A BED AND BREAKFAST HORROR: One Room, One Night, One Terrible Fate | “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl
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IN THIS EPISODE: The Landlady" is a short horror story by Roald Dahl. It initially appeared in The New Yorker, on November 28, 1959. Dahl once said that he had always wanted to write a ghost story but never had been quite been able to do so. The closest he came, in his opinion, was the story I’m about to share with you… “The Landlady.” But after reading through his own story afterward, he doesn’t think he really succeeded with his effort. Nonetheless, the tale won "Best Short Story Mystery" at the 1960 Edgar Awards. So for this Thriller Thursday episode, I bring you “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Intro, About The Story
00:01:27.002 = “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl
00:21:50.696 = Show Close
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“The Landlady” by Roald Dahl: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p83h6nr
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Originally aired: June 03, 2021
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| 1:07.1 | Welcome, weirdos. I'm Darren Marler, and this is Weird Darkness. Here you'll find |
| 1:13.0 | stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, crime, |
| 1:20.9 | conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved, and unexplained. Coming up in this episode, it's Thriller Thursday. |
| 1:30.8 | The Landlady is a short horror story by Roald Dahl. |
| 1:34.4 | It initially appeared in The New Yorker on November 28, 1959. |
| 1:39.4 | Dull once said that he'd always wanted to write a ghost story but never quite been able to. The closest |
| 1:45.5 | he came, in his opinion, was the story that I'm about to share with you, the landlady. |
| 1:50.3 | But after reading through his own story afterward, he doesn't think he really succeeded |
| 1:55.3 | with his effort. Nonetheless, the Tale won Best Short Story Mystery at the 1960 Edgar Awards. |
| 2:03.0 | So for this Thriller Thursday episode, I bring you The Landlady by Roald Dahl. |
| 2:09.6 | Now, bolt your doors, lock your windows, turn off your lights, and come with me into |
| 2:17.3 | the weird darkness. |
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