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Lost Tales
by Lost Tales
I take a deep dive into the archives to find the creepiest lost treasures of the public domain. While the stories take center stage, I like to share some of the incredible information I come across while seeking out new topics, so I start each episode with some history, examples from true crime, science and other insights to get those little gray cells working. Then I give you my best dramatic read of horror, mystery, science fiction, paranormal, and just plain freaky fiction eeked from the greats of horror and fantasy and their lesser known contemporaries. These authors created mind-breaking, chill-inducing, legacies of literary genius. It is my mission to resurrect their masterpieces, and bring them back into our nights. So, gather round, snuggle up tight, maybe turn on a light, and prepare for a fright!
Episodes
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Season 2 Episode 1: Watching for Yokai and Greek-Irish Orphans
Season 2 premier starts off with a tour of Japanese Legends and Folklore as told by Legendary author Lafcadio Hearn. Join me as I tell the sometimes creepy, sometimes heartbreaking stories of Japanese ghosts, monsters, and legendary beings.
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Episode 34: Comets, Cults, and Creatures From Outer Space
Comet Nishimura gave us all a once in several lifetimes chance to experience the wonders of space, and for most earthlings it was a wondrous momentous occasion. But to those who may still believe in the Comet's mysteriously ominous place in the annals of doomsday prophesies and catastrophe…
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Episode 33: The Dark Spirit of Winter, a Cannibalistic Nightmare from Ancient Folklore; The Wendigo
Join me for a retelling of Algernon Blackwood's Wendigo, his take on the truly terrifying Native American and First Nations folktale/modern day cryptid. The Wendigo's fearsome motivations, its disturbing appearance, and the true stories told by those who have experienced the Wendigo first hand…
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Episode 32: Interview with Tim Moon; Bigfoot, Star Trek, and the Meaning of Life
Join me as I interview a new author in the Cryptid and paranormal horror ficion genre, Tim Moon. We discuss his new book, Tomato Fields, facts and fiction about bigfoot, some personal encounters with the otherworldly, and more! I am not an Amazon affiliate, but I thought I'd provide you a handy...
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Episode 31: Bigfoot or Bust; The Big Guy in Folklore and Fact
Everyone loves Bigfoot, we may not all believe he's real, but we find his story compelling nonetheless. This week I delve into some of the science and psychology of Bigfoot research, then read you a wee little story called "The Thunder Voice, The Story of a Hairy Monster" by F. Walter Wilson, as…
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Episode 30: Kentucky Fried Cryptids: Is Kentucky a Monster Magnet?
Join me as I delve deeper into the Folklore of my Home State. Kentucky is home to so many stories of the supernatural and strange, I mean this is the only state that has a well-documented Meat storm on the record books, as far as I know. Yeah, an actual Meat Storm...meat falling from the sky!…
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Episode 29: Robot Apocalypses or Utopias: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
ware robots: what u to know." IPVanish.com; March 29, 2023. Waken.AI, "CHatGPT's Special Self-Awareness: Insights from Waken.AI's Introspection Framework." Press Release; January 24, 2023. Sara Brown, "Why neural net pioneer Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm of AI." MIT Management Sloan…
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Episode 28: One, Two, Dab Tsog's Coming For You, The Mystery of Hmong Immigrant Nightmare Death Syndrome
Begining in 1977 a series of inexplicable Nightmare induced deaths took the lives of over 100 Hmong live in America. The mystery is still a source of conjecture and wonder in the medical community. I found this story positively intriguing, so I present to you my findings on this terrifying topic....
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Episode 27: We Are Not Alone; whistleblowers, crackpots, and things that go bump in the night
Breaking News!!! Top US Government Officials say Aliens are Real! Well, sort of. Listen along as I summarize this week's exciting Whistleblower Bombshell: the US and other nations around the world have been collecting ALIEN craft for decades in a clandestine Arms Race! No joke. Then, to add some...
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Episode 26: The Book of the Were-Wolves, The Epic Finale
The Epic Finale of our weeks long (months long?) exploration of Sabine Baring Gould's Book of the Were-Wolves, probably the most frequently cited reference on all things Werewolf. Come along as we finish our journey through the darkest corners of the human heart, mind, and soul.
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Episode 25: The Book of the Were-Wolves Part 6, Another Look at Gilles De Retz, Marechal of France and History's Most Loathed Serial Killer
We are closing in on the end of our journey with Sabine Baring Gould and his superlative book on Were-Wolf mythology, The Book of Were-Wolves. In this episode Sabine Baring Gould tackles the history and mystery surrounding the Brutal String of Child abductions and murders committed by one of the...
