Glen Reads Gothic Horror (to you)
Episodes
'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 6: 'The Beacon on the Hill'
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownContact:WebsiteInstagramTwitterEmail: [email protected]:Intro Music:Two Arabesques...
'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 5: 'The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa'
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownContact:WebsiteInstagramTwitterEmail: [email protected]:Intro Music:Two Arabesques...
'Maven's Fractured Fairy Tales' By Charlotte Babb
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Information:Charlotte Babb began writing when she could scribble her name on a chalk board, although she sometimes mistook "Chocolate" for "Ch...
'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 4: 'The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone'
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownContact:WebsiteInstagramTwitterEmail: [email protected]:Intro Music:Two Arabesques...
'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 3: 'The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias'
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownContact:WebsiteInstagramTwitterEmail: [email protected]:Intro Music:Two Arabesques...
'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 2: 'The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe'
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownContact:WebsiteInstagramTwitterEmail: [email protected]/Close music:Two Arabesques...
'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' by Stephen Leacock - Chapter 1: 'The Hostelry of Mr. Smith'
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownContact:WebsiteInstagramTwitterEmail: [email protected]/Close music:Two Arabesques...
'The Swineherd' and 'The Little Match Girl' by Hans Christian Andersen
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:The SwineherdLittle Match GirlContact:WebsiteInstagramTwitterEmail: [email protected]/Close music:Two Arabesques (De...
'Fairy Frogmother' by Charlotte Henley Babb
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Information:Charlotte Babb began writing when she could scribble her name on a chalk board, although she sometimes mistook "Chocolate" for "Ch...
'Interstellar Tech Support' and 'Robo-rotica' by Sarina Dorie
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Information: Sarina Dorie has sold over 150 short stories to markets like Analog, Daily Science Fiction, F & SF, and Orson Scott Card’s ...
'Falling for Q46F' by Jason Werbeloff
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Information:This is a story that has stuck with me over the years since I had previously read it for an old podcast. Jason was nice enough to ...
'The First Christmas Tree' by Henry Van Dyke
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16134Contact:WebsiteInstagramTwitterEmail: [email protected] music:‘Variatio 9 ...
Two Christmas Stories
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5061Reading music:‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko Ishizaka Download t...
'The Interlopers' by Saki
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episodeI KNOW I'm LATE on releasing thisI still don't know if I'm going to lose my jobI cant pronounce the the characters names in this storyG...
‘Youth’ by Isaac Asimov - Part 2
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31547Reading music:‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko IshizakaDownload t...
‘Youth’ by Isaac Asimov - Part 1
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31547Reading music:‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’ by: Kimiko IshizakaDownload t...
'A Little Journey' by Ray Bradbury
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51171 Reading music: ‘Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza’by: Kimiko Ishizaka h4Downl...
'The Cousin from Boston' by Louise Chandler Moulton
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Go on, read it yourself:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60581
Bedtime With Glen reads: 'Against the Wind and Tide' by Louise Chandler Moulton
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Let yourself be lulled to sleep by the story of a kid who's disciplined thoroughly though he was never that bad to begin with.This episode is sponsore...
Two spooky stories for Halloween
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I read 'A School Story' by M.R. James - and 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W. Jacobs. Because authors with two initials is always terrifying.This ...
'The Boarded Window' by Ambrose Bierce
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Another creepy story for October about a crabby man who's getting used to being single.This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make...
Bedtime With Glen reads: Some scary stories about skulls and a headless woman
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you ever want a creepy uncle to read you a bed time story? Now you can have it. The best bedtime stories are scary ones. Tonight I'll read to you ...
'The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall' By Kendrick Bangs
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm going with spooky short stories for the month of October. And I'm starting with a 'fun' little story that involves teenage suicide. Because public...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapters 18, 19, 20
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up the story with a shocking ending to Sybil's brother, and Dorian himself. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapters 16 - 17
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 18 years and Sybil's brother is FINALLY trying to get revenge. * He nearly gets Dorian, until he realizes that he looks too young. * One o...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapters 14 - 15
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dorian blackmails an old friend to get rid of Basil's body. Which explains why no one likes hanging with him. Harry's back! And just as sexist and smu...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapters 12 - 13
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we learn that Dorian is older, and he avoids his old gang. We also see that when he feels sorry for himself- he is capable of anything...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapters 10 - 11
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What did we learn: * Oscar Wilde uses the N word *Dorian gets obsessed with a book for no reason *ALL of chapter 11 is just filling up the pages wi...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 9
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Basil wants to see the picture. Dorian won't let him. That's the whole chapter.This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podca...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 8
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whoops- Sybil's dead. Dorian's worried that he doesn't seem to care until Harry goes on, and on about how he wishes everyone he's bored of would die. ...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 7
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The guys go see Sybil's performance and she sucks. She sucks so bad, that Dorian breaks off the engagement and spends the rest of the chapter wanderin...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 6
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This chapter is basically just one, big, conversation around a dinner table where Dorian talks about his undying love for Sybil. And Harry goes on, an...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 5
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sybil LOVES Dorian, and goes so far as to keep calling him 'Prince Charming'- which would drive most people up the wall.Sybil's brother thinks Dorian ...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 4
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Good news: Dorian is in love. Bad news: He really hates Jewish people. Lord Henry is getting jealous, and gets really fussed when Dorian wants him to ...
