Through a Glass, Darkly

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

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 audiencesContains bloodsucking, botany, and an idle British gentleman.Click here for fuill show notes.

“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe

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.Click here for full show notes.

“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe

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 suggestedContains murder, dismemberment, and someone who insists they are not mad a bit too much.Click here for full show notes.

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

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.Click here for full show notes.

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

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 audiencesWe’re talking fairly standard Victorian ghost spookiness, and some likewise Victorian admonitions against youthful folly.Click here for full show notes.