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Audio versions of short stories by authors like Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, H.G, Wells and others.

Robert Crandall


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1235h 21m AVG DURATION
    • 367 EPISODES


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    Highlights

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 4:59


    Some highlights for you Thanks for listening. All rights reserved.

    204 The Horror From the Mound by Robert E Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 58:47


    In this story a man digs into an old Indian mound seeking treasure only to find ghastly horror. Read by Robert Crandall . All Rights Reserved. Thank You for listening.

    203 MS Found In A Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 42:05


    Horror on the high seas. A Poe classic. Any Reproduction of Robert Crandall's voice for any purpose including Artificial Intelligence is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. Thank you for listening.

    202 The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 32:26


    On this episode a creepy murder story. Can AI murder ? Read by Robert Crandall. Thanks for listening. All Rights Reserved.

    201 Nemesis by H.P. Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 9:09


    A disturbing poem. Thank you for listening. Invite a friend.All rights reserved. 

    200 The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 21:29


    In this episode a man is missing and his best friend searches for him, but things don't go well. Read by Robert Crandall All rights reserved. About 20 minutes. 

    199 Pickman's Model H.P. Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 44:33


    In this story an artist is shunned by the art community for his ghastly art. 

    198 In the Court of the Dragon by Robert W Chambers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 35:05


    In this story a man is stalked by an ominous person and things get creepy. Also a listener nightmare. Click the link below to purchase the audiobook I produced about AI. https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Richard_Bunce_Source?id=AQAAAEDS1AGUwM You can also buy me a coffee. I love coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/robearcc All Rights Reserved Thank You for listening.

    197 Number Ninety by B.M. Croker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 32:54


    A man spends the night in a haunted house and things don't go well.  Something strange about my neighbors death, and a horror word of the day. To order the audiobook I recorded about AI click on the link below, see if you think this could really happpen. https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Richard_Bunce_Source?id=AQAAAEDS1AGUwM  

    196 Beyond The Wall of Sleep by H.P. Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 48:38


    In this episode. Jubilation and exhalation,  despair and bereavement, a nightmare and a creepy story. by H.P. Lovecraft. You can Help support the show by ordering the audiobook Source A Souls Journey by Richard Bunce. It's AI fiction that will make you wonder, what are we in for ?  Click on the link below and Thank You for your support. https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Richard_Bunce_Source?id=AQAAAEDS1AGUwM

    195 The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 46:01


    In our feature story a man accidentally becomes immortal. He falls in love and she ages but he does not. Help support the show by ordering the audiobook Source A Souls Journey by Richard Bunce. It's AI fiction that will make you wonder, what are we in for ?  Click on the link below and Thank You for your support. https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Richard_Bunce_Source?id=AQAAAEDS1AGUwM

    194 The Corpse Light by Dick Donovan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 45:08


    A man doesn't believe in the supernatural until he sees a grusome murder. Read by Robert Crandall. Now available an audiobook I produced about AI fiction , this book will make you think and make you afraid, and make you wonder, what are we in for. Click the link and Thank You for your support. https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Richard_Bunce_Source?id=AQAAAEDS1AGUwM

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    193 The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 57:10


    A young man and his Aunt dare to inspect a haunted house and things get really strange. Plus dystopian fiction. Have you exceeded your illness allotment ?  Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved.

    192 Source a Souls Journey Chapter 5 by Richard Bunce

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 45:01


    A chapter from an audiobook about AI. The audiobook will make you think,and will make you afraid, and will make you wonder. What are we getting into ? Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved.

    191 Dig Me No Grave by Robert E Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 47:42


    In this story a man sells his soul to the devil and suffers an agonizing death. Read by Robert Crandall, All Rights Reseved. Thank You for listening.

    190 Luella Miller by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 46:24


    In this story a woman is sick and frail and needs help, but whenever someone tries to help her, they, get weak and sick, and die. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved.

    189 The Strange High House in the Mist by H.P. Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 33:41


    A strange story about a strange house that sits high on cliff. If you're afraid of heights, this story may be disturbing. Read by Robert Crandall. All rights reserved. Thank you for listening.  

