Best Ghoulish Delights Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 342: The Search for Life 47:53

30m ago47:53

47:53

This week we’re paying a visit to the Hermit’s Cave to listen to “The Search for Life”! A scientific breakthrough has enabled a doctor to extend human life, but he may also be able to raise the dead! His colleague hopes to step away from the work, as a way to show his devotion to […]By Ghoulish Delights

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Patreon Live Performance Preview: The MORLS at Crooners! 1:09:54

6d ago1:09:54

1:09:54

Your hosts are taking the weekend off to celebrate July 4th, but we do have a treat for you! We’ve been performing live radio shows on stage at Crooners Supper Club for a while now, and here’s two examples of our work, starring Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, and Eric Webster ! First, […]…

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Episode 341: The Burning Court 58:23

12d ago58:23

58:23

Suspense began its run with an adaptation of John Dickson Carr’s novel, “The Burning Court” and this week, we’re tuning in to give it a listen! A man discovers an image of a notorious 17th century poisoner who looks like exactly like his wife. And as fate would have it, his friend’s uncle has just […]…

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Episode 340: The Lost Special 53:35

20d ago53:35

53:35

All aboard for this adaptation of an Arthur Conan Doyle mystery that does not feature Sherlock Holmes! “The Lost Special” from Escape depicts the mysterious disappearance of a train that has Scotland Yard utterly baffled. But once they eliminate what is impossible, they begin to see how the crime could have been committed! What happened […]…

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Episode 339: The Old Nurse’s Story 57:40

28d ago57:40

57:40

This week, we’re taking our place once again in the Weird Circle! This episode, “The Old Nurse’s Story” features an adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s short story of the same name. In this tale, a daughter’s ill-conceived marriage drives a wedge between her and her father, leading to a bitter grudge and a promise of revenge. […]…

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Episode 338: A Thing of Beauty 1:04:08

1M ago1:04:08

1:04:08

Special guest Laura Zabel joins us for this week’s episode recorded in front of a live audience at the Bryant-Lake Bowl! We’re listening to “A Thing of Beauty” from Suspense! Angela Lansbury stars as a reclusive woman recounting the days of her youth to two clergymen. She tells them of her time as a renowned […]…

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Episode 337: The Final Reckoning 52:56

1M ago52:56

52:56

Boris Karloff stars in this week’s episode, “The Final Reckoning” from Creeps by Night! After a convict has his life sentence commuted, his long-planned path of revenge can begin. Soon the man who put him in prison finds a dead rat on his doorstep and is looking for someplace to hide! Will this quest for […]…

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Episode 336: Shadow of Huntley House 48:16

2M ago48:16

48:16

We’ve been compelled to revisit Obsession! This time for a story entitled “Shadow of Huntley House” (also known as “On the Wild Seas”), a story about a woman reuniting with her estranged twin sister, who was recently widowed. But rather than familial support, the reunion is thick with jealousy and plotting that might result in […]…

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Episode 335: Wild Jack Rhett 58:26

2M ago58:26

58:26

This week we’re listening to “Wild Jack Rhett,” an episode of Escape set in a small frontier town in the Old West! When the town’s previous sheriff dies, the citizens need to decide what kind of man they want to hire to replace him. But electing to a hire a steely-eyed killer like Wild Jack […]By Ghoulish Delights

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Episode 334: The Pathetic Fallacy 53:59

2M ago53:59

53:59

This sci-fi themed episode of Quiet Please was recommended to us by our Patreon supporter Lance. Thanks, Lance! Appropriate to the story’s title, “The Pathetic Fallacy” is the story of a scientist who has created a machine capable of computing fantastically complex mathematical problems, but the device seems to willfully be making errors. Soon the …

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Episode 333: The Clock Strikes Eight 55:56

3M ago55:56

55:56

Our Patreon supporter Simon recommended we make another Appointment with Fear for an episode entitled, “The Clock Strikes Eight”! Thanks, Simon! John Dickson Carr’s corpulent detective, Gideon Fell, is summoned to meet a woman about to be executed for murder. But this woman has lost all her memories, starting with the victim’s death! Can Fell […]…

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Episode 332: Death from the Deep 56:23

3M ago56:23

56:23

The seas aren’t safe while a madman commands the crew of a submarine, sinking whatever ships it finds! But Lamont Cranston is on the case as The Shadow in this episode entitled “Death from the Deep!” But before he can stop this submarine, the Shadow will need to find it! What motivates the killer to […]…

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Episode 331: The Wailing Wall 1:05:30

