Caledonian Gothic

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Episodes

Knifepoint Horror's "staircase"

Continuing this small series of lockdown readings, gathering some of our favourite horror/weird tales, is this wee beastie from Knifepoint Horror, written by Soren Narnia. There will probably be one more story before returning to the writing dungeon, where Season 2 is slowly bubbling in cauldrons and plague pits. If you have any particular requests, please tag us with them on social media (or whisper them to a dead wasp). Stay weird, stay home. Ax...

May 15, 2020•25 min

Franz Kafka's In The Penal Colony

Stay at home, stay weird. Continuing this small isolation run of some of our favourite horror/weird tales, we are pleased to present In The Penal Colony, from the Cockroach King himself, Franz Kafka, originally written in 1919. Content Warning: detailed descriptions of torture. Uses the public domain translation by Ian Johnston: http://web.archive.org/web/20041204170925/http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/kafka/inthepenalcolony.htm...

Apr 12, 2020•1 hr 4 min

HP Lovecraft's The Music of Erich Zann

The first of a few Isolation Tales to keep you entertained while shackled in your dank dungeons. First, one I have been been meaning to do for ages, and my favourite slice of cosmic horror, The Music of Erich Zann by HP Lovecraft.

Mar 30, 2020•20 min

EPILOGUE: Bells (KNIFEPOINT HORROR cover)

A story of bells ringing in the snow, written by Soren Narnia.

Feb 10, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Into the Mouth as Meat

In which a pantry is raided, a photocopier is fixed, and a tape is recorded.

Feb 03, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 8

To Sail Spiral Seas

It's a beautiful day, so we go to the beach and try to get you out of that rut...

Jan 20, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Through a Gristle Door

In which a dream is had, a door is found, and a hiding place discovered.

Jan 06, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6

INTERLUDE: AUTHOR'S NOTE (live at The Stage Hotel)

In which a holiday is taken, answers are found, and a gift is given; an origin story. Recorded live on location at The Stage Hotel, Nottingham

Dec 23, 2018•19 min•Season 1Ep. 5

A Brine for War

In which a festival is celebrated, a thirst is quenched, and a road trip goes on too long.

Dec 09, 2018•19 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Reap a Harvest Black

In which tea is made, a splinter is suffered, and ice cream is purchased. -- Contains samples of "Circus Freak" and "Rusty Wheel" by Tim Kahn released under Creative Commons Attribution License from freesound.org

Nov 25, 2018•19 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Of Shadow & Spin

There are secret places that you pass every day. It is time for one of them to open...

Nov 11, 2018•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2

TO BRING FORTH DECEPTIONS OF THE EARS; or, A RITUAL FOR SUMMONING A PODCAST SERIES

TO BRING FORTH DECEPTIONS OF THE EARS; or, A RITUAL FOR SUMMONING A PODCAST SERIES Sounds & Text: Ali Maloney Theme tune: David Devereux (Tin Can Audio) Logo: Calum MacAskill Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International ---- Contains a sample of 'Endless Fummes from the Wormhole" by DID licensed under an Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike License.

Oct 28, 2018•6 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Coming soon....

There are rituals about to unravel... True stories of Scottish magic unfold after eight children are found in a mysterious lodge. Will you unlock their secrets before it is too late? --- After a long, convoluted history that will perhaps be told one day, CALEDONIAN GOTHIC begins on 28 October 2018. It is a very different beast to how it started life — but that is what happens to organic beings, they grow and mutate. This is a beast we have nurtured and fed and we are very excited for it to be un...

Oct 13, 2018•35 sec

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