1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Chapter 17 The Flight of Two Owls

28 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Flight of Two Owls In this episode, we follow Hepzibah and Clifford as they flee the scene of Judge Pyncheon's death. For the first time in decade...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Chapter 16: Clifford's Chamber

21 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Clifford's Chamber This chapter is the point of no return for the novel. The tension that has been building since the Judge's arrival in the previous ...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Chapter 15: The Scowl and Smile

14 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This chapter is where the slow-burn tension of the novel finally catches fire. With Phoebe gone, the "protective sunshine" has vanished, leaving Hepzi...

THE SHADOW Episode 11: The Poison Death

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a gripping high-stakes thriller that sees the Shadow racing against a ticking clock to save the entire city from a mass casualty event...

THE SHADOW Episode 10: The Society of the Living Dead

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is widely considered one of the most chilling and macabre entries in the Orson Welles era, diving deep into the realms of horror and medi...

THE SHADOW Episode 9: Sabotage

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a pulse-pounding thriller that tapped into the pre-war anxieties of the late 1930s, focusing on industrial destruction and the vulnera...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Chapter 14: Phoebe's Goodbye

07 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This chapter marks a major turning point in the emotional landscape of the house. While Chapter 13 was about the ghosts of the past, Chapter 14 is ver...

THE SHADOW Episode 8: The League of Terror

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a masterclass in suspense, featuring a high-stakes conspiracy that threatens the very infrastructure of the city. It remains one of th...

THE SHADOW Episode 7: The Voice of Death

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a fascinating psychological thriller that centers on a unique premise: a man's own voice becoming his greatest enemy. It is a standout...

THE SHADOW Episode 6: The Death Triangle

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is famously cited by historians as a stylistic dry run for one of the most significant events in broadcasting history. Episode Overview ...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Chapter 13: Alice Pyncheon

31 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we dive into one of the most atmospheric chapters of Nathanial Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables. Chapter 13 is a fascinating story wi...

THE SHADOW Episode 5: The Circle of Death

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a high-stakes urban thriller that finds the Shadow tackling a modern terror: a serial bomber. It is one of the surviving recordings fr...

THE SHADOW Episode 4 - The Three Ghosts

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a quintessential Halloween classic, leaning heavily into the "ghostly" reputation of the Shadow to stop a psychological crime. Episode...

THE SHADOW Episode 3: The Temple Bells of Neban

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is widely considered one of the most exotic and atmospheric of the Orson Welles era, leaning heavily into the "Eastern mysticism" that pr...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Chapter 12 The Daguerreotypist

24 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight we peel back the moss-grown layers of Nathaniel Hawthorne's gothic masterpiece, The House of the Seven Gables, to examine a most peculiar resi...

THE SHADOW Episode 2: Murder by the Dead

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a haunting early entry in the series that plays with the boundary between the natural and the supernatural. It is one of the "lost" ep...

THE SHADOW Episode 1: Death House Rescue

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Summary The story follows Paul Gordon, an innocent man who is hours away from execution for a murder he didn't commit. Gordon's only "crime" w...

ANNOUNCEMENT: COMING SOON - "THE SHADOW"!

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We are happy to announce some exciting things we've got going on this year. Starting this week, we will be bringing you "The Shadow" every Monday, W...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 11) THE ARCHED WINDOW

03 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 11, "The Arched Window," of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables, the secluded life of Clifford Pyncheon is shockingly inter...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 10) THE PYNCHEON GARDEN

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We step into a deceptive pocket of peace in Chapter 10, "The Pyncheon Garden," of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables. This green, s...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 9) CLIFFORD AND PHOEBE

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 9, "Clifford and Phœbe," of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables, we witness the tragic battle waged by love against the in...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 8) THE PYNCHEON OF TO-DAY

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We invite you back into the decaying world of The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne for our newest installment, Chapter 8, "The Pyncheo...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP7 )THE GUEST

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we present Chapter 7, "The Guest," of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables. The ancient Pyncheon House is gripped by frantic, t...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 6) MAULE'S WELL

25 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories! Today we go deeper into the atmospheric gloom and ancestral secrets of Nathaniel Hawthor...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 5) MAY AND NOVEMBER

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories for Chapter V, "May and November," of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables. ...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 4) A DAY BEHIND THE COUNTER

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Step back into the chilling, atmospheric world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables as we descend into Chapter IV, "A Day Behind the...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 3) THE FIRST CUSTOMER

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories! Join Gizelle Erickson this week for a spine-chilling journey into Nathaniel Hawthorne'...

