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In the mood for a story? Join me as I read old forgotten fairytales, ghost stories, full books, and other creepy classics. Make yourself comfy and cozy, summon your familiars, and quiet your mind for a soft spoken story time! It's spooky yet soothing. Sweet dreams and stay spooky friends, fiends, and night owl supremes!

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A Witchy Tale: The King's Candles

7 min

Need a little spark in your evening? Join me for tonight's short, sweet, and illuminating fairy tale: "The King's Candles!" "Once upon a time there lived a good king who was driven from his throne by an enemy. A few faithful knights and servants fled with his majesty to a forest where they found shelter in deep, rocky caves. “The mullein’s yellow candles burn Over the heads of dry, sweet fern.” This tale, "The King's Candles" from the Topaz Fairy Book is read in a softspoken voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short illumninating fairytale! "Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by Andrew Lang, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on February 7, 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bluebeard: A Haunting Fairytale

12 min

In the mood for something a little more spooky, but still in the realm of fairy tales? Join me for tonight's haunting classic scary fairy tale: BLUEBEARD by Charles Perrault. Grab some blankets, tea, cats, and little candles and whatever else you need to brave tonight's story! This tale, Charles Perrault's "Bluebeard," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's hauntingly chilling ghost story fairytale! "Decline, Relent" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales by Charles Perrault, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on August 11, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Old Mansion: A Chilling Ghost Story

11 min

Does the full moon find you up, awake, out of sorts, and frightened for no reason? Well... there may be an explanation, after all! Join me for tonight's chilling old ghost story set in an old resort. I mentioned before that those places are creepy, and well, this spooky story only re-affirms that to me! This tale, "The Old Mansion," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's ghost story! "Reaching Out, Blue Feather" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of ghost stories, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (abovThis episode originally released on YouTube on June 12, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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A Witchy Tale: The King's Candles

7 min

Need a little spark in your evening? Join me for tonight's short, sweet, and illuminating fairy tale: "The King's Candles!" "Once upon a time there lived a good king who was driven from his throne by an enemy. A few faithful knights and servants fled with his majesty to a forest where they found shelter in deep, rocky caves. “The mullein’s yellow candles burn Over the heads of dry, sweet fern.” This tale, "The King's Candles" from the Topaz Fairy Book is read in a softspoken voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short illumninating fairytale! "Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by Andrew Lang, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on February 7, 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bluebeard: A Haunting Fairytale

12 min

In the mood for something a little more spooky, but still in the realm of fairy tales? Join me for tonight's haunting classic scary fairy tale: BLUEBEARD by Charles Perrault. Grab some blankets, tea, cats, and little candles and whatever else you need to brave tonight's story! This tale, Charles Perrault's "Bluebeard," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's hauntingly chilling ghost story fairytale! "Decline, Relent" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales by Charles Perrault, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on August 11, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Old Mansion: A Chilling Ghost Story

11 min

Does the full moon find you up, awake, out of sorts, and frightened for no reason? Well... there may be an explanation, after all! Join me for tonight's chilling old ghost story set in an old resort. I mentioned before that those places are creepy, and well, this spooky story only re-affirms that to me! This tale, "The Old Mansion," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's ghost story! "Reaching Out, Blue Feather" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of ghost stories, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (abovThis episode originally released on YouTube on June 12, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Mystery of the Semi-Detached

10 min

Looking for a luxurious, affordable, CURSED home to rent? YOU'VE FOUND IT! Tonight's ghost story takes placed in semi-detached home, and it's full of premonitions, evil deeds, and creepy almanacs. It's an old ghost story from "Grim Stories" (so, be warned, it's, ya know, grim!) and it will make you never sleep on October 21st again. At least, I won't be! This tale, "The Mystery of the Semi- Detached," from a collection of Grim Stories, is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short ghost story! "Blue Feather, Relent" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of Grim tales , which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on Janurary 19, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Lady and the Ghost: An Absurd Vintage Ghost Story

14 min

Too much buzzing in your skull to sleep?! Join me for tonight's humorous and etherial adventure into what I would consider "very terrible ghostly behavior." It's so unfair! Anyway, we follow a fancy lady, dressed in silk and finery, as she encounters the ghost of a former love interest. After SHE has moved on perfectly happily (I'd like to think). This ghost, who is so terrified that no one will remember him, makes a truly dreadful deal (at least for the Lady). Give this old classic ghost story a listen. It should be okay to sleep to - nothing too scary except for the "gentlemen" ghost's rude manners and unfair asks! Oh! It was also featured in "Cosmopolitan" magazine back in the day, if that gives you any indication as to the story content! This tale, "The Lady and the Ghost" By Rose Cecil O'Neill is from a collection of "humorous ghost stories" and is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short ghost story! "Blue Feather, Relent, Reaching Out" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Lady and the Ghost," is by By Rose Cecil O'Neill and is from a compendium of "Humorous Ghost Stories," which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube October 20, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spooky Folklore: The Soldier and the Vampire

13 min

A town is tormented by a vampiric warlock - what's to be done? Find out with me in this spooky fairytale ghost story "The Soldier and the Vampire!" This old Russian story is read in a soft spoken voice and set to some light and eerie background music. "Relent, Blue Feather" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of old Russian fairy tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on July 8, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Dead Woman's Photograph

