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Announcing the release of the book containing all fifteen Elgin Barrett stories. Now available on Amazon. Do you face your fears or do you flinch?

Ben Godfrey has sat in the squalid dispensary of his old chemist shop for longer than he cares to remember, with the same thoughts going round and round in his head. He is surrounded by chaos. It has been years since he last served a customer. How on earth did he end up like this? A tale of existential dread, performed by Elgin Barrett.

Elgin is taking a break over the festive period, but this is a reminder of our Christmas ghost story from Season One which is still available on all the usual podcast apps.

A life-long ex-pat returns to the UK for a brief visit after an absence of many years. But almost immediately she senses something is not quite right. She starts to think she is being followed, although not in quite the normal way… A tale of a terror that comes for us all, performed by Charlotte Strevens.

A taster for the next story in the season, which will be out on Tuesday November 23.

The media called him: “The Doctor of Depravity”, “The Fiend of the Fens”. But Dr Timothy Mayfield begs to disagree. This is his own account of the horrifying events that led to his tragic demise. A story from the psychedelic 1970s, told in two parts and performed by Elgin Barrett.

The second and final part of the terrifying tale of Dr Timothy Mayfield. Villain or victim? Naïve fool or toxic failure? You decide. Performed by Elgin Barrett.

A quick preview of our next story which is told in two parts, with both parts to be released on Tuesday November 9.

Abigail is a waitress who is sent to serve high tea on Halloween in a grand house above a seaside town. There, she meets a mysterious wheelchair-bound recluse who becomes convinced that she is the one-in-a-million who has the gift he so desperately needs. A tale of possession, undying love and the terror of what lies beyond. Performed by Katie Cotterell.

A brief taster for our spine-chilling Halloween story, which will be out on Tuesday October 26.