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Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula

Cryptic Canticles

Cryptic Canticles brings you Bram Stoker"s Dracula presented as a Radio Play, released on the days of the journal entries in podcast format. The text is taken from Bram Stoker"s classic novel, but presented in character with enhanced audio and music effects.

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All Episodes

17:08

Dracula Episode: November 6th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/11/06

Episode Synopsis: Mina and Van Helsing start eastward on foot, carrying provisions and means of keeping warm. Mina is tired after a steep descent, and Van Helsing finds a sort of sheltered spot that he picks to rest. Mina is still unable to take food. Van Helsing starts at the sight of the Szgany driving their wagon at top speed, upon which is the box containing the Count. Van Helsing quickly draws another holy circle protecting their location from the Count. As they watch the wagon, they catch

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18:06

Dracula Episode: November 5th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/11/05

Episode Synopsis: Mina continues to sleep solidly during the daylight hours. Van Helsing commits himself to remain awake at night while Mina is awake, but finds himself dozing during the day while driving the carriage, and when he awakes, is overjoyed to see the Castle Dracula looming in the distance. As they settle down for the night, Van Helsing creates a circle surrounding Mina, using the holy Eucharist broken into a fine dust. Mina admits that she is unable to leave the circle, which Van Helsing

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8:44

Dracula Episode: November 4th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/11/04

Episode Synopsis: Seward and Quincey hear from the locals that Jonathan and Arthur had encountered trouble navigating some of the rapids in their steamer and need some help righting their vessel.Van Helsing and Mina reach the Borgo Pass at sunrise. Mina made her same report at sunrise while under hypnosis. When she awakes, she recognizes the way to the Count’s castle from Jonathan’ description in his diary. Mina sleeps all day, and Van Helsing is unable to hypnotize her at sunset. Mina makes Van

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0:59

Dracula Episode: November 3rd

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/11/03

Episode Synopsis: Seward worries about the impending snow as he and Quincey continue to follow the Count. They hear from the local people that Jonathan and Arthur’s boat had recently passed by and is en route to Bistritza. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

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5:10

Dracula Episode: November 2nd

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/11/02

Episode Synopsis: Jonathan is surprised to see that instead of waking him for his watch, Arthur had let his sleep through the night so that he might recover his strength. Jonathan wonders if Mina and Van Helsing have reached he Borgo Pass yet, and how Seward and Quincey are getting along. Despite only pausing long enough to rest the horses, Seward and Quincey feel surprisingly alert under the circumstances, which Seward attributes to habit from their previous hunting experience. Mina convinces Van

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4:15

Dracula Episode: November 1st

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/11/01

Episode Synopsis: Jonathan and Arthur continue to follow their presumed path of the Count up the river, searching the boats they come across. Struck with an idea, they fly a Romanian flag over their boat so the other boats that they search will think they are a government craft and give them no trouble. Mina and Van Helsing travel over the countryside, exchanging their tired horses for fresh ones through the good nature of kindly farmers who feed them along the way. Once, Mina removes her hat, and

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3:10

Dracula Episode: October 31st

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/31

Episode Synopsis: Jonathan and Arthur continue upriver in their steamboat, but have yet to overtake any boat that looks to carry the Count. The wrap themselves in fur coats and huddle by the steam furnace against the increasingly cold weather. Van Helsing can only hypnotize Mina very briefly to learn that it is dark and quiet surrounding the Count. He purchases a carriage and plenty of provisions for their journey, and they depart on a seventy mile journey to the Count’s castle shortly after supper

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29:12

Dracula Episode: October 30th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/30

Episode Synopsis: When aboard the train to Galatz, Van Helsing finally succeeds in hypnotizing Mina with only a minute until dawn. She manages to tell them that the sounds of water are now level with the Count’s ears, and the sounds of livestock are nearby. She is unable to complete her thought before the sun breaks Van Helsing’s spell. Mina and Quincey go to the hotel while Arthur tried to contact the Consul and Jonathan and Van Helsing board the Czarina Catherine, which is currently in the

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6:50

Dracula Episode: October 29th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/29

Episode Synopsis: It is more difficult for Van Helsing to hypnotise Mina than it had been in the past. In Mina’s sunset hypnosis, she reports that she no longer hears the open sea, but the swirling of water and oars, along with the ambience of men’s voices and distant noises. Before boarding the train, and whilst waiting at a station, Van Helsing is able to hypnotize Mina twice more, but each time it gets harder and harder to make contact. She continues to report sounds of creaking wood, strange