10 min

Happy Spooky Season! I hope this night finds you well, and, of course, in the mood for a spooky and inexplicably chilling tale! Join me as we learn about a most curious photograph of a dead woman. A woman, who, I should add, never ever wanted her photo taken... What could possibly go wrong? This tale, "The Dead Woman's Photograph," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and melancholy background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short ghost story! "Blue Feather, Reaching Out, Magic Forest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of "Twenty-Five Ghost Stories," which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on October 27th, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Riddle Me This: The Old Tale of the Clever Weaver

7 min

A mysterious messenger shows up in court, uttering not a single word. Rather, he draws some strange symbols and awaits an answer, which neither the King nor any of his advisors know how to respond. Luckly, the answer to this life-or-death riddle is known to a most unexpected source! "Evening, Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Cleaver Weaver," is from a compendium of tales collected by the Andrew Lang, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dangerously Delicious and Grimm: Hansel and Gretel

19 min

Nibble, nibble, little mouse? Who's that gnawing on my house? Tis the season for a dangerously delicious tale of cakes, gingerbread, sugared windows, and oh so much more! Of course, forest witches, clever Gretel and clever Hansel, a terrible sounding Stepmother. You know, the works! Join me for tonight's adventures through a deep, dark woods, a sublime gingerbread house, and into a witch's lair! We journey with Hansel and Gretel as they try to first outsmart their stepmother, then the forest trails, and finally, a witch who wants to cook them up and eat them! Ah yes, the classic fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel!" This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Hansel and Gretel" is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale story! "Ascending the Vale, Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on December 15, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Magic Swan: A Strange Old Tale

9 min

When the going gets tough, sometimes the tough leave and find their fortune elsewhere! Join me in this old, silly, and nonsensical fairytale, "The Magic Swan." While it is outlandish, the magical mechanisms are a bit concerning! "Teller of the Tales, Midnight Tale, Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by Andrew Lang, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Creepy Grimm's Fairytale: Cat Skin

14 min

Join me for tonight's really creepy and weird fairy tale. It's weird and very creepy and just consider this your warning! We follow one girl, a princess, who desperately tries to escape her father's attempts to MARRY HER. Not marry her off, but MARRY HER. She asks for a cloak of hundreds of animal furs, dresses, and then runs away to a forest. A neighboring (we hope) king finds her on a hunt and brings her to work in his kitchen, where she is called "Cat Skin" after her cloak. It's weird. There is a ball (well, three!) cooking, toast, soup, etc. This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Cat-Skin," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's odd fairytale story! "Floating Cities, Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on November 3, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Stitches: Two Old Grimm Fairytales

9 min

Too much buzzing in your skull to sleep?! Let's have a fairytale double feature with the Brothers Grimm! Tonight's tales are loosely threaded by sewing. Join me for "The Elves and the Shoemaker" and "The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean," which are read in a soft voice with some commentary and set to light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short stories! "Floating Cities, Teller of the Tales, Morning, and Evening" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Fairytale: Puss in Boots

14 min

In the mood for good cat fairytale? Join me this evening for the Charles Perrault classic "Puss in Boots" or "The Master Cat!" You will absolutely see elements that made it into the animated Shrek movie. This tale, Charles Perrault's "Puss in Boots" or "The Master Cat" is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's catty fairytale! "Tell of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of fairy tales collected by Charles Perrault, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on September 25, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Twisted Fairytale: The King of the Golden Mountain

16 min

This twisted grim tale has it all: bad bargains, enchanted castles, cursed princesses, broken vows, and high adventure! Join me for a soft reading of the Brothers Grimms' "The King of the Golden Mountain," read in a soft voice with commentary peppered throughout. This story, "The King of the Golden Mountain" from the Brothers Grimm, is now in public domain. I have added my voice, commentary, animations, and creative commons music. "Deep Relaxation, Teller of the Tales" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Forgotten Fairytale: The Lute Player

13 min

A Queen disguises herself in order to save the King from a terrible fate in prison. (Yes, he deserved it I'm sure but...) Her ingenious plot and theatrics win the heart of his captor, her husband's freedom, and also somehow make the unfortunate King angry at the Queen... before he learns the truth! Join me, friends and fiends, for tonight's love-lost-and-found fairytale, "The Lute Player!" It's full of disguises, lutes, adventures, songs, and oblivious kings. Tonight's fairytale, "The Lute Player," is from the Violet Fairy Book, and is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's Happily Ever After fairytale! "Teller of the Tales, Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of fairy tales, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animations, illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on May 30, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Strange Old Fairytale: Prince Fickle and Fair Helena

13 min

Some fairytales are frustrating. This is one such tale. We start off with an evil stepmother who sets impossible tasks for the beautiful Helena. She ends up meeting a swift end, and Helena becomes a renown beauty, who falls for the wrong man. She then upends her life to try to find him, living as a poor herder, only to find he's moved on to a new King's daughter! Helena still won't give up her pursuit and claim to his heart, and so tries to sweep him off his feet yet again... this time at his own wedding feast.  This story, "Prince Fickle and Fair Helena" is from Andrew Lang's "The Green Fairy Book," which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, commentary, animations, and creative commons music. "Elf Meditation" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Weird Grimms Fairytale: The Glass Coffin

