Podcasts by Marleys Ghosts

Fairy Tale Edition from 2023-04-15T17:03:15

This story isn't believable, not because of the magic and happily every after but because I can't believe anyone would EVER want a salad that badly.

from 2021-07-03T01:00

A toast to old friends gone by and a promise kept!

The Last Man's Club - first published in The Black Cat periodical in 1905 

Robert M. Clutch is a bit of a mystery and se...

Episode #38 Mujina from 2021-06-26T01:00

I love all Japanese ghost stories! They are so much scarier than western european stories!

Mujina first published in 1907

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn - was born in Greece, raised in...

Episode #36 Napoleon and the Spectre from 2021-06-05T01:00

Napoleon a dictator, a complex and a tasty dessert. Quite the hat-trick!


Napoleon and the Spectre was first published in 1833 and strongly embrasses the classic gothic genre.
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Episode #35 He! from 2021-05-29T01:00

This takes being afraid of the dark to a whole new level

He! first published in 1883

Our Author - Guy de Maupassant (or Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant - he was crowned  th...

Episode #34 The Astrologer from 2021-05-22T01:00

Would you fear the family curse?

The Astrologer was first published in 1899 in a collection of stories called The Tales of Terror!

Our Author- Dick Donovan making his second ap...

Episode #33 The Warning from 2021-05-15T01:00

Good Dog!!!

The Warning first published in Armada Ghosts 1978.

Joyce Marsh - She is a mystery! Lots of spooky stories credited to her but not a single trace of anyone actually ...

Episode #32 The Moonlit Road from 2021-05-08T01:00

The Ghost has something to say!

The Moonlit Road - first published in 1907 in Cosmopolitan Magazine - not exactly the regular what color lipstick makes a man love me kind of fair that w...

Episode #31 Little Black Pies from 2021-05-01T01:00

Talk about stress baking!!! 

Little Black Pies -first published in 1984 

John Gordon - our most modern author yet and primarily wrote childrens stories of the fantasy and horro...

Episode #30 The Mezzotint from 2021-04-24T01:00

Who doesn't love a good haunted object!

The Mezzotint - First published 1904 in a collection titled Ghost Stories of Antiquary 

M.R.James - an absolute king amoung the hor...

Episode #29 The Child Who Loved A Grave from 2021-04-17T01:00

I too love the grey headstones and quiet of the grave yard.


The child who loved a grave was first published in 1861 in Harper's Bizarre Magazine.

Fitz-James O'Br...

Episode #28 White Zombie from 2021-04-10T01:00

Is today's story about Voodoo or an excellent cocktail? I'll let you guess.

White Zombie was published in the Devil's Drums in 1933

Our Author - Vivian Meik a br...

Episode #27 The Footsteps in the Dust from 2021-04-03T01:00

cards and drink strike again

The Footsteps in the Dust first published in 1906 in a volume of The Mistresses of the Macabre

Alice Perrin and british  novelist who was born in I...

Episode #26 The Ghost Ship (different the episode 4) from 2021-03-27T01:00

Turnips that taste like rum? Sign me up!

The Ghosts Ship was first publish in 1912 with a collection of other stories.

Richard Middleton - a talented bohemian author who lived ...

Episode #25 The Raven from 2021-03-20T01:00

Ravens are my favorite bird and Poe provides a great spiral into madness. Also a lot of people don't know Ravens actually can learn to speak and sound more human than parrots.


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Episode #24 The Vampire Maid from 2021-03-13T01:00

This puts a whole new twist on the Vacationship!

The Vampire Maid - was first published in in September 1900.

Hume Nisbet - Yes you guessed another Scot! what can I say I have ...

Episode #23 From The Dead from 2021-03-06T01:00

Heartbreak can be deadly!

From The Dead - Was first published in a collection of stories called Grim Tales in  1893.

Our Author - E. Nesbit or Edith Nesbit was a author and poe...

Episode #22 The Man From Honolulu from 2021-02-27T09:00

How about a little swim?

The Man From Honolulu - was first published in The Black Cat a magazine that published shorts stories in 1915.

Lawrence William Pedrose - another myste...

Episode #21 The Spider from 2021-02-20T01:00

A madman screaming in the night "The Spider" are you brave enough to investigate? I'm not! 

The Spider - First published in 1906  in a collection of short stories called ...

Episode #20 The Black Cat from 2021-02-13T01:00

I might be a crazy cat lady but I say well played to the cats in the story, this guy is the worst!
I wanted to bring something special since this is Episode Twenty!! To me Poe is always spec...

Episode #19 The White Witch of The River from 2021-02-06T01:00

A rugged Scottish fisherman, a beautiful white witch and the evil eye, what could possibly go wrong...everything?