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CH 2)(WITH MISSING LAST FEW MINUTES) THE LITTLE SHOP WINDOW NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Chapter 2 of The House of the Seven Gables, entitled, "The Little Shop-Window," we delve deeper into the solitary world of Miss Hepzibah Pyncheon, ...

NEW! THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES (CHAP 1) THE OLD PYNCHEON FAMILY

30 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WELCOME TO FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHT AT 1001! Hello, fellow seekers of the strange and the spine-chilling! Are you ready to pull back the curtain on a t...

COMING TO 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE: ANNE OF THE ISLAND (FROM THE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES SERIES)

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this) ...

PLAYING WITH FIRE by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A London seance goes wrong, producing dangerous results... APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.co...

FUTURE FEAR and THE BODY SNATCHERS

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nightfall was a radio series produced and aired by CBC radio from July 1980 to June 1982. While primarily a supernatural /horror series, Nightfall fea...

THE GOLD BUG (PT 2) by EDGAR ALLAN POE

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The three men haul the treasure chest back to the bungelow and inventory the contents. Afterwards, LeGrand explains how he figured out there was a hid...

THE GOLD BUG (PT 1) by EDGAR ALLAN POE

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our narrator visits an old friend who is living alone with his servant on a deserted Carolina coast. His friend has discovered a gold scarab beetle wh...

UNTIL DEAD and WE DUG IT UP LIGHTS OUT!

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lights Out is an American old-time radio program devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural. Created by Wyllis Cooper and then eventually taken ove...

VALSE TRISTE and THE FAST ONE LIGHTS OUT!

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two spine-tingling terror tales for your listening pleasure

KNOCK AT THE DOOR and METEOR MAN LIGHTS OUT!

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two chilling episodes from Lights Out!

THE STORY OF MR. MAGS and SCOOP LIGHTS OUT!

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two late-night radio stories to scare the wits out of you

BON VOYAGE and COME TO THE BANK LIGHTS OUT!

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two of the best of Lights Out!

THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED and NEANDERTHAL MAN LIGHTS OUT!

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two late night chilling episodes to keep you awake

HEAVENLY JEEP LIGHTS and MURDER IN THE SCRIPT DEPARTMENT LIGHTS OUT

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two very scary tales from 'Lights Out'!

THE LURKING FEAR by H.P. LOVECRAFT

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A wealthy bachelor goes on a demon-hunting expedition to a deserted mansion in the Catskills and finds more than he bargained for. This spine-chilling...

THE MONKEY'S PAW and THE PEDESTRIAN THEATER 10:30

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two more chilling tales from Theater 10:30

GHHOST TOWN HERMIT and THE CASE OF THE DEVIL'S FOOT THEATER 10:30

09 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two chilling tales from Canadian Radio Theater 10:30

THE DEADLY HOUR CBS MYSTERY THEATER

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A self-doubting man agonizes oer his wife's infidelity and plans his revenge...

THE SIGN OF THE BEAST CBS MYSTERY THEATER

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

E,G, Marshall hosts another very macabre tale about a wealthy woman who discovers an ancient piece of jewelry which she picks up and takes with her de...

STRANGE COUPLE STAYS OVERNITE and THE FAST ONE from 'LIGHTS OUT'

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two spooky stories from 'Lights Out'

A LETTER and THE MANDOLIN STRING THE BLACK MUSEUM W ORSON WELLES

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two very odd methods of murder on display at the Black Museum at Scotland Yard

A LADY'S SHOE and THE LEATHER BAG THE BLACK MUSEUM W ORSON WELLS

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two stories from the famed Black Museum at Scotland Yard

A GHOSTLY GAME OF DEATH CBS MYSTERY THEATER

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A ghost hunter takes on the challenge of staying a full night in a home hat has been haunted by the wife of a sea captain that murdered her and her ...

