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From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They’re stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.
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Our humble hero just wanted to swing by a remote mental institution in the south of France on his way back home to America. He was just going to spend one night in the self-described madhouse to sate his curiosity/gawk at the mentally ill. What could be wrong with spending one night in a rural private 1800s insane asylum without a means of escape? You know, besides every word in that sentence.
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Music:
"Grey Alley" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Lonely Stairwell" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Noe Noe" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Our Own Melody" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Strange Dog Walk" by Blue Dot Sessions
When we last left Edmond, he was about to hit the rock and start his escape from Chateau d'If when he heard a scream from his friend's cell.
This week, we'll see how he finally manages to get out of the inescapable prison...and what happened to his world after a decade and a half of his absence.
"Egregia" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Halflight" by Podington Bear
"Slough" by Podington Bear
"Topslides" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Tralaga" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Velejo" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Ballast" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Closing" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Rapids" by Blue Dot Sessions
Edmond is in prison and his enemies are celebrating, but something else is coming from Elba that will change their world yet again and make them fear the man they sent to Chateau d'If.
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"Vernouillet" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Petaluma" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Sopor" by Kai Engel
"Scenery" by Kai Engel
"Mknt" by Blue Dot Sessions
"The Confrontation" by Podington Bear
"Jat Poure" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Drifting Spade" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Pieces" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Uncertainty" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Vibrant Canopy" by Blue Dot Sessions
Edmond Dantes returns to France as a captain. He has just received a promotion, and soon he will be marrying the love of his life: the beautiful Mercedes.
The only issue? He doesn't realize that he has enemies, and that the last request of his dying captain - simply delivering a letter - could change his life forever.
"The Count of Monte Cristo" is absolutely in the top 10 for all-time favorite books. It has everything, and it's so intricately woven together that you just get lost in it. It was absolutely a challenge for this show, but it's a story that I'm excited to tell.
Music:
"Brand New World" by Kai Engel
"Mercy" by Kai Engel
"KeoKeo" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Maisie Dreamer" by Blue Dot Sessions
"The Callow" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Vik Fence Drona" by Blue Dot Sessions
Watson is happily married and hasn't spoken to Sherlock in months and hasn't been on a mystery in nearly a year. The craziest his life gets now is an abnormal patient or some sensational news story. That's all about to change when the distraught wife of a friend comes to his house late one Thursday night, leading to a late night trip to an opium den and a shocking discovery.
Music:
"An Opus in Bb" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Cab Ride" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Colrain" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Manele" by Blue Dot Sessions
Theme song by Breakmaster Cylinder
In this story by acclaimed science fiction author Philip K. Dick, the author behind last season's "Therein Lies the Wub", a man in 1950s middle America emerges from working in his basement all day to find something horrifying in the center of town, but the strangest thing? No one seems to have a problem with it but him.
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Music:
"Cicle Deserrat" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Cicle DR Valga" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Cicle Vascule" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Headway" by Kai Engel
"Slum Canto" by Kai Engel
"Verdigris" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Willow Belle" by Blue Dot Sessions
Last week, Macbeth killed his king, his friend, and more. If only he could stop there.
Just a note, this is the season finale of Fictional. Stay subscribed, though, because we'll be back in six weeks with season two!
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Music:
"Entrance Shaft 11" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Kallaloe" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Chase and We Follow" by Blue Dot Sessions
"December" by Kai Engel
"February" by Kai Engel
"January" by Kai Engel
"Modum" by Kai Engel
"Thaw (Outro)" by Kai Engel
"Plague" by Kai Engel
Macbeth is a story about ambition and violence. Given a prophecy that he will become king, Macbeth finds himself both drawn to and repulsed by the desire that grows within him. On one hand, he could do so much as king: his name would live on forever. On the other, he is a loyal, kind, and just man...and for him to become king, the current king, his cousin and the man he has fought for and killed for, would have to die.
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Music:
"Somnolence" by Kai Engel
"March" by Kai Engel
"Difference" by Kai Engel
"Hopes and Dreams" by Kai Engel
"Changing Reality" by Kai Engel
"Daemones" by Kai Engel
"Vik Fence Lardha" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Vik Fenceta" by Blue Dot Session
"Vik Fenceta Lan" by Blue Dot Sessions
A routine trip to Mars turns out to be anything but when a ship headed back to earth allows one last passenger aboard. That's...really all I can say about the story "Beyond lies the Wub" by Philip K. Dick.
Few authors can boast the sci-fi pedigree of Philip K. Dick. Even if you've never read one of his books, you've heard one of his stories. Blade Runner, Total Recall, The Man in the High Castle, Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, and The Adjustment Bureau make up just some of the stories that have been turned into major, and in many cases iconic, motion pictures and TV shows.
Today's story is one of his very early ones. It's a story of the distant future, when humanity makes regular trips to Mars and beyond, where we think we understand our solar system and our universe. We'll see that the universe is always one step beyond our imagination...and beyond our control.
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Music:
"Harbor" by Kai Engel
"Imminence" by Kai Engel
"Scenery" by Kai Engel
"Nocturne Op27 No1" by Podington Bear
Theme song and other music by Breakmaster Cylinder
Professor Angell is dead, but the story of Cthulhu is just beginning. As it turns out, Angell had an heir, and as the young man is sifting through his late uncle's possessions, he's about to find something that will change his world forever. Meanwhile, Captain Johansen returned to Sydney. The last we saw him, he was captain of a ship with seven friends. He'll return a sole survivor, forever changed by the horrors he witnessed.
Today's episode was adapted from "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft. Find the original in its entirety at https://fictional.fm
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Music:
"Books" by Jahzzar
"Drop Everything" by Jahzzar
"Lullaby" by Jahzzar
"Cavern" by Jahzzar
"Murmuration of Birds" by Jahzzar
"Owls" by Jahzzar
"Maresia" by Jahzzar
"Somnolence" by Kai Engel
"Delirium" by Kai Engel
"Oneiri" by Kai Engel
"Crying Earth" by Kai Engel
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