The Black Widow by John Glasby

[@audaciousaudrey214]

Thanks, Tony! As a retired psychiatric RN and an advid reader whose eyesite has failed, I depend on your videos to keep me on top of things at 74! Your narations are excellent and your rambles are like having a friend over for a chat. Please don't let nay sayers get you down. I listen to a bevy of similar ytubers but you are my favorite.

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you Adam

[@nw133]

Who could possibly hate a Tony Walker podcast/ghost story??? I love this and every other story by you Tony. Thank you

[@WVgrl59]

He is a troll, made it up for comments, difficult to understand why they write BS

[@rohanquinby3188]

How many times can I say this? You are an exceptional reader. The clash of emotion in your voice illuminates this work.

[@ClassicGhost]

Very kind . thank you

[@scathatch]

He certainly is. Love listening to Tony.

[@kristinasper8223]

I honestly enjoy your little chats at the end and how informal they are. It feels comfortable. 🙂

[@SusanRabens]

I can’t believe you have haters. Your voice is so comforting. Listening to you at night I often find myself being lulled to sleep. Scary stories or not! Keep doing what you’re doing. I love the stories. I have been introduced to so many wonderful authors. I have been promoted to buy books by such authors. Can read their short stories and pick up on the nuances I may have missed. Thank you for all the enjoyment you have given me.

[@ClassicGhost]

What a lovely comment

[@DanHunterSportsWriter]

Tony, a week ago I didn't know your podcast existed, now I'm addicted to it!! You always bring great tales to the table, and you are a master storyteller!!! Excellent stuff!

[@Boogie_the_cat]

It's friday night and raining. My cat has cabin fever and I'll have my usual insomnia, but now I'll have conpany. Thanks Tony. My friday night would have been lonely otherwise (I have no human friends). spooky, huh? I had to get rid of my bad friends (only ones I had) when I decided to be a different person. Nuff said.

[@waltercook4868]

Consider this: I usually don't read comments unless I have an urge to say something that seems like something somebody else has already said so I look for someone who already said it so I can give it a thumbs up and avoid giving you another thing to read which you already read (was that a run-on sentence? Oh, well, I ain't a writer but love a good read and good listen). Anyway, somebody like me would never know you have haters who say things which haunt you unless you say something. And, it was such a surprise (for me). Just sharing a point of view. BTW, you are a good listen and good read. Thank you for sharing.

[@misscharlotte160]

Yup you’re right!

[@Andy437]

Tony is excellent 👍

[@riverbilly64]

2 March 2024 - Listened from Kentucky, USA. Beautifully read. Love the agent’s accent. 😃 I had never heard of this author before. It’s amazing he was so prolific across many genres. That’s my kind of writer. I think I am going to listen again, right now.

[@ClassicGhost]

Of course we need the opinion of a French person on the accent...

[@RachelWellborn-h6w]

It’s dark outside 😮I’m going to take my chances 😵‍💫 and listen to lol. These are my 1 st ghost stories I’ve always been scared. But at age 61, I’m trying new things n I love these stories especially Tony voice🥳 it makes it all perfect

[@lesleykaygosson315]

Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect Narration ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As always, I love your ramblings ❤

[@waltercook4868]

My favorite type of scary story. Well done. Thank, you.

[@luciaprandlova]

I was ill and I'm getting better - thank you 🥰🥰🥰 It was lovely to hear that. I'm sorry for your loss and wish you all the best. Thank you for yet another wonderful reading 💖💖💖

[@Stratollac]

The Great Glasby. Honestly, that was a sterling example of the genre. Thanks for bringing it to life!

[@ruthfrewin9389]

I love listening to you chatting away at the end of each story as much as I enjoy listening to you narrating them!

[@geraldinestone2274]

I had goose bumps listening to this one. I'm glad I listened during daylight.

