Ghost Breaker (Dramatic Reading)

The Ghost Breaker is a haunted house thriller with the grand scale of early silent cinema. Originally written as a screenplay by Paul Dickey, it caught the attention of Cecil B. DeMille, who transformed it into a 1914 feature film. The story follows Warren, a Kentucky hero with a reputation for debunking supernatural frauds, who arrives at a decaying Southern estate with his loyal servant Rusty Snow. What begins as a straightforward job to expose a ghost becomes something far more sinister when he encounters Maria Theresa, the mysterious Princess of Aragon, and her dangerous cousin, the Duke of Alva. The haunted mansion conceals dark secrets, and the line between genuine terror and calculated deception blurs until the final confrontation. This is vintage gothic horror that plays like a stage drama brought to life, complete with trembling servants, imperiled nobility, and the kind of dread that lingers in candlelit hallways.