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16:23

Dracula Episode: October 28th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/28

Episode Synopsis: Rufus Smith sends a telegram to Arthur that the Czarina Catherine has been reported entering Galatz. The group is not overly surprised to discover that the Count had changed course. Mina is surprisingly helpful and free to talk as she tells the group the best train to take them through Galatz. Arthur, Quincey, and Jonathan go to make preparations for their departure and reception in Galatz. Van Helsing and Seward surmise that the Count peered into Mina’s brain on the day that she

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1:21

Dracula Episode: October 27th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/27

Episode Synopsis: The Czarina Catherine is now two days overdue, and Van Helsing is worried that the Count may have somehow managed to circumvent their efforts. Mina gives the same report, but says that the waves are fainter than before. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

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1:05

Dracula Episode: October 26th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/26

Episode Synopsis: Dr. Seward is growing anxious that the Czarina Catherine has not yet arrived. Mina still reports that the ship is at sea. Seward suspects that the ship may be waiting for some fog to clear, but all are ready to hurry to the docks at a moment’s notice. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

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4:33

Dracula Episode: October 25th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/25

Episode Synopsis: Everyone is giddy about the Czarina Catherine being reported in the Dardanelles, except Mina, who by request has not been told, and Jonathan, who is laser-focused on his task of preparing to meet the Count again. Seward and Van Helsing are worried about Mina, who is particularly lethargic that day. Van Helsing says that they need not revisit the idea of euthanizing her unless her teeth begin to sharpen again. Mina gives the same report as on other days- that the Count is still

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1:12

Dracula Episode: October 24th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/24

Episode Synopsis: After a week of waiting, the men have not received any new news via telegram, or from Mina’s hypnotic report. Rufus Smith sends Arthur a telegram via the Vice Consul that the Czarina Catherine has just crossed through the Dardanelles. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

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2:07

Dracula Episode: October 17th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/17

Episode Synopsis: Arthur has managed to procure assurance that they will be allowed to board the Czarina Catherine and search for the box, which he claimed contained something stolen from a friend. Van Helsing assurs the men that if they dispatch the Count, his body should turn to dust, thus allaying the worry of a murder trial, but they may have to face consequences for their actions. Jonathan is not concerned, as Mina’s soul is his top priority. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles,

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0:57

Dracula Episode: October 16th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/16

Episode Synopsis: No news of the Count, Mina continues to give the same report that he is still at sea. Jonathan hopes that they will hear of the ship as it passes the Dardanelles. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

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3:53

Dracula Episode: October 15th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/15

Episode Synopsis: The men have arrived in Varna, and settle into “The Odessus” hotel. Arthur checks his telegrams and ensures that the Czarina Catherine has not been seen in port. Van Helsing continues to hypnotize Mina at sunrise and sunset, but her report is always the same- that the Count is still on the high seas in his box. In the morning, the men will visit the Vice Consulate to arrange to bribe their way onto the boat, hopefully between sunrise and sunset, before the Count can escape, and do

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11:02

Dracula Episode: October 11th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/11

Episode Synopsis: At sunset, when Mina is temporarily freed from the vampire affliction that binds her tongue, she gathers the men and asks that should the time come that she turns completely into a vampire, they must promise to kill her the way they did Lucy. All the men agree, except Jonathan, who cannot bring himself to do so. To wrap up the meeting, Mina requests that Jonathan read to her the Burial for the Dead to bring her comfort, to which he reluctantly concedes. Upon the conclusion of the

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6:32

Dracula Episode: October 6th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/06

Episode Synopsis: Mina awakens at sunrise and calls for Van Helsing. Rather than request for hypnosis, she explains that she must accompany them on their journey. She believes she will be safer in the care of the many men, and that she can still be useful while under hypnosis. Van Helsing agrees and goes to make the travel plans. The other men compose their wills and put their affairs in order in case this should be the end for them. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles,

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26:15

Dracula Episode: October 5th

Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula ·

2023/10/05

Episode Synopsis: Van Helsing explains the details of their trip to the dock. They met the owner of a ship called the Czarina Catherine which took on a box of dirt, and dealt with a tall, thin man who had very specific desires for the placement of the dirt. He only boarded the ship to check the location of his box when the tide was at it’s fullest, and although no one saw him exit the boat, the loading crew assumes he left at some point. Van Helsing explained that they can stop the boat at Varna,

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