Dark and Spooky, Gothic Fiction Podcast

Back again after a short holiday break and ready to kick off another year with you, lovely Strangers! Enjoy part 3 of our ongoing long form of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein!

Hello, my lovely strangers...back to our long-form, thicker episodes, with Part 2 of Frankenstein!

Hello Strangers! Long time no listen! Here is a quick break from your usual long-form listening with part 2 of Frankenstein on the way tomorrow! Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Hello hello spooky Strangers! Finally back after a few very busy weeks. Please forgive me, Strangers as we jump into a couple long ones with part 1 of Frankenstein! Enjoy!

Another dark ghost story from Bram Stoker for you to enjoy, my Strangers! Hope you enjoy!

Here is a very famous author my Strangers! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and although we aren't following his most famous creation around: Sherlock Holmes; this is still a lovely little "ghost" story to enjoy!

We have an odd, disturbing little tale this week from the very well-known gothic author Guy de Maupassant. A strange little tale of money and death. Stay cool out there my Strangers!

Hello again strangers and welcome home to a nw author for the podcast: H.G. Wells and his gothic tale of fear and ghosts? Enjoy!

Here we are Strangers! We are wrapping up with HP Lovecraft's most famous story: The Call of Cthulhu. Please send story suggestions my way at [email protected] and we'll see you next week with a new author! Sleep sweet...

Hello-hello Strangers! Here is part 2 of the very famous Call of Cthulhu where I do try my best at the chant, for which I think I've watched six videos so far attempting to get all those consonants to behave! If you have any requests for future content please drop a line to [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you.

Hello Strangers! Happy 4th and yay for us to begin this famous story by HP Lovecraft! Let's get into the Cthulhu mythos together!

Hello strangers! This week we rediscover the American novelist Gertrude Atherton and her short story of loss, mortality and horror: The Striding Place. Please contact [email protected] with your next suggestions and drop a 5 star review. I sincerely appreciate it. Until next week...sleep sweet.

This week is all about French writer and poet Theophile Gautier, and mummy-mania. Feel free to reach out with suggestions to [email protected] and I hope you have a lovely week.

Here you are strangers: the sequel to ETA Hoffmann's The Sand-Man. This is part two and it makes you wonder if magical thinking or actual darkness is the cause of our protagonist's distress. Send any suggestions to [email protected]. Sleep sweet.

Our first two parter; The Sand-Man by ETA Hoffmann. This is an interesting gothic horror that asks the question: is this one man's actual experience or is his mind leading him astray? Part one of two. Enjoy!

Originally the first chapter of the famous Dracula, this Bram Stoker short story was cut and re-released later on its own. Let's go together to rediscover this little bit of Stoker history.

Hello hello strangers, missed a week but we're back on schedule with this gothic allegory of the futility and folly of expecting wealth will protect you by Edgar Allan Poe! Send discussions and love to [email protected]

Welcome Strangers, to this Mary Shelley driven episode of our podcast. I hope you enjoy and send feedback to [email protected]

Has the number 13 ever creeped you out? Made you uneasy without knowing why? Perhaps the author M.R. James can help you feel out those reasons in this short story. Send your own creepy 13 tales to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you

Hello Strangers! Today we are rediscovering a New York gothic ghost story by the prolific author O'Henry. Hope you enjoy and get in touch with what stories you're most excited to hear next. Until then I hope you all sleep...sweet.

Hello Strangers! This week we are listening to our first, but certainly not last female author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon in this atmospheric ghost story of regret and revenge. Contact us at [email protected] and perhaps we'll feature your favorite author next.

Hello Strangers, I hope you enjoy this lesser-known weird fiction from HP Lovecraft. Send your story and author suggestions on to [email protected] and please leave a five star review to help this little podcast reach more Strangers like yourselves.

As if this famous title needs further introduction! I've always loved the involved descriptions Washington Irving uses to build his world in this most famous of gothic ghost stories. Please send more requests to [email protected].

Hello again Strangers! We hope you enjoy this creepy little tale by the ever-mysterious Julius Long.

Two short stories this week, Strangers, by the exceptionally prolific Ambrose Bierce. The Boarded Window has an interesting twist in his story of a mid 1800's Ohio Pioneer and a sad ghost story of love lost in Beyond the Wall. Please send us your horror and gothic literature suggestions to [email protected]. We are happy to meet you.

Come, sit for a while and listen, Strangers, to Algernon Blackwood's most famous gothic ghost story: The Empty House. Please email [email protected] for suggestions of your own favorite "Weird Literature" authors.