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Dec 5, 2025
20 min
In At The Mountains of Madness, Chapter Nine, Dyer and Danforth push deeper into the ancient alien city and study the murals carved into its walls. The carvings reveal the full rise and fall of the Old Ones — how they created the Shoggoths as laborers, how those creatures evolved, rebelled, and ultimately overran the city. The chapter shifts from archaeological discovery to dawning terror as they understand the place isn’t as dead as it looked. Share your thoughts with Petra! Support t...
Nov 23, 2025
29 min
Join me as I share a new recording of my favorite poem, The Highwayman, by Alfred Noyes. Each episode is designed without music or sound effects in order to flow into the next episode without waking you from slumber. Subscribe for access to exclusive content. Become one of the first 100 subscribers to request Petra's telling of your favorite pre-1928 literature! Sound effects provided by: Traian Mitroi and Otto from Pixabay Share your thoughts with Petra! Support the show
Nov 17, 2025
10 min
***This is the audio version of the video posted to YouTube here: https://youtu.be/3k3VbqPXhts?si=tLoq0MqS8JcPIv5X In Chapter 8 of At The Mountains of Madness, Dyer and Danforth explore the ancient alien city and find huge murals that reveal the whole history of the Old Ones: they came from space, built a massive civilization, created the shoggoths as slaves, and eventually got wrecked by shoggoth rebellions and changing Earth conditions. The chapter shifts from scientific curiosity to deep c...
Nov 15, 2025
23 min
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 builds an atmosphere of isolation, cosmic dread, and the sense that humanity is brushing against mysteries it was never meant to uncover. ~NEW!~ Subscribe to Petra's Dark and Dreamy on YouTube for video episodes! Be sure to subscribe and download all episodes, an...
Nov 7, 2025
29 min
Thank you for counting down to All Hallows Eve with me! I hope you enjoyed this journey as much as I have. Please be sure to like, follow, subscribe, download and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform if you would like more sleepy gothic stories by Petra. “The Tomb” by H. P. Lovecraft is a gothic short story about a young man named Jervas Dudley, who becomes obsessed with a mysterious, sealed family crypt belonging to the long-dead Hyde family. Drawn by an eerie fascination, he dre...
Oct 31, 2025
32 min
***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 designed to lull you into a restful slumber. Embrace the enchanting blend of soothing voices and captivating tales, and let your dreams take flight with Petra's Dark and Dreamy. Sweet dreams await! It's likely that most people of European descent, especially those in the no...
Oct 30, 2025
34 min
Days 27 & 28 were a doozy! In this episode, we step into the eerie courtroom of Charles Dickens’ chilling ghost story — ‘The Trial for Murder.’ First published in 1865, this haunting tale blurs the line between justice and the supernatural. Was it guilt, vengeance... or something otherworldly that swayed the verdict? Stay tuned — the trial is about to begin. Share your thoughts with Petra! Support the show
Oct 29, 2025
34 min
~YOUTUBE AUDIO~ Find the video here for captions: https://youtu.be/7odVDV8ePmE DAY 26! The Witch's Daughter, by John Greenleaf Whittier, explores themes of social prejudice, religious intolerance, and the resilience of the human spirit. I like this story's moral, to think of others with compassion and refrain from judgment, and I hope you can understand it through the old English poetry. Countdown this Halloween with creepy, gothic horror sleep stories! Petra's soothing, alluring voice gent...
Oct 27, 2025
14 min
Day 25 of our Countdown to Hallows Eve contains three poems involving witches. One from the perspective of a woman who helps a witch, one of the witches themselves, and one of a woman who perhaps wished ill upon a witch. THE WITCH, by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge Excerpt from THE SCOTTISH PLAY, by WIlliam Shakespeare A SALEM MOTHER, Theodosia Garrison (Hamilton, anyone?) Countdown this Halloween with creepy, gothic horror sleep stories! Petra's soothing, alluring voice gently guides you through h...
Oct 26, 2025
9 min
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