Bedtime With Glen reads: The Brothers Grimm - Briar Rose
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you ever want a creepy uncle to read you a bed time story? Now you can have it.In this story we learn that you should always invite ALL the fairie...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 3
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Still trying to win over Dorian, Lord Henry invites him to his aunt's house to let him watch as he wow's everyone with stories of hedonism. And it wor...
Bedtime With Glen reads: Baba Yaga
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you ever want a creepy uncle to read you a bed time story? Now you can have it. In this episode we learn the story of Baba Yaga- an evil witch tha...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 2
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Like any sociopath, Lord Harry tells Dorian he's only good for his looks, which won't last, as a way of getting him to have sex under the guise of emb...
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde - Chapter 1
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to the artist, Bazil, talking up Dorian so much- Lord Harry Wotton is obsessed with meeting him. Basil won't share and the two bicker about it ...
Two short stories for the 'Cultured Bumpkin' Podcast
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There were flies in my basement, which is gross and I didn't want to record anything. So I've included two short stories that I had pre-recorded for t...
'Thus I Refute Beelzy' by John Collier & 'Chu-Bu and Sheemish' by Lord Dunsany
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I read one story about a boy with a deadly imaginary friend- and another about a tiny, vengeful God.EnjoyThis episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The e...
'The Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka - Chapter 3
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just as poor Gregor begins feeling human feelings toward his sister- he gets snubbed by three hipsters. After his family says they'd be happier if he ...
'The Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka - Chapter 2
28 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gregor is getting the hang of being a bug- but things go south when his sister tries to take down his Farrah Fawcett picture.This episode is sponsored...
'The Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka - Chapter 1
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You know what's weird? Waking up as a giant beetle, and not being so grossed out that you don't stop worrying about getting to work.You know what's we...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 25
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The chapter is only 3 pages, and serves to let you know how badly their revolution failed - and hints that poor Avis is captured as she stops mid-sent...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 24
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ernest is BACK! And creepier than ever as he takes Avis's unconscious body up to the roof of the hospital to romantically watch an air balloon battle....
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 23
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of killing- thank god for Garthwaite or else Avis might have been one of the mass of people who were swept into Lake Michigan.Enjoy.This episode ...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 22
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Avis is a mole now- and instead of worrying about her own self, she spends all her time wondering what Ernest is up to.The battle in Chicago has been ...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 21
29 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ugh- Ernest makes Avis pretend to be his sister when they travel… He’s going too far with his kink. We also learn that basically nothing has chang...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 20
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Avis does such a good job playing into her husbands fetish that he doesn't even recognize her.They capture a rich man's son and brainwash him only to ...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 19
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We find out that Avis has to dress up and act like another woman because Ernest has a fetish. ’Frisco Reds isn’t a baseball team- they’re murder...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 18
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Avis and Ernest are in prison- but that doesn't stop all the texting. There is page, after page of description of the mountain. And we end with Avis s...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 17
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ernest tries to do a 'magicians exit' and it doesn't go well. And that's pretty much it. That's what Jack London considers a chapter.This episode is s...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 16
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Well, everything falls apart. I don't think even Ernest would cluck his tongue that this mess.This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way ...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 15
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Labor unions have nice homes, good schools, wide lawns... and guns. Also, Jack London gets a little racist on asians and Florida is called a 'waste-pl...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 14
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode isn't worth listening to. Ernest just goes off on another tangent for the millionth time. We learn that Being in a union isn't a 'seat in...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 13
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We get an economics lesson. But not from Ernest this time- it's just the author flat-out telling us directly at this point. There's a war between the ...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 12
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oh the poor bishop. First he's sent to an insane asylum because he keeps scooping up prostitutes in his "broham", and when he gets out he helps an old...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 11
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bad news: Avis's dad lost his house. So the gang has to move to a San Francisco slum. Good news: Ernest marries Avis! Though, their pet-names for each...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 10
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Finally we get a chapter where Ernest isn't talking all the time. Avis's dad's book gets blacklisted. So that stinks. We got some kind of action with ...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 9
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter, I had a guest as my temporary Pete for the evening. The story continued with Ernest STILL TALKING at the small business owners and it...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 8
25 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ernest makes... ugh... another speech. This time to whiny small business men. And that goes on for pretty much the whole chapter. Also? The word "comb...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 7
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A priest rounds-up prostitutes, and tells everyone about it. But the media won't say a word. Ernest called it. And Avis is impressed. I'm really hopin...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 6
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter we find that Ernest might have to find a new place to squat. Avis's dad was told to go on vacation- possibly without pay. Avis's world...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 5
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter we learn that Avis is being "made love to" by Ernest both 'violently' and 'awkwardly'. And that there is very little holding her back ...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 4
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter, Avis, after touching base with Ernest, sets out to confront the rich. She's disappointed by how they don't care about the mystery of ...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 3
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter, Avis is on a fact-finding mission to get the "real story" from a man who lost his arm in a machine accident. She meets the lawyer who...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 2
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter, Avis' dream comes true when her father invites the gorgeous, and intellectually perfect Ernest Everhard (ugh) to dinner again. He bat...
'The Iron Heel' by Jack London - Chapter 1
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My inaugural episode, where I hit with a punch and dive into a reading of "The Iron Heel" by world renown "clam pirate" and "fish master", Jack London...