Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

---

"The Isle of the Torturers" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the March 1933 edition of Weird Tales. "A powerful story of terrific torments, and the strange, sudden onslaught of the Silver Death."

Bandcamp: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/the-isle-of-the-torturers

00:00 - Introduction
01:08 - The Isle of the Torturers
42:12 - Further Listening

Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble
Music and production by Ian & Jennifer Gordon
Image based on a photograph by jplenio: pixabay.com/users/jplenio-7645255

Become a HorrorBabbler on YouTube:
youtube.com/horrorbabble/join

Support us on Patreon:
patreon.com/horrorbabble

Podcasts:
HorrorBabble Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/0Bl2dzOTIsuzrasOeY45qz?si=0o4LpS-pT4CWoGmo6ogDAA
Originals: open.spotify.com/show/1S6Zru4zA5JLMYT9TG3bW4?si=LCPBjzwqTEyE6XHWw9YOpQ
Lovecraft Vault: open.spotify.com/show/5Z8IjQ7GPxte6JIIMbs2Ua?si=ASSKQgoxRwCRL76nv6yN0Q

Search HORRORBABBLE to find us on:
AUDIBLE / ITUNES / SPOTIFY

Home: horrorbabble.com
Rue Morgue: rue-morgue.com

Social Media:
facebook.com/HorrorBabble
instagram.com/horrorbabble
twitter.com/HorrorBabble

This is an ORIGINAL HorrorBabble Production.