
Christmas Dinner With The Devil
01/07/25 • 62 min
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Yes, that’s right. Victorian ghost stories are becoming a regular occurrence on The Poe Show! This time, our ghost story from 1858 follows a man who happens to dine with the devil. After dinner, the two travel to their “journey’s end” together, passing many other lost souls. James Hain Friswell wrote this spooky winter tale over 160 years ago, but the dreary and ghostly narrative is as entertaining today as it has ever been! Now, please enjoy The Oxford Ghost. Otherwise known as...Christmas Dinner with the Devil.
Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.
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Opening episode music: Mazurkus Op. 6 No. 1 in F Sharp Minor by Chopin
Yes, that’s right. Victorian ghost stories are becoming a regular occurrence on The Poe Show! This time, our ghost story from 1858 follows a man who happens to dine with the devil. After dinner, the two travel to their “journey’s end” together, passing many other lost souls. James Hain Friswell wrote this spooky winter tale over 160 years ago, but the dreary and ghostly narrative is as entertaining today as it has ever been! Now, please enjoy The Oxford Ghost. Otherwise known as...Christmas Dinner with the Devil.
Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.
Horror Movie Reviews on The Poe Show YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thepoeshowpodcast
TikTok: @poeshowpodcast
Instagram & Threads: @thepoeshowpodcast
Email: [email protected]
Intro music by Emmett Cooke on PremiumBeat.
Opening episode music: Mazurkus Op. 6 No. 1 in F Sharp Minor by Chopin
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Episode music and narration by Tynan Portillo.
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The Poe Show - Christmas Dinner With The Devil
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Tynan Portillo presents, featuring the best horror stories of the 19th century, welcome to The Poe Show podcast. Narrated by Tynan Portillo.
Today’s episode, Christmas Dinner With the Devil, or The Oxford Ghost by James Hain Friswell.
“Boodle, sing a song!”
I addressed the obese individual of that name, the “capital B.”, as he delighted to be called, in the midst of a festive party. I always make a point thereat of asking the wrong man to do the right thing; i
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