Decoder Ring Theatre

They say that you can have too much of a good thing, my fiends, and that is certainly true. There are few things in the world so wonderful that custom cannot stale their infinite variety. And when it comes to the subject of Hawthornes... well, perhaps Two Is Too Many!

And who, pray tell, decided that our man in the red mask was ideally suited to play den mother to the next generation of our nation's crime-fighters? Was it his impressive resume? His natural charm? Or the fact that there was nobody else left? In any case, bad luck is in the cards when there are... Thirteen at Table!

The unpredictable life of a private detective is a fine thing. But like all good things, it is at least partly an illusion. There are only so many reasons that a person knocks on the grey-green door that reads “Justice and Dixon, Private Investigations”, and they usually fall within a fairly limited range. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule.

Men of vision cannot live their lives in the present, they must always think of the future. But how can the Terrific Twosome of Toronto fight a force out to "win the peace" while war still wages overseas? Will even the Red Panda be able to find... Blue Skies?

This week, our final Marvellous Box opens to reveal a secret from beyond the stars. Is it a gift? A curse? Or nothing more than we make of it? Nothing can be certain when we find that Aliens Are Like Mirages.

The Season Seven Finale of The Red Panda Adventures! August Fenwick and the rest of Parker's Rangers strike at the very core of the Nazis' otherwordly power in Europe, but are any of them ready for what they might find? Can they possibly break the stranglehold of power and clear the way for an Allied invasion? Who will survive when the Red Panda faces off with ... The Black Heart?

Aren't unexpected visitors the worst? They show up out of nowhere and turn your whole world upside-down. Funny thing is, sometimes you miss them when they're gone. This week, Tim Prasil's Marvellous Boxes looks back at some guests that turned history on its ear. Join us and spend some time... Remembering the Martians.

We can all use a little guidance at the best of times. A sense that there are greater forces at work, and that they have a plan. But for Parker’s Rangers, the only plan seems to be directing them back into dangers they thought they had left behind. And they won’t much like the messages they hear…. from the Voice From Above!

This week, author Tim Prasil's "Marvellous Box" contains the ultimate gift: the do-over. Admit it, if you were allowed one, it wouldn't take you long to decide how to spend it. But what if you could have a do-over for your do-over? And if you didn't like how that played out, could you do that one over too? Would you ever get around to living your life, or would you just be... Plotting for Perfection?

Lt. August Fenwick hasn't been doing that badly, for a useless fop dropped in the middle of a battlefield. Together with the rest of Parker's Rangers he has become an important pawn in the long game of Allied Command in occupied Europe. Some days he has almost come to believe that he understands the world and his place in it. Almost. But can any of that survive a trip to the Island of the Damned?

Author Tim Prasil's "Marvellous Boxes" has taken us to new worlds of the imagination, but this week we see that we might not be as ready as we think to visit them in real life. Months into an isolation test designed to test gear for an eventual mission to Mars, a crew faces equipment failures, shortages and a mysteriously shrinking population. Would they be equal to the task if they were suddenly... Facing Cydonia?

A war is made of many battles, some vast in scope, encompassing borders and armies and forces beyond the comprehension of ordinary men. But perhaps the most vital battles are won and lost within, and if that battle cannot be won, Parker's Rangers won't be making it out of... Thunder Valley!

The second installment of author Tim Prasil's all-new athology series continues our tour of new worlds of the imagination. This week, a reminder that history is written by the victor, and that the strangest gladitorial arenas are often the ones that appear the most civilized. What will happen when we hear... Frozen Words Thawed?

Trapped in Berlin, with winter coming fast, its easy to feel like the war is no bigger than a half a dozen people and the dangerous path they walk. But with the skies of Europe full of mysterious Nazi planes unlike anything the world has ever seen, the Allies' best hope might be a rag-tag band of escapees, and a mysterious secret agent. Can they act in time to stop... Murder From The Skies? 

The first in a six-part series from author Tim Prasil, presenting all-new anthology tales that take us on a tour of endless worlds of the imagination. This week, a remarkable new invention gives a chance for last goodbyes... but is that a blessing, or a curse? One family finds out as they meet... A Demon Once Removed.

Even after a decade of fighting the never-ending battle between good and evil, the fog of war sometimes becomes impossibly thick. The loss and grief of a world torn apart at the seams becomes impenetrable, and evey moment becomes a new battlefield, a new fight against impossible odds. At times like these, even a hero can be left... Flying Blind.

They say that no good deed goes unpunished, my friends, and that is even true for good deeds only undertaken following the application of thirty-nine ninety-nine a day, plus expenses. But when that punishment takes the form of a certain bungling-but-loveable police sergeant, can our heroes ever help to solve... The Mark Two Caper?

If an unspeakable, nameless horror from beyond this world were suddenly nowhere to be found, that couldn't possibly be a bad thing, could it? Unless of course, one wanted to get particular about it and wonder... if it isn't where it was supposed to be, just where the heck is it? If they are to find out, the Red Panda and the Flying Squirrel must face... The Darkness Beyond!

A sudden storm, a secluded manor house full of would-be heirs and the sudden arrival of detectives from the city as if by chance. How exactly did our hard-boiled heroes find themselves this far outside their usual genre? And how will they solve a mystery that's To The Manor Born?

A seemingly impossible crime, left unfinished just before the moment of triumph. On the floor, a single clue, a sheet of paper left blank and unsigned. Can this be a token that one of the Red Panda's deadliest enemies has returned? And if so, why did the villain shy away from the coup de grace? And who is the sinister face behind the Case of the Missing Muse?