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Marley's Ghosts

A storytelling podcast of vintage spooky tales

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Performing Arts Arts Science Fiction Fiction
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
28 minutes
Episodes
63
Years Active
2020 - 2023
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Episode #43 The Clock

Episode #43 The Clock

Tick Tock!

The Clock first Published in 1928

William Fryer Harvey - an English author (I know big surprise) who is most famous for writing the Beast with Five Fingers considered by many to be a minor m…
00:15:33  |   Sat 31 Jul 2021
Episode #42 Vogon Poetry

Episode #42 Vogon Poetry

You are either going to love it or hate! Mwah!

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: was originally a radio program for the BBC in 1978
It has also been a TV show, movie, comic book, and video game.

Douglas …
00:57:34  |   Sat 24 Jul 2021
Episode #41 The Vampyre

Episode #41 The Vampyre

There are 460 calories in a pint of blood, that's a pretty extreme diet program

The Vampyre published in 1819 and was part of the contest that also produced Frankenstein.

John William Polidori - and En…
01:08:25  |   Sat 17 Jul 2021
Episode #40 The Murder Hole

Episode #40 The Murder Hole

A naturally occuring oubliette, hmmm how convenient, I mean terrible, yes terrible!

The Murder Hole was first published in February of 1829 in Blackwoods Edinburgh magazine.

Catherine Sinclair - was mo…
00:23:28  |   Sat 10 Jul 2021
Episode #39 The Last Man's Club

Episode #39 The Last Man's Club

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 seems to have only published 2 s…
00:13:48  |   Sat 03 Jul 2021
Episode #38 Mujina

Episode #38 Mujina

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 Dublin and moved to Japa…
00:07:43  |   Sat 26 Jun 2021
A Ghost From The Sea

A Ghost From The Sea

We are back out to sea! And revenege is a dish best  served on cold (iceburgs will do!)


This weeks episode is dedicated to one of my favorite podcasters who passed away unexpectedly last week. Dan fro…
00:33:09  |   Sat 19 Jun 2021
Episode #36 Napoleon and the Spectre

Episode #36 Napoleon and the Spectre

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.

Charlotte Bronte - It's ni…
00:13:29  |   Sat 05 Jun 2021
Episode #35 He!

Episode #35 He!

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  the heir apparant to Edgar …
00:22:28  |   Sat 29 May 2021
Episode #34 The Astrologer

Episode #34 The Astrologer

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 appearance. this is the nom…
00:49:40  |   Sat 22 May 2021
Episode #33 The Warning

Episode #33 The Warning

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 being her.  Oh maybe she'…
00:31:34  |   Sat 15 May 2021
Episode #32 The Moonlit Road

Episode #32 The Moonlit Road

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 we see now. I wi…
00:31:30  |   Sat 08 May 2021
Episode #31 Little Black Pies

Episode #31 Little Black Pies

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 horror genres. He lived to 92!

00:18:05  |   Sat 01 May 2021
Episode #30 The Mezzotint

Episode #30 The Mezzotint

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 horror, spooky, ghost story world…
00:33:45  |   Sat 24 Apr 2021
Episode #29 The Child Who Loved A Grave

Episode #29 The Child Who Loved A Grave

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'Brien - a talented Irish author nicknamed …
00:14:11  |   Sat 17 Apr 2021
Episode #28 White Zombie

Episode #28 White Zombie

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 british citizen born in Calcutta. Trained …
00:31:34  |   Sat 10 Apr 2021
Episode #27 The Footsteps in the Dust

Episode #27 The Footsteps in the Dust

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 India and liked to place h…
00:19:44  |   Sat 03 Apr 2021
Episode #26 The Ghost Ship (different the episode 4)

Episode #26 The Ghost Ship (different the episode 4)

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 a tragic life that would …
00:30:46  |   Sat 27 Mar 2021
Episode #25 The Raven

Episode #25 The Raven

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.


First Published - 1845

Ou…
00:11:50  |   Sat 20 Mar 2021
Episode #24 The Vampire Maid

Episode #24 The Vampire Maid

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 a Scottish Bias. He lived…
00:19:21  |   Sat 13 Mar 2021
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