Out of the sea she came, this gloriously beautiful woman, to compass a weird revenge that had been too long delayed—a sage of Heldra the lovely, Heldra the wicked. The Sea-Witch is a short story by American writer Nictzin Dyalhis, first published in 1937 in the pulp magazine Weird Tales. The story is set on the North Atlantic coast, where the narrator encounters Heldra after a violent storm, describing her as a gloriously beautiful yet enigmatic figure who speaks of Norse mythology, such as the sea god Ran.
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 Even pirates have their weaknesses. | Narrator and Producer MP Pellicer | www.MPPellicer.com 
 A horror story of what happens in the most desolate places on earth. | Narrator and Producer MP Pellicer | www.MPPellicer.com
 Chet Burke's adventure in a haunted house. | Narrator and Producer MP Pellicer
 Redemption comes in many forms. | Narrator and Producer MP Pellicer
Not all tall tales are based in fiction.
The Ghoul and the Corpse is a short story by G. A. Wells that was first published in the March 1923 debut issue of Weird Tales. A man named Chris Bonner recounts finding a prehistoric humanoid, frozen for centuries in a glacier. After thawing, the creature comes to life and Bonner has to kill it, leading to a tale he tells to a fur trapper named MacNeal. 
The Mystery of Black Jean is a short story by Julian Kilman, first published in March 1923 in the inaugural issue of Weird Tales. The story is set in the Canadian Northwest and centers on Black Jean, a French-Canadian man described as six-feet-five tall with black, close-set eyes, a long thin mustache, and a hairy frame, who lives with two bears.
The Grave by Orville R. Emerson is a short story first published in the inaugural issue of Weird Tales magazine in March 1923. The story is set in Flanders during the final month of World War I, specifically on Christmas Day 1918, when two American soldiers discover a German officer's journal buried beneath the ruins of Mount Kemmel, a real site of brutal fighting. The journal recounts the harrowing experience of a German Ober-lieutenant who becomes trapped in a dugout after an artillery barrage collapses the entrance and a subsequent explosion seals the passageway to another bunker. Stranded in darkness with dwindling supplies, the soldier initially attempts to dig his way out, but the constant collapse of earth makes progress futile, leading to a descent into madness as he battles starvation, thirst, and the increasing presence of rats. 
The Ghost Guard by Bryan Irvine was first published in Weird Tales (1923). It's a ghost story and one of vengeance dealt from beyond the grave.
Hark! The Rattle! is a short story by Joel Townsley Rogers, first published in March 1923 in the inaugural issue of Weird Tales. It blends elements of crime, Gothic horror, mystery, psychological suspense, and the supernatural. The plot centers on Jerry Hammer, a man seeking justice for the murder of his sister, Ynecita, a famed dancer, whose body bears mysterious bite marks resembling fangs. The prime suspect is Tain Dirk, a man with yellow eyes and a demeanor likened to a rattlesnake, who had been absent from New York for three years after the murder. 
The curious narrative that follows was found among the papers of the late Dr. John Pedric, psychical investigator and author of occult works.
"The Dead Man's Tale" is a short story written by Willard E. Hawkins that was first published in the inaugural issue of Weird Tales in March 1923. It was the first to feature a narrative set during World War I, specifically the Second Battle of the Marne on July 24, 1918. The story is told from the first-person perspective of Richard Devaney, a soldier who was killed in action and finds himself as a ghost, unable to comprehend his own death.  Three exceptional stories of mystery and horror by the authors: Hugh B. Cave, Basil A. Smith and Ray Russell | Produced and narrated by M.P. Pellicer
 The Masque of the Red Death and The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe | Narrator and Producer MP Pellicer
The classic horror story of an unspeakable being birthed into our dimension in the Massachusetts hamlet of Dunwich.
The Dunwich Horror is a cosmic horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1928 and first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales. Set in the fictional village of Dunwich, Massachusetts, the story centers on Wilbur Whateley, the son of Lavinia Whateley, a deformed and unstable albino, and an unknown father who is later revealed to be the entity Yog-Sothoth. Wilbur exhibits extreme precocity, maturing to manhood within a decade, and is shunned by locals due to his grotesque appearance and an unnatural, inhuman odor. His grandfather, Old Whateley, a sorcerer, indoctrinates him into dark rituals and the study of witchcraft. 
The Challenge from Beyond is a collaborative horror short story written in 1935 by H. P. Lovecraft, Frank Belknap Long, Robert E. Howard, C. L. Moore, and Abraham Merritt. It was published in Fantasy Magazine in September 1935 and is considered part of the Cthulhu Mythos.
The story is about George Campbell, a university professor on vacation in the Canadian woods, who discovers a peculiar, ancient crystal cube after being awakened by a nocturnal disturbance. The cube, smooth and perfectly formed despite its evident age, contains a disc inscribed with mysterious, wedge-shaped characters reminiscent of cuneiform writing. As Campbell investigates, the cube begins to emit a faint luminescence and produce ethereal sounds, drawing him into a hypnotic trance. He is eventually transported across space and time, arriving in an incorporeal state on the alien planet Yekub, where he inhabits the body of a creature named Tothe.  Two stories from masters of weird tales. Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
 Two eldritch stories of stealthy horror by authors H.P. Lovecraft and Oliver Onions. | Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
 The first story written by Seabury Quinn about his paranormal detective Jules de Grandin. | Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
What if you lived in a town, where you were the only one that knew that werewolves lived amongst everyone.
The novel was originally serialized in Weird Tales magazine in the April, May, and June 1925 issues. The story is set in Brooklyn, New York, in the mid-1920s and revolves around the widow of an Occultist, Portia Differdale, and Princess Tchernova, a wealthy and beautiful Russian werewolf. Both women desire the same man, Owen Edwardes. 
Suspenseful tales of what happens to souls caught between this world and the next. | Authors - J.W. Bennett, K.L. Soong and J.B. Powell | Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
 Consequences for dark deeds come in many forms. | Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
 Two stories of the inescapable nature of curses. | Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
 Two werewolf stories by Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Barbarian and other famous characters. Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
 Not everything that appears to be salvation, actually is. Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
Some want revenge, if not in this life, then the next.
"The Digging at Pistol Key" is a short story by Carl Jacobi, first published in Weird Tales. The story is set in Trinidad and follows an Englishman who murders his houseboy in a fit of rage and subsequently fears that treasure-seekers may dig up the body from his yard. The narrative is noted for its blend of voodoo elements, foreign settings, and a sense of creeping dread.  Two stories, both strange, wondrous and terrifying. Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer
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MarleneFrom the pages of Nightshade Diary come the haunting and hair-raising tales of ghosts, murder and mayhem. Who's hiding in the closet? What's under the bed? You'll be asking yourself these questions after you listen to these creepalicious tales that'll have you leaving the lights on when you go to sleep. Sources & Credits
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