This week we’re listening to “The House of Death,” an episode of The Mysterious Traveler recommended to us by to esteemed Patreon supporter, Patricia! Thanks, Patricia! The story features two elderly sisters whose extended visit with their nephew and niece seems to have become permanent captivity or worse, a death sentence! But despite their failing health, they’ll make every attempt to get help or to escape! Why are they being kept in the house? Will these two and their cats survive this ordeal? Is our understanding of debtors’ prisons and poorhouses at all accurate? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
You might also like...
This sci-fi themed episode of Quiet Please was recommended to us by our Patreon supporter Lance. Thanks, Lance! Appropriate to the...
Our Patreon supporter Simon recommended we make another Appointment with Fear for an episode entitled, “The Clock Strikes...
The seas aren’t safe while a madman commands the crew of a submarine, sinking whatever ships it finds! But Lamont Cranston is on the...
This episode was recorded live at the Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapolis with special guest, Shanan Custer! We’re listening to...
A violent series of robberies have Joe Friday and the entire L.A. police force on high alert in this episode of Dragnet, “The Red...
Philo Vance returns to the podcast! S.S. Van Dine’s classic detective pits his wits against a gang of robbers targeting upper class...
I did not see the twist coming. I DID at first, but once they went into the nephew’s thoughts, and the conversation between the nephew and Hanna, I thought that I was wrong, that there wasn’t a twist, that this was going to be a “how do the old ladies escape from the evil nephew?” I was riveted. You three are officially smarter than I am.
I loved Josh’s description of the difference between being inside and outside of a story. Perfection.
So poorly written, it just doesn’t make sense, all for the sake of a ‘twist’. Those two deserved to burn to death after robbing the old ladies of agency. Clearly, the old ladies could withstand hearing about their financial losses, but this BS thing about not telling them. Ugh. Such poor writing.