Reading Gothic

Renfield and Mina have terrifying tales to tell, and events take a turn for the worse in one awful night ... Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Aderumoro: horror-shrieks-woman Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2 Ckvoiceover: man-gasp-of-breath Harleto: asthmatic-breathing Rebekahday: womansadmoan Soundsforhim: slam-door Trebblofang: horror-atmosphere-background Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Our team of intrepid vampire hunters make their first move against the Count, Mina isn't feeling quite herself, and Renfield has a bad night ... Huge apologies for the much longer than expected gap between episodes!!! Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Gymnopédie no. 1 by Satie Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 2 'Presentiment of death' by Chopin Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C Major Waldstein - II. Introduzione - Adagio Molto (solemn) by Beethoven The sick doll by Tchaikovsky Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : 13gpanska-kubinova-karolina: crowd-on-riverside-near-rudolfinum 170134: typewriter Adamamazing: mice-sqeak Archeos: man-screaming Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2 Cgeffex: horror-soundscape Craigsmith: r21-45-high-pitched-whistle Hdfreema: night-crickets-back-porch Khenshom: keys-in-wooden-door-trying-to-open-door-with-keys-2 Lonelmail: spring-loaded-metal-door-creak-open-close-02 Lewisinheaven: dog-max-whine-howl-bark-2 Mags-007: opening-door-003 Reitanna: ratty-squeaks Robinhood76: 06071-ratter-dogs-barking-looping Rutgermuller: wooden-door-squeaking-opened-slowly-2 Shyguy014: mouse-squeaks Speedenza: spooky-bells-ambiance Svegvari: big-temlpe-cave-soundscape-fantasy-201117-0067 Taira-komori: howl Tetrisrocker: clock Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

The gang's all here at last, and battle plans are drawn. But something is not quite right ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Aqvareller - I. Idyll by Tor Aulin Gymnopédie no. 1 by Satie Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven Reverie by Debussy The Sick Doll by Tchaikovsky Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : 7z7__steam-train-molli-passes-through-without-whistle Allh: steam-train-interior Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2 Cgeffex: horror-soundscape Michorvath: 22-magnum-pistol-shot Niwki: steam-train-from-1912-locomotive P-jezisek: windowglass Vero-marengere: canadian-horse-carriage Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Dr Seward goes with Professor Van Helsing to put his wild theories to the test, and Arthur is reunited with Lucy ... CW: Some bloody descriptions and sound effects. Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - 2nd Movement - Adagio by Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 14, K. 457 - II. Adagio by Mozart Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 13 'Loss' by Chopin The sick doll by Tchaikovsky Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : 16gpanskasibinska-n: burning-candle-in-the-wind Angelkunev:: z-fem-01-roar Astounded: hospital-corridor-ambiance-footsteps-voices-children Baumstumpf: forest-meadow-on-a-summer-morning Boilingsand: toddler-cry-1-0803xx Capslok: metal-saw-hand Cognito-perceptu: hammering-2 Dsoadigital: leaves Duckduckpony: impacts-splatter-watermelon-002 Inspectorj: stab-metal-knife-in-lettuce-d Jarredgibb: church-clock-strikes-11 Klankbeeld: horror-scream-woman-long Leonelmail: spring-loaded-metal-door-creak-open-close-02 Lewisinheaven: dog-max-whine-howl-bark-2 Lunchmoney: leaves-rustling-in-wind-zoom-h6 Mattruthsound: steel-drawers-06 Mc-minnaar: pusing-old-wooden-crate Miekyj: lighting-a-match-owi Mrfossy: outdoors-day-lightrain-01 Neospica: body-falling Odditonic: hammer-falls-to-wood-floor Reitanna: blowing-out-candle Sagetyrtle: 1103octobernight Soundsexciting: clatter Speedenza: spooky-bells-ambiance Szegvari: big-temlpe-cave-soundscape-fantasy-201117-0067 Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

