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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Grim Rendezvous</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/grim-rendezvous--2591350</link><description><![CDATA[From the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey...<br /><br />Eight dark tales of terror, murder, mystery, menace and mayhem. Where encounters go bad, and sanity - if you're fortunate - is the only thing you lose...<br /><br />1. THE METHOD WRITER<br />2. BREAKDOWN<br />3. SWEET BLUEBELLS<br />4. BEWARE OF STRANGERS<br />5. BLIND DATE<br />6. JUST THE TWO OF US<br />7. SIDNEY<br />8. THE GATECRASHER]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2591350/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>2006</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cfbcb5557de1ca5fff1169855d1f5a0e.jpg</url><title>Grim Rendezvous</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/grim-rendezvous--2591350</link></image><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:27:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Chris Harvey</itunes:name><itunes:email>cha7235521@aol.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cfbcb5557de1ca5fff1169855d1f5a0e.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>From the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp;amp; narrated by Chris Harvey...

Eight dark tales of terror, murder, mystery, menace and mayhem. Where encounters go bad, and sanity - if you're fortunate - is the only thing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[From the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey...<br /><br />Eight dark tales of terror, murder, mystery, menace and mayhem. Where encounters go bad, and sanity - if you're fortunate - is the only thing you lose...<br /><br />1. THE METHOD WRITER<br />2. BREAKDOWN<br />3. SWEET BLUEBELLS<br />4. BEWARE OF STRANGERS<br />5. BLIND DATE<br />6. JUST THE TWO OF US<br />7. SIDNEY<br />8. THE GATECRASHER]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Drama"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Visual Arts"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>serial</itunes:type><item><title>The Method Writer</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-method-writer--12314641</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #1 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"Steam hung like a milky curtain in the small bathroom.<br />Martin Lee stepped out of the shower, pulled the curtain closed behind him and smiled - a broad, contented smile that really summed up how he felt. It had worked: the shower had done the trick and had given him the idea for his next story - at last!..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12314641</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2017 15:20:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12314641/the_method_writer.mp3" length="43359251" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #1 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.&#13;
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"Steam hung like a milky curtain in the small bathroom.&#13;
Martin Lee stepped out of the shower, pulled the curtain closed behind him and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #1 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"Steam hung like a milky curtain in the small bathroom.<br />Martin Lee stepped out of the shower, pulled the curtain closed behind him and smiled - a broad, contented smile that really summed up how he felt. It had worked: the shower had done the trick and had given him the idea for his next story - at last!..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1084</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b2818592a8b2b8a5a44c6bd7e414a0cc.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Breakdown</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/breakdown--15955817</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #2 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"It was the situation that would frighten anyone - the  nightmare scenario that everyone dreaded. But for Jane Macmillan the scenario seemed particularly disturbing..."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15955817</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 00:24:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15955817/breakdown.mp3" length="28841431" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #2 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.

"It was the situation that would frighten anyone - the  nightmare scenario that everyone dreaded. But for Jane Macmillan the scenario seemed...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #2 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"It was the situation that would frighten anyone - the  nightmare scenario that everyone dreaded. But for Jane Macmillan the scenario seemed particularly disturbing..."]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>722</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7518ad72163d9173d653427b57085f82.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sweet Bluebells</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sweet-bluebells--15955936</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #3 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"He came to a halt near one of the graves. Here the sweet smell was overwhelming, but now he realized what caused it:<br />Bluebells..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15955936</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 01:02:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15955936/sweet_bluebells.mp3" length="60651415" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #3 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.

"He came to a halt near one of the graves. Here the sweet smell was overwhelming, but now he realized what caused it:
Bluebells..."

**...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #3 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"He came to a halt near one of the graves. Here the sweet smell was overwhelming, but now he realized what caused it:<br />Bluebells..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1517</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/147e1f7d742cfd340cc59288a2f0f1f2.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Beware of Strangers</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/beware-of-strangers--15956071</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #4 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"It was in the newspapers again, or at least the local ones, and it had been promoted to the front page.<br />She could see it in large black letters, right in front of her, as the young man sitting opposite unfolded his newspaper:<br />FEARS OF A SERIAL KILLER INCREASE AS VICTIM NUMBER THREE IS FOUND.<br />It was so close that she could read the small print of the story if she wanted to. But she didn't..."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15956071</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 01:25:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15956071/beware_of_strangers.mp3" length="30096364" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #4 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.

"It was in the newspapers again, or at least the local ones, and it had been promoted to the front page.
She could see it in large black...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #4 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"It was in the newspapers again, or at least the local ones, and it had been promoted to the front page.<br />She could see it in large black letters, right in front of her, as the young man sitting opposite unfolded his newspaper:<br />FEARS OF A SERIAL KILLER INCREASE AS VICTIM NUMBER THREE IS FOUND.<br />It was so close that she could read the small print of the story if she wanted to. But she didn't..."]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>753</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/36f3422cf223e0f0c76b6235d47b06e2.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Blind Date</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/blind-date--15956125</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #5 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"Okay, so she had been stood up. It wasn't the first time and it probably wouldn't be the last.<br />But it was disappointing...!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15956125</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 01:57:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15956125/blind_date.mp3" length="39150410" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #5 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.

