An overnight news archivist, bored by his mundane job, uncovers a cache of bizarre video clips revealing that the world of local TV news is far stranger and more paranormal than anyone could ever imagine. Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at...
Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Four unfortunate elders are given a second chance at youth, but will their old habits leave them trapped in a cycle of regret? Originally published anonymously in 1837, it was later published in Hawthorne’s collection Twice-Told Tales, also in...
Knock by Fredric Brown
When the last man on Earth receives a knock on the door, he discovers the horrifying truth about humanity’s new place in the universe. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit You can support the show by...
Tales From the Blue Line – Mirror Ghost
A skeptical woman who believes there’s no such thing as ghosts moves into an old apartment, where her bathroom mirror begins commenting on her daily life Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into...
The Martians and the Coys By Mack Reynolds
When alien invaders attempt to subdue a small group of backwoods humans with their advanced weaponry, they discover that their plans have been foiled by what they believe is the planet’s formidable defenses, and one simple-minded man. If you...
Tales From the Blue Line – The Dog Who Knew
A news reporter finds herself investigating a series of tragedies across the city, only to discover a silent, mysterious dog who always appears at the scene just before a death occurs. Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally...
Don’t Look Now by Henry Kuttner
A cynical man’s drunken rants about Martians secretly controlling the world take a sudden turn when he realizes the reporter he’s been confiding in might be one of the few humans who can actually see them. If you have a story you’d like...
Tales From the Blue Line – Dead Ringer
A night shift ER nurse’s quiet evening turns surreal when a patient is admitted with a deep cut on his temple, and her computer system reveals he was pronounced dead in the exact same hospital room just four days earlier. Tales From The Blue Line:...
A Matter Of Ethics By Russ Winterbotham
A staid chemistry teacher’s quiet life is upended when a beautiful, scantily clad alien woman from the Pleiades, on a mission to catalog Earth’s “primitive” social customs, invites herself to live with him, just as his big...
Time Enough At Last By Lynn Venable
Henry Bemis had always longed for time to read, but between his demanding job and his overbearing wife, it had remained an impossible dream. When an apocalyptic event leaves him the sole survivor in a shattered world, he finally has all the time he...