With the passing of Lucy, the men who loved her gather for her funeral. Meanwhile, Mina finally becomes aware of what has happened to her best friend, and Dr Seward's credulity is put to the test. Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Beethoven, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3--2nd Movement--Adagio Gymnopédie no. 1 by Satie Piano Sonata no. 14, K. 457 - II. Adagio by Mozart Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 4 'Suffocation' and Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 13 'Loss' by Chopin Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor 'Funeral march' - III. Marche Funebre, Lento by Chopin Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : 7z7: steam-train-molli-passes-through-without-whistle 13gpanska-kubinova-karolina: crowd-on-riverside-near-rudolfinum 170134: typewriter Allh: steam-train-interior Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Niwki_: steam-train-from-1912-locomotive Sirkoto51: hysterical-laughter Timbre: wav-version-of-115663-timbre-remix-2b-of-ticker-tape-machine-ff652 Vero-marengere: canadian-horse-carriage Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Lucy is left dangerously weak from a final attack by her 'unknown' foe, and the men do everything they can think of to save her ... but they are fighting a losing battle. Meanwhile, Mina is settling into married life in Exeter with no idea of what is happening to her best friend. Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven Sergio DuBois - Piano sonata 13, 2nd by Mozart Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Altfuture: door-knocking Capslok: metal-saw-hand Cchondon: bell Cgeffex: horror-soundscape Craterzounds: caball-galop-passa-i-frena Gammelsmurfen778: bat-wings Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Tcrocker68: girl-heavy-breathing Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Dr Seward and Professor Van Helsing race to save Lucy from an unknown - to some of them, at least - foe, but little do they know that the odds are being continuously stacked against them ... CONTENT WARNING: Some (very brief) licking and sucking sounds. Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: The sick doll by Tchaikovsky Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3--2nd Movement--Adagio by Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Mozart Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Abyssmal: slashkut Agc66: mourezebellshpf1 Allh: steam-train-interior Apinasaundi: found-matress-hit Betchkal: 080809-dogs Cgeffex: horror-soundscape Dblover: howling-wind-ambience Egomassive: moanf Gammelsmurfen778: bat-wings Giddster: fireplace-burning Goodsjemes: female-wilhelm-scream Humansolarian: scream-girl Jayewilde: licking-and-sucking Neospica: body-falling P-jezisek: windowglass Smand: nightingale-song Speedenza: spooky-bells-ambiance Timbre: wav-version-of-115663-timbre-remix-2b-of-ticker-tape-machine-ff652 Ultraaxvii: heartbeat-fast-but-inconsistent Ylearkisto: sudet-ulvovat-wolves-howling-small-pack-frost-snapping Yudena: ah-woman-bymondfisch89 Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Mina leaves for Transylvania to be reunited with a broken and amnesia-stricken Jonathan, leaving the ailing Lucy in the care of Arthur, Jack and an enigmatic Professor called in from abroad ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: The sick doll by Tchaikovsky Beethoven, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3--2nd Movement--Adagio Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto Piano Sonata no. 14, K. 457 - II. Adagio by Mozart Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 4 'Suffocation' by Chopin Selig sind die Toten by Heinrich Schutz Sergio DuBois - Piano sonata 13, 2nd (solemn) Mozart Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Adrilahan: clock-chime Cgeffex: horror-soundscape German1990: drops-water Inchadney: catterline-harbour Sagetyrtle: 1103octobernight Timbre: wav-version-of-115663-timbre-remix-2b-of-ticker-tape-machine-ff652 Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

