I rate this episode ★★★★★ for EXCELLENT. Once again, Bob Juhren, wrote another great Fantasy-Mystery. This had suspenseful plot points, terrific protagonists & antagonists, and the most outstanding part of all: the surprised Ending! That shocked me as much as the Ending in #0367-THE SUMMER PEOPLE did, which was also written by Bob Juhren. Sound effects of the rotary phones, doors, tarot cards, footsteps, crickets, pop open the black bottle, loud buzzer, furniture barricading the door, door knob rattling, and smacking the black widow spider at the 35-minute mark were supportive. And the music was highly supportive, including the tunes in the 2nd Act that could give CBSRMT fans goosebumps. E.G. Marshall starts his Prologue off by saying, “Your host for another adventure so strange and so chilling, that we dare say you’ll get little sleep this night.â€ One of his best intros. In ACT-1, we get to know our main characters: one who ran for Union President and the other becomes the grief stricken widow. In ACT-2, our Host points out that our main character has a unique method to kill: untraceable. In ACT-3, he tells a little rhyme about the spider & the fly. A good way to describe the plot points in a symbolic way. In the Epilogue, it’s one of his best narrations when he said, “It is fun to stretch our imaginations out, isn’t it? And that, of course, is what Radio Mystery Theater is all about.â€ And finally, our cast: Robert Dryden (as John Hawthorne & Lieutenant Kerry), Evie Juster (as Lillian Hawthorne & Caro), Hetty Galen (as Martha Hawthorne), Jackson Beck (as Max Conger & Police Officer Joe), and Dan Ocko (as Hank Thomas). Both Jackson Beck & Dan Ocko were great as the villains. Robert Dryden is an unforgettable actor on CBSRMT. But our leading actresses stole the show. Kudos to Evie Juster for playing a young girl and an old witch. And big props to Hetty Galen for playing the widow with a vengeance. This is a fantastic episode for those that are seeking stories on spiders, or witches, or any horror tale to listen to during the Halloween season. Until next time…pleasant dreams. =^D