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4.09: The vampire is tracked to her coffin! — The ghosts of Castle Glamis. — "His Satanic Majesty" visits a fortune-teller's tent! — The cadaver wakes up!
Join host Corinthian Finn, a.k.a. Finn J.D. John 18th Baron Dunwitch,* for a one-hour-long spree through the scandal-sheets and story papers of old London!
- 03:20: VARNEY THE VAMPYRE; or, THE FEAST OF BLOOD, Chapter 26: Henry, the admiral and Mr. Marchdale present the three letters to Flora, anticipating she will be offended and angry with Charles for treating her so. Instead, they are surprised when she cries, “Where did you get these disgraceful forgeries? What has happened to Charles? Has someone waylaid him and murdered him?” … It’s a pretty good question, isn’t it?
- 23:20: BROADSIDE BALLAD: A tale of four teen-age girls seized and carried away by His Satanic Majesty for visiting a fortune-teller’s shop. All maidens, beware! This could happen to YOU! An image of this broadside is in this episode’s notes at pennydread.com/discord
- 28:00: TERRIFIC REGISTER ARTICLE: A German anatomy professor saves the life of a specimen who, after being hanged for desertion, woke up in the dissecting-room.
PART II: "THE SIXPENNY SPOOKIES," 34:49—1:18:00:
This second segment of the show brings you Victorian ghost stories, spooky street literature, and sundry other tidbits — INCLUDING ...
- 35:12: EARLY VICTORIAN GHOSTLY SHORT STORY, TO-WIT: Carmilla by J.S. Le Fanu, Part 8 of 9: An extraordinary-looking gnome-like man now makes an appearance. This is BARON VORDENBURG, who has committed his life to research of vampires in general and Countess Mircalla in particular. He traces a map in the chapel with the general, and they end up identifying a spot in the wall, where a tablet is uncovered with “Mircalla Countess Karnstein” carved upon it. The general is delighted, and says the Inquisition will be held the following morning. … It is done. Laura’s life is thereby saved. So … why does it feel so much like a bereavement?
- 56:27: A SHORT GHOST STORY from the scrapbook of Charles Lindley, Viscount Halifax: The ghosts of Castle Glamis, in Angus, Scotland, according to the Earl of Strathmore and family. A photo of Glamis Castle is in this episode’s notes at pennydread.com/discord
- 1:14:30: A FEW SQUEAKY-CLEAN DAD JOKES from the early-1800s' most popular joke book: "Joe Miller's Jests; or, The Wit's Vade-mecum."
* The Barony of Dunwitch is located in a deep forest glade west of Arkham (where, as H.P. Lovecraft put it, “the hills rise wild, and there are valleys with deep woods that no axe has ever cut; there are dark narrow glens where the trees slope fantastically, and where thin brooklets trickle without ever having caught the glint of sunlight.”) Actually it is a good 3,000 miles west of Arkham. It is not to be confused with Dunwich, the English seacoast town that fell house by house into the sea centuries ago, or Dunsany, the home until 1957 of legendary fantasy author Edward J.M.D. Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany.
GLOSSARY OF FLASH TERMS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
• WOOD PECKER: Joker, punster, and/or word-player.
• SMASHING COVES: Housebreakers.
• KNIGHTS OF THE BRUSH AND MOON: Drunken fellows wandering amok in meadows and ditches, trying to stagger home.
• CORINTHIAN: A fancy toff or titled swell. Used here as a reference to Corinthian Tom, the quintessential Regency rake depicted in Pierce Egan's "Life in London" (usually referred to as "Tom and Jerry").
• CHAFFING-CRIB: A room where drinking and bantering are going on.
• BRUSHER: Large, full glass.
• LIGHT BLUE JACKY: Gin. You could also call it just-plain “light blue,” or just-plain “jacky,” and be perfectly understood.
• TOWN TODDLERS: Marks or flats — naïve lads easily taken in by sharpers.
• LAMBSKIN COVES: Judges.
• VADE MECUM: Latin for "hand book."