[@Nighthawk1968]

I work the midnight shift, in a huge warehouse, where it is just me and one other guy. The lights are designed to go out unless you are right under them. So most of the warehouse is dark around us. The perfect setting and atmosphere for your narrated stories. And like many here, I love the after story chats. So informative and friendly. Thanks a bunch.

[@ClassicGhost]

Did you hear The Haunting of Unit 409 my kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqHbnqOfn8eEfLc on the perils of night shift. Come to think of it I have another night shift story somewhere. They must have haunted me!

[@RolandWieffering1]

A very creepy Tale, I have read lots of horror, ghost, detective and such tales. But I never came across the name John Glasby (nor any other nome de plume). He writes (or wrote) very good. Thanks for this treat. (I'm Dutch, so I loved Schalken the painter, as well, of course....😉) All the best from Holland.

[@ClassicGhost]

I enjoyed doing Schalken. Try The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

[@jessicajackson8064]

My mother died in the fall. It is a unique experience, going through her things. My brother and I are her executors, and it is a bit of a headache, but, it is also a great time of remembering. My heart goes out to you.

[@ClassicGhost]

I’m with you ❤️

[@donnasandstrom6286]

I only listen to you when I'm awake so I don't miss a word.

[@stewartlancaster6155]

we all have to be awake or else we are not listening.....your comment is very odd.

[@donnasandstrom6286]

Thanks for pointing that out.

[@stewartlancaster6155]

@@donnasandstrom6286 np problem ! your comment is now famous in my local pub.....I only listen when Im awake ! ha ha ha comedy gold sweetheart.

[@Bbergster]

“Dodgy locals!” 😹⚡️. I like how he describes the old man putting both hands on his cane, like to bear his weight…. Little details. Your enthusiasm is what drew me in. Talent as a narrator…. Thanks! Scary.

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Speaking of mums not throwing things away, I recently found a tub of Fine Fare Cream of Tartar powder in my mum's cupboard. Must date back to 1985 or earlier.

[@kerrymartin9698]

I remember fine fare too. Used to have a shop down the road in Guildford Surrey, where I lived. I'd forgotten all about them until you said lol

[@ClassicGhost]

Fine Fare! When moved house in 2008 she brought everything with her from the old house even rubbish bins full of rubbish . My nana was the same / chocolate biscuits 15 years old

[@kerrymartin9698]

@@ClassicGhost My husband is American and when we moved back to the UK his Mum gave us some of his favourite tiny pasta for soup. We didn't have the heart to tell her it was 10yrs out of date lol xxx

[@donaldmccleary9015]

My typical Friday evening. Tony Walker's release with a nice whiskey. I really like this story. Fantastic story and narration. It's quite horrifying in its own right. The last minute... What a fantastic author! He did a lot! I love the room and fireplace picture you used during your chat. I love your narrations and chats. Those who wind you up are free to go play marbles in the road. I believe "Bone to His Bone" was the story you narrated you were discussing. Thanks!

[@lyndabrennan4560]

I've been looking out for a story from you Tony, I always get excited to see one up there, thank you so much 🙏💛

[@MarianneOrent]

Thanks so much Tony - and I enjoy your American accent! 😊❤

[@vickisampson408]

I am captivated by your truly marvellous renditions of these stories. Thank you for this podcast. ❤

[@ClassicGhost]

Glad you like them!

[@vickisampson408]

@ClassicGhost I love your narrations. Your stories are my new obsession.

[@marisaera2353]

Excellent narration, excellent writing. Thank you.

[@LCAjeh51]

Wow! I got Chills, excellent as usual Tony. You would be great at audiobooks. I love the way you take me away! Thank you and God Bless.

[@cassandras7399]

The ‘haters’ are just internet trolls with nothing in their lives. Love your classic, classy work ❤️. Take care

[@jasonfx28]

Oh Tony thank you! I've been checking nightly for the next great storytelling! This one was truly terrifying! Several times I thought to myself,, stop and pick it up during the day! You aren't just reading us a story - you're performing it!! And I for one, look forward to your post story commentary to help talk me out of my fears!!!