18 min

In the need of a happy distraction? Let's get Grimm! Join me for tonight's fairy tale set back Once Upon a Time, where we follow a lucky tailor as he uncovers a evil magician's creepy plot to take over a castle, imprison the princess in a glass coffin (which is really more like a glass chest, but I digress), capture her people as gas and vapor in glass jars, and turn her beloved brother into a Stag! A lot happens, yet nothing happens, but it's a happy ending all the same, which, I don't know about you, but is really welcome to me right now! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "The Glass Coffin," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale story! "Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on November 6, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman

14 min

Welcome to the wonderful land of Oz! Join me for a relaxed reading of Frank L Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Chapter 5: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman. Tonight we meet and rescue the Tin Woodman, and hear his tragic and literally heartbreaking tale, of being cursed by the Wicked Witch of the East herself! Timestamps: 0:00 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Audiobook 0:16 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Recap So Far 0:51 - Chapter 5: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman This story, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is now in public domain. The illustrations by W.W. Denslow are also in public domain. I have added my voice, very light commentary, animations, and creative commons music (below). "Fairytale Waltz, Decline, and Lamentation" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Dark Fairytale: The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground

11 min

Would you be able to find your way through a dark, underground palace? Would you magically know the secret password to open hidden doors? This king is counting on your failure... but let's just see how one brave (and bold!) suitor can master the underground labyrinth in order to find the princess bride! Once upon a time there was a king who had great riches, which, when he died, he divided among his three sons. The two eldest of these lived in rioting and feasting, and thus wasted and squandered their father’s wealth till nothing remained, and they found themselves in want and misery. The youngest of the three sons, on the contrary, made good use of his portion. He married a wife and soon they had a most beautiful daughter, for whom, when she was grown up, he caused a great palace to be built underground, and then offed the architect who had built it. Next he shut up his daughter inside, and then sent heralds all over the world to make known that he who should find the king’s daughter should have her to wife. If he were not capable of finding her then he must die. Many young men sought to discover her, but all perished in the attempt... Will this be a "happily ever after" fairytale? We shall see! Join me for tonight's travails amid underground caves, caverns, and beautiful palace walls! The catch is: we are following the tale of one handsome would-be suitor as he is disguised AS A SHEEP! Well, a lamb specifically. Apparently this fools the king and who knows, it could win the brave bold young man a princess as a wife! This fairytale, "The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale bedtime story! "Ascending the Vale, Teller of Tales"" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Andrew Lang, which is now in publi...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow, and The Road Through the Forest

21 min

Welcome back to the wonderful land of Oz! Join me for a relaxed reading of Frank L Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Chapter 3: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow and Chapter 4: The Road Through the Forest. This is part one of our book adventure into Oz! This story, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is now in public domain. The illustrations by W.W. Denslow are also in public domain. I have added my voice, very light commentary, animations, and creative commons music (below). "Fairytale Waltz, Floating Cities, Morning, Midnight Tale" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Scandalous Fairytale: The Swineherd

11 min

Too stressed to sleep? Perhaps a weird scandalous fairytale, some calm narration, and 96 forbidden kisses will help? This is a soft-spoken narration of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale "The Swineherd." This calm sleep story is is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale bedtime story! How many kisses is too many? 96? The Scandal! Join me as I softly read this classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale "The Swineherd." Look. It's weird. Of course. “He will have a hundred kisses from the Princess!” said the lady who had been to ask. “I think he is not in his right senses!” said the Princess, and walked on, but when she had gone a little way, she stopped again. “One must encourage art,” said she, “I am the Emperor's daughter. Tell him he shall, as on yesterday, have ten kisses from me, and may take the rest from the ladies of the court.” “Oh—but we should not like that at all!” said they. “What are you muttering?” asked the Princess. “If I can kiss him, surely you can. Remember that you owe everything to me.” So the ladies were obliged to go to him again. “A hundred kisses from the Princess,” said he, “or else let everyone keep his own!” “Stand round!” said she; and all the ladies stood round her whilst the kissing was going on. “What can be the reason for such a crowd close by the pigsty?” said the Emperor, who happened just then to step out on the balcony; he rubbed his eyes, and put on his spectacles. “They are the ladies of the court; I must go down and see what they are about!” So he pulled up his slippers at the heel, for he had trodden them down. As soon as he had got into the court-yard, he moved very softly, and the ladies were so much engrossed with counting the kisses, that all might go on fairly, that they did not perceive the Emperor. He rose on his tiptoes... "Teller of the Tales, Plaint, Fairytale Waltz" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Cyclone and The Council with the Munchkins

19 min

Welcome to the wonderful land of Oz! Join me for a relaxed reading of Frank L Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Chapter 1: The Cyclone and Chapter 2: The Council with The Munchkins. This is part one of our book adventure into Oz! This story, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is now in public domain. The illustrations by W.W. Denslow are also in public domain. I have added my voice, very light commentary, animations, and creative commons music (below). "Fairytale Waltz, Floating Cities, Morning" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Strange Fairytale: The Pea Emperor

