The little mining town of Copper Pocket used to be a den of vice and discord until two months ago, when the holy (and STRONG) McMahon Brothers showed up and turned things around. Now it’s all “brother” this and “brotherly love” that. But a little man who looks suspiciously like Norman Lloyd has arrived on the scene, and he’s here to shake things up with devilish, seemingly supernatural powers. Could this little man truly be the devil himself? Or are more sinister human powers at play? Burn-o-Meter: 5.5  Overall Rating: 6.5 deep pocketbooks

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Episode 94 - The Little Man Who Was There

When Fred Riordan violates his parole within 48 hours, the warden has some questions for him. So does the prison’s psychiatrist, who’s determined to get to the bottom of what must have frightened Fred back into the safety of the prison. The psychiatrist thinks he’s onto something, but could it be that Fred’s reasons for returning to the warden’s office are more intentional—and sinister—than the doc and the warden can imagine? Burn-o-Meter: 7.5  Overall Rating: 6.5 outside frights

Episode 93 - What Frightened You, Fred?

Judy thinks she’s made it big when her fiancé’s rich uncle dies, but as it turns out, Mr. Craig has left his entire inheritance to . . . his faithful dog, Casper. His nephew, Thomas Craig, will only inherit when the young, healthy Casper dies. Judy immediately begins scheming ways to do away with the pup, but could it be that she’s bitten off more than she can chew? Burn-o-Meter: 3  Overall Rating: 5.5 last wills and testaments

Episode 92 - Craig’s Will

When Jack murders the husband of his lover, Phyllis, to get him out of the way, he doesn’t count on Phyllis’ crocodile dressing playing an important role in the incident. But as it turns out, Phyllis is more dead-set on reclaiming her crocodile case than she is on fake-mourning her dead husband. Soon, the crocodile case becomes the bane of Jack’s existence. But will it also turn out to be his downfall? Burn-o-Meter: 9  Overall Rating: 8 crocodile cases

Episode 91 - The Crocodile Case

The year? 1980. The technology? Astounding. The life expectancy? Excellent. But businessman Mr. Treadwell is not content. His live-in mother-in-law is the bane of his existence, and it doesn’t seem he’ll be rid of her anytime soon. Enter Mr. Bunce, a representative of the newly formed Society for Experimental Gerology, who proposes a dastardly solution to Mr. Treadwell’s problem. Will the SEG’s murderous mission prove successful? And even if it does, will Mr. Treadwell himself be able to rest easy in old age?

Episode 90 - The Blessington Method

Mrs. Herman has a problem. She wants to live her life to the fullest, but her wealthy Uncle Bill refuses to die and leave her his fortune. But Mrs. Herman also has a solution: She intends to employ the help of a glamorous new boarder named Mrs. Fenimore. The more the ladies scheme, the more their plan seems to be going according to plan. But does Mrs. Fenimore have some secrets up her ruffled sleeves? Burn-o-Meter: 9  Overall Rating: 6.75 bedtime poems

Episode 89 - Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore

It’s 1909 in San Francisco, and Mr. Stepp is a man with a problem: He’s murdered his boss in a rage after being fired. The trouble is, when Mr. Stepp arrives back at work, his boss, Mr. Baldwin, is alive and well. Could it be that Stepp hallucinated the entire thing? Or are there more sinister forces at work behind the scenes? Burn-o-Meter: N/A  Overall Rating: 8 bullets for Baldwin

Episode 88 - A Bullet for Baldwin

In this nail-biting episode from the Master of Suspense himself, 5-year-old Jackie Hester replaces a toy gun with his uncle’s real gun and ammunition and proceeds to wield the weapon on unsuspecting victims throughout suburbia. Will the adults in Jackie’s life catch up to him in time to prevent a tragedy? And what does this 60-year-old episode have to say not only about gun safety, but also the insidious reach of colonialism? Burn-o-Meter: 5.5  Overall Rating: 6.5 grocery store ponies

Episode 87 - Bang! You’re Dead

When Billy Weaver arrives in a provincial English town during a spate of burglaries, he finds surprisingly affordable lodging at a local bed and breakfast. The elderly landlady there is kind and attentive, but Weaver gets hung up on a pair of names in her register: Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple. Could it be that all is not as it seems in this house filled with taxidermied animals and organ music? Burn-o-Meter: 5  Overall Rating: 7.75 favorite hymns

Episode 86 - The Landlady

 When book editor Mr. Vinton pays a visit to one of his prospective mystery authors, he soon finds himself in the middle of his author’s book—a genuine Southern Gothic murder mystery involving old flames, sibling rivalry, and the titular rose garden. But what is fact and what is fiction? And will this episode’s strong performances make up for its anticlimactic ending?   Burn-o-Meter: N/A Overall Rating: 7 stone benches   

Episode 85 - Rose Garden

An apparently innocuous tea time between two well-to-do ladies soon takes a more sinister turn when one of the women—a Ms. Herbert—attempts to blackmail the other—a Mrs. Teleton—into divorcing her husband . . . and, incidentally, Ms. Herbert’s lover. Mrs. Teleton attempts to extricate herself from the situation with the help of expensive jewels and well-timed construction work. But is it possible that another party has been pulling the strings? Burn-o-Meter: N/A  Overall Rating: 7.5 blackmail letters

Episode 84 - Tea Time

After Professor Mason strangles the student he’s been having an affair with, he initially believes he’s gotten away with murder. However, an unlikely witness soon appears on the scene: the fourteen-month-old baby the student was babysitting. Soon, Professor Mason’s paranoia (or lack of childhood development education) gets the better of him, sending Mason into a downward spiral that could give Richard III a run for his money. Annie & Kathryn have a pointed difference of opinion about this episode, but they can agree on one thing: Pat Hitchcock is a treasure. Burn-o-Meter: N/A  Overall Rating: 5.5 crying babies

Episode 83 - Silent Witness

After the kindhearted Alice is mugged, she reports to the police station in an attempt to identify her attacker. There, she’s startled to encounter a mugshot of a very familiar face: that of her son-in-law, Leo. Alice is torn. Does she attempt to find out about and potentially report Leo, AKA Willie Draves? And could there be an even more shocking revelation around the corner? Burn-o-Meter: 7.5 Overall Rating: 6.75 mugshots

Episode 82 - The Man with Two Faces

In this very special holiday episode, Annie & Kathryn discuss yet another Hitchcock-directed episode in which podcast darling John Williams stars as a murderous husband, Herbert, who has sinister plans for his supposed wine cellar. Even though Herbert’s murder of his overbearing wife goes off without a hitch, there’s a little Christmas surprise awaiting him. Burn-o-Meter: N/A Overall Rating: 8.75 custom-made wine cellars

Episode 81 - Back for Christmas

When a police officer shows up at Helen Parch’s door to remind her of a less-than-pleasant memory regarding her party line, she’s terrified to learn that an escaped prisoner might be attempting to find—and murder—her. What follows is a dramatic build-up to a poetically just and dreadfully ironic end. Burn-o-Meter: N/A Overall Rating: 8 party lines

Episode 80 - Party Line

Good eeevening and welcome to a podcast review of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, hosted by sisters Annie and Kathryn. Every week, the sisters review a new episode of the classic anthology series first brought to television sets by the Master of Suspense himself. Mystery? Check. Trivia? You got it. Humor? Attempted. It's Good Evening.

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