There are more! But we’re out of space here. A full glossary of all the flash-cant terms used in this episode is at https://pennydread.com/discord in the "#season-4-episodes" thread.
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Join host Corinthian Finn, a.k.a. Finn J.D. John 18th Baron Dunwitch,* for a one-hour-long spree through the scandal-sheets and story papers of old London!
- 03:20: VARNEY THE VAMPYRE; or, THE FEAST OF BLOOD, Chapter 26: Henry, the admiral and Mr. Marchdale present the three letters to Flora, anticipating she will be offended and angry with Charles for treating her so. Instead, they are surprised when she cries, “Where did you get these disgraceful forgeries? What has happened to Charles? Has someone waylaid him and murdered him?” … It’s a pretty good question, isn’t it?
- 23:20: BROADSIDE BALLAD: A tale of four teen-age girls seized and carried away by His Satanic Majesty for visiting a fortune-teller’s shop. All maidens, beware! This could happen to YOU! An image of this broadside is in this episode’s notes at pennydread.com/discord
- 28:00: TERRIFIC REGISTER ARTICLE: A German anatomy professor saves the life of a specimen who, after being hanged for desertion, woke up in the dissecting-room.
PART II: "THE SIXPENNY SPOOKIES," 34:49—1:18:00:
This second segment of the show brings you Victorian ghost stories, spooky street literature, and sundry other tidbits — INCLUDING ...
- 35:12: EARLY VICTORIAN GHOSTLY SHORT STORY, TO-WIT: Carmilla by J.S. Le Fanu, Part 8 of 9: An extraordinary-looking gnome-like man now makes an appearance. This is BARON VORDENBURG, who has committed his life to research of vampires in general and Countess Mircalla in particular. He traces a map in the chapel with the general, and they end up identifying a spot in the wall, where a tablet is uncovered with “Mircalla Countess Karnstein” carved upon it. The general is delighted, and says the Inquisition will be held the following morning. … It is done. Laura’s life is thereby saved. So … why does it feel so much like a bereavement?
- 56:27: A SHORT GHOST STORY from the scrapbook of Charles Lindley, Viscount Halifax: The ghosts of Castle Glamis, in Angus, Scotland, according to the Earl of Strathmore and family. A photo of Glamis Castle is in this episode’s notes at pennydread.com/discord
- 1:14:30: A FEW SQUEAKY-CLEAN DAD JOKES from the early-1800s' most popular joke book: "Joe Miller's Jests; or, The Wit's Vade-mecum."
* The Barony of Dunwitch is located in a deep forest glade west of Arkham (where, as H.P. Lovecraft put it, “the hills rise wild, and there are valleys with deep woods that no axe has ever cut; there are dark narrow glens where the trees slope fantastically, and where thin brooklets trickle without ever having caught the glint of sunlight.”) Actually it is a good 3,000 miles west of Arkham. It is not to be confused with Dunwich, the English seacoast town that fell house by house into the sea centuries ago, or Dunsany, the home until 1957 of legendary fantasy author Edward J.M.D. Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany.
GLOSSARY OF FLASH TERMS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
• WOOD PECKER: Joker, punster, and/or word-player.
• SMASHING COVES: Housebreakers.
• KNIGHTS OF THE BRUSH AND MOON: Drunken fellows wandering amok in meadows and ditches, trying to stagger home.
• CORINTHIAN: A fancy toff or titled swell. Used here as a reference to Corinthian Tom, the quintessential Regency rake depicted in Pierce Egan's "Life in London" (usually referred to as "Tom and Jerry").
• CHAFFING-CRIB: A room where drinking and bantering are going on.
• BRUSHER: Large, full glass.
• LIGHT BLUE JACKY: Gin. You could also call it just-plain “light blue,” or just-plain “jacky,” and be perfectly understood.
• TOWN TODDLERS: Marks or flats — naïve lads easily taken in by sharpers.
• LAMBSKIN COVES: Judges.
• VADE MECUM: Latin for "hand book."
There are more! But we’re out of space here. A full glossary of all the flash-cant terms used in this episode is at https://pennydread.com/discord in the "#season-4-episodes" thread.
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