Episodes

Alice’s Posies In this episode, we cover Chapter 19, where the "storm" has literally and figuratively passed. The focus shifts from the dead Judge to the return of the living, as Phoebe Pyncheon comes back to a house that is ...

Governor Pyncheon In this episode, we cover Chapter 18, "Governor Pyncheon." While previous chapters were filled with the frantic movement of Hepzibah and Clifford’s flight, this chapter is defined by a terrifying, heavy stil...

The Flight of Two Owls In this episode, we follow Hepzibah and Clifford as they flee the scene of Judge Pyncheon’s death. For the first time in decades, the "two owls" leave their dark nest and venture into a world that has m...

Clifford’s Chamber This chapter is the point of no return for the novel. The tension that has been building since the Judge’s arrival in the previous chapter finally snaps, leading to one of the most eerie and surreal sequenc...

This chapter is where the slow-burn tension of the novel finally catches fire. With Phoebe gone, the "protective sunshine" has vanished, leaving Hepzibah and Clifford vulnerable to the family’s most dangerous predator. Show N...

This episode is a gripping high-stakes thriller that sees the Shadow racing against a ticking clock to save the entire city from a mass casualty event. Episode Overview Title: "The Poison Death" First Aired: January 30, 1938 ...

This episode is widely considered one of the most chilling and macabre entries in the Orson Welles era, diving deep into the realms of horror and medical suspense. Episode Overview Title: "The Society of the Living Dead" Firs...

This episode is a pulse-pounding thriller that tapped into the pre-war anxieties of the late 1930s, focusing on industrial destruction and the vulnerability of the nation's infrastructure. Episode Overview Title: "Sabotage" F...

This chapter marks a major turning point in the emotional landscape of the house. While Chapter 13 was about the ghosts of the past, Chapter 14 is very much about the changing hearts of the living. Phoebe’s Good-bye In this e...

This episode is a masterclass in suspense, featuring a high-stakes conspiracy that threatens the very infrastructure of the city. It remains one of the most action-oriented scripts of the Welles era. Episode Overview Title: "...

This episode is a fascinating psychological thriller that centers on a unique premise: a man’s own voice becoming his greatest enemy. It is a standout example of the "radio-noir" style Orson Welles helped pioneer. Episode Ove...

This episode is famously cited by historians as a stylistic dry run for one of the most significant events in broadcasting history. Episode Overview Title: "The Death Triangle" First Aired: December 12, 1937 Network: Mutual B...

Today we dive into one of the most atmospheric chapters of Nathanial Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables. Chapter 13 is a fascinating story within a story that highlights Hawthorne’s obsession with ancestral guilt and ...

This episode is a high-stakes urban thriller that finds the Shadow tackling a modern terror: a serial bomber. It is one of the surviving recordings from the legendary first season. Episode Overview Title: "The Circle of Death...

This episode is a quintessential Halloween classic, leaning heavily into the "ghostly" reputation of the Shadow to stop a psychological crime. Episode Overview Title: "The Three Ghosts" First Aired: October 31, 1937 (Hallowee...

This episode is widely considered one of the most exotic and atmospheric of the Orson Welles era, leaning heavily into the "Eastern mysticism" that provided the foundation for The Shadow’s powers. Episode Overview Title: "The...

Tonight we peel back the moss-grown layers of Nathaniel Hawthorne's gothic masterpiece, The House of the Seven Gables, to examine a most peculiar resident in Chapter 12, “The Daguerreotypist.” While the shattered Clifford se...

This episode is a haunting early entry in the series that plays with the boundary between the natural and the supernatural. It is one of the "lost" episodes of the original run, meaning no original recording survives, though ...

Episode Summary The story follows Paul Gordon, an innocent man who is hours away from execution for a murder he didn’t commit. Gordon’s only "crime" was being desperate for work and unknowingly accepting a job as a getaway dr...

We are happy to announce some exciting things we’ve got going on this year. Starting this week, we will be bringing you “The Shadow” every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We will continue with Nathon Hawthorne’s classic, “The...

In Chapter 11, “The Arched Window,” of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables, the secluded life of Clifford Pyncheon is shockingly interrupted by the vibrant movement of the outside world. From the gloom of the...

We step into a deceptive pocket of peace in Chapter 10, “The Pyncheon Garden,” of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables. This green, secluded nook offers a fragile sanctuary for the delicate, shattered soul of ...

In Chapter 9, “Clifford and Phœbe,” of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables , we witness the tragic battle waged by love against the inherited gloom of the Pyncheon house. Hepzibah, though endowed with a high a...

We invite you back into the decaying world of The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne for our newest installment, Chapter 8, “The Pyncheon of to-day.” The episode focuses on the immediate, unsettling crisis caus...