Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Van Melsen, Case #14

"The Town on the Borderland" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In Case #14, the intrepid P. I. finds himself in the sleepy northern town of Starry Edge, where a handful of residents have mysteriously locked themselves in their homes, refusing all contact with the outside world.

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Van Melsen eBooks:
Volume 1: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGXFZCH5
Volume 2: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2W3GLXJ

The Van Melsen Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoO0VCrw61QeyrZk_DQYZycx

0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:22 - One
0:20:10 - Two
0:33:56 - Three
0:44:58 - Four
1:00:06 - Five
1:11:25 - Further Listening

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

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