13 min

Do you ever hear voices in your sleep? What about the growling, puzzling voices of NINE DRAGONS?! Join me for tonight's fairytale about peas, and princesses, and dragons as well! We follow one man, who cannot stop lying to save his life, and somehow, everything works out in the end for him! This tale, "The Pea Emperor," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's lighthearted fairy tale! "Ascending the Vale, Magic Forest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of Roumanian tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on July 3, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chilling Read: The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)

13 min

You might think I'm mad, but tell me, would a mad lady read this short Poe story? Tonight we float into the long-awaited "Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Join me into the mind of an eye-obsessed man who just has perfect plan to shut the offensive eye forever. This tale, Edgar Allan Poe's' "The Tell-Tale Heart," is read in a soft voice and set to some eerie and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's spooky story! Voice Over Editing by Zachary K. "Reaching Out, Shadowlands 2, BlueFeather" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This short story is by Edgar Allan Poe, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on May 29 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Snowdrop (Snow White) - A Grimms' Fairytale

20 min

Tonight let's dive into the Grimm, creepy story of Snow White's past! Evil Queens, dastardly schemes, one heck of a creepy Prince and so much more await us in this evening's Brothers Grimms' Fairytale "Snow White" aka "Snowdrop!" "Mirror, Mirror, on the wall - who is the fairest one of all?" "The one with lips red as blood, hair black as ebony, and skin pale white as snow." Ah yes, the beloved creepy classic, "Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs!" You know it's creepy, and you know it's going to be a joy to read together! Join me for tonight's fairy tale of old - poisoned apples, poisoned combs, tight laces, jealousy, vanity, red-hot iron shoes, creepy Princey-ewws (so much for Prince Charming!), magic mirrors, sleeping death, glass coffins, and, inexplicably, one "happily ever after!?" This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" or "Snowdrop," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's classic (and very grim) fairytale! "Ascending the Vale, Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). #Animation #Fairytale #Grimm #ASMR #fairytales #asmrstorytelling #SnowWhite #Snowdrop #SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs This episode originally released on YouTube 12/8/2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Fairytale of Trickery, Trolls, and Twists: The Witch in the Stone Boat

13 min

Once upon a time there was a Prince who needed to find a Princess to wed. Yes, we know this tale! BUT there is a twist! He does NOT have to rescue her from a curse or a dragon, or any such thing... it's much, much worse! In tonight's fairytale reading, we follow Prince Sigurd on his little mission to find a beautiful bride, watch as they make a little family, and then, in anguish, bemoan his untimely slumber as she is snatched up by a witch in a stone boat, who tricks the poor now-king into believing she is her! Right! Not confusing. Also, the witch sends the poor queen off to marry the witch's brother, a troll? Instead of accept this fate, the tricky queen has a plan to not only see her son again, but maybe get rescued, too! It's not the best plan and it leaves a lot to chance, but what are you going to do? If ONLY those nerdy chess players would have reported their findings to the king sooner. Alas! Join me for tonight's fairy tale, "The Witch in the Stone Boat," which is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's Icelandic fairytale story! "Ascending the Vale, Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Andrew Lang in the Yellow Fairy Book, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). #Animation #Fairytale #ASMR #fairytales #asmrstorytelling #WitchAndTheStoneBoat #ASMRFairytale This episode originally released on YouTube on 12/01/2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Very Weird Fairytale: Prince Lindworm

19 min

Rose petals, "good" witches, queens, princes, serpents, serpent princes, all this and SO MUCH MORE await us in tonight's Scandinavian fairytale "Prince Lindworm!" We follow one queen, desperate for a child, as she gets help from a cool witchy woman, and then DOES THE OPPOSITE OF THE WOMAN'S SUGGESTION. She is then, of course, left to suffer the consequences of a healthy baby... and a serpent? This serpent goes un-addressed until the prince wants to find a bride. The Lindworm blocks EVERY road out of town, saying "He gets to find a bride first!" Like, three times? That's not fair! Anyway, fairytales. Finally, he is married to a woman who cares more for her own skin that his, and wow is that a good thing! Witchy woman is back with more advice for this lady, who actually follows it (ummm weird as it is? Whips? Hey now!) and saves her life... and the Prince Snake! This tale, "Prince Lindworm," is read in a soft voice with light chatter, and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short story. "Floating Cities, Magic Forest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of old fairy tales ("Fairy Tales from the Far North," which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on January 6, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Chilling Tale: The Oval Portrait (Edgar Allan Poe)

8 min

Good Evening Friends, Fiends, and Night Owl Supremes! Got a lot on your mind lately? Let's... try to calm it with this lonely, wistful, and slightly chilling short Poe story. I suppose it's not lonely as we are in it together, but the same cannot be said for the Woman who sat for this particular portrait. She sat, so close, yet so far, from her love, and though he looked at her for hours, days, weeks... he never saw her. A true tragedy! Is his masterpiece painting haunted? Does her ghost or spirit linger between worlds? This short ghost story, "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe, is read in a soft voice and set to some eerie and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's spookier short story! "Reaching Out, Blue Feather, Shadowlands 2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This tale, "The Oval Portrait," is by Edgar Allan Poe, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on May 8, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Grimms' Fairytale: Mother Hulda

10 min

Hello my friends, fiends, and night owl supremes! I hope the eve finds you well, and in the mood for a fairytale. Tonight's story takes place down down down a well and in another world! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Mother Hulda," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairy tale! "Magic Forest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on June 26 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 9 - The End)

