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PODCAST

The Midnight Library

Astonishing Legends Productions

Proudly brought to you by the fine folks at the Astonishing Legends Podcast- Not just another show but a place you can go: The Midnight Library. You alone, can climb the stairs of the strange, old Victorian mansion and be somewhat welcomed by your Hosts, Miranda Merrick & Mr. Darling. Curl up in a window seat or beside the grand fireplace and hear a tale of times long ago. Be transported to forgotten lands, learn about ancient customs and mysterious happenings… all in the company of your

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37:15

S13 Ep6: Beware The Rougarou!

The Midnight Library ·

2025/11/23

It's Mr. Darling's birthday! To celebrate (and salivate), tonight's reading will be all about everyone's favorite Cajun werewolf, The Rougarou! If you're ravenous to know just how a French lycanthrope got their claws sunk into the Louisiana swamplands, do we have a fluffy tale to tell you! These fanged beasties are rumored to have influenced a war, and somehow are now in charge of a huge festival held each year! Grab your favorite spot and cuddle up with a wolf pup for this howling good

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38:53

S13 Ep5: Welcome to Hellmouth!

The Midnight Library ·

2025/11/09

Ever wanted to leap into the fiery depths of an eternally-burning, monster mouth of Hell? Good! Then stick with us, because tonight, we have just that very thing all heated up and ready to welcome you! You don't see a HellMouth every day, yet you know exactly what one is. Why is that? Ms. Merrick offers you a cavernous inferno of knowledge on the history and nature of the eerily familiar... HellMouth! Put your fireproof underpants on and join us! (The Midnight Library welcomes special guest, Nanny

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43:24

S13 Ep4: Folk Magic Witchcraft Expo!

The Midnight Library ·

2025/10/26

So, if your granny casts a love spell on your neighbor's donkey, is that folk magic, or witchcraft? Or granny magic? Tonight, your bewitching host will help you sift through all of the hair and fingernail clippings to find out. Magic, for the sake of good, and for the sake of... not-so-good, has been practiced by witches and common folk alike for several thousand years. Sometimes, all you need to know is... which kind of practitioner you are. Join us to figure it all out!Special Thanks to Sounds

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45:57

S13 Ep3: High Strangeness at Highgate Cemetery

The Midnight Library ·

2025/10/12

Welcome, Spooky Lovely! We have a fabulous evening planned for you in Highgate Cemetery! There will be gruesome finds, battling vampire hunters, rattled bones, and wandering ghosts- all shared with you by your rumored witch host! So, breathe deep, the gathering gloom, and pick out your spot in The Reading Room! We're so happy to see you!Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

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45:08

S13 Ep2: Sweet Teeth

The Midnight Library ·

2025/09/28

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

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48:43

S13 Ep1: Palmistry - Palm Mystery

The Midnight Library ·

2025/09/14

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.

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31:48

S12 Ep9: Fear Daily

The Midnight Library ·

2025/07/27

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

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50:33

S12 Ep8: Malevolent Mermaids PLUS! A Sample of...

The Midnight Library ·

2025/07/13

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

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40:23

S12 Ep7: Beheadings in Art

The Midnight Library ·

2025/06/29

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

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45:06

S12 Ep6: The Collyer Brothers - A Handmade Horror

The Midnight Library ·

2025/06/15

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

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39:31

S12 Ep5: The North Berwick Witch Trials

The Midnight Library ·

2025/06/01

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

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55:19

S12 Ep4: The Midnight Toast: A Story About You

The Midnight Library ·

2025/05/18

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!

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57:17

S12 Ep3: The Witch's Wheel of the Year

The Midnight Library ·

2025/05/04

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

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36:58

S12 Ep2: A Belfry of Bats!

The Midnight Library ·

2025/04/20

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.

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38:49

S12 Ep1: The Victorians - Masters of Morbid Mourning

The Midnight Library ·

2025/04/06

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

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49:24

S11 Ep9: Character Music Tour

The Midnight Library ·

2025/02/03

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, MirandaHEADPHONES OR EARBUDS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

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42:14

S11 Ep8: Seaworthy Witches

The Midnight Library ·

2025/01/20

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

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93:34

S11 Ep7: Podcast Hospitality Tray! - 5 Shows, 90...

The Midnight Library ·

2025/01/06

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

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41:44

S11 Ep6: Death in Art

The Midnight Library ·

2024/12/23

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

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40:27

S11 Ep5: Vault of the Vampire

The Midnight Library ·

2024/12/09

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.

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