3M ago1:05:30

1:05:30

This episode was recorded live at the Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapolis with special guest, Shanan Custer! We’re listening to “The Wailing Wall” from Inner Sanctum Mystery, starring Boris Karloff! The story features a murderous husband who can’t seem to escape his crimes! What is the source of the keening sound that haunts him? Is he […]…

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Episode 330: The Red Light Bandit 59:36

3M ago59:36

59:36

A violent series of robberies have Joe Friday and the entire L.A. police force on high alert in this episode of Dragnet, “The Red Light Bandit”! According to his victims, the assailant approached them pretending to be a policeman. Even as a city-wide manhunt fails to stop him, his crimes grow more brutal by the […]…

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Episode 329: The Cipher Murder Case 55:20

4M ago55:20

55:20

Philo Vance returns to the podcast! S.S. Van Dine’s classic detective pits his wits against a gang of robbers targeting upper class house parties in “The Cipher Murder Case.” When one of these robbers kills his own partner, a cipher is found on the dead man’s body that could unmask the mastermind behind the crimes! […]…

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Episode 328: A Night to Forget 59:43

4M ago59:43

59:43

This week, we’re presenting one of our B Sides of the Mysterious Old Radio, an example of the sort of bonus content we make available to our supporters on Patreon! Each B Side is a companion piece to an episode presented as part of our usual podcast. In this case we’re listening to “A Night […]By Ghoulish Delights

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Episode 327: The Coffin in Studio B 51:43

4M ago51:43

51:43

It’s not just any episode of Lights Out this week, it’s a recreation of one of Wyllis Cooper’s scripts from the earliest days of the classic series! “The Coffin in Studio B” features the story of actors and a director struggling to get a production of Lights Out ready in time for its broadcast, but […]…

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Episode 326: Storm Over the Alps 53:04

5M ago53:04

53:04

This week we meet The Man Called X! Herbert Marsall starred as the title character in this series of espionage thrillers. During this episode, “Storm Over the Alps,” X’s investigation into a counterfeiting ring brings him to the Swiss Alps, specifically an area of the mountains with peculiar weather conditions. But instead of answers, he […]…

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Episode 325: Showgirl Murdered 48:23

5M ago48:23

48:23

We’re revisiting the Australian series, The Key, about which not much is known. This episode, “Showgirl Murdered,” tells the story of a man seemingly framed for the murder of his former girlfriend. As the trial proceeds, a variety of circumstances align to prevent him from proving his innocence. Will the true killer be found? Will […]…

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Episode 324: The Wages of Sin 56:18

5M ago56:18

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This week we’re listening to Barbara Stanwyck’s lone appearance on Suspense, “The Wages of Sin”! Stanwyck stars as a hard-boiled woman being used to help cover up a murder. But once the police become involved she comes up with a scheme to secure a sizeable payday for herself! Will she successfully get her payout? Or […]…

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Episode 323: Gerald 55:43

5M ago55:43

55:43

Our mysterious listener (and Patreon supporter and artist) Tim sent us down to the Listener Library for an episode of Nightfall entitled, “Gerald”! Thanks, Tim! This story features a young boy who is drawn down a dark path by a mysterious figure, someone who can’t always be seen or heard. As the child’s actions grow […]…

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Episode 322: Milford Brooks III 52:46

6M ago52:46

52:46

We conclude our trio of inaugural episodes from classic radio series! This time we’re listening to “Milford Brooks III,” the audition episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar! In this initial story, Johnny has to keep the holder of a two-million-dollar life insurance policy holder from committing suicide. Along the way he’ll try to get some […]…

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Episode 321: The Dead of Night 49:43

6M ago49:43

49:43

For the second of our trio of inaugural episodes from classic radio series, we present “Dead of Night,” the audition episode for Escape! This story of a British ventriloquist plagued by paranoia and delusions was adapted from one section of a the classic horror anthology film of the same name. When this entertainer encounters his […]…

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Episode 320: The Old Ones are Hard to Kill 1:13:13

6M ago1:13:13

1:13:13

In the hopes of launching 2024 with some auspicious beginnings, we’re presenting a trio of first episodes from classic radio series! Our mysterious listener Glenn starts us out by celebrating 50 years of CBS Radio Mystery Theater with the series’ debut episode, “The Old Ones are Hard to Kill!” Agnes Moorehead stars as a kindly […]…

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Patreon Halloween Special: Spirits and Spooks Summoned for Halloween by William Conrad 1:13:54

6M ago1:13:54

1:13:54

Before we dive fully into 2024, we’d like to take a moment to share a sample from our Patreon page! Last October, our patrons were treated to a Halloween Special, “Spirits and Spooks Summoned for Halloween by William Conrad,” a 1973 children’s spoken word album! At the end of the year, our Patreon members declared […]…

