Nightshade Diary Podcast Series

Podcasts of classic stories of horror, mystery, science fiction and adventures, reminiscent of the pulp fiction magazine era which birthed the best writers in these genres
Narrated by M.P. Pellicer

Nightshade Diary Archives Narrated by M.P. Pellicer Can Be Found at Spreaker

A short horror story written by American author August Derleth, under the pseudonym of Stephen Grendon A gift from an unlikable relative is, in reality, anything but a gift.

The story is about a striving suburbanite who receives an unexpected invitation to participate in an annual hunt party hosted by the local marquis. Initially reluctant, he eventually accepts the invitation under pressure from friends, family, and colleagues. An invitation too good to pass up? Sometimes things are just not the way they appear.

Denying the existence of a ghostly world does not prevent them from wanting to intrude into your reality even without your permission. | Narrated by Marlene Pardo Pellicer

Some mysteries are best left unsolved, especially when it involves bringing a corpse back to life.

The Beast in the Cave is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, written when he was 14 years old and first published in 1918 in the amateur press journal The Vagrant. The story is set in Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and follows a man who becomes lost after separating from his guide. As his torchlight fades, he hears strange, non-human footsteps approaching and, in a moment of panic, throws a rock at the source of the sound, hitting and injuring an unknown creature.

There are dark things that devour humans slowly, leaving flesh and blood for the end, but in the meantime exacting a full surrender of their victim. The story is about a young English boy, Denis, who, while in France falls under the influence of a vampiric being, from the folklore of Auvergne and the misfortune that befalls him.

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