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It's Mister Spike!
@mrspike.bsky.social
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Amateur buffoon and host of Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories podcast
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This month on my little podcast I read a tale concerning ecumenical matters ....
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The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral, by M.R. James by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
After he happens upon an old obituary notice our narrator unravels the mysterious and unusual circumstances surrounding the death of a clergyman a century earlier.Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and ...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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This month's bedtime story is out now!
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The Judge's House, by Bram Stoker by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
In his search for somewhere secluded for his studies, a student happens across what appears to be the perfect location. However the house he chooses has a sinister history which soon threatens his pea...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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My latest bedtime story is out now!
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The Portent of the Shadow, by E. Nesbit by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
The housekeeper of a country house relates to a group of party guests the story of the unsettling supernatural events which befell a married couple of her acquaintance many years before. Mr Spike's Be...
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September 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Having a blast playing this with The Old Ways!
theoldways.bsky.social The Old Ways @theoldways.bsky.social · Sep 8
This Fall we deliver a horrific tale set in Arkham during Halloween with a new Call of Cthulhu investigation from The Old Ways!

With @oldwaysmichael.bsky.social as your Keeper

For more details:

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#callofcthulhu
#horror
#ttrpg
We see a woman in a black dress wearing a dark amulet around her neck. The graphic announces the upcoming show, The Queen of the Night, a Call of Cthulhu investigation set in Arkham.
September 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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My latest bedtime story is out now, this month I read another tale from the collection *"The King in Yellow"*.
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The Mask, by Robert W. Chambers by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
A sculptor living in Paris makes a discovery which has unexpected and terrible consequences.Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.Graham is the creator of r...
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August 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Congratulations to @drmonkeyface.bsky.social on winning Gold last night at the Ennies!
ennie-awards.bsky.social The ENNIE Awards @ennie-awards.bsky.social · Aug 2
Gold for Best Community Content goes to Dead Beats, David Kirkby
August 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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My latest tale has just been released into the wild!
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The Lost Room, by Fitz-James O'Brien by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
In 'The Lost Room' a man returns from taking the evening air to discover that the room in which he lives has undergone a mysterious transformation and its new inhabitants perhaps not as genial as they...
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July 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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My latest bedtime story is out now!
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The Door in the Wall, by H.G. Wells by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
A successful politician recounts how thoughout his life he has been haunted by the memory of a chance childhood encounter with another world, accessed through a mysterious and elusive green door.Mr Sp...
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May 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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One of the finest online gaming conventions this side of the apocalypse!
sdorward.bsky.social Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · Apr 23
GM signups are now open for A Weekend With Good Friends!

This is the online convention organised by the lovely listeners of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias. It will run between the 13th and 15th of June, and take place on the Good Friends Discord server.

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A Weekend With Good Friends - Blasphemous Tomes
A Weekend With Good Friends is an online roleplaying convention run by the lovely listeners of the Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast
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April 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Albeit slightly belatedly, you can now listen to the conclusion of my little podcast's two part anniversary tale. Also available on YouTube! anchor.fm/mr-spikes-be...
The Willows, by Algernon Blackwood - Part 2 by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
The concluding part of this story to mark the 4th anniversary of the podcast. Once again, I'd like to thank everyone who has listened in the past and hope you continue to enjoy these tales in the mont...
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April 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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My Bedtime Stories will not be confined! They have insidiously wormed their way across the internet and can now be found on YouTube.
The people of the world have a new way to listen to these tales of horror and suspense.
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Mister Spike's Bedtime Stories
A monthly series of classic tales to chill the marrow of your bones.
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April 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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First of a special two part story this month to mark my podcast's fourth birthday
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The Willows, by Algernon Blackwood - Part 1 by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
Two friends canoeing down the Danube encounter a terrifying, otherworldly presence which inhabits the islands on which they make their camp.This is a the first part of a story to mark the 4th annivers...
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March 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Anyone who likes weird unsettling horror in the depths of space can't go wrong with Cosmic Dark! Check it out and sign up
grahamwalmsley.bsky.social Graham Walmsley @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social · Feb 19
Here's the crowdfunder for Cosmic Dark, my game of weird space horror. It'll launch shortly. Please sign up. And I really appreciate it if you share this post!