    188 My Adventure In Norfolk by AJ Alan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 26:05


    A Strange murder and the biopsy on my thyroid is benign. I hope you are well.  Story read by Robert Crandall, All rights reserved.

    187 The Thing In the Upper Room by Arthur Morrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 33:38


    Be sure to log into life and scan for viruses. Listener email and a creepy story about a man who rents a haunted room. Could you be a murderer someday? Read by Robert Crandall, All rights reserved.

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    Podcast Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 1:31


    Hope to return with full episodes soon. For now please enjoy 186 episodes in the back catalog. Thank you for your patience , and thanks for listening. 

    186 The Evil Clergyman by H.P. Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 14:44


    Known as the father of cosmic horror H.P. Lovecraft has written some truly creepy tales and this is one of them. Had a nightmare lately send it to myhorribledream@gmail.com I will read it on the show.  Story read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved.

    185 Morella by Edgar Allan Poe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 23:27


    Our feature story is about a man who marries a woman who dies , but comes back tom life, but not in a good way. Plus a listener nightmare. Read by Robert Crandall All rights Reserved, Please tell a friend.

    184 The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham by H.G. Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 58:17


    In this story a young man is deprived of a glorious future and inheritance when an old man swaps bodies with him.  Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved. Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise. H.G. Wells

    183 Ancient Lights by Algernon Blackwood

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 24:21


    In this story  a man takes short cut through a wood and very creepy things happen. I hope you enjoy Ancient Lights by Algernon Blackwood. Read by Robert Crandall. All rights reserved. Please tell a friend.

    182 The Floor Above by M.L. Humphreys

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 38:57


    A man who receives a letter from a friend pleading him to come visit he is in need of help. When arrives at his friends house , things get creepy. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved. 

    181 The Primal City by Clark Ashton Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 22:02


    Two men who set off to find a forbidden city and what they find is not what they anticipated. Be sure to make your travel plans carefully. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved.

    180 Free Dirt by Eric J Guignard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 31:01


    The story of murder and haunted dirt. You'll never look at a cemetary the same way again.  Read by Robert Crandall. All rights reserved.  About 30 minutes

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    179 In The Vault by H.P. Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 32:15


    In this episode. My 3 days in the hospital I see an image of an ominous face in the image of my heart during an ultra sound procedure,  and a story of a careless undertaker who locks himself in a tomb. Why not invite a friend to listen with you. Read by Robert Crandall. All rights reserved. About 33 minutes.

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    178 The Upper Berth by Francis Marion Crawford

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 63:19


    In this story a ghost haunts a cruise ship, and very strange unexplainable events occur. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved.

    177 Dead & Breakfast by Tim Chizmar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 20:43


    Our feature story for this episode was written by a living author by the name of Tim Chizmar who I met not to long ago. He is a 2 time amazon best seller ,  his writings have appeared in a Bram Stoker award winning book. His current book is titled Modern Madness Gateway to the Grotesque. One of the most frightening crimes is serial murder. In our feature story serial murderers operate a bed and breakfast, so be careful where you spend the night. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved. Please be well.

    176 The Disinterment by Duane W. Rimal and H.P. Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 40:14


    In this story a man comes down with Leprosy and seeks the help of a friend who is Doctor. But instead of trying to cure him, the Doctor has other plans. Plus a Listener nightmare. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved

    175 The Avenging Phonograph by E.R. Punshon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 33:08


     A man commits murder and is haunted with guilt that drives him mad, the way he deals with it is very strange. Plus a listener nightmare. Had a nightmare lately send it to Myhorribledream@gmail.com. Invite a friend and stay well. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved.

    174 Smee by A.M. Burrage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 35:48


    In our feature story a game is played at a Christmas Party and things get very strange. Invite a friend. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved. 

    173 The Return by Algernon Blackwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 17:35


    In this story two men make a promise , that who ever dies first will come back  and very strange things happen. Read by Robert Crandall.  All Rights Reserved

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    172 In the Forest of Villefere by Robert E Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 15:33


    In this story a man takes a short cut through  the forest at night,..not a good idea. Plus a horrible nightmare about my Leukemia. Read by Robert Crandall. Please tell a friend and Thank You for listening. All Rights Reserved.

