The Snake's Paw

In the 1920s, Harry Houdini was on a mission to debunk mediums who claimed to communicate with the dead. This eventually led him to an extraordinary woman named Mina Crandon. Based on true events, Margery & Houdini relates how the most mystifying medium of her day and the most famous escape artist of all time came to meet each other - and how each struggled to prove the other wrong.

In Part Four, the committee tests Margery's powers by locking her in constraints, leading to a confrontation with Walter and the conclusion of the contest.

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Written by Matthew Morris and Andrew Farrier with help from Jack Townsend

With the voices of Helen Jaksch, John Angelo Cassaro, Andrew Farrier, Harmon Gunston, Jeff Quach, Jack Townsend, Lincoln Belleville, Matt Standley, Lady Delaney, and Anne Mammoth

Recording help from James Lanius

Mixing, mastering, and sound design by Zak Lanius

Episode art by Murk Dreher

Archival image acquired via Library of Congress

In the 1920s, Harry Houdini was on a mission to debunk mediums who claimed to communicate with the dead. This eventually led him to an extraordinary woman named Mina Crandon. Based on true events, Margery & Houdini relates how the most mystifying medium of her day and the most famous escape artist of all time came to meet each other - and how each struggled to prove the other wrong.

In Part Three, Houdini and his colleagues converge on the Crandon household, witnessing for the first time the phenomena they're supposed to declare real or false.

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Written by Matthew Morris and Andrew Farrier with help from Jack Townsend

With the voices of John Angelo Cassaro, Harmon Gunston, Jeff Quach, Helen Jaksch, Andrew Farrier, Jack Townsend, and Helene Schmehl

Recording help from James Lanius

Mixing, mastering, and sound design by Zak Lanius

Episode art by Murk Dreher

Archival image acquired via Library of Congress

Muppets + zombies = postmodern meta-fictional fugue?

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Basic Pitches is a series of original, unscripted brainstorming sessions from the strange minds of Jack Townsend, Matthew Morris, and Andrew Farrier.

Basic Pitches cover art design by Chris Marroy: https://chrismarroy.com/art

A short narrated story about a bizarre cinematic experiment. Written by Matthew Morris, narrated by Andrew Farrier.

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He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he's got a thirst for human blood every Christmas he must slake.

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Basic Pitches is a series of original, unscripted brainstorming sessions from the strange minds of Jack Townsend, Matthew Morris, and Andrew Farrier. For this episode, we had the guest talents of Erica Durr.

Basic Pitches cover art design by Chris Marroy: https://chrismarroy.com/art

Today's story pays various levels of respect to the films Twilight (2008), Underworld (2003), 30 days of night (2007), Priest (2011), The Omega Man (1971), Blade (1998), Blade II (2002), Daybreakers (2009), Santa’s Slay (2005), Rare Exports (2010), and The Strain (2014).

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In the 1920s, Harry Houdini was on a mission to debunk mediums who claimed to communicate with the dead. This eventually led him to an extraordinary woman named Mina Crandon. Based on true events, Margery & Houdini relates how the most mystifying medium of her day and the most famous escape artist of all time came to meet each other - and how each struggled to prove the other wrong.

In Part Two, Houdini announces his crusade against the fraudulent mediums of the world and gets pushback from an old friend, who thinks a spiritual reunion with Houdini’s mother might be just the thing to change his mind.

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Written by Matthew Morris and Andrew Farrier with help from Jack Townsend

With the voices of Tyler d’Aquilla, Harmon Gunston, Jeff Quach, Matt Standley, Erica Durr, Lady Delaney, and Helen Jaksch

Recording help from James Lanius

Mixing, mastering, and sound design by Zak Lanius

Episode art by Murk Dreher

Archival image acquired via Library of Congress

We've all learned that villains are really just misunderstood heroes if you squint hard enough. Andrew pitches a story where we squint really hard.

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Basic Pitches is a series of original, unscripted brainstorming sessions from the strange minds of Jack Townsend, Matthew Morris, and Andrew Farrier. For this episode, we had the guest talents of Helen Jaksch.

Basic Pitches cover art design by Chris Marroy: https://chrismarroy.com/art

In the 1920s, Harry Houdini was on a mission to debunk mediums who claimed to communicate with the dead. This eventually led him to an extraordinary woman named Mina Crandon. Based on true events, Margery & Houdini relates how the most mystifying medium of her day and the most famous escape artist of all time came to meet each other - and how each struggled to prove the other wrong.

In Part One, several people - including one inquisitive stranger - meet at the Crandon household to commune with a long lost relative.

Written by Matthew Morris and Andrew Farrier with help from Jack Townsend

With the voices of John Angelo Cassaro, Andrew Farrier, High Priest Robi, Matthew Morris, Ann Mammoth, Helen Jaksch, and Tyler D'aquilla

Recording help from James Lanius

Mixing, mastering, and sound design by Zak Lanius

Episode art by Murk Dreher

Archival image acquired via Library of Congress.

Matthew pitches an unconventional werewolf movie, and with the help of Andrew, Jack, and our sound engineer James, turns it into about 8 different werewolf movies.

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Basic Pitches is a series of original, unscripted brainstorming sessions from the strange minds of Jack Townsend, Matthew Morris, and Andrew Farrier. For this episode, we had the guest talents of James Lanius.

Basic Pitches cover art design by Chris Marroy: chrismarroy.com/art

Love is in the air, and it might get everyone killed... or worse.

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Written by Jack Townsend

Featuring the voices of Andrew Farrier, Helen Jaksch, Jeff Quach, Matthew Morris, Erica Durr, and Jack Townsend

Mudskipper Theme by Helen Jaksch