About this episode

A school teacher experiences an unsettling presence in his holiday room, leading to a terrifying revelation.

Have you ever been in a room, and things seem... "off" somehow? It happened to a genial school teacher, on holiday. There was something "wrong" with the room he was given, and he couldn't put his finger on what it was. The answer proved to be more terrifying than he could have ever imagined... This is The Occupant of the Room by Algernon Blackwood. Narrated by Andy David Jones. You can hear Dangerous Tales on the go through your favourite podcast platform, just search for “Dangerous Tales” in whichever podcast app you use. On YouTube, please like and subscribe to the channel, it really makes a huge difference. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dangeroustales Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dangerous-tales/id1832990451 Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dangeroustales Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/f455a65f-24b0-408d-b07a-aa4a2866ccb2/dangerous-tales iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/289446487/ This production is copyright © 2026, Andy David Jones. All rights reserved.

People in this episode

Host: Andy David Jones

Topics covered

• supernatural
• mystery
• psychological horror
• vacation
• unexplained phenomena

Keywords

• Algernon Blackwood
• horror
• narration
• podcast
• fiction

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Books & works: The Occupant of the Room

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