"Okay, so she had been stood up. It wasn't the first time and it probably wouldn't be the last.
But it was disappointing...!</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #5 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"Okay, so she had been stood up. It wasn't the first time and it probably wouldn't be the last.<br />But it was disappointing...!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>979</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/07c5451b17cf2251ef0c40284e238e9e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Just the Two of Us</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-the-two-of-us--38197299</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #6 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"Secret meetings in the dead of night... It felt quite exciting...<br />It was something that Janet Nichols had never done before, and it made her feel good - and in more ways than one..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/38197299</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 22:44:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/38197299/just_the_two_of_us.mp3" length="37855775" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #6 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.&#13;
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"Secret meetings in the dead of night... It felt quite exciting...&#13;
It was something that Janet Nichols had never done before, and it made...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #6 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"Secret meetings in the dead of night... It felt quite exciting...<br />It was something that Janet Nichols had never done before, and it made her feel good - and in more ways than one..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>947</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/24d7c097a2f8450ebd8edb9e0719be09.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sidney</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sidney--38207524</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #7 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"But it was the second difference - just as obvious as the first, but far more horrifying - which had turned Paul's bowels to water and teased his sphincter to relax..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/38207524</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 23:49:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/38207524/sidney.mp3" length="74673787" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #7 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.&#13;
&#13;
"But it was the second difference - just as obvious as the first, but far more horrifying - which had turned Paul's bowels to water and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #7 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"But it was the second difference - just as obvious as the first, but far more horrifying - which had turned Paul's bowels to water and teased his sphincter to relax..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1867</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/51a305bc40537429c64a5a87bed649b5.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Gatecrasher (Part 1)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gatecrasher-part-1--38230824</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #8 - part 1 - from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"The bogeyman'll get you! The bogeyman'll get yo-!"<br />Mandy Barnes slammed the door in the kids' faces. She had neither the time nor the patience to humour them tonight.<br />She let out a long sigh and looked at her watch.<br />8.38 pm.<br />The party was due to begin at ten and she hadn't even started on her make-up yet, although she was kitted out in her fancy-dress costume. Apart from that, everything else was ready more or less: the food and drink was prepared, the decorations had been hung and the pumpkins put in their positions, the music was playing and the lights were dimmed. Now she just had to get her make-up done.<br />Mandy sucked in a breath, turned away from the cottage's front door and made her way back up the stairs to her bedroom..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/38230824</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:57:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/38230824/the_gatecrasher_pt_1.mp3" length="34027271" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #8 - part 1 - from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.&#13;
&#13;
"The bogeyman'll get you! The bogeyman'll get yo-!"&#13;
Mandy Barnes slammed the door in the kids' faces. She had neither the time...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #8 - part 1 - from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"The bogeyman'll get you! The bogeyman'll get yo-!"<br />Mandy Barnes slammed the door in the kids' faces. She had neither the time nor the patience to humour them tonight.<br />She let out a long sigh and looked at her watch.<br />8.38 pm.<br />The party was due to begin at ten and she hadn't even started on her make-up yet, although she was kitted out in her fancy-dress costume. Apart from that, everything else was ready more or less: the food and drink was prepared, the decorations had been hung and the pumpkins put in their positions, the music was playing and the lights were dimmed. Now she just had to get her make-up done.<br />Mandy sucked in a breath, turned away from the cottage's front door and made her way back up the stairs to her bedroom..."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>851</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ff449ba94d40ec3d64369aba13f784c5.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Gatecrasher (Part 2)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gatecrasher-part-2--38231536</link><description><![CDATA[Tale #8 -  part 2 - from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"The telephone began to ring in the hallway.<br />Mandy jumped as its shrill dragged her out of her reverie, and in the same instant she realized that the music was still playing on the hi-fi; she had been oblivious to it since Danny had arrived. Now, for some reason, she felt a wave of panic pulsing through her body."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/38231536</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:14:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/38231536/the_gatecrasher_pt_2.mp3" length="52077883" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Harvey</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tale #8 -  part 2 - from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written &amp; narrated by Chris Harvey.&#13;
&#13;
"The telephone began to ring in the hallway.&#13;
Mandy jumped as its shrill dragged her out of her reverie, and in the same instant...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tale #8 -  part 2 - from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.<br /><br />"The telephone began to ring in the hallway.<br />Mandy jumped as its shrill dragged her out of her reverie, and in the same instant she realized that the music was still playing on the hi-fi; she had been oblivious to it since Danny had arrived. Now, for some reason, she felt a wave of panic pulsing through her body."<br /><br />** WARNING: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT**]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1302</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>audiobooks,crime,drama,fiction,horror,menace,mystery,shortstory,suspense,thriller</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d97ca385c25fdfba0f4ce4d8d1720be.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
