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, Wednesday and Friday. We will continue with Nathon Hawthorne's classic, "The House of the Seven Gables" for our Friday Fright Night, releasing every Friday at midnight using the Libravox recording by Mark Smith. We are making this change in order to bring you more variety and content on a regular basis, including the fantastic character of the The Shadow.

The history of The Shadow is a unique case of a character evolving backward—starting as a marketing tool and becoming a pop-culture icon that directly inspired the creation of Batman. We think you will enjoy this new offering from 1001 Ghost, Chillers, and Lovecraft Stories.

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• Narration and Production: Gizelle Erickson
• Executive Producer: Jon Hagadorn
• 1001 Ghost Stories Theme thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music".

In Chapter 11, "The Arched Window," of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables, the secluded life of Clifford Pyncheon is shockingly interrupted by the vibrant movement of the outside world. From the gloom of the upper story, Clifford peers out, observing the modern age and the rush and roar of the human tide. While he finds childish delight in relics of the past, he grapples with terrifying impulses. This constant struggle between a desire for connection and a profound sense of estrangement confirms his state: "We are less than ghosts, for the time being". But those who stand on the threshold of life, peering at the external world cannot keep it at bay, forcing the Pyncheon family to face a figure whose presence instills an "absolute palsy of fear".

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Narration and Production by Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn

Music:

• Thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music" Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay
• Thanks to The_Mountain "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

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, secluded nook offers a fragile sanctuary for the delicate, shattered soul of Clifford Pyncheon, who finds momentary relief from his deep-seated torpor. As Clifford experiences these delights, his spirit momentarily revives, seeking the Beautiful that was his original nature. However, even here, in the shadow of the old house, the oppressive, mysterious Past lurks. This episode promises a powerful blend of fleeting joy and profound sorrow, illustrating how the most genuine pleasures can quickly vanish at too close an introspection.

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Narrated and Produced by Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn

Music & Effects:

"Scary Horror Music" Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay

"Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

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 inherited gloom of the Pyncheon house. Hepzibah, though endowed with a high and noble "heroism" by years of sorrow, finds her fierce, devoted affection utterly incapable of saving her brother, Clifford. Yet, a powerful, contrasting influence arrives in the form of Phœbe, a creature of "thoroughly wholesome" simplicity.

Tune in to discover whether this delicate, vibrant spirit can be the catalyst to lead the tormented, outcast Clifford back into the "whole sympathetic chain of human nature".

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• Thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music" Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay
• Thanks to The_Mountain "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

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 Pyncheon of to-day." The episode focuses on the immediate, unsettling crisis caused by the arrival of the wealthy and ostensibly benevolent Judge Pyncheon. A chilling transformation forces young Phœbe to confront the terrifying suspicion: that the ruthless qualities, the moral diseases, and the inveteracy of purpose that defined the ancient ancestor, Colonel Pyncheon, have indeed been handed down through the generations. Tune in to discover whether Hepzibah can defend the house against the man who has been the horror of her life.

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Music and Special Effects:

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• "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

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, trembling preparation as Hepzibah undertakes an heroic test of sentiment. Racking her nerves to create a beautiful meal from a musty, antique cookery book for an unnamed arrival. Hepzibah's emotional state is terrifyingly volatile. As she meticulously positions the table to catch both shadow and sun for her visitor, the suspense is drawn out by the guest's reluctant, pausing footstep, which causes Phœbe to feel as if a ghost were coming into the room.

This chapter offers deep insight into the nature of the newcomer; Hawthorne notes that an individual of this temper can be pricked more acutely through his sense of the beautiful and harmonious than through his heart, suggesting that this extreme aesthetic need might have even eaten out or filed away his affections had his life been different. Don't miss the dramatic unveiling of the figure who has been awaited for so long, whose presence promises to either restore or ruin the house's fragile tranquility.

