"A MAGIC KINGDOM" + "Hollow Cast"
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"A MAGIC KINGDOM" + "Hollow Cast"

B2Upper-intermediateMay 13, 202648 min

This episode features "A MAGIC KINGDOM" by Bruce McAllister (©2026 by Bruce McAllister) read by Stefan Rudnicki, "Hollow Cast" by Sarah Grey (©2026 by Sarah Grey) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the Nightmare Magazine Story Podcast. Enter freely and of your own free will. I am your humble host, Terence Taylor, one very much at home with the children of the night.

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Stay close as my muse, the medieval demon Gubbana, guides us down into beautiful darkness. In this episode, before our full-length story, we have a short shot. A Magic Kingdom, written by Bruce McAllister and narrated by Stephen Rudnicki. But first, a word from our sponsors.

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And now, Stephen Rudnicki. The Magic Kingdom by Bruce McAllister When I worked at Disneyland in the summer of 65, it was strange enough, even without what I found in the dumpster.

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