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Showing posts with label ghosts. Show all posts

Thursday October 30th at 7:00pm: GHASTLY LITTLE GHOSTS

An Evening of Unforgettable Hauntings...

100 Ghastly Little Ghosts

Step into the flickering candlelight as we present an evening of 100 four classic ghost stories, each one a chilling masterpiece in its own right. We will journey from the haunted nursery to the open sea, exploring the delicate and devastating dance between the living and the dead.

Your spine-tingling itinerary includes:

    A GHOST CHILD by Bernard Capes: A tale of psychological dread that unearths a chilling, heartbreaking legacy.
    DUST by Edna Goit Brintnall: A story that finds terror in the most mundane places.
    MANDOLIN by Will Charles Oursler: A mystery accompanied by an unsettling melody from beyond the grave.
    THE GHOST SHIP by Richard Middleton: A whimsical yet macabre tale of a phantom vessel and its spectral crew. 

Join us, if you dare, and experience the classic chill of these timeless tales.


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Questions?


*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:
ghosts, haunts, death, turnips


*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements
We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. Read-a-Long links on this page are publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members may find concerning are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

Questions?






Thursday October 23rd at 7:00pm: THE LAST REFRAIN

 

Step into the darkness of haunting melodies

The Last Refrain
Join us for The Last Refrain, an evening of chilling tales where music meets the macabre. We begin by stepping into the darkness of song lyrics—from the haunting melodies of Beethoven to the eerie verses of Blue Öyster Cult and Abney Park—with original spooky stories inspired by each. The night concludes with timeless phantoms and shadows as we read classic ghost stories from masters of the genre


Join Us Live At:
Seanchai Library in Second Life
&
Storylink Radio Estate in Opensim
&
Storylink Radio Youtube Channel:

Questions?


*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:
ghosts, haunts, death, poignant romance


*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements
We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. Read-a-Long links on this page are publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members may find concerning are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

Questions?





THURSDAY May 8th at 6pm: X-Files - The House On Hickory Hill

  

"They used to hang witches there"
X-Files - The House On Hickory Hill


Arthur Creed moves his family into the House on Hickory Hill in Banewich, Massachusetts to write his next ghost book on the history of this house where a former family was murdered. There are no appearances of anything remotely 'haunted' however, until the youngest daughter Heather wakes in the middle of the night and sees the houses walls bulging and apparently bleeding. She runs to her older sisters room for help, only to find she has been kidnapped, and a ransom note left by Clayton Geech. Clayton Geech who murdered of the former family in the house... but he was executed 40 years earlier!

Book: X-Files: Trust No One
Author: Max Allan Collins

Join Us At:
The Ravenheart Institute for Paranormal Studies in Second Life


THURSDAY April 17th at 9pm: THE SEALED BOOK

  

"tales of dark deeds strange and terrible beyond all belief"
THE SEALED BOOK

Description:
The sound of the great gong heralds another strange and exciting tale from... The Sealed Book.Tonight the mysteriously keeper of the book has opened the ponderous door to the secret vault wherein is kept the great Sealed Book, in which is recorded all the secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages... Here are tales of every kind, tales of murder, of madness, of dark deeds strange and terrible beyond all belief.

THE HANDS OF DEATH
A dark story of two brothers, one of them killed because he could not help himself. The other one was interested in murder too… but in a very different way.

THE GHOST MAKERS
The strange story of two scoundrels who would stop at nothing for money.

DEATH AT STORM HOUSE
The strange story of a beautiful woman. Whose jealousy was so great that even the grave could not give her peace.

Based on Radio Plays from the show "The Sealed Book", c. 1945




*Thematic Elements for tonight's story may include:
supernatural, ghost, mystery, murder


*Notes re: Read-a-Long & Thematic Elements
We ourselves do not provide or post text for non-Public Domain stories or books, on this blog, on our websites, YouTube channels, or other repository, except when given explicit permission from the rights holder. Read-a-Long links on this page are publicly available on the internet. Typically this information be found by a simple Google search for the title of the story. This text is in no way hosted by Storylink Radio or Seanchai Library. Please note that your storyteller may adapt the story for the intended audience, time allotted, dramatic purposes, etc. Efforts are made to remove or adapt instances of foul language from these stories before presenting. However, you may encounter such language as well as potentially disturbing thematic elements in the original text of the story if you choose to follow along with the read-a-long links. Any thematic elements in tonight's telling that we believe some audience members may find concerning are noted above under "Thematic Elements". It is our hope that audience members will find such elements to be neither extreme nor gratuitous, but rather enhancing to the story overall. We do understand that people's views and values may vary, and so while it is not our intent to provide an exhaustive nor industry compliant list of Thematic Elements of this story, we are attempting to provide a guide that we hope you may find useful if you have such concerns.

