Pulp Archive: Weird Horror

The Soul Mark by H C Wire[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1924-05-06-07Main genre: Supernatural HorrorLesser genres: Folk Horror, Psychological HorrorA man’s inheritance of a pouch crafted from ritual skin becomes a living nightmare as a rancid odor and a spectral face signal the arrival of a vengeful soul, turning his isolated home into a crucible of paranoia and hallucinations.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Double Feature: An Arc of Direction & The House, the Light and the Man[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1925-06Main genre: Psychological HorrorLesser genres: Supernatural Horror, GothicThe House, the Light and the Man by Gordon Philip England: Gibson Jenkins, a man already prone to fear, is pushed over the edge when a fall in a department store traps him in a room full of coffins with a "specter" that turns out to be a very literal, flesh-and-blood thief.An Arc of Direction by Junius B. Smith: A man’s attempt to hide from a prophecy of his own hanging nearly ends in a freak tragedy when a sudden tire blowout sends him tumbling into a tangle of vines that tighten into an eerily accurate, literal noose.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1927-05Main genre: Psychological HorrorLesser genres: Supernatural Horror, Religious HorrorGoodman Brown’s soul is irrevocably shattered after he glimpses the pious leaders of Salem—and his own wife—partaking in a forest sabbath, leaving him to live out his days in a hollow shell of spiritual suspicion and despair.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Eighth Green Man by G. G. Pendarves[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1928-03Main genre: Monster HorrorLesser genres: Supernatural HorrorAn explorer’s warnings go unheeded as his companion is claimed by an innkeeper's occult society, becoming the eighth "Green Man" in a line of sentient, soul-stealing sentinels.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Ghost-Table by Elliot O'Donnell[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1928-02Main genre: Supernatural HorrorLesser genres: Monster Horror, Urban HorrorA newlywed’s antique table becomes a predatory, self-animating nightmare as the trapped consciousness of a mad scientist attempts to claim the household for its own.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Devils of Po Sung by Bassett Morgan [Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1927-12Main genre: Science Fiction HorrorLesser genres: Body HorrorCaptain McTeague must navigate a biological house of horrors where Po Sung breeds man-eating orchids from corpses and twists human victims into feral beasts, turning a lush jungle into a predatory death trap.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Sword of Jean Lafitte by W.R. Mashburn[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1927-12Main genre: Supernatural HorrorLesser genres: Folk HorrorA man’s encounter with the descendant of a legendary pirate triggers a series of spectral dreams that culminate in a deadly, supernatural duel over a cursed, buried sword.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Phantom Fingers by Robert S. Carr[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1927-05Main genre: Psychological HorrorLesser genres: Gothic, Supernatural HorrorA cocaine-addicted murderer’s guilt takes physical form as the ghostly hands of his victim emerge from the shadows to tighten into an inescapable, literal death grip.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Double Feature: The Mist Monster & The Black Castle[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1927-05Main genre: Gothic, Monster HorrorLesser genres: Supernatural Horror, Folk HorrorThe Mist Monster by Granville S. Hoss: After a friend is swallowed by a sentient, deadly mist, the narrator is left to face the "Wind Devil," a monstrous entity that consumes without a trace and defies all human understanding.The Black Castle by Marc R. Schorer and August W. Derleth: An aged count’s desperate attempt to murder his possessed son fails as a vengeful ghost reveals that fate is inescapable, leaving the family legacy to perish in a lightning-fueled inferno of mocking laughter.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Listening Death by Don Robert Catlin [Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1927-05Main genre: Psychological HorrorLesser genres: Science Fiction HorrorAfter a serum traps a man in the conscious agony of a living corpse, his escape leaves his creators condemned to the same eternal, silent torment of being dead but awake.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Wolf by Sewell Peaslee Wright [Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]First published in: Weird Tales 1927-11Main genre: Folk HorrorLesser genres: Psychological HorrorSuspicion turns to psychological terror in the northern woods as a doctor begins to fear his hunting guide is the very wolf that attacked him.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Flaming Eyes by Fletcher R. MiltonFirst published in: Weird Tales March 1925Main genre: Folk HorrorLesser genres: Supernatural Horrorو Psychological HorrorAfter an archaeologist ignites cursed incense from a stolen idol, he is plunged into a blurring reality where he must navigate hidden subterranean passages to survive the vengeful haunting of an ancient Hindu priest.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Curse of a Song by Eli ColterFirst published in: Weird Tales March 1928Main genre: Supernatural HorrorLesser genres: Gothic, Psychological HorrorTo break a generational curse, Rose and her fiancé must weaponize a haunted melody to confront the vengeful ghost of her uncle in a final, melodic showdown.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Sunken Land by George W. BaylyFirst published in: Weird Tales May 1924Main genre: Environmental HorrorLesser genres: Survival HorrorTrapped in a gravity-defying tropical underworld, a group of Mounties must incinerate a sentient, man-eating forest before the ancient ecosystem devours them alive.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Double Horror: The House of Fear & The ClockBy Albert Seymour Graham & Arthur StyronFirst published in: Weird Tales March-June 1925Main genre: Psychological HorrorLesser genres: Gothic, Supernatural HorrorThe Clock: After a man smashes a family clock to escape his monotonous life, he spirials into madness upon discovering the destruction of the gears somehow triggered the simultaneous death of his guardian.The House of Fear: Driven by a frantic dread of monotony, a man smashes his family’s clock only to realize its silence signaled his guardian’s death, forcing a descent into madness as he discovers his rage was the literal instrument of her demise.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Phantom Billiards by Frank E. WalkerFirst published in: Weird Tales February 1926Main genre: Supernatural HorrorLesser genres: GothicHaunted by the spirits of two murdered brothers, Lord Aleys is driven to the brink of suicide until his wife confronts the ghosts of Hadley Hall to silence the past.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Hyena by Robert E. HowardFirst published in: Weird Tales March 1928Main genre: Folk HorrorLesser genres: Psychological HorrorAfter an American rancher’s distrust of a local fetish-man turns to terror, he must battle through the veldt to rescue his beloved from ritualistic warriors.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Isle Of Missing Ships by Seabury QuinnFirst published in: Weird Tales February 1926Main genre: Monster HorrorLesser genres: GothicShipwrecked on an island where a cannibalistic pirate lures ships to their doom, Dr. de Grandin and his companion must outwit the villain, poison his octopus guard, and escape before becoming his next meal.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

