastic Dim Bar", Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 2016-03-2726 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastAn Open Letter to the Woman at Walmart, by Kittythewildcat | Narrated by Martin YatesEver wonder what that stranger was thinking when his eyes met yours? You might just wish you hadn't...
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"Come Play with Me" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/l...2016-03-0506 minThe Ghastly Tales PodcastThe Abominations of Yondo, by Clark Ashton Smith | Narrated by Martin YatesAt the far end of time, upon the world's edge, an exile strays into a godless land, inhabited by things that should not be. A classic horror-fantasy from Clark Ashton Smith. Narrated by Martin Yates.
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