The Mystery Hour (Nighty Night)

"Entwined" was published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine in June 2015. It was also included in The Best American Mystery Stories 2016. Additionally, it can be found in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt high school textbook Literature.

The following was in the contributors' notes of Best American Mystery Stories:

*“Entwined” was inspired by an episode of This American Life in which the writer Darin Strauss recounted his teenage experience of having struck and killed a bicyclist who swerved into the path of his car. His account was compelling, not only for the quality of his prose, but also for the acuity of his self-examination. Plotting a story is usually difficult for me, involving many false starts and wrong turns. I was listening to This American Life during a morning walk. By the time I reached home, I had the story fully formed in my imagination.

Brian Tobin is the author of four novels: The Ransom, The Missing Person, Below the Line, and A Victimless Crime. His short fiction has appeared in The Strand, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. In 2015 his short story “Teddy” was nominated for an Edgar Award.

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The Pact

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:00:00 -0000

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Blindsided

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:00:00 -0000

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Lake People

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0000

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Death in the Moonlight

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0000

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Ghost Negligence

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0000

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Drive, Mary

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0000

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Holiday Break Episode 02: The Road to Hana

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0000

The tropics can be relaxing and beautiful, especially for an exhausted homicide detective needing a break. Unfortunately, murder never takes a break, and what’s beautiful can also be deadly.

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Holiday Break Episode 01: A Small Mercy

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000

A storm is brewing, police lights are flashing, and an entire neighborhood is on alert with a killer on the loose in the premiere episode of The Mystery Hour, "A Small Mercy".

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The Christmas Club

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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A Change of Heart

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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Turnabout

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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A Stroll to Botany Bay

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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The Extremely Pleasant and Most Helpful Lady With Three Ears

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0000

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Wait for the Blackout

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0000

The foster care system is a double-edged sword, with vulnerable children balancing on the blade.

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The Library of Poisonville

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0000

Sometimes the price of progress is so high, it is worth killing for.

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The Little Irene

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0000

The world of art is full of beauty…and deception

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Into the Silent Land

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0000

A mother’s heart will believe anything but the worst.

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The Void

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0000

The quest to escape our bodies and experience another realm is as old as time, despite not knowing what horrors lay on the other side.

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Kit's Pad

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0000

Killing for crypto is nothing new in the world of crime, but sometimes it’s the least likely person to end up on top.

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On Soi Arab

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0000

The stakes are high in the world of international intrigue, where often nothing is as it seems.

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Redbeard

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0000

Everyone takes pride in looking like an ancestor - but rarely do we consider that ancestor’s past coming back to haunt us.

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Important Show Update + Variable Winds

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0000

There is a very important show update at the top of this week's episode. Beginning next week, Nighty Night will be ending, but The Mystery Hour will be taking its place. With a similar format, and in some ways a return to form from the original season of Nighty Night, the new show will be released weekly on this feed. There is no need to do anything, just stay right here and new episodes will come every week on Wednesdays.

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Spear Carriers

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0000

In a world of thespians, it’s hard to know who is conning who

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REWIND: Wax

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Tonight's tale teaches us when it comes to dummies...there's way more than meets the eye. Please enjoy: Wax! Written by Jay Richardson Original Airdate: 12/06/2022

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Backstory

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0000

Money and fame built on a house of cards, and lies, must crumble at some point

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week, we examine Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem about a strange voyage as told by an ancient mariner to a man on the street. It starts of as amusing, but then grows darker...

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Two Hours West of Nothing

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000

Sometimes sleeping dogs are best left alone - especially when they deserve what’s coming

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Nyarlathotep

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week, we encounter H.P. Lovecraft's short tale of malevolent forces beyond our understanding that are at play in the universe and all around us...

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Death Will Take the High Line

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000

Millions of people try to escape their pasts and start over in the city that never sleeps. But when hate and death are looking for you, no place is safe.

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Morella

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000

This week we continue to look into Edgar Allen Poe's short stories. In today's episode we are taught lessons about the consequences of obsession, the power of memory and influence, and the dark side of intellectual pursuits... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.

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A Flash of Headlights

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000

We all know helping a stranger is a good deed, but often forget that it can lead to unintended, and perilous, consequences.

