The Midnight Library

Welcome Aboard, Dear Guest! You'll probably never get any closer to the Island of Poveglia than you are to it this very moment... and trust us, that's probably for the best. So, wipe your feet, see if anything looks tempting to you on The Hospitality Tray, and curl up in your favorite spot in The Reading Room! Ms. Merrick will tell you all about the beautiful, haunted & forbidden: Povegelia, "...

Welcome, Dear Guest! Please find your favorite spot in The Reading Room as we gather to gaze upon what some have considered to be forbidden subjects for artists and the human eye: WITCHES IN ART! See for yourself what several artists have dared cast onto their canvases as your host describes for you the rich, enchanting, and other-worldly life of witches captured in these magical paintings! If you...

Please find yourself the most comforting spot in The Reading Room this evening, My Dear Guest, and cuddle up warm with a wolf pup as we hear the forlorn tale of those who endured troubled times and terrible journeys onboard the dreaded "coffin ships"-- as well as those who sadly, did not survive. The people in this reading will be given the utmost respect. The accounts are true, and the reading ca...

Well, Dear Guest, when was the last time you added a truly interesting rock to your collection? Tonight, Ms. Merrick will soon have you hunting for your very own Hag Stone! Once she tells you of all the magical might these "holy stones" are historically said to carry with them; the fun & mayhem they can make and prevent- well, we predict you'll end up bewitched by the story and the stone. Plea...

Welcome, Dear Guest! If you've been feeling a little under the weather- the cure is "dead ahead!" Just saunter over to our Hospitality Tray where Bob's your Uncle AND your medicine! Tonight, your Divine Hostess is more than a little pleased to fill you in on how your forebearers were munching on the dead to try to live longer themselves! BONUS! There are also 2 Spirit Board messages to be read out...

Welcome Spooky Lovelies, we advise you to watch where you step on the grounds this evening, Dear Guest, and we politely ask that you not inadvertently carry in any muck your shoes may have gathered as you find your way to your seat in the Reading Room. You’ll find mini hay bales & sugar cubes on the Hospitality Tray… and a healthy dose of cautionary warnings and old-timey tales of dark horses!...

The sweet scent of cotton candy drifts along in the warm evening air… soft thunder can be heard far off in the fading glow of a perfect evening… The Festival in Phantom Forest is one of a kind, immersive event meant to be a unique journey of the mind for guests of The Midnight Library. For this reason, it is greatly advised that in order for the listener to fully experience their environment- a qu...

Tonight as Mr. Darling slumbers in his den, Miranda shares the answers to some of The Midnight Library's most dedicated fans, its patrons.  This rugged group of daring individuals has Miranda's undivided attention. Get a private peek into her ... mostly direct answers to their most burning questions: Can Irma control our dreams? How are the books in the library organized? Are there any mythologica...

Something seems a little off in The Midnight Library… No, no more off than usual… Welcome, Dear Guests!  Tonight, enjoy an especially weird treat as Irma escorts you to The Reading Room and your Divine Host, Miranda Merrick, presents a tour of all of the fine products and unique services offered to you from this season’s splendid sponsors:  The Broom & Fang Pub, Grimm’s Grocers, The League of...

Step right this way, Dear Guest!  No, not that way…. this way!  Join us in our other Reading Room tonight as we tour the house of Winchester and the heart of Sarah Winchester.  How did a lone woman with no architectural knowledge command the building of such an astounding and confounding mansion- and WHY?  Join us in the 24,000 sq. ft. house as we try to unravel it’s baffling way into being! DISCL...

It’s the 50th Reading Celebration, Dear Guests!!  Brought to you LIVE (relatively) from The Broom & Fang Pub!  Give the bouncer the password, step inside, jump over the snakepit and join us in a cozy corner as Miranda Merrick, Mr. Darling, Irma, and The Lormen spend a daring evening of delightful storytelling, unique cuisine, swanky music, and some questionable happenings for which there will...

Welcome to The Reading Room, Dear Guest!  Why doesn’t anyone want to sit beside Mr. Cutlass, our totally just-for-show, prop guillotine??  Oh well.  Please find a comfy spot and pull the blankets up tight around your chilly neck because tonight our heart-stopping topic is all about BEHEADINGS!  When did they start?  How were they improved?  Why were they popular?  Who tried to speak after they wer...

What if... someone thoughtfully awoke an angry, vicious spirit from its cozy slumber… and it was waiting to meet YOU?  Well then, perhaps you’d better hurry along to The Reading Room to mingle with George “Bloody” Mackenzie fresh from his Black Mausoleum in Greyfriars Kirkyard!  It’s not all terror, though. There’s also fire, an explosion, plague pits, Harry Potter connections, and one Good Boy! (...

