White Heron Radio Theatre's Ghost Light Series

A Trip Across The Sound

From the Archives of the Inquirer and Mirror

Told by Lynne Bolton

A letter to the editor of Nantucket’s hometown newspaper, dated August 1942. While crossing the Nantucket Sound on the ferry to Nantucket, a reader reports a strange and unexplainable sighting among the passengers aboard.

Full radio broadcast, featuring the stories Whistle, A Shaker Rocker and A Tip Across the Sound. First broadcast on Nantucket's NPR station, 89.5 WNCK-FM, October 31 & November 1, 2020.

A Shaker Rocker.

By Blue Balliett

Told by Drew McVety

Restoring an old Nantucket house means getting to know it intimately. For one couple, pulling up floorboards and tearing down wallpaper reveals the history of their new home’s original owner- a whaling captain who left his name hidden in unexpected places throughout the house. In some ways, his presence is still very much felt, as if he never left the house. Then again, maybe…he didn’t.

Whistle

Inspired by the short story “O Whistle And I’ll Come To You, My Lad” by English horror master M.R. James.

With Steve Pacek, Alexandra Kopko and Catherine Shanahan.

After a difficult year battling personal demons, Martin James returns to the Nantucket guest house he visited as a boy, hoping to recapture the happy days of his childhood. But when he stumbles across a mysterious relic on the beach, James accidentally summons a terrifying vision which grips him with fear... and may never let go.

Full radio broadcast, featuring the stories Shimmer and A Little Girl, and conversation with sound designer John Gromada. First broadcast on Nantucket's NPR station, 89.5 WNCK-FM, August 8 & 9, 2020.

Every parent wants to help a child in need. But when that child only appears from the beyond, things become a whole lot more complicated.

Parker is the best electrician on Nantucket Island. That’s why he was chosen to install the alarm system at the house on Mill Street. And yet, the alarm keeps going off without explanation.

But Parker knows that there are some things which lurk just beneath the surface that can’t be explained. He saw something at that house. What it was, he cannot say. But it was there.

Sometimes it’s best to make peace with the ghosts who haunt your house. Because, even a spirit likes to be invited to the party every now and again.

All the world’s a stage, including the little fishing village of ‘Sconset on Nantucket. And for Harry Woodruff, beloved member of the island’s Actors' Colony during the early 1900s, the afterlife provides one last turn on the stage of the old ‘Sconset Casino... and the chance to take a final bow.

Full radio broadcast, featuring the stories Harry's Ghost and A Red Friend, and conversation with author Blue Balliett. First broadcast on Nantucket's NPR station, 89.5 WNCK-FM, August 1 & 2, 2020.