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The Oval Portrait

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000

This week we revisit the master of horror, Edgar Allen Poe, in a very short story about the supernatural and what happens when an obsession turns into tragedy... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.

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Until You’ve Seen Their Shadows

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0000

When a serial killer is on the loose, even a physical body cannot contain a spirit bent on justice.

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REWIND: Sunken

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is about a woman who discovers a little too much about her family history. Please enjoy...Sunken.

Tonight's tale was written by Jay Richardson. Original Airdate: 05/03/2022

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How Mary’s Garden Grew

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0000

Sweet Mary has a very bitter son-in-law who makes her life hell, but a garden that is a little piece of heaven.

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A Watcher by the Dead

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In another tale from Ambrose Bierce, we encounter a prank gone deadly and bravado that did not serve anyone well...

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The Road to Hana

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -0000

The tropics can be relaxing and beautiful, especially for an exhausted homicide detective needing a break. Unfortunately, murder never takes a break, and what’s beautiful can also be deadly.

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Glámr

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week's story from Sabine Baring-Gould comes to us from 13th century Iceland. In it we learn how a brave man will come to regret his courage for the rest of his life...

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A Small Mercy

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:40:00 -0000

A storm is brewing, police lights are flashing, and an entire neighborhood is on alert with a killer on the loose in the premiere episode of The Mystery Hour, "A Small Mercy".

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Feathertop, Part 2

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week we return to finish Nathaniel Hawthorne's Feathertop as we find out what happens to our gentleman scarecrow when he ventures out into the big scary world...

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Introducing Mystery Hour!

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:28:48 -0000

Rabia Chaudry presents the Mystery Hour featuring the Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines premieres July 17th wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Feathertop, Part 1

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week we begin our journey into Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1852 story, Feahtertop. It's a dark tale that blends elements of witchcraft, morality, and teaches us a lesson on human vanity...

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The Tapestried Chamber

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week's tale from Sir Walter Scott brings us the assurance that it's okay to be afraid... because even the bravest of heroes are not immune from horror...

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Dracula's Guest

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Do you know about the missing chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula? This week, Rabia shares this lost story and the monster you might be surprised to find in this vampirical tale...

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REWIND: Schrödinger's Beast

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's story gives us an inside look of what it feels like to be a monster living among us. Please enjoy Schrödinger's Beast. Story by Sarah Cailean Original Airdate: 02/08/2022

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The Upper Berth, Part 2

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week we conclude F. Marion Crawford's classic tale of a haunting at sea...

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The Upper Berth, Part 1

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week we revisit Rabia's deepest nightmares, the deep dark ocean, in part one of perhaps F. Marion Crawford's most famous horror story...

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REWIND: Rot

Tue, 28 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Tonight's tale is about a woman who was born with what many would consider a gift. She has an incredible sense of smell. But, as you'll quickly learn, what might be one woman's treasure... is another woman's putrid, rotting trash. Please enjoy, ROT. Original Airdate: 9/7/21

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Metzengerstein

Tue, 21 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week we revisit the master of horror, Edgar Allen Poe, in a chilling tale about blood feuds...

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A Holy Terror

Tue, 14 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week Rabia leads us through Ambrose Bierce's suspenseful climb to terror... met with multiple plot twists...

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The Trial For Murder

Tue, 07 May 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week, we encounter Charles Dickens' tale of true justice from beyond the grave in one of the first ghost stories to be widely published...

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Christopher Came Back

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia shares one of her favorites in the E.F. Benson's haunting tale that leaves us guessing who the real victim is...

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The Man and the Snake

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In this week's tale we revisit a story by Ambrose Bierce where the protagonist learns the hard way that there's nothing to fear but fear itself...

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Each Man Kills

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode, we visit Victoria Glad's bone-chilling tale of when love and blood lust intersect...

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The Lurking Fear, Part 2

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0000

This week we return to H.P. Lovecraft's The Lurking Fear as it continues to spiral into crescendos of terror until reaching a final horrifying conclusion...

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The Lurking Fear, Part 1

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In this week's episode, H.P. Lovecraft leads us into a story full of cosmic horror, human degeneration, and the terror of the unknown...

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The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000

In this 1973 short work from Ursula K. L Guin, we are forced to consider our own morality and the choices we make in order to enjoy our day to day lives...

