The Creepy Reads Podcast

Tori The Moth wraps up 2022 with another creepy read from Gertrude Atherton. "This story was first published in 1896, and then again as part of The Bell in the Fog & Other Stories [...] in 1905. This eerie tale of friendship and love lost delves into the question 'Where do we go upon the moment of our death?' Does the soul instantly leave the bodily shell in which it was contained... or does it linger... just for a moment?" Pixabay Music Credits: "Creepy Night" by ASTROFREQ"Sunset - Ambient Dark Piano and Pad Music" by JuliusH"Never Again" by GuilhermeBernardes"Soft Piano Dramatic Modern Classical Composition B" by WinkingFoxMusic"Open Tension" by SamuelFrancisJohnson

It's time to celebrate the female authors of the gothic/horror genre! Join Tori The Moth as she shares a chilling tale from Gertrude Atherton. First published in Vanity Fair, London in 1892, and again as part of The Bell In The Fog & Other Stories in 1905, '"Death And The Woman' gives is a front row seat as a young wife watches over her dying husband in his final moments, anxiously awaiting and dreading the arrival of Death ... it is disturbing, spine tingling, suspenseful, universal." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by ASTROFREQ"Tense Sad Piano" by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer"Awaiting-Piano" by SamuelFrancisJohnson"Hope and despair" by Airda

With only two tales left in A Season Of Poe, join Tori The Moth for the chilling story of "Morella." Once again, we see Poe's common theme of "the death of a beautiful woman," but he goes beyond that in this tale. "Death isn't merely the end here. In a haunting tale of a wife's passing, we also have elements of black magic, communication beyond the grave, and even the idea of transcending death itself to return to this earth in another form." Poe himself referred to Morella as "his best" in December of 1935. What do you think? Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by ASTROFREQ"Dark Sad Ambient Piano" by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer"Awaiting-Piano" by SamuelFrancisJohnson"Never Again" by GuilhermeBernardes

This episode marks the continuation and conclusion of "The Pit and the Pendulum." Join Tori The Moth, during this Season of Poe, and learn the fate of our narrator as he suffers at the hands of the Inquisition. Pixabay Music Credits: "Creepy Night" by ASTROFREQ"The Ancient - slower" by SamuelFrancisJohnson"Open Tenstion" by SamuelFrancisJohnson

A Season of Poe continues with yet another creepy read from the master himself: Edgar Allan Poe. "First published in 1842, The Pit and the Pendulum is a story of imprisonment, torture, terror, and impending doom." Join Tori The Moth as we swing into this "disturbing account of how the worst horrors in our world don't necessarily come from spirits and specters and the great unknown of the supernatural, but from the hands of men." Pixabay music credits: "Creepy Night" by ASTROFREQ"The Ancient - slower" by SamuelFrancisJohnson"Open Tension" by SamuelFrancisJohnson

"A Season Of Poe" continues on The Creepy Reads Podcast! Join Tori The Moth for one of Edgar Allan Poe's disturbing and macabre earlier works, that is considered by many to be the story that set the precedent for the type of gothic literature Poe would ultimately become known for; "works such as The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven. Works that would become synonymous with the author himself. But before those world famous tales were even a flicker of a thought in his mind, a 23 year old Edgar Allan Poe gave us the tale of Berenice.Pixabay music credits: "Creepy Night by ASTROFREQ"Fragment of Ambient" by SamuelFrancisJohnson"Cancion Triste" by enrique27naveda"The White Lion" by GuilhermeBernardes"Horror Backgroud Music (IG Version 60s)" by Lesfm

The Creepy Reads Podcast returns!!! Join Tori The Moth as she kicks of "A Season Of Poe" with a famous and bloody short story from the master himself, Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842. "Wherever you may while listening to this tale, I invite you to suspend reality for a little while, and come with me to a ball--a masquerade ball. We'll laugh, dine, enjoy the music and the company of a prince. While the world outside crumbles around us, we'll steal away and leave all our cares behind for the evening. What could possibly go wrong?" Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"Die zwei Geschwister - Elongation" by SamuelFrancisJohnson"Il Vecchio Castello Andante" by the Skidmore College Orchestra (Written by Modest Mussorgsky)

This episode marks the continuation and conclusion of Poe's masterpiece, "The Fall of the House of Usher." Join Tori The Moth for the House of Usher's final moments. Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"Cancion Triste" by enrique27naveda"Hope and despair" by Airda"Epic Darkness" by mariokhol

Add some creep factor to your new year and join Tori The Moth in the first installment of a two-part Edgar Allan Poe event! This week's story, first published in 1839, "is the epitome of the classic, gothic tale." "A haunted house, a mysterious sickness, a dash of madness. It all culminates in a classic tale that could spring only from the demented and brilliant mind of Edgar Allan Poe." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq "Cancion Triste" by enrique27naveda "Hope and despair" by Airda