    The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 58:35


    This is a story about a  painter and his model who fall in love and about a book that destroys everything . A sad and gruesome tale. About an hour. Read by Robert Crandall All rights reserved. be sure to visit http://www.horrorstoriespodcast.com  Send your nightmare to myhorribledream@gmail.com

    170 The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 39:53


    In this story a man is going to sail on a passenger ship and notices one of the passengers brings aboard an odd shaped box. It's contents is not to be revealed , but you'll find out. Plus a chilling nightmare. Send your nightmare to myhorribledream@gmail.com.  Read by Robert Crandall, All rights Reserved

    169 The Thing in the Hall by E.F. Benson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 39:33


    A Seance goes really bad and is very deadly.  Have some friends over for this one, but be careful, and watch out when going down the hall.  Read by Robert Crandall. About 38 minutes, All rights reserved.

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    168 The Hound by H.P. Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 34:16


    I have Leukemia . What now ? Plus a chilling story about two grave robbers. About 35 minutes, All rights reserved.

    The Clock by W.F. Harvey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 16:42


    A man is asked to retrieve a clock in a vacant house. Some strange things occur when he attemps to do this., plus a bad dream, have you had any lately ? If so send your nightmare to myhorribledream@gmail.com and I'll read it on the show. Story read by Robert Crandall , All Rights Reserved.

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    Death In Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 1:31


    There has been  a death in the family. Thus a delay in episodes. Thank you for your patience.

    166 The Well by W.W. Jacobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 36:56


    In this story a blackmailed person comes up with a solution that goes terribly wrong. Read by Robert Crandall. All rights reserved. Thank you for listening,  please invite a friend.  About 37 minutes

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    165 Charles Ashmore's Trail by Ambrose Bierce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 9:19


    A man disappears and a search finds nothing but his voice.  Read by Robert Crandall, Thank you for listening, why not invite a friend. All rights reserved.

    164 Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 21:59


    Am I a scumbag ? ...A touching classic poem , and a horrific listener nightmare that may give you nightmares. Plus the horror word of the day. Read by Robert Crandall, Thank you for listening, why not invite a friend. All rights reserved.

    163 The Furnished Room by O Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 24:42


    A tragic story of a man in search of a woman he loves. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved, about 25 minutes. Thank You for listening , invite a friend.  

    162 The Vengeance of A Tree by Eleanor F Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 19:54


    Have you ever been accused of something you didn't do ? What if you were sentenced to hang for something you didn't do ? In our feature story an innocent man is hanged, but vengeance finds a way and is brutal. Read by Robert Crandall , All rights reserved, About 20 minutes

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    161 Four Wooden Stakes by Victor Rowan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 36:23


    This story appeared in Weird Tales magazine in February 1925. In this story the protagonist receives a letter from an old friend in need of help, family members have mysteriously  died. The cause and solution are gruesome. Read by Robert Crandall, All rights reserved. About 36 minutes 

    160 The Gray Man by Sarah Orne Jewett

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 22:24


    In our feature story a stranger moves into a small village and is welcome and performs many good things for the people who live in this small  town. But things take a turn for the worse and the inhabitants begin to fear and dread this man. I hope you enjoy The Gray Man by Sarah Orne Jewett. Read by Robert Crandall All Rights Reserved. 

    159 The Stolen Bacillus by H.G. Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 22:56


    In this story a man steals a flasks containing a deadly bacteria that could devastate an entire city. Read by Robert Crandall All rights reserved. About 25 minutes. Thank you for listening, be sure to invite a friend.

    158 The Tarn by Hugh Walpole

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 43:41


    A story of hate, jealousy, and murder. WARNING !! If you are afraid of water this story may be very troubling. About 43 minutes. Read by Robert Crandall, All rights reserved.

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    157 The Terror by Guy de Maupassant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 22:33


    The story for this episode is about a man who does not like to be alone, in fact it causes great terror and agony. He even goes so far as to marry a girl he hardly knows, just so he won't be alone. I must warn you, that if you have issues about being alone, this story may be very disturbing for you.  Read by Robert Crandall All rights reserved. About 24 minutes

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