The Gargoyle
Greye La Spina
Read by Ben Tucker
Springing forth from the pages of Weird Tales comes celebrated author Greye La Spina's exciting tale of black magic and the occult! When painter Luke Porter is approached by eccentric occultist Cagliostro Moderno to accompany him to the sinister Fanewold Castle, he is at first skeptical. But after a series of seemingly happenstance events lands Luke at the castle's doorstep with a terrified Moderno in tow, he is drawn into the mystery of The Master, a cloaked figure who skulks in darkness and worships Lucifer, preparing his young and innocent cousin Sybil for a terrifying ritual. Can Luke and Cagliostro, with the aid of Sybil's handmaid Alden, endanger their very souls to save the fair Sybil from the foul clutches of The Master?
Serialized over three issues of Weird Tales, The Gargoyle was Greye La Spina's follow-up to her acclaimed first serial Invaders from the Dark and was later reissued in a facsimile reprint by Robert Weinberg in 1975.
(Summary by Benjamin Tucker) (3 hr 26 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1. Alias Cagliostro | 14:15 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 2. An Appeal for Help | 16:25 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 3. Behind the Arras | 16:57 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 4. The Master | 16:01 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 5. Sybil | 17:24 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 6. Mephistopheles | 11:20 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 7. Alden's Secret | 19:57 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 8. Lucifer's Chapel | 15:07 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 9. The Master Consults an Oracle | 14:50 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 10. Shut Out | 17:57 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 11. The Master Prepares | 14:46 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 12. Cagliostro to the Rescue | 10:36 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter 13. Lucifer Takes Toll | 20:46 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Reviews
Shelly
I found the story contrived and amusing. Ben,you are one of my favourite readers and your characterisations are great but this was over the top. Just made me laugh and I don't know if I was supposed to....?!
John Price
piss poor story and even worse narrative thanks anyway Libervox and volunteers
Over the top
edgar vazquez
The narration was a bit too much for me.