Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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"The Cave of Spiders" is a short story by the little-known Weird Tales author, William R. Hickey. The story was first published in the November 1928 issue of the magazine. "An expedition into the haunted heights of the Peruvian Andes yields a tale of ominous signs, forbidden passions, and a death far stranger than the survivors first claimed."

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00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - The Cave of Spiders
20:58 - Further Listening

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

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