23 min

THE END of the Bly Manor ghost story is HERE. This is it - the finale of "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James final chapters! Settle in. Get comfy and cozy for this spooky calm reading of "The Turn of the Screw!" (Part 9!) Good evening friends, fiends, and ghostly night owl supremes! Welcome back for the finale of the ghost story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor" - "The Turn of the Screw" Part 9 (Chapters 23 and 24!) Tonight it's all out. The Governess confronts Miles Wingrave about Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. It's a lot of talking... until it isn't. Miles meets his doom in an unexpected and dramatic turn of events! Thankfully Flora Wingrave has already been sent away to Harley street and her uncle with Mrs. Grose. But this is it - the end of Bly Manor's origin ghost story (well, ONE of Bly's origins stories - there are quite a few it's based on!). Follow my voice for the thrilling and chilling end of our "Turn of the Screw" adventure... if you dare! This tale, Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy this evening's ghost story! Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor Part 8 is from the following chapters: The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 23: 2:47 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 24: 11:17 "Blue Feather, Reaching Out, Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James, is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on April 9, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rapunzel: A Dark Fairytale

11 min

Thoughts and feelings weighing on your head like a ton of hair? WELL! Do I have a story for you! I figured we'd do a classic fairy tale tonight: The Brothers Grimms' Rapunzel! Join me as we read the story behind our beloved Disney's Tangled, and venture into some slightly well... grim... details! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Rapunzel," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale! "Ascending The Vale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on August 4, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 8)

26 min

Finally, were are arriving at the truth behind the unsettling ghostly happenings at Bly Manor! And, it's about time, as this is the second to last part of this spooky "Turn of the Screw" series! Get comfy and cozy for this spooky calm reading of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw!" (Part 8!) Good evening friends, fiends, and ghostly night owl supremes! Welcome back for the ghost story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor" - "The Turn of the Screw" Part 8 (Chapters 21 and 22!) Tonight Mrs. Grose reveals that she, ALL ALONG, had proof of Miss Jessel’s interfering with Flora. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUPER HELPFUL THIS WHOLE TIME!? Anyway, the governess decides that the best thing to do would be to get Flora out of Bly and to her uncle in London. She worries the letter she sent will arrive before them, but then Mrs. Grose also tells her that the letter was never sent, because she things Miles stole it. Wow. Who would have guessed?! Governess just kinda left it out on a table and ran off. Sheesh. Flora and Mrs. Grose head out for London the following morning, leaving Miles and the governess alone for a very silent and awkward dinner. Her comparison is really an odd one? She likens it to a newly wed couple taking meals at an inn on their honeymoon or something like that. Like, either party is too embarrassed to talk to the other in front of the attendants? Anyway, we left off Just as she and Miles were about to have the whole thing out! This tale, Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy this evening's ghost story! Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor Part 8 is from the following chapters: The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 21: 1:34 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 22: 16:28 "Blue Feather, Reaching Out, Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James,...

The Purrfect Fairytale: The White Cat

17 min

Need to recharge with a tale of utmost CUTENESS? THIS IS FUR YOU. I mean... for... you. Join me for tonight's seriously adorable tale of trials, dances, and dinners with ... CATS! This tale, a translation of the Madame d'Aulnoy story "The White Cat," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short tail! I mean.. tale... "Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Katherine Pyle, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on June 19, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 7)

30 min

Good evening, friends, fiends, and night owl supremes! Let's get (more) ghosty! Follow my voice once again into the dreaded Bly Manor, for this spooky calm reading of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw!" (Part 7!) Welcome back for the ghost story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor" - "The Turn of the Screw" Part 7 (Chapters 18, 19, and 20!) Tonight, Miles (with Peter Quint) successfully distract the governess from watching little Flora (and, of course Miss Jessel). How? He plays such a compelling piece on the piano that she loses herself and dozes off for a bit. By the time the governess comes to herself, she realizes she has lost track of Flora and KNOWS she is up to something with Miss Jessel. She rushes off to brief Mrs. Grose, and the two of them search everywhere for the little miss, finally going to the Bly Pond. They don’t see the boat, and the governess is convinced that Miss Jessel told Flora to hide it to cover her tracks. Her hunch proves right. After a “really long” 10 minute walk around the pond (heaven forbid), the governess and Mrs. Gross catch Flora. Miss Jessel is there plain as day to both women… until she isn’t? Mrs. Gross, overcome by something, rushes to Flora and acts as though nothing is the matter! Flora says some nasty words to the governess, and asks to have her belongings removed from her room. This absolutely breaks the governess, and something MUST be done! This tale, Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy this evening's ghost story! Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor Part 7 is from the following chapters: The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 18: 2:04 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 19: 10:11 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 20: 18:38 "Blue Feather, Reaching Out, Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James,...

