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Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween Everyone!!! I'm so happy episode #54 aired on the actual holiday. Join us for three short stories, "Doll," "The Cleaners," and "Growth," by horror author Darcy Coates.   Time to huddle near the bonfire and share some quality eeriness!!! Darcy Coates is a USA today bestselling author. She has written novels and short story collecti...

Send us Fan Mail Greetings and welcome to episode #53.  On this episode I read, "The Graveyard," by Eando Binder.  We'll join an author writing in a graveyard for inspiration, and meet the other that joins him as well.  A look at some of the quirky writing tricks of famous authors, as well as their brushes with the supernatural is also on the menu. The muse is upon us (literally)! M...

Send us Fan Mail Live long and prosper!! Episode #52 is all about aliens among us. Paul Ernst is our author, and the story is, "Dread Exile." We'll learn how to identify aliens disguised as humans and other unearthly delights. Get read to beam aboard the Starship Eerie!! Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Mysterious Suspense" Audio Jungle: "Halloween...

Send us Fan Mail Ever see a painting you could not tear your eyes from? Perhaps it is cursed!! Join us for Episode 51 as I read, "Ghoul Gallery," by Hugh B. Cave.  This episode is full of curses, paintings, objects and more! Settle down beneath your favorite portrait and listen. Don't look at the portrait while you listen...don't...don't... Music Fesliyan Studios: "Gh...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to our 50th episode!! I read "Creeping Fingers" (love that title), by Loretta G. Burough.  It's a creepy little tale about something haunting in the...bathroom!!! We'll look at haunted bathroom lore and the infamous, "Bloody Mary." This episode might just scare the pants off you! (yeah, I went there) Music Fesliyan Studios: "Gho...

Send us Fan Mail Velcome to episode 49! Jes this episode is devoted to Vampires.  Victor Rowan is our author for this episode, and his story is called Four Wooden Stakes. It's a great old-fashioned vampire tale. We'll also take a look at the real Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's novel and character, Dracula.  You might want to wear a heavy scarf for this one. Musi...

Send us Fan Mail Everybody howl!! Yes, this episode is all about werewolves. A bit of lore and an unusual werewolf story by Dean H. Wild. So, have that wolf bane handy, the full moon is rising... Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Venomous" Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes," Hesperus; Early Music Ensemble: "Colonial Music"     "Maiden Lane / Jack...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode #47. On this episode we'll look at Death as a folkloric character. Will some supernatural being of death escort us across the veil? Yes, according to tales from around the world. Our story is Thrice Dead, a tale of a corpse trying to cheat death. Our author is Alston Lovejoy. Please join us for this episode...before it's too late.... Music Fesliyan Stu...

Send us Fan Mail Our story for this episode is, The Witch's Curse by Paul Ernst.  Eerie folktales is the focus this month, and we'll begin with witches. We'll take a look at some famous folkloric witches from around the world including America, Italy and Russia. So, grab your broom and spell book...we're off! Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Short Tensio...

Send us Fan Mail Grab some popcorn and settle down with us for a double feature! That's right, two stories. They are all about scientists, and their dangerous experiments.  The Conradi Affair, by August W. Derleth & Carl W. Ganzlin; and The Jellyfish , by David H. Keller. We take a look at real scientists who gave the ultimate sacrifice for science, and learn about "The Demon Core.&q...

Send us Fan Mail Greetings, and welcome to episode #44.  On this episode we present, "It Walks by Night," by Henry Kuttner.  They had me at the title on this one, and the story did not disappoint.  We get to hand out in an old graveyard haunted by a creature that feeds on the dead...what could be better than that? We talk about a few real haunted graveyards and I've got some EVP&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode #43! On this episode I'll be reading, The Hall Bedroom, by W. Ellwyn Backus. It involves a ghost's revenge on his murderous mining partner. We'll take a trip down into some real haunted mines, and find out more about Tommyknockers. So, grab your courage, pick and shovel and let's dig up a haunting! Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode things get a little "hairy." Hound hairy that is. Our story, The Hound is written by none other than H. P. Lovecraft. We'll learn more about this master of horror and science fiction as well as explore supernatural hounds of life and lore. Trigger warning: suicide Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltze...

