A Christmas Carol is perhaps the most loved classic holiday story of all time. Cassandra Harold, once again shares her narration of the full version of Ebenezer Scrooge’s tale by Charles Dickens. Did you know that while the phrase “Merry Christmas” first appeared in written form in 1536, it was Charles Dickens who helped popularize…
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Do you enjoy classic ghost stories—especially those with a festive twist? This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold has a special treat for you: a reading of Charles Dickens’ The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton. You might be thinking, “Wait, didn’t Dickens write the iconic Christmas ghost story A Christmas Carol?” That’s…
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December 5th is Krampusnacht! In honor of this special occasion, we revisit the real story of Krampus in today’s holiday edition of Unpleasant Dreams! Oh, and be sure to be good. You wouldn’t want to upset The Krampus… Find the original article by EM Hilker that this episode is based on HERE Episode originally released in…
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Cassandra Harold engages in some whimsy and nonsense this week on Unpleasant Dreams, reading two poems by Lewis Carroll. “Jabberwocky” was published in 1871 and is considered one of the greatest nonsense poems written in English. The poem has given us the nonsense words and neologisms such as “galumphing” and “chortle”. It was included in…
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Do you like stories of terror and horror? You are in for a treat this week as Cassandra Harold tells us the short story, “What Was It? A Mystery”. Written by Fitz-James O’Brien and first published in Harper’s Magazine in 1859. It is in the Public Domain. This story is among the earliest modern tales…
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Halloween has passed, but the spooky stories continue on here on Unpleasant Dreams. Cassandra Harold reads the short story, The Boarded Window, by Ambrose Bierce on this week’s episode. Why is the only window in Murlock’s cabin boarded? It was written in 1891 and is in the Public Domain. Enjoy! — Jim Harold Media LLC respects…
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Happy Halloween! Cassandra Harold reads the short work of prose fiction, “The Vampyre,” by John William Polidori on this week’s Unpleasant Dreams. It was written in 1819, was published in New Monthly Magazine that year, and is in the Public Domain. “The Vampyre” is believed to have started the romantic vampire genre. We hope you…
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What would you do if you were on your way to a wedding and a sailor stops you tell you a story about life or death? This week Cassandra Harold tells us The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This poem was first published in 1798 and is in the Public Domain….
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This week’s Unpleasant Dreams features a horror story written by H.P. Lovecraft. Cassandra Harold narrates the short story, “The Music of Erich Zann.” “The Music of Erich Zann” was written in 1921 and first published in 1922 and is in the Public Domain. — Jim Harold Media LLC respects writers’ intellectual property. All fictional stories…
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Join us this week on Unpleasant Dreams as Cassandra Harold tells us the story of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death.” “The Masque of the Red Death” (originally published as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy”) is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842…
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