#Mystery in the Air

[peterlorres21stcentury]

Nothing like one of Peter's radio shows to set the mood for Halloween, especially while listening late at night in the dark. Of course, sometimes the experience is a little more... intimate than is decent. For example, I think about this exchange rather too much. I know that his character is lying to her. I know that he's only trying to seduce the servant girl so that he can worm his way closer to the Countess. But to hear him say these romantic things in such a gentle voice... 🔥

The full show can be heard here!

[contentabnormal]

In this, our 2023 Halloween Special, we're featuring Peter Lorre in Mystery In The Air's adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" and a spooky song by Content Abnormal's own Buddy Keys!

Read Content Abnormal magazine issue #6 HERE!

[peterlorrefanpage]

Peter Lorre in "The Touch of Your Hand," an episode from the Mystery in the Air radio series. Announcer Harry Morgan is fifth from left. July 17, 1947.

Look at that stance. Mmm.

[faith-alhazred]

well, here we go!

get some tea and snacks, it's going to be a long story.

Antique Mask is my ttrpg scenario based on one of Mystery in the Air episodes, and there also a lot of references to Peter Lorre movies. i've run it twice, for two different groups already, who not into old movies and radio at all - and still, they liked it. i'll try to tell how it usually goes.

it starts somewhere in Vienna during 1930's. player characters are some kind of good guys, investigators.

so it's autumn evening when one of them gets a phone call from Herr Paul Fenning, who introduces himself as an antiquarian. he wants to hire them to find one very valuable thing. in that place obviously the investigators asks him to visit their office, but Fenning asks them to visit him at "Jacob Berger's Antique Shop" where he works, because he can't in a fact go anywhere. he's paralysed.

so the team go to "Jacob Berger's Antique Shop" - and it's actually my favourite part of the game - and find it dark and closed. the only knock and a man opens them door without saying anything. it's tall gloomy black haired man with a messy beard and burned scar on his face. turns out, his name is Boris, as Fenning's voice commands to let the investigators in.

the antique shop is all neatly polished oriental goods, mirrors, candle light and cigarette smoke. Boris locks the door and return to his task - polishing horrifying curver indian sword.

and here the players meet Fenning - short man about 40, with a big dark eyes, constantly smoking and looking so harmless and tired. he is paralysed except his head and right hand, so his has blanket covering his body across the left shoulder.

i love this character. Paul Fenning does his best to be polite, but you clearly can hear irritation in his voice. he hates to be paralysed, to have to deal with a bunch of idiots, and he considers everybody around are idiots and morons - but right now he needs help, so he behaves himself, but still has that loveable vibe "if i could stand up i'd crush you skull".

according to Fenning's story, he works for the business owner, the importer of oriental goods, and his job is to buy antiques from all over the world. his latest task was the most unique and expensive item - golden posthumous mask from Greece. unique as it's woman mask, and very ancient. so, mask's owner, man named Aristide Zweig after a few rounds of negotiation agreed to sell it to Fenning. Fenning came to the Zweig's wax museum at evening, but after he went out he got shot in the back. he woke up in the hospital, paralysed, without money and the mask, but with Boris on his side, who brought him there, as far as he knows. and oh, yeah. about a week ago Zweig's museum burned down and Zweig himself disappeared.

and so, Fenning hires the investigators to bring him a wooden box with the mask, but they shouldn't open it - as a mask is so ancient, it must be opened only in special conditions, to avoid corruption. he pays generously of course, as its a matter of life and death for him.

here the investigation starts. and, well, obviously almost everything Fenning tells is a huge lie 🌿

will tell more in the next post 🌿

[psychokatrixxxy]

Love when the Justice League thinks Batman is a cryptid. This believe is only further enhanced by the face his sidekick, Robin, is clearly a shapeshifter, what with changing their height, hair style, skin tone, and even gender.

Batman clearly thinks that by having Robin look different every couple of years, it will show that they aren't cryptids like it would if Robin didn't age.

But the Justice League is too smart for that. They figured it out! But they are good friends (colleagues) and won't spill Batman's secret, but they will drop hints to him that they know, to show that they are smarter than he gives them credit for (they aren't.)

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When the batkids learn that the league thinks this, they start periodically going to the Watchtower with Bruce, taking turns dressed up as Robin.

The League is surprised as Robin seems to prefer taking the form of a child, perhaps to have villains underestimate them? But they just assume Robin is trying out something new.

