The Drunken Storyteller’s Podcast

S4E3: Lilith - The mother of demons part 1 Another 2 part episode. In this first part I tell a few tales from throughout history of the entity known as Lilith, from what some say is the first mention of her in Mesopotamia to 13th century Jewish Kabbalah stories. In part 2 I shall do a dive into the history and translations and mysticism around her, in this episode it is mostly tales. Inanna and th...

S4E2: The Lady of the Fountain My 50th Episode and we are back to the Mabi and my first Arthurian tale. One of the great Welsh romances. Grab yourself a drink and enjoy the tale You can find the translation of the story here: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mab/mab05.htm My ko-fi is:  https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller   You can find me over on Twitter @thedrunkenstor1 Email:  thedrunke...

S4E1: The Library. A new year a new season? Maybe? I start of with a slightly different story, one of the infinite, a philosophical story, one of words and letters.  CW: suicide, death, cosmic horror You can find the translation of the story here: https://sites.evergreen.edu/politicalshakespeares/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2015/12/Borges-The-Library-of-Babel.pdf   My ko-fi is:  https://ko-fi.com...

S3 E6: The passing of a train A lone traveller gets speaking to a railway worker to here of ghostly happenings, are they warnings of something yet to happen or lost souls from a previous time. Only those who dare listen will know them. The story can be found here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1289/1289-h/1289-h.htm#page312 The Kickstarter for Eye to the Void is over and fully funded your can fi...

S3E5:  Visiting a friend In this time of year it is always good to call on friends, check on them and their health. Visit them in their Houses to help Usher in the New Year, make sure their siblings are ok.   The Kickstarter for Eye to the Void is over and fully funded your can find a free preview chapter here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/414762/Eye-to-the-Void-FREE-PREVIEW Hive Mind Game...

S3E4:  A knocking at my door Whilst recording, someone kept knocking at my door, a lost love, a lonely soul, a dream of the past, what could be knocking, knocking at my chamber door? My ko-fi is:  https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller   You can find me over on Twitter @thedrunkenstor1 Hive Mind Games:  https://hivemindgames.co.uk/     twitter: @HiveMindCreates Free Preview Chapter:  https://www....

Something strange happened to my recording, this was not what I recorded! I feel as though someone is in my mind, controlling what I say. My face has gone pale and pallid, as if I am wearing a Mask......All hail the King in Yellow. Find the original transcript here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8492/8492-h/8492-h.htm#THE_MASK The Kickstarter for Eye to the Void is live and fully funded, find ou...

Part 2 of Lot No. 249 from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - A dark Gothic horror tale in the streets of Oxford. All opinions voiced in this story are those of the original author and are a reflection of the times and do not represent those of the storyteller. Find the original transcript here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32777/32777-h/32777-h.htm#Page_179 The Kickstarter for Eye to the Void is live an...

We start a new mini season (for various life reasons) of dark Gothic tales. In the following weeks and months I shall be telling tale of horror, the macabre, the dark and occult, those which will set your mind a fear. We start this mini series with a tale of a mysterious acquaintance and their odd interest in things they maybe should not be playing with.    All opinions voiced in this story are th...

Content warning, dark themes of death, suicide and loss. In this episode I tell one of the darkest ghost stories I have told to date, and also tell the story of a dream. Love is a powerful emotion, but can it truly set us free? Even in dreams or death? You can find me over on Twitter @thedrunkenstor1 Facebook: The Drunken Storyteller Email: thedrunkenstorytelleruk@gmail.com Send me suggestions on...

In the second Heidelberg episode I look at 3 more stories from the area that involve some embellished history, giants yeeting rocks (one goes a bit Yorkshire at one point...) and a strangely water spirit. Again, please go and check out Jurgens work over at: https://www.patreon.com/sunkencastles/posts https://sunkencastles.com/german-folklore-map/ You can find the game we played fo ArGaCon 2022 at:...

Hello everyone, in this episode I look into the history of Heideberg and tell some of the weird tales that can be found around here. A headless rider, a ghost dog, a very big hole, people throwing beehives, the French and some Nazis. This episode has it all. Please go and check out Jurgens work over at: https://www.patreon.com/sunkencastles/posts https://sunkencastles.com/german-folklore-map/ You...

