<![CDATA[Mason and Fricker's Eldritch Stories]]>https://www.eldritchstories.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kY3C!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4fe7f4f4-6a14-4dd3-9eb7-64f3514da7d3_245x245.pngMason and Fricker's Eldritch Storieshttps://www.eldritchstories.comSubstackSat, 16 May 2026 03:55:00 GMT<![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 22]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-22https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-22Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:02:12 GMTWe hope you have enjoyed the stories in Season 2. See you next year for Season 3!

Christmas is coming, and the probably the best present money can buy is an Eldritch Stories shirt!

Imagine their smiling faces on Christmas morning

Look out for us at Dragonmeet on Saturday 29th November 2025. Also, Paul will be at Grogmeet on January 9th 2026.

Also, as promised a link to Sounds Complete Radio.

Your support helps us to keep it Eldritch

]]><![CDATA[Only the Birds (S02E12)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/only-the-birds-s02e12https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/only-the-birds-s02e12Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:33:31 GMTOnly the Birds was written by Paul Fricker and read by Mike Mason. We hope you enjoy it. If you do, please tell someone else.

This is the final story of Season 2.

Join us on our Eldritch journey!

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

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Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.
Podcast graphic by John Ossoway.
Episode image by Paul Fricker.
]]><![CDATA[Job Seeker (S02E11)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/job-seeker-s02e11https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/job-seeker-s02e11Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:53:49 GMTJob Seeker was written by Mike Mason and read by Paul Fricker. We hope you enjoy it. If you do, please tell someone else.

This is the eleventh story of Season 2.

Join Us! We have such eldritch sights to show you!

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

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Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

Photo by Matthew Osborn on Unsplash

]]><![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 21]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-21https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-21Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:02:51 GMTMore extras coming at you between stories. Paul reflects on his recent trip to Australia, along with memories of the prominence of Oz in 1970s media. Then we shift to talking about Celebrity Traitors, the BBC1 primetime TV show.

Paul’s new best friend

]]><![CDATA[End of the Holidays (S02E10)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/end-of-the-holidays-s02e10https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/end-of-the-holidays-s02e10Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:05:30 GMTEnd of the Holidays was written by Paul Fricker and read by Mike Mason. We hope you enjoy it. If you do, please tell someone else.

This is the tenth story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

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Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

Come and play with us.

]]><![CDATA[Syrup (S02E09)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/syrup-s02e09https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/syrup-s02e09Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:48:40 GMTSyrup was written by Mike Mason and read by Paul Fricker.

This is the ninth story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

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Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

Get Your Eldritch On!

Also, SHIRTS!

Impress your friends with an Eldritch Stories shirt! Thanks to John Ossoway for the wonderful design. If you’re in the UK, I recommend the classic t-shirt, as they ship from the UK and so postage is more reasonable. A shirt plus postage is about £25 UK.

]]><![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 20]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-20https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-20Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:56:42 GMTWelcome to Eldritch Extras in which we discuss Gatsby and the Great Race, AND Alien Earth!

Also, Mike plays some silent sound effects. Ground breaking stuff I’m sure you’ll agree!

Link here!
]]><![CDATA[No One Asked (S02E08)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/no-one-asked-s02e08https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/no-one-asked-s02e08Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:48:20 GMTNo One Asked was written by Paul Fricker and read by Mike Mason.

This is the eighth story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

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Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

Wanna keep it Eldritch?

Also, SHIRTS!

Impress your friends with an Eldritch Stories shirt! Thanks to John Ossoway for the wonderful design. If you’re in the UK, I recommend the classic t-shirt, as they ship from the UK and so postage is more reasonable. When I looked just now, a shirt plus postage was £25 UK.

]]><![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 19]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-19https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-19Sat, 23 Aug 2025 10:22:19 GMTWelcome to Eldritch Extras in which we discuss TV and films, this week we take a look at the new movie, Weapons — a clear spoiler announcement is included in the show, so you can listen safely up to that point if you want to avoid spoilers.

Owlbear and Wizard’s Staff 2025

https://asakosoh.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/the-owlbear-and-wizards-staff-12th-14th-september-2025-leamington-spa/

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Get yer Eldritch on!

SHIRTS

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Patreon

I want to let you know that we now have a Patreon - kind of like an eletronic tip jar. You can find all our episodes there.

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]]><![CDATA[Clippings (S02E07)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/clippings-s02e07https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/clippings-s02e07Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:49:31 GMTClippings was written by Mike Mason and read by Paul Fricker.

This is the seventh story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

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Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

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How much do you like spooky tales?

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Impress your friends with an Eldritch Stories shirt! Thanks to John Ossoway for the wonderful design. If you’re in the UK, I recommend the classic t-shirt, as they ship from the UK and so postage is more reasonable. When I looked just now, a shirt plus postage was £25 UK.

]]><![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 18]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-18https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-18Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:40:58 GMTWelcome to Eldritch Extras in which we discuss our trip to Gen Con, Indianapolis.

If you’re new here, please check out our other episodes for short stories.

