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Tom"s Terror Trove

Hello, and welcome to Tom"s Terror Trove, a podcast currently disgorging The Crawling World, an original dark fantasy/sci fi, full cast audiodrama. I also narrate classics and little-known gems of horror fiction: Mid 19th - early 20th century a speciality.New episodes every Friday, 9am NZ Time.I’m Thomas, a voice-actor (+ an occasional writer and musician), and I’m delighted to have you join me for tonight"s episode.If you"d like to buy me a ko-fi, I have a page for that!ko-fi.com/tuomasva

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28:30

"The Dark" by Arch Oboler | Hallowe'en Special |...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/11/01

Two unsuspecting ambulance attendants get far, FAR more than they bargained for, in this disgusting story from 1938. Running from 1934 to 1947, Lights Out was an old-time radio program devoted to stories of horror and the supernatural. Created by Wyllis Cooper, later in the run it was helmed by the brilliant (and eccentric) Arch Oboler. I was spoilt for choice in picking an episode to recreate (it came down to this one and Chicken Heart). Unlike usual episodes of Tom's Terror Trove, this Hal...

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41:30

"The Brain-Eaters" by Frank Belknap Long | Dark...

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2025/10/25

We are once again adrift on dark and inhospitable waters this week, as, arriving hot on the heels of ferocious storms in New Zealand, Tom's Terror Trove is proud to present this newly-recorded version of The Brain-Eaters, from 1932. The title gives perhaps a scintilla of a clue as to the contents of the story. Good gross-out pulpweirdfiction stuff. Eat up! Narrated by Thomas Barker If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously gratef...

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42:27

"The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson | A...

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2025/10/16

Tonight, Tom's Terror Trove returns to one of the most original minds in Weird Fiction, the pioneering William Hope Hodgson. The Voice in the Night concerns a lonely ship in the middle of the Pacific, and a grotesque interlocutor with a horrifying story to tell. B O D Y H O R R O R Narrated by Thomas Barker If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/...

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87:26

"Mr Justice Harbottle" by J. S. Le Fanu | Last Gasp...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/10/09

A tale of debauchery, depravity, and pestiferous perukes! E F Benson (whose "The Thing in the Hall" I recorded in May 2024) said of Le Fanu, that his “best work is of the first rank, while as a 'flesh-creeper' he is unrivalled. No one else has so sure a touch in mixing the mysterious atmosphere in which horror darkly breeds". I think that is certainly true of tonight’s story. There are some grotesquely comical elements to it, fitting for a narrative that takes place in the 18th century. I can...

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35:54

Double Feature 2: The Three Marked Pennies, by Mary...

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2025/10/02

Antithetical in life, in death I can make these authors share equal billing, muhahahaha! Ahem. Tonight, Tom's Terror Trove is proud to present a story of a sadistic contest that grips a quiet southern town, PLUS a quickie about the mysterious (and potentially sinister, if wronged) ways of felines. Listen, if you care - I mean, dare! Narrated by Thomas Barker If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and music licensing, I'd be enormously grateful. https://ko-fi.com/ttt...

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63:27

"The Lovely House" by Shirley Jackson | Existential...

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2025/09/25

Renowned author of mystery and gothic horror Shirley Jackson weaves a dreamlike tale of doublings, echoes, and (in the words of ST Joshi) "exemplifies the 'quiet weird tale' at its pinnacle". Published in 1950, the story follows Margaret who visits her friend Carla's country estate for the holidays. Will she ever leave? Has she always been there? Narrated by Thomas Barker If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and music licensing, I'd be enormously grateful. https:/...

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53:37

"The Human Chair" by Edogawa Ranpo | Monogatari Macabre

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2025/09/18

We return to the Land of the Rising Sun this week, for a tale in which no overt harm is ever done, nor threatened. Yet this might (by certain metrics) be one of the grossest stories I've had the distinct pleasure to record. An eminent writer receives an unsolicited manuscript, in which is contained a perverse narrative confession written by a disturbed chairmaker. Transgressions ahoy. Narrated by Thomas Barker If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and music licensi...

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15:32

The Crawling World. Episode 9: The Swamp and the Storm

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2025/09/16

As secrets and lies threaten to break apart the pilgrimage during their trek through the treacherous mire of The Grey Grease, a danger they thought they had escaped emerges from the clouds. Can Huw deploy what little magic he possesses to protect the group? Part 9 of a multi-part series. Andrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Road https://andrewwinson.com/Thomas Barker as Athamas www.thomasva.comJesse D. Hill as Longarm defunktknight@gmail.comEmily Morse-Lee as Wide-Eye @TheRealGChu.bsky.socialMelissa ...

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42:50

"The Unspeakable Betrothal" by Robert Bloch | A Tale...

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2025/09/04

What if the otherworldly entities of the Cthulhu Mythos aren’t truly evil or malevolent, what if they are simply alien in the most profound sense of the word? This story from 1949 about a dreamy young woman named Avis Long, maintains an almost romantic, sensuous quality (at least - I think so!), right up until its horrifying conclusion. Listen out for the breaking into reality of creatures from Yuggoth and elsewhere. Pleasant dreams. Er - screams. Narrated by Thomas Barker If you'd like to c...

