The House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The Classic Ghost Stories Podcast

Tony Walker

Science Fiction, Fiction, Drama

4.9 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2023

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Join Tony as we explore Edward Bulwer-Lytton's classic short story, 'The House & The Brain'. This captivating tale, first published in 1859, follows a narrator as he investigates the strange occurrences in a haunted house. The story is notable for its suspenseful atmosphere, its examination of the power of the human mind, and its timeless themes. This is an engaging listen for those interested in the Gothic horror genre." New Patreon Request Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the showVisit us here: www.ghostpod.orgBuy me a coffee if you're glad I do this: https://ko-fi.com/tonywalkerIf you really want to help me, become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barcudMusic by The Heartwood Institute: https://bit.ly/somecomeback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The HONDES
0:07.0	The HONDES
0:09.0	Don't think?
0:10.0	Everybody come back, isn't that so?
0:14.0	You tried to get into the locked drawn today, didn't you?
0:17.0	How do the dead come back, mother?
0:20.0	What's the secrets of the dead come? The mother? What's the secrets of it?
0:21.5	The Haunted and the Haunters, or the House and the Brain.
0:27.5	By Edward Bullwer Lytton, Lord Lytton.
0:31.6	A friend of mine, who is a man of letters and a philosopher, said to me one day as if between
0:37.1	jest and earnest,
0:38.9	Fancy, since we last met, I have discovered a haunted house in the midst of London.
0:46.2	Really haunted? And by what? Ghosts? Well, I can't answer that question. All I know is this.
0:55.3	Six weeks ago my wife and I were in search of a furnished apartment.
0:59.4	Passing a quiet street, we saw on the window of one of the houses a bill, apartments, furnished.
1:06.2	The situation suited us.
1:08.2	We entered the house, liked the rooms, engaged them by the week, and left them the third day.
1:14.6	No power on earth could have reconciled my wife to stay longer, and I don't wonder at it.
1:22.6	What did you see?
1:24.6	Excuse me, I have no desire to be ridiculed as a superstitious dreamer,
1:29.8	nor, on the other hand, could I ask you to accept on my affirmation what you would hold to be
1:35.2	incredible without the evidence of your own senses. Let me say only this. It was not so much
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