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Short Story Theater brings to life new classic tales for the 21st century, often based on science fiction, the paranormal, fantasy, or other subjects intended to promote thoughts and ideas that last f... more
FAQs about Short Story Theater:How many episodes does Short Story Theater have?The podcast currently has 127 episodes available.
April 08, 2020Hauntin' Taunton (Cannibelle)You've certainly seen many shows, or read numerous books, about Asylums - but only one can rightly be called "The" Asylum. It's the Taunton State Hospital in the heart of the Bridgewater Triangle. Here dramatized for the first time is Part One (Cannibelle) of Bill Russo's book "Hauntin' Taunton"....more35minPlay
March 19, 2020UPDATE on the Cerveza Virus SituationWe interrupt our regular program for a Fake News Update on the 'Cerveza Virus' which is frightening the world as of the year 20-20...more6minPlay
March 10, 2020In Search of a Final ChapterAnd now for (as Monty Python used to say) something completely different: we bring you Bill Russo's narrative of a family trying to collect its proper inheritance. It's a tale that starts out in New England and travels around the world as Bill Russo takes on the role of a writer "In Search of, A Final Chapter."...more30minPlay
March 07, 2020Death on a RopeAt the edge of the Hockomock Swamp in the beating heart of the Bridgewater Triangle, four young men sit by a night-time campfire. They swap stories in an area known for cryptic mysteries and bizarre monsters. As the night wears on and the tales get icier, they're joined by a tall bearded man, accompanied by a massive off-breed dog. It's Joe Santini, a legendary hermit-like figure, who relates the weirdest tale of all - Death on a Rope....more41minPlay
February 27, 2020Ring Once For DeathShort Story Theater dusts off an old tale of an even older crystal dinner bell. The owner of the quaint shop where the bell has gathered dust on a shelf for 20 years says, "Ring Once for Death". But not to worry, he's removed the clapper! So the bell is perfectly safe.....until....more23minPlay
February 27, 2020The Ghost of the 13 ChurchesYou're not especially surprized that there might be a ghost in your 'Bed and Breakfast' and you certainly expect one in a graveyard. But what about a church? On Cape Cod, Doctor Abner Hersey haunts every single church in one of America's favorite vacation spots - learn why, in The Ghost of the 13 Churches....more33minPlay
February 18, 2020The Jumbled GraveyardYou've certainly heard of that graveyard on Cape Cod where everybody's dying to get in! Ah but the problem is, once they get in, they become restless and get out of their coffins to chase around some old guy with a 50 cent cigar screwed into the side of his mouth....more10minPlay
February 17, 2020The Grim ReaperThe 7 million dollar man could buy anything he wanted. But when told he had just 30 days to live, his money couldn't purchase even one extra second of life. Grimly he decided that if he couldn't unlock the secret of life, then he would explore the secret of death - enter, The Grim Reaper....more11minPlay
February 05, 2020Sherlock Holmes on Cape codFrom a newly discovered notebook of Dr. John H. Watson, comes to light for the first time, the adventures Sherlock Holmes in the 'New' England. To be specific, Holmes sails to Cape Cod, where Moriarty is poised to capture the entire Cod-fish market, as the first step in the conquest of all 33 of the United States....more45minPlay
February 01, 2020I Grew Up in Dodge City, in 1875I Grew Up in Dodge City - as told by a young man who walked 1500 miles from Lone Pine California to Dodge City along the alkali trail. The half inch coating of white trail dust that covered him from head to toe prompted the towns people to call him "Chalky". The name stuck and he carried it with him the rest of his life. Chalky was treated well by the citizens when he wandered down Front Strreet. But on his second day in town, Sheriff Sam Basset arrested him for vagrancy. Chalky soon became the first deputy sheriff in the community's history and had many adventures - this tale is one of his first....more20minPlay
FAQs about Short Story Theater:How many episodes does Short Story Theater have?The podcast currently has 127 episodes available.