HOLY CRAP! I made another episode. Sorry for the radio silence recently, moving country, and covid and all manner of other shinnanigans has messed things up. But here's a long fun story for you. It involve pig rustling, people being turned to animals, angry people for being caught out in lies, magic, war, vermin, all the good things in life. Welcome to the longest branch of the Mabinogion, the tal...

In this episode, I have another special guest. This time I am talking to one half of the amazing Loremen, the one and only James Shakeshaft. I take him on a spooky taxi ride and we talk about concrete children and whether Blue John is just Little John but has had too much to drink. Find James over on Twitter @JamesShakeshaft Find The Loremen over on all places on the internet where podcasts are av...

In this week's episode, we go occulty and look at the history of the ouija board and a few different types of spirit boards and how one led to a kind of satanic panic in Japan in the 1970's. You can find me over on twitter @thedrunkenstor1 Facebook: The Drunken Storyteller Email: thedrunkenstorytelleruk@gmail.com Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about.  

In this episode, I am joined once again by Fiona from the What Am I Rolling and The DMs Book Club podcasts. This time we are looking at Beltane. Where we dive into the history, traditions and folklore of this Summer Fire festival and talk about faerie mobsters. Then we have a look at how we can use Beltane in our RPGs. Find Fiona over on twitter: @WAIR_podcast @TheDMsBookClub The podcasts are on t...

Welcome to The Drunken Storytellers podcast. In this episode I look into the tale of how Holyrood in Edinburgh got its name and it's connection to the white stag. I also delve into the White Stag mythology and a few stories from across the globe related to them. Hope you enjoy the episode. You can find Dark Tides, my Scottish Vaesen mystery here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/393457/Dark-Ti...

Welcome back to The Drunken Storytellers podcast. In this episode, I return after a few months of madly finishing my PhD. I take a look at a true story from where I grew up as a child, and that is the true tale of John Lowe, the Brandeston vicar/reverend accused of witchcraft by Matthew Hopkins and immortalised in the movie Witchfinder General. You can find me over on Twitter @thedrunkenstor1, Fac...

In this episode, I have another guest. A new mini-series where me and Fiona from the What am I rolling podcast will take a look at the 4 seasonal Gaelic festivals of Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasa and Samhain. I delve into the history, traditions and folklore surrounding each of the festivals and then we take a look at how we could use these in different RPG games and settings. This first episode is...

Happy new year everyone and welcome back to The Drunken Storytellers podcast. In this first episode of the year we start of with a bang! A fireside chat with the illustrator, author and inspiration behind the Nordic Horror RPG Vaesen. We talk about all sorts of random things, starting with folklore, then some horror, a little bit of science, trees and boats and some warhammer. You can find Johan's...

In this final episode of "season 1" I go back into my favourite weird folklore of all time, the first written English text, the Mabi, this time we tell the tale of the third branch and of Manawyddan, the son of Llyr and how to repeat the same mistake many times and how mice can cause you many problems. Enjoy and I'll see you in 2022 for season 2. Happy New Year everyone. You can find me over on tw...

CONTENT WARNING: This story is from 1907 and uses some terms and phrases from that period that are not acceptable. I do not condone the use of these terms. I am reading the text as written from the original story. The story also deals with existential horror, loneliness and briefly mentions suicide. Please be aware of this, and if this is not for you then do not be worried about not listening, you...

A bonus winter-themed episode where I run a game of Vaesen for Icy Sedgwick, Sian Powell from Celtic Myths and Legends, Vivian and Ben. A trip to visit a friend in Iceland who then leaves them in a pub for no reason where nothing bad happens with a crystal ball and old lady. Sorry about the sound on this one, it was run as a Iive stream on my twitch and my mic seems to have been set on quiet. You...

A surprise episode, I had some free time and felt good so I thought I'd record a ghostly tale as winter is drawing in and the nights are longer and colder. Enjoy the tale of Yuki-Onna from Kwaidan:Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcardio Hearn A ghostly tale from Japan Music is from https://www.epidemicsound.com/ You can find me over on twitter @thedrunkenstor1, facebook The Drunken Stor...

A small look at changeling folklore from across Europe and a little bit of a discussion on why the episode is not great and what is going to happen over the next few months with the podcast. This is not the best episode I have done and I'm sorry but if you listen to the end you'll see why maybe. You can find me over on twitter @thedrunkenstor1, facebook The Drunken Storyteller, email me @ thedrunk...