Questions?




THURSDAY January 25th at 7pm: BEDTIME STORIES WITH UNCLE EDGAR

      

"Quoth the Kitten, Get Some More!"
BEDTIME STORIES
WITH UNCLE EDGAR
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) is an American writer, poet, author, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. Join us for a special celebration in story of his 215th birthday.



Book: Various
Author: Edgar Allan Poe

The Kitten - Lenore - Ulalume
Cask of Amontillado - Morella
The Assignation





THURSDAY January 4th at 7pm: A TWELFTH NIGHT GHOST STORY

   

"A Ghost Hunt on Christmas Eve?"
A TWELFTH NIGHT GHOST STORY
When sensible and level-headed Beatrice Casson decides to spend Christmas in a hotel in the wilds of Scotland it was the “old fashioned Christmas” experience promised in the brochure that was the attraction. – The smell of pine trees, crackling log fires, mulled wine, tangerines, walnuts and frosted forest walks. What she had not noticed in the itinerary was the ghost-hunt planned for Christmas Eve. Bea didn’t believe in ghosts. So who was the pale young girl who visited her room during a power cut on the night she arrived? And how was it that suddenly Bea found herself helping a medium reunite a mother and daughter who had been roaming the hotel searching for each other for hundreds of years?

Author: Dawn Summers Book: Haunted Christmas

Thursday Nov. 2nd at 7:00pm: WILLA - a special tale for Dia De Los Muertos

- Whenever I'm Away From You -

WILLA
by Stephen King

It's Dia de los Muertos, and time for reunions and 'the other side'

 A man finds himself in a train station in Crowheart Springs, Wyoming after an apparent wreck with a few of the other passengers. Unable to locate his fiancee, Willa, he decides to set out to a nearby town—where he knows she would go—to find her. A flirty romance with a touch of... something more.

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Friday Oct. 13th at 7-8:30pm: FRIDAY 13th Special - '1408' by Stephen King

    


FRIDAY 13th Special -
1408
by Stephen King

Mike Enslin, bestselling author of "true" ghost stories, decides to spend the night in New York City's most haunted hotel room.
Made into movie starring John Cusak, Samuel Jackson, Tony Shalhoub

Seanchai Library in Second Life
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Storylink Radio Estate in Opensim
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Thursday Sept. 28th at 7-8:15pm: IN THE PINES

 

IN THE PINES
by Karl Edward Wagner

Pre-figuring the "THE SHINING" this Appalachian ghost/horror story is a stark portrayal of a grieving emotionally-fractured couple facing something horrific in the midst of a desolate pine forest.
Ghost story buffs will note striking similarities to the Shining that was published 3 years later. 

Seanchai Library in Second Life
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Storylink Radio Estate in Opensim
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LIVE on YOUTUBE




WEDNESDAY November 2nd at 9pm: ALL SOULS NIGHT - LIVE FROM THE GRAVEYARD: Tales from the Tomb

LIVE FROM THE GRAVEYARD
LIVE FROM THE CASTLE DRACULA EXPERIENCE IN SECOND LIFE

To celebrate All Soul's Night we will be presenting several Tales from the Tomb LIVE tonight from the Graveyard at Castle Dracula Experience in Second Life
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fort%20Nowhere/21/240/1401

Live on Youtube and Shoutcast Stream.

See Below for Viewing Locations in Second Life and Opensim

Or pick up your own FREE INWORLD VIEWER at:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lilypad/142/13/3795
Who knows what unexpected surprises might happen!
Please join us for this curious presentation of not-to-be-forgotten lore presented in Living Voice
Please note this is an experimental presentation subject to vagaries & mysteries of the season!

LIVE ON SHOUTCAST: https://bit.ly/slr-stream8130

Youtube Viewing Screens will be setup in Metaverse at following locations:



Please Note: 9:00pm start time is approximate following inworld presentations at Seanchai Library


THURSDAY October 28th at 7pm & 9pm Hallowe'en Stories: 7pm TALES OF THE SLAYER - White Doe on Roanoke Island 1586 and 9pm NIGHT CRIES - RIVALS OF DRACULA

   


"In every generation there is a chosen one…"
TALES OF THE SLAYER
White Doe - Roanoke Island 1586
-- Special 90 minute presentation --

Demons, Spirits, Vampires, oh my!
In the year 1586, John White, Watcher and explore, is sent to the New World with his family to colonize Roanoke Island. He tells his Native American Croatoan ally Manteo that a "gifted hunter of the Night Walkers" will soon be born.

