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Ben Godfrey has sat in the squalid dispensary of his old chemist shop for longer than he cares to remember, with the same thoughts going round and round in his head. He is surrounded by chaos. It has been years since he last served a customer. How on earth did he end up like this? A tale of existential dread, performed by Elgin Barrett.

Elgin is taking a break over the festive period, but this is a reminder of our Christmas ghost story from Season One which is still available on all the usual podcast apps.

A life-long ex-pat returns to the UK for a brief visit after an absence of many years. But almost immediately she senses something is not quite right. She starts to think she is being followed, although not in quite the normal way… A tale of a terror that comes for us all, performed by Charlotte Strevens.

A taster for the next story in the season, which will be out on Tuesday November 23.

The media called him: “The Doctor of Depravity”, “The Fiend of the Fens”. But Dr Timothy Mayfield begs to disagree. This is his own account of the horrifying events that led to his tragic demise. A story from the psychedelic 1970s, told in two parts and performed by Elgin Barrett.

The second and final part of the terrifying tale of Dr Timothy Mayfield. Villain or victim? Naïve fool or toxic failure? You decide. Performed by Elgin Barrett.

A quick preview of our next story which is told in two parts, with both parts to be released on Tuesday November 9.

Abigail is a waitress who is sent to serve high tea on Halloween in a grand house above a seaside town. There, she meets a mysterious wheelchair-bound recluse who becomes convinced that she is the one-in-a-million who has the gift he so desperately needs. A tale of possession, undying love and the terror of what lies beyond. Performed by Katie Cotterell.

A brief taster for our spine-chilling Halloween story, which will be out on Tuesday October 26.

Do you face your fears or do you flinch? Three young men break into a derelict building in South Wales where they encounter the ultimate test of nerve. The story is performed by Wayne Forester.

An introduction to the second spine-chilling story of the new season, out Tuesday October 12.

An American IT man gets a job in London and looks for a room to rent. He can’t afford to be too picky, but perhaps he should have been rather pickier than he was. A terrifying tale featuring a fashionista with a passion for social history, as well as a very unpleasant dog. Performed by Neil McGarry.

A short introduction to Season Two which begins on Tuesday 28 September, with one new story every two weeks. Fireside storytelling at its scariest, with a twist in every tale.

A gripping Christmas ghost story. In a cottage high on the cliffs above the English Channel, a family argues bitterly, as the waves crash against the rocks outside. Meanwhile, not so very far away, a desperate, barefoot woman is running through the streets. She is heading in their direction but what is it that she brings with her?... The last Haunting in the series.

A brutal murder committed a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace turns into a mystery involving the true meaning of religion, the number thirteen and a secret hidden in plain sight.

An ancient, severed head comes back to life and starts to speak. A city becomes infected by a strange kind of madness. A macabre tale set in Cambridge and the English Fens.

When Maggie Coverley’s young grandson comes to stay for the night, her ex-husband, Julian, sees a chance to exert his abusive influence on her life all over again. But he is not the only hideous thing to have returned from the distant past, as he will soon find out…

A tale of paranoia and obsession. A young hospital porter finds he has a knack for precisely predicting the time of someone’s death. But it is a talent which leads him into desperate straits.

A primary school teacher becomes increasingly unnerved by a young boy in her class who may not be all that he appears to be.

When Edward Corbett learns that a distant relative has died, he hopes to inherit a considerable sum of money. But the old family farmhouse on a remote Welsh hillside has fallen into a shocking state of disrepair and, as he will discover, it also contains a terrible secret.