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Episode 319: The Signal-Man (Year Seven) 52:25

7M ago52:25

52:25

Happy New Year’s Eve! We cannot let the year pass without another adaptation of Charles Dickens’ other famous ghost story, “The Signal-Man.” Unexpectedly, we learned of a version even more contemporary than last year’s, presented by Seeing Ear Theater from 1998! As before, this story depicts a curious stranger who encounters a rail worker beset […]…

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Episode 318: Jack Frost 54:02

7M ago54:02

54:02

We’re spending this Christmas with Candy Matson! This episode, entitled “Jack Frost,” features Candy on the case of a missing assistant to a department store Santa, Jack Frost! When the man who played Jack turns up dead, she needs to call in some festive help from her friend Rembrandt Watson! Who would want to kill […]…

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Episode 317: The Crisis of Dirk Diamond 51:41

7M ago51:41

51:41

This week’s visit to the Listener Library is a gift for Tim from our mysterious listener, Hank. Thanks, Hank! “The Crisis of Dirk Diamond” is an episode of Suspense featuring a cartoonist whose going to lose his job if he doesn’t come up with a new villain to challenge his protagonist, Dirk Diamond. But when […]…

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The Best and Worst of 2022 Awards 58:08

7M ago58:08

58:08

Join us in this celebratory toast to the peaks and valleys that we traveled through in 2022! Based on listener polls, the keen insights of esteemed special guests, and our own incoherent ramblings, one episode shall be declared the specialty of the house and another shall be declared a real punch to the groin. Who […]…

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Episode 316: The Man Who Stole a Planet 47:50

8M ago47:50

47:50

This week’s episode is “The Man Who Stole a Planet,” from Quiet, Please! Even for this idiosyncratic, and groundbreaking series, this story is one of the stranger ones, featuring tomb raiding, the undead, and natural disasters in the Iron Range! Who is this man? What planet did he steal? Who wrote the script for the […]…

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Episode 315: The Man in Black 42:46

8M ago42:46

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It’s been a while since we’ve payed a visit to The Hall of Fantasy, so we’re stopping by for an episode entitled, “The Man in Black!” The story features two men who encounter a woman terrified by a person she calls “the man in black.” Once she’s found dead, the men become obsessed with finding […]By Ghoulish Delights

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Episode 314: The Black Room 1:15:23

8M ago1:15:23

1:15:23

Happy Thanksgiving! As always, we are most grateful for our listeners and today we’re celebrating with a visit to our Listener Library! Our Mysterious Listener Dave recommended we check out “The Black Room” from CBS Radio Mysterious Theater. Thanks, Dave! The story features a man locked against his will in a light-less, window-less room. The […]…

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Episode 313: The Cabin 55:09

8M ago55:09

55:09

As the weather turns cold, “The Cabin” from Gunsmoke is the perfect was to prepare for the snow! In this story, Marshal Dillon and his horse get caught in a blizzard and his only hope for survival is to find shelter in a small cabin in the middle of nowhere. But what he finds inside […]By Ghoulish Delights

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Episode 312: Carmilla 58:43

9M ago58:43

58:43

Happy Halloween! We conclude our Monster on the Air series with this adaptation Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella, “Carmilla,” from Nightfall! We previously listened to Lucille Fletcher’s adaptation for Columbia Workshop about the mysterious young girl named Carmilla who must suddenly be taken in by a kind man and his lonely daughter. As this daughter and…

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Episode 311: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 49:27

9M ago49:27

49:27

We continue with Monsters on the Air, our series of monster-themed episodes to celebrate the Halloween season! Our third installment features “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” from NBC Presents: Short Story! This adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic novella features Victorian chemist Henry Jekyll, whose experiments transform hi…

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Episode 310: No Grave Can Hold Me 53:19

9M ago53:19

53:19

This is our second installment in Monsters on the Air, a series of monster-themed episodes to celebrate the Halloween season! This time we’re listening to “No Grave Can Hold Me” from The Mysterious Traveler! The story features The Great Randolph, a magician sentenced to the death for murder. But Randolph threatens that if he dies […]…

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Episode 309: Death Prowls at Night 50:41

9M ago50:41

50:41

This week we begin Monsters on the Air, a series of monster-themed episodes to celebrate the Halloween season! Our first installment, “Death Prowls at Night,” from the Shadow, features Lamont and Margo taking a ski vacation in a forest that might be home to a werewolf! Is there a real lycanthrope in these woods? Why […]…

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Episode 308: The Diary of Sophronia Winters 53:12

