Speck – A Folk Horror Audio Drama https://speckvillage.podbean.com A quiet English village. A dark and paranormal history. Join host Mina Giddens, your guide to this land of endless green fields and horror that lurks behind every hedge, to meet the inhabitants of Speck. Prepare for stories of lingering ghosts, unsettling creatures, and bizarre crimes. 
Uncanny tales. Released weekly.

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This podcast is a work of fiction. Some episodes may be inspired by real events; all characters and details are fictionalised.

]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:49:47 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Fiction:Drama 1440 episodic A quiet English village. A dark and macabre history. Come with us to the land of endless green fields and crashing ocean to meet its inhabitants. Jade Jiao Jade Jiao No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21818052/Untitled_2048_x_2048_px_1_bcwip.png Speck – A Folk Horror Audio Drama https://speckvillage.podbean.com 144 144 Bonus Episode: Blood and Leaves Bonus Episode: Blood and Leaves https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/blood-and-leaves/ https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/blood-and-leaves/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:49:47 -0400 speckvillage.podbean.com/888f2649-dce0-3ea9-902b-f2d9e515801e When Rob convinces his reluctant girlfriend Lauren to go camping, their hike leads them to a hidden cave, and an ancient horror that threatens to transform them both. This is a ghost story for bedtime, to be listened to with the lights off.

Speck will return for series 2 very soon! Subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode!

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This story was first published in the October 2024 edition of The Thin Veil Press, edited by Meg Keane.

]]> When Rob convinces his reluctant girlfriend Lauren to go camping, their hike leads them to a hidden cave, and an ancient horror that threatens to transform them both. This is a ghost story for bedtime, to be listened to with the lights off.

Speck will return for series 2 very soon! Subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode!

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This story was first published in the October 2024 edition of The Thin Veil Press, edited by Meg Keane.

]]> Jade Jiao true No 1026 1 6 bonus Bonus Episode: An Old Fireplace Bonus Episode: An Old Fireplace https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-an-old-fireplace/ https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-an-old-fireplace/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:52:07 -0400 speckvillage.podbean.com/ea4d9589-bd72-3b2e-abed-cfe1d21a4c92 Isabel hates her job working at a residential home for the elderly. When she is asked to cover a night shift, she encounters a horrifying entity lurking within the sitting room fireplace, uncovering the grisly story of a lost child. This is a ghost story for bedtime, to be listened to with the lights off.

Speck will return for series 2 very soon! Subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode!

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This story was first published in the March 2025 edition of ParABnormal Magazine, edited by H. David Blalock.

]]> Isabel hates her job working at a residential home for the elderly. When she is asked to cover a night shift, she encounters a horrifying entity lurking within the sitting room fireplace, uncovering the grisly story of a lost child. This is a ghost story for bedtime, to be listened to with the lights off.

Speck will return for series 2 very soon! Subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode!

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This story was first published in the March 2025 edition of ParABnormal Magazine, edited by H. David Blalock.

]]> Jade Jiao false No 1511 1 5 bonus Punch and Judy – Horror by the Sea Punch and Judy – Horror by the Sea https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/punch-and-judy/ https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/punch-and-judy/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0400 speckvillage.podbean.com/e1e36b22-4f2c-3ed0-be1a-418de0a951ea Roy relives a bizarre incident from his boyhood and endures a terrifying experience in a decaying seaside hotel.

]]> Roy relives a bizarre incident from his boyhood and endures a terrifying experience in a decaying seaside hotel.

]]> Jade Jiao false No 896 1 4 full Mr Sorgen – The Vampire of Speck Mr Sorgen – The Vampire of Speck https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/mr-sorgen/ https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/mr-sorgen/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0400 speckvillage.podbean.com/8ff891b2-dfa8-34a9-9475-37daefbac9b1 After receiving a disturbing email from a listener, Mina teams up with a librarian to research a potential local vampire and to explore Speck's crumbling graveyard. 

]]> After receiving a disturbing email from a listener, Mina teams up with a librarian to research a potential local vampire and to explore Speck's crumbling graveyard. 

]]> Jade Jiao false No 848 1 3 full Private Party – The Darkness at Bartlett Hall Private Party – The Darkness at Bartlett Hall https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/private-party/ https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/private-party/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0400 speckvillage.podbean.com/9c93bd5c-486f-3738-af46-fd6dac9772b8 James tells the story of a frightening piano concert at Speck's historic and eerie Bartlett Hall.

 

]]> James tells the story of a frightening piano concert at Speck's historic and eerie Bartlett Hall.

 

]]> Jade Jiao false No 722 1 2 full The Gas Fiend – The Haunting of Hollywell Cottage The Gas Fiend – The Haunting of Hollywell Cottage https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/the-gas-fiend/ https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/the-gas-fiend/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0400 speckvillage.podbean.com/07744f28-f0c8-32d4-9792-96f727bcbe3e Host Mina Giddens travels to the mysterious village of Speck to speak with Graham, owner of the haunted Hollywell Cottage, uncovering a story of murder, ghosts, and a cursed black cat. 

]]> Host Mina Giddens travels to the mysterious village of Speck to speak with Graham, owner of the haunted Hollywell Cottage, uncovering a story of murder, ghosts, and a cursed black cat. 

]]> Jade Jiao false No 1008 1 1 full Speck: An Audio Folk-Horror Drama (Trailer) Speck: An Audio Folk-Horror Drama (Trailer) https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/speck-trailer/ https://speckvillage.podbean.com/e/speck-trailer/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:02:21 -0400 speckvillage.podbean.com/14ecd4d7-8723-3034-bc70-a39bafbcb926 Come to a place with winding lanes, green fields, and watching eyes. A place where things seem ever so slightly... different.

Speck is an audio drama for lovers of the strange and eerie. For those who enjoy quiet, creeping folk horror, Speck is available wherever good podcasts are heard.

]]> Come to a place with winding lanes, green fields, and watching eyes. A place where things seem ever so slightly... different.

Speck is an audio drama for lovers of the strange and eerie. For those who enjoy quiet, creeping folk horror, Speck is available wherever good podcasts are heard.

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