Marley's Ghosts

Marley's Ghosts

A storytelling podcast of vintage spooky tales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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April 15, 2023 12 mins
This story isn't believable, not because of the magic and happily every after but because I can't believe anyone would EVER want a salad that badly.

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The Frog-King is a disturbing tale of magic and selfishness, it's also more violent than you might think. No sweet simple kiss and everyone lives happily ever after. The Grimm Brothers bring us another unhappily ever after story.

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April 1, 2023 20 mins

Marley's Ghosts is diving into the dark and twisted origins of Fairytales. We are starting with Cinderella. If you think you know this story you might be surprised at how brutal and bloody the original story is.


This story is from the Grimm Brothers who collected these disturbing tales from all over europe.


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email: marleysghostspodcast@gmail.com





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November 15, 2022 25 mins

A corpse in a mummy museum what so strange about that? Oh a fresh corpse...


A Recently Expired Corpse by E.G, Thompson is one of our mysteries. I discovered it in a compilation of scary stories but can find nothing about the author or story.


To reach me in the beyond:

Instagram @marleys_ghosts

blog marleysghostspodcast.com

patreon - Marleys Ghosts Podcast


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June 25, 2022 23 mins
As the middle sister I would like to assure my sisters I do not relate to the middle sister in this story!

The Three Sisters first published in 1902

W.W. Jacobs - most famous now for his short story The Monkey Paw, but in his day his maritime stories are what brought him fame.

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June 18, 2022 12 mins
Time for a dirt nap?

 The Buried Alive first published in Blackwood's, October 1821 by Anonymous,

John Galt - Scottish Author (no I didn't realize he was scottish when I chose the story just a happy coincidence.) He was the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution and he has been called the first political novelist in the English language.

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May 21, 2022 29 mins
I've been described as obsessed with cats but possessed?


The Eyes of the Panther - was first published in The San Francisco Examiner on 17 October, 1897

Our Author Ambrose Bierce -According to witnesses, Bierce died over and over again, all over Mexico. There is even a cenotaph for him in the sleepy mining town of Sierra Mojada, in the Chihuahua Desert. Curiously, although his body doesn't lie unde...

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May 7, 2022 13 mins
Till death do you part - and sometimes not even then

By Word of Mouth was first published in the Civil and Military Gazette on June 10th 1887

Author Rudyark Kipling -Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. 

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April 30, 2022 18 mins
Wayward appendages, mill saws and a fragile mind make a delightfully gruesome story.

The Haunted Burglar - Was first published in the magazine Lippincotts in 1897.

Our Author - we are again graced with the talents of W.C. Morrow who we last heard from in Over an Absinthe Bottle.

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April 23, 2022 37 mins
Obsession and the Amazon enough said!


Deepest Darkest By Christian Macklam


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April 16, 2022 28 mins
True love, archeology, and horticulture collide in this terrifying and tragic tale.

Lost in a Pyramid or The Mummy's Curse  - first published in 1869

Author- Louisa May Alcott famous for writing "Little Women" but in-between volumes she kicked off the Mummy Curse craze that still infects imaginations today.

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December 25, 2021 169 mins
Well in celebration of the Holiday I thought it was time to share my name sake with the world in this bonus episode! 

The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

Happy Christmas and A Merry New Year!

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September 25, 2021 10 mins
The scariest part is how long his mom was pregnant for!

Gihilihili: The Snake Man is a myth from the Tusti people of Rwanda

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September 18, 2021 20 mins
50 episodes!!! What? So of course I celebrate that milestone with a little madness and Poe.

The Tell Tale Heart - first published in 1843

Edgar Allan Poe - Brilliant, Fragile and Complicated 

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September 11, 2021 22 mins
Would you invite Death to your wedding?

The Gray Man - First published in The White Heron and Other Stories in 1886

Sarah Orne Jewett - an American author born in Maine and became well known for her subtle short stories about country life.


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Twitter - @GhostsMarley
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September 4, 2021 45 mins
A nice mix of old spooky horror and science-fiction!

The Beast Of Averoigne - First published in 1933 and is a tale of an Eldritch Monster

Clark Ashton Smith - an american author, poet and sculptor. He is best known for his work the Cthulu Mythos and Eldritch Horrors.

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August 28, 2021 10 mins
A "friendly" neighborhood ghost?

 A Ghost That Will Not Down - 1919. First published under a collection of stories called Some Real American Ghosts by an anonymous author.

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August 21, 2021 7 mins
The instructions were so simple!

The Dead Wife - is an Iroquois legend. I found it in a little book called the Yellow Fairy Book so it doesn't have an official publish date or even an official author. 

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Twitter @GhostsMarley
email marleysghostspodcast@gmail.com (remember not to click the link just cut and past the link! I would love to hear from you)

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August 14, 2021 44 mins
This one is juicy, whahaha! I crack myself up!


Aurelia; or, The Tale of a Ghoulwas first published in 1820 by the name "Vampirismus". I'm glad the named changed because our monster isn't a vampire and is indeed a ghoul. Yes I'm that kind of monster nut!

E.T.A Hoffmann - a real renaissance man! Author, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. 

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August 7, 2021 27 mins
Pro tip: if you see bones surrounding a place you are trying to get to- you don't want to get to that place!

Garden of the Gods - a recent publication in a collection of stories called "Strange Lands"

Ed Burkley - a PhD in social psychology and has published other horror stories in Weirdbook, Year's Best Body Horror Anthology and Spooky Isles Book of Horror VI

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