The Dark Volumes Podcast

About The Dark Volumes Podcast

Like horror stories? Like audio books? Like to be read to by a voice as soft as black velvet and as sinister as a phantom? The Dark Volumes podcast brings you monthly stories from the greats such as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Robert Chambers, and others. There's some commentary, sure, but it's all about the stories, here. Turn off the lights, pour some wine, and (maybe) get under the covers. The Dark Volumes are here to remind you why you should be afraid of the dark.

Publisher

Russell Archey

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Sept 2021

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026

   "Nomad" by Aaron Ray Ballard

   Most of us are running from something. Some of us more literally than others. This story is from author Aaron Ray Ballard's collection "All The Monsters Are Here: 13 Spooky Tales." If you enjoy this story, listen to Ballard's other entry, "A Vampire Walks Into a Bar," also here on The Dark Volumes! Narrated by: Russell Archey Music by : Lucas King

2. 

   15 Apr 2026

   "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

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   26 Mar 2026

   "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/ (https://www.instagram.com/mehul_sharmaofficial/) Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com (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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US)

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

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Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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