The batkids definitely tell eachother about what was said/happened as to further sell the act of Robin being a shapeshifter, because clearly it has to be the same person, Robin knows what happened, so it couldn't of been someone else dressed as Robin.

[xolasdoesntknow]

Grunkle kings of New Jersey ⚠️🎱❓📝🌲

[mrsdylancarter]

[itachanta]

Vash's glasses going glint

[missfisherandjack]

“Now, you’d better cooperate, Archie.”

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (2012-2015) ↳ 2x11 Dead Air

[zarla-s]

Could take a taxi but why not Fly there yourself!

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[prncssguya]

actively trying not to ship them but the chemistry is insane

[spocksocksrock]

“it gives me an air of mystery” = it helps me pick up starfleet twinks at the replimat

[adorkabletwilightandfriends]

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[faith-alhazred]

new chapter of the Antique Mask story is here 🌿

well, the investigators to that point have a feeling that something is very wrong with the fire in wax museum, and that there is no clues about current location of Aristide Zweig. they look for more answers, and questions are:

- who and why started the fire?

- what about the fire fighter guy, who disappeared?

- what happened to the wax figures?

looking for the first answer, the investigators arrange a meeting with one of their informants, and their first thought - doctor Witherspoon, or the police detective Lomann.

doctor, despite his complicated character, is a rather nice person. he is helping Theodor Skovinskij, who is jew and widower, raising alone a teenage daughter, lovely shy Ilse.

Little Ilse was the one who started the fire. doctor forbid police to interrogate her, as she still shocked and traumatised. so, officially, the fire was an accident. if the players are digging deeper, doctor or the girl's father could tell more about her condition - all she remember is that something pushed her to go upstairs and start the fire in the owner's cabinet. and then - something horrible, as they were moving.

unfortunately, none of my players ever invited Magnificent Saliano to the museum. i prepared a little random table of short dialogues that he could possibly recreate imitating the voice of persons speaking. it's exact pieces of the original "The Mask of Medusa" Mystery in the Air episode - some just most emotional moments, like the panic started after the murderers was freed, or the moment when Ilse's mind was overpowered by them chanting "matches and fire". and others very revealing - like when nameless Peter Lorre's character accuses Zweig of murdering everyone in the exibit hall, or makes him look at the Mask of Medusa. And - and that one only is not accurate to the radio episode - demand for taking him away in very agressive and panicing manner, and then sound of the broken window, as a few shards suddenly fall out of their place, interrupting the seance.

maybe, if i would run this game again, i would ask my players to think of not overly rational characters, so the idea of the medium's help won't sounds bad to them 😁

obviously, this last dialogue and broken glass sound - it's the moment of actual meeting of Fenning and Boris.

speaking of the devil.

it's another thing that none of my players ever did, bit if they would look for the missing fire fighter description - yeah, it's Boris. his real name ir Werner, and he was a simple man, suffering from severe alcoholism, but really strong and helpful, and with something good in his heath, that made his volunteer for the fire fighting crew. that night he was drunk, so his mind was easily overpowered by Fenning alone.

well it's clear now about the girl, and about Boris. but where is the exibits? as everybody familiar with the Mask of Medusa knows - someone called Albert runs the exibit now. and the investigators easily get this information too, using whatever source they prefer - police, newspaper of street gossips.

so our next stop is Le Theatre des Horreurs ✨

[mbmbimbo]

stop saying jkr is "like that" because of the supposed mold in her house. im not transphobic and ive been exposed to the mold growing in my air vents for 20 years. mold does NOT make you transphobic. it does, however, make you really sick all the time and ruin your immune system. so get your vents checked. and dont be transphobic

[amysteryspot]

I Will Always Love You | B.B.

Summary: Bradley has no one to release him at his tapping out ceremony.

Warnings: female reader; use of (Y/N); reader has a big family; mentions of Bradley having no family left after Carole's death, mentions of the fight between Bradley and Maverick; breakup; kinda off a happy ending;

Word Count: 1023

A/N: This was written for the @roosterforme's fic challenge #love is in the air tgm. It was inspired by the song "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. I had so much fun writing it and I hope you all enjoy it.

They were meant to be. That’s what everyone said to them after they got together. It seemed like their friends had been waiting for the news already. (Y/N) and Bradley were so in sync with each other that it was obvious to everyone but them how perfect they worked together.

