Classic Pulps

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Veronica proudly presents full-cast audio productions of classic pulp stories, preserving the legacy of this important American literary tradition. This podcast rotates through the full-spectrum of pulpo magazine genres including mystery, horror, science fiction, Westerns, and more! DISCLAIMER: These stories reflect the prejudices, stereotypes, and social attitudes of their time, which may be offensive or inappropriate by today’s standards.

  1. Out of This World

    EPISODE 1

    Out of This World

    On the bleak prison satellite of Jupiter, where radite dust eats at men’s souls and the overseer Marnick rules with torture and insane laughter, forty convicts whisper of murder and escape. But when the defiant McGowan hurls his challenge, a secret tunnel and a deadly scheme are revealed—a plot of betrayal, vengeance, and cosmic irony that will pit madness against madness in a final reckoning beneath the cruel stars! From the Summer, 1942 PLANET STORIES. Written by Henry Hesse.   Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]   Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast Host  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone Narrator/Reed  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps Marnick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Oswald McGowan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Nesbit V'Narik  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Phelps Wilkinson  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt Millie Wagner  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Zimmerman Morgue Clerk  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buster Gorman Lee Riley  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oscar Rayburn   Audio production © 2025 Keith Brian Shaw A.I.R.T. actors created using elevenLabs.ai Source text is in the Public Domain

    41 min
  2. Hands Beyond the Grave

    EPISODE 2

    Hands Beyond the Grave

    Dare to read Henry Treat Sperry's chilling tale of legacy, love, and the shadows that linger in the moonlight. Step into the ancestral halls of Robert Mercer, where a single October night shatters the boundary between the ordinary and the supernatural. Haunted by a luminous, faceless apparition and a sudden, unexplainable change within himself, Mercer must confront an unknown terror that threatens his very soul. Published in TERROR TALES (1934)    Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]   Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast Host  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone Bob Mercer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel A. Cranston Howard Crandal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Ruffin John Alcot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nigel Bruce Mrs. Crumb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Rivers Spirit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt Sylvia Blanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Penske   Audio production © 2025 Keith Brian Shaw A.I.R.T. actors created using elevenLabs.ai Source text is in the Public Domain

    55 min
  3. Tin Star

    EPISODE 3

    Tin Star

    Under the punishing blaze of midday, Sheriff Coale rides south, his resolve set and his guns gleaming—tracking the Baxters’ faint trail as promised. But he’s not alone. Rixey, his deputy a former commanding officer, rides alongside, their uneasy alliance tested by dust, sweat, and the unspoken tensions that flare hotter than the noon sun. Every hoofbeat pushes them deeper into danger, where survival demands more than grit: it demands trust, even as rivalry and old scores simmer beneath the surface. In "Tin Star" by George C. Appell, the chase is more than a manhunt—it’s a battle of wills, where justice and loyalty are as unpredictable as the trail itself. Published in FIFTEEN WESTERN TALES(December, 1950,)   Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]   Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast Host  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone Narrator  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps Pop Rixley . . . . . . . . . . . . Spence Ferris Covington Coale . . . . . . . Paul L. Williams Tumbleweed  . . . . . . . . . . Marion Simms Les Yeager . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendel McPherson Perico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alejandro Ballesteros Drew Baxter . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Merriman   Audio production © 2025 Keith Brian Shaw A.I.R.T. actors created using elevenLabs.ai Source text is in the Public Domain

    55 min
  4. Who is Natalie?

    EPISODE 4

    Who is Natalie?

    Tawny March thought juggling a Marine and a Soldier was trouble enough—until a wrong number brought a Navy man with eyes like storm-tossed seas! Now three uniforms, two proposals, and one sizzling secret threaten to set her heart—and her future—on fire! Written by Ruth Brown for ALL-STORY LOVE (November, 1947)

    4 min
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    EPISODE 4 BONUS

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    6 min
  6. Cave of the Criss-Cross Knives

    EPISODE 5

    Cave of the Criss-Cross Knives

    Against a backdrop of blood-soaked altars, vanished natives, and a traitor who rules like a mad deity, two Secret Service agents must fight not only for their mission, but for their very sanity, as every shadow promises treachery, and every kiss may be the prelude to a knife thrust! Written by C. C. Spruce for SPICY ADVENTURE (April, 1935).   Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]   Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast Host  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone Keeper of Legend . . . . . . . . . . Alex Fong Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps Chief Walters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Jamison Lilandra Sweeney / T-4  . . . . . Julia Penske Toridzone Kinley / R-8  . . . . . . Larry Eardman Peretti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt   Audio production © 2025 Keith Brian Shaw A.I.R.T. actors created using elevenLabs.ai Source text is in the Public Domain

    34 min
  7. Terror of the Corpse Balloons [1]

    EPISODE 6

    Terror of the Corpse Balloons [1]

    [1/2] People rise screaming into the night sky until their bodies are engulfed in horrendous fiery explosions, as a masked mastermind terrifies a city with unimaginable murders. Only Edward V. King stands between the killers and their next victim—but even he may be too late. Written by Nat Scachner for STRANGE DETECTIVE MYSTERIES (March/April1939).   Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]   Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast Host  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel A. Cranston Patricia Lee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bette Nance Ed V King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Ackerman Ivan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitrofan Kirillova Yan Dimitri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louie Tinsdale Girl  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nellie Vinson Thug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quentin Margolies Masked Man  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt   Audio production © 2025 Keith Brian Shaw A.I.R.T. actors created using elevenLabs.ai Source text is in the Public Domain

    31 min
  8. Terror of the Corpse Balloons [2]

    EPISODE 7

    Terror of the Corpse Balloons [2]

    [2/2] As the death toll rises Edward V. King and Pat Lee race to solve the murders by levitation. Can they release New York from the grip of fear? Written by Nat Scachner for STRANGE DETECTIVE MYSTERIES (March/April1939).   Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast Host  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel A. Cranston Patricia Lee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bette Nance Ed V King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Ackerman Ivan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitrofan Kirillova Yan Dimitri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louie Tinsdale Girl  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nellie Vinson Thug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quentin Margolies Masked Man  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt   Audio production © 2025 Keith Brian Shaw A.I.R.T. actors created using elevenLabs.ai Source text is in the Public Domain

    22 min
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Veronica proudly presents full-cast audio productions of classic pulp stories, preserving the legacy of this important American literary tradition. This podcast rotates through the full-spectrum of pulpo magazine genres including mystery, horror, science fiction, Westerns, and more! DISCLAIMER: These stories reflect the prejudices, stereotypes, and social attitudes of their time, which may be offensive or inappropriate by today’s standards.

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  • Creator
    Keith Brian Shaw
  • Episodes
    43
  • Seasons
    1
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