Reading Gothic

By Tracey Carvill

A small goth girl reading her favourite horror classics, from Lovecraft to Poe to Stoker and more, and some original stories as well! Episodes released on Fridays at 6pm UK time.

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October 08, 2021 26: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 12
Renfield and Mina have terrifying tales to tell, and events take a turn for the worse in one awful night ...
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
Aderumoro: horror-shrieks-woman
Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2
Ckvoiceover: man-gasp-of-breath
Harleto: asthmatic-breathing
Rebekahday: womansadmoan
Soundsforhim: slam-door
Trebblofang: horror-atmosphere-background
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
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40min
September 11, 2021 25: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 11
Our team of intrepid vampire hunters make their first move against the Count, Mina isn't feeling quite herself, and Renfield has a bad night ...
Huge apologies for the much longer than expected gap between episodes!!!
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
Gymnopédie no. 1 by Satie
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven
Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 2 'Presentiment of death' by Chopin
Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C Major Waldstein - II. Introduzione - Adagio Molto (solemn) by Beethoven
The sick doll by Tchaikovsky
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
13gpanska-kubinova-karolina: crowd-on-riverside-near-rudolfinum
170134: typewriter
Adamamazing: mice-sqeak
Archeos: man-screaming
Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2
Cgeffex: horror-soundscape
Craigsmith: r21-45-high-pitched-whistle
Hdfreema: night-crickets-back-porch
Khenshom: keys-in-wooden-door-trying-to-open-door-with-keys-2
Lonelmail: spring-loaded-metal-door-creak-open-close-02
Lewisinheaven: dog-max-whine-howl-bark-2
Mags-007: opening-door-003
Reitanna: ratty-squeaks
Robinhood76: 06071-ratter-dogs-barking-looping
Rutgermuller: wooden-door-squeaking-opened-slowly-2
Shyguy014: mouse-squeaks
Speedenza: spooky-bells-ambiance
Svegvari: big-temlpe-cave-soundscape-fantasy-201117-0067
Taira-komori: howl
Tetrisrocker: clock
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
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1h 6min
July 24, 2021 24: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 10
The gang's all here at last, and battle plans are drawn. But something is not quite right ...
Read and edited by Tracey Carvill
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
Aqvareller - I. Idyll by Tor Aulin
Gymnopédie no. 1 by Satie
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven
Reverie by Debussy
The Sick Doll by Tchaikovsky
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
7z7__steam-train-molli-passes-through-without-whistle
Allh: steam-train-interior
Audio-dread: very-creepy-horror-music-2
Cgeffex: horror-soundscape
Michorvath: 22-magnum-pistol-shot
Niwki: steam-train-from-1912-locomotive
P-jezisek: windowglass
Vero-marengere: canadian-horse-carriage
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
...more
1h 14min
July 09, 2021 23: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 9
Dr Seward goes with Professor Van Helsing to put his wild theories to the test, and Arthur is reunited with Lucy ...
CW: Some bloody descriptions and sound effects.
Read and edited by Tracey Carvill
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - 2nd Movement - Adagio by Beethoven
Piano Sonata no. 14, K. 457 - II. Adagio by Mozart
Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 13 'Loss' by Chopin
The sick doll by Tchaikovsky
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
16gpanskasibinska-n: burning-candle-in-the-wind
Angelkunev:: z-fem-01-roar
Astounded: hospital-corridor-ambiance-footsteps-voices-children
Baumstumpf: forest-meadow-on-a-summer-morning
Boilingsand: toddler-cry-1-0803xx
Capslok: metal-saw-hand
Cognito-perceptu: hammering-2
Dsoadigital: leaves
Duckduckpony: impacts-splatter-watermelon-002
Inspectorj: stab-metal-knife-in-lettuce-d
Jarredgibb: church-clock-strikes-11
Klankbeeld: horror-scream-woman-long
Leonelmail: spring-loaded-metal-door-creak-open-close-02
