Bobby D’s Reading Room

A trio of robbers unaware as to the mysteries of New England take aim on a very rich and very old target. Had these three known the tales, they would have never set their sight upon The Terrible Old Man…

The Terrible Old Man was written in 1920 and published in The Tryout, July 1921.

A shuddery tale of dark horror and evil things, and the uncanny funeral rites over the corpse of old John Grimlan....

Dig Me No Grave is a horror story written by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in Weird Tales, February 1937.

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A spaceman crash lands on a deserted planet. A rescue ship is only days away. All he has to do is wait it out and get some rest. What happens when he can't sleep - when the ghosts of the planet haunt his dreams? Asleep in Armageddon was originally published in Planet Stories, Winter 1948.

This was a fun story to read! A sci-fi quickie from the master, Philip K. Dick, about a man who takes the written word FAR too literally to hilarious ends and is convinced there's an alien invasion underway! Aliens! This is a funny, funny satirical story -- sort of a rarity in the often serious realm of sci-fi.

The Eyes Have It was published in Science Fiction Stories 1953 and is in the public domain.

Something new here on the show. I'm reading through all of Shakespeare's play, so let's start at the beginning! The first play, The First Part of King Henry the Sixth. One of Shakespeare's worst offerings, or perhaps something else? Let's find out!

Strap in and rediscover a classic sci-fi story one of the best, Ray Bradbury. Morgue Ship is a haunting tale about two men on a ship whose job is to recover bodies of the fallen floating aimlessly in space. What happens when they happen upon the body of enemy that could turn the tide of the war for good?!

Morgue Ship was originally published in Planet Stories,  Summer 1944. 

Time for a classic American short story - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. A story best known for it's shocking ending that took readers by surprise when it was originally published!

It's a horror story today on the podcast with an original short story written and read by... me! 

A dramatic reading of The Bum written by Don Shea. It's a boxing / crime story about a fighter who is in the fight of his life - for the championship... and more! Originally published in Fight Stories Magazine, Fall 1949. Read by Bobby D. Lux.

A dramatic reading of Welcome, Martians! by S.A. Lombino, an author better known to many readers as Evan Hunter, who would find his fame writing as Ed McBain.

Originally published in Worlds of If Science Fiction in May 1952. Read by Bobby D. Lux. Thanks for listening.