Exiled Martian dictator Marcius Kemble, maddened by defeat and banished to frozen Pluto, believes he has secured an escape ship from the mysterious native inhabitants, only to discover too late that his vengeful return to the inner solar system is foiled by a fatal design flaw: the ship is made of mercury and will melt under the heat of the sun.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

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Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Other shows hosted by Darren:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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The late-night technician at an outdated TV station discovers a mysterious phantom channel that broadcasts a live, eerie feed of their town, only to realize the footage isn’t showing the present, but the immediate, inevitable future, with predictions that quickly turn from strange coincidence to terrifying catastrophe.

Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Other shows hosted by Darren:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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Back in January of 2024 when we launched Auditory Anthology, one of the first short stories we shared was The Lights on Precipice Peak by Stephen Tall.

Here’s a link to that episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IDdvopOUIyvGjaVvxKjp4?si=f09f5d43000e411b.

This is another story that was originally featured on the 1950’s radio drama X Minus One. It was one of my favorite episodes and I was very excited when I found the short story. We’ll be back with our normal original content on Tuesday and Thursday, but for now here’s the X Minus One episode Lights on Precipice Peak, which originally aired March 13th 1957. We hope you enjoy it.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Other shows hosted by Darren:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.