- S2 Episode 5: The Happen' Hornist of Hamlin
Monty and company investigate the robbery of a bank where the witnesses have no memory of the hold up. The heist appears to be magical in nature and the detectives find themselves in a race against time to catch the burglars before the murderous cult, The Insatiable, gets to them first. Trumpets, cults, jazz, chili cook offs, guns, Mark Twain and more in this exciting installment of The Spectral Silhouette!
Musical Numbers:
You Can't Buy a Broken Heart
That Triangle Man
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations1h 3m - Apr 3, 2024 - Minisode: The Ghost Who Skedaddles
Happy April Fools! It’s The Spectral…errr…Sylvester the Ghost Mobster Show! Everybody’s favorite ghostly companion! Bored and deceased, Sil tries to kill time after Monty calls it an early night. The boredom leads to the fast talking poltergeist betting more than he bargained for on a ghoulish game of cards. Graveyards, reporters, spooks, rowing teams and more in this April Fools minisode of The Spectral…uh…Sylvester the Mobster Ghost Show!
“The cemetery. It’s the closet thing we’ve got to a social club. The best part is you only pay your dues once.”
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations12m - Apr 1, 2024 - S2 Episode 4: Death of A Charlatan
Monty and company rush to the aid of their good friend Alfred Blackguard after a romantic rendezvous turns sour. He’s been poisoned and doesn’t have long before he leaves this earthly plane. With the aid of his brother Cornelius, the detectives head down south to find a flower that may be able to save the dying medium’s life. Witches, boudin, flintlocks, cocodrie, gator hunters and more in the latest installment of The Spectral Silhouette!
Musical Numbers
Bad Wolf
The Reaper Gavotte
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations54m - Jan 31, 2024 - S2 Episode 3: To All A Good Death
It's the Spectral Silhouette Holiday Special! Monty and company investigate a bombing outside a toy store on the south side of the city. The explosion is just the tip of the iceberg, and the detectives find themselves caught in the middle of a territorial gang war between two crime families. Both sides are vying for control of a neighborhood known as the North Pole and will do anything to get it. Can the detectives broker a yuletide ceasefire? Or will the holidays go up in a cloud of ashes and gunpowder? Guns, laughs, elves, gangsters, tiny hitmen, dolls eyes, tunes, and more in the Spectral Silhouette Holiday Special!
Songs Featured:
I Don't Care About Christmas (I Just Want You)
Windy City Holiday
A Yuletide Plea
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsS2E3 - 1h 15m - Dec 25, 2023 - S2 Episode 2: Bleeding Hearts and Dry Bones
Monty and company are hired to investigate the disappearance of a subway worker. The last person to see him alive claims he was dragged into an abandoned tunnel under the city. Could something be lurking in the shadows underground? The detectives will have to face a familiar threat, or more people will fall prey to the tunnel dwelling evil. Thrills, fangs, chills, laughs, tunes, rabbits, postcards and more in the latest installment of The Spectral Silhouette!
"In all my blood-soaked dreams I never thought you'd fall right into my lap. And you brought another courageous detective for me to feast upon."
Musical Numbers:
From Worse to Worst
The Red Line
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsS2E2 - 51m - Dec 1, 2023 - S2 Episode 1: Dead To The Touch
Monty and company are asked to investigate the death of a conman by his grieving fiancée. Not to find his murderers, but to look into the strange behavior he was exhibiting towards the end. He had become erratic, angry, and obsessed with her, saying they would always be together with malice in his eyes. Because of this, she thinks he’s still out there with the worst of intentions. And who knows, he might be. Possessions, laughs, gangsters, shadows, tunes and more in the season two premiere of The Spectral Silhouette!
“Undead conmen, mystic symbols, and a possible connection to the Insatiable? You bet we’ll take your case.”
