Listen free for 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen, Paranormal Investigator cover art

The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen, Paranormal Investigator

Written by: Ian Gordon
Narrated by: Ian Gordon, Jennifer Gordon, Gary Gordon, Gareth Wynne
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $25.00

Buy Now for $25.00

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

Weird things dwell in the hidden corners of Britain: subterranean beasts, extradimensional entities, resurrected ghouls, and spectral vampires. And there are weird places, too. Beyond the veil of the waking world, lie realms of secrets, domains of madness. So begins the saga, of Peter Van Melsen...

The tall, gaunt and mysterious Van Melsen was born out of Ian’s love of occult detective fiction—Algernon Blackwood’s John Silence and William Hope Hodgson’s Thomas Carnacki being among his favourite paranormal investigators.

“The old Hammer Horror actors were a big influence, too,” says Ian. “I’ve always envisioned Van Melsen as the amalgam of Peter Cushing and Roddy McDowall. Duncan Kay’s wonderful cover illustration captures this perfectly.”

The six stories within serve to introduce the listener to the peculiar P. I., whilst sewing the seeds for future volumes, of which there will be several…

©2023 Ian Gordon (P)2024 Ian Gordon

What listeners say about The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen, Paranormal Investigator

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.