Episode Summary: Would you spend the night in a house the rest of the world has abandoned to the dead? This episode takes us to historic Charleston for an adaptation of B.M. Croker's Victorian ghost story, "Number Ninety."

In this episode:

• The Challenge: A group of gentlemen at a social club issue a terrifying dare that cannot be ignored.

• The Setting: Number Ninety, a house with a reputation so dark that even the bravest locals avoid its shadow.

• The Encounter: A psychological and supernatural descent into a night that changes a man forever.

Listen in as we explore a masterclass in Victorian suspense, reimagined for the shadows of the American South.

Further reading: Wikipedia article on B.M. Croker

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"Number Ninety" was told by John Gentile

Director: Craig Dominey

Audio Production: Henry Howard

The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC.

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