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Tech baron Dis promises young Mina Murray life eternal. All it takes is never again being exposed to sunlight, a diet of dubious supplements, and a little transfusion here and there. Written By: Oriana SchwindtNarrated By: Lilah Richcreek EstradaCollection Theme:"Monster Mash": Stories about Creatures, Chaos & the SupernaturalOTHER CREDITS:Podcast Created, Produced & Edited by: Robbie HyneIntro & Outro Music by: Noah JamesIntro & Outro Narration by: Anthony KeyvanPodcast Artwork by: Brendan Haley (insta: @haleydoodledo)Episode Artwork by: Robbie Hyne

Kapitel 5Wir lesen einem Briefwechsel zwischen Mina Murray, Jonathans Verlobter, und ihrer besten Freundin Lucy Westenra. Darin erfahren wir, dass Mina sich auf die Ehe vorbereitet, aber gerne unbeschwert mit Lucy an der See ein paar Tage verbingen möchte. Lucy wiederum schreibt Mina von ihren 3 Verehrern, von denen sie leider 2 abweisen musste, da sie ja schon mit Arthur Holmwood liiert ist. Danach erfahren wir noch, dass sich die 3 kennen und Arthur quasi einen Junggesellenbschied bereiten wollen. Vorgelesen von Rainer Schuppe; aufgenommen und bearbeitet im Coworking Space Rayaworx, Santanyí, Mallorca.