A Twisted Old Fairytale: Fairer than a Fairy

20 min

What's in a name? Only the wrath of the most ruthless of fairies, it turns out! Join me for tonight's fairy tale storytelling of "Fairer-than-a-Fairy!" Oh, it's a wonderful twist a many parts of the "Sleeping Beauty" type tale, so let's go! Can't sleep? How about envisioning yourself in a magic castle in nestled in a forest nook, gently swaying on the breeze. Right! Because it's suspended on silver chains from the tallest of trees. Of course! BUT the most luxurious part of the whole thing is the cushy swing suspended INSIDE the suspended castle, rocking Prince Rainbow deeper and deeper into his enchanted sleep. Nice twist, right? Join me for tonight's travails among the sun, moon, and even the stars! We follow one girl, unfortunately named "Fairer than a Fairy" by her grateful and doting father, the King. She gets kidnapped by the evil fairy, Lagree, who keeps her in a castle with only two chores: Keep the magical fire lit, and guard Lagree's own remaining eye and tooth. Fun! It is here that Fairer-than-a-Fairy meets the sonically attractive "Prince Rainbow" - named so because that is the only way he can appear to her! Long and short of it, Fairer and Rainbow fall deeply in love after years of conversation. Unfortunately, his time is running out, and he is taken away, but not before askingFairer to marry him. She then sets off on a quest to save him - crossing the dangerous Locrinos, (er... really his nice wife?) three fairy sisters who each bestow gifts, and to the most curious palace ever seen. All ends well - turns out Prince Rainbow... King Rainbow... is a VERY important person, after all! This tale, "Fairer than a Fairy," is from Andrew Lang's "Yellow Fairy Book" and is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairer fairytale! "Ascending the Vale, Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0...

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 6)

27 min

Let's get ghosty! Follow my voice into the dreaded Bly Manor, for this spooky calm reading of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw!" (Part 6!) Good evening friends, fiends, and night owl supremes! Welcome back for more of the ghost story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor" - "The Turn of the Screw" Part 6 (Chapters 15, 16, and 17!) The governess, of Bly Manor, reeling after a creepy encounter with little soo-smooth Miles Wingrave in the churchyard, rushes back to Bly Manor, her mind set on leaving it all behind! It’s there that she comes face to face with the ghost of Miss Jessel, in the schoolroom. She calls her terrible names, and the ghost vanishes. Later, she tells Mrs. Grose all about the encounter, and both women decide that yes, they have to write to the Flora and Mile's uncle in Harley Street, and get hime to come to Bly and sort the ghostly mess out. The governess tries to start the letter, but goes and hovers outside of Mile’s bedroom instead. She and he talk more openly about all the creepiness, but not really? It’s still cat and mouse. She threatens that she is writing the uncle, and Miles is like “good. It's about time you saw to my education.” She then admits that she wants to help him fight whatever it is that is troubling him so (it's the ghost of Peter Quint!), but then Miles screams, it gets really windy (even though the window is closed), and the candle goes out. Miles creepily says it was him who did it, but he adds a “dear,” so we kinda think it’s not HIM speaking anymore…Tonight is Part 6, or chapters 15, 16, and 17, of this long, old ghost story, and things are taking a turn for the spookier! This tale, Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy this evening's ghost story! Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor Part 5 is from the following chapters: The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 15: 2:12 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 16: 9:38 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 17: 1...

A Wayward Old Fairytale: The Little House in the Wood

13 min

Have you ever left trails of food crumbs for your three daughters to follow in order to bring you lunch in the woods?! ME NEITHER! BUT! That's how our fairy tale tonight gets started, and then of course we get a creepy lone house in the wood, a creepy old man with a color-changing beard, 3 talking animals who really like saying "DUCKS!" and chores galore! Join me for tonight's tale, the Brothers Grimms' "The Little House in the Wood," which is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale! "Nightdreams, Magic Forest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on August 14, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 5)

33 min

It is once again spooky time! This time it's more... creepy? Like, little kid acting creepy. YEP! Little dear Miles is seemingly possessed? Follow me into this spooky reading of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw!" Good evening friends, fiends, and night owl supremes! Welcome back for more of the Story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor" - "The Turn of the Screw" Part 5 (Chapters 12, 13, and 14!) the governess was falling deeper and deeper into her obsession with finding out what was happening at Bly, trying to puzzle out how to solve it, and at the same time trying NOT to let the children know that she knew. Again. Yes, more of that song and dance. Mrs. Grose suggests the governess write to the children’s Uncle in Harley street, but both decide that course of action unwise. There is a lull where the governess looks for specters around every corner, and sees nothing, although she knows the whole time Miss Jessel and Peter Quint are always appearing and interacting with Flora and Miles. She feels like she can’t say anything to tip her hand still. STILL. Anyway, on the way to church, Miles starts acting… odd. Too smooth for a little kid. It’s awkward and uncomfortable, and the governess tis to evade his line of questioning and laugh and smooth the whole thing over… but SOMETHING is WRONG. Tonight is Part 5, or chapters 12, 13, and 14, so we’ll hopefully encounter many more ghostly things that go bump in the night! Mwahahaha. This tale, Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy this evening's ghost story story! Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor Part 5 is from the following chapters: The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 12: 1:49 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 13: 9:12 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 14: 22:44 "Blue Feather, Reaching Out, Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This ta...

