Marsh Lights: Recent Episodes
Richard Morgan
Are you afraid of the dark? These tales will make you leery of the light. Here are stories of mystery, suspense, fright, fantasy, dark fantasy, absurdism, and perhaps some genres that haven't been named just yet.
If you hear it on MARSH LIGHTS, you won't hear it anywhere else. Written and produced by Richard Morgan, MARSH LIGHTS is the reincarnation of the Lorehall Library storytelling podcast.
A juvenile delinquent is finally put on notice by his dad that it's time to get out of the house. He befriends a veteran who is willing to pay really well for very little work: yardwork, to be specific. Why is the frail veteran so generous with his money, and what exactly is in the yard that he's paying to have kept up?
Music by Myuu and David Fesliyan is used in this episode.
Keep up with the rest of what I write and create at https://richardmorganwrites.com.
Randall O'Connor is a simple man who lives, hunts, and murders in an isolated corner of the woods. One of his kills gets complicated past his capacity to comprehend. Keep up with my writings and other storytelling shows at https://RichardMorganWrites.com
Is a second chance at life always a good thing? Listen in and find out!
Also...
If you want your stories narrated for free, check out the podcasts Everyday Monsters and Everyday Authors hosted by my friend Donnie Lansdale. Take advantage of what he offers before it becomes a paid service! You can contact him and listen to his programs at https://hawkneststudios.com.
This program contains music by Myuu.
Two cousins that should be best friends have a conflict over a new dog. Their selfishness drags all three of them into a nightmare that's been sleeping in the woods just behind their neighborhood. This episode contains music by Myuu and David Fesliyan.
Ogsten has had a long string of bad luck. His wife keeps popping out kids and DCFS takes each one as soon as they drop. He works at McDammit's for his evil bully sister who keeps murdering all the help. Will his dreams of becoming a published author ever come true?
This episode includes sound effects taken from FreeSound.org
A hugely successful neuroscientist is overly dependent on the guidance of a magic 8 ball from childhood on. His kids resent the total authority that the novelty toy has in their lives and they seek to overthrow it... to devastating effects.
Once a man of great wealth, a divorce has reduced Ernie to homelessness and he's desperate for a way out. He witnesses a vile murder that turns things to his advantage.
Music by Myuu.
Tragedy strikes when little Trinity Anderson needs a heart transplant. A children's hospital swoops down promising "alternative treatment" with a very high rate of success.
The price, however, isn't covered by any insurance known to man.
Welcome to Riverboom. Where there's a river and loud booms. There's also a mysterious presence of snakes that's threatening the whole town. It's up to Sheriff Monty Spudsack and Deputy Colin Pollups to get to the bottom of the matter. Even if it means going to the bottom of the Devil's Hole.
It's bad enough to lose a sibling in death. It's worse when that death triggers the observation of a bizarre festival that everyone would rather forget.
When you don't listen, watching and listening end up being all you can do.
A brief tale to whet your appetite for the whopper that's coming in the following episode.
Kayli is a little girl in a miserable home. The scarecrow in her mommy's garden seems to have a message for her, but since scarecrows can't talk, she'll have to figure it out for herself.
Aiden's use of extreme force against a bully gets the attention of the police. Now he's a former juvenile mental patient dealing with law enforcement.
Aiden's time in the psych ward falls further and further behind him.
His world is changing as he himself transitions from boy to man, and it proves to be challenging. It also seemed like Lauren was forever frozen in time as a silent little girl. Well, one night, she's suddenly different.
This episode features music by Myuu and Alexander Hoff and David Fesliyan.
Aiden is discharged from the psychiatric ward and is thrown back into the rigors of ordinary life. His body, his mind, and his world are entirely different places. The only constant is the thing that followed him into the hospital and followed him out.
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Aiden's mental condition spirals down and he's put in a padded cell. This only makes him easier prey for whatever has been stalking him.
🕯Lorehall Library🕯 is reborn as 🔥Marsh Lights🔥 Aiden's night terrors have landed him in the psych ward. Something has followed him inside.
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The riveting Little Sister saga is moving from the library out to the marsh! Aiden Keller is an only child to two restless, creative parents. They're constantly moving. After they settle into one aging house in Silverkey Crossing, IL, Aiden isn't an only child anymore... despite not having any siblings.
A twisted retelling of Oliver Twist.
Madeline Brooks has been transferred to a convent in the heart of London's squalor. She befriends a strange boy named Oliver and finds herself caught between two worlds.
Written and read by Richard Morgan
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Jacob has been in the Foster system for as long as he can remember. He's seen the darkest aspects of humanity, but one of his worst memories had to do with something he couldn't see at all.
ELLA'S ROOM originally appeared on LOREHALL LIBRARY.
Yes, Richard Morgan is Wentz Hesselman.
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The pilot episode takes us on a journey with Michael as he travels a vengeance trail against his cheating girlfriend but finds himself in a town that gives new meaning to the concept of "still life."
Music used in this episode is by:
Myuu
David Fesliyan
Sound effects provided by Freesound.org
Story written and read by Richard Morgan
Marsh Lights Podcast is produced by Richard Morgan