Award-winning author Dawn Kurtagich masterfully weaves a captivating tale of suspense and horror, in which Dr. Mina Murray returns to the windswept shores of Wales to help her childhood friend fight the mysterious illness that plagues her. When the lines between reality and delusion begin to blur, Mina must face off against a monstrous legacy—or be consumed herself.Beware what waits in the shadows…With one unexpected email from her estranged best friend, Lucy, Mina Murray's carefully curated life is turned upside down. Leaving behind her psychiatric practice in London, she returns home to the windswept shores of Wales. Faced with everything she's left behind, she soon discovers that Lucy's symptoms mirror those of her mysterious amnesiac patient hundreds of miles away.With nothing but an untreatable sickness connecting the two women, and with Lucy's life on the line, Mina finds herself asking questions and being drawn ever-deeper into a web of secrets, missing girls, and the powerful, nameless force at its center—one that has been haunting her for years.As terrible, ancient truths begin to reveal themselves, Mina prepares to confront her own darkest secrets, and with them, an evil beyond comprehension. Together with a group of smart, savvy women, Mina seizes one last, desperate chance to stop the cycle that began so long ago. But there are dangers to inviting the attentions of what might not be a man, but a monster…Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we take a look back at one of our more popular episodes, which discusses three different methods for starting your novel and introducing the central conflict. The episode ends with a preview of the audiobook of WIZARD-THIEF, as excellently narrated by Leanne Woodward. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates (August 2024) Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 213 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is August the 9th, 2024 and today we are looking back at one of our older episodes, specifically Episode 110: Three Techniques for Starting Your Novel and Introducing the Conflict (from way back in February of 2022). It was one of the more popular episodes, so it seems like a good one to replay. Next week, we will go back to recording new episodes, but I've had a lot to do in real life these past couple weeks, so it seems like a good time to rerun some old episodes. If you have 213 episodes of your podcast, what's the point unless you can dig into the archives and rerun an old episode every once in a while? We will return to new episodes next week. We'll also close out this episode with a short preview of the audiobook of Wizard-Thief (as excellently narrated by Leanne Woodward). So listen for that at the end of the show. Before we get back to our old episode, let's have an update on my current writing projects. Half-Orc Paladin is done and it is available. You can get it at Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. People have asked when it's going to come to the other stores and it will once the series is done and all six books are out, which should be sometime in 2025. Now that Half-Orc Paladin is done, I am working on Shield of Conquest as my main project. I am on Chapter 3 of 22, which puts me 11,000 words into it. After that, I shall write Ghost in the Tombs and I'm 31,000 words into that. And after Ghost in the Tombs is done, I will then start on Cloak of Illusion, and I am 1,000 words into that. So if all goes well, hopefully we will have Shield of Conquest in September, Ghost in the Tombs of October, and Cloak of Illusion in November, which pretty much takes us almost to the end of 2024. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects and now we will flash back to February 2022 and talk about 3 techniques to start your novel/introducing the conflict, and then we'll close out the show with a preview of the audiobook of Wizard-Thief, as excellently narrated by Leanne Woodward.   00:02:06 Re-airing of Episode 110 Begins. Introduction and Writing Updates from February 2022   Hello. Welcome to Episode 110 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is February the 25th, 2022 and today we're going to talk about how to start your book and introduce your conflict. Before we get into that, let's have some updates on my current writing projects. Editing is underway for Dragonskull: Blade of the Elves, and I also wrote a tie-in short story to go with it called The First Warlock, which is an origin story for one the new villains introduced in Blade of the Elves. This week I finished Dragonskull: Blade of the Elves, started editing, and also finished The First Warlock, and so if editing goes well and all goes well, that should be out sometime in March. I also finished writing Chapter One of Cloak of Shards. That will be my next main project after Dragonskull: Blade of the Elves is published in March. In audiobook news, I am beginning to proof-listen to chapters for Frostborn: The Dragon Knight (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills). So if all goes well, we should be able to listen to Frostborn: The Dragon Knight on audiobook platforms before too much longer. 00:03:22 Reader Question on Services for Physical Book Publishing Before we get into our main topic, we have one question from a reader this week. Steve asks: who do you typically do your physical publishing through, if I may ask? I almost always use Kindle Direct Publishing Print. It's generally the easiest and the simplest to use and offers both paperback and hardback now. Other providers like Ingram Spark offer a lot more options and customization options, but Ingram Spark is definitely harder and more complicated to use than Kindle Direct Publishing Print. And it's also easier to lose money doing that, since you can accidentally set yourself up with a negative return rate, which Amazon doesn't let you do. Draft to Digital has a print service. I've heard good things about it, but I've never actually used it, so I can't attest to it one way or the other. So if you're just starting out with your first book like I believe Steve is, then probably Kindle Direct Publishing Print is your quickest and easiest option for getting your book in paperback and hardback. 00:04:23 Main Topic of the Week: How to Start Your Book and Introduce Conflict So our main topic this week will be how to start your book and how to introduce your conflict. And of course, there's only one sentence that can start out that topic: “It was a dark and stormy night.” That sentence is perhaps the most cliched opening line in English literature. Of course, the opposite of that is writers who try to make the opening line of their book as shocking and memorable as possible, like for example, something along the lines of “today was the day I died for the seventh time.” If you read websites and Internet groups where writers frequent, you will often see writers agonizing at length about the opening line of their novel. Generally, the agonizing is all unnecessary. The introduction to your story has three purposes, and if you keep those three functions in mind, it will be much easier to both write the opening mind and the rest of the introduction. First, the introduction should catch the reader's attention. Second, the introduction should introduce the protagonist and the leading characters. Third, it should set the stage for the story's conflict. Let's go through