[@ClassicGhost]

I am becoming more ham actor ish as the stories progress :)

[@jasonfx28]

Ha you're the best! I'm happy when you give my comment a like, so you can imagine when you give me a reply!! 👻

[@JT_Soul]

Excellent reading as always, Tony.

[@franken-pattern]

Another fantastic story! Thank you so much, Tony! 🎉

[@ClassicGhost]

My pleasure!

[@martiwilliams4592]

Captivating,, Also spell- binding also this time around. Love the story, your narration, "ramblings" also this time around. Again, again, masterful tony for all you do for us, Tony. Thank you!

[@garybernstein3527]

seldom have I encountered a story where every word drives me into the atmosphere so completely ineffectively . Magnificent writers craftsmanship.

[@mlsg8]

The delivery of that every word is a unique labor of love and devotion to the genre. Btw did you mean effectively? Sounds like AUTO CORRECT read your mind incorrectly. The bane of "smart phones".

[@stewartlancaster6155]

what ?

[@imh9524]

Well, I enjoyed it - short and simple, but with a real air of menace. Liked the reflections also on writers and writing.

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you very much!

[@Hellsprite67]

And nobody in the village had the decency to warn them until AFTER he had left her alone in the house. 😮 Hello from New Zealand, Tony. I'm relatively new to your channel/podcasts. Am enjoying them very much.

[@scoutrifle6827]

Thanks!

[@ClassicGhost]

Very kind! Thank you

[@scoutrifle6827]

For the record, Tony, I absolutely love the post-story chat. Wish it could be around a blazing fire in a dark, gothic mansion, though. :) @@ClassicGhost

[@kathleenellenford4816]

Thank you! Absolutely wonderful introductions and ^epilogues!!

[@felineexceptional]

Belter! Very 'Tales of the Unexpected'. Solid and satisfying

[@johnburns2940]

I certainly enjoyed this story, and equally enjoyed hearing about this gentleman's life. Thank you

[@ProleCenter]

I love this channel! Btw, put that ghost reader image on a fridge magnet or high-quality V-neck, and I will buy it instantly! Diolch yn fawr iawn!

[@howard1beale]

Thank you and your wonderful voice

[@ClassicGhost]

Thanks for listening

[@susanmercurio1060]

2:02 I have these same feelings about some things. They give me the creeps before I've even seen them.

[@elaineparker6171]

Tony..don't change a thing. Whether we hear the dogs,the scrap man, Sheila's singing bowls or the Carlisle rain .it all adds to it! Sun is lovely here it Tynemouth and I hope the weather is nice in Carlisle I really liked this story..all ghost stories where the ghost is a woman really spook me out and always have. This story reminded me of an episode of 'Strange but True' that used to be on UK TV in the 90"s,hosted by Michael Aspel. The episode was about a group of well heeled tourists from London,one being Joan Collins,who hired a house in Venice, Italy,for a week. Supposedly the ghost of the Comtessa used to come out of the painting..I must see if I can find it on KZbin. It's very bitter sweet after a close family member dies,in that it's sad but it also brings you back into orbit with family you may have drifted away from. It's a gift from your mum xx

[@ClassicGhost]

We had a lovely day today. You usually have drier but colder weather than us

[@elaineparker6171]

Not this winter..it's been non stop rain since October!

[@ClassicGhost]

@@elaineparker6171 it’s been really damp here too

[@marysullivan4342]

Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful new author! As always, you've done a wonderful job narrating this story, and, as always, I loved listening to your commentary afterwards.

[@ritamartin4782]

Gl ad you're feeling better than before. Mom I'm sure was smiling! Enjoy your dogs and allowing everyone to be friends. Hello from California!

[@judithl.morton9178]

I love you and I love listening to you. There's always gonna be haters unfortunately, whatever😩 just know that most of us think you are the best.

[@MaggieatPlay]

Nice one, Tony. Great narration. Enjoyed the ramble at the end. Thank you!

