The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast

"A Pair of Shoes" is a short story by British writer, M. D. Vickers. It tells of an ancient castle, and something that walks its halls.

"The Silence of Black Edge" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In Case #15, the fearless P. I. investigates a silence not of this world, where forgotten rites and lurking shadows hunger for the living.

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

"Cleanup on Aisle 22" is a short story by Ian Gordon. The story tells of a disgruntled supermarket employee, who, following an implausible incident on the store’s ‘herbs, pickled goods, and spices’ aisle, takes the decision to resign.

"The Haunting at Ravenglass" is an original, Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder story by Ian Gordon, based on characters and themes created by British author, William Hope Hodgson.

Carnacki has been hired to investigate an apparent case of haunting at Montague Castle, on the outskirts of Ravenglass, Cumbria, in which a lone, ghostly figure has been observed wandering the corridors of the castle’s guest wing after dark. But, as is often the case with Carnacki’s investigations, things aren’t quite what they appear to be...

"Home Tutor" is a short story by British writer M. D. Vickers. A man, seeking vengeance, reinterprets the concept of home tuition.

"That Time of the Night" is a short story by Ian Gordon. It tells of that peculiar period in the early hours, when hidden things stir, rousing us from sound sleep, or prohibiting sleep altogether.

"Pockets; or, The Presence in the Darkness" is a short story by Ian Gordon, based on personal experiences. The story tells of an individual, who, after years of suffering at the whim of something hidden in the shadows, finally decides to tell his story, in an effort to achieve catharsis.

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.

"Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" is HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas Special. When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths.