• The Old Nurse's Story - Unpleasant Dreams 54
    Apr 12 2024

    Tune in for this classic Victorian ghost story written in 1852 by Elizabeth Gaskell.

    Your narrator is Cassandra Harold.

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    Note: The image used in the artwork accompanying this episode was generated by Midjourney AI. Everything else you hear was created by a human.

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    58 mins
  • Vale Of The Corbies - Unpleasant Dreams 53
    Mar 13 2024

    Cassandra shares the troubling tale of "The Vale of Corbies" written by Arthur J. Burks.

    You can find the original at The Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV06N05192511/page/n31/mode/1up

    Please tell your classic horror loving friends about Unpleasant Dreams!

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    23 mins
  • The Night Wire - Unpleasant Dreams 52
    Feb 28 2024

    A hard boiled journalist encounters something that shakes him to his core. That is the premise of H.F. Arnold's classic short story, The Night Wire.

    You can find it here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Night_Wire

    Cassandra Harold is our narrator.

    Thank you for listening and please share with your friends who enjoy classic horror!

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    18 mins
  • The Tell-Tale Heart - Unpleasant Dreams 51
    Feb 14 2024

    Happy Valentine's Day! Here's the perfect story for a day dedicated to our hearts.

    It's The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Enjoy!

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    18 mins
  • Goblin Market - Unpleasant Dreams 50
    Jan 31 2024

    Join Cassandra on a journey to the mysterious Goblin Market on this edition of Unpleasant Dreams!

    This classic was written by Christina Rossetti and released in 1862.

    Thank you for listening and please share the show your friends!

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    24 mins
  • The Yellow Wallpaper - Unpleasant Dreams 49
    Jan 17 2024

    The Yellow Wallpaper is a horror tale from 1892 which details a woman's decent into madness. Yet, it is much more and is considered a classic of feminist literature.

    The author is Charlotte Perkins Gilman and you can find the full text at Project Gutenberg.

    Your narrator is Cassandra Harold.

    Thank you for listening and share the show with your friends right from your favorite podcast app.

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    43 mins
  • A Christmas Carol - Unpleasant Dreams 48
    Dec 18 2023

    A Christmas Carol is perhaps the most loved classic holiday story of all time. Cassandra shares her narration of the full version of Ebenezer Scrooge's tale by Charles Dickens.

    This episode includes the complete story.

    Enjoy this super sized Christmas edition of Unpleasant Dreams.

    Merry Christmas and God Bless Us Every One!

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    3 hrs and 14 mins
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Pt 2 – Unpleasant Dreams 47
    Dec 17 2023

    Cassandra shares the conclusion of the terrifying tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!

    You can find the classic original, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, at this link: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43/43-h/43-h.htm#chap02

    Thank you for listening and please tell your friends who love classic horror!

    Stay tuned for the full version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in our next episode to be released in the week before Christmas!

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    1 hr and 47 mins