Welcome to Gothic Tales for Sleep, where the eerie and the soothing collide. Each episode, we journey through the shadowy corridors of classic literature, reading haunting ghost stories from centuries past to lull you into peaceful sleep. Dim the lights, close your eyes, and let the whispers of history carry you off to dreamland.
Ruthie and Natalie explore how the Tower's staircase metaphor symbolizes a timeless battle with the patriarchy that still resonates today.
16 Nov 2024
The Tower, by Marghanita Laski
In Italy, a young Englishwoman named Caroline explores a secluded tower despite warnings of its eerie reputation, only to find herself gripped with fear as she ascends its spiral staircase.
9 Nov 2024
DEEP DIVE: The Readjustment
Ruthie and Natalie talk about the age old issue of communication between the sexes and how expressing feelings still seems to baffle us.
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2 Nov 2024
The Readjustment, by Mary Austin
Three days after her death, a wife returns as a ghost to confront her husband's detachment.
26 Oct 2024
DEEP DIVE: The Monkey's Paw
Ruthie and Natalie discuss W.W. Jacobs classic lesson of gratitude and the many iterations of the story in film and TV.
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11 Oct 2024
The Monkey's Paw, by W.W. Jacobs
A family comes into possession of a mystical paw capable of granting three wishes but with unforeseen consequences, ever reminding them: be careful what you wish for.
5 Oct 2024
DEEP DIVE: The Cold Embrace
Ruthie and Natalie explore Mary Elizabeth Braddon's themes of guilt, shame, and the cruelty of 19th century ghosting.
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28 Sept 2024
The Cold Embrace, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
A young artist ends his engagement leading to his fiancée's death, but her vow never to leave him soon haunts his every moment.
21 Sept 2024
DEEP DIVE: The Rose Garden
Ruthie and Natalie discuss some of the weaknesses in the plot, but quickly discover that M.R. James' commentary on class, nature, and criminal justice are still relevant today.
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14 Sept 2024
The Rose Garden, by M.R. James
Mrs. Anstruther wants to plant a rose garden on her estate, but the location she chooses reveals a troubled spirit lingering on the grounds.
6 Sept 2024
DEEP DIVE: The Moonlit Road
Ruthie and Natalie discuss Ambrose Bierce's feminist themes of domestic violence, along with the author's mysterious disappearance.
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31 Aug 2024
The Moonlit Road, by Ambrose Bierce
The mysterious murder of Julia Hetman is retold in three differing perspectives: her son, the man who may be her husband, and Julia herself.
24 Aug 2024
DEEP DIVE: Angeline, or The Haunted House
Host Ruthie Darling and producer Natalie Gregory discuss the origin for the Gothic Tales series as well as themes and ideas from Émile Zola's Angeline, or The Haunted House.
This episode is brought to you by Audio Monuments.
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17 Aug 2024
Angeline, or The Haunted House by Émile Zola
On the outskirts of Paris, a young man happens upon an old house with a strange ambiance, and the discovery of a haunting presence connected to its tragic past.
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