For the second episode in HorrorBabble’s new series dedicated to Robert Bloch, we present you with THE MANDARIN’S CANARIES. First appearing in Weird Tales in its September 1938 edition, the story tells of a torture-mad Chinese ruler and his aptly named “Garden of Pain.”
Episode 2: THE MANDARIN’S CANARIES
00:00 – Introduction
00:44 – One
08:54 – Two
19:36 – Three
30:31 – Further Listening
Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble
Music and production by Ian Gordon & Jennifer Gill
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