Stories From the Shadows: Recent Episodes
Mardell Shares Stories
Haunted tales from the Golden Age of ghost stories and supernatural fiction. M. R. James, F. Marion Crawford, Oliver Onions, E. F. Benson, E. Nesbit, Sheridan Le Fanu, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens and Sax Rohmer are just a few who have explored the dark side. Enjoy their efforts to chill your blood and disturb your dreams with visions of the unseen and the unknown.
A collector of Egyptian antiquities takes a terrible revenge.
The post Behind the Curtain – by Francis Stevens first appeared on Mardell Music.
A landlady has trouble with one of her bedrooms.
The post The Hall Bedroom – by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman first appeared on Mardell Music.
A surveyor finds himself lost in an old wood that appears to be hostile towards him.
The post Ancient Lights – by Algenon Blackwood first appeared on Mardell Music.
A man claiming supernatural powers is challenged at a house party to prove his abilities
The post The She-Wolf – by Saki first appeared on Mardell Music.
A vision of a four-fingered hand warns the men of the Brackley family of imminent danger.
The post The Four-Fingered Hand – by Barry Pain first appeared on Mardell Music.
A traveler has an unusual experience he cannot account for, but knows he has seen.
The post The Four-Fifteen Express – by Amelia B Edwards first appeared on Mardell Music.
Two students on holiday in Austria dare to stay a night in a haunted castle.
The post In Kropsberg Keep – by Ralph Adams Cram first appeared on Mardell Music.
A family ghost brings a terrible curse.
The post How Fear Departed From the Long Gallery – by E. F. Benson first appeared on Mardell Music.
Something just behind you, something you can’t see…
The post The Shadow – by E. Nesbit first appeared on Mardell Music.
A disreputable member of a London club makes a sudden and startling appearance.
The post The Haunted Chair – by Richard Marsh first appeared on Mardell Music.
A strange inheritance becomes a thing of terror.
The post The Beast With Five Fingers – by W. F. Harvey first appeared on Mardell Music.
There’s something in the woods…
The post The Damned Thing – by Ambrose Bierce first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 13: The truth about Mrs. Lovett’s pies is revealed.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 12: The trap is closing around Sweeney Todd.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 11: Sweeney Todd has a new assistant.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 10: Sweeney Todd has another encounter with Hector.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 9: Mrs. Lovett hires a new cook.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 8: The Captain and Colonel Jeffery make a plan.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 7: From the frying pan into the fire
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 6: Sweeney Todd attempts to sell the pearls.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 5: Joanna learns the fate of her lover from Colonel Jeffery.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 4: Joanna receives a message.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 3: Lieutenant Thornill’s friends are concerned by his absence.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 2: The Vanishing customer and his faithful dog.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
Chapter 1: We meet Sweeney Todd, a barber in Fleet Street.
The post Sweeney Todd – by Anonymous first appeared on Mardell Music.
The Judge's House (1914) is considered one of the best English ghost stories ever written. If you are terrified of rats, don't read this story!
The post The Judges House – by Bram Stoker first appeared on Mardell Music.
The Book of Thoth Dr. Cairn plays his final hand in the battle against Ferrara’s evil Source
The Elemental
Myra is again under attack but Dr. Cairn is prepared to do battle with the unknown
The Elemental Myra is again under attack but Dr. Cairn is prepared to do battle with the unknown Source
The High Priest Hortotef
Myra relates her dreams to Dr. Cairn and he decides the time has come to tell Robert about Ferrara’s true origins
The High Priest Hortotef Myra relates her dreams to Dr. Cairn and he decides the time has come to tell Robert about Ferrara’s true origins Source
The unbelievable events and terrors that have plagued him ever since confronting Ferrara, have Robert beginning to losing his nerve at last
The unbelievable events and terrors that have plagued him ever since confronting Ferrara, have Robert beginning to losing his nerve at last Source
Alone in his rooms, Robert is again attacked by Ferrara’s magic and has a vision of the Witch-Queen
Alone in his rooms, Robert is again attacked by Ferrara’s magic and has a vision of the Witch-Queen Source
Flowering of the Lotus Dr. Cairn discovers the deadly secret that threatens Myra’s life, but will he be in time to save her? Source
Flowering of the Lotus
Dr. Cairn discovers the deadly secret that threatens Myra’s life, but will he be in time to save her?
The Magician
Robert begins to fear that the powers of Ferrera are too great to challenge
The Magician Robert begins to fear that the powers of Ferrera are too great to challenge Source
16 Lair of the Spiders
Dr. Cairn and Robert begin a search for the sarcophagus of an Egyptian queen
Dr. Cairn Arrives
Dr. Cairn arrives in Port Said and determines that he must go to any lengths stop Ferrara
The Polish Jewess
Dr. Cairn explains to Robert that they have no legal grounds to stop Ferrara, so they must be very careful in their proceedings
At Ferrara’s Chambers
Sir Michael’s will leaves Dr. Cairn as Myra’s guardian and Robert decides to pay a visit to Ferrara
The Ring of Thoth
The sudden death of Sir Michael has Dr. Cairn convinced that Ferrara is using Egyptian magic
The Phantom Hands
After a visit to the morgue reveals the body of the girl who was in Ferarra’s room, Robert Cairn decides to consult with his father.
Antony Ferrara
Antony Ferrara has a somewhat unsavory reputation, but are darker forces at work?
Does an invisible creature drain the life of the living? Or is it merely a fantasy of a deranged mind?
A man finds his soul mate trapped in a portrait and seeks to free her, whatever the cost to his soul
A down on his luck reporter decides to write a sensational story of a night in a Wax Museum’s Chamber of Horrors. After all, they’re only waxworks, aren’t they? Aren't they?
A collector of china on a visit to her sister, hears that a neighbor may have the missing piece for her collection
A man lets his aunt persuade him to accompany her to investigate a house that is reputedly haunted
During the masked gaiety of carnival in Italy an act of implacable revenge is consummated
An unhealthy influence gradually overtakes Oleron until it is clear to Miss Bengough that he is becoming mentally unbalanced
Suspected of killing his enemies by the dark arts, a local practitioner of black magic must be stopped before another death occurs at the allotted time
A young man immersed in scientific researches, makes an incredible discovery that leads him to commit a dreadful crime
A New England family lives together in claustrophobic disharmony, keeping their tensions barely contained until death brings a ghostly sign that reveals a dreadful image
He wants the marriage, he wants the wealth, but can he bear to face the fearful family curse?
A chance encounter on board ship shows an indolent young man a way to gain a life of ease without too much trouble.
A shipwreck in the South Seas leaves the survivors with an unimaginable horror to face.
A tale of terror by A. E. Merritt
Upon moving to an idyllic country cottage, newlyweds learn when legends walk...strange and terrible things happen.
A chilling tale by E. Nesbit
The Captain and Brisbane nerve themselves to solve once and for all the mystery of stateroom 105