Nicholas Murchie and Lucy Robinson read from a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry by the Rev Richard Barham, first published in book form in 1840
A tale of black magic set in the depths of Romney Marsh, as a young woman is tormented by two men bent on exploring the dark arts.
DetailsContinuing a tale of black magic set in the depths of Romney Marsh, as a young woman is tormented by two men bent on exploring the dark arts.
DetailsA grisly and comic poetic tale concerning a local Bluebeard, intent on causing havoc wherever he roams. Read by Nicholas Murchie and Lucy Robinson.
DetailsIs it possible for a wig to be possessed? And can it, in turn, possess a person foolish enough to wear it? Read by Nicholas Murchie and Lucy Robinson.
DetailsA part-comic, part-terrifying poetic portrayal of baked meat and bloody murder, as a housekeeper takes a certain dislike of her master's houseguest.
DetailsA distraught husband sits at the foot of his dying wife's bed, and considers who he might marry next. Read by Nicholas Murchie and Lucy Robinson.
DetailsAn avaricious woman, bored with her tedious husband, plots with her doctor to get rid of her spouse. But it seems that more than normal medication is to be employed.
DetailsAn avaricious woman, bored with her tedious husband, plots with her doctor to rid herself of her spouse. But it seems that more than normal medication is to be employed.
DetailsThe strange tale of a trouser-stealing ghost. Why the unsatiable appetite for pantaloons, and where are they being taken? Read by Nicholas Murchie and Lucy Robinson.
DetailsThe strange tale of a trouser-stealing ghost continued. Why the unsatiable appetite for pantaloons, and where are they being taken?
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