The Drunken Storyteller’s Podcast

Season 5 Episode 5: The Great God Pan - Part 1 By Athur Machen 2 parter this time because it is a longer tale. Grab yourself a drink, sit back and enjoy the tale. Read from: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/389/pg389-images.html Find me at: Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thedrunkenstoryteller Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedrunkenstoryteller1618/videos Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrunkenstoryteller Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.

Season 5 Episode 4: The Terror of Blue John Gap By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I'm really sorry about the sound quality on this one, computer updates seem to have messed up my sound card and been trying to fit it but to no avail.... Read from: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/537/pg537-images.html#terror Find me at: Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thedrunkenstoryteller Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedrunkenstoryteller1618/videos Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrunkenstoryteller Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.

Season 5 Episode 3: The Red Room A dark tale ideal for a stormy night lit only by candles. By H. G. Wells 1896 Read from: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/23218/23218-h/23218-h.htm Find me at: Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thedrunkenstoryteller Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedrunkenstoryteller1618/videos Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrunkenstoryteller Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.

Season 5 Episode 2: The Canterville Ghost An amusing chronicle of the tribulations of the Ghost of Canterville Chase when his ancestral halls became the home of the American Minister to the Court of St. James By Oscar Wilde, 1906 Content warning, language representation of travellers. Emotional trauma, loss, violence Read from: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14522/pg14522-images.html Find me at: Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thedrunkenstoryteller Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedrunkenstoryteller1618/videos Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrunkenstoryteller Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.

Start of Season 5! The season will be another season of me finding spooky and gothic horror tales due to time and brain powers not being great atm. I don't want to end the podcast but I also am struggling so stories are easy. Starting in the episode we have a long one. The classic tale of loneliness, desolation, loss and wilderness, The Wendigo by Alganon Blackwood. Content warning, language representation of native peoples. Emotional trauma, loss, isolation. Read from: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10897/10897-h/10897-h.htm Music and background sounds from Endemic Sounds: The White Birch - Moorland Songs A Cold Wind - Savvon Find me at: Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thedrunkenstoryteller Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedrunkenstoryteller1618/videos Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrunkenstoryteller Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.

In this very short episode I tell 6 quick tales about deceiving the devil with ropes and wind. Enjoy the tales You can find the tales at: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type1176.html https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type1174.html   Find me at: Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thedrunkenstoryteller Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedrunkenstoryteller1618/videos Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrunkenstoryteller Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.

S4E15: Peredur son of Efrawg The second great Welsh romance from the Mabi and I think the second longest tales. Similar in themes and story to the great Arthurian tale of Perceval and the Holy grail by Chretien de Troyes. Grab yourself a drink and enjoy the tale. My Vaesen mystery can be found here for only $2! https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/470911/Mysteries-of-East-Anglia-The-Lost-Ones 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: [email protected] Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about.   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.

Are we are back with some Japanese tales. Staying with the demon side of things we hear the tale of Mimi-nashi Hoichi who has an encounter with an august assembly and then discuss the demons that appear in the story. I also talk about some other demons, or spirits - yokai, known as the Hi no Tama. You will hear me cock up some Japanese translations in this and I didn't edit them out cus it's fun that way. Enjoy the tales   Find me at: Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thedrunkenstoryteller Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedrunkenstoryteller1618/videos Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrunkenstoryteller Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.

So who is this Lucifer anyway and why are they not in the Bible? I delve into the mythological origins of Lucifer and how they snuck into and out of the bible from their origins as a Greek and maybe Roman god. Forgive my mispronunciation of Alcyone and Halcyone in this not sure what came over me. I got Halycone correct once and then messed it all up….whoops, it should be “Al-see-yon” and “Hal-see-yon” as far as I am aware.   Religion For Breakfast History of Satan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sYhbtk8jJc&ab_channel=ReligionForBreakfast   Mythology and Fiction Explained - Lucifer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Prl_M4cSWg&ab_channel=Mythology%26FictionExplained   Find me at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrunkenstoryteller Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.

Keeping in tradition with the Victorians and this time of year....have some devilish and spooky tales! Lucifur by Anotole France - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31754... The Eyes by Edith Wharton - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4514/...   Find me at: Threads: @the_drunken_storyteller BlueSky: @drunkstoryteller.bsky.social Email: [email protected] ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thedrunkenstoryteller  Send me suggestions on topics and stories to cover and talk about. 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.