After a mysterious foreign vessel drifts into Whitby harbour in the midst of a terrible midnight storm, strange occurrences start to plague Mina and Lucy ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Berceuse, Op. 16 by Gabriel Faure Piano Sonata no. 14, K. 457 - II. Adagio by Mozart Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 4 'Suffocation' by Chopin Selig sind die Toten by Heinrich Schutz Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : 170134__typewriter audio-dread__very-creepy-horror-music-2 bluedelta__heavy-thunder-strike-no-rain-quadro cgeffex__horror-soundscape cgeffex__pirate-ship-at-bay cognito-perceptu__thunder-sharp-crack-approaching dblover__howling-wind-ambience gammelsmurfen778__bat-wings girlwithsoundrecorder__rough-baltic-sea inchadney__catterline-harbour inchadney__distant-thunderstorm jarredgibb__church-clock-strikes-11 joedeshon__classroom-ambiance jpnien__wind-strong-jpn juskiddink__dry-thunder1 lewisinheaven__dog-max-whine-howl-bark-2 onteca__building-collapse02-close rambler52__rain-storm tcrocker68__girl-heavy-breathing tetrisrocker__clock zat-dude__ominous-background Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Meanwhile in England, Mina pines for her fiance, Lucy has more than she can handle, and Dr Seward has an interesting patient ... Apologies for the week's gap - fitting I should have a mental health blip as we get to the bit with the asylum!!! But I'm recovered now. If you're struggling with your mental health, here are some sites that might help: Samaritans: www.samaritans.org Sane: www.sane.org.uk Depression UK: www.depressionuk.org Bipolar UK: www.bipolaruk.org Men's Health Forum: www.menshealthforum.org.uk Rethink: www.rethink.org Mind: www.mind.org.uk Selfharm UK: www.selfharm.co.uk CALM(working in particular to prevent male suicide): www.thecalmzone.net Grassroots: www.prevent-suicide.org.uk And for US listeners, I can't speak for them as I'm in the UK but here's an article that might help: https://www.verywellmind.com/leading-mental-health-charities-and-organizations-4147842 If you're from elsewhere, these organisations are still great for information, but please feel free to post any of your local organisations in a message or comment and I'll share them on my social media. Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C Major Waldstein - II. Introduzione - Adagio Molto by Beethoven Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : agc66__mourezebellshpf1 inchadney__catterline-harbour Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Jonathan continues his stay at Castle Dracula, meets some more of the locals, and discovers that his situation is much more dire than he could ever have imagined .... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : _lefthandwinnie: horsewagon-horse-walking-slowly-ext 16gpanskasibinska-n: burning-candle-in-the-wind 180007: key Adriann: door-slam-no-reverb Altfuture: door-knocking Arithni: heavy-thud Arnaud-coutancier: church-door-bolt-2 Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2 Bevibeldesign: succubus-laughter-raw Cameronmusic: digging1 Cgeffex: whip-crack-01 Foxboyprower: feeding1 Inspectorj: rooster-calling-close-a Jpnien: wind-strong-jpn Khenshom: keys-in-wooden-door-trying-to-open-door-with-keys-2 Mariiao2: baby-cry Markadirector: monastery-footsteps Mc-minnaar: pusing-old-wooden-crate Paresh: wolves Pnthr: growling-beast Rutgermuller: wooden-door-squeaking-opened-slowly-2 Speedenza: spooky-bells-ambiance Szegvari: big-temlpe-cave-soundscape-fantasy-201117-0067 Tweedledee3: woman-keening-and-sobbing-in-grief User-7146007: construction-sounds-hammer-hammering-sound-effect-free-high-quality-sound-fx Vero-marengere: canadian-horse-carriage Yap-audio-production: doorlocked Ylearkisto: sudet-ulvovat-wolves-howling-small-pack-frost-snapping Zat-dude: ominous-background Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Jonathan Harker, a newly qualified solicitor, travels to a remote castle in Transylvania to finalise the sale of an English abbey to a reclusive and mysterious Count. But things are not what they appear to be ... or rather, they are exactly what they appear to be ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Hungarian Dance no. 3 - Allegretto in F major by Brahms Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2, S. 244-2 by Franz Liszt Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Arnaud-coutancier: church-door-bolt-2 Arnaud-coutancier: nervous-horses Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2 Betchkal: 080809-dogs Cgeffex: whip-crack-01 Czarcazas: shattering-glass-small Dblover: howling-wind-ambience Giovannitp: horse-and-chariot-30-sec Inchadney: distant-thunderstorm Inspectorj: rooster-calling-close-a Khenshom: keys-in-wooden-door-trying-to-open-door-with-keys-2 Mags-007: opening-door-003 Markadirector: monastery-footsteps Paresh: wolves Seachangeau: teatime-serving-tea-carolyn Taira-komori: howl Vero-marengere: canadian-horse-carriage Ylearkisto: sudet-ulvovat-wolves-howling-small-pack-frost-snapping Zat-dude: ominous-background Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe; She Walks in Beauty by George Gordon, Lord Byron; La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats; and The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 no. 1 by Chopin Sergio DuBois - Piano sonata 13, 2nd by Mozart Sicilienne in E-flat major by Maria Theresia von Paradis Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : 13fpanska-cerny-jan: crack-glass Baumstumpf: forest-meadow-on-a-summer-morning Cueckermann: by-a-pond-ambience Mrfossy: outdoors-day-lightrain-01 Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

After suffering from recurring nightmares for years, a man visits a house in the country and suddenly finds his nightmares coming true ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Aquillx: scared-breathing Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2 Blouhond: sfx-person-falling-on-wooden-floor Cognito-perceptu: thunder-sharp-crack-approaching Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Khenshom: fabric-rustle-and-shuffle-foley-various-sounds Nikorn69: dog-growl Peridactyloptrix: 1950-ford-mercury-interior-ignition-and-slow-cruise Rambler52: rain-storm Sagetyrtle: 1103octobernight Stevious42: cat-purring-3 Taira-komori: howl Zabuhailo: cathisses Zat-dude: ominous-background Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

