Episodes

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 Clifford Pyncheon, who finds momentary relief from his deep-seated torpor. As Clifford experiences these delights, his spirit momentarily revives, seeking the Beautiful that was his original nature. However, even here, in the shadow of the old house, the oppressive, mysteriou...

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 and noble "heroism" by years of sorrow, finds her fierce, devoted affection utterly incapable of saving her brother, Clifford. Yet, a powerful, contrasting influence arrives in the form of Phœbe, a creature of "thoroughly wholesome" simplicity. Tune in to discover whether thi...

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 caused by the arrival of the wealthy and ostensibly benevolent Judge Pyncheon. A chilling transformation forces young Phœbe to confront the terrifying suspicion: that the ruthless qualities, the moral diseases, and the inveteracy of purpose that defined the ancient ancestor, Colo...

Today we present Chapter 7, “The Guest,” of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables. The ancient Pyncheon House is gripped by frantic, trembling preparation as Hepzibah undertakes an heroic test of sentiment. Racking her nerves to create a beautiful meal from a musty, antique cookery book for an unnamed arrival. Hepzibah’s emotional state is terrifyingly volatile. As she meticulously positions the table to catch both shadow and sun for her visitor, the suspense is drawn out by the gu...

Welcome back to 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories! Today we go deeper into the atmospheric gloom and ancestral secrets of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterful Gothic “romance,” The House of the Seven Gables, featuring Chapter VI, “Maule’s Well”. In this unsettling episode, the bright, cheerful Phœbe ventures into the old Pyncheon garden—a place of rank decay and strange order—where she encounters the mysterious daguerreotypist, Holgrave, whose conversation reveals chilling insights into the ...

Welcome back to 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories for Chapter V, “May and November,” of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables. The ancient, decaying Pyncheon mansion is suddenly illuminated by the arrival of young Phœbe, whose sunny disposition immediately begins to purify chambers long tenanted only by spiders, and mice, and rats, and ghosts. As the cheerful newcomer attempts to bring life back to dusty antiques, including a harpsichord that looks more like a coffin than ...

Step back into the chilling, atmospheric world of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables as we descend into Chapter IV, “A Day Behind the Counter,” presented in the thrilling style of 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories. Hepzibah Pyncheon continues her agonizing trial, navigating the indignities and blunders of her newfound trade, when the formidable shadow of her affluent cousin, Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon, looms over the shop. This is more than a relative’s visit; it is a conf...

Welcome back to 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories! Join Gizelle Erickson this week for a spine-chilling journey into Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic, The House of the Seven Gables, as we delve into Chapter III: “The First Customer.” The reclusive Hepzibah Pyncheon faces her greatest challenge: opening a humble cent-shop to support herself. Experience her overwhelming anxiety as the shop bell heralds not just a customer, but the dramatic collision of her genteel past with the harsh realit...

In Chapter 2 of The House of the Seven Gables, entitled, “The Little Shop-Window,” we delve deeper into the solitary world of Miss Hepzibah Pyncheon, as she reluctantly prepares to open her cent-shop, an act of sheer desperation after twenty-five years of seclusion. This chapter captures the profound inner conflict of Hepzibah, a woman of "old Gentility" forced by poverty to engage with the world she has long avoided. Her famous scowl, often mistaken for ill-temper by the townspeople, is in fact...

WELCOME TO FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHT AT 1001! Hello, fellow seekers of the strange and the spine-chilling! Are you ready to pull back the curtain on a truly ghastly classic tale? Today we delve into the haunting origins of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The House of the Seven Gables," where history itself is soaked in dread. Chapter 1 opens with a rusty wooden mansion in New England, its gables pointed like accusatory fingers towards a sky that has witnessed centuries of human folly and shadowed secrets. W...

It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this) at noon EDT -Chapter 1 of the 3rd 'Anne of Green Gables' story- called 'Anne of the Island'- narrated by Gizelle Erickson- who is introducing herself soon over at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age. Its a combination romance/adventure/coming of age story that will take you back to a simpler time! Join us at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age Apple Us...

Lights Out is an American old-time radio program devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural. Created by Wyllis Cooper and then eventually taken over by Arch Oboler, versions of Lights Out aired on different networks, at various times, from January 3, 1934 to the summer of 1947 and the series eventually made the transition to television. Lights Out was one of the earliest radio horror programs, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum,[1] and was the first to gain a large following

Two spine-tingling terror tales for your listening pleasure

Two chilling episodes from Lights Out!

Two late-night radio stories to scare the wits out of you

Two of the best of Lights Out!

Two late night chilling episodes to keep you awake

Two very scary tales from 'Lights Out'!

Two stories that will scare you so badly you'll never be the same

Two more chilling tales from Theater 10:30

Two chilling tales from Canadian Radio Theater 10:30

A self-doubting man agonizes oer his wife's infidelity and plans his revenge...

E,G, Marshall hosts another very macabre tale about a wealthy woman who discovers an ancient piece of jewelry which she picks up and takes with her despite her husband's warnings....

Two  spooky stories from 'Lights Out'