The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories

A brilliant but reckless scientist unlocks the power to transmit matter through electricity—only to find himself reborn as a talking head in a museum display. His greatest invention has left him literally a man without a body. The Man Without A Body by Edward Page Mitchell. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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A mutinous Spaniard slithers into the shadow-soaked hold of an English ship with powder, vengeance, and heresy on his tongue. But in the stinking dark beneath the deck, blades whisper, loyalties bend, and something far worse than steel seems to be waiting. The Horror in the Hold by Frank Belknap Long. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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They came to torment. They Came in Revenge. The Monsters Came by Night by Robert Silverberg. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

It’s Halloween week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast — and that means we’re digging into the eerie, the uncanny, and the things that brush past you in the dark when you think you’re alone.

Today’s tale takes us far from Earth — all the way to Mars — but don’t relax just because it’s “out there.” T...

A proud young exile meets a storm-working dwarf on a desolate Genoese shore — and in a single Faust-like bargain barters more than he understands. A metamorphosis so literal and so damning it cannot be untold. Or forgotten! Transformation by Mary Shelley. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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A weary King Kull gazes into the forbidden mirrors of Tuzun Thune, seeking wisdom beyond mortal grasp. But in those shifting reflections lies a peril far greater than any enemy he’s ever faced. The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune by Robert E. Howard. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Horse-Sense Hank could answer all the problems of science. He could even apply logic to love. But turnips…! The Scientific Pioneer by Nelson S. Bond. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Beneath the desolate desert lies a chasm that breathes ancient dread. When two men hear the earth itself stir, their world teeters on the brink of a horror beyond human comprehension. The Transition of Juan Romero by H. P. Lovecraft. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Lancelot Biggs was an unpredictable quantity, but nobody aboard the Saturn thought he'd ever turn traitor! The Genius of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Banished from civilization, a weary wanderer stumbles into the cursed desert of Yondo—a realm where nature itself seems possessed by madness. Beneath its crimson skies, he discovers that some horrors are far older—and far more aware—than man ever dreamed. The Abominations of Yondo by Clark Ashton Smith. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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New York was a bad town for robots this year. In fact, all over the country it was bad for robots…. The Velvet Glove by Harry Harrison. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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A man begins to sense that part of himself has slipped away—only to reappear in Ireland, where he was born. What unfolds is a haunting tale of divided identity and the eerie possibility of living two lives at once. No Evidence by Victoria Lincoln. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Author Victoria Lincoln dabbled in science fiction only once, writing a single short story in the genre. She was best known as a novelist, b...

Shandy was a teddy bear, a lion, an ape, a rival for Nancy Tanner’s affections.... But what else was he? Shandy by Ron Goulart. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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On a still night under a rising golden moon, a man begins to reveal the strange vision that has haunted him since childhood. What follows is a chilling account of a life he only lives in dreams. The Dream Snake by Robert E. Howard. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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She was just a sweet, kind-hearted old landlady who couldn't keep her nose out of other people’s business. This was very unfortunate for Mr. Thobal. The Man Who Was Pale by Jack Sharkey. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Let’s step back in time to December 1959, when Fantastic Science Fiction Stories delivered eerie, unforgettable tales. On page 78, Jack Sharkey delivers an atmosphere of dread that creeps in quietly a...

That man beside you may be a Martian. They own our world, but only a few wise and far-seeing men like Lyman know it! Don’t Look Now by Henry Kuttner. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

It’s not uncommon for a good vintage science fiction story to appear in anthologies years after its initial publication. But very few can be found in more than 40 publications. Henry Kuttner himself chose today’s story for the anthology My Be...

Behind closed doors and under the cover of night, a spacecraft rises. Conceived in confidence and launched in silence, this is the unforgettable tale of Friendship Eleven. The Secret Flight of Friendship Eleven by Alfred Connable. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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An ancient intelligence stirs, locked in a struggle for survival against forces both familiar and alien. But when outsiders arrive with their own secret agenda, the battle takes an unexpected and perilous turn. Process by A. E. Van Vogt. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

There are two stories today on the podcast, a short story and a really short story. First up from Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine in December 1950,...

A man flees his tedious modern life by traveling back to the age of dinosaurs, convinced he’ll find freedom in prehistoric adventure. But his dream of escape soon reveals just how small—and fragile—he truly is. Poor Little Warrior! By Brian W. Aldiss. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare. One vanishing door will do nastily. Thirty Degrees Cattywonkus by James Bell. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Author James Bell joins a long list of vintage sci-fi authors we know nothing about. He wrote two stories that were published in the 1960s and that’s that.

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