A lonely signalman stationed in an eerie location along the train tracks tells of an unsettling series of ghostly encounters ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : 7z7__steam-train-molli-passes-through-without-whistle Cchondon: bell Jarredgibb: church-clock-strikes-11 Kyles: wind-light-calm-soft-breeze-deep-big-gusty Markdmurray: wind-howling-and-whistling-and-banging-louder Theboatman: fire Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Three original creepy short stories from unpublished writers, check out their work at the following links! Scott Hamilton: https://www.wattpad.com/user/Noverogi Fen Winters: https://ko-fi.com/fenwinterstales Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Bruno-auzet: dive Inchadney: catterline-harbour Rebekahday: lowwhalesong Scratchikken: wendywater2minheel Trezz77: soft-waves Yap-audio-production: britishpubambience Zat-dude: ominous-background Be-steele: ocean-surf-along-the-coast-of-maine Cognito-perceptu: thunder-sharp-crack-approaching Geoneo0: four-voices-whispering-4-wecho Rambler52: rain-storm Gkillhour: war-noises-distance-explosions Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

A learned man and self-declared sceptic goes to the seaside for a golfing holiday, and finds a strange artifact that brings him cause to reconsider his stance on the paranormal ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Sergio DuBois - Piano sonata 13, 2nd (solemn) Mozart Beethoven, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3--2nd Movement--Adagio Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : 16gpanskasibinska-n: burning-candle-in-the-wind Beeproductive: underneath-the-floorboards Benboncan: pub-ambience Eelke: seagulls Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Jpnien: wind-strong-jpn Katzeo: beach-denmark-2014 Miekyj: lighting-a-match-owi Mikaf: banging-window-wooden-frame Nbild: whistle Soundsexciting: clatter Soundsforhim: slam-door Theshaggyfreak: metal-bottle Turchinoa: restaurant-ambience Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Two short stories written by yours truly! A spooky tale about a lighthouse, and a sad story about a married couple who experience tragic loss. Content warning: please be advised that the second story deals with strong themes of bereavement and the death of children. Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used Sicilienne in E-flat major by Maria Theresia von Paradis. Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Be-steele: ocean-surf-along-the-coast-of-maine Eelke: seagulls Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Hdfreema: night-crickets-back-porch Littlerobotsoundfactory: gate-open-00 Otakua: girlsigh01 Tetrisrocker: clock Theboatman: fire Ambientsoundapp: wind-morning Cognito-perceptu: thunder-sharp-crack-approaching Craigsmith: r29-04-crashing-collapse-of-wood-building Inspectorj: splash-jumping-f Rambler52: rain-storm Robinhood76: 05460-little-baby-bad-cough Scratchikken: wendywater2minheel Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Two classic poems: a tale of an epic journey through a bleak wilderness, and a tale of grief and growing madness in the solitude of a storm ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Adharca: war-horn Copper13: creek Iwanplays: croworraven1 Kickhat:war-horm-horror Proxima4: desert-monolith Dblover: howling-wind-ambience Elfman-rox: bird-flapping-wings Giddster: fireplace-burning Pikachu09: finger-tap Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

The Whateleys are now all gone ... or are they? Something has been left inside the abandoned Whateley farmhouse, and it's going to get hungry ... Content warning: this story does include elements of racism and classism. Apologies for the intermittent background hissing in the intro this week! Don't know what that was, will investigate. I'm not brave enough to attempt an American accent, but I did try to read the accents as Lovecraft wrote them (phonetically) - please don't judge me too harshly!!!! Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - 2nd Movement - Adagio by Beethoven Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 4 'Suffocation' Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 2 'Presentiment of Death' Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2 Cmdrobot: angry-dog Cognito-perceptu: thunder-sharp-crack-approaching Craigsmith: g18-10-1920s-1940s-traffic-in-tunnel Craigsmith: r29-04-crashing-collapse-of-wood-building Cyoung510: waves-lapping Elfman-rox: bird-flapping-wings Gibarroule: cow-scream Hdfreema: night-crickets-back-porch Imonacan: whippoorwill3 Inspectorj: snapping-wooden-fence-g Klankbeeld: dutch-farmland-october-calm-141025-0450 Mrfossy: outdoors-day-lightrain-01 Mrthenoronha: dogs-barking Paresh: wolves Rambler52: rain-storm Smidoid: quake Szegvari: big-temlpe-cave-soundscape-fantasy-201117-0067 Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch: On Facebook: @ReadingGothic On Twitter: @smiley_goth7 On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

