The Midnight Library

Astonishing Legends Productions

Proudly brought to you by the fine folks at the Astonishing Legends Podcast- Not just another show but a place you can go: The Midnight Library.

You alone, can climb the stairs of the strange, old Victorian mansion and be somewhat welcomed by your Hosts, Miranda Merrick & Mr. Darling. Curl up in a window seat or beside the grand fireplace and hear a tale of times long ago. Be transported to forgotten lands, learn about ancient customs and mysterious happenings… all in the company of your unusual hosts in their unique setting. Just stay in the cordoned off areas and you should be fine…

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S14 · E8
July 12 · 21 min
S14 Ep8: Welcome Shango Umlaut!
Join us tonight while an exclusive, private discussion between Miranda and Mr. Darling takes place! It seems a bit of Hellish mail has arrived bearing the most demonic news! A new member of The Midnight Library staff is arriving. Immediately! Are you ready? Special thank you to Mr. Darling.
S14 · E7
June 28 · 36 min
S14 Ep7: The Capuchin Catacombs and The Blinking Child
Let us visit the long dead. Let us travel beneath the bustling streets where they dwell. We believe the 16th-century Capuchin Monks had the right idea! Don't bury your dead and forget them. Place them in tunnels and dress them up in their best duds, then invite everyone to visit them, forever! Tonight, we return to our stomping grounds: a beautifully dreary catacomb with 8,000 dead to gaze upon. One... is rumored to open and close her eyes. Join us below! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S14 · E6
June 14 · 41 min
S14 Ep6: Possessed Possessions
Curses! Well, cursed belongings is our topic in The Reading Room tonight! A pretty silver vase that killed the bride it was gifted to. An ancient female figurine that's rumored to have been deadly since forever...and some bedazzlingly dangerous jewels, The Dubious Delhi Purple Sapphire and The Hopeless Hope Diamond. Please find your favorite, totally not cursed spot! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S14 · E5
May 31 · 35 min
S14 Ep5: Mermaids in Art!
We have for you this evening a deluge of divine underwater divas! Mermaids are some of folklore and fantasy's most magical creatures, and for centuries, artists have been obsessed with bringing them to life on canvas. Our three, briny, beautiful paintings are: Ulysses and the Sirens, by Herbert James Draper. Sadko in the Underwater Kingdom, by Ilya Repin. And Contemplation or Promise, by Victor Nizovtsev. Don't forget your snorkel! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.a
S14 · E4
May 17 · 34 min
S14 Ep4: Mr. Hemlock's Helper
Thank you so much for volunteering to help Mr. Hemlock with the necessary gardening chores, Dear Guest! We were amazed at the lightning speed with which you raced to scribble your name on the sign-up sheet! Why, you seemed almost to be in a fever-dream as you drove your pen into the paper with madness, then you wandered away giggling and mumbling to yourself. In any case, we appreciate your overt willingness to lend a hand. And we certainly won't forget your efforts. We doubt that you will forget, either... Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S14 · E3
May 3 · 44 min
S14 Ep3: The Count and The Corpse Bride
Calling all ghouls! If you are a fan of all things grim and ghastly, tonight's reading is for YOU! This is the story of Carl Tanzler, "Count von Cosel," who fell so deeply in love with a young woman he saw in his visions, that he wouldn't let the fact that she was dead stand in the way of their romance. Obsession, tragedy, grave-robbing, secrecy, necromancy, and discovery—tonight's reading has it all. Join us! (Sponsored by The League of Lady Gravediggers) Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S14 · E2
April 19 · 40 min
S14 Ep2: Hags, Most Horrid!
Greetings, Dear Guests! We have for you this fine evening the opportunity to get to know some...unusual ladies. Okay. Hags. We'd like you to meet and take into your mushy, human heart a variety of horrific hags! We believe you'll find these unique women are often just misunderstood and have been mislabeled by a close-minded society. We also believe you'll find them to be mysterious, unpredictable...and hungry. From Ancient Greece to modern times, hags have been in the very midsts of mankind, and we suggest you warm up to them! Welcome... Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S14 · E1
April 5 · 42 min
S14 Ep1: Haunted Aussie Lighthouses
Welcome Back, Spooky Lovelies! Let us embark on a dreary journey to "The Land Down Under" (not that one) to enjoy an evening tale of mysteries, tragedies, and souls that linger long after their demise...wandering the grounds and trundling the winding staircases... of Haunted Australian Lighthouses. This reading features the haunting of South Solitary Island Lighthouse and "the lighthouse of horror"- BustardHead Lighthouse. The Hospitality Tray is hosted by The Evil Witches Yacht Club. Please make your selections (carefully) and curl up in your favorite spot! **includes a polite FYI from Miranda about Project Lighthouse** Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S13 · E8
Dec 21, 2025 · 39 min
S13 Ep8: The Sin Eater's Buffet
Welcome, Dear Guest! We hope you're hungry for knowledge about getting others into Heaven by risking your own soul, because tonight, we have for you the complete telling of the life of a professional Sin Eater! Included in the telling are "scapegoats" and "whipping boys," with a dash of Holiday cheer brought to you by our own Eric & Jill, who have given Irma a very unique and befitting gift. Now, please saunter up to The Hospitality Tray, but maybe be a bit more choosy with your selections than usual, if you know what we mean... Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S13 · E7
Dec 7, 2025 · 34 min
S13 Ep7: The Ghost Ship, Octavius
How very good of you to visit, dear guest! Do step into the Reading Room and warm your weary bones near the fire. Tonight, we have just the thing to take your mind off all the dreadfulness in the world- a ship, a ghost ship, The Octavius. Lost, then found, then lost again. And argued about to this day...as to its whereabouts. Rest...and hear the tale of its bold captain and doomed crew who dared to make their ship traverse the Northwest Passage...almost 150 years too early. Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S13 · E6
