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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 […]

THE YES MEN OF VENUS Episode #391 · Ron Goulart · Narrated by Scott Miller 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 […]

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 […]

THE TRANSITION OF JUAN ROMERO Episode #442 · Written by H. P. Lovecraft · Narrated by Scott Miller In a remote desert mine, something ancient and impossible awakens beneath the earth—pulling one man toward a fate no human mind can endure. The Transition of Juan Romero is one of H. […]

THE GENIUS OF LANCELOT BIGGS Episode #441 · Written by Nelson S. Bond · Narrated by Scott Miller He’s the unlikeliest hero in space — a bumbling, absent-minded genius whose “accidents” somehow keep saving the day. The Genius of Lancelot Biggs is one of Nelson S. Bond’s most popular light-hearted […]

THE ABOMINATIONS OF YONDO Episode #440 · Written by Clark Ashton Smith · Narrated by Scott Miller Banished from civilization, a weary wanderer staggers into a haunted desert of walking plant-things and sentient stone… The Abominations of Yondo is one of Clark Ashton Smith’s earliest published tales of cosmic dread, […]