Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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"The Grinning Ghoul" is a short story by the American author, Robert Bloch. First appearing in Weird Tales back in June of 1936, the story was described as follows: "A story of stark horror in the subterranean depths beneath the tomb."

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00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - One
18:14 - Two
30:11 - Further Listening

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

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