The Midnight Library

You look peckish, Dear Guest! How about a little something you can sink your teeth into? Teeth, from every kind of animal, including you, have had a special kind of power and lore about them since forever! Tonight, Ms. Merrick intends to expose the roots of tooth folklore and witchcraft– witchcraft containing the magical ingredient... TEETH! Join us! We don't bite...all that much... (*Includes a special introduction for My Victorian Nightmare) Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

It said that "your fate is in your hands" - Learn how, with Miranda's voice in your ears, in this insightful reading on Palmistry! Hear of this mystical practice, its ancient roots, and how it spread across time. Find out which cultures embraced it, and just who made it into the thriving tool of divination that is to this day. And, how you...can easily pick up the skill! Your parlor awaits. Join us! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

The Midnight Library is proud to present for your listening pleasure, Fear Daily, a deeply atmospheric show that lures you into the unknown to unsettle you with the uncanny. Fear Daily takes you into the shadows of the past, unearthing the 1990's most terrifying tales of monsters, madness, and life after death. Join them as they explore the ghost stories and supernatural encounters left on an old online bulletin board that continues to operate somewhere in an unknown part of the Pennsylvania Rust Belt - a time capsule of society's greatest fears. Let your days be greatly improved by the daily presence... of Fear Daily Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Whether you can swim or not, Dear Guest, you're still in grave danger of tonight's maelstrom of moist monsters: The Malevolent Mermaids! Your Hell or high water host has 3 waterlogged, brutal beauties to share with you. So put your water wings on and hope for the best! You'll also be pleased to hear that tonight's soaking wet sponsor is The Evil Witches Yacht Club! (glub, glub) **BONUS! Sample of Stefan Strangeways’ Story Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Come right in, loosen your scarf, and have a headless cookie from The Hospitality Tray, dear guest! Tonight, your hostess, Miranda Merrick, is beyond thrilled to present for your delight, three fine and famous paintings of Beheadings in Art! And what beautifully dark things they are! There will be two versions of Judith beheading Holofernes and one unforgettable portrayal of Medusa sans head. If you would like to "get ahead" and look up the featured paintings, they are: Judith Beheading Holoferness by Caravaggio, The Head of Medusa by Peter Paul Rubens, and Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Klimt. Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome to The Midnight Library, Dear Guest! We hope you notice how freely you can move about...within the cordoned-off areas. Tonight we have something just a little different for you, the story of The Collyer Brothers. If you've never heard of them, you're in for a treat, sort of. If you have heard of them, please don't alarm the others. Without giving away any spoilers, this story offers wealth, prestige, quirkiness, eccentricity, gloom, delusion, denial, rats, and found corpses- plus several other intriguing items. You may want to eat a little while before you join us. Please take your seat! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Our reading this evening is issued with a rare "Heartbreak Warning" It tells the story of how one young man's obsession influenced the governing of his country, and gave unchecked power to the courts who worked in partnership with the church in order to ruin the lives of countless innocent people, primarily women, by first accusing them of witchcraft, then capturing and torturing them- and then ultimately murdering them. The story is true and the victims deserve our attention, our respect, and an effort to prevent this and similar actions from ever happening again. The story contains the brutal facts about the torture that was inflicted upon those who suffered. May they rest in peace. *SHOW NOTES CREDIT & THANKS TO  “ThatGlasgowWitch” *LINK TO THE REEL SHARED https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJmuMaXTUQ4/?igsh=MWZ4azE0czY1YmQyZA== * ALSO  - the creators of The Witches of Scotland Taran creators: Claire Campbell, Claire Mitchell, and Zoe Venditozzi & their organization The Witches of Scotland: https://www.witchesofscotland.com/  * Ms. Terry Stewart & The History and Heritage Guide. Historic UK - The History and Heritage Guide www.historic-uk.com

Honestly, we don't know what you were thinking, or, how what supposedly happened actually did. You're usually so careful and follow Miranda's instructions to the letter. But, these things do happen...from time to time...for some unknown reason. Join us tonight as YOU become lost in The Midnight Library and have the most bizarre evening that you've promised never to tell another living soul about... (HEADPHONES & SOLITUDE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE) Get 

Have you ever heard of "The Turning of the Wheel"? If not, you are missing out on an ancient and beloved calendar that encourages bonfires, music, bathing, planting, baking bread, and finding romance! Oh and also holding a dinner for the dead. Join us tonight in The Reading Room to hear all about the 8 old-fashioned festivals that anyone can take part in... and that many still do! We invite you to love The Wheel of the Year! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome bat lovers! And future bat lovers! We have great faith that once you get to know bats... well, you'll find they're even more creepy and mysterious than you imagined. Please swoop down on The Hospitality Tray to snap up your treats and find your favorite seat because tonight it's all about The Goth Butterflies of the Night, BATS! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome Spooky Lovelies! The fireplaces are lit, the Hospitality Tray is set, and everything that would make you run in panic is waiting beyond the cordoned-off areas, mostly. We thought it was time to visit our long-dead friends, The Victorians, and to learn to admire their strict and strange mourning customs, some of which are still with us today. From how long your black veil should be, to how to keep mice from burrowing into a corpse, we have all the dirt on their fascinating habits! So, strap on your best black bonnet and join us in The Reading Room! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome Spooky Lovelies! Join me for 40 melodious minutes of music and polite talk about how and why each piece was chosen for the beloved characters and unique places found only in the world of The Midnight Library! This will be followed by a short Q&A session. I'm so glad you're here! Love, Miranda HEADPHONES OR EARBUDS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome, Dear Guest! Tonight's sumptuous topic is: Seaworthy Witches! The Hospitality Tray is dripping with water-logged delights! And there will be talk of maritime superstitions, historical water-witch lore, an ad by our fine sponsor, The Mystique, and the amazing story of Tam O'Shanter & The Cutty Sark! Also, Mr. Darling refuses to put his mouth on a slimy sea hag. Join us! (Life vests are mandatory and useless) Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

5 Great Shows in One Spot! WE DO TOO HAVE FRIENDS! Snuggle up in The Reading Room and settle in for a long, delicious treat, because tonight, 5 luscious guest hosts have arrived to let you sample their own, unique styles of storytelling! Miranda will keep you company and introduce you to each of them. They are: Icy Sedgwick from Fabulous Folklore with Icy. Al Ridenour and Sara Chavez from Bone and Sickle. Alasdair Beckett-King & James Shakeshaft from The Loremen. Richard Hatem from Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf. And Chris Cullari & Ed Voccola from Scared All The Time. Their stories range from personal...to maniacal. *BE WARNED! Scared All The Time's portion contains vivid descriptions of cannibalism. So there. Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome, Dear Guest! Bring your most critical eye (from your pocket or borrow one from a friend) because tonight we will examine 3 masterfully painted, fine works featuring Death in Art! In each attention-grabbing artwork, Death will be portrayed differently and effectively. So effective, well, you'll have no choice but to follow him (or her!) Don't be left in the dark, look them up in advance!  -Death at the Door- by Adolf Menzel. -Death Playing the Fiddle- by Arnold Böcklin. And -Death and the Maiden by Marianne Stokes.  Each promises to be a deadly delight. Join us! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome, Spooky Lovelies! How elegant you look in your vampire-inspired attire! Tonight, by candlelight, we shall visit grave after grave after grave until we've had our fill of all the bizarre batterings the bodies of the supposed vampires have sustained. They are many and grievous. From stakes through their heart to stones in their mouth, "vampires" know grave treatment. Join us! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

You know what must be done. You know what you must do. Reach way back into your closet and retrieve your black ceremonial robes -or- grab some glitter and a hot-glue gun! The choice is yours! Tonight Miranda will tell you all about the weird and wonderful history of Mummers...and where you can find and join in with them today... safely, of course... Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Gruesome Greetings Dear Guests! Please take note of our repeated use of the word "gruesome" for this wild and wonderful werewolf tale is not for the faint of heart. If, however, you have the stomach and guts enough to simply let such ghastly things splash all over you without batting an eye (or ear)- Well! Do we have a lurid legend to share with you! The Werewolf of Bedburg. And yes, Mr. Darling is fond of this story! **Special guest cameo by John Darling Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome to The Reading Room, Spooky Lovelies! Imagine being accused of witchcraft because of the cute, little pets you own-- and that cute, little mole on your chin... and several of your spouses dropping dead while in your care. Please find your favorite spot because tonight, Ms. Merrick has for you, the spellbinding story of the very first familiars, and the first witch in Ireland to be accused of having them in her service, Alice Kyteler. And yes, your familiars are certainly welcome in The Midnight Library! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

Welcome Back, Spooky Lovelies! We begin tonight's reading with a dire warning about treading where you ought not to, specifically inside notorious haunted houses...and protected properties. But it seems no matter how many times Miranda warns the humans, they always think nothing bad will ever happen to them. Join us tonight as Ed & Chris from Scared All The Time travel beyond the cordoned-off areas and fool around and find out in this, the premier reading of Season 11 of The Midnight Library! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.