Warlock Vorobok Reads

Join Warlock Vorobok for his final podcast as he reads one of his favorite time-traveling stories: Enoch Soames by Sir Max Beerbohm. Join a down-on-his-luck writer as he makes a Faustian deal with the Devil to see if his name lives on in literary history. You'll never guess who gets the last laugh!Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Join Warlock Vorobok as he reads a story about the scariest creatures of them all...caterpillars...wait, what? You read that right, but Edward Benson uses just the right tone to create this disquieting story about unsuspecting larvae.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Join Warlock Vorobok as he reads the terrifying words of Cincinnati's own Lafcadio Hearn, an Enquirer journalist who later moved to Japan and translated their folklore for English-speaking people. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Join Warlock Vorobok as he reads this classic tale of horror from Ireland's greatest writer of the supernatural, Bram Stoker.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

“The King in Yellow,” a mythological play that causes the reader to lose touch with reality, is Robert W. Chambers' haunting legacy in supernatural fiction, influencing many authors and even the hit-television series “True Detective.” Listen to Warlock Vorobok read one of the chilling tales that mentions this awful play... Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Join Warlock Vorobok as he reads the leading Victorian ghost story writer of his day, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu! Besides his notable ghost stories, Le Fanu also penned a famous vampire novel 25 years before Dracula!Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok returns once more to America's greatest horror writer: Edgar Allan Poe. Get ready to be spooked by the Masque of Red Death!

One of New England's most famous writers comes forth from the void to share a story no-doubt connected to his family's witch-trail roots. Gather round as Warlock Vorobok reads about a Puritan's temptation to stray from good to evil in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown."

It all started because of bad weather and boredom. A ghost story contest was announced. And the genre of horror was about to change forever. Join Warlock Vorobok as he reads from one of his favorite horror novels—and an all-time classic—Frankenstein.

It all started because of bad weather and boredom. A ghost story contest was announced. And the genre of horror was about to change forever. Join Warlock Vorobok as he reads from one of his favorite horror novels—and an all-time classic—Frankenstein.

It all started because of bad weather and boredom. A ghost story contest was announced. And the genre of horror was about to change forever. Join Warlock Vorobok as he reads from one of his favorite horror novels—and an all-time classic—Frankenstein.

Brace yourself for gloomy castles, ghostly apparitions, and gruesome corpses! This new season of Warlock Vorobok Reads features scary good short stories, starting with the queen of Gothic literature, Ann Radcliffe. Radcliffe returns from the void to join the podcast after first sharing her supernatural writings with the Library's resident warlock on the March 2022 episode. This time, Warlock Vorobok shares her 18th century masterpiece, “The Mysteries of Udolpho.”

Join Warlock Vorobok as he kicks off a new season of this supernatural podcast with an excerpt from the first Gothic novel, the Castle of Otranto. Written in 1764, this slim novel would be the start of so many nightmares to come.

Walter is most famous for his lyrical poetry for children, but "the Listeners" still manages to scare this Warlock every time I read it - and it is perfect for a cold winter's evening!Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Did you know the poet that penned the famous words on the Statue of Liberty also wrote poems about haunted places and Will O'the Wisps? Come get scared by the phantasmagoric verses of one America's most important poets.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

This month, the Warlock brings forth the works of famous Irish folklorist Alfred Perceval Graves. Born in Dublin on July 22, 1846, Graves published his first poem in 1863, which sparked his emergence as a leader in the renewal of Irish literature.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Henry was the most popular poet in America during his lifetime. And one of the richest, earning $3,000 per poem, which, in today's money would equal roughly $77,000! Join Warlock Vorobok as he explores the fantastical shipwrecks and haunted verses of one of America's most enduring poets.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Despite being one of the most popular Victorian poets, Christina Rossetti challenged the Victorian morals with this poem about temptation. Even Warlock Vorobok looks over his shoulder while reading this one! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Percy Bysshe Shelley was more than just Mary Shelley's husband. He was an accomplished poet, a radical nonconformist, and a vegetarian atheist. Join Warlock Vorobok as he explores the hallucinatory words of a poet well ahead of his times.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Lord Byron's larger-than-life persona created some fantastic poetry. Listen to Warlock Vorobok explore the gloomy depths of prison as well as a stunning apocalyptic dream from one of England's most famous poets.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Is there a more haunted place than the graveyard? Join Warlock Vorobok and other things that go bump in the night as he reads the most famous work of Scottish poet, Robert Blair.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Listen to Warlock Vorobok read from an obscure 17th century poet whose pamphlets depicting lower- and middle-class life were burned in the streets by the authorities.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Cursed by a witch, a talking tree laments his failure to uphold virtue to a chivalric knight in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, one of the longest poems written in the English language.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

CHPL's resident warlock recites one of the most famous of the King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table tales: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in which gallant Gawain agrees to trade axe strokes with the verdant knight only to discover a gruesome surprise.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

The Ancient Romans had many myths about gods and humans transforming into beasts. Here are two of the most frightening ones penned by one of the finest poets of his day, Ovid.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

