Episode 9: Dickon the Devil

Dickon the Devil By J. Sheridan Le Fanu A lawyer is sent to an isolated estate in Lancashire called Barwyke Hall to help divide the property between two elderly sisters who have inherited it. He had heard rumors in his boyhood about the estate, and is curious to learn more of its haunted past. Hosted overnight at the dilapidated mansion by the property’s genial caretaker, he soon experiences a number of deeply unsettling events and gradually learns the truth behind its strange and sinister reputation. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com  If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts  

No Living Voice By Thomas Street Millington During a lull in conversation during a dinner party, a guest is overheard discussing a supernatural occurrence he’d experienced some years earlier while traveling in Italy. At the insistence of the hostess, the man is persuaded to recall in detail the strange encounter of his past and the unearthly voice that still haunts his present. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com  If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts  

The Thing in the Upper Room By Arthur Morrison Attwater, a poor, struggling English artist living in Paris, opts to rent a cheap apartment despite its haunted reputation. The room had remained unoccupied for years due to its grim history, but Attwater convinces himself that it is mere superstition that lies behind its notoriety. But as ghastly nightmares and an inexplicable feeling of exhaustion begin to take their toll, he realizes the source of the room’s ill repute may lie in more than just idle talk. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts

Number Ninety By B.M. Croker At a Christmas dinner party where a discussion of ghosts has taken prominence, one particularly skeptical guest, John Hollyoak, brazenly ridicules the idea of haunted houses and boasts that he would happily spend a night in one. The party’s host takes up the man’s challenge and arranges for him to stay at a local haunted house of “desperate reputation,” known only to us as…Number Ninety. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts  

Number 17 By Edith Nesbit In the lounge of their hotel, a group of traveling salesmen relax around the fire after dinner, where the conversation has turned toward the subject of ghosts. When one particularly savvy guest relates his own personal and quite gruesome experience with the supernatural, his fellow travelers’ growing unease is soon turned upside down by its shocking conclusion. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts

The Shadow in the Corner By Mary Elizabeth Braddon When Michael Bascom, a reclusive scholar of scientific research, is informed by his man servant of the need to hire additional domestic help, a recently orphaned young girl, Maria, is procured to fill the role. But Maria, unaware of the dark and disturbing lore surrounding the old house, soon begins to fall prey to its insidious influence. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts Note: Contains references to suicide.

The Old House in Vauxhall Walk By Charlotte Riddell After a bitter argument with his father, a young man, homeless and penniless, wanders aimlessly through the dark, rainy streets of London. He is offered shelter for the night in an old, abandoned house by a former family servant, and while there, he experiences harrowing supernatural visions that reveal the story of a miserly old hag who was murdered for her hidden fortune. Determined to uncover the truth behind these dark hallucinations, he embarks upon a dangerous and life-changing quest. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts  

The Terrible Old Man By H.P. Lovecraft Three robbers plan to break into the house of a reclusive, eccentric old man to steal his reputed stash of Spanish gold and silver. They soon discover, however, that their frail intended victim is in possession of much more than a hoard of treasure. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts  

The Empty House By Algernon Blackwood A young man accepts an invitation from his intrepid aunt to explore a notorious old house where, a century ago, a servant girl was murdered by her jealous suitor. But as the two of them make their way through its dark, empty rooms, their adventure soon becomes a battle for their own sanity as the forces of evil around them begin to close in. Find out more at our website: http://www.thehauntingspodcast.com If you'd like us to continue producing episodes in this series, please consider becoming a sustainer by joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/mindseyepodcasts or at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts  

Welcome to Victorian Gothic: The Hauntings, an anthology of classic Victorian horror stories as you've never heard them before. Become immersed into their spine-chilling, eerie worlds through the use of spatial and binaural sound design, placing you directly in the ghostly heart of things. Not simply narrated, these episodes bring all of the action and characters to life in an unnerving three-dimensional environment. Headphones are strongly recommended. Coming this fall - subscribe now! Find out more at www.thehauntingspodcast.com  If you'd like to support the show, please consider joining our Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/cw/mindseyepodcasts or visiting our Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mindseyepodcasts