Send us Fan Mail Episode #41 is all about mimicry; some natural and some unnatural. Insects mimic predators to survive and prey on other insects. But, what if the predator is us? Who will survive then? Our story, "Mimic," by Donald Wollhiem, provides on answer to that question. We'll look at some of the natural mimics and discuss how they hide. I wonder what, or who might be hiding...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 40! The creepy factor is high on this episode as we present, The Underbody, by Allison V. Harding.  Just add a smattering of severed heads, stretched necks and a corpse that travels underground, and you've got the best recipe for spine tingles. Enjoy!! Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Sad Music" Audio Jungle: "Halloween Wal...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I read, The Emergency Call, by Marion Brandon.  It's a great story about an old country doctor who gives up his rest to help a young couple. We'll look at ghosts doing good, Gravity Hill in California and you can decide for yourself if the gravity hills all over the world are fact or frightening fiction. Music Fesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories,"...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we present The Nameless Offspring, by Clark Ashton Smith.  We'll discuss "disappointment rooms," and highlight historical "disappointments" (who were really not disappointments-just mentally and physically challenged) and feature some very evil children. Join us for this episode...and hope the thing in your vault doesn't get out. Music...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 37 is all about Druids, Ravens and stories of frightful ceremonies.  Carl Jacobi's tale, The Corbie Door, will take you into another dimension where you'll witness ceremonies of ancient, evil days. This story is a bit longer, so find an oak tree, curl up beneath it to listen. And, if you hear distant chanting...?  Just ignore it. Music Fesliyan Studios: "Gho...

Send us Fan Mail Join me for Episode 36 as I read, Dead Legs, by Edmond Hamilton.  This is an eerie story of haunted human limbs! Could it be true? Can transplants haunt the recipient? Our main character helps himself to a new set of legs, but the previous owner isn't finished with them yet and plans to finish him!   We'll dive into the theory that transplant recipients might receive mor...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we feature one of my favorite authors, Ray Bradbury.  His story, The Smiling People, is a Bradbury classic; creepy, suspenseful and leaves you guessing right up until the end. We'll dive briefly into some other stories with twisted narrators telling twisted tales by Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Beirce. Please join us for episode 35! Music Fesliyan Studios: &quo...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we will explore...fungus! Yes, fungus. Our story, by Loual B. Sugarman, is called The Gray Death , which turns out to be a fungus. And believe me, this is not one you want in your salad... We look at some real and very weird kinds of fungus among us, plus take a detour to find out what a fungus actually is. Our story is wonderfully creepy, as are the descriptions o...

Send us Fan Mail Are you afraid of the dark? In our story for this episode, the dark is coming for you! Well, if you live in the city that is having a black-out drill...We'll explore why and how the dark scares us plus a look at the effect of strange sounds on our psyche...or, psycho... You'll also meet Allison V. Harding, the unsung Queen of Horror of the 1930's through the 1950&ap...

Send us Fan Mail What's better for a creepy story than a good old family curse? Join us on this episode as we explore famous literary family curses, take an "Is Your Family Cursed?" quiz and read a great story by A. W. Derleth, The Shadow on the Sky.  Curses! "Familied" again!! Music Fesliyan Studios, "Ghost Stories," "Venomous" Audio Jungle: "Hall...

Send us Fan Mail All Episodes Delete Edit Please join me, your host Shelby, for our 31st episode. On this episode I'll be reading "The Manikin," by Robert Bloch, the author of "Psycho."  The creep factor is high this week!! Music Fesliyan Studios, "Ghost Stories," "Dark Shadows" Tunetank: "Song of the Sirens" Audio Jungle: "Halloween Walt...

Send us Fan Mail Brrraaiinnnsss!!! That's what episode 30 is all about. Our story is "The Brain in the Jar," by Norman Elwood Hammerstrom and R. F. Searight.  We'll take a look at the brain in general and cover some fun facts. What other "brainy" stories and films might be out there? Listen and find out!! Music Fesliyan Studios, "Ghost Stories," "Suspen...