Lewisinheaven: dog-max-whine-howl-bark-2
Lunchmoney: leaves-rustling-in-wind-zoom-h6
Mattruthsound: steel-drawers-06
Mc-minnaar: pusing-old-wooden-crate
Miekyj: lighting-a-match-owi
Mrfossy: outdoors-day-lightrain-01
Neospica: body-falling
Odditonic: hammer-falls-to-wood-floor
Reitanna: blowing-out-candle
Sagetyrtle: 1103octobernight
Soundsexciting: clatter
Speedenza: spooky-bells-ambiance
Szegvari: big-temlpe-cave-soundscape-fantasy-201117-0067
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
...more
1h 7min
June 25, 2021 22: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 8
With the passing of Lucy, the men who loved her gather for her funeral. Meanwhile, Mina finally becomes aware of what has happened to her best friend, and Dr Seward's credulity is put to the test.
Read and edited by Tracey Carvill
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
Beethoven, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3--2nd Movement--Adagio
Gymnopédie no. 1 by Satie
Piano Sonata no. 14, K. 457 - II. Adagio by Mozart
Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart
Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 4 'Suffocation' and Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 13 'Loss' by Chopin
Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor 'Funeral march' - III. Marche Funebre, Lento by Chopin
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
7z7: steam-train-molli-passes-through-without-whistle
13gpanska-kubinova-karolina: crowd-on-riverside-near-rudolfinum
170134: typewriter
Allh: steam-train-interior
Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience
Niwki_: steam-train-from-1912-locomotive
Sirkoto51: hysterical-laughter
Timbre: wav-version-of-115663-timbre-remix-2b-of-ticker-tape-machine-ff652
Vero-marengere: canadian-horse-carriage
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
...more
1h 19min
June 11, 2021 21: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 7
Lucy is left dangerously weak from a final attack by her 'unknown' foe, and the men do everything they can think of to save her ... but they are fighting a losing battle. Meanwhile, Mina is settling into married life in Exeter with no idea of what is happening to her best friend.
Read and edited by Tracey Carvill
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven
Sergio DuBois - Piano sonata 13, 2nd by Mozart
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
Altfuture: door-knocking
Capslok: metal-saw-hand
Cchondon: bell
Cgeffex: horror-soundscape
Craterzounds: caball-galop-passa-i-frena
Gammelsmurfen778: bat-wings
Gowlermusic: summer-outside-ambience
Tcrocker68: girl-heavy-breathing
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
...more
45min
May 26, 2021 20: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 6
Dr Seward and Professor Van Helsing race to save Lucy from an unknown - to some of them, at least - foe, but little do they know that the odds are being continuously stacked against them ...
CONTENT WARNING: Some (very brief) licking and sucking sounds.
Read and edited by Tracey Carvill
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
The sick doll by Tchaikovsky
Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3--2nd Movement--Adagio by Beethoven
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto by Mozart
Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
Abyssmal: slashkut
Agc66: mourezebellshpf1
Allh: steam-train-interior
Apinasaundi: found-matress-hit
Betchkal: 080809-dogs
Cgeffex: horror-soundscape
Dblover: howling-wind-ambience
Egomassive: moanf
Gammelsmurfen778: bat-wings
Giddster: fireplace-burning
Goodsjemes: female-wilhelm-scream
Humansolarian: scream-girl
Jayewilde: licking-and-sucking
Neospica: body-falling
P-jezisek: windowglass
Smand: nightingale-song
Speedenza: spooky-bells-ambiance
Timbre: wav-version-of-115663-timbre-remix-2b-of-ticker-tape-machine-ff652
Ultraaxvii: heartbeat-fast-but-inconsistent
Ylearkisto: sudet-ulvovat-wolves-howling-small-pack-frost-snapping
Yudena: ah-woman-bymondfisch89
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
...more
35min
May 14, 2021 19: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 5
Mina leaves for Transylvania to be reunited with a broken and amnesia-stricken Jonathan, leaving the ailing Lucy in the care of Arthur, Jack and an enigmatic Professor called in from abroad ...