[@stephniegoodman4422]

Well done, Tony. Keep up the fantastic work 👏

[@healyf52]

Entertaining and educational! Great job and in the era of AI, a vast relief to listen to human narration.

[@ClassicGhost]

We are being replaced by the robots

[@banterj]

I so much enjoyed the French accent,…always do.he does it so well

[@Ladyisavamp22]

I knew of John Glasby because I work in a library but I had no idea of all the pseudonyms he used! Chuck Adams westerns are still published and quite popular for that genre in our library. What a great story, so well read. Thanks!

[@leedawson5615]

I enjoy and appreciate all you do. With much thanks from Western Canada 🙏🏻🇨🇦

[@ClassicGhost]

thanks so much

[@ava.artemis]

Wonderful narration, lovely voice. 👏🏽♥️👏🏽♥️👏🏽♥️ Nice classic spooky tale. First time listener, I’ll be back!

[@ClassicGhost]

Please do return

[@brendangilmore4297]

I have to admit it's the title that draws me in - if it sounds intriguing enough I'll click on it (I listen to all yours, of course Tony - just 'cos I know it's you !)

[@franceswray8340]

Your comment about walking your dogs so much that you have turned them into athletes was HILARIOUS!

[@chrissteward5432]

love the way you read. thank you.

[@sumar207]

My condolences to you regarding the passing of your mother. But I agree that she would like that her family is reconnecting while sorting out her possessions.

[@doglover7390]

I love your narrations. Thank you ❤

[@roddmatsui3554]

I have a strange instinctive feeling that this is a good spooky story, and that I’ll have a good time listening to it! Thank you for another excellent reading. 💜

[@denisepiekarski4159]

Lovely talking with you Tony!

[@ClassicGhost]

Nice to see you here

[@lunablue745]

"Let's Go!" Indeed. Oh S*it! This has the magic of (on paper) would seem a simple theme, but the way it was told, Chief's kiss! 💋 Tony, your French accent was also! Shirley Jackson's stories scare the heck out of me!😱

[@SunnySmile-fr5yg]

Excellent narration, thank you for all you do 🤩

[@TeenC79]

Loved this story!! Sorry to hear about your mum.

[@ChristianeLevesque]

Love the call to action. Thank you for another great reading. 😄

[@PortmanRd]

Ooh! Looks a good one to drop off to. Not that I'll need a lot of help with the beer I've imbibed. 😂

[@PortmanRd]

Home at last..storytime.

[@morticiag]

​@@PortmanRd Shouldn't you be watching documentaries about the Apes instead ?

[@lindapreater840]

Brilliant !!!!!! So well read

[@DenWell-SeedsOfChaos]

I enjoyed this one! Now... As for the trolls and ogres that wind you up and manipulate you into focusing on them and their meaningless words, try very very hard- (I know it's hard, I find a mean comment will stick within my mind so much longer than a kind comment, but fuck that.) to allow the comments from those of us that adore you to take that space in your mind given to haters, to unwind you, because when you wind up a pocket watch too much it snaps and then it refuses to work... I'm prattling... I forgot what I came her to say. I had something profound in my attention deficient mind and it was sincere but now it's lost. You, Tony Walker, are the cat's pajamas or meow or socks, whatever the saying is... 🥰

[@kerrymartin9698]

If troll stew could be the answer to the ones who are bereft of any literary love eh?

[@nancycardenas2724]

Tony, you are a wonderful storyteller. Thank you 😊

[@ClassicGhost]

You are very welcome

[@Butrcup98]

Love these

[@Kimpossible-vk2fq]

Love love love this! You are amazing.

[@ClassicGhost]

No! You are !

