The true weird tale has something more than secret murder, bloody bones, or a sheeted form clanking chains according to rule. A certain atmosphere of breathless and unexplainable dread of outer, unknown forces must be present; and there must be a hint, expressed with a seriousness and portentousness becoming its subject, of that most terrible conception of the human brain—a malign and particular suspension or defeat of those fixed laws of Nature which are our only safeguard against the assaults of chaos and the daemons of unplumbed space.
--Hp Lovecraft on Weird Horror
This genre of horror first appeared in early twentieth-century pulp magazines such as Weird Tales and Strange Tales. Writers including Seabury Quinn, William Hope Hodgson, M. R. James, Clark Ashton Smith, and H. P. Lovecraft pioneered its techniques, themes, and narrative structures, many of which continue to influence horror and speculative fiction today.
Weird Horror Podcast restores and presents these long-neglected works through careful narration and preservation-focused production. The podcast aims to recover stories scattered across defunct magazines and fragile archives, making them accessible to modern listeners while maintaining their original tone, structure, and historical character.
This podcast is part of a broader preservation project, Pulp Archive, dedicated to documenting, restoring, and maintaining Pulp Fiction.
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The Soul Mark by H. C. Wire [Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]
The Soul Mark
by H C Wire
[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]
First published in: Weird Tales 1924-05-06-07
Main genre: Supernatural Horror
Lesser genres: Folk Horror, Psychological Horror
A man’s inheritance of a pouch crafted from ritual skin becomes a living nightmare as a rancid odor and a spectral face signal the arrival of a vengeful soul, turning his isolated home into a crucible of paranoia and hallucinations.
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Production Credits
Prepared by: Sol
Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator
⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.
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We feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:
Horror, Detective, Westerns, even Sports
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Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [ (https://patreon.com/pulparchive/collections)patreon.com/pulparchive/collections] (https://patreon.com/pulparchive/collections])
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Support & Licensing
This is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [ (https://patreon.com/pulparchive)patreon.com/pulparchive] (https://patreon.com/pulparchive]). (https://patreon.com/pulparchive].)
A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.
4 Mar 2026
Double Feature: An Arc of Direction & The House, the Light and the Man [Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]
Double Feature: An Arc of Direction & The House, the Light and the Man
[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]
First published in: Weird Tales 1925-06
Main genre: Psychological Horror
Lesser genres: Supernatural Horror, Gothic
The House, the Light and the Man by Gordon Philip England: Gibson Jenkins, a man already prone to fear, is pushed over the edge when a fall in a department store traps him in a room full of coffins with a "specter" that turns out to be a very literal, flesh-and-blood thief.
An Arc of Direction by Junius B. Smith: A man’s attempt to hide from a prophecy of his own hanging nearly ends in a freak tragedy when a sudden tire blowout sends him tumbling into a tangle of vines that tighten into an eerily accurate, literal noose.
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Production Credits
Prepared by: Sol
Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator
⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.
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Explore the Archive
We feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:
Horror, Detective, Westerns, even Sports
Find more genres here:
[Patreon Collections] (https://patreon.com/pulparchive/collections) [Apple Podcasts Channel] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/pulp-archive/id6758526541)
Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [ (https://patreon.com/pulparchive/collections)patreon.com/pulparchive/collections] (https://patreon.com/pulparchive/collections])
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Support & Licensing
This is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [ (https://patreon.com/pulparchive)patreon.com/pulparchive] (https://patreon.com/pulparchive]). (https://patreon.com/pulparchive].)
A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.
3 Mar 2026
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne [Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]g
Young Goodman Brown
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
[Restored & Archived by Pulp Archive]
First published in: Weird Tales 1927-05
Main genre: Psychological Horror
Lesser genres: Supernatural Horror, Religious Horror
Goodman Brown’s soul is irrevocably shattered after he glimpses the pious leaders of Salem—and his own wife—partaking in a forest sabbath, leaving him to live out his days in a hollow shell of spiritual suspicion and despair.
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Production Credits
Prepared by: Sol
Narrated by: Edward, the digital narrator
⚠️ Content Advisory: This episode contains period-typical depictions of crime, violence, and mild profanity. Listener discretion is advised.
---
Explore the Archive
We feature almost every genre of pulp fiction, including:
Horror, Detective, Westerns, even Sports
Find more genres here:
[Patreon Collections] (https://patreon.com/pulparchive/collections) [Apple Podcasts Channel] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/pulp-archive/id6758526541)
Looking for unfiltered stories? For explicit episodes that aren't allowed on our standard podcast feed, visit: [ (https://patreon.com/pulparchive/collections)patreon.com/pulparchive/collections] (https://patreon.com/pulparchive/collections])
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Support & Licensing
This is a Pulp Archive recording. All Public Pulp Archive recordings are licensed under Creative Commons. To support our work, please visit [ (https://patreon.com/pulparchive)patreon.com/pulparchive] (https://patreon.com/pulparchive]). (https://patreon.com/pulparchive].)
A Note to Our Patrons: Special thanks to our patrons who make the podcast possible and make every episode of the Pulp Archive happen. Every episode is dedicated to our Patreon members; I truly could not do this without you.
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