Podcast Episodes

AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE by AMBROSE BIERCE

"An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce: In this highly acclaimed short story, a southern farmer is accused of being a spy by the Union…

9 years ago

MARY POSTGATE by RUDYARD KIPLING

"Mary Postgate" by Rudyard Kipling:  In England, during World War I, a caregiver named Mary Postgate takes revenge upon a downed German pilot who had…

9 years ago

AN ADVENTURE AT BROWNVILLE by AMBROSE BIERCE

"An Adventure At Brownville" by Ambrose Bierce: A psychological thriller from Amrose Bierce that places a young woman under the hypnotic spell of a m…

9 years ago

HISTORY'S REAL BEAUTY & THE BEAST: PETRUS & CATHERINE GONSOLVUS

"History's Real Beauty and The Beast: Petrus and Anne Gonsalvus":

This is a follow up to our recent episode titled "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST", which gave…

9 years, 2 months ago

THE WENDIGO (PT.2) by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD

"The Wendigo" Pt 2 by Algernon Blackwood: In this classic horror short story by Algernon Blackwood, a group of hunters in the north woods of Canada a…

9 years, 3 months ago

THE WENDIGO by ALGERNON BLACKWOOD (Part 1)

"The Wendigo" Pt 1 by Algernon Blackwood: Blackwood used the legend of the wendigo to create a terrifying tale of a group of hunters in the Canadian …

9 years, 3 months ago

HEARTS AND HANDS by O.HENRY

"Hearts and Hands" by O.Henry: This episode contains TWO stories from O'Henry: HEARTS AND HANDS: A young lady is traveling on a train from Denver whe…

9 years, 3 months ago

THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER" by CHARLES DICKENS

Charles Dickens had heard the news of the wreck of the Royal Charter in Wales in October of 1859 and traveled to that area during Christmas. The salv…

9 years, 4 months ago

THE SHIPWRECK by CHARLES DICKENS

This story by Charles Dickens is a part of a larger story about the 1859 wreck of The Royal Charter, a steam powered clipper on its way from Australi…

9 years, 4 months ago

THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER by WASHINGTON IRVING

This tongue-in-cheek tale of a greedy man who makes a deal with the devil to broker a pirate's treasure by becoming a stingy moneylender is a Washing…

9 years, 4 months ago