Bobby D’s Reading Room

Author and actor Bobby D. Lux brings fiction to life in each episode as he reads crime, horror, sci-fi, and classic literature.

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Wednesday Jun 18, 2025

Two men who are guided by the writings of a mysterious book venture into a long forgotten cemetery in search of ungodly secrets long since buried in an ancient subterranean realm… Will both men live to tell the tale? Stick around for that famous final line!
Prepare to have your sanity tested by one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most unsettling stories: The Statement of Randolph Carter, which was originally published in The Vagrant, May 1920

Tuesday Jun 10, 2025

A man is lured by his friend into the dark and damp catacombs beneath the home of the once great Montresor family, oblivious to the horror and danger that awaits him. Of course, he was only interested in The Cask of Amontillado…
Today’s story is an all-timer. An intoxicating tale that has captivated and haunted readers for generations: Edgar Allan Poe’s masterful short story, "The Cask of Amontillado."
The Cask of Amontillado was first published in Godey’s Lady Book in November 1846.

Tuesday May 20, 2025

A trio of robbers unaware as to the mysteries of New England take aim on a very rich and very old target. Had these three known the tales, they would have never set their sight upon The Terrible Old Man…
The Terrible Old Man was written in 1920 and published in The Tryout, July 1921.

Tuesday May 13, 2025

A shuddery tale of dark horror and evil things, and the uncanny funeral rites over the corpse of old John Grimlan....
Dig Me No Grave is a horror story written by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in Weird Tales, February 1937.
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Tuesday May 06, 2025

A spaceman crash lands on a deserted planet. A rescue ship is only days away. All he has to do is wait it out and get some rest. What happens when he can't sleep - when the ghosts of the planet haunt his dreams? Asleep in Armageddon was originally published in Planet Stories, Winter 1948.

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025

This was a fun story to read! A sci-fi quickie from the master, Philip K. Dick, about a man who takes the written word FAR too literally to hilarious ends and is convinced there's an alien invasion underway! Aliens! This is a funny, funny satirical story -- sort of a rarity in the often serious realm of sci-fi.
The Eyes Have It was published in Science Fiction Stories 1953 and is in the public domain.

Monday Feb 03, 2025

Something new here on the show. I'm reading through all of Shakespeare's play, so let's start at the beginning! The first play, The First Part of King Henry the Sixth. One of Shakespeare's worst offerings, or perhaps something else? Let's find out!
 

Tuesday Jan 21, 2025

Strap in and rediscover a classic sci-fi story one of the best, Ray Bradbury. Morgue Ship is a haunting tale about two men on a ship whose job is to recover bodies of the fallen floating aimlessly in space. What happens when they happen upon the body of enemy that could turn the tide of the war for good?!
Morgue Ship was originally published in Planet Stories,  Summer 1944. 

Wednesday Jan 15, 2025

Time for a classic American short story - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. A story best known for it's shocking ending that took readers by surprise when it was originally published!

Wednesday Dec 11, 2024

It's a horror story today on the podcast with an original short story written and read by... me! 

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