What really happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
This is an amazing atmospheric and historic tale set in the world of The Vampire Slayers.
https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/The_White_Doe

FOLLOWED AT 9pm by:
HORROR AT THE DRIVE-IN: Night Cries / Rivals of Dracula
A 600 year old vampire that goes by the name of Jonathan Harker. Hard-boiled, 
hard-hitting seeker of justice with a soft spot for the dames. He's who Mike Hammer would be... 
If Mike Hammer were a vampire!


Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
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Book: Tales of the Slayer Vol. 1
Story: White Doe
Author: Christie Golden


FRIDAY October 22nd at 7pm: GHOSTBUSTERS!

      


"Who You Gonna Call?"
GHOSTBUSTERS!
conclusion

Caledonia & Shandon Duet Performance

Relive the original Ghostbusters movie in 4-nights with
Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, 
Janine Melnitz, Winston Zeddemore, Gozer, Zuul, and of course Slimer!

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
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Book & Movie: Ghostbusters
Author: Larry Milne
Adapted by: Shandon Loring


FRIDAY October 15th at 7pm: GHOSTBUSTERS!

      


"Who You Gonna Call?"
GHOSTBUSTERS!
pt 3 of 4

Caledonia & Shandon Duet Performance

Relive the original Ghostbusters movie in 4-nights with
Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, 
Janine Melnitz, Winston Zeddemore, Gozer, Zuul, and of course Slimer!

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
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Book & Movie: Ghostbusters
Author: Larry Milne
Adapted by: Shandon Loring


THURSDAY October 14th at 7pm & 9pm Hallowe'en Stories: 7pm THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN BUCKLEY and 9pm HORROR AT THE DRIVE IN

  



"War is Hell"
THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN BUCKLEY
-- Special 80 minute presentation --

When a photographic retoucher is commissioned to fix the abnormalities on a Great War portrait, he finds his own past and that of the subject beginning to connect. Are his personal nightmares returning, or is it something more? A short ghost story in the M.R. James tradition, The Last Photograph of John Buckley is a dark tale of past crimes and unfinished business.

FOLLOWED AT 9pm by:
HORROR AT THE DRIVE-IN
An introverted teen battles a horde of mind-devouring aliens
who have invaded the world through film.

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
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Book: THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN BUCKLEY
Author: T. J. Brown


FRIDAY October 8th at 7pm: GHOSTBUSTERS!

      


"Who You Gonna Call?"
GHOSTBUSTERS!
pt 2 of 4

Caledonia & Shandon Duet Performance

Relive the original Ghostbusters movie in 4-nights with
Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, 
Janine Melnitz, Winston Zeddemore, Gozer, Zuul, and of course Slimer!

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
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Book & Movie: Ghostbusters
Author: Larry Milne
Adapted by: Shandon Loring


THURSDAY October 7th at 7pm: THE PAST

   


"The ghost of a past love"
THE PAST
-- Special 75 minute presentation --

Ellen Glasgow was an American novelist born in 1873, and published many books and stories from 1897 thru 1941. Many of her works involved social commentary, romanticism, and… Ghosts! Tonight's story is all of these.

THE PAST
Mr. Vanderbridge's deceased first wife is keeping him from living in the present. His second wife strives to break the past's hold over him... and her.

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Book: Restless Spirits
Author: Catherine A. Lundie


FRIDAY October 1st at 7pm: GHOSTBUSTERS!

     


"Who You Gonna Call?"
GHOSTBUSTERS!
pt 1 of 4

Caledonia & Shandon Duet Performance

Relive the original Ghostbusters movie in 4-nights with
Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, 
Janine Melnitz, Winston Zeddemore, Gozer, Zuul, and of course Slimer!

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
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Book & Movie: Ghostbusters
Author: Larry Milne
Adapted by: Shandon Loring


THURSDAY September 30th at 7pm: ABANDONED

  

"I heard the deadbolt click"
ABANDONED
-- Special 90 minute presentation --

Lisa has nowhere to go. She’s been kicked out of her apartment in Queens by her worthless boyfriend and has no other friends in the city. A co-worker tells her about a house on Staten Island where she can live in rent-free, but Lisa comes to realize the price that comes with living in an abandoned house.

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Novella: Abandoned
Author: Carol McMahon