Episodes

  • The Snowman and the Scarecrow
    Dec 1 2024

    Christmas kids story about a scarecrow who teaches a holiday lesson to a grumpy snowman.

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    "The Snowman and the Scarecrow" was written by Jim McAmis and Craig Dominey

    Storyteller: Jim McAmis

    Audio Production: Henry Howard

    The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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    11 mins
  • Number Ninety
    Oct 29 2021

    Adaptation of the classic ghost story by B.M. Croker (1849-1920). About a terrifying dare between gentleman for one to spend the night in a Charleston haunted house. What happens next will chill your blood!

    Further reading: Wikipedia article on B.M. Croker

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    "Number Ninety" was told by John Gentile

    Director: Craig Dominey

    Audio Production: Henry Howard

    The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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    26 mins
  • The Moonlit Road, Part Three
    Oct 29 2021

    Part Three of our adaptation of one of American's literature's most famous ghost stories - a chilling tale from Ambrose Bierce detailing a murder from three perspectives, including the victim herself.

    Part Three, STATEMENT OF THE LATE JULIA HETMAN, THROUGH THE MEDIUM BAYROLLES

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    "The Moonlit Road, Part Three" was told by Trudy Leonard

    Audio Production: Henry Howard

    Music: Michael Thomas Roe

    The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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    9 mins
  • The Moonlit Road, Part Two
    Oct 29 2021

    Part Two of our adaptation of one of American's literature's most famous ghost stories - a chilling tale from Ambrose Bierce detailing a murder from three perspectives, including the victim herself.

    Part Two, STATEMENT OF CASPAR GRATTAN

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    "The Moonlit Road, Part Two" was told by Thomas E. Fuller

    Audio Production: Henry Howard

    Music: Michael Thomas Roe

    The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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    9 mins
  • The Moonlit Road, Part One
    Oct 29 2021

    Part One of our adaptation of one of American's literature's most famous ghost stories - a chilling tale from Ambrose Bierce detailing a murder from three perspectives, including the victim herself.

    Part One, STATEMENT OF JOEL HETMAN, JR.

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    "The Moonlit Road, Part One" was told by John Gentile

    Audio Production: Henry Howard

    Music: Michael Thomas Roe

    The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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    9 mins
  • The Nut Eating Devil
    Oct 23 2021

    Uncover the chilling legend of the 'Nut Eating Devil' as young Tom McBride investigates the eerie sounds haunting a Tennessee mountain cemetery. Why do they sound like his dead Grandpa cracking open hickory nuts? Is it his ghost - or the Devil himself?

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    "The Nut Eating Devil" was written by Jim McAmis and Craig Dominey

    Storyteller: Jim McAmis

    Audio Production: Henry Howard

    Music: Les Scott

    The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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    14 mins
  • The Hall of Wonders
    Oct 22 2021

    Civil War creature story amidst the ruins of post-Civil War Charleston, where a mysterious apothecary builds a marine attraction like no other.

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    "The Hall of Wonders" was written and told by Thomas E. Fuller

    Audio Production: Henry Howard

    The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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    14 mins
  • Irwin Tarheel and the Fair Folk
    Mar 28 2018

    A well-known, Irish supernatural folktale gets a Southern twist, as an early white settler in Louisiana rescues a turtle from some mischievous kids - and ends up in a strange world of The Fair Folk.

    Additional Reading:

    The not-so-friendly fairies of Irish folklore

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    "Irwin Tarheel and the Fair Folk" was written by Sam McDonald.

    Storyteller: Otis Jiry

    The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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    7 mins