Unpleasant Dreams

We delve into the conclusion of Robert W. Chambers’ “The Mask,” a tale that intertwines love, art, and the audacity of human ambition. What happens when an artist’s quest for eternal beauty crosses the unforgiving lines of mortality?

Join us as we explore a story that ventures beyond the surface, examining the emotional and psychological toll of capturing perfection—at a price. Your narrator is Cassandra Harold.

You can find the original text of this classic 1895 story here: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8492/pg8492-images.html#THE_MASK

"The Mask" by Robert W. Chambers, originally published 1895 and is in the Public Domain.

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends who love classic horror!

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We delve into Robert W. Chambers' "The Mask," a tale that intertwines love, art, and the audacity of human ambition. What happens when an artist's quest for eternal beauty crosses the unforgiving lines of mortality?

Join us as we explore a story that ventures beyond the surface, examining the emotional and psychological toll of capturing perfection—at a price. Your narrator is Cassandra Harold.

This is Part One.

You can find the original text of this classic 1895 story here: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8492/pg8492-images.html#THE_MASK

"The Mask" by Robert W. Chambers, originally published 1895 and is in the Public Domain.

Thank you for listening and please tell your friends who love classic horror!

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Jim Harold Media LLC respects writers' intellectual property. All fictional stories on Unpleasant Dreams are in the U.S. public domain, published before 1928. For more on public domain and copyright, visit the Cornell University Library's guide on public domain:

https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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A terrifying tale of a lost soul on the sea crying for any help he can find for himself and his doomed wife.

Cassandra Harold narrates the classic short story, "A Voice In The Night" by William Hope Hodgson.

"A Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson, originally published 1907 and is in the Public Domain.

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Jim Harold Media LLC respects writers' intellectual property. All fictional stories on Unpleasant Dreams are in the U.S. public domain, published before 1928. For more on public domain and copyright, visit the Cornell University Library's guide on public domain:

https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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Classmates exchange mysterious tales about their "ordinary" Latin teacher. Their banter spirals into a gripping saga of ghostly encounters, where reality blurs with the realm of the unknown.

Cassandra Harold reads this classic tale, A School Story by M.R. James on this edition of Unpleasant Dreams.

You can find the short story here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9629

"A School Story" by M.R. James, originally published 1911 and is in the Public Domain.

Here's wishing you pleasant dreams!!!

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Jim Harold Media LLC respects writers' intellectual property. All fictional stories on Unpleasant Dreams are in the U.S. public domain, published before 1928. For more on public domain and copyright, visit the Cornell University Library's guide on public domain:

https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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Ever get an offer too good too be true? That's the terrifying predicament of our subject on this week's Unpleasant Dreams.

Cassandra Harold narrates this classic short horror story.

Source of A Suspicious Gift by Algernon Blackwood: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14471

"A Suspicious Gift" by Algernon Blackwood, originally published 1906 and is in the Public Domain.

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And…may all your dreams be pleasant!

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Jim Harold Media LLC respects writers' intellectual property. All fictional stories on Unpleasant Dreams are in the U.S. public domain, published before 1928. For more on public domain and copyright, visit the Cornell University Library's guide on public domain:

https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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A man finds himself haunted by an unseen, malevolent force. Will he overcome it, will it drive him mad, or worse?

Cassandra Harold narrates this classic Ambrose Bierce short horror story.

Source of The Damned Thing: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/23172/23172-h/23172-h.htm

"The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce, originally published 1893 and is in the Public Domain.

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And…may all your dreams be pleasant!

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Jim Harold Media LLC respects writers' intellectual property. All fictional stories on Unpleasant Dreams are in the U.S. public domain, published before 1928. For more on public domain and copyright, visit the Cornell University Library's guide on public domain:

https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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A man gets a most unwelcome visitor late at night!

Cassandra Harold is your narrator.

You can find A Midnight Visitor by John Kendrick Bangs at The Gutenberg Project: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8377/pg8377.html

"A Midnight Visitor" by John Kendrick Bangs, originally published 1904 and is in the Public Domain.

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And…may all your dreams be pleasant!

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https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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https://jimharold.com/count-magnus-part-two-unpleasant-dreams-38/A writer becomes fascinated by a mysterious Count and his manor.

This episode is the thrilling conclusion.

Cassandra Harold is your narrator.

You can find COUNT MAGNUS at The Gutenberg Project: https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8486/pg8486-images.html#chap06

"Count Magnus" by M.R. James, originally published 1904 and is in the Public Domain.

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And…may all your dreams be pleasant!

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https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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A writer becomes fascinated by a mysterious Count and his manor.

This episode is part one. Tune in next week for part two!

Cassandra Harold is your narrator.

You can find COUNT MAGNUS at The Gutenberg Project: https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8486/pg8486-images.html#chap06

"Count Magnus" by M.R. James, originally published 1904 and is in the Public Domain.

Follow Cassandra’s new Instagram here: https://instagram.com/unpleasant_dreams_podcast

Thanks for listening and please share the show with your friends!

And…may all your dreams be pleasant!

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Jim Harold Media LLC respects writers' intellectual property. All fictional stories on Unpleasant Dreams are in the U.S. public domain, published before 1928. For more on public domain and copyright, visit the Cornell University Library's guide on public domain:

https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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Cassandra narrates the Edgar Allan Poe classic, The Fall of the House of Usher.

This episode is part two! You can find part one HERE.

Cassandra Harold is your narrator.

You can find The Fall of the House of Usher at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/932

"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, originally published 1839 and is in the Public Domain.

Follow Cassandra’s new Instagram here: https://instagram.com/unpleasant_dreams_podcast

Thanks for listening and please share the show with your friends!

And…may all your dreams be pleasant!

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Jim Harold Media LLC respects writers' intellectual property. All fictional stories on Unpleasant Dreams are in the U.S. public domain, published before 1928. For more on public domain and copyright, visit the Cornell University Library's guide on public domain:

https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain

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