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Nursing a bitter hatred for Smoke Jensen, the man responsible for landing them in Yuma Territorial Prison, Olin Buckner, Ralph Tinsdale, and twisted archenemy Victor Spectre manage to escape and rally an army of gunslingers and cutthroats for the purpose of getting even. And their first act is to kidnap Sally, Smoke Jensen's wife.

A series of strange events accompany the delivery of an unusual wooden box to the bookish professor who lives on the hill, while down by the sleepy harbor, a dusty convoy of huge earth-moving machines roll into town. Soon afterwards, an expensive-looking yacht arrives, skippered by an enigmatic sea captain. The mysterious mute captain, her nose permanently buried in an old notebook, is clearly seeking something. Meanwhile, the professor’s interest is piqued by an unusually attentive congregation of praying mantises in his back yard.

A hard term in Yuma Prison gave Ralph Tinsdale and his gunhawk sidekicks time to nurse a deep hatred for Smoke Jensen - the man who put them there. A bloody escape gives them the chance to get even. Their posse is already 40 strong, the price on Smoke's head is up to 20 grand, and with Jensen's own wife shanghaied into Tinsdale's deadly trap, this time there's more at stake than Smoke's own life....

Step into the chilling mythos of Slender Man, a faceless terror born of the digital age. Explore its origins, the eerie tales of encounters, and its evolution into a worldwide phenomenon. From internet forums to the darkest forests, discover how this modern legend continues to blur the lines between fiction and reality. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Wherever there's intrigue…wherever there's a dollar, a pound, a mark, or a lira to be made…wherever zither music hauntingly insinuates itself in the foggy night air…it's there that you'll find Harry Lime! Scoundrel, con man, thief, and rogue, he trots the globe in eternal quest of the main chance—and he's brought to vivid life by none other than Orson Welles.

Cunning man Hiram Woolley and his son Michael carry an itinerant preacher across the border into Mexico. Hiram is haunted by the specter of a bloody-faced man that stalks him in his dreams, but also by doubts about what lies ahead in the Mormon colonies around Nuevo Casas Grandes—this is the country Hiram's father fled to when he abandoned young Hiram and his mother.

Bloomsbury presents Burning Man by Frances Wilson, read by Huw Parmenter. **LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE** PICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, SPECTATOR, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, MAIL ON SUNDAY AND TIMES LITERARY...

J. Scott Smart stars as "The Fat Man", Brad Runyon, the stout-but-stalwart investigator who was first conceived as an arch villain in Hammett's classic novel The Maltese Falcon. Charismatic and captivating, Runyon has a way with the ladies, in spite of his 237 pounds. Nick Charles, "The Thin Man", was played on radio by William Powell, Les Damon, and Les Tremayne. Cases seem to fall in to Nick's lap...often dropped there by his wife, Nora (played by Myrna Loy and Claudia Morgan).

When Adam is retained to confirm the veracity of a young heiress' family tree, it sounds like the simple case he needs to break the monotony of life on a Mediterranean island. But it soon becomes clear that others wish to stake a claim to the girl's fortune, sponsored by an organization with one foot in the occult. And something as inconvenient as a private investigator will not stand in their way.

Set in Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, Gunsmoke aired on CBS Radio until June 1961. William Conrad starred as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon, and he was joined by three other regulars: Howard McNear as "Doc" Charles Adams; Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell; and Parley Baer as Chester Proudfoot. This episode originally aired on March 18, 1956.

Next stop: Summerfield! Join Fibber McGee's battling next-door neighbor as he sets out on a brand new life in this collection of early episodes of The Great Gildersleeve! Gildy's new family fast becomes the most important part of his life - and this bombastic bachelor quickly develops a strong sense of heart.

Who's that bear? And what's he doing in Jack Benny's basement? It's the famous Carmichael—guarding the vault and getting laughs! Dish up the Jell-O for Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Dennis Day, and Don Wilson in twenty classic prewar episodes—and be sure to leave a plate for you-know-who downstairs!

Dodge City and frontier Kansas come to life on the limitless plain of your imagination in 20 intense western dramas. In these gritty and poignant stories, originally broadcast in 1955, making a wrong call about whether or not to trust a man could cost you your fortune…or your life.

“The double question we must always ask is, ‘How does faith inform art?’ and ‘How can art animate faith?’” Imagination, appreciation of beauty, creativity: all of these qualities have been given to us by God. For the Christian artist, the drive to create something wonderful is also a...

This episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers originally aired on July 13, 1952.

This radio dramatization of the classic movie, featuring the original stars, aired on June 17, 1940.

This is the premiere episode of Hopalong Cassidy, which originally aired on January 1, 1950. The show was already a hit on television when Mutual Broadcasting began airing the radio version. A short time later, it moved to CBS, where it aired until 1952. Set on the Bar-20 Ranch, the show featured the adventures of "Hoppy" (played by William Boyd), his white horse, Topper, and his grubby old pal California Carlson (Andy Clyde).

This radio dramatization of the classic musical features Judy Garland re-creating the role for which she received an honorary Academy Award. It aired on Dec. 25, 1950, a dozen years after the movie was released.

In the Skelton Scrapbook of Satire, Chapter 328, Willie Lump-Lump explains why peanuts upset him. Anita Ellis, Verna Felton, Lurene Tuttle, and Pat McGeehan co-star.