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This episode presents Chapter Twenty Six of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, detailing the struggle for survival in Victorian England against Martian invaders.

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free! Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/ Other shows hosted by Darren: Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/ Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Hosts: Keith Conrad, Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• science fiction
• invasion
• survival
• Martian machines
• serialized storytelling

Keywords

• H.G. Wells
• The War of the Worlds
• science fiction
• Martian invasion
• serialized chapters

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Organizations: Substack, Sound Concept Media, Acast

Books & works: The War of the Worlds

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