DEAD RINGER CBS MYSTERY THEATER

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A woman accidentally comes across a "dead ringer"(perfect match-lookalike) for her husband and decides to enlist his cooperation to help dispose of he...

THE MAN WHO ASKED FOR YESTERDAY CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A husband who has been spending too much oat the racetrack discovers his wife has been messing around with his bookie and they have hatched a plan to ...

THE FAMILY OF THE VOURDALAK by ALEXEI TOLSTOY

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A traveling diplomat comes upon a small village in Romania which has been besieged by vampires and gets caught up in a reign of terror. One of the fir...

HEAVENLY JEEP LIGHTS and MURDER IN THE SCRIPT DEPT. LIGHTS OUT!

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two VERY scary tales from the old radio hit LIGHTS OUT!

ABBOT & COSTELLO and the HAUNTED HOUSE

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A 1001 Ghost Stories Halloween Special- Lou Costello accepts an offer from a real estate agent to stay one night in a haunted house. If you enjoy this...

ONE SUMMER NIGHT and THE MOONLIT ROAD AMBROSE BIERCE

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two classic ghost stories from Ambrose Bierce to terrify you on your next workout/drive/lawn cutting/sit in church/me time/Sunday Before-After footbal...

THE BULLET CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

01 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An interesting tale about a survivor of the war who cheated his fate- but his fate returns to meet him in the form of his old war buddy. CBS Radio Mys...

THE GIRL WHO FOUND THINGS CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A young girl with criminal tendencies is taken by a couple who discover her talent for retrieving lost things-including corpses. CBS Radio Mystery The...

THE WILLOWS (CHAP 5) (END) ALGERNON BLACKWOOD

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A final night spent on a haunted island brings one dead body the following morning....

THE WILLOWS (CHAPS 3-4) (SEE BACK INVENTORY FOR 1-2)

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We were alerted that chapters 3,4 and 5 were missing from our podcast so I narrated tham again today, having no record of them in my files, Our narrat...

THE HAUNTED HOTEL by WILKIE COLLINS

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

a SUPERNATURAL TALE FROM FROM OF HISTORY'S BEST STORYTELLERS- Fully dramatized

THE MOST NECESSARY EVIL CBS MYSTERY THEATER

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Detective Lt Crane investigates the death of a man after his wife narrates the story of their mysterious rise in wealth and stature

CASTING THE RUNES (M.R.JAMES) and AN OCCURRANCE AT OWLS CREEK BRIDGE (AMBROSE BIERCE) ESCAPE!

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two classic horror thrillers from two of the best classic writers both profviding radio theater from the show 'ESCAPE'.

WEREWOLF FOLK LEGENDS FROM THE 1845 BOOK OF WEREWOLVES

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Folk tales and legends from two chapters of The Book of Werewolves written in 1845.

THE HORROR AT RED HOOK (PT 2) H.P. LOVECRAFT

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this H.P.Lovecraft novella a New York City detective tries to uncover the secrets of a dangerous cult and finds himself caught up in a dark world o...

THE HORROR AT RED HOOK (PT 1) BY H.P. LOVECRAFT

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this H.P.Lovecraft novella a New York City detective tries to uncover the secrets of a dangerous cult and finds himself caught up in a dark world o...

THE WERE-WOLF by H.B. MARYATT

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Three children living with their father in the Hartz Mountains of Germany experience terror when their father weds a beautiful young woman who turns o...

REMAINS TO BE SEEEN and WILLIAM AND MARY from THE PRICE OF FEAR (W VINCENT PRICE)

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two chilling tales narrated by the master of the macabre Vincent Price

KILL and EXECUTION LIGHTS OUT

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two scary, grisly chiller stories not for the feint of heart.

SCOOP and KNOCK AT THE DOOR LIGHTS OUT

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scoop- Knock at the Door- A woman decides to murder her mother in law to get ahead in life, but she keeps coming up from the basement Scoop- J.R. fi...

NO HIDING PLACE CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The would-be CEO of his father's corporation is threatened (blackmailed) for a deed he committed in the past. There are no happy endings here. CBS Rad...