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27:17

"The Vanderlark" by Margaret St. Clair | In Space, No...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/08/28

Deep space. Two jumpy chancers. And the aching, endless hunger of the void. The Vanderlark was published in 1952, and written by prolific speculative fiction author Margaret St. Clair. It's the first 'pure' sci fi story for TTT. Rejoice! The name may stem from the Vrykolakas, a vampire of sorts from Greek folklore. You'll see why. Narrated by Thomas Barker If you'd like to buy me a ko-fi, I have a page for that! ko-fi.com/tuomasva Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch...

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62:31

"Lazarus" by Leonid Andreyev | Existential Dread

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2025/08/21

Published in 1906, this lush, vivid and grim story paints a picture of the post-resurrection life of Lazarus not as a miracle to be celebrated, but an abomination to be abhorred. The author, Leonid Andreyev, lived from 1871 to 1919, and the rich vein of Expressionism that runs through his novels, plays and short stories proved highly influential. Authors such as H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, who read Andreyev in translation in the 1920's, spoke favourably of his work. Hold on to your ...

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Tom's Terror Trove Trailer

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/08/15

Hello, and welcome to Tom's Terror Trove, a podcast currently disgorging The Crawling World, an original dark fantasy/sci fi, full cast audiodrama. I also narrate classics and little-known gems of horror fiction: Mid 19th - early 20th century a speciality. New episodes every Friday, 9am NZ Time. I’m Thomas, a voice-actor (+ an occasional writer and musician), and I’m delighted to have you join me for tonight's episode. If you'd like to buy me a ko-fi, I have a page for that! ko-fi.com/tuom...

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43:54

"Pickman's Model" by H. P. Lovecraft | Dark Corners...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/08/14

The madness and monstrosity lay in the figures in the foreground—for Pickman’s morbid art was preëminently one of daemoniac portraiture. In this classic short story by H. P. Lovecraft, the narrator, Thurber, describes his encounter with the reclusive painter of the story's title, and comes to a dreadful conclusion about the inspiration behind his creations. "Pickman's Model" was written in September 1926 and first published in the October 1927 issue of Weird Tales. Narrated by Thomas Barker I...

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80:52

"Out of the Deep" by Walter de la Mare | Last Gasp of...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/08/07

Walter John de la Mare (25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was a prolific writer of fiction, and a crafter of finely tuned psychological horror. Lumping this particular story in with the 'gothic' subgenre is a little crude, but it shares a fair some features with The Turn of the Screw, so if you enjoyed my reading of that legendary novella, you'll likely appreciate this. Then again, I don't think Henry James had much of a sense of humour. De la Mare on the other hand... Out of the deep features an...

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13:09

The Crawling World. Episode 8: Frying Pan, Fire

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2025/08/01

Wes, Lithee and Garm contend with a monstrous interloper, as the pilgrims near the end of their journey through the mountain. Their troubles are far from over, as they now face the vast, fetid swampland of The Grey Grease. Part 8 of a multi-part series. Andrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Road https://andrewwinson.com/Thomas Barker as AthamasJesse D. Hill as Longarm defunktknight@gmail.comEmily Morse-Lee as Wide-Eye @TheRealGChu.bsky.socialMelissa Carrington as Split-Heel @melissac-va.bsky.socialVir...

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48:32

"The Judge's House" by Bram Stoker | Last Gasp of the...

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2025/07/16

In this story: RATS! Seeking solitude in which to study mathematics for his upcoming tripos (it's a Cambridge university thing), a fresh-faced undergraduate takes lodgings at an ill-omened country house. Could this possibly end well? No. No it could not. Narrated by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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45:20

Double Feature! The Outsider, by H. P. Lovecraft &...

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2025/07/09

Have you ever been out in the cold, yearning for the warmth of a crackling fire, and the company of kind humans? Well, tonight's double-feature will satisfy that unnatural yearning, as both tales concern the subject of companionship, although each with wildly different, and terrifying results... Narrated by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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128:03

"Inferno" by Dante Alighieri (translated by A. S....

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2025/07/02

The descent continues. Through fire, into ice. The deep, dark hell of frozen shades recount their heinous acts to our narrator and his spectral guide. The kaleidoscopic imagery and boundless, morbid imagination of Dante Alighieri is fully on display in this new translation, with each soul given their own distinct voice and characterisation by the narrator. Abandon all hope, but enjoy the ride! Narrated by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episod...

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125:54

"Inferno" by Dante Alighieri (translated by A. S....

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/06/06

ABANDON ALL HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE. Narrated by Thomas Barker Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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16:27

The Crawling World. Episode 7: A Light from the East,...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/03/08

Another temporary shift. Away from the pilgrims and their murky problems, to a lighter sphere, at least at first glance. A place of grand palaces and ancient lineages. The roots of nobility are buried deep in this plane, but long rotted, and fit only for kindling. How, and when, will all these stories converge? The echoes are increasing. Part 7 of a multi-part series. Cast Steven Courtney as A Sibyl Stevencourtneyvo.carrd.coGabi King as The One-Eyed Servant https://x.com/gabikingmusicThomas B...

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