Want to dive deeper into the ghost story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor?" Me too! Follow me into this spooky reading of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw!"

Good evening friends, fiends, and night owl supremes! Welcome back for Part 3 of the Story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor" - "The Turn of the Screw" Part 3 (Chapters 6, 7, and 8!) Tonight we learn so much more about the dead dread spectre, Peter Quint. The governess also has an encounter with a new spectre - Miss Jessel - while playing with little Flora at the pond. She has the startling revelation that both Miles and Flora, despite their attempts to feign ignorance, actually perfectly remember their dealings with the late rascal Peter Quint and the deceased Miss Jessel. (She had been hoping they had magically had their memories of them wiped or something?) and now realizes that the two children are trying to protect her from the ghostly beings as she thinks she is protecting them! Mrs. Grouse is FINALLY more forth-coming with information. Sheesh. Took long enough! Could have saved the governess a lot of heartache and suffering! This tale, Henry James'' "The Turn of the Screw," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's ghost story story!

Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor is from the following chapters:

The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 6: 1:33

The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 7: 17:45

The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 8: 26:45

This episode originally released on Youtube on January 8, 2021.

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Got too much on your mind? Need a familiar story to just breathe to? Well I'm not sure this is the fairy tale for that, but hey, we're reading it together! Join me for tonight's Sleeping Beauty's Origin Story of sorts - we travel back to Giambattista Basile's tale of "Sun, Moon, and Talia" which is creepy in it's old creepy old man king way. Of course. Why would we expect anything else? Ah well. There is also two little fairy babies (which I'm pretty sure where ah... something else in the original) and a jealous queen who makes her husband and sun eat these children (kinda) after cooking them into so many dishes. A whole lot happens, and while it's not a traditional "Happily Ever After" (or maybe it is because this is a traditional tale?) it's interesting for sure! NOT a Disney Princess Aurora Sleeping Beauty happily ever after. This tale, Giambattista Basile's "Sun, Moon, and Talia" is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale storytelling!

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This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Giambattista Basile, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

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This episode originally released on YouTube November 10, 2020. 

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We continue our dive into the ghost story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor!" So, get comfy and cozy and follow along with me as I read this classic ghost story, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James! I'm sure we'll have more than a few shared scares!

Tonight, we continue Henry James' chilling ghost story "The Turn of the Screw" (part 2) with the Introduction, Chapters 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5. In this latest installment, the governess has fallen so much more under the spell of her charges (Miles and Flora), and cannot imagine anyone wanting to expel angelic Miles! She sees a mysterious and handsome man on one of the crenelated towers during her evening stroll about the gardens, and gets a shock when she sees him again peering in through the window! Bravely she rushes to confront this peeping intruder, only to see he has vanished. She finally confides in Mrs. Grose who pieces things together, telling her that the handsome man is none other than the valet Peter Quint. Who is dead. What! So, join me for The Turn of the Screw, Part 2! This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's start into an old ghost story!

Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor is from the following chapters:

The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 3: 1:17

The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 4: 13:10

The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 5: 25:42

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This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" is by Henry James, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

#Animation #ASMR #BlyManor #TheHauntingofBlyManor #ASMRStorytelling #HenryJames

This episode originally released on YouTube on 12/1/2020.

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To much buzzing in your skull to sleep?! Let's get Grimm! Join me for tonight's classic yet seemingly hopeless task of spinning straw into gold! We follow one woman (whose father boasts about her ability to spin straw into gold to the king, who simply MUST "employ" this woman right away to fill his treasury! Of course... she has no such ability. Enter in the mischievous Rumpelstiltskin, always ready to make a bargain! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Rumpelstiltskin," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairy tale!

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This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

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This episode originally released on YouTube on 8/20/2020.

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Follow along with me as I read this classic ghost story - I'm sure we'll have more than a few shared scares!

