The Dreary Midnight Podcast

Apr 01 2025 79 ep. 34 mins
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Spooky, dreary, quaint and curious volumes of forgotten lore, from the fictional to the historical.

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The Strange Case of Fisher's Ghost

Apr 01 2025 30 mins  
SOURCES:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71190379#https://www.newspapers.com/image/836499036/?clipping_id=156645476&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjgzNjQ5OTAzNiwiaWF0IjoxNzQxODkwNDM0LCJleHAiOjE3NDE5NzY4MzR9.s7rNuU_pFQt5ytYjTCYi8xYb7U0GeBs9mV1xN-k7-kohttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84037217/1897-07-01/ed-1/seq-1/https://web

The Snallygaster

Mar 04 2025 40 mins  
SOURCES:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-the-snallygasterhttps://www.legendsofamerica.com/snallygaster/https://legendsofwindemere.com/2024/10/16/the-snallygaster-of-maryland/https://www.legendsofamerica.com/dwayyo/https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Dwayyohttps://bygonemaryland.com/2016/10/20/the-dwayyo-dont-mess-with-it/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snallygaster#In_popula

Urban Legends: The Killer in the Backseat

Feb 25 2025 19 mins  
Have you heard of this one before?SOURCES:https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000116555404&view=1up&seq=113https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-killer-in-the-backseat/https://www.deseret.com/1991/12/13/18957193/tale-of-backseat-killer-is-similar-to-news-stories/https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/legend-of-the-killer-in-the-backseathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill

Black Dog Hauntings

Feb 18 2025 43 mins  
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. Theme song is "Ghost Hunt" - Sixteen Wheelers.SOURCES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dog_(folklore)#http://www.real-british-ghosts.com/black-dogs.htmlhttps://ukwildman.blogspot.com/2015/11/englands-black-dog-legends.htmlhttps://scary-stories.fandom.com/wiki/The_Black_DogOur links:[email protected]/drearymidni

Doppelganger Stories

Jan 15 2025 44 mins  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelg%C3%A4nger#In_non-fiction https://archive.org/details/footfallsonboun01owengoog/page/348/mode/2up https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/xyy2ps/doppelg%C3%A4ngermimic_stories/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/54532/54532-h/54532-h.htm "true Irish Ghost Stories" Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. Theme song is "Ghost H

A Christmas Carol - Stave 5 - Dreary December

Dec 31 2024 16 mins  
PROJECT GUTENBURG TEXT: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/24022/pg24022-images.html Narrator: Lisa Crosswell Scrooge: Matthew Ouimet Kid: Grace Fennell Fred: Steven Bost Servant Girl: Lisa Crosswell Solicitor: Nikisha Kozik Bob Cratchitt: James Jordan Music licensed through Epidemic Sound. Song used is "Joy to the World - Traditional" thank you to Brennan from Ghost Story Guys

"A Christmas Carol" - Stave 4 - Dreary December

Dec 24 2024 31 mins  
CAST:Narrator - Celeste OrtizScrooge - Matthew OuimetBusinessmen - Bryce Thomas, Emma Rowland, Lisa Crosswell, Brennan Storr Ragpickers - Jimmy Merritt, Lisa Crosswell, Meredith RichardBob Cratchit - James JordanMrs. Cratchit - Celeste OrtizPeter Cratchit - Bryce ThomasOther Cratchit Children - Lisa Crosswell, Meredith Richard, Celeste OrtizCaroline - Lucy DaleCaroline's Husband -

"A Christmas Carol" Stave 3 - Dreary December

Dec 18 2024 47 mins  
Music licensed through Epidemic Sound. Song used is "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Traditional" CAST: Narrator - Lisa Crosswell Scrooge - Matthew Ouimet Christmas Present - Jimmy Merritt Bob Cratchitt - James Jordan Mrs. Cratchitt - Celeste Ortiz Martha Cratchitt - Nikisha Kozik Tiny Tim/ Assorted Cratchitt Children - Hunter Fred - Steven Bost Fred's Wife - Margot Rood Fred's Cous

"A Christmas Carol" Stave 2 - Dreary December

Dec 10 2024 37 mins  
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. Songs used are: "The Nutcracker Op. 71, TH.14 & Act 2 - No. 12D Trépak (Russian Dance)" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "Carol of the Bells" - traditional THE CAST: Narrator - Celeste Ortiz Scrooge - Matthew Ouimet Christmas Past - Meredith Richard Fan - Lisa Crosswell Schoolmaster - James Jordan Child Scrooge - Hunter Apprentice Scrooge -

"A Christmas Carol," Stave 1 - Dreary December

Dec 03 2024 44 mins  
WELCOME TO DREARY DECEMBER! We're doing a full-cast-audio production of "A Christmas Carol," with one stave (chapter) posting every Tuesday in December. THE CAST: Narrator - Lisa Crosswell Scrooge - Matthew Ouimet Bob Cratchit - James Jordan Fred - Steven Bost Marley - Marty Garfield-Levine Solicitor - Nikisha Kozik Project Gutenberg edition - https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub