The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast

"An Appetite for Steam" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #11

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Show Notes

"An Appetite for Steam" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, our intrepid P. I. finds himself up against a novel threat aboard a North Yorkshire steam train.

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