each of these purposes and then share three methods for getting your story off the ground. First, catch the reader's attention. As we mentioned above, the necessity of seizing the reader's attention and of crafting an interesting opening sentence is a source of much angst in various Internet writers' forums. That said, it's best not to overthink things. The key is to provide just a little mystery, enough to inspire your curiosity and encourage the reader to continue further into the book. The easiest way to be interesting is not to be boring. That's, you know, easy to say, but difficult to do. There are, alas, numerous boring ways to start a book, and you should avoid them. It is best to avoid descriptions of the weather, like the famous dark and stormy night. Likewise, it is a good idea to avoid starting your book with lengthy descriptions of the scenery or the setting. Writers who are good at writing lovely prose might pull that off. But I'm not one of those writers, and in my opinion, lovely prose is only useful as a vehicle to advance the plot. Like most advice, “don't be boring” is easy to say and harder to do. How do you provide a little mystery in your novel's introduction? You want to set up a situation where you've inspired just enough curiosity in your reader that they keep reading. The first sentence doesn't have to carry the entire load, but it does help. “After dropping my children off at daycare, I drove to the gas station, loaded my pistol, and walked inside.” This example of an opening sentence might be a bit overdramatic, but it serves to illustrate the point. The narrator is seemingly a responsible parent, dropping his or her children off at daycare before heading to work. Why, then, is the narrator walking into a gas station with a weapon? For many readers, this will inspire enough curiosity to keep reading. Here is the opening sentence from my urban fantasy novel, Cloak Games: Thief Trap (which as of this recording is available for free on all book all ebook platforms). “One of the earliest things I remember is watching the entire United States Congress commit suicide on national television.” Readers have emailed to tell me that this is one of the more effective opening sentences that I have written. It is both a bit of a shock and a mystery hook. Why is a small child watching in the government commit suicide on national TV? If the reader wants to find out why, they will have to read on. Second, introduce the characters. The introduction of the story must also present the main characters to the reader. Obviously, you don't need to introduce all the characters in the book to the reader right away, nor all the details about them. This, in fact, would be a bad idea. The easiest way to introduce any characters in the introduction is to have them engaged in something that reflects their personality and potential conflicts. For example, consider the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. The book opens with letters written by Jonathan Harker to his fiancée, Mina Murray. In the letters, we learn that Harker is a new solicitor on his way to Transylvania to conduct a real estate transaction with an eccentric rural nobleman named Count Dracula. This handily introduces the characters of Harker, Mina, and Dracula, and sets up the stakes. Harker wants to establish himself in his profession so he can marry Mina, and he just needs to conclude his business with Dracula. Unfortunately for Harker, Dracula turns out to be far more dangerous than he initially appears. Soon, both Harker and the reader realize that Dracula is in fact an ancient vampire and the book's conflict begins. Introducing the characters is a good way to segue into setting the stage for the story's conflict, which we will discuss next. Third, introducing the conflict. The third and final purpose of the introduction is to introduce the reader to the story's conflict or antagonist. There are lots of fun and exciting ways to introduce the conflict. And I say fun and exciting because this is often where the story starts getting quite energetic. In a fantasy novel, it might be when the hero's village is attacked by orcs. In a mystery story, it's when someone stumbles across a dead body. In a thriller novel, perhaps the hero finds a sinister terror plot that is already well underway. The conflict can also be introduced more sedately. In an action themed book, it is easy to introduce the conflict via sudden violence, the attack of orcs, or sudden murder. Other kinds of stories may not involve so much physical danger. The central conflict of most romance novels, for example, is whether or not the heroine and the love interest will get together and whether or not they can overcome the assorted obstacles preventing them from having a relationship. A romance novel might introduce the conflict by having the love interest antagonize the heroine in some way. Perhaps the love interest is a lawyer who represents the heroine's business rival or the heroine is a local law enforcement official and the love interest is an FBI agent who threatens to take over her case. Regardless of how the conflict is introduced, the most important part of the conflict is that it must compel the protagonist to take action. If the conflict or the antagonist isn't serious enough to force the protagonist to act, then nothing happens and you don't have a story. It is possible to have the protagonist refuse to engage with the conflict, only to be forced into it later. For example, take a detective story where the main character, a retired cop, refuses to look into an old case. The retired cop's former partner is murdered and the grief over his death drives the protagonist into investigating. Now that you're familiar with the three roles an introduction needs to fill, let's take a look at three different methods of writing an introduction: a prologue, Bildungsroman/a slow build, or in media res/in the middle of things. First, a prologue. A prologue is a short preamble before the main story where you introduce the situation and certain facts about the setting to the reader, facts that your protagonist may not discover until later in the novel. The disadvantage of the prologue is that you will probably need to continue the introduction within the main body of the story, since the prologue is usually not enough to introduce the reader to the protagonist and the main conflict in an interesting way. The advantage of a prologue is that you can show the reader vital facts about the story and obtaining those facts might be a central plot point for the main characters. One of the better examples of a good prologue I've read comes from the mystery novel Field of Prey by John Sanford. The novel revolves around Detective Lucas Davenport's efforts to find a pair of serial killers operating in rural Minnesota. The prologue introduces the two serial killers and shows how they stumble across their preferred method of capturing their victims. In terms of story structure, that means the reader immediately knows who the killers are, even though Davenport and the other detectives do not. The actual plot does not kick off until the first chapter, when a pair of teenagers accidentally discover where the serial killers have been hiding the bodies of their victims. But throughout the book, the reader's advance knowledge from the prologue adds an additional layer of tension to the story, especially when one of the investigators stumbles across the killers without realizing his mortal peril. Field of Prey had an effective prologue, but I have to admit, a prologue is my least favorite technique for an introduction. In the hands of a capable writer, a prologue works, but I've seen a lot of prologues used to dump information on the reader that the writer couldn't figure out how to reveal in the story or to introduce a character who doesn't turn up until 2/3 of the way through the book. If you do use a prologue, you will likely have to combine it with one of the other two introductory techniques we'll discuss during this podcast. That leads us to the second technique, Bildungsroman, which I think I pronounced correctly, but if I didn't, my apologies. The term Bildungsroman is a German word that means education novel and refers to a genre of fiction that revolves around the education and development of a young protagonist. Nowadays, in English, we tend to call these kind of books coming of age novels. As you might expect, books like this tend to be quite leisurely, following the protagonist from childhood to adulthood. I found that Bildungsroman is also a useful shorthand to describe a kind of introduction where the story slowly builds to the conflict. The Lord of the Rings is a good example of a story with a leisurely introduction to the conflict. Frodo doesn't learn that his uncle Bilbo's magic ring is in fact The One Ring until well into the story, and even more time passes before he leaves with the ring to keep it safe. For that matter, the central conflict isn't fully expressed, that the ring must be destroyed and Frodo is the one to do it, until well into the book. It can be tricky to hold the reader's interest during a long and leisurely introduction. A good way to keep the reader's interest is to introduce an element of mystery to a long introduction. In a fantasy novel, the protagonist might have a secret he has to keep from everyone. Perhaps he has magical abilities and is hiding them for fear of persecution, or he's secretly the heir to a deposed king and the current regime will kill him if they find him. A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story, is a good example of a slow introduction, even though the entire book is relatively short. Doctor Watson needs a roommate to help cover his rent, so he moves in with the mysterious Sherlock Holmes. Holmes has many eccentricities, lending an air of mystery to him, and finally Watson learns that Holmes is consulting detective. The actual central conflict of the book (Holmes is brought in to solve a mysterious murder) does not take place until well into the story, but the mystery around Holmes himself helps hold the reader's interest. That leads to our third potential technique for starting a story, in media res. Now in media res is a Latin phrase that translates to “into the middle of things” in English and refers to the kind of introduction where you immediately thrust the reader into the plot without much in the way of build up. There are many different methods to do this, and in some ways, it is much easier to write than a slower introduction. In a fantasy novel, for example, the protagonist might wake up to find his village under attack by orcs. In a military science fiction novel, the book could start with the protagonist leading his platoon or squadron into battle against the space bugs. I have to admit, this story trope does seem quite common in military science fiction. A contemporary mystery novel could open with the detective standing over the murder victim and starting the investigation that will be the central conflict of the plot. A legal thriller might open in the middle of a high stakes trial, with the judge issuing a ruling that sets back the protagonist case and forces her to pursue a different strategy. The strength of starting the plot in media res is that you can immediately hook the reader with an action scene or some other kind of problem. It's easier to draw the reader's attention with a battle scene or some sort of dramatic sequence than it is with a slower introduction. You can then shift to the next phase of story structure and the conflict once you've gotten through the initial introduction. The weakness of starting in media res is that you're probably going to skip a lot of important information for the plot that you'll need to address later. To return to our previous examples, why are the orcs attacking the protagonist's village? Or why is the protagonist leading his platoon into battle against the space bugs? The danger is that you might be tempted to engage in massive info dumps later in the book, where characters state obvious things to each other that they already know, like for example, “as you know, Bob, we're both detectives engaged in a murder investigation.” Now people in real life generally do not talk that way, and using infodumps in dialogue or regular prose runs the risk of breaking the story's air of verisimilitude. The way to avoid info dumps is to use the release of new information as part of driving the plot. As always, the best way to do that is to keep an element of mystery in the story, allowing you to reveal information for maximum dramatic effect. To return to the example of the mystery novel that opens with the detective standing over the dead body, let's say that after the first few chapters, the detective's superior threatens to pull him off the case. There could be any number of reasons. Perhaps the detective botched a similar case, or the detective's partner was killed investigating the similar case, and the failure haunts our protagonist to this day or the murder has political implications and the detective superior is feeling pressure from his bosses to bury the case. Revealing this information as a complication in the plot rather than an infodump will improve the story. In our example of a fantasy novel where the protagonist's village is attacked by orcs and the villagers are taken captive, perhaps the human kingdom and the orcs have been at war for centuries. Perhaps the orcs were responding to a human attack, or maybe there is a traitor in the human kingdom who is working with the orcs. Either way, it is better for the protagonist to discover this during the plot rather than explaining it all in the introduction. Starting the story in media res is a great way to kick off the book, but it can be a challenge to not let things slacken after that. Retaining an element of mystery and, of course, complications for a protagonist to face, will keep things moving and interesting for the reader. As a final point, it is possible to open your book with a combination of prologue, Bildungsroman, and in media res, though you might want to wait until you have more experience writing novels before trying something complicated. The harsh advice of “keep it simple, stupid” applies to many areas of life and keeping things as simple as possible is often useful for writing novels as well. So, I hope you have found that helpful and that those techniques will be of use to you as you seek to start writing your own novels and short stories. So that is it for this week. Thank you all for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Two entries in this episode. First, Mina Murray visits Lucy in Whitby and tours the Whitby Abbey. Then the captain of the Demeter fears the deteriorating situation aboard his ship. Next episode: 26 July