Nov 23, 2025 · 37 min
S13 Ep6: Beware The Rougarou!
It's Mr. Darling's birthday! To celebrate (and salivate), tonight's reading will be all about everyone's favorite Cajun werewolf, The Rougarou! If you're ravenous to know just how a French lycanthrope got their claws sunk into the Louisiana swamplands, do we have a fluffy tale to tell you! These fanged beasties are rumored to have influenced a war, and somehow are now in charge of a huge festival held each year! Grab your favorite spot and cuddle up with a wolf pup for this howling good time! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S13 · E5
Nov 9, 2025 · 38 min
S13 Ep5: Welcome to Hellmouth!
Ever wanted to leap into the fiery depths of an eternally-burning, monster mouth of Hell? Good! Then stick with us, because tonight, we have just that very thing all heated up and ready to welcome you! You don't see a HellMouth every day, yet you know exactly what one is. Why is that? Ms. Merrick offers you a cavernous inferno of knowledge on the history and nature of the eerily familiar... HellMouth! Put your fireproof underpants on and join us! (The Midnight Library welcomes special guest, Nanny Goat!) Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S13 · E4
Oct 26, 2025 · 43 min
S13 Ep4: Folk Magic Witchcraft Expo!
So, if your granny casts a love spell on your neighbor's donkey, is that folk magic, or witchcraft? Or granny magic? Tonight, your bewitching host will help you sift through all of the hair and fingernail clippings to find out. Magic, for the sake of good, and for the sake of... not-so-good, has been practiced by witches and common folk alike for several thousand years. Sometimes, all you need to know is... which kind of practitioner you are. Join us to figure it all out! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S13 · E3
Oct 12, 2025 · 45 min
S13 Ep3: High Strangeness at Highgate Cemetery
Welcome, Spooky Lovely! We have a fabulous evening planned for you in Highgate Cemetery! There will be gruesome finds, battling vampire hunters, rattled bones, and wandering ghosts- all shared with you by your rumored witch host! So, breathe deep, the gathering gloom, and pick out your spot in The Reading Room! We're so happy to see you! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S13 · E2
Sep 28, 2025 · 45 min
S13 Ep2: Sweet Teeth
You look peckish, Dear Guest! How about a little something you can sink your teeth into? Teeth, from every kind of animal, including you, have had a special kind of power and lore about them since forever! Tonight, Ms. Merrick intends to expose the roots of tooth folklore and witchcraft– witchcraft containing the magical ingredient... TEETH! Join us! We don't bite...all that much... (*Includes a special introduction for My Victorian Nightmare) Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S13 · E1
Sep 14, 2025 · 48 min
S13 Ep1: Palmistry - Palm Mystery
It said that "your fate is in your hands" - Learn how, with Miranda's voice in your ears, in this insightful reading on Palmistry! Hear of this mystical practice, its ancient roots, and how it spread across time. Find out which cultures embraced it, and just who made it into the thriving tool of divination that is to this day. And, how you...can easily pick up the skill! Your parlor awaits. Join us! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S12 · E9
Jul 27, 2025 · 31 min
S12 Ep9: Fear Daily
The Midnight Library is proud to present for your listening pleasure, Fear Daily, a deeply atmospheric show that lures you into the unknown to unsettle you with the uncanny. Fear Daily takes you into the shadows of the past, unearthing the 1990's most terrifying tales of monsters, madness, and life after death. Join them as they explore the ghost stories and supernatural encounters left on an old online bulletin board that continues to operate somewhere in an unknown part of the Pennsylvania Rust Belt - a time capsule of society's greatest fears. Let your days be greatly improved by the daily presence... of Fear Daily Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S12 · E8
Jul 13, 2025 · 50 min
S12 Ep8: Malevolent Mermaids PLUS! A Sample of Stefan's Story
Whether you can swim or not, Dear Guest, you're still in grave danger of tonight's maelstrom of moist monsters: The Malevolent Mermaids! Your Hell or high water host has 3 waterlogged, brutal beauties to share with you. So put your water wings on and hope for the best! You'll also be pleased to hear that tonight's soaking wet sponsor is The Evil Witches Yacht Club! (glub, glub) **BONUS! Sample of Stefan Strangeways’ Story Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S12 · E7
Jun 29, 2025 · 40 min
S12 Ep7: Beheadings in Art
Come right in, loosen your scarf, and have a headless cookie from The Hospitality Tray, dear guest! Tonight, your hostess, Miranda Merrick, is beyond thrilled to present for your delight, three fine and famous paintings of Beheadings in Art! And what beautifully dark things they are! There will be two versions of Judith beheading Holofernes and one unforgettable portrayal of Medusa sans head. If you would like to "get ahead" and look up the featured paintings, they are: Judith Beheading Holoferness by Caravaggio, The Head of Medusa by Peter Paul Rubens, and Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Klimt. Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.
S12 · E6
Jun 15, 2025 · 45 min
S12 Ep6: The Collyer Brothers - A Handmade Horror
Welcome to The Midnight Library, Dear Guest! We hope you notice how freely you can move about...within the cordoned-off areas. Tonight we have something just a little different for you, the story of The Collyer Brothers. If you've never heard of them, you're in for a treat, sort of. If you have heard of them, please don't alarm the others. Without giving away any spoilers, this story offers wealth, prestige, quirkiness, eccentricity, gloom, delusion, denial, rats, and found corpses- plus several other intriguing items. You may want to eat a little while before you join us. Please take your seat! Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

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