Through a Glass, Darkly

“The Flowering of the Strange Orchid” by H.G. Wells

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 01:00:00 +0000

Take a break from Poe and give a listen to a lesser known work by H.G. Wells: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” first published in the Pall Mall Budget, August 2, 1894.

Rated AD-G for general audiences

Contains bloodsucking, botany, and an idle British gentleman.

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“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe

Fri, 14 May 2021 01:00:00 +0000

We continue our versions of Poe short stories, with “The Black Cat,” first published in the Saturday Evening Post, August 19th, 1843. Tal Aviezer appears courtesy of Red Monkey Theater Group.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested.

Contains the torture and killing of an animal as well as a human murder.

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“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe

Fri, 07 May 2021 01:00:00 +0000

We continue our series with more Edgar Allan Poe and a short story perfect for audio, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” first published in James Russel Lowell’s The Pioneer, January 1843. Tegan Cohan appears courtesy of Howl at the Moon Audio.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested

Contains murder, dismemberment, and someone who insists they are not mad a bit too much.

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“The Raven” and “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000

We manage to eke out an entry in 2020 for this series right around Halloween with two classics from Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven” and “The Masque of the Red Death.”

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested

“The Raven” is essentially typical Poe existential dread which, unless you’ve recently seen Hitchcock’s The Birds should be fine. “The Masque of the Red Death,” however, may be upsetting to people hit hard by the global pandemic due to its depiction of the titular disease.

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“The Old Nurse’s Story” by Elizabeth Gaskell, Part 2 of 2

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 02:00:00 +0000

We conclude the very Victorian ghost story from very Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskill in a way that will make you want to have a fainting couch nearby.

Rated AD-G for general audiences

We’re talking fairly standard Victorian ghost spookiness, and some likewise Victorian admonitions against youthful folly.

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“The Old Nurse’s Story” by Elizabeth Gaskell, Part 1 of 2

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 02:00:00 +0000

Celebrated Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell gives us a perfectly Victorian ghost story.

Rated AD-G for general audiences.

We’re talking fairly standard Victorian ghost spookiness here: Long on family history, with chills lovingly curated.

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“The Rats in the Walls” by H.P. Lovecraft, Part 2 of 2

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:00:00 +0000

The conclusion of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Rats in the Walls” narrated by William R. Coughlan amid an immersive soundscape.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested

Deals with cannibalism, ancient evils, and includes an antechamber from Hell, so basically, it’s Lovecraft.

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“The Rats in the Walls” by H.P. Lovecraft, Part 1 of 2

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 02:00:00 +0000

Enjoy William R. Coughlan’s award-winning narration of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Rats in the Walls” amid an immersive soundscape.

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested.

It’s Lovecraft so we’ve got the existential dread and humans behaving very badly covered.

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“Tailypo” (Traditional) and “The Open Window” by Saki (H.H. Munro)

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 02:00:00 +0000

We venture into the deep, dark woods that is our spooky anthology series with scary story told in countless versions around countless campfires across America: “Tailypo.” Then we switch to a very British ghost story: “The Open Window,” by Saki

Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested

Contains the implication that a human is eaten by a monster as well as British manners.

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