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Nightshade Diary

Nightshade Diary

By: M.P. Pellicer
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 Podcasts of classic ghost and adventure stories, set in lonely churchyards or empty mansions, all in the tradition of classic authors such as M. R. James, H.P. Lovecraft and the most popular sci-fi pulp fiction writers. Narrated by M.P. Pellicer

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  • The Seventh Victim and Another Unexpected Tale | Podcast

    The Seventh Victim and Another Unexpected Tale | Podcast
    Feb 14 2026
    The Sentinel is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke. It served as the foundational concept for Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The story is set in 1996 following Wilson, a veteran selenologist on a lunar expedition. While exploring the Mare Crisium region, he discovers a mysterious, pyramid-shaped structure surrounded by an invisible force-field— clearly not of terrestrial or lunar origin. Wilson theorizes it was —a device placed on the Moon by an ancient, advanced alien civilization to monitor the development of intelligent life across the cosmos.

    The Seventh Victim is a science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley. It presents a dystopian future where global warfare has been replaced by a government-sanctioned, televised hunting game called The Big Hunt. In this society, individuals who are prone to violence can voluntarily become hunters, tasked with tracking and killing assigned victims, while later facing the same fate themselves as a victim. The story follows Stanton Frelaine, an experienced hunter preparing for his seventh mission, who is assigned Janet-Marie Patzig, a woman—unprecedented in the game—whose passive acceptance of her fate unsettles him.

    The story was heavily reimagined into the 1965 Italian film The 10th Victim starring Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress, followed by two sequels: Victim Prime (1987) and Hunter/Victim (1988). The original short story is considered a foundational influence on later works like The Hunger Games and the live-action game Assassin.


    Host - M.P. Pellicer
    www.MPPellicer.com
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    Stories of the Supernatural: www.StoriesoftheSupernatural.info
    Eerie News - www.Eerie.News
    Stranger Than Fiction Stories: www.storiesofthesupernatural.info/strangerthanfiction
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    You can find me on major video and podcast platforms, just look for MP Pellicer or Miami Ghost Chronicles.
    Hypnosis DIY - https://www.hypnosis-diy.com
    Music - Pixabay.com, Purple-Planet.com
    Narration always by a human, no A.I.


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    53 mins
  • The Fly | Sci-Fi Horror Story | Podcast

    The Fly | Sci-Fi Horror Story | Podcast
    Feb 7 2026
    The Fly is a science fiction horror story by George Langelaan, first published in the 1957 issue of Playboy magazine. The story follows François Delambre, who receives a phone call from his sister-in-law, Hélène, confessing to killing her husband, André Delambre, a brilliant scientist. The narrative unfolds as François investigates the mysterious murder, eventually uncovering a shocking truth.
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    The story is renowned for its blend of science fiction, mystery, and psychological horror, exploring themes of identity, scientific ambition, and the consequences of tampering with nature. It inspired the 1958 film by the same title, starring Vincent Price and David Hedison, and the 1986 remake by David Cronenberg.


    Host - M.P. Pellicer
    www.MPPellicer.com
    SUPPORT VIA DONATION
    Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Marlene11
    Miami Ghost Chronicles: www.MiamiGhostChronicles.com
    Nightshade Diary: www.NightshadeDiary.com
    Stories of the Supernatural: www.StoriesoftheSupernatural.info
    Eerie News - www.Eerie.News
    Stranger Than Fiction Stories: www.storiesofthesupernatural.info/strangerthanfiction
    LISTEN TO ALL MY PODCASTS www.EeriePodcast.com
    MY BOOKS:
    Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/marlenepardopellicer
    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17113386.Marlene_Pardo_Pellicer
    SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER ON SUBSTACK:
    https://marlenepardopellicer.substack.com/
    You can find me on major video and podcast platforms, just look for MP Pellicer or Miami Ghost Chronicles.
    Hypnosis DIY - https://www.hypnosis-diy.com
    Music - Pixabay.com, Purple-Planet.com
    Narration always by a human, no A.I.


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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The Hound and Another Eldritch Tale | H.P. Lovecraft

    The Hound and Another Eldritch Tale | H.P. Lovecraft
    Jan 31 2026
    The Hound is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft published in the 1924 issue of Weird Tales. It is notable for containing the first mention of Lovecraft's fictional grimoire, the Necronomicon, and is considered part of the Cthulhu Mythos.

    The story follows an unnamed narrator and his friend St. John, who are obsessed with grave-robbing and have built a macabre museum in their basement filled with preserved bodies, skulls, mummies, and other grotesque artifacts. Their obsession leads them to a Holland churchyard to exhume the tomb of a legendary grave robber. They discover a jade amulet in the shape of a winged hound with a semi-canine face, which they recognize as described in the Necronomicon. After stealing it, they are pursued by a monstrous hound, leading to the death of St. John and the narrator’s descent into madness.

    The Mound is a horror and science fiction novella by H.P. Lovecraft, written in 1929– as a ghostwriter for Zealia Bishop, based on her brief premise: "There is an Indian mound near here, which is haunted by a headless ghost. Sometimes it is a woman." Lovecraft expanded this into a tale of a hidden underground civilization, K’n-yan, beneath a mound in Oklahoma.

    The story is narrated by an ethnologist who investigates local legends of a man pacing the mound by day and a headless woman by night. He discovers a cylinder containing a scroll written by Pánfilo de Zamacona y Nuñez, a 16th-century Spanish explorer who stumbled upon the subterranean realm. K’n-yan is ruled by an immortal, telepathic race that worships Cthulhu, Yig, Shub-Niggurath, and formerly Tsathoggua. They practice sadism, biological modification, and ritualistic torture, and live in a decaying, decadent society.


    Host - M.P. Pellicer
    www.MPPellicer.com
    SUPPORT VIA DONATION
    Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Marlene11
    Miami Ghost Chronicles: www.MiamiGhostChronicles.com
    Nightshade Diary: www.NightshadeDiary.com
    Stories of the Supernatural: www.StoriesoftheSupernatural.info
    Eerie News - www.Eerie.News
    Stranger Than Fiction Stories: www.storiesofthesupernatural.info/strangerthanfiction

    LISTEN TO ALL MY PODCASTS www.EeriePodcast.com

    MY BOOKS:
    Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/marlenepardopellicer
    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17113386.Marlene_Pardo_Pellicer
    SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER ON SUBSTACK:
    https://marlenepardopellicer.substack.com/
    You can find me on major video and podcast platforms, just look for MP Pellicer or Miami Ghost Chronicles.
    Hypnosis DIY - https://www.hypnosis-diy.com
    Music - Pixabay.com, Purple-Planet.com
    Narration always by a human, no A.I.


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightshade-diary--2765110/support.
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    3 hrs and 28 mins
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