Her family welcomed him with open arms, which was a blessing. Bradley had little to no family he still had contact with after his mother’s passing and his fall off with his godfather. (Y/N) was the second eldest of five siblings, not to mention all of the cousins. They all loved him. She always told Bradley that he was easy to love.

In times like these, Bradley felt the loss of his mother the most. He was sure that Carole would have loved (Y/N) just as much as she had loved him.

They were meant to be… until they weren’t.

Coming from a big family, all (Y/N) wanted was a good job that could get her out of her parents home. Bradley understood that, after all, he was only in college as a way to get in the Navy, like he always dreamt. Everything was doing fine until their graduation.

“You’ve been strange since yesterday.” Bradley said, loosening his arms from around (Y/N) that was sitting beside him.

She sighed, turning around to look him in the eyes.

“I’ve received a proposal.”

Bradley blinked a couple of times, waiting for the other shoe to drop.

“To go to London.”

The breath got caught in his throat as he looked at the woman he loved and wanted to spend the rest of his life with.

“London?” He asks.

“Yes.” She confirms. “The office needs someone there and since I just graduated they thought it would be a great opportunity to start this new phase.”

The tension in the room was thick. Neither of them expected to have this conversation so soon. Bradley thought that they would at least have a couple of months to spare.

“You should go.” He finally said after what felt like hours of silence.

“Brad…”

He cuts her off before she can get another word in.

“It’s a great opportunity for you to start your career and…”

Her soft lips are on his and for a moment everything feels right. The kiss lasts only a couple of seconds, but it is enough to dissolve some of the tension, leaving place for sadness to set in.

“We have to talk.” She said.

“There’s nothing to talk about. You have to take this opportunity, you don’t know if you’ll get another.”

“I know.”

Simple as that. No buts, no questions. They both just knew.

“When do you leave?” He asks, swallowing the lump in his throat.

“I don’t know.” She answers, voice breaking.

That’s when the first tears start to fall. Bradley pulls her to him, snuggling themselves together, trying to get as close as they could to forget the storm above their heads.

“We will find a way.” He mumbles against her hair. “Everything will be okay.”

Maybe it wasn’t meant to be, after all.

Bradley had a month to prepare for the academy, (Y/N) was given the same time to prepare for her trip, so they both decided that they would make the most of the little time they had together. It was one of the hardest things he had to do in his life.

After too much talk, the both of them decided that ending their relationship to focus on their careers would be the best decision for both of them. They would be too busy with their jobs to be able to maintain a long distance relationship, so it seemed like the logical decision to make.

They agreed not to have an airport goodbye. (Y/N)’s family took her from Bradley’s place, but he didn’t go. Their goodbye was just their own.

And just like that, Bradley was alone again. He and (Y/N) parted as friends, her family still talked to him almost daily, but how do you stay friends with someone you thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with?

With time he stopped answering her, it didn’t take long for her to stop trying to reach out and that’s how he ended up here, standing alone at his tapping out ceremony, with nobody to relieve him.

Until someone tapped him on the shoulder.

Bradley turned around to meet (Y/N) standing there as beautiful as the last time she woke up by his side. He was quick to engulf her in a hug and, before thinking, kissing her.

She tasted like cinnamon and coffee. It was so familiar and yet so strange. When they separated, he was quick to apologize.

“I’m sorry.” He started, embarrassed. “I’m sorry, I…”

The words got lost between their lips once she kissed him again.

“Congratulations, soldier.” She mumbled against his lips. “Or should I say sailor?”

Bradley smiles, relinquishing the feeling of her hands caressing his face.

“Soon to be pilot.” He answers, opening his eyes to look at her.

“Well, soon-to-be-pilot, there’s more people here that want to see you.”

She turns around in his arms, making way for him to see her family cheering at him.

“Why is everybody here?” He laughed.

“Are you kidding me?” She asked, smiling. “There was no talking them out of coming to see their favorite member of the family become a soon-to-be-pilot.”

He frowned, unsure of how to react.

“You’re easy to love, Bradley Bradshaw. I’ll always love you and so will they.”

She kissed him again, taking him out of his head a little, before nudging him to go celebrate with her family—their family.

“Common, before they say that I want you all to myself.” She said, taking his hand and adding, “Which is true.”

Bradley smiled, “Later.” He promised. “You can have me all to yourself later.”

And that promise was enough to put both their hearts at ease. Even if they had only tonight, Bradley knew that a part of them would always belong to each other.