Hearthside Horrors is a curated audio anthology born from a singular mission: to rescue the golden age of gothic dread from the dusty archives of history. The 19th-century masters of psychological terror laid the foundation for the horror genre as we know it today. Yet, over time, many of their most chilling masterpieces are fading into obscurity. We exist to keep these nightmares alive. By pairing original historical context with immersive, high-fidelity synthetic narration. If you enjoy these resurrected tales, you can help us keep the lanterns on here: https://buymeacoffee.com/matso1981o
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Signup to Generate a PitchHearthside Horrors is a curated audio anthology born from a singular mission: to rescue the golden age of gothic dread from the dusty archives of history. The 19th-century masters of psychological terror laid the foundation for the horror genre as we know it today. Yet, over time, many of their most chilling masterpieces are fading into obscurity.
Hearthside Horrors is hosted by Stonk. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Count Magnus" (31 October 2026, 36 minutes), "The Ash tree" (18 October 2026, 35 minutes), and "The Mezzotint" (7 October 2026, 31 minutes).
Hearthside Horrors publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for Hearthside Horrors is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Hearthside Horrors requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Hearthside Horrors's contact route on record: verified email.
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Stonk hosts Hearthside Horrors, a history podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Episode #6
The thrilling season finale of Heathside Horrors: Season 1 presents 'Count Magnus' by M.R. James. While touring Sweden, scholar Mr Wraxall investigates the tomb of Count Magnus de la Gardie, a cruel seventeenth-century...
Episode #5
On Heathside Horrors, we unearth 'The Ash-tree' by M.R. James. In 1690, Mrs Ann Mothersole was hanged for witchcraft on the testimony of Sir Matthew Fell. Her dying words, 'There will be guests at the Hall,' prove...
Episode #3
An innocuous monochrome engraving becomes an instrument of terrifying supernatural vengeance in 'The Mezzotint' on Heathside Horrors. When museum curator Mr Dennistoun purchases an antique print of a country house, he...
Episode #2
Step inside Aswarby Hall on Heathside Horrors. When young orphan Stephen Elliott is taken in by his eccentric cousin Mr Abney, he is initially charmed by the quiet estate. However, phantom sightings of an Italian girl...
Episode #9
<p>What happens when you grapple with a nightmare you cannot perceive? In this episode, we dive into the dark heart of Victorian suspense with the haunting tale, 'What Was It?'. When an unseen force attacks in the dead...
Episode #8
<p>"Art is a shadow of the divine... but some shadows hold a darker truth."</p><p>Welcome back to Hearthside Horrors. Tonight, we reach into the dusty corners of the Victorian imagination for a tale of obsession and...
Episode #7
<p>Welcome to the latest episode of Hearthside Horrors. Tonight, we peel back the shroud of time to revisit a Victorian masterpiece of the macabre: “Haunted,” a standout selection from the 1896 anthology A Stable for...
Episode #6
<p>Some guests arrive uninvited. Tonight on Hearthside Horrors, we resurrect The Phantom Fourth, a masterful, slow-burn psychological thriller from Victorian horror legend J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Dim the lights and settle...
Episode #5
<p>Doctor Feversham’s Story by J. S. Le FanuIn this episode of Hearthside Horrors, we travel to a gloomy, isolated mansion in the north of England to uncover J. S. Le Fanu’s chilling medical mystery, Doctor Feversham’s...
Episode #4
<p>Dickon the Devil by J. S. Le Fanu</p><p><br /></p><p>Stir the coals and settle into the shadows. In this episode of Hearthside Horrors, we journey to the cursed estate of Barwyke to confront J. S. Le Fanu’s chilling...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode of Hearthside Horrors, we travel to the bleak and isolated Cumberland moors for a chilling tale of inheritance and the supernatural in A Debt of Honor.</p><p>After suddenly inheriting a gloomy...
Episode #1
<p>Stir the coals and settle into the shadows. In this episode of Hearthside Horrors, we unlock the terrifying secrets of Craymoor Grange in J. S. Le Fanu's haunting tale, Catherine’s Quest.</p><p>When the young and...
Episode #3
<p>Stir the coals and settle into the shadows. In this episode of Hearthside Horrors, we delve into the creeping psychological dread of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic tale, Devereux’s Dream.</p><p>When Paul Devereux...
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