The White Witch was first published in 1889 in a collection of stories ...

Episode #18 The Vampire from 2021-01-30T01:00

A short misleadingly pleasant story about a group of tourists that goes deadly quickly.

The Vampire was first published in Czech in 1871 and then translated and published in English in ...

Episode #17 A Night of Horror from 2021-01-23T01:00

A Welsh Castle, charming hosts and MURDER.

A Night of Horror - first published in a collection of stories in 1899

Dick Donovan - is the pseudonym of James Edward Preston Muddoc...

Episode #16 Over An Absinthe Bottle from 2021-01-16T01:00

The first time I had absinthe I couldn't feel my feet for over an hour, and it's still my favorite adult beverage, followed closely by scotch (ya know if anyone wants to send gifts!) I...

Episode #15 The Music of Erich Zann from 2021-01-09T01:00

I think Cthulhu tried to stop this episode from happening. But with some determination I have been able to get an episode recorded and uploaded and I hope you enjoy the tale of music and mystery...

Episode #14 The Listener from 2021-01-02T01:00

This is why I don't keep a diary, haha, just kidding. Is it to much time alone, the effects of a dreary house or is something trying to take over the authors body?

The Listener wha...

Episode #13 The Ghost of Christmas Eve from 2020-12-26T01:00

LUCKY THIRTEEN
The Ghost of Christmas Eve was first published in a collection of short stories called My Lady Nicotine in 1890 and is part of the the tradition of telling ghost stories to fr...

Episode #12 Smee from 2020-12-19T01:00

Merry Christmas! 
As a holiday ghost myself I hope you enjoy my fellow Christmas Ghost!


SMEE - first published in 1931 and is part of a long tradition of frightening children Listen

Episode #11 The Thing in the Forest from 2020-12-12T01:00

Sometimes we try to do something nice and it goes wrong!

The Thing in the Forest was first published in 1915 in a collection of short stories.

Bernard Cape - was a prolific aut...

Episode #10 The Squaw from 2020-12-05T01:00

I am rooting for the cat through this entire story!

The Squaw was first publish on December 2nd 1893 in the magazine the Holly Leave the Christmas Number. (This is my kind of Christmas ...

Episode #9 Back From That Bourne from 2020-11-28T01:00

Would you vote for a ghost? Should they have rights? Is this Jason Bourne's great grandfather?

1874 - is when this story first seems to have been published. Now I have found two ve...

Episode #8 The Werewolf of Rannock from 2020-11-21T01:00

This is a proper scary story! Also warning there is harm that comes to a child/baby and I apologize if you're upset by that. As a mom it was difficult so I wanted to give a warning.
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Episode #7 How It Happened from 2020-11-14T01:00

A new car and winding road - will everyone survive?

How It Happened - first published in 1913 and I think it's funny that it's subject is "Masculine Pride". That&apo...

Episode #6: Case II from 2020-11-07T01:00

Will a young nurse maid survive a Haunted Scottish Mansion?

This story was first publish in 1911 in a collection of stories about Scottish Ghosts. The author Elliot O'Donnell was a...

Episode #5: The Masque of the Red Death from 2020-10-31T01:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This episode is about a deadly plague rampaging across the world...hmmm...seemed a perfect and timely story. 

This story was first published in 1842 and is written by t...

Episode #4: The Ghost Ship from 2020-10-24T01:00

What lurks upon the vast ocean? Can a man survive this ships extra passengers?

I don't have any details about the book or the author, they themselves are a mystery. 

But I...

Episode #3: The Adventures of the German Student from 2020-10-17T01:00

A melancholy German student in Paris during the French Revolution what could go wrong?

The Adventures of the German Student was first published in 1824 in Washington Irvings collection ...

Episode #2: Catepillars from 2020-10-10T01:00

A relaxing vacation takes a terrifying turn when creepy crawlers wreck havoc on the guest of an Italian Villa.

Caterpillars was first published in 1912. It is part of the crypto-fiction...

Episode #1: Shadows on the Wall from 2020-10-02T19:00

A mysterious Shadow appears on the wall and unsettles a grieving family. But is this shadow more than an unusual trick of light? Could it be an clue to murder?

The Shadows on the Wall -...

Episode #1: Shadows on the Wall from 2020-10-02T19:00

A mysterious Shadow appears on the wall and unsettles a grieving family. But is this shadow more than an unusual trick of light? Could it be an clue to murder?

The Shadows on the Wall -...

Episode #1: Shadows on the Wall from 2020-10-02T19:00

A mysterious Shadow appears on the wall and unsettles a grieving family. But is this shadow more than an unusual trick of light? Could it be an clue to murder?

The Shadows on the Wall -...