Musical Numbers
Swing or Die
Say Jack
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsS2E1 - 45m - Oct 31, 2023 - Minisode: The Back Seat Driver
This is the last of two Spectral Silhouette minisodes leading up to the season premiere! In this malicious morsel, Monty and Penny are en route to Blackguard’s shop after he tells them assassins have been dispatched to their office. As they make their way across town in Monty’s car, they find an unwanted passenger in the back seat. Laughs, guns, german directors, car accidents, and more in this mini-Silhouette!
“What do they know! They don’t create. They merely assess the creations of others. Stare at the fruits of someone else’s labor and say “what a stinker” or “puts the Ech in Brecht”.”
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations14m - Sep 20, 2023 - Minisode: Oil and Water
This is the first of two Spectral Silhouette minisodes leading up to the season two premiere! In this bite sized tale, Blackguard is trying to free Sil from the shard. His attempt is interrupted by a sinister figure who demands the medium stop the spell or face the business end of a pistol. Laughs, ghosts, spells, guns, and Teddy Roosevelt in this mini-Silhouette!
“This is a very old book, filled to the brim with spells and incantations of dark and insidious origin. There’s only one in the world. It’s been passed down generation to generation. I happened to come by it in my younger days, at a discounted price.”
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations14m - Sep 13, 2023 - Episode 10: Something Borrowed, Something Brewed
It’s the Spectral Silhouette Season One Finale! Monty and company are invited to a rustic destination wedding for their friend Alfred Blackguard. It’s at the Cat’s Eye, a mystical landmark hidden deep in the northern woods. Blackguard’s bride to be has really cast a spell over him. Love is in the air, or could it be evil? Aided by friends new and old, the detectives will have to work together to survive a wedding that’s sure to be unforgettable. Laughs, witches, tunes, magic, cake, frogs and more in the tenth installment of The Spectral Silhouette!
“There I laid amongst the rats and the garbage cans; a beautiful silhouette approached. I knew it was meant to be. Every step matched the beating of my heart. This was it. This was love.”
Songs Featured:
Cat’s Eye
There I Go
(Remember) One Good Thing
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations1h 6m - Jul 5, 2023 - Episode 9: The Southpaw and The Songbird
Monty and company are hired by a fighter and his trainer to investigate the mysterious cirumstances surrounding a professional boxer's winning streak. He went from one of the worst in the league to a top tier fighter seemingly overnight. Could it be the result of intensive training, luck, or something sinister? Uppercuts, laughs, tunes, voodoo, torch singers, mobsters and more in the ninth installment of The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show!
"Now I know there’s something fishy going on around here! Mobsters dropping dead, boxers dropping live, it’s chaos!"
Songs Featured:
Knock Out
Don't Take Back
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations44m - Jun 7, 2023 - Episode 8: Fear of Shallow Living
Monty and company are on a return voyage aboard the S.S. Ninkasi after a well-deserved vacation across the pond. Other passengers aboard the steamship include an archaeologist and two notorious thieves, on the hunt for a priceless artifact which may be the source of the strange and deadly occurrences happening on the ship. Can Monty and his crew catch the thieves? Is there something lurking beneath the water? Cephalopods, laughs, sailors, sea shanties and more in the eighth installment of The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show!
“Behind this calming curtain lies the possibility of getting dragged to your death.”
Songs Featured:
Lovesick Sailor
The Late Mrs. Lafrait
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations51m - Apr 28, 2023 - Minisode: Look Who's Gabbin'?
Happy April Fools! It’s the first ever Spectral Silhouette minisode! In this short form version of our program, it’s Monty’s birthday and his friends are gathered to celebrate. Shenanigans ensue as Monty is gifted a wish granting rock from Blackguard. Body swapping, death threats, laughs and more in the first Spectral Silhouette minisode!
"I gave him something better than a store-bought present. Do you know how hard it is to come across a wish granting rock, especially in this economy?"
