RAS #418 – Bigfoot Week

It is Bigfoot week on Ron’s Amazing Stories. Why call it bigfoot week? It is because we have three listener stories that are all about the big guy. We also have a classic story from The Shadow that has a gorilla as the main character and we top it off with a look at one of the greatest moments in baseball history.

Featured Story – The House Of Horrors

Our featured story comes from the classic radio series The Shadow. The show went on the air in August of 1930 and kept going for 24 years! Our story is about a plot to entrap the souls of young women, but the Shadow will have none of that. The recording isn’t great, but I loved the story so much that had to share it with you. It is called, for some inexplicable reason, The House Of Horrors, and it first aired on February 14, 1938.

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Crazy Sentences!

As an editor, I have run across some crazy sentences written by authors. Sometimes they were intentional, but other times not so much. Here is a few favorites mine that made me smile just a bit.

John wood always remember and wood treasure these memories.

Aside from using the noun “wood” instead of the auxiliary verb “would” this sentence had a lot of remembering and not a whole lot of structure. It was also the opening of a short story. I convinced the author to drop it in favor of something that made sense.

This next sentence is actually grammatically correct. It came from a joke by the famous Groucho Marx. I simply love it.

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know.

I hate run-on sentences. People get lazy and forget that someone might have to read them one day. Here is one from a book I worked on a few years ago.

We got to the cabin and we unpacked our things and we built a campfire and we made dinner and we slept under the stars for the first time and the next morning we felt like we never had before.

What can you say about that sentence? It clearly makes use of the word “and”. If you are wondering if this one was the worst I have seen? Nope, but it does make my point. Write cleanly and clearly.

This last sentence is one that uses the word “read” and “read”. While there is actually nothing wrong with it I did convince the author to revise it.

The next morning John read in the newspaper about the man who had to read the article to the judge.

Crazy stuff, not bad …but still… What did he change the sentence to?

The next morning the newspapers told the whole story. John was happy that he didn’t have to read the article to the judge.

Of course, I have many more examples of this and maybe someday I will share them with you. Let me know if you liked this.

-Ron

This Week’s Podcast: On the show this week we have The Shadow in a story called House Of Horrors. It is a classic radio story. You can listen to this podcast on Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

RAS #417 – The Red Room

This is Ron’s Amazing Stories, where we begin a new year. My radio producer told me that my show was too short! So, I added more stuff. On the show this week we have a haunted limousine, a strange follower, and I take a turn and tell a story that happened to me! We also have an H.G. Wells classic that is NOT science fiction called The Red Room. Hard to believe but it’s true. Speaking of true we have a Washington edition of Johnny Is It True. So, relax and enjoy the show.

Program Note: Here is the link to the pictures for Ron’s story The Miracle Tree.

Featured Story – The Red Room

Our featured story this week comes from the pen of H.G. Wells. It is a tale that he was inspired to write after reading selected works by H.P. Lovecraft. It is a ghost story written by a man of science and It will compel you to listen. It is called The Red Room and was published by Harper & Brothers in 1898 in the book Thirty Strange Stories by H.G. Wells.

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Happy New Year – 2020

We begin a new year of podcasting this Thursday. I have to say thank you to all of you for another great year. This past year has seen a number of improvements to the show and a healthy uptick in followers. More of you are listening every week in more places. My hope for this next year is we continue to expand and tell amazing stories to the entire world!

On the podcast this week we begin 2020 with a show filled with stories. We have a creepy story about a haunted limousine, a haunted Red Room, and I tell a true-life tale that actually happened to me. I even have pictures to prove it!

So, thank you again for listening to Ron’s Amazing Stories!

-Ron

This Week’s Podcast: You can listen to this podcast on Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Sunday Night at 8:00 PM (PST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

RAS #415 – Grandpa’s Christmas Ghost

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this week Slyvia Shults is back with another round of ghost stories. This time they come from her book The Spirits of Christmas: The Dark Side of the Holidays. Also on the program is a story from Rod Sterling (Not The Twilight Zone Guy). Rod tells us about his Grandpa’s Ghost visit in December of 2018. One of the best stories we have ever had!

The Dana House – Pictures and Information

Program Note: Sylvia Shults is a Librarian, Author, and Ghost Hunter. She has spent a lifetime in the pursuit of the weird and strange. Her non-fiction works include Ghost of the Illinois River, Fractured Spirits, 44 Years in Darkness, Hunting Demons, The Spirits of Christmas, and her latest release Fractured Souls. All of her books are available on Amazon and you can find out more at WordPress Home Page.

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