[@adriennewalker1715]

Cracking story & very well read as usual … for some reason it put me in mind of The Crooked House (Mark Gatiss) I don’t know why, like Syd Barrett, I must have a very irregular head 😂

[@SC-jh9qp]

So very sorry to hear your sad news Tony. Lots of Love ❤

[@BarbaraBates-r8f]

Hi Tony just discovered your podcast absolutely love it .. sorry about your Mum .. lost my Mum 3 years ago i know exactly how your feeling 💔 take care .. im going too enjoy your story .. thankyou best wishes Barb ps you have a lovely voice very young sounding xx

[@jenniferlevine5406]

Great story - thank you for the wonderful reading! I have to listen another time - once was not enough. A James story would be great (going to listen to that one now) - and perhaps the author reading his own story?

[@ChristineFerguson-m4p]

Love to listen to your voice!

[@ClassicGhost]

thank you

[@daemeonation3018]

I have always fallen asleep before I realized that there is a commentary (I may have sort of known but only sleepily). I enjoy the commentary afterwards. Reminds me of a time when I still had friends.

[@ClassicGhost]

Oh no. Well I can be your friend.

[@daemeonation3018]

@@ClassicGhost I have to figure out how to respond to this in a way that doesn't make me sound like a person with no social skills. 😂 I live in Shanghai. I get invited out. I just don't want to go anymore. Maybe I don't WANT friends. Maybe I am not pleased with the limited choice of friends that I have been prevented with. Maybe it was the cold weather which I will need to become accustomed to again. One thing is true that since my wife died six years ago and then basically everyone I have ever really liked to be around, that I just don't have a lot of energy left. But thanks for the stories and the commentary. Your channel is really one of the best around. Maybe my favorite right now.

[@ClassicGhost]

@@daemeonation3018 I probably can’t make it to Shanghai just now anyway :)

[@daemeonation3018]

@@ClassicGhost haha. Yeah. Of course not. We just got a new teacher from Zimbabwe so at least it's someone new to talk to.

[@angelaroberts2803]

Thanks for the information after as I don't otherwise know the writers.Hope all's ok Tony.

[@garybernstein3527]

Waking the dog over 8 miles today ? It's the dog that turned you into an athlete. the ravages of old age have recently caused me to give up my habit of many decades of taking my dog for a Daily 3 Mile walk. I was not destined to be an athlete and for me the three mile walk was quite an accomplishment in my mind . Your eight and a half miles boggles my mind but more power to you and your canine friends

[@SilvanaTheNonCraftingCrafter]

I'm so glad I haven't got any paintings up in my new house yet...... so glad lol You know the haters are that one kid sat at the back of the class blowing chewed up wads of paper at people through a straw because he can't understand the lesson, so feels bored & lonely, right...just checking you've got the right perspective on the lil gets....laugh at their ignorance & bask in the adoration of those who truly appreciate you & your work :)

[@ainemoroney9965]

Excellent "Call to Action" 😊

[@ainemoroney9965]

Really like the Black Widow picture later in the story. Nicely done 👌

[@murtazaarif6507]

I watched a film last night called 'Burnt Offerings' (1976) which had a similar storyline as this story especially the beginning of a couple driving to a gothic looking big house given to them and their son for the summer for a very low price. Amazing author. Its satisfying to know authors like this have left such a vast catalogue. It makes me feel like we shall never run out of stories in our lifetime if there were more authors like this. I am a horror genre man but i am warming up to mixed genre movies too. Maybe you can turn your collection of books into a gothic library using your walls and then start turning your stories into gothic horror short films. Just a suggestion. Yes this story made me feel a little less lonely for a while during my escape from reality. I love that other realm of escape from this material world as i listen to your narrations in the dark.

[@ClassicGhost]

I don't have the skill or the contacts to make short films of my stuff, but I like the idea!

[@murtazaarif6507]

​@@ClassicGhostI am glad to spark that inspiration.

[@cherylegrounds6495]

Condolences on the passing of your mum😢.

[@thurayya8905]

The author used the phrase "actinic glare" to describe the light during the thunderstorm; I'd never heard it before. I'm sure that's his chemical engineering education coming through. He managed to convey not only a spooky blue light, but imply that it somehow transmuted the atmosphere as well.

