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THE HORROR IN THE HOLD Episode #447 · Written by Frank Belknap Long · Narrated by Scott Miller A storm-tossed ship drifts through the Caribbean, its weary crew praying for calm seas—and for mercy from something far worse than the wind. When a pirate known as the Scourge of the […]

THE MONSTERS CAME BY NIGHT Episode #446 · Written by Robert Silverberg · Narrated by Scott Miller First published in Super-Science Fiction magazine in October 1959, “The Monsters Came by Night” blends psychological unease with otherworldly menace in a way that only the mid-century masters of science fiction could. It […]

Privileged we are to bring you this historic story—one which will warm the manly hearts of the legion of devoted admirers of that venerable fantasist, Arthur Wright Beemis. The Yes Men of Venus by Ron Goulart. Listen to The Yes Men of Venus by Ron Goulart, a witty vintage science […]

TRANSFORMATION Episode #445 · Written by Mary Shelley · Narrated by Scott Miller Transformation is a Gothic short story by Mary Shelley that explores pride, temptation, and the dangerous bargains people make with themselves. It follows Guido, a young man undone by arrogance, who encounters a grotesque dwarf offering him […]

THE MIRRORS OF TUZUN THUNE Episode #444 · Robert E. Howard · Narrated by Scott Miller A weary King Kull gazes into the forbidden mirrors of Tuzun Thune, seeking wisdom beyond mortal grasp. But in those shifting reflections lies a peril far greater than any enemy he’s ever faced. The […]

THE SCIENTIFIC PIONEER Episode #443 · Nelson S. Bond · Narrated by Scott Miller Horse-Sense Hank could answer all the problems of science. He could even apply logic to love. But turnips…! The Scientific Pioneer by Nelson S. Bond The Scientific Pioneer by Nelson S. Bond is a clever and heartfelt […]

Beneath the desolate desert lies a chasm that breathes ancient dread. When two men hear the earth itself stir, their world teeters on the brink of a horror beyond human comprehension. H. P. Lovecraft’s The Transition of Juan Romero is one of his briefest and most mysterious tales, written in a single […]

Lancelot Biggs was an unpredictable quantity, but nobody aboard the Saturn thought he’d ever turn traitor! The Genius of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond. The Genius of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond is one of the most beloved entries in the Lancelot Biggs series—a blend of clever humor, scientific imagination, and […]

Banished from civilization, a weary wanderer stumbles into the cursed desert of Yondo—a realm where nature itself seems possessed by madness. Beneath its crimson skies, he discovers that some horrors are far older—and far more aware—than man ever dreamed. The Abominations of Yondo is one of Clark Ashton Smith’s earliest and […]