Two men who are guided by the writings of a mysterious book venture into a long forgotten cemetery in search of ungodly secrets long since buried in an ancient subterranean realm… Will both men live to tell the tale? Stick around for that famous final line!

Prepare to have your sanity tested by one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most unsettling stories: The Statement of Randolph Carter, which was originally published in The Vagrant, May 1920

A man is lured by his friend into the dark and damp catacombs beneath the home of the once great Montresor family, oblivious to the horror and danger that awaits him. Of course, he was only interested in The Cask of Amontillado…

Today’s story is an all-timer. An intoxicating tale that has captivated and haunted readers for generations: Edgar Allan Poe’s masterful short story, "The Cask of Amontillado."

The Cask of Amontillado was first published in Godey’s Lady Book in November 1846.

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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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.