In "Ligeia," an unnamed narrator mourns the loss of his ethereal, otherworldly wife. When he finally marries again, his second wife becomes ill and things take a mysterious turn which challenges the boundaries between life, death and love.
Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.
Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley
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43:47
Between the Lights, by E.F. Benson
A group of friends gather around the fireside on Christmas Eve to hear their host relate the story of a most frightening experience which began for him a year ago to the very day.
Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.
Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley
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28:45
Opening the Door, by Arthur Machen
When he is sent to interview a retired clergyman whose predictions has recently gained a certain notoriety, a newspaper reporter hears the tale of a most strange and unusual series of events which seem to have no rational explanation.
Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.
Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley
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31:06
Pickman’s Model, by H.P. Lovecraft
When a talented but shunned artist's friend is brought to visit his studio in an old part of town, the paintings he finds there reveal terrifying subject matter that may be based in more than just imagination.
Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.
Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley
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The Tractate Middoth, by M.R. James
When a young librarian is tasked with retrieving a certain old book, he finds himself entangled in a family feud where a forbidding secret of the past refuses to stay buried.
Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.
Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley
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