bl is a Letter: Dark Russian Folklore
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
bl: The Season of the Fall
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The old, the usual, and the Bible verse.Full transcript available here: https://blisaletter.ru/2024/11/01/the-season-of-the-fall/
Bonus Tale 6: The Only Thing A Gambler Needs.
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As it is past Midsummer, it is time for us to reappear in your feeds with new old tales to tell. Some of the audience might be familiar with this spec...
bl: Summertime Teaser 2024.
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A small advice on ferns and blossoms, nothing more.🌸Credits: http://blisaletter.ru/
Bonus Tale 5: Red, Warm & Alive.
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Facing Christmastime without a tale, albeit an extremely cruel one, just seemed… inappropriate. So we are giving you a chilling story about cold wea...
Bonus Tale 4: The Nesting Doll of Death.
18 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The tale we are sharing today is agruably one of the most recognsable ones; it combines the idea of an enchanted animal spouse, a quest for a lost wif...
Bonus Tale 3: A Gift Horse In The Cellar.
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The tale we are sharing today is yet another one about the dead - in this case, the grateful ones. Full transcript is available on our website: http:/...
Bonus Tale 2: The Devil You Know.
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The main idea of today's tale, "The Smith and the Devil", is a common belief that a good master of their craft must have some sort of relationship wit...
Bonus Tale 1: Live, Laugh, Full Stop.
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The tale we are going to offer you today is called "The Princess Who Would Not Smile", and is somehow about the ways to treat the undead. Full transcr...
bl: Bonus Announcement
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just a checkpoint in this journey. * * * Transcript for the announcement available at http://blisaletter.ru/2023/06/01/bl-bonus-announcement/ * * * ...
A Cat: The One Who Enters First.
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cats figure prominently in Russian lore: cats are the first to cross the threshold of a new house. Cats tell the best stories. Cats can bargain with w...
bl: Teaser For The Tales
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast aims to share some of the dark Russian folklore that has never been translated into English. For full credits, transcripts, and other da...