This episode was ambitious in its attempt to act out Hawthorne\'s classic \"The House of the 7 Gables.\" It lacked as a radio drama because of time constraints. There was no time to develop any of Hawthorne\'s characters in less than one hour--the time allotted for Mystery Theater episodes. 3 stars was all that this episode deserved. What Hyman Brown should have done is make this story into a 2 or 3 episode series like Mystery Theater did more of in later years (1980s).