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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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10:23

The Crawling World. Episode 6: The Best Way Out, Is...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2025/02/14

The group makes its way through the tunnels underneath the mountain, towards the marshes of the Grey Grease. Wes and Lithee are isolated from the main group, and encounter strange phenomena. Garm goes to investigate. Huw, Ra and Asher share a story. Part 6 of a multi-part series. Cast 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 Spl...

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7:59

The Crawling World. Episode 5: The Pain of Awakening...

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2025/01/16

The pilgrims regroup to assess their situation, given the catastrophe that has befallen them. Asher begins to assert himself, and faultlines are revealed, but there are moments of bonding too. Will they make for the city and an uncertain future? Part 5 of a multi-part, weekly series.CastAndrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Roadhttps://andrewwinson.com/Thomas Barker as AthamasJesse D. Hill as Longarmdefunktknight@gmail.comEmily Morse-Lee as Wide-Eye@TheRealGChu.bsky.socialMelissa Carrington as S...

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7:21

The Crawling World. Episode 4: Trapped in the Dark

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2025/01/07

We rejoin the pilgrims in the aftermath of an attack by the Child of Iachtanabas. Trapped within the cave they fled to for safety, they set to in order to dig themselves out of trouble, literally. Huw enlists Wes and Lithee to search for the lost sleepers, and Garm entertains (in the loosest possible sense of the word) Ra with an old song.Part 4 of a multi-part, weekly series.CastAndrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Roadhttps://andrewwinson.com/Thomas Barker as AthamasJesse D. Hill as Longarmdefunktk...

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11:10

The Crawling World. Episode 3: A Parallel Narrative...

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2024/12/31

Our narrative swerves, temporarily, and we find ourselves under a merciless sun, atop shifting sands, in an unknown time and place. Connections to our main story, the sunken realm and its imperilled pilgrims, will become apparent in due course.Part 3 of a multi-part, weekly series.CastMatthew T. Patton as The Lead Excavatorhttps://whyp.it/users/36577/mtpattonAsha Lear as Digger 1 and 2https://www.castingcall.club/asha_learSammi Puffer as AssistantSammipuffs.bluesky.socialThomas Barker as Guar...

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6:48

The Crawling World. Episode 2: When the Spawn of Gods...

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2024/12/24

With no time to further understand the strange world he has been thrust into, the erstwhile sleeper and the small group that accompanies him flee for their lives. In the brief moments of respite during their flight, introductions are made.Part 2 of a multi-part, weekly series. CastAndrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Roadhttps://andrewwinson.com/Thomas Barker as AthamasJesse D. Hill as Longarmdefunktknight@gmail.comEmily Morse-Lee as Wide-Eye@TheRealGChu.bsky.socialMelissa Carrington as Split-Heel@me...

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5:39

The Crawling World. Episode 1: Eyes Open, Now

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/12/17

Behold, The Crawling World. A thickly huddled mass. Dark-hued, folded in on itself a thousand, nay ten thousand times over. From your vantage point beyond the veil, you can dimly make out vast oceans, a tumult of mountains honeycomb-riddled with caves, extending you suppose, down into the fused depths. Into this world is born Athamas. A sleeper, now awakened into a very dangerous reality indeed.Part 1 of a multi-part, weekly series.CastAndrew Winson as Fork-in-the-Roadhttps://andrewwinson.com...

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3:08

The Crawling World Post-Hallowe'en Update

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/11/07

The initial outline and story bible are coalescing, and we're in the process of recording the first arc of 10 episodes.I've assembled a wonderful cast for this epic tale:Hears-Whispers: Vestigial Virtue https://www.twitch.tv/vestigialvirtueFork-in-the-Road: Andrew Winson http://http//andrewwinson.comSplit-Heel: Melissa C https://melissacarrington.carrd.co/#resumeWide-Eyes: TheRealGChu https://www.castingcall.club/therealgchuPlus a few other characters, music, writing etc - Thomas Barker (that...

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1:52

The Crawling World. An original dark fantasy audio...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/10/18

A weekly serial audio drama, set in a chaotic abyssal plane, presided over by a mad demiurge. Yet, there is room for small sparks of light amidst the darkness.Initial outline and story bible are coalescing, and I've written the first 5 episodes. They will be short initially, but may grow.Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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91:32

Ep. 45 "Worms of the Earth" by Robert E. Howard |...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/09/05

Sword and Sorcery clashes with the Cthulhu Mythos in this thrilling tale of the Pictish king Bran Mak Morn, by Robert E. Howard (a contemporary and correspondant of HP Lovecraft and creator of Conan the Barbarian). In order to bring justice to one of his people, the warrior-king enlists an ancient foe.Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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29:03

Ep. 43 "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose...

