Petra's Dark & Dreamy: Gothic Sleep Stories & Macabre Verse

Day 15, better late than never! My apologies, listeners, a cold kept me down. Part 1 of the Minister's Black Veil, part two will come out on Day 16. Please help the podcast earn sponsors be setting your devices to auto-downloads (you can delete them later!) We are more than halfway to our goal of 1000 downloads per month in order to receive monetization! Now that we have almost 100 episodes,...

DAY 14! Almost halfway through the month of October! How has it flown by so quickly?! Tonight, we revisit THE GARRISON OF CAPE ANN, by John Greenleaf Whittier and ANNABELL LEE by Edgar Allan Poe.  Please help the podcast earn sponsors be setting your devices to auto-downloads (you can delete them later!) We are more than halfway to our goal of 1000 downloads per month in order to receive monetizat...

Tonight, on Day 13 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve, drift away to The Boarded Window, by Ambrose Bierce.   Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2400939/subscribe https://cash.app/$PetrasDnD https://buymeacoffee.com/petrasdarkf*** Subscribe to Buzzsprout for access to exclusive content. Become one of the first 100 subscribers to request Petra's telling of your favorite pre-19...

~ CORRECTED YOU TUBE AUDIO~ Tonight, on Day 12 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve, drift away to CHRISTABEL, Part 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Let Petra know your name and the name of your 3 friends you share the podcast with for a shoutout in the episodes! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2400939/open_sms)    Support the show:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2400939/subscribe...

Tonight, on Day 10 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve, drift away to LENORE by Edgar Allan Poe.  *NOTE: I am publishing an episode a day, and if you think you have missed it, be sure to check out YouTube for VIDEO episodes! I realized that I have not posted all of the audio here to the podcast directly, when I release video episodes. Currently, the audio from the video episodes is published...

~YOUTUBE AUDIO~ Tonight, on Day 11 of our countdown to All Hallows Eve, drift away to CHRISTABEL, Part 1 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Be sure to check out YouTube for video episodes! Let Petra know your name and the name of your 3 friends you share the podcast with for a shoutout in the episodes! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2400939/open_sms)    Support the show:  https://www.bu...

Tonight, we revisit the most downloaded episode of Petra's Dark & Dreamy, THE BELLS , by Edgar Allan Poe, as well as Petra's favorite poem, THE HIGHWAYMAN, by Alfred Noyes. Enjoy!  Share your thoughts with Petra! Support the show Support the show and explore exclusive travel deals from our sponsors at ✨ THE DARK TRAVELER ✨

“Goblin Market,” written by Christina Rossetti in 1862 , is a narrative poem about two sisters, Laura and Lizzie , who encounter goblin merchants selling tempting, forbidden fruit. Laura succumbs to the goblins’ lure, eats the fruit, and soon falls into despair and decline. Lizzie bravely confronts the goblins, resists their attacks, and returns with the fruit’s juices to heal her sister. The poem...

Welcome, wanderers of the night… Nightly during October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as we count down to All Hallows’ Eve with tales that chill, enchant, and linger long after the candle flickers out. Tonight, the darkness calls — will you answer? Day 7...

Welcome, wanderers of the night… During October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as we count down to All Hallows’ Eve with tales that chill, enchant, and linger long after the candle flickers out. Tonight, the darkness calls — will you answer? * NOTE: It ha...

Welcome, wanderers of the night… During October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as we count down to All Hallows’ Eve with tales that chill, enchant, and linger long after the candle flickers out. Tonight, the darkness calls — will you answer? "The Mon...

Welcome, wanderers of the night… During October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as we count down to All Hallows’ Eve with tales that chill, enchant, and linger long after the candle flickers out. Tonight, the darkness calls — will you answer? Subscribe for...

*** WARNING, this episode contains VIOLENCE*** Welcome, wanderers of the night… This October, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as we count down to All Hallows’ Eve with tales that chill, enchant, and linger long after the candle flickers out. Tonight, the da...

Welcome, wanderers of the night… For the next 31 nights, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as we count down to All Hallows’ Eve with tales that chill, enchant, and linger long after the candle flickers out. Tonight, the darkness calls — will you answer? Our r...

Welcome, wanderers of the night… For the next 31 nights, Petra’s Dark and Dreamy invites you to step through shadowed corridors and moonlit graveyards, where the whispers of the uncanny and the echoes of the forgotten stir. Join us as we count down to All Hallows’ Eve with tales that chill, enchant, and linger long after the candle flickers out. Tonight, the darkness calls — will you answer? Young...

Dear Wanderers of the Night! For October, I will release an episode a day! Please enjoy this preview of the first half of The Yellow Wallpaper, which will conclude in the first week of October. For YouTube, I am creating readings "live," complete with laughter and some bloopers! And for the podcast only episodes, bloopers will be omitted. This short story  delves into madness, but it beg...

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&ap...

Dear Wanderers of the Night! Please join me for the first video episode now playing on YouTube! https://youtu.be/PZurjRbscIo?si=q4LAgShkspSSuFnJ This is the original audio from the video episode, but I will release a polished, podcast only version within the next few days. Note that there is some chit chat at the beginning and end, and I even included a blooper for your giggling pleasure.  Thank y...

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! In Chapter 3 of...

Chapter Two continues.... Share your thoughts with Petra! Support the show Support the show and explore exclusive travel deals from our sponsors at ✨ THE DARK TRAVELER ✨

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! In Chapter 2 of...

Dear Wanderers of the Night,  Thank you for your continued support! After an unplanned summer hiatus, we are back with one of our favorite authors. Enjoy, and sweet sleep. 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. Em...

Young Goodman Brown leaves his wife, Faith, one night to venture into the forest, where he meets a mysterious man. As they journey deeper into the woods, Goodman Brown sees respected members of his Puritan community participating in a sinister, supernatural ceremony. Shocked and disillusioned, he returns home, haunted by the experience. He lives the rest of his life in suspicion and gloom, distrus...

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! Jorinda and Jor...

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! Celebrate our c...