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Narration & Production: Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer: Jon Hagadorn

Music and Sound Effects:

• Thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music" Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay
• Thanks to The_Mountain "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay
• Thanks to freesound_community "Shop Door Bell" Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay

Welcome back to 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories! Today we go deeper into the atmospheric gloom and ancestral secrets of Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterful Gothic "romance," The House of the Seven Gables, featuring Chapter VI, "Maule's Well". In this unsettling episode, the bright, cheerful Phœbe ventures into the old Pyncheon garden—a place of rank decay and strange order—where she encounters the mysterious daguerreotypist, Holgrave, whose conversation reveals chilling insights into the family's dark inheritance. Phœbe is given an ominous caution concerning the moss-rimmed fountain at the garden's center, known as Maule's Well, which Holgrave warns is "water bewitched". As the young girl grapples with this deep history, she senses an unfamiliar, vague murmur and an unseen presence lurking in Hepzibah's dark parlor, hinting that the past is finally making itself known in the present. Tune in to discover what terrifying truths lie submerged within the cursed depths of Maule's Well.

Narration and Production by Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn

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• Garden Background & chicken Sound Effect by freesound community from Pixabay
• Thanks to The Mountain "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay (House of Seven Gables Theme)
• Thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music" Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay (1001 Ghost Stories Theme Music)

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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 ancient, decaying Pyncheon mansion is suddenly illuminated by the arrival of young Phœbe, whose sunny disposition immediately begins to purify chambers long tenanted only by spiders, and mice, and rats, and ghosts. As the cheerful newcomer attempts to bring life back to dusty antiques, including a harpsichord that looks more like a coffin than anything else, and soothe Hepzibah's melancholy heart, the dark reality of the Pyncheon legacy is subtly brought to light. The curtain is pulled back just enough to reveal that the true master of the house is coming, and the accomplished but tragic ghost of Alice Pyncheon is still supposed to haunt the house, sometimes heard playing exquisitely mournful music on her instrument.

In this blend of realism and spectral atmosphere, Hawthorne intentionally labeled his work a "Romance" rather than a realistic novel, a distinction in 19th-century literary terms that gave him the imaginative freedom to explore the psychological, supernatural, and symbolic elements that cling to the very walls of the Seven Gables.

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Narration and Production by Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn

Music:

• Thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music" Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay
• Thanks to The_Mountain "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

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 Counter," presented in the thrilling style of 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories.

Hepzibah Pyncheon continues her agonizing trial, navigating the indignities and blunders of her newfound trade, when the formidable shadow of her affluent cousin, Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon, looms over the shop. This is more than a relative's visit; it is a confrontation that forces Hepzibah to find the chilling resemblance between the Judge's composed exterior and the stern, ominous features of their long-dead Puritan ancestor, the founder whose curse still lingers over the estate.

Just as Hepzibah's difficult day reaches its wearisome and chaotic conclusion, a ray of youthful, blooming sunshine unexpectedly arrives at the antique portal, disturbing the oppressive quiet of the house and hinting that perhaps the destiny of the cursed dwelling is about to shift. Tune in for an episode that proves the greatest chill often comes not from ghosts, but from the darkness hidden within the human heart.

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Narration and Production by Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn

Music:

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• Thanks to The_Mountain "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay
• Thanks to freesound_community "Shop Door Bell" Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay

Welcome back to 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft Stories!

Join Gizelle Erickson this week for a spine-chilling journey into Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic, The House of the Seven Gables, as we delve into Chapter III: "The First Customer." The reclusive Hepzibah Pyncheon faces her greatest challenge: opening a humble cent-shop to support herself. Experience her overwhelming anxiety as the shop bell heralds not just a customer, but the dramatic collision of her genteel past with the harsh realities of a changing world. As Hepzibah grapples with the indignity of trade and the judgmental eyes of the public, we witness Hawthorne's masterful exploration of class, pride, and the profound psychological impact of societal change, where a single copper coin becomes a talisman of both perceived degradation and unexpected liberation. Credits Narration and Production: Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer: Jon Hagadorn

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Thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music" Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay

Thanks to The_Mountain "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

Thanks to freesound_community "Shop Door Bell" Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay