Join Tony as we explore Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s classic short story, ‘The House & The Brain’. This captivating tale, first published in 1859, follows a narrator as he investigates the strange occurrences in a haunted house. The story is notable for its suspenseful atmosphere, its examination of the power of the human mind, and its timeless…
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman This was the first ever story I read out on the Classic Ghost Stories Podcast. Here’s a link to my reading on YouTube But if you want to read along, here’s the text: It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls…
The Dead by James Joyce Summary and Analysis About James Joyce Joyce was born in 1882 to a middle class family in Rathgar, a suburb of Dublin. He was Catholic by heritage and upbringing and did well academically at the Jesuit run Belvedere College and at University College Dublin. In 1904, (aged 24), he met…
Harry by Rosemary Timperley Thank you to Steve Cuff for suggesting I read this story. Rosemary Timperley was born in 1920 in North London and died in November 1988. Her father was an architect and her mother a teacher. Timperley went to her local girls school and became a teacher herself. She taught English and…
Telephone Calls From The Dead Apparently, the dead are always reaching out to us. They move your fingers around the Ouija Board, they rap on your tables, and they even call you on your telephone. To me, the weirdest of these communication methods are telephone calls from the dead. I know some readers will be tutting…
Angela Carter’s The Company of Wolves Analysis The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter is a short story from her collection The Bloody Chamber published in 1979 that was made into the 1984 film called, surprisingly, The Company of Wolves, by Neil Jordan and starring, amongst others, Angela Lansbury. In summary, the story is a…
Taig O’Kane and The Corpse Written by Douglas Hyde This story is also known as Tadhg O’Kane or Ó Catháin. An Irish ghost story, or perhaps an Irish fairy story, where a wastrel boy compromises the reputation of a local girl and when he goes out on the road to think, he meets a party…
The Crowd by Ray Bradbury Spoiler Alert! I summarise the story below. If you want to listen to it first, click the button: Background to The Crowd by Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury was visiting Eddie Barrera in 1935 at his home on Washington Boulevard when they heard a loud crash. The men sprinted outside and discovered…
The Seven Scariest Ghost Stories Ever Written Ghost stories for Halloween have to be the best ghost stories you can get, and these seven ghost stories are possibly the most creepy every written. Just click through to listen to seven spine-tingling, spine-chilling terrifying tales by the masters of horror. Click below to hear the scariest…
Five Terrifying tales by tony walker Tony Walker has written and chosen five spooky stories for Halloween (or any other time of the year you feel like getting scared). These are links to the YouTube channel for The Classic Ghost Stories Podcast. These are, in my opinion, my five most terrifying tales, and based on…
