The Piper from Bhutan by David Bernard

About this episode

The episode discusses 'The Piper from Bhutan', a story about an elderly piper who claims to restore vitality to the deceased.

"The Piper from Bhutan" by American author David Bernard, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in February 1938. The story tells of an elderly piper from Bhutan, who claims to be able restore vitality to the recently deceased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• horror
• fiction
• supernatural
• death
• revitalization

Keywords

• David Bernard
• The Piper from Bhutan
• Weird Tales
• Bhutan
• horror fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weird Tales Magazine

Books & works: The Piper from Bhutan

Places: Bhutan

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