Call of Cthulhu enters the Ennies Hall of Fame

SHIRTS

New today! Impress your friends with an Eldritch Stories shirt! Thanks to John Ossoway for the wonderful design.

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If you are enjoying the show, and you want to help us, here are three things we’d love you to do:

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]]><![CDATA[Voices in the Darkness (S02E06)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/voices-in-the-darkness-s02e06https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/voices-in-the-darkness-s02e06Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:11:04 GMTVoices in the Darkness was written by Paul Fricker and read by Mike Mason.

This is the sixth story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

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Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

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]]><![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 17]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-17https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-17Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:58:30 GMTWelcome to Eldritch Extras in which we discuss the life and works of David Lynch.

If you’re new here, please check out our other episodes for short stories.

YouTubes that we mention: first, Quinoa.

Second, and this is a LONG one, one guy’s theory about Twin Peaks:

And finally, one of his weather reports

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  • Leave us a few words in the comments - we only get a handful of comments on any given week, but they are super encouraging - thanks!

Patreon

I want to let you know that we now have a Patreon - kind of like an eletronic tip jar. You can find all our episodes there.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

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]]><![CDATA[Love Match S02E05]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/love-match-s02e05https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/love-match-s02e05Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:52:09 GMTLove Match was written by Mike Mason and read by Paul Fricker.

This is the fifth story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between. If you missed it, please check out our interview with author, George Mann.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

See eldritchstories.com for more.

Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

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]]><![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 16: With George Mann]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-16-with-george-mannhttps://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-16-with-george-mannFri, 11 Jul 2025 13:27:41 GMTWe talk with Sunday Times bestselling author, George Mann. George writes comics, novels and audio dramas for properties such as Star Wars, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, Judge Dredd and Dark Souls. He is also the creator of the Wychwood supernatural mystery series, as well as Newbury & Hobbes and Tales of The Ghost series.

George Mann

.You can find out more about George and his work at https://www.georgemann.net

This is an episode of Eldritch Extras, for our short stories, please check out our other episodes.

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3 Ways You Can Support the Show

If you are enjoying the show, and you want to help us, here are three things we’d love you to do:

  • Share the word on social media - word of mouth is the best thing!

  • Subscribe to our website or Patreon.

  • Leave us a few words in the comments - we only get a handful of comments on any given week, but they are super encouraging - thanks!

Patreon

I want to let you know that we now have a Patreon - kind of like an eletronic tip jar. You can find all our episodes there.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

]]><![CDATA[The Tenant (S02E04)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/the-tennant-s02e04https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/the-tennant-s02e04Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:38:14 GMTThe Tenant was written by Paul Fricker and read by Mike Mason.

This is the fourth story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

See eldritchstories.com for more.

Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

Mason and Fricker's Eldritch Stories is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

]]><![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 15]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-15https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-15Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:36:19 GMTWelcome to Eldritch Extras in which we discuss the new film, 28 Years Later. The first section of our discussion is light on spoilers (we discuss the set-up), then we give a spoiler warning and do a deep dive.

Check out other episodes for short stories.

Here’s the YouTube we mention in the show:

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3 Ways You Can Support the Show

If you are enjoying the show, and you want to help us, here are three things we’d love you to do:

  • Share the word on social media - word of mouth is the best thing!

  • Subscribe to our website or Patreon.

  • Leave us a few words in the comments - we only get a handful of comments on any given week, but they are super encouraging - thanks!

Patreon

I want to let you know that we now have a Patreon - kind of like an eletronic tip jar. You can find all our episodes there.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

]]><![CDATA[Book Talk (S02E03)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/book-talk-s02e03https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/book-talk-s02e03Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:47:08 GMTBook Talk was written by Mike Mason and read by Paul Fricker.

This is the third story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

See eldritchstories.com for more.

Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

Mason and Fricker's Eldritch Stories is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

]]><![CDATA[Eldritch Extras 14]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-14https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/eldritch-extras-14Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:53:30 GMTWelcome to Eldritch Extras in which we discuss our recent travels and games we’ve played. Check out other episodes for short stories.

Cheers all!
Thunder Road baby!

Mason and Fricker's Eldritch Stories is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

3 Ways You Can Support the Show

If you are enjoying the show, and you want to help us, here are three things we’d love you to do:

  • Share the word on social media - word of mouth is the best thing!

  • Subscribe to our website or Patreon.

  • Leave us a few words in the comments - we only get a handful of comments on any given week, but they are super encouraging - thanks!

Patreon

I want to let you know that we now have a Patreon - kind of like an eletronic tip jar. You can find all our episodes there.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

]]><![CDATA[Wings (S02E02)]]>https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/wings-s02e02https://www.eldritchstories.com/p/wings-s02e02Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:27:23 GMTWings was written by Paul Fricker and read by Mike Mason.

This is the second story of Season 2.

Eldritch Extras usually comes out on the weeks in between, except last week when we were both busy between Chaosium Con UK and Games Expo.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc).

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Music by Omari (Aidan Hart & Charlie Simpson) 2023. You can hear more of their music here.

Graphic by John Ossoway.

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