The Well Told Tale

Our nameless hero has escaped and a lot has changed in the two weeks he was confined.  Wha... more

Our nameless hero and the curate are trapped; their shelter is right next to an alien land... more

Our nameless hero is still in formerly leafy Surrey watching the destruction of London fro... more

Our hero is in Surrey watching the Alien invasion continue. The Martian assault has intens... more

The Martians continue to advance, causing destruction everywhere. The British army has dis... more

Horsall Common is aflame, the Martians have opened fire, and our narrator is fleeing the a... more

Last time the cylinder opened and out came the Martians, their heat rays destroying everyt... more

In our last episode, an alien cylinder crash-landed in Horsell Common and became a tourist... more

We begin a new tale, possibly the most important and impactful science fiction novel ever ... more

We have a Robert E Howard short story this week.  Solomon Kane is on a mission to rid the ... more

In our last episode, our heroes found a mysterious tunnel marked by Arne Saknussemm, whose... more

What lies ahead for our heroes? In the last episode's finale, they found that the storm ha... more

Our heroes have discovered a vast ocean beneath the Earth. They are now on a raft speeding... more

In our last episode, Axel had fallen and slipped into unconsciousness.  He had been separa... more

Our heroes have been travelling steadily toward the centre of the Earth.  With their water... more

Our heroes are running out of water. The professor urges them to continue, but to survive,... more

Our heroes have found the crater and are ready to begin their descent to the centre of the... more

Axel and Professor Lidenbrock are travelling to Snæfellsjökull with their guide, Hans, whe... more

We pick up our tale in Copenhagen, where Axel and Professor Lidenbrock are about to head t... more

Last week, our main characters Axel and his uncle, Professor Lidenbrock, discovered a code... more

Our next story has seen numerous adaptations, including films, plays, radio dramas, and ev... more

Our story this week is by Miles J Breuer, an American-Czech physician who wrote science fi... more

We rejoin Nathaniel in Australia, where he is excavating ancient ruins. He believes these ... more

Last week, we learned more about our protagonist, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, as he worked ... more

Last week, we were introduced to our protagonist, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, who cannot re... more

We revisit one of our favorite authors, H.P. Lovecraft. In this story, Lovecraft delves in... more

This week we have an original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen: The Ugly Duckling. Wa... more