Sandman Stories Presents

Sandman Stories Presents

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Sandman Stories Presents episodes

  • EP 257: Armenia- The Idiot; The miserly Companion (Seklemian)

    #armenia #folklore

    Today we are back in the book of Armenian folktales written down by A.G. Seklemian. In the first story, a man goes looking for luck and finds his answer in a lion’s mouth. And in the second, it pays to be kind and it costs to be stingy.

    Source: ⁠⁠Armenian Folk Tales collected by A.G. Seklemian
    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Hay Nare Nare ... Հայ Նարե Նարե ...💚

    Sound Effects: NC Night Forest .wav by Lasdimot -- https://freesound.org/s/405515/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    Photo Credit: "Old stone mill" by Philip Jägenstedt is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

    Podcast: Pardon the Interruption

    Listener: Anchorage, AK

    Video by Headliner

    17 min
  • EP 256: Halloween- What Uncle Saw (Mukerji)

    #halloween #ghoststory

    In this final Halloween story, uncle catches a late train back to the family home. When he gets there, he spends the night in a room alone, but someone is banging on the window bars. In the morning, uncle is in a terrible state. What did he see?


    Source: INDIAN GHOST STORIES S. MUKERJI

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: z3r0 - The Sill | Indian Horror/Mystery

    Sound Effects: 20140212 - Chiang Rai mountains at night 05.wav by LG -- https://freesound.org/s/345150/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    And Zapsplatt.com

    Photo credit: "Green Window - Barred" by m.gifford is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

    Video by Headliner

    Happy Halloween y'all

    19 min
  • EP 255: Halloween- The Flayed Hand (Maupassant)

    #halloween #horror

    In this story, a rich French student comes home with a strange gift: the dried hand of a murderer. Is it an innocent prank, or something much deadlier?


    Source: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories COMPILED AND EDITED BY W. BOB HOLLAND

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Sound Effects: Zapsplat

    Music: Myuu-Outcast

    Photo Credit: "Egyptian Mummy - Hands" by █ Slices of Light █▀ ▀ ▀ is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

    Thank you and happy halloween

    16 min
  • EP 254: Halloween- The Dead Mother; The Dead Witch (Ralston)

    #halloween #spooky

    In the first story, a man is distraught to find his new bride dead. How will their baby be taken care of?

    And in the second story, a witch dies, but not before asking her grand daughter to do something to keep the demons away.


    Source: Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Sound Effects: Zapsplat

    Music: Myuu - Tragic Story

    Photo Credit: "Babushka" by Morgan Jones is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

    Video by Headliner


    8 min
  • EP 253: Halloween- The Monk of Saint Rules Tower (Linskill)

    #Halloween #ghost

    In this story, a man is met by the ghost of a monk. It isn't super scary, but it is a bit worrying when a ghost gives you a dagger that he was ended with. Enjoy Halloween


    Source: St Andrews Ghost Stories BY W. T. LINSKILL

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Winter Nights - Spooky & Scary Dramatic Classical Music (cello and viola)- Halloween serie -

    Sound Effects: "Ambience, Night Wildlife, A.wav" by InspectorJ is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

    "Tawny Owls 2.wav" by Benboncan is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Designed airy whoosh, fast 2 on Zapsplat

    Photo Credit: "The Tower of Dunfermline Abbey Church in Fife Scotland (8659193032)" by Dave Conner from Inverness, Scotland is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

    Video by Headliner

    13 min
  • EP 252: Halloween- The Cold Hand (Miller)

    #halloween #spooky

    In this story, a man is staying at a small guest house. While in a locked room, something creepy slides across his face. When he wakes up, there is no one there. Was it a ghost or something scarier?

    Source: Ghost stories edited by James Miller

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: “Ethereal Darkness" | Horror Piano Soundtrack by Iron Stronghold Productions (creative Commons)

    Sound Effects: Zapsplat.com

    Photo Credit: "Jeweler's Hands" by No Door An Aperture is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

    Video by Headliner


    12 min
  • EP 251: Panchatantra- ch17 Lion and Carpenter; ch18 Plover Fights Ocean (Ryder)

    #panchatantra #epic

    In the first story, Lively and Victor continue their conversation and Victor begins to worry about Rusty getting hurt. And in the second story, the Plover tells his wife that he can beat the ocean.


    Source: Panchatantra Arthur W Ryder

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Amith Nadig - Carnatic Flute - Bilahari Raga

    Sound Effects: 113997__heigh-hoo__winterbeach on Freesound.org

    Photo Credit "Crab Plover" by Koshyk is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

    Video by Headliner


    11 min
  • EP 250: Türkiye- The Crow Peri (Kunos)

    #turkey #folktale

    In this story, a young man is fatherless and needs to make his way in the world. Will a crow lead him astray? Will the Lala kill him off?

    Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Kunos, ignacz

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Istanbul Dervish Cafe music by tagirov -- https://freesound.org/s/165192/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

    Sound Effects: Gentle ocean waves birdsong and gull.WAV by jackmichaelking -- https://freesound.org/s/518637/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

    Podcast Shoutout: History of Egypt Podcast

    Listener shoutout: Johor Bahru

    13 min
  • EP 249: Sioux- Fifth and Sixth Nights (Eastman)

    #sioux #folktale

    In the first story, we learn why nobody likes a braggart, and in the second story, we learn why you don’t go sticking your hands in cracks after midnight.


    Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Windtalker and the Big One Live - Native American flute music by Randy “Windtalker” Motz

    Sound Effects: Fire burning with crackle, inside fireplace from Zapsplat

    Photo Credit: "Raccoon" by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

    Podcast Shoutout: Old Bones by Andy Earnshaw

    Listener Shoutout: Dakar is the capital of Senegal, in West Africa. It’s an Atlantic port on the Cap-Vert peninsula. Its traditional Médina quarter is home to the Grande Mosquée, marked by a towering minaret.

    16 min
  • EP 248: Lion Loses; Death comes To Man; A Zulu Version (Honey)

    #southafrica #folklore

    In the first story, Lion gets tied to a bush, but can't catch the culprit. In the second story, the moon tells man that they will die and come back like her, but the rabbit just doesn't listen. And in the third story, Chameleon is given the task of telling men that they will live forever, but he is too slow in getting that message to them.


    Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D.

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Mbube) world-known choral group South Africa llc

    Sounds: 502204__fenixevendir__cicadas-and-frogs-antioquia-suroccidental-bolombolo-colombia

    Podcast shoutout: British History Podcast

    Listener Shoutout: Olathe Kansas

    Photo Credit: "Skull" by BenedictFrancis is licensed under CC BY 2.0.


    8 min

About Sandman Stories Presents

From the publisher's feed

Tired but can't fall asleep? Here I do my best to find interesting stories from the public domain and read them to you until you fall asleep. The stories are mostly folktales from around the world. Best listened to during work, during commutes, when you are trying to fall asleep, or any time that you need a calm friend to read to you. Enjoy!

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