1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories
A spine-chilling collection of classic stories and tales from the other side featuring classics from a wide variety of writers that include H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, and many others. Radio dramas (suspense, horror, and gothic) will also be featured.
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Sept. 20, 2026
THE BLOODSTAINED BRICK BAT and THE BRASS BUTTON THE BLACK MUSEUM
The Black Museum was based on real-life cases from the files of 's . The programme was transcribed in 1951 and was broadcast in the United States in 1952 on . More than 500 of the network's stations carried it. Ira Marion...
Sept. 6, 2026
SMEE by A.M. BURRAGE A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK TURNS DEADLY
🎙️ 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories SHOW NOTES “SMEE” by A.M. Burrage A Christmas Eve game of hide‑and‑seek becomes a brush with the dead. A.M. Burrage’s “Smee” is one of the finest English ghost stories of the early 20th century — subtle, atmospheric, and built around the kind of slow‑creeping dread that M.R. James himself praised Burrage for achieving . First published in December 1929 in Nash’s Pall Mall Magazine, the story has become a classic of holiday hauntings: a tale where a simp
Aug. 30, 2026
HORROR: THE KIT BAG by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD
1001 Ghost, Chiller & HP Lovecraft Stories SHOW NOTES — THE KIT BAG by Algernon Blackwood This week’s story is one of Algernon Blackwood’s most chilling psychological ghost tales — a masterwork of creeping dread from the early 20th century. “The Kit Bag” blends the horrors of a brutal murder case with the uncanny suggestion that evil sometimes leaves a residue… one that can cling to objects, rooms, and even the air around us. Blackwood, one of the great architects of supernatural fiction, unders
Aug. 23, 2026
HP LOVECRAFT THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE (PT 2)(CONCLUSION)
1001 GHOST, CHILLER & LOVECRAFT STORIES Show Notes – The Colour Out of Space (Part Two – Final Half) Summer of Lovecraft In the second half of “The Colour Out of Space,” Lovecraft’s slow‑burn cosmic horror reaches its devastating peak. What began as a strange meteorite and an indescribable shimmering “colour” has now become a full‑scale corruption — a force that drains life, warps nature, and unravels the minds of everyone who comes near it. Part Two follows the final, tragic descent of the G
Aug. 16, 2026
H.P. LOVECRAFT THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE (PT 1 OF 2) (NEW) 1001'S SUMMER OF LOVECRAFT
1001 GHOST, CHILLER & LOVECRAFT STORIES Show Notes – The Colour Out of Space (Part One) Summer of Lovecraft Few stories in the Lovecraft canon have cast a longer shadow than “The Colour Out of Space.” First published in 1927 in Amazing Stories, it remains one of Lovecraft’s most chilling and atmospheric works — a tale of cosmic intrusion told not through monsters or cults, but through the slow poisoning of a quiet New England farm. About the Story – Part One In Part One, we meet the narrator,
Aug. 14, 2026
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS (CHAP 8) CONCLUSION
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS – Chapter 8 Summary “The Horror Behind the Curtain” Chapter 8 is the moment where Lovecraft finally pulls the curtain back — literally and figuratively — and reveals the true horror at the heart of the story. Albert Wilmarth, already uneasy from his strange visit with the bedridden Henry Akeley, tries to sleep in the farmhouse. But the night is alive with whispers — soft, buzzing voices that seem to drift through the walls. The sounds are not human, and they are not
Aug. 12, 2026
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS (CHAPS 6-7)
Show Notes – The Whisperer in Darkness, Chapter 6 & Chapter 7 CHAPTER 6 – The Invitation to Darkness Chapter 6 marks a turning point in The Whisperer in Darkness, as Albert Wilmarth’s cautious academic curiosity begins to give way to something far more dangerous. After weeks of correspondence with Henry Akeley — the isolated Vermont farmer who claims to be under siege by strange beings in the hills — Wilmarth receives a final, unsettling letter. Akeley insists the danger has passed. The creature
Aug. 9, 2026
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAPS 4-5) H.P. LOVECRAFT
Akeley's letters change from panic stricken to peaceful, convincing Wilmuth that all is ok and that Akeley is sitting on world-changing information. Wilmuth lets his ambition overcome his sense of caution and books a train ride to visit Akeley., who has aked him to bring the phonograph, the pictures, and all the letters with him.
Aug. 7, 2026
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 3) H.P. LOVECRAFT
🎙 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories H.P. Lovecraft – THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (Chapter 3 Summary) Chapter 3 Summary: Chapter 3 marks a turning point in the story, as Henry Akeley’s letters shift from anxious warnings to full‑blown descriptions of direct encounters with the beings he believes inhabit the Vermont hills — the Mi‑Go. His tone is no longer merely fearful; it is desperate, exhausted, and tinged with the sense that he is fighting a losing battle. Akeley recounts how the c
Aug. 5, 2026
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 2) H.P. LOVECRAFT
🎙 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories H.P. Lovecraft – THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (Chapter 2 Summary) RELEASE SCHEDULE: Every Sun 12pm ET, Wed 4pm ET, Fri 4pm ET thru Aug 14th Chapter 2 Summary: In Chapter 2, Professor Albert Wilmarth becomes increasingly entangled in the strange events unfolding in rural Vermont. After receiving Henry Akeley’s first alarming letter, Wilmarth begins corresponding with him more frequently — and the tone of Akeley’s messages grows darker with each exchange.
Aug. 2, 2026
THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (CHAP 1) 1001 SUMMER OF LOVECRAFT 2026
🎙 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories Summer of Lovecraft at 1001 This story plays Sun (12 ET), Wed (4pm ET, Fri 4pm ET) thru Fri August 14) H.P. Lovecraft – THE WHISPERER IN THE DARKNESS (Chapter 1 Summary) Chapter 1 Summary: Lovecraft opens The Whisperer in the Darkness with a disturbing event: catastrophic floods sweep through rural Vermont, tearing through isolated farms and mountain valleys. As the waters recede, strange things begin appearing along the riverbanks — shapes that resemble
April 12, 2026
HAUNTED TALES WITH CHRISTINA
SHOW NOTES Haunted Tales with Christina A Journey Into the Shadows of the Unexplained In this episode of Haunted Tales with Christina, listeners are invited into a world where the veil between the living and the dead feels just a little thinner. Christina guides us through a series of eerie encounters and atmospheric legends, blending personal storytelling with classic ghost‑lore in a way that feels intimate, unsettling, and deeply human. With her signature calm, steady narration, Christina expl
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