Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A collection of five stories concerning creatures of a positively paranormal nature.

Bandcamp: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/unhuman-5-encounters-with-supernatural-beings

0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:42 - The Thing from the Barrens (Weird Tales, September 1945)
By Jim Kjelgaard
"Beware of the treeless land where tall trees grow and of the duckfoot and the stick!"

0:37:44 - The Shingler (Weird Tales, January 1941)
By E. L. Wright
"Next time you have work done on your house, be sure you don’t get the Shingler!"

1:13:54 - Mr. Sliggins (HorrorBabble, February 2022)
By Gary Gordon
"A boy has an encounter with Mr. Sliggins—a fictional figure used by parents to instil fear in the minds of their mischievous children."

1:39:52 - The Ninth Skeleton (Weird Tales, September 1928)
By Clark Ashton Smith
"A man has a bizarre encounter with a procession of skeletons in an otherwise familiar setting."

1:53:22 - The Pale Man (Weird Tales, September 1934)
By Julius Long
"A story about the eccentric behaviour of a strange guest in a country hotel."

2:07:47 - Further Listening

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

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