In der heutigen Solofolge sprechen wir den Wert, Deinen Alltag und Dein (Er-)Leben regelmäßig schriftlich zu reflektieren. Journaling oder Tagebuch schreiben gehört neben der Meditation zu den effektivsten Methoden, um seine psychische Gesundheit nachhaltig zu verbessern. Mina Murray hat gesagt: „Tagebuch schreiben ist, als würdest Du Dir zuflüstern und zuhören zur gleichen Zeit.“   Lass uns in dieser Folge tief einsteigen: ·      Über die 7 großen Benefits der schriftlichen Reflektion ·      Warum es lebensverändernd ist, am Ende eines Monats die wertvollsten Erkenntnisse dieses Monats festzuhalten ·      Warum Du mit der Zeit immer mehr Selbstvertrauen, Mut, Vertrauen und Glaube an Dich gewinnst ·      Warum es eine wertvolle Vorbereitung auf Herausforderungen und schwierige Zeiten ist ·      Mein persönliches Geheimnis beim Journaling   Dieser MINDSET-Podcast unterstützt Dich, ein erfolgreiches, glückliches und erfülltes Leben nach Deinen Vorstellungen aufzubauen. Ich habe mir genau dieses Ziel im Leben gesetzt und teile hier mit Dir meine Strategien, Erfahrungen und vor allem auch die Fehler, die mir auf dem Weg dorthin passiert sind.   Lass uns gerne auch auf Facebook und Instagram @bischoffch connecten. Dort findest Du viele weitere Inhalte und Du kannst super gerne Deine Gedanken zu dieser Folge teilen. Jetzt viel Inspiration und genieße diese Folge. Dein Christian     Mehr von Christian: Verpasse keine Infos und melde Dich zum Newsletter an: https://www.christian-bischoff.com/  Aktuelle Seminartermine im Jahr 2024: 2-tages Seminar CREATE YOUR OWN REALITY – Finde zu Dir selbst und verwirkliche Deine Träume! 06./07. Juli München 28./29. September Bielefeld Weitere Infos und zum Ticket geht's hier entlang: https://www.christian-bischoff.com/e1/2024-cyor/create-your-own-reality/  Intensivseminar SELFMASTERY – Lebe Dein volles Potenzial! Hier entwickelst Du in 5 Tagen maximale mentale und emotionale Stärke: 11.-15. September 2024 in Blaubeuren bei Ulm Weitere Infos und zum Ticket geht's hier entlang: https://www.christian-bischoff.com/e3/2024-sm/selfmastery/sm-slf/    MINDFULNESS – Inneren Frieden finden und Zugang zu Deinem wahren Zuhause bekommen: 19.- 24. November 2024 in Blaubeuren bei Ulm Weitere Infos und zum Ticket geht's hier entlang: https://www.christian-bischoff.com/e2/2024-mf/mindfulness/sm-mf/  ---- Die Onlinekurse von Christian – starte jetzt gleich in Dein nächstes Level: MINDSHIFT  Der 6 Wochen Onlinekurs für Deinen persönlichen «Mindshift». Lerne in diesem Onlinekurs, wie Du alte Gedankenmuster loslässt, Ängste überwindest und neue Gewohnheiten entwickelst. Klicke hier, um direkt zu starten: https://www.christian-bischoff.com/k2/offer/    BEWUSSTHEIT – DER ONLINEKURS 5 Wochen, die Deinem Leben mehr Sinn und Bewusstheit schenken. Tauche ein und erreiche Dein neues Bewusstheitslevel. Weitere Infos und zur Anmeldung geht's hier entlang. https://www.christian-bischoff.com/bewusstheit-kurs/optin-mc01/  ---- Christians Spiegel-Bestseller Buch BEWUSSTHEIT findest Du auf Amazon oder überall, wo es Bücher gibt. ----  YouTube Auf unserem YouTube-Kanal findest Du bestimmt auch Dein Thema, das Dich im Moment beschäftigt, um ein erfolgreiches, glückliches und erfülltes Leben zu führen – folge Christian und lass Dich inspirieren: https://www.youtube.com/user/christianbischoff/featured ---- Lass uns connecten: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bischoffch  Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/bischoffch  ----   Christian Bischoff Der MINDSET-Podcast #1 Podcast auf iTunes Jeden Dienstag eine neue Folge. In jeder bekannten Podcast-App.

