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Petra's Dark & Dreamy: Gothic Sleep Stories & Macabre Verse
Sleepy Horror Stories, Classic Mysteries, Gothic Tales, Macabre Poetry all read by Petra.
Immerse yourself in a rich tapestry of classic literature, Gothic poetry, and eerie tales that invite you into a dreamlike, otherworldly experience. Each episode is designed without jarring music or sound effects in order to flow into the next episode without disrupting your peaceful slumber.
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Episodes
89 episodes
DAY 21~ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN ~ UNLOCKED SUBSCRIBER'S EPISODE~ THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM, Bros. Grimm - 1812 + 1847 VERSIONS
***WARNING, this episode contains VIOLENCE***Unlock the mysteries of the night with Petra's Dark & Dreamy. Drift into tranquility with our immersive sleep stories, where every episode weaves a spellbinding narrative ...
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DAY 20 ~ AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, CH. 6, H. P. Lovecraft
At the Mountains of Madness is a chilling Antarctic expedition tale by H.P. Lovecraft. Told through the eyes of a scientist, it blends real exploration with growing unease as the team ventures deeper into the frozen wastes. The story b...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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22:13
DAY 19~ ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN~ THE CITY IN THE SEA, Edgar Allan Poe
Join us for Night 19 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve celebration of stories, tales, poetry, gothic, macabre and mysterious! Tonight we float in the City in the Sea by Edgar Allan Poe.Please help the podcast earn sponsors be setting ...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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7:04
DAY 18 ~ THE MINISTER'S BLACK VEIL, Pt. 2, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Day 18 of Gothic Tales and Sleepy Stories counting down to All Hallow's Eve...Part 2 of The Minister's Black Veil...Please help the podcast earn sponsors be setting your devices to auto-downloads (you can delete them later!) We are more ...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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21:19
DAY 17 ~ COUNTDOWN TO ALL HALLOWS EVE ~ THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, Richard Connell
Unlock the mysteries of the night with Petra's Dark & Dreamy. Drift into tranquility with our immersive sleep stories, where every episode weaves a spellbinding narrative designed to lull you into a restful slumber. Embrace the enc...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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59:37
DAY 16 ~ MEET PETRA! ~ ALL HALLOWS COUNTDOWN
I thought halfway through our October countdown would be a great time to re-introduce myself for those of you that are new to Petra's Dark & Dreamy! Unlock the mysteries of the night with Petra's Dark & Dreamy. Drif...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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DAY 15 ~ THE MINISTER'S BLACK VEIL, Pt. 1, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Day 15, better late than never! My apologies, listeners, a cold kept me down. Part 1 of the Minister's Black Veil, part two will come out on Day 16.Please help the podcast earn sponsors be setting your devices to auto-downloads (you can ...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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17:05
DAY 14~ ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN~ THE GARRISON OF CAPE ANN & ANNABELL LEE
DAY 14! Almost halfway through the month of October! How has it flown by so quickly?! Tonight, we revisit THE GARRISON OF CAPE ANN, by John Greenleaf Whittier and ANNABELL LEE by Edgar Allan Poe. Please help the podcast earn sponsor...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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15:05
DAY 13~ COUNTDOWN TO ALL HALLOWS EVE~ THE BOARDED WINDOW, by Ambrose Bierce
Tonight, on Day 13 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve, drift away to The Boarded Window, by Ambrose Bierce. Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2400939/subscribehttps://cash.app/$PetrasDnDhttps://buymeaco...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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DAY 12~ ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN~ CHRISTABEL, pt. 2, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
~CORRECTED YOU TUBE AUDIO~Tonight, on Day 12 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve, drift away to CHRISTABEL, Part 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.Let Petra know your name and the name of your 3 friends you share the podcast w...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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20:04
DAY 11~ ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN~ CHRISTABEL, pt. 1, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
~YOUTUBE AUDIO~Tonight, on Day 11 of our countdown to All Hallows Eve, drift away to CHRISTABEL, Part 1 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Be sure to check out YouTube for video episodes!Let Petra know your name and the name of your 3 f...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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16:57
DAY 10~COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN~ LENORE, Edgar Allan Poe~YOUTUBE AUDIO
Tonight, on Day 10 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve, drift away to LENORE by Edgar Allan Poe. *NOTE: I am publishing an episode a day, and if you think you have missed it, be sure to check out YouTube for VIDEO episodes! I reali...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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4:08
DAY 9~ ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN~ PETRA'S FAVES
Tonight, we revisit the most downloaded episode of Petra's Dark & Dreamy, THE BELLS, by Edgar Allan Poe, as well as Petra's favorite poem, THE HIGHWAYMAN, by Alfred Noyes. Enjoy!
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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15:12
DAY 8 ~ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN~ GOBLIN MARKET, Christina Rosetti
“Goblin Market,” written by Christina Rossetti in 1862, is a narrative poem about two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, who encounter goblin merchants selling tempting, forbidden fruit. Laura succumbs to the goblins’ lure, eats ...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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21:17
DAY 7~ AUDIO ~ COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN ~ THE SKELETON IN ARMOR, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Welcome, wanderers of the night…Nightly during October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as we...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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8:04
DAY 6 ~ COUNTDOWN TO ALL HALLOWS EVE ~ THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Welcome, wanderers of the night…During October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as w...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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37:17
DAY 5 ~ COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN ~ THE MONKEY'S PAW, W.W. Jacobs
Welcome, wanderers of the night…During October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as w...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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29:13
~ HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN ~ DAY 4 ~ THE HAUNTED PALACE, Edgar Allan Poe + LA LLARONA
Welcome, wanderers of the night…During October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as w...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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9:52
ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN ~ DAY 3 ~ THE TELL-TALE HEART, E.A Poe
***WARNING, this episode contains VIOLENCE***Welcome, wanderers of the night…This October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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16:09
ALL HALLOWS EVE COUNTDOWN ~ DAY 2 ~ YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Welcome, wanderers of the night…For the next 31 nights, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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36:07
~DAY 1 - COUNTDOWN TO ALL HALLOWS EVE ~ THE RAVEN, Edgar Allan Poe
Welcome, wanderers of the night…For the next 31 nights, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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11:24
~ PREVIEW ~ 31 DAYS OF OCTOBER ~ THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ~ YT AUDIO
Dear Wanderers of the Night! For October, I will release an episode a day! Please enjoy this preview of the first half of The Yellow Wallpaper, which will conclude in the first week of October. For YouTube, I am creating readings "live," comple...
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AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, CH. 5 ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~SPECIAL YOUTUBE AUDIO ~
At the Mountains of Madness is a chilling Antarctic expedition tale by H.P. Lovecraft. Told through the eyes of a scientist, it blends real exploration with growing unease as the team ventures deeper into the frozen wastes. The story b...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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33:19
AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, CH. 4 ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~SPECIAL YOUTUBE AUDIO ~
Dear Wanderers of the Night!Please join me for the first video episode now playing on YouTube! https://youtu.be/PZurjRbscIo?si=q4LAgShkspSSuFnJThis is the original audio from the video episode, but I will release a polished, podca...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, CH. 3, H. P. Lovecraft
Unlock the mysteries of the night with Petra's Dark & Dreamy. Drift into tranquility with our immersive sleep stories, where every episode weaves a spellbinding narrative designed to lull you into a restful slumber. Embrace the enc...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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