10M ago53:12

53:12

We’re listening to that classic episode of Suspense written by Lucille Fletcher for Agnes Moorehead! No, the other classic episode. Our Mysterious Old Radio Listener and Patreon supporter Brooke recommended we pay a visit to the Listener Library for “The Diary of Sophronia Winters!” A young woman named Sophronia goes out in the world for […]…

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Episode 307: The Enormous Radio 1:01:10

10M ago1:01:10

1:01:10

CBS Radio Workshop adapted John Cheever’s short story “The Enormous Radio” for this week’s episode! It features a married couple whose old radio finally stops working. The replacement they purchase is a large and complicated model that broadcasts more than just classical music. What insights into her friends and neighbors does this new radio provid…

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Episode 306: The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner 51:50

10M ago51:50

51:50

Thanks to our Mysterious Listener Emmett whose enthusiasm for Crime Classics brings us to the Listener Library for an episode entitled “The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner!” Based on the true story of the first woman to be executed in the United States, the script depicts her plot to murder her own husband. How did the […]…

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Episode 305: This Ain’t No Way to Run a Railroad 54:51

11M ago54:51

54:51

We’re trying something new this week, Let George Do It! In this episode, detective George Valentine is hired by a wealthy man who has been thwarted in his attempt to spend a million dollars! The railroad he hopes to buy is losing money and may be haunted. Why has a different detective been hired to […]…

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Episode 304: Mr. Costello, Hero 57:08

11M ago57:08

57:08

Our thanks to our Mysterious Listener Mike for this visit to the Listener Library! Mike recommended we check out the episode of X Minus One entitled, “Mr. Costello, Hero.” The script is an adaptation of Theodore Sturgeon’s short story about a space-faring ship’s purser who encounters a passenger with a peculiar world view and a […]…

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Episode 303: Conspiracy 59:13

11M ago59:13

59:13

For this week’s episode, we went to some experts! Specifically we went to Murder by Experts for a story entitled “Conspiracy!” When a torrential rain threatens to wash away a city, a journalist discovers that the storm is a nearly perfect opportunity to get away with murder! Nearly, but not perfect. A witness to the […]…

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Episode 302: Long Distance 51:37

12M ago51:37

51:37

Our mysterious listener Jillion sent us to the Listener Library for an episode of The Chase entitled “Long Distance”! Thanks, Jillion! The story features Jan Miner as the distraught wife of a man about to be executed for a murder he didn’t commit. Having just found evidence to exonerate him, she’s racing against the clock […]…

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Episode 301: Murder in the Script Department 47:18

12M ago47:18

47:18

We’re listening to one of Arch Oboler’s most Arch Oboler contributions to the famed series Lights Out, an episode entitled, “Murder in the Script Department!” The story features a pair of typists who are obliged to work late into the night to complete a particularly terrifying script for Lights Out. As the evening wears on, […]…

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Episode 300: Donovan’s Brain, Part 2 54:39

1y ago54:39

54:39

It’s our 300th episode and we’re celebrating with the second half of “Donovan’s Brain,” a special presentation from Suspense! Last week we listened to the first installment, recommended to us by our mysterious listener and Patreon supporter Trevor. Thanks, Trevor! The story features Orson Welles as a scientist experimenting with a brain that has be…

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Episode 299: Donovan’s Brain, Part 1 53:09

1y ago53:09

53:09

We’re on the brink of our 300th episode and we’re marking the event with a special visit to the Listener Library! Our mysterious listener and Patreon supporter Trevor recommended we listen to “Donovan’s Brain,” the first two-part installment of Suspense. Thanks, Trevor! The story features Orson Welles as a scientist convinced he can keep a […]…

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Episode 298: Two Sharp Knives 58:27

1y ago58:27

58:27

Our thanks to our Mysterious Listener Jessica for directing us to the Listener Library for this adaptation of a Dashiell Hammett’s short story “Two Sharp Knives,” presented by Suspense! In this episode, a small town chief of police and his assistant arrest a fugitive wanted for murder. But a lot can happen while they wait […]…

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Episode 297: Double Murder 55:33

1y ago55:33

55:33

BIG TOWN! We’re headed to BIG TOWN for an episode entitled “Double Murder,” in which a woman visits the Illustrated Press to get help finding her missing twin sister. As editor Steve Wilson digs into the disappearance, he discovers lies, bribes, and murder! Will he learn what happened to the missing sister? What are the […]…

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Episode 296: The Doll 50:27

1y ago50:27

50:27

We’re returning to the Weird Circle for an episode entitled “The Doll,” an adaptation of Fitz-James O’Brien’s short story, “The Wondersmith.” The story begins with the creator of an ingenious doll confessing to the murder of a fortune teller. And it only gets stranger from there. What criminal plot first brought the two of them […]…

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