Cryptic Canticles presents Dracula

Episode Synopsis: Van Helsing hurries to meet Dr. Seward and tend to Lucy. Both are horrified to see that she is languishing under a tremendous loss of blood. Van Helsing insists that Lucy must have a blood transfusion. Miraculously, at that very moment, Arthur enters, driven by his concern for his fiance. The doctors perform the operation, transfusing Arthur's blood into Lucy. Seward is concerned...

Episode Synopsis: Dr. Seward sends a telegram to Van Helsing urging him to come at once and tend to Lucy who has suddenly regressed. Seward writes to Arthur telling him of Lucy's turn for the worse, but that Lucy's mother has requested Dr. Seward's medical expertise. This, he could bring Van Helsing openly onto the case without fatally shocking Mrs. Westenra in her weakened condition. Follow us on...

Episode Synopsis: Van Helsing awakens Dr. Seward who had been sleeping in the room adjoining Lucy's. The both of them check on Lucy and discover that she had completely regressed. Without Arthur present, Dr. Seward agrees to donate his blood for the necessary transfusion. Once rested, Seward visits for a spell with Lucy who had awakened unaware of what had happened. Lucy's mother frets that Seward...

Episode Synopsis: Dr. Seward sends a telegram to Van Helsing that Lucy is recovering rapidly. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

Episode Synopsis: Dr. Seward attempts to examine why Renfield experiences violent mood shifts at noon and at sunset. Renfield went through a brief period of returning to his fly-catching ways, expressing the necessity to fend for himself. Later that day, however, he abandoned this fancy one again. Dr. Seward sends a wire to Professor Van Helsing telling him that Lucy continues to improve. Follow u...

Episode Synopsis: Dr. Seward writes to Arthur to explain how Van Helsing’s examination of Lucy transpired: After the three of them chatted for a spell, Van Helsing sent Seward away so he could have Lucy’s full confidence. As before, the examination revealed much blood lost, but no apparent cause. Seward can sense that Van Helsing has suspicions, but will not voice them out loud. Van Helsing will g...

Episode Synopsis: Dr. Seward writes to Arthur to tell him of Lucy’s condition. He explains that during lunch, Lucy put on a brave face of vigor, but in private, displayed weakness, discomfort, and expressed difficulty breathing. Having examined her blood, and discovered no physical cause, Dr. Seward has contacted his old teacher, Professor Van Helsing. Seward assures his confidence in Van Helsing,...

Episode Synopsis: Arthur sends a telegram to Dr. Seward asking for him to write regarding Lucy’s condition. Arthur must attend to his father, who is ill. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

Episode Synopsis: Arthur writes to his friend, Dr. Seward, asking him to examine Lucy, as he is worried about her deteriorating health. He urges Seward to use discretion so as to not alarm Lucy’s mother, whose health may suffer as a result. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

Episode Synopsis: Lucy writes to Mina wishing her well in her new marriage. She says that Arthur is back at Whitby, and her mother’s health is improving. Lucy is no longer sleepwalking, and she and Arthur have set the date for their wedding. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

Episode Synopsis: Rejected in her request to sleep in her mother’s room, Lucy suffers another difficult night. She tried to stay awake to combat the strange force that overcomes her at night, but could not forestall sleep. Today, she is horribly pale and drawn, and can’t seem to catch her breath. She hopes to be able to summon her cheer so as to not alarm Arthur. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCan...

Episode Synopsis: Mina arrives in Buda-Pesth to attend Jonathan, who has taken with a brain fever as a result of his terrifying journey. Sister Agatha assures Mina that Jonathan committed no atrocity from which he suffers. Jonathan gives Mina his diary for the sake of transparency, but Mina seals it shut to demonstrate her trust in him. The two are wed by the hospital’s chaplain. Lucy feels weak,...

Episode Synopsis: When given the chance to escape, Renfield would not go. However, when an attendant came to check on him later, Renfield dashed past him out the door, and once again sought refuge on the neighboring deserted manor grounds of Carfax. He struggled violently with Dr. Seward and the attendants, but, following with his eyes, the path of a bat which flew purposefully from the grounds, b...

