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The Treasure of Arinor

Fast forward many thousands of years into the future to a land where there hasn't been a crime for 3 millenna!  But now that the stupidest man on Arinor is guarding the treasure, things may change. 

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The Pale Man on the Second Floor

A tale of terror in a nearly empty Cape Cod hotel in the off-season.

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Hounds of Fate

The Hounds of Fate will follow you, no matter where you go. You cannot hide from them.

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My Treasure

In tropical South Florida, three thieves are preparing to steal the treasure of a retired director of a wildlife research program. They soon find that the treasure is much larger than they expected.

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The Phantom of the Carolina Queen

A retired fisherman on Boston's North Shore attempts to catch a ghost ship named The Carolina Queen.

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Planet Earth My Science Project

In a classroom, far away in a distant, advanced planet, a student presents his science project - a living, miniature planet that he calls Ear

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The Death Squad

Thou Shalt Not Kill. It is a commandment, perhaps the most important one. Thou Shalt Not Kill - but there is a caveat, an exception to the rule. In times of war, even your clergyman will slap you on the back, hand you a chocolate bar, and send you off to kill. Bill Russo's tale, The Death Squad, is the story of Private Shadow of the Union Army, who near the end of the U.S. Civil War is assigned to a firing squad which must kill 80 prisoners a day. Shadow dislikes the horrid duty and soon grows to dread it, and tries to find a way out.

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The Invasion of Ragged Mountain

In Bill Russo's new tale, the creatures of the Juns Federation - Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, are poised to conquer earth, by capturing one human being at a time. They have chosen desolate Ragged Mountain in Northern Maine for the starting point of the invasion. A lone disc-jockey sits in a solitary cabin at the top of the peak. In winter it is not possible for any vehicle to scale the icy mountain, or for any helicopter to land. But in the swirling snow outiside his window, the radio announcer sees someone - or some thing!

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Letters of Evil - E I O A

The letters E, I, O, and sometimes A, are the last letters of the names of virtually all of the Italian people. Are these letters truly evil? Are the people who have these letters at the end of their name evil? Find out in Bill Russo's mostly true tale of the E, I, E, I, O and sometimes A, people.

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The Ghost of the 13 Churches

The true tale of Dr. Abner Hersey, the eccentric doctor, who willed a forturne to the 13 churches of Cape Cod, and vowed to come back and haunt them, if any 'scobberlochers' mishandled his money.

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News of the Past - From Rags to Riches and Back to Rags

Short Story Theater, News From the Past - a look at the sad life of one of the worlds' most successful authors. She was born in poverty in a small town, and amassed great wealth, but never found happiness.

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Gable Stone and 'The Boston Monster'

A young girl fless an abusive and violent stepfather and ends up on Leftover Main Street in Hyannis, the unofficial capital of Cape Cod. She finds refuge in the toy store of a kindly lady. But back in Boston, the horrid stepfather who raped and beat her, is bent on finding out where she is. He plans to drag her back to Beantown and continuie abusing her.

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From The 8 Ball to 26 Bullets

Journey back to Old Cape Cod in the 1950s where Gable Stone leaves a game of 8 ball, to hunt for the killer of a mob boss, on a trail that runs from Hyannis to Boston to New York.

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Sherlock Holmes - the Adventure of the Hanover Hospital

Millions of readers know the exploits of Sherlock Holmes from the stories of Doctor Watson. In this episode of Bill Russo's Short Story Theater, for the first time, Sherlock Holmes relates a narrative about Watson. The good doctor undertakes a risky mission to build a hospital and he ends up fighting not just to build the structure, but for his very life!

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The Fifth Floor - based on real people and places inside the Bridgewater...

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The Second Life of Riley Adair - from Bill Russo's Short Story Theater

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3 Hours Beyond Midnight

Every night at three hours beyond midnight a man is awakened by a knock on his front door. He walks up to the door and there is no one there, even as the knocking continues. Under increasing strain he calls 'Hostile Haunts' in hopes they can scare off the invisible intruder.