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The Dark Volumes Podcast

The Dark Volumes Podcast

by Russell Archey

Books Drama Science Fiction

"The Alchemist" by H.P. Lovecraft

An interesting case of "maybe magic, maybe mundane" in the French countryside. Does the narrator truly have a cursed family lineage? Narrated by: Russell Archey Music: Tension by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

"The Book" by H.P. Lovecraft

Mysterious incantations from on ancient, incomplete book found in a dreary place of questionable sanity. The sentence gets worse the more you read it, yet the narrator of this episode continued down that dark rabbit hole until he discovered more than he bargained for. Narration: Russell Archey Music: CURSE by Mehul ShaRma | https://www.instagram.com/mehul_sharmaofficial/ Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

"Dark" by Russell Archey

Your friendly neighborhood narrator is providing you with a read today from the third book in his dark fantasy trilogy "The Obscured Throne." This story is set in the dying world of Alda. You can read about the struggles and terrors within the trilogies pages, but here is one tale focused on the love of one sister for another, the tragedy that befalls them, and the fate she chooses.

"A Strange Christmas Game" by Charlotte Riddell

Scrooge had his ghosts, and so do we. The Dark Volumes never rests (so it is with the strange and the damned), therefore we present to you a Christmas-themed episode. If the lights are too much for your shadowy soul, give this haunting tell a try and refresh your spooky batteries during all this holiday cheer. Narration: Russell Archey Music: "Jingle Bells - Dark Orchestral" by Lucas King

"Silence - A Fable" by Edgar Allan Poe

With mysterious and haunting imagery, this story by Poe is truly unique reading. Now, you can indulge in an engaging aural experience regarding a demon's fable from within a strange tomb. Narrated by Russell Archey Music: Cicadas by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckleyMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"The Picture in the House" by H.P. Lovecraft

Storms and weird houses. A horror staple. This one come with a tasty twist. Narrated by Russell Archey Music "Desolation" by Lucas King

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Published in 1892, this story is considered one of the great early works of writing, especially in regards to horror, that discusses the mental strains women faced in the late 19th century. It will also speak to anyone who suffers from feeling alone. The walls closing in. Isolation that strains your sanity. And, of course, a common horror trope...the color yellow. Narrated by Russell Archey Music by Lucas King

"The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood - Part 4 of 4

A popular beastie in today's culture; it holds much more significance with the Algonquian peoples with which it originated. It's also known as the "witiko" and "weeghteko" among others. Originally it was a malevolent spirit or even just a particularly wicked individual, with variations in representation among whichever local folklore it was associated with. Modern variations introduced a cannibalism aspect as well as depictions including a deer-skull for a head complete with antlers. There have always been the same common denominator, however: wendigos are the embodiment of greed and excess. This episode involves the novella by the legendary Algernon Blackwood, published in 1910 in the collection The Lost Valley and Other Stories. A more classical take, and nonetheless incredibly haunting. Music: "Damaged" by Lucas King

"The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood - Part 3 of 4

A popular beastie in today's culture; it holds much more significance with the Algonquian peoples with which it originated. It's also known as the "witiko" and "weeghteko" among others. Originally it was a malevolent spirit or even just a particularly wicked individual, with variations in representation among whichever local folklore it was associated with. Modern variations introduced a cannibalism aspect as well as depictions including a deer-skull for a head complete with antlers. There have always been the same common denominator, however: wendigos are the embodiment of greed and excess. This episode involves the novella by the legendary Algernon Blackwood, published in 1910 in the collection The Lost Valley and Other Stories. A more classical take, and nonetheless incredibly haunting. Music: "Damaged" by Lucas King

"The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood - Part 2 of 4

A popular beastie in today's culture; it holds much more significance with the Algonquian peoples with which it originated. It's also known as the "witiko" and "weeghteko" among others. Originally it was a malevolent spirit or even just a particularly wicked individual, with variations in representation among whichever local folklore it was associated with. Modern variations introduced a cannibalism aspect as well as depictions including a deer-skull for a head complete with antlers. There have always been the same common denominator, however: wendigos are the embodiment of greed and excess. This episode involves the novella by the legendary Algernon Blackwood, published in 1910 in the collection The Lost Valley and Other Stories. A more classical take, and nonetheless incredibly haunting. Music: "Damaged" by Lucas King

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