Episode Synopsis: Carter, Paterson & Co. acknowledge receipt of payment, and confirm delivery of fifty boxes of earth to the Carfax Estate as per instructions. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

Episode Synopsis: Dr. Seward has been observing Renfield and noticed that despite his fits of passion during daylight hours, he becomes sanguine and calm during the nights. He has no more interest in his “Zoophagy,” refusing a cat when offered. Dr. Seward plans to let him escape and observe him to see what he does. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at cry...

Episode Synopsis: Mina is overjoyed to have news at last from her beloved Jonathan. Sr. Agatha of the Hospital of St. Joseph has written to say that Jonathan has been ill, and Mina is to come at once to nurse him back to health. Mina prepares for the possibility that she and Jonathan will married in Buda-Pesth when she arrives. Dr. Seward has noticed a change in his patient, Renfield’s behavior. H...

Episode Synopsis: Lucy is in high spirits, despite still looking pale and wan. She describes to Mina what it felt like to her on the night that she walked to the churchyard in her sleep. Mina is unnerved, but happy that she seems to be feeling better. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at crypticcanticles.com

Episode Synopsis: Mina worries desperately about Lucy who is getting weaker and weaker. Mina finds her sleeping at the open window, and the most recent time, Mina could hardly waken her. Mina fears that the wound Lucy suffered from the safety pin might be related, for it has not healed and is looking larger and more ragged. Samuel F. Billington and Son, local solicitors, write on behalf of their c...

Episode Synopsis: Lucy is languid at breakfast, but is delighted to hear that Arthur Holmwood’s father is doing better, and wants to accelerate Arthur’s and Lucy’s upcoming marriage. Mrs. Westenra confides to Mina that the doctor told her that she hasn’t long to live. She asks Mina to keep this a secret from Lucy. Follow us on Twitter.com/CryptiCanticles, Facebook.com/DraculaRadioPlay, and at cryp...

Episode Synopsis: Lucy startles Mina with a strange remark as the two sit in their favorite churchyard seat. Mina sees that Lucy is noticing the sunset reflecting off of the eyes of a strange man who is sitting a little ways off. The effect makes it appear that the man has red eyes. Mina puts Lucy to sleep and takes an evening stroll. She sees Lucy asleep with her head hanging out the window, and...

Episode Synopsis: Mina worries desperately about Lucy who is getting weaker and weaker. Mina finds her sleeping at the open window, and the most recent time, Mina could hardly waken her. Mina fears that the wound Lucy suffered from the safety pin might be related, for it has not healed and is looking larger and more ragged. Samuel F. Billington and Son, local solicitors, write on behalf of their c...

Episode Synopsis: Despite Lucy’s continued attempts at sleepwalking, her health continues to improve. The two converse about their sweethearts, Lucy comforting Mina’s worries. Sr. Agatha of the Hospital of St. Joseph writes to Mina to tell her that Jonathan is taken ill, and is a patient in their sanitorium in Buda-Pesth, where he will remain for several more weeks. In his illness, Jonathan has ra...

Episode Synopsis: Mina awakes in the middle of the night to find Lucy missing, and nowhere in the house. Mina rushes with a heavy shawl to find Lucy in her nightclothes reclining in their favorite seat in the churchyard, a shadowy figure bending over her. By the time Mina gains entrance to the churchyard, Lucy is alone. Mina wraps Lucy in the shawl, and fears that in her haste, she may have pricke...

Episode Synopsis: Mina and Lucy attend the funeral of the Captain of the Demeter from their usual seat in the church yard. Earlier that day in that same seat, the old captain, Mr. Swales, was found dead, having experienced a fright and broken his neck. Mina and Lucy are upset by a scene that occurs when an old sailor disciplines his dog for not coming when called. Mina fears that the upsetting det...

Episode Synopsis: A reporter from the Daily Telegraph continues to report on the strange goings on with the derelict Russian Schooner. The Dog which took flight from the ship is still at large, and is suspected to have killed and mutilated a large mastiff from the local village. The log of the derelict, the Demeter, has been translated with help from the Russian Consul. The Captain’s log describes...