Lucy Westenra writes to Mina Murray to update her on some big events in her social life. Next episode: 25 May

Today we read a letter from Lucy Westenra to Mina Murray and another entry from Jonathan Harker's journal.

Dacre Stoker drops by to talk about the upcoming documentary, Father of Dracula, written by author and historian John West, this unique documentary narrated by Dacre Stoker - the great-grand nephew of Bram Stoker - looks at the life of his illustrious ancestor, the author of Dracula, one of the greatest horror novels ever written. Using unique illustrations and photos from the time, it will cover his early life, his mysterious childhood illness, his days as a student in Dublin, his successful career as Sir Henry Irving's theatre manager at the Lyceum, and, of course, how he came to write Dracula, his most famous work.  The film will look into how Bram Stoker gathered his research in different libraries and archives and how he utilised the vampire myth that already existed across Europe and North America to bring to life literature's greatest horror icon, a figure that, over a 100 years later, still has the power to strike fear in us.  Directed and edited by Jason Figgis, award-winning IFTA-nominated film and TV director.  Written by John West, author and film producer. Narrated by Dacre Stoker, author and great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker. Original Music by Emmy-nominated composer Michael Richard Plowman.  Extracts from the diaries of Mina Murray are performed by British actress Gemma Gordon.   Contribute Here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bram-stoker-father-of-dracula#/     Links To Mention:   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078984289174 https://stokerverse.com/ http://dacrestoker.com/   https://www.facebook.com/moosesmonstermashpod https://electronicmediacollective.com/moose/ https://twitter.com/MooseMediainc https://www.instagram.com/paul_moose_harder/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKQJq7_ZnFIjg0vcc5R7F7w