Step right this way, Dear Guest!  A magical feast for the ears has been prepared for you this evening.  We want to tempt you with magic mushrooms-not like that.  Well...maybe. Tonight we delve into the earthy and mysterious world of fabulous fungi.  Learn to tell tasty from toxic...hopefully, as Ms. Merrick has collected a fine selection of mushroom lore and toadstool tales for you to devour!  Wel...

The guests are all settled and filled with dread, while Visions of Vampires dance in their heads!  Join us tonight as your haunting host, Miranda Merrick leads you astray to meet some “blood enthusiasts” of olden times.  We’ll find some of the first famous vampires and hear how they were stopped, then we’ll weigh up our options for joining a nice, friendly blood-drinking cult.  Such a full evening...

You know the legend he created.  Tonight, our reading will tell you just how eerily all of the spooky pieces of Bram Stoker’s life fell precisely into place so that he could give the world--DRACULA!  Stoker had the right illness, the right grim mother, friends, books, and even the right nightmare that contributed to the making of the perfect literary monster, Count Dracula. So, find your favorite...

Welcome back, Dear Guests, to The Midnight Library. Tonight, your host, Miranda, will introduce you to The Famous Fox Sisters! Three wily women who took The Modern Spiritualist Movement by storm and left many a ghost in their wake. From a haunted old farmhouse, mysterious coded raps from another realm tapped out messages that put the women in the spotlight to perform their supernatural craft, driv...

Your journey to reach The Midnight Library is narrated in ASMR fashion by your humble host: Miranda Merrick.  Who will you meet on your walk?     You’ve gotten in your car and driven to the edge of the village.  The main road has narrowed.  Forests, pastureland, and old farms dot the dimming distance.  Whatever life has had to offer you, whatever reality has forced you to of late- You’re looking f...

Well, Dear Guest, how do you feel about getting a little dirty? (Not like that!)  Join us tonight! - as we slip into the slime with Bog Bodies!!  How old are they?  How did they all get into the bogs in the first place?  What kind of fashion sense did they have?  What kind of tea do they prefer?  Visit The Reading Room and hear your Host, Miranda Merrick, get down and dirty with: A Bevy of Bog Bod...

So, you’ve got a little demon infestation.  Who ya gonna call?  More demons, of course!  Carefully make your way to The Reading Room, Dear Guests, as tonight Ms. Merrick holds court in the case of: DEMON Vs. DEMON.  Oh and there’s cake! Join us for tonight’s reading as we go down, down, down where the demons dwell! Isn’t that a Hell of a thing? Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply...

Welcome to tonight’s reading, Dear Guests!  We believe you’ll find the subject to be quite disarming… Granted the topic is a daunting one, but we are not defeated… We’re determined to single-handedly tell you everything about… amputations.  We promise not to cut anything short.  So, get yourself together and join us in The Reading Room for, The Amputation Proclamation. Special Thanks to Sounds Lik...

What if Miranda ever left The Midnight Library?  What if she showed up on your doorstep?!  This is the fate that’s befallen The Loremen (Now to be referred to as “Those poor Loremen”) Don’t worry, she’s brought her Holiday Snakes and the story of “The Ghost of Harry Main”- Join us as Our Ms. Merrick & Mr. Darling make a surprise visit to stay the night with Mr. James Shakeshaft & Mr. Alasd...

It’s just as terrifying as it sounds.  Tonight in a strange twist of fate, you find yourself alone with your favorite mysterious host for an intimate chat in which she answers the curious questions submitted by her trusty patrons.  A less guarded, more candid, but always enigmatic  Miranda will tell you the answers to some of The Midnight Library’s most asked questions.  How did Miranda meet Mr. D...

You’ve been hopeful. You’ve been curious, patient, and vigilant. Tonight is your night. The Wendigo, in all of their incarnations, are assembled here in The Midnight Library. They are as anxious to meet you as you are to meet them. Take a seat by the fire or snuggle up with a wolf pup for protection. It’s about to get cold, dark, and oh so dreary. Hooray!!! Welcome, Dear Guests. Special Thanks to...

There’s going to be a DANCE, Spooky Lovelies!!  And you’re ALL invited!  And you’ll show up...whether you want to or not.  No one gets to sit this one out.  This is The Danse Macabre and Our Ms. Merrick will tell you the story of it in history, art, music, and of course, dance.  So, get your sad rags on, polish up your black dancing shoes, and tiptoe through the tombstones with us! Special Thanks...