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Episode 24: The Book of the Were-Wolves Pt. 5, The Evil Men Do
This week is part 5 of our tour of Sabine Baring Gould's Book of the Were-Wolves. This week we will discuss the evils found in the heart of mankind, and learn more about the relationship between homicidal mania and Were-wolf mythology and legend. Portions of these chapters are pretty graphic, so...
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Episode 23: The Book of the Were-Wolves Pt. 4 The Child Werewolf
After a brief bout with COVID-19, I'm back, sharing the lurid tales of Werewolves in European and World Mythology from Sabine Baring Gould's "Book of the Were-Wolves." This week we get an indepth look at one of Europe's youngest serial killer werewolves, then take a tour of werewolf myth and…
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Episode 22: The Book of the Were-Wolves Pt.3, or Russia's Last Best Chance?
The continuing exploration of the foremost inquiry into lycanthropy and werewolves produced in the last 300 years, Sabine Baring Gould's "Book of the Were-Wolves" part 3, where we begin the exploration of Medieval Europe's fascination and fear of werewolves. As an introduction I also take you on…
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Episode 21: The Book of the Were-Wolves Pt. 2, and definitely Google your hook up before hooking up
This week we discuss a true case of werewolf hysteria taken from recent news headlines, the case of Pankaj Bhasin, a man who believed he was hunting a werewolf to save the galaxy. Then we continue on with our reading of Sabine Baring Gould's Book of the Were-Wolves, chapters 3 and 4 which detail...
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Bonus Episode 4: A Teutonic Werewolf in Love
A little bonus episode to thank you for putting up with my deep dive into werewolf mythology. This short story is a heartbreaking saga of love, loss, and the genetic betrayal that is our Hero's Legacy. (Yes, I did rip that off from Romy and Michelle, and if you don't know what i am talking about...
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Episode 20: The Book of the Were-Wolves, an epic of Myth, Mystery, Monsters, and Man
Who would have thought an Anglican Priest would be the man behind the definitive book on Were-wolves?! Sabine Baring Gould, best known for writing the song "Onward Christian Soldiers," is probably the most often referenced authority on the Mythology and Reported incidences of Lycanthropy. Taking…
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Bonus Episode 3: The Beast of Gevaudan in Fact and Fiction; The Facts and A Donut Rant
This is the story of the Beast of Gevaudan as recorded by historians and eyewitnesses, designed to further your obsession with all things historical and supernatural while demonstrating just how close James Grant came to the factual events in his fictional short story, "The Wild Beast of…
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Episode 19: The Beast of Gevaudan in Fact and Fiction
This week I delve into the legend of the Beast of Gevaudan, the terror of 18th century France. The Beast would kill over 100 and attack many more over the span of 3 years, but what exactly was the Beast? Come along with me this week as we explore the story from the perspective of a 19th century...
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Episode 18:The Rise of The Vengeful Mummy, "Lot No. 249" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Victorian Europe, especially Britain, was obsessed with all things Egypt, but late in their history with Egypt and their attempted occupation there arose a haunting and threatening presence in the stories of Egypt, the Mummy. Not the curiously interesting shrouded corpses lying docilely in their...
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Episode 17: Egyptian Sorcery, Past Lives, and Eternal Love
We return this week to our good friend Algernon Blackwood's paranormal realm. I'm sorry, i would surely fan-girl if I'd been alive in the early 1900's! His prose is just so poetic! Sigh...Anyway, this week we look at the Victorian's fascination with the mystical realm of Egypt, a quick peek into...
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Bonus Episode 2: Edgar Allan Poe and his Words With a Mummy
A bonus episode to celebrate all things scientific! LOL. Well, at least a celebration of Episode 16's foray into the science of reanimation. I found a short story by the King of American Horror, Edgar Allan Poe, in which he takes a unique view of the early 19th Century's obsession with Galvanic...
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Episode 16: The Man Who Was Dead, Galvanism, Immortality, and What Comes Next?
Man has sought an end to Death for as long as we have walked this Earth, but in the late 1700's science began to replace mysticism in this pursuit. Galvanism was the first major breakthrough in understanding the forces behind our existence, but even today the search continues for immortality, or…
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Episode 15: Zombies, Vampires, and Creepers, Oh, My!!! Or a Vacationer's Guide to the Isle of the Undead
This week we read The Isle of the Undead, by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, prefaced with a not so brief history of the Zombie. This is one action packed high seas adventure that takes our hero on a journey to a ghostly deserted island where nightmares dwell. And, of course, there's a hot chick to rescue!...
