The Devil's Vault

In the quiet halls of an English home, two boys share everything: games, secrets… and something far darker. What begins as innocent mischief soon twists into cruelty, and cruelty into something unthinkable. Before Dracula, Bram Stoker penned this disturbing tale of childhood gone wrong, of friendship warped by violence and the terrible consequences that follow. This is ‘The Dualists’, one of the most gruesome horror stories I’ve ever read.Welcome to The Devil's Vault.Please join me as I wander through The Devil's Vault, where I keep my favourite horror stories. My name is Blake Milton, author of the Gothic novel Seance. In this podcast, I will read you a classic horror story every last day of the month.For more information about this podcast and my gothic thrillers, please visit blakemilton.co.uk. Don't forget to subscribe and feel free to get in touch. Perhaps you have a suggestion or a story you'd like to hear. Anything is possible in The Devil’s Vault.Seance About Blake Milton Mentioned in this episode:Trailer Blake Milton's SeanceTrailer for Blake Milton's Gothic Novel 'Seance'.Seance

A confused mind. An eye like that of a vulture. A gruesome crime and the beating of a dead heart. An unbearably suspenseful story in which the line between reality and madness blurs. This is 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe, the American master of the macabre, who lived in the nineteenth century but whose work still captures the imagination today. Welcome to The Devil's Vault.Please join me as I wander through the devil's vault, where I keep my favourite horror stories. My name is Blake Milton, author of the Gothic novel Séance. In this podcast, I will read you a classic horror story every last day of the month.For more information about this podcast and my gothic thrillers, please visit blakemilton.co.uk. Don't forget to subscribe and feel free to get in touch. Perhaps you have a suggestion or a story you'd like to hear. Anything is possible in The Devil’s Vault.Seance About Blake Milton Mentioned in this episode:Trailer Blake Milton's SeanceTrailer for Blake Milton's Gothic Novel 'Seance'.Seance

Deep in a lonely railway cutting, beneath the shadow of a looming tunnel, a signalman keeps his silent watch. His post is one of duty—and dread. For every time the bell tolls without reason… death seems to follow. This is Charles Dickens’s 'The Signal-Man'. A haunting tale of isolation, fate, and the thin veil between the living and the supernatural.Welcome to The Devil's Vault.Please join me as I wander through The Devil's Vault, where I keep my favourite horror stories. My name is Blake Milton, author of the Gothic novel Séance. In this podcast, I will read you a classic horror story every last day of the month.For more information about this podcast and my gothic thrillers, please visit blakemilton.co.uk. Don't forget to subscribe and feel free to get in touch. Perhaps you have a suggestion or a story you'd like to hear. Anything is possible in The Devil’s Vault.Seance About Blake Milton Mentioned in this episode:Trailer Blake Milton's SeanceTrailer for Blake Milton's Gothic Novel 'Seance'.Seance

High in the mist-shrouded peaks of Germany’s Harz Mountains, legends whisper of a creature that stalks the snow—white as death, and twice as merciless. It comes when the moon is full… when the forest holds its breath… when man’s cruelty calls something darker from the wild. Tonight, we unravel one of the chilling gems of Gothic fiction.This is ‘The White Wolf of the Harz Mountains’ by Captain Frederick Marryat. A short story originally published in his legendary novel The Phantom Ship, about the Flying Dutchman. Please join me as I wander through The Devil's Vault, where I keep my favourite horror stories. My name is Blake Milton, author of the Gothic novel Seance. In this podcast, I will read you a classic horror story every last day of the month.For more information about this podcast and my gothic thrillers, please visit blakemilton.co.uk. Don't forget to subscribe, and please don't hesitate to get in touch. Perhaps you have a suggestion or a story you'd like to hear. Anything is possible in the Devil’s Vault.Seance About Blake Milton Mentioned in this episode:Trailer Blake Milton's SeanceTrailer for Blake Milton's Gothic Novel 'Seance'.Seance

 Tonight, we travel back to the 19th century… to a quiet German town where curiosity takes a dark turn. In a courtyard stands an ancient instrument of death—a medieval iron maiden—its cruel jaws long closed. But when an innocent act leads to tragedy, those jaws may not stay shut for long. Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, spins a tale of horror not born from vampires… but from guilt, grief, and the merciless hunger of revenge. This is 'The Squaw' by Bram Stoker.Please join me as I wander through The Devil's Vault, where I keep my favourite horror stories. My name is Blake Milton, author of the Gothic novel Seance. In this podcast, I will read you a classic horror story every last day of the month.For more information about this podcast and my gothic thrillers, please visit blakemilton.co.uk. Don't forget to subscribe and feel free to get in touch.Seance Mentioned in this episode:Trailer Blake Milton's SeanceTrailer for Blake Milton's Gothic Novel 'Seance'.Seance

Please join me as I wander through The Devil's Vault, where I keep my favourite horror stories. My name is Blake Milton, author of the Gothic novel Seance. In this podcast, I will read to you a classic horror story on the last day of every month.For more information about this podcast and my gothic thrillers, please visit blakemilton.co.uk. Don't forget to subscribe, and please don't hesitate to get in touch. Perhaps you have a suggestion or a story you'd like to hear. Anything is possible in The Devil's Vault. The first episode premieres on November 30 at midnight.