[@ClassicGhost]

Interesting, UFO lights are supposed to give actinic burns to the eyes according to John Keel

[@NannyOggins]

I really enjoyed your comments at the end of the story so much. One of the comments you made about the accent if the reader is so important. I cant bear Sherlock Holmes read in an American accent or as you say a western in a British accent. Best wishes for your channel.

[@ClassicGhost]

I agree

[@scottfree2248]

Beautiful story and narration. Your commentary is always enlightening and provides a wonderful sense of connection to the writers and especially to the supernatural. A very short story that I think you might enjoy reading is " And Only I Have Escaped to Tell" by Roger Zelazany. It first appeared in the Twilight Zone fiction magazine back in the eighties. It's only a few pages in length but is worth the search. Cheers 🌠💀

[@ClassicGhost]

I don’t know that one but i like a bit is Zelazny. My favourite is Jack of Shadows

[@deborahdarling1799]

Good Narrative!!!

[@ClassicGhost]

Thanks for listening

[@Andy437]

Great channel 👍

[@ClassicGhost]

Thanks for the visit

[@sleethmitchell]

one of my favorite 'westerns' is a side story complete with comic irish idiom in flann o'brien's AT SWIM TWO BIRDS.

[@ClassicGhost]

I’m a big fan of Flann / Miles

[@julierobinson3633]

Till I heard you say "nowt" I hadn't realised I missed hearing my local accent.

[@kodyroberts2840]

Until the ad came up, i liked it. im gonna check out ur older stuff to see if u have ad free stuff that doesn't steal time from my life. I noped so fast.

[@ClassicGhost]

nothing in life is free

[@MartiWilliams-r2z]

Tell me again all about it, Tony. Thank you.

[@garybernstein3527]

I am very surprised I don't recall having heard of this author. At one time I considered myself a knowledgeable expert about science fiction . I suspect Glasby may be one of those writers published prolifically by British publishers like Badger books but never seen in the states. I find it very strange when I read that he has left a lasting impression on science fiction or imaginative literature. Judging by this story, he is a fine writer but I have no knowledge of his reputation at all .

[@kathleenwagner7444]

A few years ago, having enjoyed Salem's Lot, I read Pet Sematary. I posted on FB that the novel was TWENTY TIMES as long as W. W. Jacob's iconic story The Monkey's Paw, and wasn't half as good. (Salem's Lot, however, is excellent, an example of what can be done in the storytelling line by adhering strictly to literary protocols; in this case, what might be called the Bram Stoker protocols of vampire stories.) The novel, which is about the dead being reanimated, ends with the main character's wife/zombie slowly opening the door and entering the house. Very widely read person, Mr. King, and I'll leave it at that. 😉

[@arlem525]

I adore The Mistress in Black! Have you done that one? This one was excellent too. Edit. Yes you did, going to listen to it now!

[@ClassicGhost]

Yes I’ve done The Mistress In Black. it’s a cracker

[@lisap.1826]

❤❤ 50k subscribers 🎉🎉🎉

[@ClassicGhost]

🎉I know! who da thunk it ?

[@martywood8543]

The title intrigues me.

[@tokatulu]

Oh man. That bit about the dogs becoming athletes had laughing my ass off.

[@thresagraham8181]

Tony, unfortunately on this medium where people can type anything, we now know along with the good comes the bad, the human condition, thankfully not everyone, it gives some people the opportunity to “spout”.. it only comes back to the schoolyard bullying , their jealousy prompts them to be obnoxious especially as they never have to say to you in person, it’s sad but as my dad used to say, in the 70’s , they just sad because they are not your friend yet. If they are expressing themselves, even negatively, they definitely listening to you. 😉👍🌻

[@ClassicGhost]

I suppose ! Thanks for the positive spin. There aren’t many of them

[@Hmmmmidunno]

This feels like a lesson in gaslighting. So many horror stories are a woman who is pleading with her husband to believe her but he's too smart to, until it effects him. This reads to me like a twist on this trope, where he learns how it feels to be dismissed