William Terriss, His Murder and His Ghost

Episode 217

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Alison and Timothy explore the murder of British actor, William Terriss. His understudy dreamed of Terriss' assassination the night before the killing. We explore various connections between Terriss' murder and Walter Gibson/The Shadow. We also hear about William Terriss' ghost which haunts the theatre in which he performed, and the area around it. Timothy relates some additional Shadow information gleaned since the release of episode 216.

Songs in this episode: Glow Little Glowworm by Ellaline Terriss
I Wants Yer My Honey by Ellaline Terriss
The Corday Waltz by Timothy (cover of a song from the Marat/Sade soundtrack)

Strange Familiars Photo of the Week #59: Tom Terriss Autographed Postcard

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(Tom Terriss was William Terriss' son. It was Tom Terris who Walter Gibson met at a party one night after researching William Terriss that same day.)