THE GHOST CLUB by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The narrator shares his story of suddenly running into his old best friend while in New York City- the problem being that his old pal had died 12 year...

THE SWEEPER by A.M. BURRAGE

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A young lady goes to work as a companion for a wealthy old lady who displays an unusual fear of autumn and falling leaves. She soon finds out why. Get...

THE RETURN OF THE MORESBYS CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

11 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A man's rich wife gets involved in a religious cult that believes in reincarnation- one in which souls are turned into animals. He also discovers she ...

(BEST OF) THE OLD ONES ARE HARD TO KILL CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this first installment of this popular radio show, Agnes Moorehead stars as an old lady who rents a room to a sick boarder but runs into problem...

A RECLUSE and ALL HALLOWS BBC GHOST STORIES

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two great radio ghost stories from the BBC. Check out our new website at www.bestof1001storie.com

@7 OF 13 SCARIEST SUSPENSE EPISODES THE WHOLE TOWN'S SLEEPING

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Whole Town's Sleeping- Lavinia Nebbs is headed for the theater with her two friends. She is warned not to go out tonoght by an old woman who say s...

#6 SCARIEST SUSPENSE EPISODES AUGUST HEAT and BONUS TWO SHARP KNIVES

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our brand new website at www.bestof1001stories and browse through ten years of our 1001 stories on 11 podcasts. You'll find unsolved mysteri...

#5 of 13 SCARIEST SUSPENSE RADIO EPISODES 'THREE SKELETON KEY' W VINCENT PRICE

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Three men working in a lighthouse see a ship hit the rocks and soon the lighthouse is invaded by hundreds of starving rats, leaving the men no way to ...

#4 of TOP 13 SCARIEST 'SUSPENSE' EPISODES GHOST HUNT (Plays after THE THING ON THE FOURBLE BOARD)

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

First up- THE THING ON THE FOURBLE BOARD- a classic radio drama involving two men working on a drilling derrick who bring up something very strange fr...

#3 SCARIEST SUSPENSE RADIO EPISODE EVER 'NARRATIVE ABOUT CLARENCE'

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chilling tale Clarence, the half-brother of a wife of an American couple, is a hypnotist and psychiatric doctor living in India and when he ...

13 SCARIEST SUSPENSE RADIO STORIES: THE HITCHHIKER WITH ORSON WELLES

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A man on a cross-country drive repeatedly notices the same hitchhiker standing along side of the road. The driver becomes increassingly disturbed an...

13 SCARIEST 'SUSPENSE' RADIO EPISODES: THE HOUSE IN CYPRESS CANYON

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our summer season of horror begins with 'The House in Ctpress Canyon' starring Robert Taylor. A man and his wife consider themselves lucky when they p...

THE FINAL WITNESS CBS RADIO MYSTERY

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A regular Joe becomes the witness to the murder of a friend but his nerves fail him at the witness stand and the murderer is acquitted. Soon his fri...

BLACK WIDOW CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The widow of a union worker enlists the help of a fortune teller to help her kill the man who murdered her husband....

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A great but chilling tale of a man who falls for a singer in the Paris Opera House not knowing that she is receiving much of her talent through a dise...

THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK by H.P. LOVECRAFT

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A university student in Providence RI becomes fascinated with a steeple which he can see in the distance from his upper window and decides to check it...

THE OLD ONES ARE HARD TO KILL CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this first installment of this popular radio show, Agnes Moorehead stars as an old lady who rents a room to a sick boarder but runs into problems ...

THE MISTLETOE BRIDE by KATE MOSSE

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Mistletoe Bride by Kate Mosse, a well known and enjoyed British novelist, best known for her 2005 novel labyrinth.. (From You Tube: no mention of ...

THE PREMATURE BURIAL- EDGAR ALLAN POE'S STRANGELY PROPHETIC SHORT STORY

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this story, an unknown narrator tells us stories of people who had been buried prematurely and were rescued, then shares his own story of he had li...

A RECLUSE and ALL HALLOWS BBC GHOST STORIES

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two great radio ghost stories from the BBC. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as we...