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Cool Air

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia narrates H.P. Lovecraft's widely influential story about how to reach immortality and at what cost...

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The Devil in a Nunnery

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0000

Published in 1914, this tale from Francis Oscar Mann poses the question of the wickedness of natural human desire and whether the devil realy resides in us all...

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John Charrington's Wedding

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0000

This week, we encounter Edith Nesbit's tragic tale of a love so true, that even death cannot tear the couple apart...

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The Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia plunges into the suspenseful world of H.P. Lovecraft and the tainted ancestry of the Jermyn family...

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The Coffin Merchant

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia reads the Richard Middleton tale about a man who is given a note informing him that he will soon be in need of a coffin...

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The Power of Darkness

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia narrates Edith Nesbit's 1905 tale of how "dark" secrets can come back to haunt us...

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MS Found In a Bottle

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1833, the story follows our narrator at sea in the midst of a series of harrowing events...

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The Shadow in the Corner

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia reads Mary Elizabeth Braddon's classic gothic tale about how the shadows that haunt us, whether real or imagined, often have real life consequences...

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For the Blood is the Life

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia visits Francis Marion Crawford's tale of undying love... and the undead.

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And The Dead Spake

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Rabia reads the E.F. Benson classic about a brilliant neurosurgeon with a cryptic curiousity!

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Miriam

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000

In this Truman Capote classic, Rabia shares an encounter between a lonely widow and a startlingly precocious young girl.

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Rewind: The Little Hairs

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Tonight's tale is about a woman who forgot the golden rule of survival: When it comes to strangers, being polite can be deadly. Please enjoy...The Little Hairs written by Sarah Cailean. Original Airdate: 10/19/2021

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Rewind: Old Country Road

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000

Tonight's story shows us that when it comes to Killers on the run, you can't trust anyone. Please enjoy...Old Country Road. Tonight's tale was written by Rabia Chaudry. Original Airdate: 1/11/2022

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The Confession of Charles Linkworth

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia shares E.F. Benson's classic tale of how guilt will not even allow the dead to rest easily...

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The Black Cat

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:45:55 -0000

This week we revisit the master, Edgar Allan Poe, with a story featuring themes of contempt, guilt, and insanity that will chill you to the bone...

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0000

First published in 1890 by writer and veteran Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is set during the American Civil War, and is known for its irregular time sequence and twist ending.

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The Body Snatcher

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:23:12 -0000

This week, Rabia shares Robert Louis Stevenson's short story of how there really is no rest for the dead...

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The Horla

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0000

This week, Rabia shares Guy de Maupassant's haunting tale of a man who comes under the influence of what he believes to be a supernatural dark force... but perhaps this force is just a descent into his own madness.

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The Monkey's Paw

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:58:00 -0000

This week, Rabia shares W.W. Jacobs' classic tale about why you should be careful what you wish for...

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The Tell-Tale Heart & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:55:14 -0000

Happy Halloween! In the first episode of the re-launch of Nighty Night, Rabia Chaudry shares two of the all time great scary story classics, Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, and Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry Trailer

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0000

You know her from the hit podcasts Serial, Undisclosed, and Rabia and Ellyn Solve the Case. Now, Rabia Chaudry invites you to the re-launch of Nighty Night: Bedtime Stories to Keep You Awake on PodcastOne. This new incarnation of Nighty Night is an anthology of stories that bring to life classic horror tales old and new. And at the end of every story, there will be more creepy, tantalizing tidbits about the story you just heard. Starting this Halloween, join Rabia every Tuesday as she shares stories that will leave you sleepless all night long. Nighty, night...

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Wax

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome back to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep you Awake. Tonight's tale teaches us when it comes to dummies...there's way more than meets the eye. Please enjoy: Wax! Tonight's tale was written by Jay Richardson Special Thanks To Our Sponsors: UNLICENSED Visit Audible.com/Unlicensed to listen now! MILK BARRight now, Milk Bar has a special, limited time offer. Get $15 off any order of $80 or more when you go to MilkBarStore.com/NIGHT. EXHIBIT CJoin now by following WONDERY EXHIBIT C on Facebook or find us on the web at WonderyExhibitC.Com and listen to True Crime podcasts on Wondery and Amazon Music.

