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  • Opening the Door, by Arthur Machen
    2024/11/10

    When he is sent to interview a retired clergyman whose predictions has recently gained a certain notoriety, a newspaper reporter hears the tale of a most strange and unusual series of events which seem to have no rational explanation.



    Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.

    Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley

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    31 分
  • Pickman’s Model, by H.P. Lovecraft
    2024/10/13

    When a talented but shunned artist's friend is brought to visit his studio in an old part of town, the paintings he finds there reveal terrifying subject matter that may be based in more than just imagination.


    Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.

    Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley

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    36 分
  • The Tractate Middoth, by M.R. James
    2024/09/08

    When a young librarian is tasked with retrieving a certain old book, he finds himself entangled in a family feud where a forbidding secret of the past refuses to stay buried.


    Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.

    Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley

    If you are enjoying these tales, why not leave a review on your listening platform of choice.

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    40 分
  • Dig Me No Grave, by Robert E Howard
    2024/08/11

    In "Dig Me No Grave," an old man’s unsettling death leads his friend to carry out bizarre final instructions involving dark occult rituals. As they follow the deceased’s cryptic demands, they uncover horrifying truths about his past and the malevolent forces tied to his existence.


    Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.

    Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley


    If you are enjoying these tales, why not leave a review on your listening platform of choice.

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    36 分
  • The Voice in the Night, by William Hope Hodgson
    2024/07/14

    In "The Voice in the Night" a ship's crew encounters a mysterious, disembodied voice pleading for aid from the darkness of the sea. The tale unfolds as the voice recounts a harrowing story of shipwreck, survival, and a frightful transformation.

    Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.

    Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley


    If you are enjoying these tales, why not leave a review on your listening platform of choice.

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    33 分
  • The Horror of the Heights, by Arthur Conan Doyle
    2024/06/09

    After the disappearance of celebrated aviator Joyce-Armstrong, a notebook is found which chronicles his perilous journey to the upper reaches of the atmosphere where he discovers strange and wondrous creatures. However, not all the life he finds there is harmless...


    Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.

    Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley


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    41 分
  • The Crystal Cup, by Bram Stoker
    2024/05/12

    Bram Stoker's first published story tells of an artist, torn from his lover and held captive in the palace of a king, forced to create a work of art for him in order to win his freedom at the forthcoming Feast of Beauty.


    Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.

    Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley


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    37 分
  • The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell
    2024/04/14

    Big game hunter Sanger Rainsford is stranded on an island in the Caribbean. There he meets the enigmatic General Zaroff who puts to him a most unusual proposition.


    Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.

    Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley


    If you are enjoying these tales, why not leave a review on your listening platform of choice.

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    53 分