“You simply must introduce me to that pile of rats” The panel of peril down a big glass of red wine and eat a plate of delicious, steamed broccoli and roasted garlic before taking in this week's film Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992). Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) is an elderly gent rattling around in his large home, pining after his lost love Elisabeta (Winona Ryder). When solicitor Jonathon Harker (Keanu Reeves) turns up at his gaff to seal a London property deal, he sees that Harker's bride to be Mina Murray (also Ryder) is the reincarnation of his centuries dead love. Can the Count win the heart of Murray or will Harker wed her as planned? Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgFPIh5mvNc ********PLOT SPOILER ALERT******** He's a vampire! Blah! Dracula has travelled oceans of time to find Mina and nothing will stop him from being with her now. Snacking on her best friend Lucy (Sadie Frost), avoiding blood expert Abraham Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) and manipulating henchman Renfield (Tom Waits), it seems as though ol' Drac has every base covered. Will he make off with a new bride, or will a stake be put through his ambitions? What the actual flip did the panel make of this one? How the actual flip can they improve upon Count Dracula's bloody scheme? And who the actual flip will be victorious in this week's competition? https://twitter.com/diabolicalpod https://www.instagram.com/diabolicalpod/ https://www.facebook.com/diabolicalpod Email diabolicalpod@gmail.com

Katie and Liv get their vampire on (again!) and discuss Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. With Johnathan Harker, Jack Harkness, some absolutely wild accents and truly decadent horniness.

The panel welcomes guest expert Dr. Madeline Potter to discuss chapters 5–11, comprising the letters and journals of Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra, and Dr. Seward, and their observations tragic and fantastical, from giant bats to bug-eating maniacs.Continue reading

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com.

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? Get more episodes of Mina & Lucy now! (link to: https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/mina-lucys-guide-to-slaying-dracula/) For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The week we remain in England and Mina Murray.  Since arriving in Whitby to visit her old friend Lucy Westnera, there have been many tales of strange things happening, from empty graves to Lucy sleep walking.  Will the storm and the Russian ship off the coast hold the answers?...Please support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtaleBooks - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-taleBuy Dracula - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780241411155Bram Stoker Horror Stories - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781786647832 The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre by John Polidori - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780199552412I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, Cade Norman, Matt Woodward, Spockk Kirkk, Kirsten Flores and Lori ScottSupport the show

Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark. But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town. Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween? For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 19: Renfield tries to escape. This episode contains medical ableism. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; Jonathan Sims as Jack Seward; and Felix Trench as Renfield. Directed by Stephen Indrisano and Hannah Wright. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Featuring music by Travis Reaves. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 18: Lucy looks better. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; and Beth Eyre as Lucy Westenra. Directed by Hannah Wright. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 17: Lucy grows weaker. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; Beth Eyre as Lucy Westenra; and Nathan Blades as Samuel F. Billington. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 15: Lucy's mother tells Mina a secret. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 14: Lucy has a visitor. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; and Beth Eyre as Lucy Westenra. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 13: Mina has a quiet day. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 12: Sister Agatha talks about a patient. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; and Bonnie Calderwood Aspinwall as Sister Agatha. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 11: Lucy sleepwalks. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; and Beth Eyre as Lucy Westenra. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 10: Mina worries about Lucy. This episode includes a brief description of animal cruelty. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 8: News from the Correspondent. Transcript here. This episode featured: Sasha Sienna as the Correspondent; and Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 6: Mr. Swales notices something. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; Graham Rowat as Mr. Swales; and Nathan Blades as the Coast Guard. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 3: The First Mate goes swimming. This episode contains contains depiction of a suicide. Transcript here. This episode featured: Alasdair Stuart as the Captain of the Demeter; Sivan Raz as the Mate; and Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 1: The crew is demoralized. Mr. Swales shows off. This episode contains contains a description of a suicide. Transcript here. This episode featured: Alasdair Stuart as the Captain of the Demeter; Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; Beth Eyre as Lucy Westenra; and Graham Rowat as Mr. Swales. Directed by Hannah Wright. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 27: Mina Murray is getting uneasy about Jonathan. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray. Directed by Hannah Wright. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 26: Mina Murray is anxious. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray. Directed by Hannah Wright. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 24: The Captain is a hand short. Mina Murray watches the harbour. Transcript here. This episode featured: Alasdair Stuart as the Captain of the Demeter; Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray; and Graham Rowat as Mr. Swales. Directed by Hannah Wright. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucy Westenra writes to Mina Murray that she has just become engaged to Arthur Holmwood, but not before she rejected two heart-breaking proposals, one from John Seward, and the other from a Texan friend, Quincey Morris. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