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations13m - Apr 1, 2023 - Episode 7: Agony in the Garden
Monty and company are investigating the disappearance of a fellow detective. The only clue they find leads them to the estate of Parker Wilhelm the 3rd, millionaire and business tycoon. Is the wealthy mogul responsible for the missing private eye? Or perhaps his new arctic acquisition is to blame? Chefs, laughs, stuntmen, tunes, mazes and more in the seventh installment of The Spectral Silhouette!
“Ensconced within that mountain range was the most wonderous and portentous acquisition, a reward for the hardships myself and my myrmidons faced on that perilous journey.”
Songs Featured
Who Will Care for the Flowers?
The Garden
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsE7 - 47m - Mar 29, 2023 - Episode 6: Cupid By The Sea
Monty and company’s day off at Crescent Amusement Park is cut short by the mysterious disappearance of a couple. Did the couple get lost at the seaside carnival? Or is it something more diabolical? Thrills, laughs, tunes, strongmen, and snake ladies in the sixth installment of Spectral Silhouette!
Songs Featured
Heartburn Blues
End Up Alone
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsE6 - 42m - Feb 28, 2023 - Episode 5: The Strange Case of Box Five
Monty Eldritch and company are contacted by opera impresario Leonard Avery to investigate the disappearance of a maintenance man at the theater. Did he skip town? Or is it something more nefarious? Divas, laughs, arias, scares, monsters, tunes and more in this cosmic horror whodunnit!
“Look Monty, this stuff is beyond you and I. Heck, it’s beyond human comprehension. Be careful, and whatever you do, don’t go into box five.”
Song Featured
Canary (Begin Anew)
The Endless
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donations48m - Jan 25, 2023 - Episode 4: Link By Link
It's the Spectral Silhouette Holiday Special! Notorious gangster Righty Vivaldi is spending the holidays in the state correctional facility. His spirits are low, and his henchmen can't pull him out of his Christmas slump. Call it divine intervention (or the cell block booze), but Righty is visited by four ghostly visitors. Each one tasked with making him see the error of his ways and understanding the true meaning of Christmas. Part Christmas Carol parody, part noir, this show has gangsters, ghosts, Santa Claus, machine guns, tunes, laughs, and more!
"Give it a rest! Halls? Hymns? Binge Crosby? I want none of it. Christmas is for suckers and greenhorns. "
Songs Featured:
Keep Me Around
It's Funny
(We've Got) Nowhere to be on Christmas Eve
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsE4 - 55m - Dec 21, 2022 - Episode 3: Death Bird for Hire
Monty Eldritch and company are back to investigate a murder in the city that may have been caused by a wild animal. Is a bear loose in downtown? Or is there a more brutal, ancient evil afoot? Thrills, chills, laughs, tunes in the third installment of Spectral Silhouette!
"I've seen the world soaked in blood. Beautiful, delicious blood. And in those viscera-stained moments I realized you’re all animals, and I’m the butcher..."
Songs Featured:
Death Bird for Hire
Suze is in Pieces
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsE3 - 39m - Nov 30, 2022 - Episode 2: Gone But Not Forgotten
Monty Eldritch, Penny Aster, and Sil are called upon to investigate a mysterious death at an old country estate. Could it be natural causes? Or something more sinister? This episode features chills, thrills, laughs; it’s perfect for spooky season. “You can’t threaten a ghost with death…”
Songs Featured:
Amnesia Waltz
Gone but Not Forgotten
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsE2 - 38m - Oct 26, 2022 - Episode 1: Murder on Bloody Gulch Road
Monty, Penny, and Sil are en route to a well deserved vacation at a lake house deep in the forest. They are warned not to stop on Bloody Gulch Road, due to stories of a werewolf roaming the woods. Could the rumors be true? This episode features scares, terrors, laughs, werewolves and gangsters. “Don’t do any sightseeing, don’t stop for any reason. Just get to where you’re going….”
Songs Featured:
Moonlight M’lady
Bloody Gulch Road
Silhouettes
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-spectral-silhouette/donationsE1 - 33m - Aug 7, 2022