Sometimes we try to do something nice and it goes wrong! The Thing in the Forest was first published in 1915 in a collection of short stories. Bernard Cape – was a prolific author with over forty volumes published. Instagram – Marley's GhostsTwitter – Marley's GhostsEmail – marleysghostspodcast@gmail.com Sleep Well Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

I am rooting for the cat through this entire story! The Squaw was first publish on December 2nd 1893 in the magazine the Holly Leave the Christmas Number. (This is my kind of Christmas story!) Bram Stoker of course is famous for bringing us all our knowledge on Dracula and vampires but this Irish author…

Would you vote for a ghost? Should they have rights? Is this Jason Bourne's great grandfather? 1874 – is when this story first seems to have been published. Now I have found two versions in my research one published by Edward Page Mitchell and another by Dorothy Scarborough.  Both Authors wrote collections of horror and…

This is a proper scary story! Also warning there is harm that comes to a child/baby and I apologize if you're upset by that. As a mom it was difficult so I wanted to give a warning. This is another mystery author and publishing date. I found it in one of the collections of horror…

A new car and winding road – will everyone survive? How It Happened – first published in 1913 and I think it's funny that it's subject is “Masculine Pride”. That's going to get a guy every time. This story was written by none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one of my very favorite authors…

Will a young nurse maid survive a Haunted Scottish Mansion? This story was first publish in 1911 in a collection of stories about Scottish Ghosts. The author Elliot O'Donnell was an Irish author best known for his ghost stories. He even claimed to have seen a ghost at the age of 5 and to be…

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This episode is about a deadly plague rampaging across the world…hmmm…seemed a perfect and timely story.  This story was first published in 1842 and is written by the OG goth king of spooky stories Edgar Allan Poe. I didn't want to start my podcast with Poe because frankly I think that would be…

What lurks upon the vast ocean? Can a man survive this ships extra passengers? I don't have any details about the book or the author, they themselves are a mystery.  But I always love a ghost ship having grown up on a boat and thinking of the ocean as my home. I hope you enjoy…

A melancholy German student in Paris during the French Revolution what could go wrong? The Adventures of the German Student was first published in 1824 in Washington Irvings collection “Tales of a Traveler”. It apparently has a french inspiration story that has been lost to time. If you love spooky tales you will be familiar…

A relaxing vacation takes a terrifying turn when creepy crawlers wreck havoc on the guest of an Italian Villa. Caterpillars was first published in 1912. It is part of the crypto-fiction genre. So if you love cryptids, bugs or just dream of a vacation in Italy you'll enjoy this story. E.F. Benson was a prolific…