Tonight, we begin Henry James' chilling "The Turn of the Screw" with the Introduction, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. We get the whole creepy origin and set-up to infamous Bly, and more than a few hints to it's mystery are already peppered in! We get a frightful amount of set up - Douglass has gathered a curious group around the fire in an old house to tell the story of Bly out of a red gilt manuscript. We (through the beautiful handwriting of the governess) meet Mrs. Grouse and little Flora, and get a grand little tour of the big house… which feels like a ship adrift at sea it seems. We also learn that young Miles has been kicked out of school, and that the previous governess has died. Mysteriously. And that’s about as much as Mrs. Grouse will let on! This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's start into an old ghost story!

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This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" is by Henry James, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

#Animation #ASMR #BlyManor #TheHauntingofBlyManor #ASMRStorytelling #asmrreading #asmrsleep #GhostStory

This episode originally released on YouTube on November 11, 2020

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How about something on the lighter side? Something to counteract the gloom and doom and nightmares? Let's get cozy for tonight's tale "The Three Spinners," which has been collected by a great many people, including the Brothers Grimm, and this version specifically by Katherine Pyle. Somehow, everything works out just perfectly in this fairy tale, and everyone truly does have a Happily Ever After?! How rare! This tale, "The Three Spinners," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short story!

Voice Over Editing ► Zachary K.

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This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by Katherine Pyle, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally released on April 27, 2020 on YouTube.

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Can you withstand the wrath and icy breath of King Frost? I probably couldn't, and I'm extremely glad to be reading this chilly frosty tale from a blanket fort of my own! BUT it is in line with the snowy wintery weather that is creeping up, so grab some hot cocoa and join me for tonight's fairy tale: "The Story of King Frost!" Come for the story, stay for the prophetic talking barking doggie!

Once upon a time there was a wicked stepmother, who loved her own daughter so much, but cared little for her husband's daughter. Ah yes, how well we know this tale! BUT this one has a wintery twist! I was getting "Snow Queen" and "Frozen" vibes very very strongly through this reading. Anyway, we follow a young kind girls who gets dumped off in the forest to freeze (by her father! On her stepmother's wish!) and is instead... not frozen, but rewarded due to her polite and humble nature. You know where this is going. The stepmother wants the same reward for her own daughter, and well... let's just read the rest together, shall we? This Russian fairytale, "The Story of King Frost," (or "The Story of the Frost King" is read in a soft voice (with some light chatter and commentary - I am human and not a robot) and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's wintery fairytale!

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This tale is from a compendium of fairy tales collected by Andrew Lang, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally aired on YouTube on 11/24/2020

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You've heard the fairy tale Snow White? This is not it, but it sure is an enchanted story! Join me for tonight's adventure into a fairytale collected by the Brothers Grimm - "Snow White and Rose Red!" We follow two inseparable sisters as the get courted by a bear, save a dwarf three times, and are nearly eaten by their beloved! Kinda. Also, they tend to sleep too close for my comfort by cliff edges. They know no fear! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Snow White and Rose Red," is read in a soft voice (with some chatter as I'm human and not an ai robot) and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale!

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This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally aired on YouTube on 8/25/2025.

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Some would do anything for love… others wouldn’t do that. This twisted old tale pushes the limits of love, and there are quite a lot of poetic tears to shed along the way! 

This story, "The Nightingale and the Rose" is from a collection of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, very light commentary, and creative commons music.

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To much buzzing in your skull to sleep?! Let's get Grimm! Join me for tonight for a familiar tale - "The Ash Maiden" a form of "Cinderella!" This one is, of course, a bit more Grim... which is unsurprising as it's collected by the Brothers Grimm! Two evil stepsisters, an evil stepmother, a wishing tree with a bird that produces the finest of dresses, 3 nights of a royal ball, exclusive dances with the (really dense?) prince, a lost shoe, escape plans, and so much more! We have quite an action-packed adventure in store this evening! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "The Ash Maiden," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's Cinderella Fairytale!

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This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

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