The Haunted Palace: Ghostly Tales

It‘s the Western world‘s first recorded account of a haunted house, and it proves that even the most logical men can be thrown by the appearance of the supernatural.

From Greek-Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn comes the Japanese story of a blind priest with a talent for music. When a mysterious samurai asks him to perform for a high-ranking noble, the priest is eager to accept...and unwittingly falls into a supernatural trap.

From Spanish Romantic author Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, this is the 1862 tale of a murderous musician who believes his key to salvation lies within the ruins of a church haunted by a ghostly choir.

In this American tale by Mary Wilkins Freeman, a teacher visits the home of her niece and begins to suspect that the girl‘s domineering stepmother is hiding a deadly secret.

After leaving the home of a peculiar scientist, James Murray is accompanied by the scientist‘s servant to catch a mail coach that will take him home. As the two men travel through the snowy moors to meet the coach, they make a strange and sinister discovery.

When a young man becomes lost in a blizzard during a hunting trip, he finds shelter in the home of a reclusive scientist whose supernatural beliefs make for unsettling conversation.

Based on an Indian folktale recorded by the Reverend Lal Behari Dey, this tale follows a husband whose domestically challenged bride turns into the perfect housewife... at a demonic cost.

Inspired by writer Robert Hunt‘s telling of a classic folktale, this is the story of a lovelorn woman who is taken on a terrifying horseback ride by a spectral vision of her long-lost beau.

One of famous English horror writer M.R. James‘ most classic tales, A School Story follows a teenage boy in boarding school as he slowly becomes aware of a dark presence that‘s stalking his Latin teacher.

Based on a tale by 19th century author Edith Nesbit, this is the story of a lovesick man who would do anything to marry the woman of his dreams... dead or alive.

When Annie spends the summer at her Aunt Mary‘s home in St. Rules, she becomes transfixed by the window across the way. Every time she looks at it, it reveals something new. But is any of it real?

From the early 20th century author Algernon Blackwood comes a chilling story of how an innocent mistake subjected a young man to an otherworldly encounter.

Starting October 1st, The Night Shift Podcasts Network is summoning the scariest ghost stories ever imagined. Join Alastair Murden as he resurrects fictions from all over the world, bringing to life a new heart-racing tale every Thursday. These stories may not be real-- but that doesn't make them any less spine-chilling. New episodes air every week on Thursday. Listen to Haunted Palaces: Ghostly Tales free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!