We're paying another visit to Inner Sanctum Mystery with an episode rebroadcast by the Armed Forces Radio Network, "The Devil's Workshop," by John Roeburt! The story features a man who has dedicated his life to the creation of sinister wax figures, sold to wax museums around the world. But within his workshop, the real and the unreal become indistinguishable and evil takes on a life of its own. Do any of these figures truly come to life? Who is the mysterious stranger with the grisly request? Would this be better as an interactive dinner show? Listen for yourself and find out!

This week is our first foray into Pete Kelly's Blues, a series featuring Jack Webb as a jazz cornet player who gets wrapped up in the seedy side of Prohibition-era Kansas City. This episode, entitled "Little Jake," features Pete receiving an unwanted envelope that leads to brutal violence and unspeakable tragedy. What will happen when he finally opens the envelope? What could be so important as to justify all this violence? Could Jack Webb punch out Lee Marvin? Listen for yourself and find out!

William Conrad stars in this episode of Dark Venture entitled "Hideout!" The story features a fugitive, wanted by both the police and criminals after a game of cards turns deadly. But the more he runs, the more it seems as if the cards are stacked against him! Can he find a way out of this predicament? Who will ultimately decide his fate? Can you feel it coming in the air tonight? Listen for yourself and find out!

We're joined this week by one of our most generous Patreon supporters, Katherine, to listen to an episode of her choosing, "The Thirteenth Sound" from Suspense! The production features Agnes Moorehead and William Johnstone in the tale of a murderer tormented by grating noises and a guilty conscience. As the story unfolds, it both draws on classic literary influences and anticipates iconic detective stories to follow. Will this killer ultimately face justice? Does the killer like modern music? Will we totally ignore Julián Carrillo? Listen for yourself and find out!

Join us as we return to The Adventures of Ellery Queen for an episode entitled, "Number 31!" Ellery Queen begins working on a case of overseas smuggling, but is interrupted by the seemingly unrelated disappearance of a butler. As Queen investigates the two cases, he finds they both significantly feature the number 31, suggesting that they are connected! If Queen can't crack the smuggling case, will it cause an international scandal? Will the guest armchair detective find the solution to the crime? What sort of pizza is Ellery Queen most like? Listen for yourself and find out!

This time we've been sent down to the Listener Library by a particularly mysterious listener, an individual known only as "S." Thanks, S! The recommendation is an episode of Price of Fear called "Come as You Are," featuring the one and only Vincent Price! This story depicts Price begrudgingly attending a costume party at a restored priory in England. He trikes up a conversation with another attendee, who also has no wish to join the festivities. As this other guest tells his story, the narrative takes a dark turn. Is there some supernatural element to this man's story? What would it take to force Vincent Price to dine in a mediocre restaurant? Will that one guy enjoy this story? Listen for yourself and find out!

We start the new year with eyes on the future! "Junkyard" is an episode of "X Minus One," in which a starship investigates a mysterious collection of junk on a supposedly uninhabited planet. But they quickly discover they cannot leave as something is stealing one of their most precious resources. Will they be able to recover in time to escape? Why would the crew risk killing one of their own with alcohol poisoning? How do space watermelons affect our brains? Listen for yourself and find out!

Happy New Year! As has become our annual tradition, we are listening to yet another adaptations of Charles Dickens’ other famous ghost story, “The Signal-Man.” This time, we are checking out the most contemporary version on our list, the episode of Nightfall first broadcast on December 17, 1982! As before, this story depicts a curious stranger who encounters a rail worker beset by visions. Why does he seem to be receiving some otherworldly warning? How will this version compare to those we have already heard? Will this version be as bizarre as what we have come to expect from Nightfall? Listen for yourself and find out!

We're celebrating Christmas with this holiday-themed episode of Suspense! In "Back for Christmas," Peter Lorre stars as a hen-pecked husband who concocts a fiendish plan to start a new life apart from his spouse. Can his scheme succeed without his wife's oversight? What might bring him back home for Christmas? Do our faces match our personas? Listen for yourself and find out!