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The Mystery Hour (Nighty Night)

Rabia Chaudrywww.rhapsodyvoices.com
From famed podcaster Rabia Chaudry comes a narrated series of works from award-winning, long-running suspense magazines. Partnering with both Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazines, Rabia dives into stories inspired by the Master of Suspense. Dive head first into the mystery hour.
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Episodes

Glámr

This week's story from Sabine Baring-Gould comes to us from 13th century Iceland. In it we learn how a brave man will come to regret his courage for the rest of his life... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jul 23, 202439 min

A Small Mercy

A storm is brewing, police lights are flashing, and an entire neighborhood is on alert with a killer on the loose in the premiere episode of The Mystery Hour, "A Small Mercy". Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jul 17, 202446 minEp. 1

Feathertop, Part 2

This week we return to finish Nathaniel Hawthorne's Feathertop as we find out what happens to our gentleman scarecrow when he ventures out into the big scary world... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jul 16, 202430 min

Introducing Mystery Hour!

Rabia Chaudry presents the Mystery Hour featuring the Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines premieres July 17th wherever you listen to podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 12, 20244 min

Feathertop, Part 1

This week we begin our journey into Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1852 story, Feahtertop. It's a dark tale that blends elements of witchcraft, morality, and teaches us a lesson on human vanity... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jul 09, 202432 min

The Tapestried Chamber

This week's tale from Sir Walter Scott brings us the assurance that it's okay to be afraid... because even the bravest of heroes are not immune from horror... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jul 03, 202439 min

Dracula's Guest

Do you know about the missing chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula? This week, Rabia shares this lost story and the monster you might be surprised to find in this vampirical tale... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25, 202436 min

REWIND: Schrödinger's Beast

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's story gives us an inside look of what it feels like to be a monster living among us. Please enjoy Schrödinger's Beast. Story by Sarah Cailean Original Airdate : 02/08/2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18, 202434 min

The Upper Berth, Part 2

This week we conclude F. Marion Crawford's classic tale of a haunting at sea... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 11, 202433 min

The Upper Berth, Part 1

This week we revisit Rabia's deepest nightmares, the deep dark ocean, in part one of perhaps F. Marion Crawford's most famous horror story... Check out our great sponsors! Aura : Get a 14 day trial PLUS a check of your data ALL FOR FREE at Aura.com/trust Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 04, 202429 min

REWIND: Rot

Tonight's tale is about a woman who was born with what many would consider a gift. She has an incredible sense of smell. But, as you'll quickly learn, what might be one woman's treasure... is another woman's putrid, rotting trash. Please enjoy, ROT. Original Airdate : 9/7/21 Check out our great sponsors! Aura : Get a 14 day trial PLUS a check of your data ALL FOR FREE at Aura.com/trust Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million driv...

May 28, 202444 min

Metzengerstein

This week we revisit the master of horror, Edgar Allen Poe, in a chilling tale about blood feuds... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 202432 min

A Holy Terror

This week Rabia leads us through Ambrose Bierce's suspenseful climb to terror... met with multiple plot twists... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 14, 202443 min

The Trial For Murder

This week, we encounter Charles Dickens' tale of true justice from beyond the grave in one of the first ghost stories to be widely published... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 07, 202437 min

Christopher Came Back

This week, Rabia shares one of her favorites in the E.F. Benson's haunting tale that leaves us guessing who the real victim is... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 30, 202435 min

The Man and the Snake

In this week's tale we revisit a story by Ambrose Bierce where the protagonist learns the hard way that there's nothing to fear but fear itself... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 23, 202425 min

Each Man Kills

In this week's episode, we visit Victoria Glad's bone-chilling tale of when love and blood lust intersect... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 202447 min

The Lurking Fear, Part 2

This week we return to H.P. Lovecraft's The Lurking Fear as it continues to spiral into crescendos of terror until reaching a final horrifying conclusion... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 09, 202447 min

The Lurking Fear, Part 1

In this week's episode, H.P. Lovecraft leads us into a story full of cosmic horror, human degeneration, and the terror of the unknown... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 02, 202418 min

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

In this 1973 short work from Ursula K. L Guin, we are forced to consider our own morality and the choices we make in order to enjoy our day to day lives... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 26, 202424 min

Cool Air

This week, Rabia narrates H.P. Lovecraft's widely influential story about how to reach immortality and at what cost... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 19, 202428 min

The Devil in a Nunnery

Published in 1914, this tale from Francis Oscar Mann poses the question of the wickedness of natural human desire and whether the devil realy resides in us all... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 12, 202430 min

John Charrington's Wedding

This week, we encounter Edith Nesbit's tragic tale of a love so true, that even death cannot tear the couple apart... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 05, 202424 min

The Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family

This week, Rabia plunges into the suspenseful world of H.P. Lovecraft and the tainted ancestry of the Jermyn family... Nighty Nighty is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Feb 27, 202432 min

The Coffin Merchant

This week, Rabia reads the Richard Middleton tale about a man who is given a note informing him that he will soon be in need of a coffin... Factor : Head to FactorMeals.com/nighty50 and use code "nighty50" to get 50% off! Progressive : Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Feb 20, 202426 min

The Power of Darkness

This week, Rabia narrates Edith Nesbit's 1905 tale of how "dark" secrets can come back to haunt us... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive Insurance. Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 202439 min

MS Found In a Bottle

Written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1833, the story follows our narrator at sea in the midst of a series of harrowing events... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive Insurance. Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Feb 06, 202434 min

The Shadow in the Corner

This week, Rabia reads Mary Elizabeth Braddon's classic gothic tale about how the shadows that haunt us, whether real or imagined, often have real life consequences... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 202449 min

For the Blood is the Life

This week, Rabia visits Francis Marion Crawford's tale of undying love... and the undead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 202439 min

And The Dead Spake

Rabia reads the E.F. Benson classic about a brilliant neurosurgeon with a cryptic curiousity! Thanks for supporting our sponsors! Progressive Insurance: Quote today at https://Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 202448 min
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