Sleep and Sorcery | Folklore & Fantasy-Inspired Sleep Stories

In tonight’s story, you’re taking a peaceful wintry walk with your faithful dog. While he chases rabbits through the drifts, you follow him into a snowy tunnel, where, to your surprise, you discover the entrance to an extraordinary, otherworldly library. The books on the shelves have the power to transport you into their very stories. You hop in and out of the works of Hans Christian Andersen, Ken...

This story is lovingly adapted from the 14th century chivalric poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” by an unknown poet. I’ve taken liberties with the format and toned down some episodes, but this story contains material that might be scary for younger listeners. Listener discretion is advised. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨ https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-cr...

In tonight’s sleep story, it’s Christmas Eve in the bustling magical shopping corridor of Surrey Alley. You are enjoying the holiday atmosphere with friends while shopping for last-minute gifts. You drink tasty magical treats, explore fantastical gift shops, and gather for the lighting of an enchanted Christmas tree. At the end of a long day, you return home to tell stories and exchange gifts by t...

In tonight’s cozy sleep story, you have inherited a historic estate in the country. As the winter solstice nears and you finally attempt to organize the storage, you unearth an enormous, antiquated carriage among the affects. Investigating further, you are magically transported to another time and place, and into the company of a band of actors who keep the winter cold at bay with a mummer’s play....

In tonight’s story, you are a citizen of the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and a respected collector of rarities. While the city prepares to honor your dear friend, you endeavor to find a gift to present to her. You search a strange ruin on the outskirts of the kingdom, uncovering evidence that Atlantis was once part of the surface world. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨ htt...

In tonight’s story, you are a wandmaker and the owner of a beloved wand shop in the magical corridor of Surrey Alley. As winter approaches, you undertake your annual sojourn to Somerset, where you’ll retrieve material from a sacred tree in Glastonbury. From this, you’ll fashion a special wand – and you’ll try to imagine what kind of sorcerer will one day wield it. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sle...

In tonight’s story, you set off on an adventure, leaving behind your cozy home in Slumbershire. You must cross an ancient forest, and deep in the woods, you encounter the guardian spirit of the wood. He offers you rest and shelter, giving you insight about your journey – and yourself. You come to realize that he’s more than a friendly sprite; he is an ageless being of great creative power. Support...

In tonight’s sleep story, you and a friend travel to New Orleans, where you believe a secret treasure is buried. You explore many historic sites in the city, from Jackson Square to the tomb of Marie Laveau. That night, you are drawn to the sound of otherworldly music, the source of which is a spectacular masquerade ball. You join the festivities, believing you’ve only stumbled into an exclusive lo...

In tonight’s bedtime story, you work as an attendant in an enchanted bathhouse – one frequented by essential nature spirits. While waiting for the doors to open at sundown, you help prepare the bathhouse for customers. You encounter many marvelous spirits throughout the night. After the last guest has left, you draw yourself a bath and soak away all your troubles as the sun rises. Then, exhausted...

In tonight’s bedtime story, you enter into the service of Cerridwen, a powerful goddess who possesses gifts of magic and poetry. You assist her in brewing a special potion intended for her son: a draught containing all the spark of poetic inspiration, that will make the drinker the greatest poet alive, but only the first three drops drunk will grant the magical gifts. Through an accident of circum...

In tonight’s story, you’ll enjoy a splendid Halloween celebration in the great feasting hall at the school of sorcery. After taking in your fill, the professors escort students to the castle grounds to participate in a Halloween festival and a Samhain ritual. You and your close friends slip away from the spectacle to take a broomstick ride under the full moon. Exhilarated and exhausted, you return...

A new season of Sleep & Sorcery is coming. All new original bedtime stories for listeners of all ages. Celebrate Halloween at wizard school. Stir the cauldron of an ancient goddess. Prepare for the winter holidays in Surrey Alley. Have a mysterious encounter with the Green Knight. Spend an evening in the amusing company of a forest spirit. Visit fantastical lands and meet extraordinary creatures f...

