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Tune in for five weird tales from ROBERT E. HOWARD

by Rue Morgue ManorMarch 14, 2018

This week, HorrorBabble kicks off FIVE WEEKS OF HOWARD, a brand new reading series featuring five weird tales from the horror/fantasy master, Robert E. Howard. 
 
We kick off the new series with the first installment: THE DREAM SNAKE. In this story, first published in the February 1928 edition of Weird Tales Magazine, a terrified individual recounts the details of a strange, recurring nightmare.
 
Chapters:
00:20 – Introduction
00:52 – The Dream Snake
 
Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble
 
Tune in every week for audio horror classics from HorrorBabble.
 

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