A small town in rural Massachussets of the early 1900s is experiencing something inexplicable ... something that seems to be centred around the Whateley family and the old standing stones on the hills above their farmhouse ... Content warning: this story does include elements of racism and classism. I'm not brave enough to attempt an American accent, but I did try to read the accents as Lovecraft wrote them (phonetically) - please don't judge me too harshly!!!! Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - 2nd Movement - Adagio by Beethoven Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 4 'Suffocation' Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 2 'Presentiment of Death' Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2 Cmdrobot: angry-dog Craigsmith: g18-10-1920s-1940s-traffic-in-tunnel Cyoung510: waves-lapping Hdfreema: night-crickets-back-porch Imonacan: whippoorwill3 Mzui: bookshop-shop-quiet-atnosphere-some-voices Smidoid: quake Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch on my Wattpad page: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

The General's tale comes to a sad conclusion, and so too does Carmilla's, as the secrets of the old abandoned churchyard by the ruins of the Karnstein mansion are at last revealed. Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Lefthandwinnie: horsewagon-horse-walking-slowly-ext Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Kyles: wind-light-calm-soft-breeze-deep-big-gusty Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch on my Wattpad page: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

The search is on after Carmilla goes missing - but where exactly did she go? Our heroine is soon to find out when an old friend comes calling with an extraordinary story ... Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C Major Waldstein - II. Introduzione - Adagio Molto by Beethoven Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Giddster: fireplace-burning Tetrisrocker: clock Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Kyles: wind-light-calm-soft-breeze-deep-big-gusty Lefthandwinnie: horsewagon-horse-walking-slowly-ext Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch on my Wattpad page: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

A charming new visitor has been received into the castle; but who is she, and why is she so shrouded in mystery? And what strange sickness is causing the nearby villagers to grow weak and die? Read and edited by Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used: Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI50 - II. Adagio by Haydn Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C Major Waldstein - II. Introduzione - Adagio Molto by Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ : Giddster: fireplace-burning Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Kyles: wind-light-calm-soft-breeze-deep-big-gusty Sagetyrtle: 1103octobernight Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch on my Wattpad page: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

A young girl living in an isolated location with only her father and governesses for company leaps at the chance to receive a visitor - a girl of her own age - in their country home. However, the circumstances of the girl's arrival - and the girl's behaviour - are shrouded in mystery ... We had some issues with the recording this time, but we've powered through as best we can. Hopefully we'll have it cleared up for part 2! Read by Tracey Carvill Edited by Kris Brown and Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Background classical music found on https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used Mozart's Piano Sonata no.16 'Facile' K.545 - II Andante. Other sounds and backgrounds from https://freesound.org/ : Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience Kyles: light-wind-calm-soft-breeze-deep-big-gusty Giovannitp: horse-and-chariot-30-sec Arnaud-coutancier: nervous-horses Goodsjemes: female-wilhelm-scream Kodack: wooden-ship-break Giddster: fireplace-burning Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch on my Wattpad page: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

When our narrator is invited to stay with an old childhood friend, he is shocked to discover how much his old friend Roderick Usher has changed over the years. Little does he realise just how much ... Written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1839. Read by Tracey Carvill Edited by Kris Brown and Tracey Carvill Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ Backgrounds and sound effects all from the excellent https://freesound.org/ : Ambientsound: wind-morning Davincamas: onechime2 Svegvari: big-temple-cave-soundscape-fantasy Dblover: howling-wind-ambience Inspectorj: snapping-wooden-fence Cognito-Perceptu: creaky-metal-swing Tembre: cartoony-clangs-hit-with-spade-2 Onteca: building-collapse02 Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch on my Wattpad page: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7 Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7

Hello, my name is Tracey and this is Reading Gothic, a little podcast where I read some of my favourite gothic and spooky stories for you to enjoy, and then geek out about them afterwards! I'm an aspiring writer, so from time to time I'll add my own work in here for you to listen to. Everything else I read will be public domain work, so if you like it and want to read it yourself, you should be able to find it for free out there on the internet! Feedback and suggestions will always be welcome, so if you want to let me know what you think, or if you have a favourite story of your own you want to suggest I read on the show, you can get in touch via my Ko-Fi page at www.ko-fi.com/traceymary7 That about covers everything, so sit back and enjoy the stories! PS: Big thanks to Anchor.fm for their great site which makes podcasting easy! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com