From the Pit by Adam Hull Shirk First published in: Weird Tales May 1927Main genre: Supernatural HorrorLesser genres: Gothic, Psychological HorrorAt a decaying mansion, Tom Rance must battle a hypnotic master and a demon to save his beloved from a supernatural curse born of a failed surgery. With only a pistol and magic, he has one night to break the spell.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Composite Brain by Robert CarrFirst published in: Weird Tales March 1925Main genre: Science Fiction HorrorLesser genres: Body Horror, Monster HorrorWhen a mad scientist attempts to harvest a rival’s brain for his telepathic hybrid, the victim turns the creature’s primal instincts against its maker in a fiery laboratory finale.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Triple Feature: The Sleepers, The Cats of Ulthar, EyesFirst published in: Weird Tales 1924 27 and 26Main genre: Supernatural HorrorLesser genres: Psychological Horror, Folk HorrorThe Sleepers Two passengers discover a Pullman car filled with sleeping figures who vanish near an old wreck site. The conductor reveals the car was rebuilt from the disaster’s wreckage, forcing the living to ride alongside the ghosts of the 77 victims.The Cats of Ulthar After a boy’s prayer, the feline spirits of Ulthar vanish and return to perform an ancient ritual around the cottage of a cat-killing couple. By dawn, only skeletons remain, prompting a new law: in Ulthar, no man may kill a cat.Eyes A medical student steals a skeleton for study, only to be haunted by the unblinking glass eyes of the skull. Though a report later confirms the eyes were inanimate, the psychological terror leaves his sanity permanently shattered.---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Man Who Thought He Was Dead by Granville S. HossFirst published in: Weird Tales May 1924Main genre: Psychological HorrorLesser genres: Supernatural Horror"Plato Goodsmith, haunted by a dream of a skeleton-headed specter prophesying his death, becomes convinced he is dying and enters a trance-like state. His body decays while his voice continues to declare his death, baffling doctors who witness the mind's power over matter.",---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

The Loved Dead by C. M. Eddy, JrFirst published in: Weird Tales May 1924Main genre: Psychological HorrorLesser genres: Gothic"A man’s obsession with death drives him into the undertaker’s trade, where his hunger for proximity to corpses spirals into crime and madness."---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Clarimonde by Théophile GautierFirst published in: Weird Tales February 1928Main genre: Religious HorrorLesser genres: Supernatural Horror, Monster Horror"A priest becomes obsessively entangled with Clarimonde, a mysterious woman whose supernatural allure shatters his vows, revealing her as a vampire who feeds on his blood. He lives a dual life of piety by day and forbidden passion by night, only to face spiritual ruin when he disinters her tomb. Her crumbling corpse leaves him with eternal regret for the love that damned his soul."---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

Guarded by Sewall Peaslee WrightFirst published in: Weird Tales Mrach 1927"main_subgenre": "Supernatural Horror""Joseph Morton, a reclusive neighbor, reveals he switched souls with his deceased brother, taking over his body to prevent his brother's evil ways. Every midnight, the brother's malevolent spirit takes control, transforming Morton into a terrifying figure. The narrator, now terrified, avoids the estate, haunted by the memory of the midnight metamorphosis.",---Production CreditsPrepared by: Sol Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.---Explore the ArchiveWe feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:Horror, Detective, Westerns, even SportsFind more genres here: [Patreon Collections] [Apple Podcasts Channel]Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [patreon.com/pulparchive/collections]---Support & LicensingThis is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [patreon.com/pulparchive].A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.

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