An Old Fairytale: The Tree that Never Grew Up

24 min

I cried. I wept. I LOVED this fairytale! Prepare to be swept away in this achingly heartbreaking tale of a little ancient tree who found her voice very late in long life. Let's emote with a tree! Tonight's tale is one of late-blooming. Of singing, sadness, and sorrow all in the body of one tree from the beginning of the world. It's also a heartbreakingly beautiful love story, between the North Wind and the Littlest Tree. One that spans centuries, and songs and lifetimes. This tale, from the Green Forest Fairy Book: "The Little Tree that Never Grew Up," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's sweet fairytale story! "Nightdreams, Magic Forest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of fairy tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on January 22, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 4)

35 min

Ready for more ghostly and unsettling encounters? Me too! Follow me into this spooky reading of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw!" Good evening friends, fiends, and night owl supremes! Welcome back for more of the Story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor" - "The Turn of the Screw" Part 4 (Chapters 9, 10, and 11!) FINALLY things are starting to get more actively spooky! The governess has a super late night encounter with the dreaded Peter Quint - this time on the stairs in the small hours of the morning. Little Flora has started acting strange - staring out of her bedroom window. When the governess catches her at this a second time, she also sees little Miles outside on the grounds, staring at something above the governess. She rushes him inside and wants to get the truth at last out of him as to what has been going on, but he lies, says it was all a joke. SHE doesn't want them to know she knows what they know, and accepts this. Why, I don’t know? Something about not falling into traps? Does that matter when there are supernatural malevolent forces about, really? Ah, whatever. Tonight is Part 5, or chapters 12, 13, and 14, so we’ll hopefully encounter many more ghostly things that go bump in the night! Mwahahaha. This tale, Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy this evening's ghost story story! Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor Part 4 is from the following chapters: The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 9: 1:33 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 10: 13:54 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 11: 24:41 "Blue Feather, Reaching Out, Parting of the Ways, Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James, is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). #Animation #BlyManor #TheTurnoftheScrew #ASMR #ASM...

The Buried Moon: A Slightly Spooky Fairytale

14 min

To much buzzing in your skull to sleep?! Do you ever wonder what happens during a New Moon? Join me for tonight's travails through the squelchiest, mossiest, most dangerous of bogs! We'll encounter witches, Things, boggles and other creatures of the night as we follow the Moon herself as she tries to make the world a bit safer. This tale, "The Buried Moon," is from a collection of English fairy tales and is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale! Voice Over Editing ► ADAM NATOR "Magic Forest, Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of English Fairy Tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on September 15, 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 3)

39 min

Want to dive deeper into the ghost story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor?" Me too! Follow me into this spooky reading of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw!" Good evening friends, fiends, and night owl supremes! Welcome back for Part 3 of the Story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor" - "The Turn of the Screw" Part 3 (Chapters 6, 7, and 8!) Tonight we learn so much more about the dead dread spectre, Peter Quint. The governess also has an encounter with a new spectre - Miss Jessel - while playing with little Flora at the pond. She has the startling revelation that both Miles and Flora, despite their attempts to feign ignorance, actually perfectly remember their dealings with the late rascal Peter Quint and the deceased Miss Jessel. (She had been hoping they had magically had their memories of them wiped or something?) and now realizes that the two children are trying to protect her from the ghostly beings as she thinks she is protecting them! Mrs. Grouse is FINALLY more forth-coming with information. Sheesh. Took long enough! Could have saved the governess a lot of heartache and suffering! This tale, Henry James'' "The Turn of the Screw," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's ghost story story! Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor is from the following chapters: The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 6: 1:33 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 7: 17:45 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 8: 26:45 This episode originally released on Youtube on January 8, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Very Disturbing Fairytale: Sun, Moon, and Talia (The Creepy Sleeping Beauty)

16 min

Got too much on your mind? Need a familiar story to just breathe to? Well I'm not sure this is the fairy tale for that, but hey, we're reading it together! Join me for tonight's Sleeping Beauty's Origin Story of sorts - we travel back to Giambattista Basile's tale of "Sun, Moon, and Talia" which is creepy in it's old creepy old man king way. Of course. Why would we expect anything else? Ah well. There is also two little fairy babies (which I'm pretty sure where ah... something else in the original) and a jealous queen who makes her husband and sun eat these children (kinda) after cooking them into so many dishes. A whole lot happens, and while it's not a traditional "Happily Ever After" (or maybe it is because this is a traditional tale?) it's interesting for sure! NOT a Disney Princess Aurora Sleeping Beauty happily ever after. This tale, Giambattista Basile's "Sun, Moon, and Talia" is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale storytelling! "Magic Forest, Ascending the Vale"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Giambattista Basile, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). #Animation #Fairytale # GiambattistaBasile #ASMR #asmrreading #asmrstorytelling #asmrfairytale #sunmoonandtalia #disney #sleepingbeauty This episode originally released on YouTube November 10, 2020.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 2)

