Weird things dwell in the hidden corners of Britain: haunted dolls, cunning shapeshifters, monstrous owls, and mad magicians. And there are weird places, too. Beyond the veil of the waking world, lie realms of secrets, domains of madness.
So continues the saga, of Peter Van Melsen...
The tall, gaunt and mysterious Van Melsen was born out of Ian’s love of occult detective fiction—Algernon Blackwood’s John Silence and William Hope Hodgson’s Thomas Carnacki being among his favourite paranormal investigators.
The second volume of stories chronicles the ongoing exploits of the peculiar P. I., as he continues to tread the road less travelled.
Volume 1 eBook:
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0:00:00 - Introduction
CASE 7: THE LITTLE MEN OF COUNTY BRAVADUS
The renowned P. I. is summoned to the former mill town of Bolton, where an artefact from the town’s past is causing trouble after dark.
0:00:44 - Little Men Preface
0:06:36 - Little Men One
0:18:34 - Little Men Two
0:31:12 - Little Men Three
0:39:16 - Little Men Four
0:52:58 - Little Men Five
1:08:08 - Little Men Six
1:32:32 - Little Men Seven
1:38:04 - Little Men Postface
CASE 8: THE WOLVES OF WOMBLETON
The intrepid P. I. finds himself drawn into a strange set of circumstances surrounding a wild dog attack in the quiet North Yorkshire village of Wombleton.
1:41:51 - Wolves of Wombleton
CASE 9: THE OWLMAN OF GREENHILL COPPICE
It's 1986, and we're in Cornwall, where Van Melsen, aided by his new acquaintance, Norman Cane, is investigating the alleged appearance of a legendary cryptid in a remote village.
2:38:05 - Owlman Preface
2:40:43 - Owlman One
2:54:39 - Owlman Two
3:15:09 - Owlman Three
3:37:11 - Owlman Four
3:56:57 - Owlman Five
4:24:57 - Owlman Six
4:45:47 - Owlman Seven
5:03:57 - Owlman Postface
CASE 10: THE TRANSLUCENTS
Van Melsen visits the coastal town of Southport, in order to investigate the alleged presence of doppelgangers in a vast antiques centre.
5:08:48 - Translucents Foreword
5:10:26 - Translucents What Is a Doppelganger?
5:41:48 - Translucents Afterword
CASE 11: AN APPETITE FOR STEAM
Van Melsen finds himself up against a novel threat aboard a North Yorkshire steam train.
5:43:32 - Steam One
6:21:10 - Steam Two
6:44:30 - Steam Three
CASE 12: THE NIGHT OF THE SEVEN STOREYS
What is the source of those mysterious sounds, those infernal crashes that come in sevens, night after night?
6:48:12 - Seven Storeys Prologue
6:58:36 - Seven Storeys One
7:06:14 - Seven Storeys Two
7:13:40 - Seven Storeys Three
7:21:06 - Seven Storeys Four
7:31:44 - Seven Storeys Five
7:41:40 - Seven Storeys Six
7:49:50 - Seven Storeys Seven
7:56:28 - Seven Storeys Epilogue
8:02:18 - Further Listening
Written & Narrated by Ian Gordon
Feat. Gary Gordon as Norman Cane
Feat. Jennifer Gordon as Ellen Moore, Maria & Marcus Hegarty, Nigella Howard, Wax, Annie Palmer, and Maureen Winkler
Music & Production by Ian & Jennifer Gordon
"Owlman, Steam" imagery by Duncan Kay: https://duncankayartwork.artstation.com
"Wolves of Wombleton" image by Darren Riley: https://darrenriley.cargo.site
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