Rancho Arcana

Mysterious Disappearances

"On the evening of the 9th of November in 1878, at about nine o'clock, young Charles Ashmore left the family circle about the hearth, took a tin bucket and started toward the spring. As he did not return, the family became uneasy... "[...] Read more!

Mystery Radio from The Internet Archives

Before the Internet, before television, there was radio, and radio theater. Mystery radio theater to be exact. Suspense. The supernatural. Science fiction.[...] Read more!

The Monkey's Paw

"Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. 'I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact,' he said slowly. 'It seems to me I've got all I want.' "
" 'If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy, wouldn't you?' said Herbert, with his hand on his shoulder. 'Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that'll just do it.' " [...] Read more!

Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad

"As he withdrew the knife he heard a metallic clink, and when he introduced his hand it met with a cylindrical object lying on the floor of the hole. ... when he brought it into the light, now fast fading, he could see that it, too, was of man's making--a metal tube about four inches long, and evidently of some considerable age."[...] Read more!

Giant Comics! Flying Saucers! and The Battle of Los Angeles

Blame it on my elders...[...] Read more!