In tonight’s story, you’ll enjoy a harvest festival at the autumnal equinox in the halfling village of Slumbershire. You assist in setting up, then enjoy the rites and rituals against a glorious sunset. Around a fire, a halfling is telling stories of his adventures and the legends of the land. You join the circle, curious to learn more about the world beyond the village. - ✨Pre-order is live for...

Hi lovely listeners, the very next story will be the season one finale of Sleep & Sorcery. Since we started season one with a visit to Slumbershire on the vernal equinox, it's only fitting that we'll return for the finale, just in time for the autumnal equinox. I'm going to take a short break to work on season two, but I promise to be back in time for Halloween. In the meantime, subscribe to Sleep...

In tonight’s story, you board an overnight train on your journey to find a cure for insomnia. There’s a woman in your compartment who claims she can put anyone to sleep within 10 seconds. You allow her to work her magic, and within moments, you find yourself in a strange dream world, guided by the queen of dreams. You recognize the figments of your own imagination as you explore her magical realm....

In our cozy story tonight, you’re cooped up at home on a rainy day, longing to escape the boredom when you notice a strange light shining from beneath your closet door. You open it to reveal the entrance to an enormous, otherworldly library. Amazed, you explore the stacks, pulling down your favorite books. When you open them, you find you’re transported to the book’s setting, and you visit the str...

In this bedtime story, you inherit the post of a lighthouse keeper on a remote island, and you discover a locked chest in a closet. Meanwhile, you notice a woman wandering the cliffs, gazing longingly at the sea. You learn her secret: that she is, in fact, a selkie. A mythical seal woman in search of her coat so she can return to the water. You begin to suspect that the chest in the lighthouse has...

In tonight’s sleep story, you board a night bus to a distant destination. When the bus makes a pit stop for refreshments, you find yourself inexorably drawn to a far-off spectacle, which you discover is a mysterious carnival – in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night. You indulge in sweet, magical treats and enjoy fantastical rides. The carnival workers are eager to give you gifts. Fin...

In tonight’s sleep story, you are the proprietor of an apothecary and potions shop in the magical hidden corridor of London. After a long day of helping customers during the busy back-to-school season, you have one more thing to do before you can close up shop: you must mix the ingredients and brew your signature “Sweet Dreams” potion. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨ https://...

In tonight’s bedtime story, as you seek out a fabled healing spring, you have a magical encounter with a unicorn who believes they’re the last of their kind. After they heal you of all your ailments, you offer to accompany them on a search for other unicorns. Together, you embark on an epic journey to rediscover a long-lost species. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨ https://www...

In tonight’s bedtime story, you begin another night as the afterhours caretaker of a Roman archaeological site. As you make your rounds, thinking of the millennia of history upon which you stand, you encounter a mythological creature known as a faun. He leads you to a lively bonfire, to which you’re welcomed by generations of your ancestors. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨ ht...

In tonight’s story, you are hard at work in your blacksmith’s forge near the end of a long day. The dwarves are retiring from the mines, and one brings you a particularly rare ore, which you use to forge a tool worthy of the gods. Before heading home to rest, you gather up your scraps to create a gift for a loved one. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨ https://www.crossedcrowboo...

In tonight’s bedtime story, you are a traveling alchemist who comes to the court of the Emperor in Prague. He’s issued a call to all magicians, sorcerers, and alchemists to reside in his Castle and study the secrets of ultimate riches and immortality. Surrounded by ancient wisdom and occult practice, you attempt to discover the recipe for the philosopher’s stone. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Slee...

In tonight’s sleep story, inspired by the Japanese fairy tale of Urashima Taro, you gain the ability to breathe underwater, and you visit the Dragon Palace, the undersea sanctuary of the ocean god Ryujiin. When you finally return to dry land, you discover that much has changed during your adventuring absence. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sleep & Sorcery book!✨ https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/sh...

In tonight’s sleep story, you’ll climb the winding steps to the tallest tower of a thousand-year-old castle, which now serves as a school of sorcery. There, you’ll attend your first lesson in the ancient art of divining the future. Gaze into a crystal ball, turn over a series of tarot cards, read tea leaves, and analyze the movement of the stars. - ✨Pre-order is live for the Sleep & Sorcery book!...