Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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"A Thing of Beauty" is a short story by Wallace West, first published in Magazine of Horror in its August 1963 edition. "Short, you see, was in charge of the brine vat.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - A Thing of Beauty
16:44 - Further Listening

Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble
Music and production by Ian & Jennifer Gordon
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Visuals by Ian Gordon

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