Fictional

By Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser / Bardic

What's Fictional about?

The greatest stories of classic lit...without actually having to read the books.

From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They're stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.

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Edgar Allan Poe: The Masque...

10.31.2020

A Halloween episode with two stories from the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe.

Fictional episodes:

10.31.2020 Edgar Allan Poe: The Masquerade A Halloween episode with two stories from the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe.
05.20.2020 The Pale Man: Room 201 A professor checks in to a rundown hotel for a long vacation and becomes obsessed with another resident - a pale man who moves from room to room.
05.06.2020 Philip K. Dick: Inhuman Lester’s work has killed trillions, making way for humanity’s march across the galaxy. But, after a trip off-world and witnessing a dead planet firsthand, he’s now changed. Lester wants out. Will the government release their best scientist and, more importantly, ...
05.06.2020 Sherlock Holmes: The League Even good news is bad news to Sherlock Holmes when the Red-Headed League comes to town.
10.09.2018 Monte Cristo: Wait and Hope (part 6 of 6) The Count of Monte Cristo's revenge is complete
10.02.2018 Monte Cristo: A Million Secrets (part 5 of 6) The Count of Monte Cristo moves his pieces into place. His revenge is coming.
09.25.2018 Monte Cristo: No Ordinary Man (part 4 of 6) Continuing from episode 5 of season 2, we find Edmond Dantes having transformed completely into the Count of Monte Cristo...and ready for revenge.
09.18.2018 The Tempest: Brave New World (Part 2 of 2) Prospero's plan comes together
09.11.2018 The Tempest: All the Devils are Here (part 1 of 2) Prospero just made the most significant discovery of all time...right before his world was turned upside down.
09.04.2018 Dracula: The Night King (part 3 of 3) England is under attack. Dracula is here.
08.28.2018 Dracula: Holiday (part 2 of 3) An ancient evil has arrived in England
08.21.2018 Dracula: Work Trip (part 1 of 3) Jonathan is on a business trip. Everyone is freaking out. He doesn't see what the fuss is about. He's just meeting with and old guy with a handlebar mustache who lives in the woods in a creepy castle surrounded by ...
08.14.2018 Sherlock Holmes: A Thousand Words "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
08.07.2018 Philip K. Dick: New Features "Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick
04.10.2018 Frankenstein: Enough (Part 2 of 2) The conclusion of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and the Fictional season 2 finale
04.03.2018 Frankenstein: Prometheus (Part 1 of 2) from Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
03.27.2018 Kate Chopin: Promises An adaptation of "Desiree's Baby" by Kate Chopin
03.20.2018 O. Henry: Winter is Coming "The Last Leaf" and "The Cop and the Anthem" by O Henry
03.13.2018 Edgar Allen Poe: Madhouse "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" by Edgar Allen Poe
03.06.2018 Count of Monte Cristo: Fourteen Years Gone (Part 3 of 3) from "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
02.27.2018 Count of Monte Cristo: Prisoner 34 (Part 2 of 3) Part two of "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas.
02.20.2018 Count of Monte Cristo: Among Friends (Part 1 of 3) Part one of "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
02.13.2018 Sherlock Holmes: Undercover "The Man with the Twisted Lip", a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
02.06.2018 Philip K. Dick: Look Alive "The Hanging Stranger" by Philip K. Dick: a man in 1950s middle America emerges from working in his basement all day to find something horrifying in the center of town, but the strangest thing? No one seems to have a ...
12.27.2017 Macbeth: Sound and Fury (Part 2 of 2) The conclusion of the story of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
12.12.2017 Macbeth: Toil and Trouble (Part 1 of 2) Part 1 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
11.28.2017 Philip K. Dick: Therein Lies the Wub An adaptation of "Beyond lies the Wub" by Philip K. Dick
11.14.2017 Call of Cthulhu: Nightmares (Part 2 of 2) The conclusion of "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft
10.31.2017 Call of Cthulhu: Dead Cthulhu Waits Dreaming (Part 1 of 2) An adaptation of perhaps the most famous story from one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century.
10.17.2017 The Time Machine: With a Whimper (Part 2 of 2) The conclusion of "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells
10.03.2017 The Time Machine: Inspector Spacetime (Part 1 of 2) Part one of "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells
09.19.2017 Dante's Inferno: Race to the Bottom (Part 2) The conclusion of Dante's Inferno, and it ends up being an epic poem of ice and fire.
09.05.2017 Dante's Inferno: Burning Ring of Fire (Part 1) Dante takes a trip to Hell and visits circles 1-5.
08.22.2017 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil went Down to Cornwall From the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
08.22.2017 Monkey's Paw: Give Him a Hand From "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
08.11.2017 Fictional Intro All about Fictional, the new show from Jason and Carissa Weiser.

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Fictional episodes:

Edgar Allan Poe: The Masquerade

The Pale Man: Room 201

Philip K. Dick: Inhuman

Sherlock Holmes: The League

Monte Cristo: Wait and Hope (part 6 of 6)

Monte Cristo: A Million Secrets (part 5 of 6)

Monte Cristo: No Ordinary Man (part 4 of 6)

The Tempest: Brave New World (Part 2 of 2)

The Tempest: All the Devils are Here (part 1 of 2)

Dracula: The Night King (part 3 of 3)

Dracula: Holiday (part 2 of 3)

Dracula: Work Trip (part 1 of 3)

Sherlock Holmes: A Thousand Words

Philip K. Dick: New Features

Frankenstein: Enough (Part 2 of 2)

Frankenstein: Prometheus (Part 1 of 2)

Kate Chopin: Promises

O. Henry: Winter is Coming

Edgar Allen Poe: Madhouse

Count of Monte Cristo: Fourteen Years Gone (Part 3 of 3)

Count of Monte Cristo: Prisoner 34 (Part 2 of 3)

Count of Monte Cristo: Among Friends (Part 1 of 3)

Sherlock Holmes: Undercover

Philip K. Dick: Look Alive

Macbeth: Sound and Fury (Part 2 of 2)

Macbeth: Toil and Trouble (Part 1 of 2)

Philip K. Dick: Therein Lies the Wub

Call of Cthulhu: Nightmares (Part 2 of 2)

Call of Cthulhu: Dead Cthulhu Waits Dreaming (Part 1 of 2)

The Time Machine: With a Whimper (Part 2 of 2)

The Time Machine: Inspector Spacetime (Part 1 of 2)

Dante's Inferno: Race to the Bottom (Part 2)

Dante's Inferno: Burning Ring of Fire (Part 1)

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil went Down to Cornwall

Monkey's Paw: Give Him a Hand

Fictional Intro

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