The Retribution of Parson Beelzebub Brown by Jed Vesper (a Christmas horror story)

Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained

Steven Holloway

Strange Phenomena, Folklore, Society & Culture, Ufos, Documentary, Paranormal, Haunted Locations, Ghosts, History, Hauntings, Documentary Podcast, Unexplained Mysteries

4.5 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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A bead of sweat careered down the dome of his forehead like a wet cockroach. Slapping his head and rubbing frenziedly, he squeezed his eyes tight shut and groaned quietly. What to do? What to do? When he re-opened his bleary eyes, his heart lurched. In wiping the sweat from his brow, he must have caught the curtains, and they had parted more widely. A good six or seven inches. Blinking his vision back into focus, he saw the dark invaders stop dead where they were; a tableau from some obscene pantomime.

Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Haunted UK Fiction – a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories you will hear were written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional.

In today’s episode we’ll be reading a true Christmas horror story called The Retribution of Parson Beelzebub Brown which was sent in to us by Jed Vesper. Jed Vesper is a horror writer with a taste for the macabre and strange. His home county of Yorkshire, UK is steeped in atmosphere and inspiration for the ghoulish and ghostly, so he fits right in. His debut anthologies: Tales of Dread and Dismay, Volumes 1 and 2, are available in e-book format from Amazon worldwide. Jed has also appeared in the BHF Books of Horror Stories, in Book Ate-th (special cannibal edition), and Book 11 (a folk horror special). Jed’s stories have also been published on the Planet Raconteur podcast as well Nocturnal Transmissions podcast. Jed is usually most active around the witching hour. That’s when the company is best. He sincerely hopes you are disturbed by his stories.

We truly hope you enjoy this terrifying tale. If you would like to hear more from Jed Vesper, you can all details of Jed’s past, present, and future writing projects on his Facebook page: Jed Vesper Ghost Story and Horror Writer – and he can occasionally be found haunting X @jedvesper

If you have an original story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to hauntedukfiction@hotmail.com

Until next time, stay safe, and take care.

Episode Credits:
Story by Jed Vesper
Narrated by Steven Holloway
Script prepared by Melissa West
Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studio

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0:23.6	Travel deeper, travel richer, experience Abu Dhabi. The
0:40.3	The The
0:57.0	The The
1:13.6	The Hello and welcome dear listeners to Haunted UK Fiction,
1:47.3	a sister podcast to the Haunted UK, which features original flash fiction, short stories and novellas with paranormal themes.
1:55.7	All stories you will hear were written by a collection of talented writers, authors and storytellers, both independent
2:02.6	and professional. In today's episode, we'll be reading a true Christmas horror story called
2:09.7	The Retribution of Parson Beelzebub Brown, which was sent into us by Jed Vesper.
2:17.4	Jed Vesper.
2:21.8	Jed Vesper is a horror writer with a taste for the macabre and strange.
2:26.7	His home county of Yorkshire, UK, is steeped in atmosphere and inspiration for the ghoulish and the ghostly, so he fits right in.
2:32.6	His debut anthologies, Tales of Dread and Dismay, Volumes 1 and 2,
2:37.4	are available in e-book format from Amazon worldwide. Jed has also appeared in the BHF Books of Horror
2:45.8	Stories in book 8th, special cannibal edition, and book 11, a folklore horror special.
2:53.7	Jed's stories have also been published on the Planet Raconteur podcast, as well as
2:58.8	Nocturnal Transmissions Podcast.
3:02.7	Jed is usually most active around the Wichinghauer.
3:07.0	That's when the company is best. He sincerely
3:10.3	hopes you are disturbed by his stories. Get comfortable. Grab a little something to sip on,
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