A plague ship enters the Pool of London 50 years overdue, the crew fallen victim to... what?  Vic Mullins narrates this nautical tale of horror. About the Author: Born in Yorkshire, Oxford graduate Philip Brian Hall is a former diplomat and teacher. Outside work, he has stood for parliament, sung solos in amateur operettas, rowed... Continue Reading →

Tonight, a watchmaker in New York City recalls his boyhood job at the famed American Museum, and the terrible day Mr. Barnum acquired a demon for the menagerie. This story was originally published in Strange Tales V. About the author: Elise Forier Edie is a playwright and author based in Los Angeles. Her most recent... Continue Reading →

One from the vintage archives tonight. Bookworm Hienrichs reads The Cat-hood of Maurice by Edith Nesbit, a children's story from the December 1907 issue of The Strand Magazine. We found the original (ooh, illustrated!) on page 794 of Volume 34. While you are there, scroll to the back to marvel over the amazing vintage advertising.... Continue Reading →