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Coming soon: Cosmic Dark
Cosmic Dark is a tabletop roleplaying game of weird space horror, from the award-winning author of Cthulhu Dark.
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February 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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This month's bedtime story is out now!
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The Shadow on the Blind, by Louisa Baldwin by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
When Mr Stackpoole takes on a run down old country house, little does he realise that the truth behind the tales he hears about the reasons why its previous tenants left will soon become all too appar...
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February 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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My first bedtime story of the new year is a gothic tale of passionate and tragic love.
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Ligeia, by Edgar Allen Poe by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
In "Ligeia," an unnamed narrator mourns the loss of his ethereal, otherworldly wife. When he finally marries again, his second wife becomes ill and things take a mysterious turn which challenges the b...
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January 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Both episodes of "The Searcher of the End House" are now available for your listening pleasure and tonight we will be reading live the first part of "The Horse of the Invisible." Please join us if you can.
December 19, 2024 at 8:33 AM
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This week I will mostly be hosting the annual Christmas Story on the Good Friends of Jackson Elias discord server. The stories run from 10pm GMT each night from Tuesday to Friday and are around half an hour long each night. For more information please go to www.blasphemoustomes.com
Blasphemous Tomes - The home of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, a podcast about Call of Cthulhu, horror films and horror gaming in general
The home of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, a podcast about Call of Cthulhu, horror films and horror gaming in general
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December 16, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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oldwaysmichael.bsky.social
Today we've released the first of a two part series called "The Naughty List", a Cthulhu Dark scenario written and led by @rinahaenze.bsky.social

This story stars @mrspike.bsky.social @dontstopmenow.bsky.social @fieryashes.bsky.social and yours truly!

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The Old Ways Podcast - The Naughty List - Part One
On a cold, crisp Christmas Eve at Santa's Village near Los Gatos, California, 4 of the very worst employees prepare to close up for the night. But something has its eye on them in the midst of this ho...
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December 13, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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Well would you look at that - it's the festive period already, so I guess it's time for a seasonally adjacent spooky story
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Between the Lights, by E.F. Benson by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
A group of friends gather around the fireside on Christmas Eve to hear their host relate the story of a most frightening experience which began for him a year ago to the very day. Mr Spike's Bedtime ...
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December 8, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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Chuffed to bits to have been invited to guest in this!
miskatonicplayhouse.com Miskatonic Playhouse @miskatonicplayhouse.com · Dec 4
🤫 ACT 3 of 'Mr Whisper'🎻 a Chaosium Inc. CTHULHU BY GASLIGHT campaign guest starring Mike Perceval-Maxwell 📰 - is LIVE . .Mike Perceval-Maxwell
Mike Perceval-MaxwellISTEN👂go to: www.miskatonicplayhouse.com/podcast/whis...
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December 5, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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🤫 The premiere episode - ACT 1 of 'Mr Whisper'🎻 a @Chaosium Inc. CTHULHU BY GASLIGHT campaign guest starring Mike Perceval-Maxwell 📰 - is LIVE . . .
TO WATCH 👀 and LISTEN👂go to: www.miskatonicplayhouse.com/podcast/whis...
🎟 www.MiskatonicPlayhouse.com 🎟 #horror #ttrpg #callofcthulhu #actualplay
November 20, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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This month's bedtime story is a curious tale involving a missing clergyman.
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Opening the Door, by Arthur Machen by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
When he is sent to interview a retired clergyman whose predictions has recently gained a certain notoriety, a newspaper reporter hears the tale of a most strange and unusual series of events which see...
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November 10, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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A little late in the posting, a classic tale of terror from H.P. Lovecraft is now out on my little podcast
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Pickman’s Model, by H.P. Lovecraft by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
When a talented but shunned artist's friend is brought to visit his studio in an old part of town, the paintings he finds there reveal terrifying subject matter that may be based in more than just ima...
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October 16, 2024 at 7:27 AM
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My second scenario for @chaosium.bsky.social #callofcthulhu for is now on @dtrpg.bsky.social Thanks to @jauntyart.bsky.social for providing some internal artwork. Also to @lee.alwayspushtheroll.com @mrspike.bsky.social and @sdorward.bsky.social for playtesting

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September 13, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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The latest episode of my little podcast is out now!
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The Tractate Middoth, by M.R. James by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories
When a young librarian is tasked with retrieving a certain old book, he finds himself entangled in a family feud where a forbidding secret of the past refuses to stay buried. Mr Spike's Bedtime Stori...
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September 9, 2024 at 8:03 AM