Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories

A monthly series of classic tales to chill the marrow of your bones.

Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories is a fiction podcast hosted by Mike Perceval-Maxwell, with 88 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mike Perceval-Maxwell hosts Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories, a fiction show with 88 episodes published.

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  Episode #47

  The Sand Walker, by Fergus Hume

  Aug 9, 202640 minS2

  <p>When a travelling salesman looks for accomodation in a remote coastal village, he discovers buried secrets, long harboured resentments, and a mysterious presence on the nearby sand dunes.</p><p>If you're enjoying these stories, why not buy me a nice cup of tea? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/mrspikesbedtimestories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.</p><p>Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.</p><p>Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠@grahamwalmsley.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>My thanks to Scott Dorward for audio post-production processin

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  Episode #47

  The Sand Walker, by Fergus Hume

  Aug 9, 202640 minS2

  When a travelling salesman looks for accomodation in a remote coastal village, he discovers buried secrets, long harboured resentments, and a mysterious presence on the nearby sand dunes. If you're enjoying these stories, why not buy me a nice cup of tea? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/mrspikesbedtimestories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley. Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠@grahamwalmsley.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ My thanks to Scott Dorward for audio post-production processing.

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  Episode #46

  The Stolen Body, by H.G. Wells

  Jul 19, 202640 minS2

  <p>Whilst conducting an experiment into the projection of his image across space, a psychical investigator becomes trapped in the spirit realm when a malign entity steals his body. Can his partner discover the truth in time to save him?</p><p>If you're enjoying these stories, why not buy me a nice cup of tea? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/mrspikesbedtimestories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.</p><p>Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.</p><p>Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Bluesk...

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  Episode #46

  The Stolen Body, by H.G. Wells

  Jul 19, 202640 minS2

  Whilst conducting an experiment into the projection of his image across space, a psychical investigator becomes trapped in the spirit realm when a malign entity steals his body. Can his partner discover the truth in time to save him? If you're enjoying these stories, why not buy me a nice cup of tea? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/mrspikesbedtimestories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley. Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠@grahamwalmsley.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ My thanks to Scott Dorward for audio post-production processing.

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  Episode #45

  Branch Line to Benceston, by Sir Andrew Caldecott

  Jun 14, 202637 minS2

  <p>A railway enthusiast harbours a bitter resentment towards his business partner. As he ponders this on his train journey his imagination causes him to wonder what would happen if a junction to another line were to lead to another reality altogether.</p><p>If you're enjoying these stories, why not buy me a nice cup of tea? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/mrspikesbedtimestories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.</p><p>Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.</p><p>Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://grahamwalmsley.subst...

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