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California Dreaming

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome back to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry. Tonight's tale is about a child who seems...to know too much. Please enjoy, California Dreaming. Tonight's tale is written by Jamie Battle and Rabia Chaudry. Special Thanks To our Sponsors SHOPIFY Sign up for a FREE trial at shopify.com/night. UNLICENSCED Listen to The New Audible Original Night Vale Presents: Unlicensed . Visit Audible.com/Unlicensed to listen now! MILKBAR Get $15 off any order of $80 or more when you go to MilkBarStore.com/NIGHT.

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Bridgewater Triangle

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome back to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is about a writer who, let's just say, gets a little too involved in their story. Please enjoy...Bridgewater Triangle. Written by Travis Madden. Special Thanks To our Sponsor: Milk Bar Right now, Milk Bar has a special, limited time offer. Get $15 off any order of $80 or more when you go to MilkBarStore.com/NIGHT.

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The Doll

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:20:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome back to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale warns us...be very very careful what you play with. Please enjoy...The Doll. Special Thanks To Our Sponsors: Shopify Sign up for a FREE trial at shopify.com/night to start selling online today! Unlicensed. Unlicensed is modern-noir crime drama set in the outskirts of Los Angeles. The story explores the duality of humankind, the lasting impact of economic inequality, and the cult-like attributes of the modern day wellness industry. Visit Audible.com/Unlicensed to listen now. The Vanished Follow The Vanished on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts or listen early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app. Listen to Nighty Night ad-free, with bonus content, at KastMedia.com/KastPlus Listen to Nighty Night ad-free, with bonus content at Amazon Music See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Assistant

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome back to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale teaches us just because technology is smart, it doesn't mean it isn't...Evil. Please enjoy The Assistant. Special Thank To Our Sponsors: Suspect: Vanished In The Snow Hey Prime Members, listen to the Amazon Music exclusive podcast, SUSPECT: Vanished in the Snow, in the Amazon Music App. Download the app today. Listen to Nighty Night ad-free, with bonus content, at KastMedia.com/KastPlus Listen to Nighty Night ad-free, with bonus content at Amazon Music See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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All In The Family

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome back to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale teaches us, the family that stays together...slays together. Please enjoy, All In The Family. Special Thanks To Our Sponsors! Shopify Go to shopify.com/night to start selling online today. Wondery: Suspect Hey Prime Members, listen to the Amazon Music exclusive podcast, SUSPECT: Vanished in the Snow, in the Amazon Music App. Download the app today! Everlywell Everlywell is offering a special discount of twenty percent off an at-homelab test at everlywell.com/night.

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Dead Exorcists

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome back to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories to Keep you Awake. Tonight's tale is so spooky, it will literally scare the demons out of you. Please enjoy: Dead Exorcists.

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Home Safe

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome back to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale shows us what fear, panic and despair can do to our realities. Please enjoy...Home Safe. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: BEISRight now, BÉIS is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/NIGHT SHOPIFYSign up for a FREE trial at shopify.com/night! GENERATION WHYFollow The Generation Why Podcast on Amazon Music or listen early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus on Apple Podcasts, or the Wondery app.

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Spontaneous Combustion with Daisy Eagan

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight, Rabia sits down with true crime expert Daisy Eagan to discuss the some rather disturbing cases of spontaneous combustion. Special Thanks To Our Sponsors: SHOPIFY Go to shopify.com/night for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features. FUNCTION OF BEAUTY Say goodbye to generic hair care for good. today. Go to FunctionofBeauty.com/nightynight to take your Hair Goals quiz, and you'll save 25% on your first order. EVERLYWELL Everlywell is offering a special discount of twenty percent off an at-home lab test at everlywell.com/night. BEIS Right now, BÉIS is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/NIGHT.

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Lady Serial Killer Belle Gunness with Allie Conti

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight, Rabia sits down with true crime expert Allie Conti to discuss 19th century female serial killer, Belle Gunness.

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The Starvation Doctor with Amber Hunt

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's episode we continue our story behind the story series where Rabia sits down with True Crime expert Amber Hunt.

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The National Forest Serial Killer with Sarah Cailean

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories to Keep You Awake. Tonight's episode, Rabia sits down with true crime expert Sarah Cailean to discuss the National Forest Serial Killer: Gary Hilton.