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Episode 14: Each Man Kills, a Twilit Interlude With European Vampire Revenants
A look at the darker side of resurrection and rebirth for the Month of March and the onset of Spring. Spend a little time with some lovesick Americans exploring the dark secrets of Transylvania. I daresay things go as you might guess. But, wait, there are cats too! So maybe not entirely as you...
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Episode 13: Mayhem, Mistletoe, and Menses, or "Number 13"
For my 13th official Episode, we will explore the mythology surrounding the Western aversion to the Number 13, and finish off the episode with a rousing tale of a haunted hotel in Viborg, where the Nordic aversion to 13 also holds sway.
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Bonus Episode: Blue Beard Fairy Tale, Gilles De Rais' Lasting Legacy
The legend of Blue Beard, found in many a Fairy Tale story collection, is said to be based upon the story of the infamous Gilles De Rais, one time Hero of the French turned necromantic serial killer. This is a little bonus episode, just because I love my listeners! Enjoy this eery fairy tale…
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Episode 12: Gilles De Rais; Or How to Go From Right Hand Man of a Saint to the Devil's Favorite F-Boy
History is filled with evildoers and Serial Killers, but only one can be considered the first. In this episode I share the story of Gilles de Rais (Retz), the fallen Hero of France, onetime companion to Joan of Arc, turned alchemist, necromancer, and is said to be the world's first Serial Killer....
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Episode 11 - Jim, Why You Always Doing Spooky Crap In The DARK, Or Algernon Blackwood's "With Intent To Steal"
Join me for a brief discussion of ghost hunting in the dark and another exciting and truly chilling adventure with Algernon Blackwood's Jim Shorthouse. This time, Jim has lured an eager assistant into a barn where demonic influences give them a night to remember!
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Episode 10 - Blood Oaths, 'Til Death Do Us Part, & "Promises Kept"
The next in our series of short stories by Algernon Blackwood titilates us with dark Oaths and "A Promise Kept," when a young medical student, exhausted from studying for an important exam, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend.
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Episode 9 - Where We Take A Trip Down A Rabbit Hole To Visit A Serial Killer's Haunted House
A break from the usual story, we visit a haunted house in California where the old boarding house's previous owner was the infamous serial killer, Dorothea Puente! She and her victims now haunt the grounds. Just taking a trip back to reality as a change of pace!
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Episode 8 - Lost Tales Algernon Blackwood's "A Case Of Eavesdropping " Or Our Reunion With Jim Shorthouse
Jim shorthouse stumbles into another haunting when he checks into an American boarding house with a murderous past!
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Episode 7 - Algernon Blackwood's Haunted Island And The Ghost Club
A solitary outdoorsman in Canada is haunted by spirits of angry Natives who have a bone to pick...I mean, can you blame them?
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Episode 6: Algernon Blackwood's The Empty House & Other Ghost Stories
A young man and his intrepid Aunt do a little ghost hunting in a murder house in a quiet seaside town.
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Episode 5 - Tales For Christmas Eve, Under The Cloak, Or Don't Take Candy From Strangers!
The final story from Rhoda Broughton's short story collection, Tales For Christmas Eve, in which we learn it has never been safe for a woman to accept a drink from a strange man...
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Episode 4 - Tales For Christmas Eve, Poor Pretty Bobby
An old woman tells her young companion of her great Lost Love and a haunting visitation.
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Episode 3 - Tales For Christmas Eve, Behold It Was A Dream
Prophetic dreams or nightmares, escaped fate or bloody murder? Another perfectly chilling tale for Christmas Eve!
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Episode 2: The Man With The Nose, Or Rasputin's Eviler Twin?
The second of Rhoda Broughtons Tales For Christmas Eve, the Man With the Nose tells the tale of a newlywed couple haunted by a dark and sinister man who seems to have an otherworldly hold on the young bride!
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Episode 1: Tales For Christmas Eve
The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth. A semi-dramatic reading of the first story from Tales for Christmas Eve, an anthology of ghost stories by Rhoda Broughton.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I take a deep dive into the archives to find the creepiest lost treasures of the public domain. While the stories take center stage, I like to share some of the incredible information I come across while seeking out new topics, so I start each episode with some history, examples from true crime, science and other insights to get those little gray cells working. Then I give you my best dramatic read of horror, mystery, science fiction, paranormal, and just plain freaky fiction eeked from the greats of horror and fantasy and their lesser known contemporaries. These authors created mind-breaking, chill-inducing, legacies of literary genius. It is my mission to resurrect their masterpieces, and bring them back into our nights.
So, gather round, snuggle up tight, maybe turn on a light, and prepare for a fright!
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