Today we present a delightfully dark tale that builds to a very wicked end.

Anastasia knows she will never measure up to her older sister Calista, who was born with a kind of spark that makes her glow from the inside. But, when Anastasia discovers a way to steal this supernatural spark from her sister, she learns that her own darkness might have been the better gift.

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Credits:

Author: Gwendolyn Kiste | Storyteller: Jessica McEvoy | Custom Score (both stories): Nico Vettese | Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Today we present two tales from The Wicker Saga, a series of standalone yet interconnected stories that, together, serve to tell a larger narrative. Both stories are told by Mike DelGaudio of boothjunkie.com!
"Tunda" - Tomas Wicker once vowed to live a life of ease and luxury, but strange disappearances and whispers of a legendary monster demand he return to his family's Colombian plantation."The Wicker House" - In the dreary town of Arthur's Wake, a man investigates the decades old mystery and superstitions surrounding a supposedly haunted house.
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Credits

Author: Michael Landry | Storyteller: Mike DelGaudio | Custom Score (both stories): Nico Vettese | Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Today we present a very dark tale by Scarlett R. Algee.

In "Bleedthrough," we meet Shelly, a woman frustrated at work, and in need of a little cathartic release for her darker emotions. When she decides to let go and walk with the darkness within, it might just lead to a little more bleedthrough than she was expecting.

Credits:

Author: Scarlett R. Algee | Storytellers: Daniel Foytik and Cynthia Lowman | Custom Score: Nico Vettese | Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Today we present a two tales of terror and transformation written by returning author Aaron Vlek!

"The Case of the Black Lodge" told by David Ault and Erika Sanderson.

A group of seven gentlemen gather regularly to hear the exploits of their good friend, renowned traveler, scholar, and detective of all things arcane and terrifying to the faint of heart, Geoffrey Sykes Vermillion. On one particular blustery October evening they are joined by another who happens to be the subject of this night’s disquieting tale. 

"The Summer of the Amazing Mr. Fig" told by Nichole Goodnight and scored by Nico Vettese.

Eleven year old Clara is obsessed with the mysterious Mr. Fig and his tall stern companion dressed in black who occupy the crumbling stone mansion on the hill in their cheery seaside summer resort. What wondrous secrets does Mr. Fig conceal beneath his dark glasses and floppy hat and gloves and what tragedy has confined him to a wheelchair for so long?

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Credits

Show Notes: http://thewickedlibrary.com/804

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Today, along with the other Wicked tales, we present the premier episode of our new Patreon Exclusive Show, The Private Collector, included here, for free, in its entirety. Future episodes of The Private Collector can be heard by those supporting the show on Patreon at the $10 a month level. 

The stories shared today are heard first by our Patreon supporters, but, since the goal of The Wicked Library is always the promotion of our writers, we share these bonus tales with our entire audience. Please support the authors by finding their other work and adding it to your collection, and support the show you love on Patreon.
S1E1: "The Library on the Other Side of Town", by Aaron Vlek. Told by Daniel Foytik, Nelson W. Pyles, and Addison Peacock. Score by Nico Vettese."A Slithering Offer" by Lee Forman. Told by Daniel Foytik."The Letter in The Lighthouse" by Nelson W. Pyles, adapted for audio. Told by Daniel Foytik. "C0nquer0r" by Caitlin Marceau, told by Immortal Alexander and Jeanette Andromeda.
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The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Today we present a tale written by Meg Hafdahl, in her first full-length episode! This story appears in her collection, Twisted Reveries.

Small towns are safe, and quiet and perhaps even idyllic... Or, do they sometimes have shared, dark secrets that run just below the surface? Find out the truth when we take a walk through Willoughby with young Amanda.

Credits

Author: Meg Hafdahl | Storyteller: Jessica McEvoy | Voice of Riley Fisher: Daniel Foytik | Custom Score: Nico Vettese | Voice of the Librarian:Nelson W. Pyles | Host / Producer / Showrunner:Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

The Wicked Library returns for its first regular episode of Season 8! For The Wicked Library's launch we're celebrating with something special, an audio play. Today we present a tale written and adapted by Christopher Long, based on his short story of the same name.

In this tale, a homeless man relates his tale of the time he found kindness from a family of strangers, kindness that terrified him.

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Show Notes: http://thewickedlibrary.com/801

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

The Librarian wakes from his post-Halloween slumber long enough to bring you Christmassacre 2017! Back in the hosting chair for this special episode is original Host and Creator of The Wicked Library, Nelson W. Pyles.
Deck the Halls - Daniel FoytikI want to Eat Your Eyes - Jesse J. SaxonOh Christmas Tree - Pippa BaileyThe Jólakötturinn - Kelli PerkinsThe Year Christmas Came to Madison Bear - Aaron Vlek
Credits

Authors: Daniel Foytik, Jesse J. Saxon, Pippa Bailey, Kelli Perkins, Aaron Vlek | Storyteller: Nelson W. Pyles | Custom Score: Nico Vettese | Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Voice of Victoria: Amber Collins | Producer: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

In her first full length episode, Brooke Warra helps us close out season 7 with two Wicked tales. In "Sleepyhead" a girl struggles to be accepted until fate ties her to boy and everything changes, then in "Irreconcilable Differences" a man deals with a terrible loss the best way he knows how for many years, until he's presented with a choice.

Check out the new podcast collective The Wicked Library has joined, Dark Myths. Author:Brooke Warra | Storytellers:Cynthia Lowman ("Sleepyhead"), Mike DelGaudio & Nichole Goodnight  | Art: Alex J. Murd | Interview: Jeanette Andromeda | Custom Score: Nico Vettese | Voice of the Librarian:Nelson W. Pyles | Voice of Victoria:Amber Collins | Host / Producer:Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

This week, thanks to our Patreon supporters we've pulled the desiccated corpses of three lost tales from the ether of Season One, and completely resurrected them, with new voices, new music and propped them up for you to enjoy. As an added bit of fun, Nelson W. Pyles, the creator and and original host / storyteller of the show, is in the studio to help introduce the stories. This episode really is made possible thanks to our Patreon supporters, as the custom scores and voice actors do not come for free. If you enjoy this episode and these stories, please support the authors by finding their other work and adding it to your collection, and help keep the extra stories coming by supporting the show you love on Patreon.

"Fishing Hole" by Nelson W. Pyles, told by the author, "In the Silt" by Jessica McHugh, told by Addison Peacock, "Love Song for the Rejected" by Paul Michael Anderson, told by Mike DelGaudio and Addison Peacock, "Cruel and Unusual" by C. Bryan Brown, told by Daniel Foytik

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik