It's Mister Spike!

It's Mister Spike!

@mrspike.bsky.social

Amateur buffoon and host of Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories podcast

349 Followers 131 Following 103 Posts Joined Aug 2023
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The Call of Cthulhu, by H.P. Lovecraft

To mark the 5th anniversary of my little podcast, this month I'm reading a cornerstone of weird fiction
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The Horror From the Mound, by Robert E. Howard

This month's bedtime story is out now!
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1 month ago

Had a terrific time playing this with The Old Ways

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1 month ago

So much fun being deputised to work with the Arkham PD

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1 month ago
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Our investigation heightens today, as we return to Arkham!

#callofcthulhu

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1 month ago

100% maximum efficiency!

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1 month ago

If you would like to support the podcast, you can visit my new Ko-Fi page at ⁠https://ko-fi.com/mrspikesbedtimestories⁠ Any donation, large or small to help me keep the podcast going would be very much appreciated.

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1 month ago
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My first bedtime story of 2026 is out now and it's a classic tale of ghastly goings-on in Auld Reekie.
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2 months ago
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Happy New Year!

A wee message to ring in the New Year and a new feature for the podcast!
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2 months ago

A pleasure an delight to read this creepy little tale

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2 months ago

I say!

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2 months ago

Have you seen it?!

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2 months ago
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The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen - part 1 - Blasphemous Tomes The Good Friends of Jackson Elias present a reading of Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan", directed by Mike Perceval-Maxwell.

Part 1 of our annual festive ghost story reading is now out! You can hear the next part live at 22:30 GMT on the Good Friends Discord server.

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2 months ago
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A Strange Christmas Game, by Charlotte Riddell

This month, to round off the year, a festive tale of ghostly goings-on in Bedfordshire.
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3 months ago

An absolute delight to run this for the HWR podcast.

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3 months ago
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001-Cthulhu Dark - Goodcliffe - Session 0 | How We Roll Podcast Join us for How We Roll's first decent into the horror of Cthulhu Dark. With guest keeper Mr Spike at the helm we have a treat in store for you.

Our Session 0 for Cthulhu Dark scenario Goodcliffe with guest Keeper @mrspike.bsky.social has dropped!

Join us as we explore the 1800s 'model' mining village of Goodcliffe, cut off by an oppressive winter, where shadows press in against the dying light...

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3 months ago

More Arkham shenanigans!

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3 months ago
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The Old Ways Podcast - Call of Cthulhu - The Queen of the Night - Part Seven The investigation deepens as the investigators pay a visit to the Arkham Historical Society where they seek to uncover where the bowl might have come from. Catherine has a run in with the local…

Today we return to Arkham in hopes of locating the truth behind the murder on Robin's Hill with a visit to the Historical Society.

#callofcthulhu
#horror
#ttrpg
#actualplay

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4 months ago
The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral, by M.R. James by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories After he happens upon an old obituary notice our narrator unravels the mysterious and unusual circumstances surrounding the death of a clergyman a century earlier.Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and ...

This month on my little podcast I read a tale concerning ecumenical matters ....
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4 months ago

I had a jolly splendid time talking fishy goings-on with Lydia

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4 months ago
The Judge's House, by Bram Stoker by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories In his search for somewhere secluded for his studies, a student happens across what appears to be the perfect location. However the house he chooses has a sinister history which soon threatens his pea...

This month's bedtime story is out now!
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5 months ago
The Portent of the Shadow, by E. Nesbit by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories The housekeeper of a country house relates to a group of party guests the story of the unsettling supernatural events which befell a married couple of her acquaintance many years before. Mr Spike's Be...

My latest bedtime story is out now!
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6 months ago

Having a blast playing this with The Old Ways!

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7 months ago
The Mask, by Robert W. Chambers by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories A sculptor living in Paris makes a discovery which has unexpected and terrible consequences.Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.Graham is the creator of r...

My latest bedtime story is out now, this month I read another tale from the collection *"The King in Yellow"*.
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7 months ago

Congratulations to @drmonkeyface.bsky.social on winning Gold last night at the Ennies!

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7 months ago

Amazing! Congratulations @drmonkeyface.bsky.social !

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7 months ago

It was a thing of beauty and a joy to behold

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7 months ago
The Lost Room, by Fitz-James O'Brien by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories In 'The Lost Room' a man returns from taking the evening air to discover that the room in which he lives has undergone a mysterious transformation and its new inhabitants perhaps not as genial as they...

My latest tale has just been released into the wild!
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8 months ago

Squeak!!

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10 months ago
The Door in the Wall, by H.G. Wells by Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories A successful politician recounts how thoughout his life he has been haunted by the memory of a chance childhood encounter with another world, accessed through a mysterious and elusive green door.Mr Sp...

My latest bedtime story is out now!
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