For our final installment: an elegiac tale of summer's end that slyly reveals a creeping, inevitable menace. A masterstroke penned by the great Shirley Jackson.

The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of macabre fiction that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We hope to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.


Hosted by Ali Silva

"The Summer People" by Shirley Jackson — read and performed by Mary Murphy

Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions.

Directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Written by Silbin Sandovar

Theme music by Martina DaSilva

Audio engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener

Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY

Additional music:

"Symphony no. 4 in G" by Gustav Mahler (European Archive Music Recordings)

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