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2024/08/26

This famous story (regarded by Kurt Vonnegut as the best short story in American literature) describes (in a style that today might be described as Lynchian) a moment in time. A man, condemned, and a dreamlike escape.Narrated by Thomas Barkerhttps://ko-fi.com/tuomasvaQueries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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69:18

Ep. 42 "Hell Screen" by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa |...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/08/26

Narrated by a (somewhat) impartial court observer, this reworking of a much older tale, concerns the obsessive artistry, and terrible downfall of the painter Yoshihide. First published in 1918 in serial form, the author is considered the father of the Japanese short story, and himself met a tragic end.Narrated by Thomas Barkerhttps://ko-fi.com/tuomasvaQueries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nG...

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32:34

Ep. 44 "The Shambler from the Stars" by Robert Bloch...

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2024/08/26

The first in a sequence of three stories (The Shambler from the Stars, The Haunter of the Dark and The Shadow from the Steeple), this gruesome narrative involves a burgeoning writer who, in the desire for occult knowledge, purchases a forbidding book: De Vermis Mysteriis.This tome has had quite the afterlife in subsequent fiction, appearing in many other stories by Bloch and Lovecraft, as well as (among many others) the opening title card of the 2004 movie Hellboy.This is my first reading of ...

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30:56

Ep. 41 "The Mezzotint" by M. R. James | Ghost Stories...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/07/28

It was a seemingly ordinary mezzotint*, unremarkable except for the unusually high price, and the half-missing attribution on the back. Until the changes began. For the curator of a university art museum, a most unexpected, and shocking series of events is about to unfold.This tale first appeared in James's first collection, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, in 1904.*a type of monochrome printQueries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.co...

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74:41

Ep. 40 "The Haunter of the Dark" by H. P Lovecraft |...

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2024/07/20

Robert Blake is a hunted man, only he does not know it yet.A young writer with an interest in the occult, Mr Blake becomes fascinated by a distant church, the spire of which he can see from his garrett window. A furtive exploration uncovers an ancient artifact, and seals his fate.The last written of H. P Lovecraft's stories (apart from a few collaborations), and is part of a sequence of three stories, the first and last of which are written by Robert Bloch (upon whom Blake is loosely based). ...

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17:59

Ep. 39 Writing 2 Sentence Horror Stories Using a Few...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/07/07

The Bad Idea grows legs! Or perhaps wings...In which I talk a bit about Inversion, Repetition and Paradox (with examples). Secondly, I read some of my crap attempts at writing short horror stories. Can you do better? I bet you can!My apologies to Gilbert Gottfried, Groucho Marx, Fox's Animation Domination lineup.The Philosophy of Horror: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/293103.The_Philosophy_of_HorrorThe Great Silence:https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983QJRAS..24..283B/abstractQueries, c...

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27:53

Ep. 38 "Wailing Well" by M. R. James | A Stable for...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/07/03

Warning! Tonal whiplash incoming. This delightful (and delightfully creepy) short story by master of the genre Montague Rhodes James is a sort-of Billy Bunter meets the contents of a Breugel the Elder painting. Hopefully that doesn't give too much away.First published in 1928, this was a joy to record; you can't beat the old English public-school grotesques.Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHAS...

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83:40

Ep. 37 "Pigeons from Hell" by Robert E. Howard |...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/06/21

An ancient evil festers in the heart of a small community, and though the original perpetrators may be gone, traces of their misdeeds linger on. Also, it's never a good idea to stay the night in a seemingly abandoned mansion, even if you are on holiday.Written in 1934, "Pigeons from Hell" is one of several regional horror stories by Howard set in the Piney Woods of the ArkLaTex region of the Deep South.Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https...

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16:16

Does This Scare You? Classic Horror and Weird...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/06/15

What scares you, and why? What scares me?For this episode, I wanted to do something different to my weekly serialisation, and open up the forum, to have a bit of a wee chat about why we love weird fiction. Who knows, maybe this'll become a 'thing'... Or maybe this was a Very Bad Idea.Supernatural Horror in Literature https://hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/essays/shil.aspxQueries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU...

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94:35

Ep. 35 "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. Part 3...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/06/07

In our final instalment of this perplexing and perturbing story, (see episode 34 for part two). Things reach a fever pitch at Bly manor with multiple manifestations, disappearances, and a possible breakdown. Of reality, or of sanity? You be the judge.Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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75:00

Ep. 34 "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. Part 2...

Tom"s Terror Trove ·

2024/05/31

Send us a Text Message.In part two (see episode 33 for part one), tension mounts, apparition encounters increase, and the governess at Bly begins to lose the plot.Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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