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Serial Killing Duo of Orange County with Patrick Hinds

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. This evening Rabia sits down with true crime expert Patrick Hinds to discuss the real life serial killer duo that inspired the story Schrodinger's Beast.

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The Route 29 Stalker with Aaron Habel

Tue, 31 May 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight Rabia sits down with True Crime expert Aaron Habel to discuss the crime that inspired "Old Country Road."

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The Murder of Kim Nees with Rebecca Lavoie

Tue, 17 May 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight we start our first 'Story Behind the Story' installment as Rabia sits down with True Crime expert Rebecca Lavoie to discuss the crime that inspired "Down By The River."

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Sunken

Tue, 03 May 2022 07:01:00 -0000

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Forever Young

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry. Bedtime stories to keep you awake. Tonight's tale is about a man who is willing to let his vanity become deadly. Please enjoy....Forever Young.

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Down By The River

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry. Bedtime Stories to Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is about a boy whose drive to win is so intense... it's deadly. Please enjoy: Down By the River.

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The Siren

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories to Keep You Awake. We all know how beautiful music can be, but tonight's tale shows us...it can also be incredibly evil. Please enjoy, The Siren. Tonight's tale was written by Travis Madden and Rabia Chaudry.

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Cure

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is about a woman whose personality is...let's just say...quite infectious. Please enjoy, Cure. Tonight's tale is written by Jay Richardson.

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Invasive Species

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:04:17 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is about a man who, let's just say, is going through a bit of a transition in his life. Please enjoy Invasive Species. Tonight's tale was written by Travis Madden.

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Schrödinger's Beast

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:01:00 -0000

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Amish Country

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry - Bedtime stories to keep you awake. Tonight's tale teaches us a very important lesson. When buying a new house, always know it's full history. Please enjoy...Amish Country. Tonight's story was written by Hannah Tsiopanos.

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Old Country Road

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's story shows us that when it comes to Killers on the run, you can't trust anyone. Please enjoy...Old Country Road. Tonight's tale was written by Rabia Chaudry.

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Ablaze

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:33:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry. Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is so frightening, you might simply burst from fear. Please enjoy, Ablaze. Tonight's tale is written by Jay Hunter Richardson

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Half-Dead

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's story is a tale of revenge so frightening, it might scare...you...stiff! Written by Chelsea Harfoush

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Cancellation Day

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudy: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is about a contest where if you win, the only thing you receive...is death. Please enjoy, Cancellation Day. Tonight's tale is written by Will Rogers.

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The Red Light

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale reminds us of a very important lesson: Even as we progress as a society, evil tends to never change. Tonight's tale was written by KM Bennet and Rabia Chaudry.

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Pandemic

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is about a sickness so nasty and contagious, nobody's safe. Please enjoy...Pandemic. Tonight's Tale is Written by Travis Madden.

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The Little Hairs

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime stories to keep you awake. Tonight's tale is about a woman who forgot the golden rule of survival: When it comes to strangers, being polite can be deadly. Please enjoy...The Little Hairs. Tonight's tale is written by Sarah Cailean.

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Forever Home

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry. Tonight's tale is about a family that moves into what seems to be a heavenly new neighborhood, but has a Homeowner Association...from hell. Forever Home: Written by K.M. Bennett and Rabia Chaudry https://www.instagram.com/rabiasquared2

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Undying Hunger

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 07:01:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry. Tonight's tale is about a woman starving for a change in her life who ultimately...bites off more than she can chew. https://www.instagram.com/rabiasquared2

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The Children Taken

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 07:02:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry- Bedtime stories to keep you awake. Tonight's tale is about a family that seems to forget one of the most important rules when going on vacation - When in Rome, do as the Romans do...or at least: always listen to their warnings. Please enjoy, "The Children Taken." https://www.instagram.com/rabiasquared2

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Rot

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry - Bedtime stories to keep you awake. Tonight's tale is about a woman who was born with what many would consider a gift. She has an incredible sense of smell. But, as you'll quickly learn, what might be one woman's treasure... is another woman's putrid, rotting trash. Please enjoy, ROT. https://www.instagram.com/rabiasquared2

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