Read and edited by Tracey Carvill
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
The sick doll by Tchaikovsky
Beethoven, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3--2nd Movement--Adagio
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C#m 'Moonlight', Op. 27 no. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto
Piano Sonata no. 14, K. 457 - II. Adagio by Mozart
Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart
Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 4 'Suffocation' by Chopin
Selig sind die Toten by Heinrich Schutz
Sergio DuBois - Piano sonata 13, 2nd (solemn) Mozart
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
Adrilahan: clock-chime
Cgeffex: horror-soundscape
German1990: drops-water
Inchadney: catterline-harbour
Sagetyrtle: 1103octobernight
Timbre: wav-version-of-115663-timbre-remix-2b-of-ticker-tape-machine-ff652
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
...more
1h 15min
May 07, 2021 18: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 4
After a mysterious foreign vessel drifts into Whitby harbour in the midst of a terrible midnight storm, strange occurrences start to plague Mina and Lucy ...
Read and edited by Tracey Carvill
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
Berceuse, Op. 16 by Gabriel Faure
Piano Sonata no. 14, K. 457 - II. Adagio by Mozart
Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 4 'Suffocation' by Chopin
Selig sind die Toten by Heinrich Schutz
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
170134__typewriter
audio-dread__very-creepy-horror-music-2
bluedelta__heavy-thunder-strike-no-rain-quadro
cgeffex__horror-soundscape
cgeffex__pirate-ship-at-bay
cognito-perceptu__thunder-sharp-crack-approaching
dblover__howling-wind-ambience
gammelsmurfen778__bat-wings
girlwithsoundrecorder__rough-baltic-sea
inchadney__catterline-harbour
inchadney__distant-thunderstorm
jarredgibb__church-clock-strikes-11
joedeshon__classroom-ambiance
jpnien__wind-strong-jpn
juskiddink__dry-thunder1
lewisinheaven__dog-max-whine-howl-bark-2
onteca__building-collapse02-close
rambler52__rain-storm
tcrocker68__girl-heavy-breathing
tetrisrocker__clock
zat-dude__ominous-background
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
...more
1h 13min
April 30, 2021 17: Dracula by Bram Stoker: Part 3
Meanwhile in England, Mina pines for her fiance, Lucy has more than she can handle, and Dr Seward has an interesting patient ...
Apologies for the week's gap - fitting I should have a mental health blip as we get to the bit with the asylum!!! But I'm recovered now. If you're struggling with your mental health, here are some sites that might help:
Samaritans: www.samaritans.org
Sane: www.sane.org.uk
Depression UK: www.depressionuk.org
Bipolar UK: www.bipolaruk.org
Men's Health Forum: www.menshealthforum.org.uk
Rethink: www.rethink.org
Mind: www.mind.org.uk
Selfharm UK: www.selfharm.co.uk
CALM(working in particular to prevent male suicide): www.thecalmzone.net
Grassroots: www.prevent-suicide.org.uk
And for US listeners, I can't speak for them as I'm in the UK but here's an article that might help: https://www.verywellmind.com/leading-mental-health-charities-and-organizations-4147842
If you're from elsewhere, these organisations are still great for information, but please feel free to post any of your local organisations in a message or comment and I'll share them on my social media.
Read and edited by Tracey Carvill
Music by https://www.purple-planet.com/
Classical music from https://musopen.org/music/?instrument=piano&period=classical . We used:
Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545 - II. Andante by Mozart
Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C Major Waldstein - II. Introduzione - Adagio Molto by Beethoven
Backgrounds and sounds from https://freesound.org/ :
agc66__mourezebellshpf1
inchadney__catterline-harbour
Comments? Suggestions? Requests? Get in touch:
On Facebook: @ReadingGothic
On Twitter: @smiley_goth7
On Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/TraceyMary7
Want to help fund the project? Here's my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/traceymary7
...more
55min

FAQs about Reading Gothic:

How many episodes does Reading Gothic have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.