33 min

We continue our dive into the ghost story behind "The Haunting of Bly Manor!" So, get comfy and cozy and follow along with me as I read this classic ghost story, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James! I'm sure we'll have more than a few shared scares! Tonight, we continue Henry James' chilling ghost story "The Turn of the Screw" (part 2) with the Introduction, Chapters 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5. In this latest installment, the governess has fallen so much more under the spell of her charges (Miles and Flora), and cannot imagine anyone wanting to expel angelic Miles! She sees a mysterious and handsome man on one of the crenelated towers during her evening stroll about the gardens, and gets a shock when she sees him again peering in through the window! Bravely she rushes to confront this peeping intruder, only to see he has vanished. She finally confides in Mrs. Grose who pieces things together, telling her that the handsome man is none other than the valet Peter Quint. Who is dead. What! So, join me for The Turn of the Screw, Part 2! This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's start into an old ghost story! Tonight's Story Behind Bly Manor is from the following chapters: The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 3: 1:17 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 4: 13:10 The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 5: 25:42 "Blue Feather, Reaching Out, Parting of the Ways, Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" is by Henry James, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). #Animation #ASMR #BlyManor #TheHauntingofBlyManor #ASMRStorytelling #HenryJames This episode originally released on YouTube on 12/1/2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

A Dark Fairytale: Grimms' Rumpelstiltskin

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To much buzzing in your skull to sleep?! Let's get Grimm! Join me for tonight's classic yet seemingly hopeless task of spinning straw into gold! We follow one woman (whose father boasts about her ability to spin straw into gold to the king, who simply MUST "employ" this woman right away to fill his treasury! Of course... she has no such ability. Enter in the mischievous Rumpelstiltskin, always ready to make a bargain! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Rumpelstiltskin," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairy tale! "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). #Animation #Fairytale #Grimm #ASMR #fairytales #asmrreading #asmrsleep This episode originally released on YouTube on 8/20/2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw (Part 1)

36 min

Follow along with me as I read this classic ghost story - I'm sure we'll have more than a few shared scares! Tonight, we begin Henry James' chilling "The Turn of the Screw" with the Introduction, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. We get the whole creepy origin and set-up to infamous Bly, and more than a few hints to it's mystery are already peppered in! We get a frightful amount of set up - Douglass has gathered a curious group around the fire in an old house to tell the story of Bly out of a red gilt manuscript. We (through the beautiful handwriting of the governess) meet Mrs. Grouse and little Flora, and get a grand little tour of the big house… which feels like a ship adrift at sea it seems. We also learn that young Miles has been kicked out of school, and that the previous governess has died. Mysteriously. And that’s about as much as Mrs. Grouse will let on! This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James is read in a soft voice and set to some light and eerie background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's start into an old ghost story! "Blue Feather, Reaching Out, Parting of the Ways" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Turn of the Screw" is by Henry James, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). #Animation #ASMR #BlyManor #TheHauntingofBlyManor #ASMRStorytelling #asmrreading #asmrsleep #GhostStory This episode originally released on YouTube on November 11, 2020 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An Old Fairytale: The Three Spinners

9 min

How about something on the lighter side? Something to counteract the gloom and doom and nightmares? Let's get cozy for tonight's tale "The Three Spinners," which has been collected by a great many people, including the Brothers Grimm, and this version specifically by Katherine Pyle. Somehow, everything works out just perfectly in this fairy tale, and everyone truly does have a Happily Ever After?! How rare! This tale, "The Three Spinners," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short story! Voice Over Editing ► Zachary K. "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by Katherine Pyle, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on April 27, 2020 on YouTube. #Animation #Fairytale #Grimm #ASMR See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Frozen Fairytale: The Story of King Frost

10 min

Can you withstand the wrath and icy breath of King Frost? I probably couldn't, and I'm extremely glad to be reading this chilly frosty tale from a blanket fort of my own! BUT it is in line with the snowy wintery weather that is creeping up, so grab some hot cocoa and join me for tonight's fairy tale: "The Story of King Frost!" Come for the story, stay for the prophetic talking barking doggie! Once upon a time there was a wicked stepmother, who loved her own daughter so much, but cared little for her husband's daughter. Ah yes, how well we know this tale! BUT this one has a wintery twist! I was getting "Snow Queen" and "Frozen" vibes very very strongly through this reading. Anyway, we follow a young kind girls who gets dumped off in the forest to freeze (by her father! On her stepmother's wish!) and is instead... not frozen, but rewarded due to her polite and humble nature. You know where this is going. The stepmother wants the same reward for her own daughter, and well... let's just read the rest together, shall we? This Russian fairytale, "The Story of King Frost," (or "The Story of the Frost King" is read in a soft voice (with some light chatter and commentary - I am human and not a robot) and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's wintery fairytale! "Decline, Relent" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of fairy tales collected by Andrew Lang, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally aired on YouTube on 11/24/2020 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Snow White and Rose Red: A Grimm Fairytale

16 min

You've heard the fairy tale Snow White? This is not it, but it sure is an enchanted story! Join me for tonight's adventure into a fairytale collected by the Brothers Grimm - "Snow White and Rose Red!" We follow two inseparable sisters as the get courted by a bear, save a dwarf three times, and are nearly eaten by their beloved! Kinda. Also, they tend to sleep too close for my comfort by cliff edges. They know no fear! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Snow White and Rose Red," is read in a soft voice (with some chatter as I'm human and not an ai robot) and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale! "Magic Forest, Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally aired on YouTube on 8/25/2025. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Tragic Fairytale: The Nightingale and the Rose

15 min

Some would do anything for love… others wouldn’t do that. This twisted old tale pushes the limits of love, and there are quite a lot of poetic tears to shed along the way!  This story, "The Nightingale and the Rose" is from a collection of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, very light commentary, and creative commons music. "Parting of the Ways, Relent" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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