Warlock Vorobok Reads

Warlock Vorobok is materializing terrific poetry from merely 50 miles away as the crow flies. Join us as CHPL's resident Warlock reads three of Dunbar's most bone-chilling poems. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Famously reclusive, Emily Dickinson hid her poetry out of sight until after her death. It is no surprise she should leave us some sepulchral poems about ghosts and decaying corpses. Gather round as the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library's resident Warlock reads three of Dickinson's supernatural poems. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

From painter to wallpaper designer to socialist activist to inspiring J.R.R. Tolkien, William Morris dabbled in everything. Listen to his haunting Medieval-like poems The Tune of Seven Towers and Spell-Bound on another bewitching episode of Warlock Vorobok Reads! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

The words of Ann Radcliffe, the Queen of Gothic Fiction and the highest paid writer of the 1790s, are sent into the void on this month’s episode of Warlock Vorobok Reads . Gather close to CHPL’s resident warlock and prepare for the icy chill of the Snow-Fiend and Night! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Once upon a midnight podcast, while the Warlock was ready to broadcast, over many a quaint and curious poem of Edgar Allan Poe. Get ready for Halloween with three of Poe's best poems: the Conqueror Worm, the Bells, and, of course, the Raven! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

“Podcasts, podcasts everywhere, nor any episode about Samuel Taylor Coleridge.” Suspend your disbelief as CHPL’s resident warlock reads Taylor Coleridge’s chilling poetry in this month’s episode of Warlock Vorobok Reads. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Paradise Lost was the most famous example of fan fiction until Twilight came along. Catch a glimpse of hell with Warlock Vorobok as he reads some devilish passages from Books One and Two of Paradise Lost. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Although this author is more known for his carpe-diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time," Robert Herrick also included some supernatural and fantastical elements in his poems "The Spell," "Oberon's Feast," "the Hag," and "Another to Bring in the Witch." Tune your senses towards the otherworldly void as Warlock Vorobok returns to read these paranormal poems. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a mont...

Spurned love is the subject of many famous Shakespeare works, written in vivid prose and imagery. Another English poet at the time, John Donne expressed the tragedy of heartbreak in a more supernatural manner. With witches and ghosts abounding in spooky sonnets, listen closely as CHPL’s Warlock Vorobok reads two of Donne’s most chilling poems The Apparition and Witchcraft by a Picture . &nbsp...

For 12 long years, the monstrous Grendel has plagued Heorot, attacking the Hall all that find themselves inside. Luckily for us, the resident guide to all supernatural things, Warlock Vorobok, is here to tell the epic poem of Beowulf , who is tasked by the King to face Grendel once and for all! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups. 

Warlock Vorobok returns with a new focus on reading supernatural poetry starting with section from the Ancient Greek poet The Odyssey. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

In the finale episode of the Warlock Vorobok Reads podcast, we come to the reality-crushing conclusion in which two stranded campers have to fend for themselves against something unearthly! Click here to listen to part 2 of "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

In part 2 of 3 of the finale of the Warlock Vorobok Reads podcast, the narrator and his friend realize they are trapped on the island, the willows are closing in, and they begin to suspect each other of sabotage. If you like John Carpenter's "The Thing", then this story is for you! Click here to listen to part 1 of "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood. Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime f...

It's the beginning of the end! In this 3-part finale to the Warlock Vorobok Reads podcast, Adam begins to tell his favorite, creepy story of all time: "The Willows' by Algernon Blackwood! Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups. In this episode, Adam puts a cap on National Poetry Month with an excerpt from 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge!

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups. In this episode, Adam reads an excerpt from 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Oscar Wilde once said, “either this wallpaper goes or I do.” Find out if there is something more sinister beyond the pattern in this feminist classic!

You're listening to the finale of our extra-special episodes of Warlock Vorobok Reads featuring readings from a Christmas Carol! In this stave, Scrooge shows a change of heart and betters the world.

You're listening to part 4 of 5 extra-special episodes of Warlock Vorobok Reads featuring readings from a Christmas Carol! In this stave, Scrooge meets a silent ghost and attends other dispiriting events.

You're listening to part 3 of 5 extra-special episodes of Warlock Vorobok Reads featuring readings from a Christmas Carol! In this stave, Scrooge witnesses a lot of socially (un)distanced Xmas celebrations.

You're listening to part 2 of 5 extra-special episodes of Warlock Vorobok Reads featuring readings from a Christmas Carol! In this stave, we witness Scrooge's past holidays with plenty of singing, dancing, and heartbreak.

To usher in this holiday season, Warlock Vorobok Reads is releasing 5 extra-special episodes featuring readings from A Christmas Carol! One might not think of A Christmas Carol as a ghost story, but listen carefully, especially to “Stave I: Marley’s Ghost.” Scrooge’s house is richly described in a Gothic atmosphere full of darkness and anxiety. The shuddering realization that Marley wears his mora...

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.

Warlock Vorobok Reads is a monthly storytime for grownups.