In Chapter 9, "Clifford and Phœbe," of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables, we witness the tragic battle waged by love against the inherited gloom of the Pyncheon house. Hepzibah, though endowed with a high and noble "heroism" by years of sorrow, finds her fierce, devoted affection utterly incapable of saving her brother, Clifford. Yet, a powerful, contrasting influence arrives in the form of Phœbe, a creature of "thoroughly wholesome" simplicity.

Tune in to discover whether this delicate, vibrant spirit can be the catalyst to lead the tormented, outcast Clifford back into the "whole sympathetic chain of human nature".

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Narration and Production by Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer Jon Hagadorn

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We invite you back into the decaying world of The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne for our newest installment, Chapter 8, "The Pyncheon of to-day." The episode focuses on the immediate, unsettling crisis caused by the arrival of the wealthy and ostensibly benevolent Judge Pyncheon. A chilling transformation forces young Phœbe to confront the terrifying suspicion: that the ruthless qualities, the moral diseases, and the inveteracy of purpose that defined the ancient ancestor, Colonel Pyncheon, have indeed been handed down through the generations. Tune in to discover whether Hepzibah can defend the house against the man who has been the horror of her life.

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Today we present Chapter 7, "The Guest," of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables. The ancient Pyncheon House is gripped by frantic, trembling preparation as Hepzibah undertakes an heroic test of sentiment. Racking her nerves to create a beautiful meal from a musty, antique cookery book for an unnamed arrival. Hepzibah's emotional state is terrifyingly volatile. As she meticulously positions the table to catch both shadow and sun for her visitor, the suspense is drawn out by the guest's reluctant, pausing footstep, which causes Phœbe to feel as if a ghost were coming into the room.

This chapter offers deep insight into the nature of the newcomer; Hawthorne notes that an individual of this temper can be pricked more acutely through his sense of the beautiful and harmonious than through his heart, suggesting that this extreme aesthetic need might have even eaten out or filed away his affections had his life been different. Don't miss the dramatic unveiling of the figure who has been awaited for so long, whose presence promises to either restore or ruin the house's fragile tranquility.

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Narration & Production: Gizelle Erickson

Executive Producer: Jon Hagadorn

Music and Sound Effects:

• Thanks to Sound Gallery By Dmitry Taras "Scary Horror Music" Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay
• Thanks to The_Mountain "Horror Piano Darkness" Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay
• Thanks to freesound_community "Shop Door Bell" Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay