Classic Ghost Stories
Hosted by Tony Walker · Tony Walker
4.9from 1,790 ratings
- 400
- Episodes
- 148
- Transcribed
- 1,790
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 13M
- YouTube views
About Classic Ghost Stories
A weekly fiction podcast bringing you classic ghost stories, horror stories, and weird tales in audio form. Most episodes feature classic stories from the masters of the supernatural: cosy Edwardian ghost stories (E. F. Benson, Walter de la Mare), Victorian supernatural mysteries (M. R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens), and 20th‑century Weird Tales (Robert Aickman, Fritz Leiber, Clark Ashton Smith, H. P. Lovecraft), wandering from the Gothic to the Odd, even to the Literary, and back again. Occasionally, we feature living authors – but the majority are dead. Some, perhaps, are undead. Each story is followed by Tony’s commentary on the tale, its author, themes, and literary context – which can be especially useful for students and anyone curious about the history of ghost stories.
- Publisher
- Tony Walker
- Category
- fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
148 of 400 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Novel of the Black Seal by Arthur Machen: classic ghost stories audio
31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Whisperer in Darkness by H P Lovecraft
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The House of Sounds by M. P. Shiel | Classic Ghost Stories | Edwardian Weird Fiction
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 12,884,751
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 585 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,205 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 74
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
Contact Classic Ghost Stories
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- Does not typically book guests
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Questions about Classic Ghost Stories
Who hosts Classic Ghost Stories?
Tony Walker host the show. Published by Tony Walker.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Classic Ghost Stories take guests?
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