Join Tori The Moth for a gothic literary classic as 2021 comes to a close. Written in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's iconic poem comes to life on The Creepy Reads Podcast this week! "...Poe, in this poem, paints an eerie picture of a man struggling with grief, loss, depression, and a desire to forget, yet remember, his lost love, Lenore, simultaneously. As he ponders these things in his weak and weary state, the raven enters to usher him into the inevitable state of madness." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq "Hope And Despair" by Airda

Christmas time is here and so is Tori The Moth with another creepy Christmas read! Join her as she takes you through this seasonal scary short story by John Kendrick Bangs. Get a fire going and pour yourself some eggnog or hot chocolate as we continue to revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas. "Although I would classify [this story] as a witty, dark comedy, it is rooted in the paranormal and counts as a ghost story, so as far as I'm concerned, it counts as a creepy read!"Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"Frederic Chopin, Mazurka In A Minor, Opus 67 Number 2,- Classical Remix Harpsichord" by Nesrality

"There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago!" Join Tori The Moth as she endeavors to bring back the age old tradition of sharing ghost stories at Christmas time! This week, we delve a spooky seasonal story from 1908, written by Algernon Blackwood. "There's an insane murder, a seemingly haunted object, and a main character who is thrust into the clutches of the paranormal... all while just trying to pack for his Christmas holiday in the Alps." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"Thoughtful" by Palle1958"Horror Background Music (IG Version 60s)J" by Lesfm"Epic Darkness" by mariokhol

Edgar Allan Poe returns this week with a classic story from 1846. Join Tori The Moth as she takes you through this twisted tale of irony, revenge, and retribution, and learn why many critics consider this particular creepy read one of the greatest short stories ever written. "Every single word and sentence plays into the overall theme and mood of the story. Not a single syllable is wasted but helps achieve the overall effect Poe was striving for." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"Il Vecchio Castello Andante" by the Skidmore College Orchestra (Written by Modest Mussorgsky)"Fear" by Monday Hopes

H.P. Lovecraft makes his first Creepy Reads Podcast appearance this week! Join Tori The Moth as she takes you on a terrifying journey through one of the first short stories Lovecraft wrote as an adult. Written in 1917, "Dagon" is often seen as "the first glimpse into what would ultimately become the mythology that is so synonymous with H.P. Lovecraft today." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq "The Finches" by sodiacofficial"Abadoned Pyramid-atmo orchestral and drone-sad mood" by szegvaria "Lone Wolf" by GuilhermeBernardes

Be careful what you wish for! That's the warning this week's short story has for us all. Join Tori The Moth as she takes you through W.W. Jacobs' terrifying classic tale of magic, mystery, heartache, and horror. "There have been several film adaptations done, and homages to the climax of this story-the very final moments-have been pretty prevalent throught film and television for decades. (...) Its influence and impact on the genre has been pretty major..." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"The Forest of Good and Evil" by astrofreq"The White Lion" by GuilhermeBernardes"Cancion Triste" by enrique27naveda"Epic Darkness" by mariokhol

This episode, Tori The Moth brings an Edgar Allan Poe classic to life. Join her for a tale of madness, murder, and dismemberment--the beating heart of the gothic/horror genre! "First published in 1843, The Tell-Tale Heart has been an absolute staple in this genre. It is one of his shorter stories, but despite its brevity, it packs a serious punch!" Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"Suspensful Drama Scene" by astrofreq"Horror Background Music (IG Version 60s) by Lesfm

For the second episode of The Creepy Reads Podcast, Tori The Moth takes you on an adrenaline filled journey through Richard Connell's 1924 adventure-thriller, The Most Dangerous Game. "Although originally published as an adventure story, The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell ticks all the thriller boxes for me, and in my opinion is as wonderfully morbid as any classic gothic or horror story out there." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"Alone With The Darkness" by NaturesEye"Epic Hollywood Trailer" by ZakharValaha"Fear" by PratapSardar

In the very first episode of the Creepy Reads Podcast, join Tori The Moth has she recounts Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 1892 classic, disturbing short story, The Yellow Wallpaper. "There is defiance in this piece. There's a sense of liberation, a touch of madness...and a serious creep factor." Pixabay Music Credits:"Creepy Night" by astrofreq"Cancion Triste" by enrique27naveda"Cinematic Arabic Dawn" by Zen Man"Hope And Despair" by Airda"Alone With The Darkness" by NaturesEye"Stairs Into The Unknown" by JuliusH