At the end of this season of Warlock Vorobok Reads, after reading otherworld poetry from ancient Greece up until the start of the twentieth century, CHPL's resident warlock ends his supernatural saunter with the King of the Bohemians, George Sterling. On this episode, Warlock Vorobok reads “A Wine of Wizardry,” published in the September 1907 issue of Cosmopolitan. This poem stirred up lots of harsh comments by the critics, but is a spellbinding brilliance of phantasmagorical visions!Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok is materializing terrific poetry from merely 50 miles away as the crow flies. Join us as CHPL's resident Warlock reads three of Dunbar's most bone-chilling poems.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Famously reclusive, Emily Dickinson hid her poetry out of sight until after her death. It is no surprise she should leave us some sepulchral poems about ghosts and decaying corpses. Gather round as the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library's resident Warlock reads three of Dickinson's supernatural poems.Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

From painter to wallpaper designer to socialist activist to inspiring J.R.R. Tolkien, William Morris dabbled in everything. Listen to his haunting Medieval-like poems The Tune of Seven Towers and Spell-Bound on another bewitching episode of Warlock Vorobok Reads!Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

The words of Ann Radcliffe, the Queen of Gothic Fiction and the highest paid writer of the 1790s, are sent into the void on this month's episode of https://open.spotify.com/show/6SGpXMfIWaRcVRIN8OSfwC (Warlock Vorobok Reads). Gather close to CHPL's resident warlock and prepare for the icy chill of the Snow-Fiend and Night! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

The words of Ann Radcliffe, the Queen of Gothic Fiction and the highest paid writer of the 1790s, are sent into the void on this month's episode of https://open.spotify.com/show/6SGpXMfIWaRcVRIN8OSfwC (Warlock Vorobok Reads). Gather close to CHPL's resident warlock and prepare for the icy chill of the Snow-Fiend and Night! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

“Podcasts, podcasts everywhere, nor any episode about Samuel Taylor Coleridge.” Suspend your disbelief as CHPL's resident warlock reads Taylor Coleridge's chilling poetry in this month's episode of Warlock Vorobok Reads. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Paradise Lost was the most famous example of fan fiction until Twilight came along. Catch a glimpse of hell with Warlock Vorobok as he reads some devilish passages from Books One and Two of Paradise Lost. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Although this author is more known for his carpe-diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time," Robert Herrick also included some supernatural and fantastical elements in his poems "The Spell," "Oberon's Feast," "the Hag," and "Another to Bring in the Witch." Tune your senses towards the otherworldly void as Warlock Vorobok returns to read these paranormal poems. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Spurned love is the subject of many famous Shakespeare works, written in vivid prose and imagery. Another English poet at the time, John Donne expressed the tragedy of heartbreak in a more supernatural manner. With witches and ghosts abounding in spooky sonnets, listen closely as CHPL's Warlock Vorobok reads two of Donne's most chilling poems The Apparition and Witchcraft by a Picture.   Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

For 12 long years, the monstrous Grendel has plagued Heorot, attacking the Hall all that find themselves inside. Luckily for us, the resident guide to all supernatural things, Warlock Vorobok, is here to tell the epic poem of Beowulf, who is tasked by the King to face Grendel once and for all! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups. 

Warlock Vorobok returns with a new focus on reading supernatural poetry starting with section from the Ancient Greek poet The Odyssey. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

In the finale episode of the Warlock Vorobok Reads podcast, we come to the reality-crushing conclusion in which two stranded campers have to fend for themselves against something unearthly! Click https://player.captivate.fm/episode/78e110cc-842b-4db1-909f-9a0224dc7017 (here) to listen to part 2 of "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

In part 2 of 3 of the finale of the Warlock Vorobok Reads podcast, the narrator and his friend realize they are trapped on the island, the willows are closing in, and they begin to suspect each other of sabotage. If you like John Carpenter's "The Thing", then this story is for you! Click https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d7322eac-d62d-4449-9fba-2f4c039b1a5a (here) to listen to part 1 of "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

It's the beginning of the end! In this 3-part finale to the Warlock Vorobok Reads podcast, Adam begins to tell his favorite, creepy story of all time: "The Willows' by Algernon Blackwood! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups. In this episode, Adam puts a cap on National Poetry Month with an excerpt from 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge!

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups. In this episode, Adam reads an excerpt from 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Oscar Wilde once said, “either this wallpaper goes or I do.” Find out if there is something more sinister beyond the pattern in this feminist classic!

You're listening to the finale of our extra-special episodes of Warlock Vorobok Reads featuring readings from a Christmas Carol! In this stave, Scrooge shows a change of heart and betters the world.

You're listening to part 4 of 5 extra-special episodes of Warlock Vorobok Reads featuring readings from a Christmas Carol! In this stave, Scrooge meets a silent ghost and attends other dispiriting events.

You're listening to part 3 of 5 extra-special episodes of Warlock Vorobok Reads featuring readings from a Christmas Carol! In this stave, Scrooge witnesses a lot of socially (un)distanced Xmas celebrations.

You're listening to part 2 of 5 extra-special episodes of Warlock Vorobok Reads featuring readings from a Christmas Carol! In this stave, we witness Scrooge's past holidays with plenty of singing, dancing, and heartbreak.

To usher in this holiday season, Warlock Vorobok Reads is releasing 5 extra-special episodes featuring readings from A Christmas Carol! One might not think of A Christmas Carol as a ghost story, but listen carefully, especially to “Stave I: Marley's Ghost.” Scrooge's house is richly described in a Gothic atmosphere full of darkness and anxiety. The shuddering realization that Marley wears his moral crimes on his incorporeal body as punishment is something mimicked later in Franz Kafka's In the Penal Colony.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.