Dracula by Bram Stoker chapter 6, narrated by Isaac BirchallMina and Lucy meet in Whitby on the Yorkshire coast. It is a very picturesque town with a beautiful old red roofs and a ruined abbey which was sacked by the Danes. There is however a newer church with a graveyard that looks out onto the harbour. There are two lighthouses that overlook the sea that protect the incoming boats from the green reef which could easily wreck any ship that maybe fall onto them. Mina meets an old sailor who is near on a hundred years old with a very thick accent who Mina wants to interrogate with questions about the superstitions of the area. The following day, both Mina and Lucy meet with the old man. He tells her that all of the ghost stories are nothing but nonsense that was invented to scare people or persuade them to do things that they usually wouldn't. He also tells the two that the majority of graves are empty, the majority lost at sea, so there aren't any bodies to make ghosts of.  They continue to discuss the grave with the old man until late into the evening when he runs off home where his daughter is waiting for him with supper.  After he leaves the two discuss Lucy's upcoming marriage and it makes Mina very sad as she has not heard from Johnathan for a month.Dr Seward writes more on Renfield, his lunatic patient. He notes that Renfield loves animals, and that he collects flies, using some of his dinner rations to catch them. Renfield disgusts Seward quite a lot by eating flies and spiders. After a few days, Seward is confused again as it seems that Renfield has gotten himself a sparrow, then a few days later a whole colony of birds. Renfield then asks for a kitten, and Seward really starts to fear the man, a truly homicidal maniac. The next day, Seward visits Renfield again, and finds him laying sugar of the windowsill looking to catch flies. The birds are gone, and when Seward asks what happened, Renfield replies that they flew away, but there are several feathers about the room, and a drop of blood on the pillow.  Seward concludes that Renfield is eating his pets, and longs to test Renfield and see how far he would go, but knows that it would be frowned upon by his peers.Mina Murray again continues her journal. She writes that she is unhappy about Lucy and Johnathan.  She eventually receives a forwarded letter from Johnathan's boss saying that he is about to start for home, but the letter seems very un-Johnathan-like.  Lucy has also started sleepwalking again, and Lucy's mother implores Mina to help Lucy by locking the door to their room every night so that she does not go outside in a sleeping state.  As the days go by, there is still no news from Johnathan and Mina become the more and more uneasy. A week later there is still no sign from Johnathan, and Lucy's sleep walking is getting worse. A few days go by, and a great storm starts looming over the sea, great clouds almost black overhead, and all of the fishing boats hurry back into the harbour for shelter. Mr Swales greets Mina on the cliffside, and he apologises for his behaviour of the previous couple of days, and excuses himself by saying that he fears that the reaper is coming for him, and that he just needs to make light of the situation. He then gets up from his seat, and wanders off.Get SurfShark and protect yourself online todaySupport the showThank you so much for listening, if you want to support the me go to any of these links :)*Social*SHOPIFY: https://the-essential-reads.myshopify.com/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theessentialreadsTWITTER: http://twitter.com/isaacbirchall98Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads

Lucy Westenra writes to Mina Murray about the latest gossip. She is spending a lot of time with Arthur Holmwood, and her mother thinks him a fine fellow. Arthur introduced her to a man named Dr. John Seward, owner of his own lunatic asylum, who Lucy thinks is remarkably resolute. She feels that Seward is trying to read her, but she evades him. Lucy reveals that she is in love with Arthur Holmwood, and hopes for a bright future with him. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

May 9: Mina Murray is simply overwhelmed with work. Transcript here. This episode featured: Isabel Adomakoh Young as Mina Murray. Directed by Hannah Wright. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production. Find us online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redracula Ad Free Feed: https://bloodyfm.supportingcast.fm/products/re-dracula-1 Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula Website: www.ReDracula.live Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Bloody Disgusting Website: www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/re-dracula Twitter: twitter.com/bloodyfm Instagram: instagram.com/bloody_fm Discord: discord.gg/nReJ4JTSyf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mina Murray writes to her best friend, Lucy Westenra. Mina tells Lucy that she is learning shorthand so that she might assist her fiance, Jonathan Harker, once he returns from his business trip abroad. To that end, she will keep a journal and hone her mind to remember the details of her days. She asks Lucy to tell her of the latest gossip of Lucy's budding love life. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

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