The Wicked Library

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TW 5: Talking Wicked with Alex Murd May 27, 2019

Show notes

This week on Talking Wicked, I chat with the person most responsible for the visual feel of the show and The Librarian, artist Alex Murd of Murd Comics.
We talk about how Alex finds solace in art and our long collaboration on The Wicked Library, The Lift, and The Private Collector. We also do a deep dive into some of the artwork for both shows, the inspiration for the art, and talk about growing as an artist and the importance of having a creative outlet. We finish with a discussion about Alex's other work and her excellent original character, Jasper.
Get a rare look behind the scenes to learn a bit about how the art helped define the show and our Librarian. And, check out the Murd Comics website to see some great art!
Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik
Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print. Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TWL 904: A Wicked Fairy Tale May 19, 2019

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The Librarian brings you a dark tale of a young man who manages to use his lack of fear to interesting results.
Collected by the Brothers Grimm. As told by The Librarian Original Score by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams.Credits Storyteller: The Librarian | Score: Nico Vettese | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TPC 103: The Private Collector "See You in the Funny Papers", by Aaron Vlek Apr 29, 2019

Show notes

Frank continues a deep dive into the weird in this tale that sends him in search of a strange book that even the Librarian himself can't lock away in his collection.
Cast: Frank Enfield: Daniel Foytik | The Librarian: Nelson W. Pyle | Brenda Ward: Addison Peacock
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TW 4: Talking Wicked with Nico Vettese Apr 23, 2019

Show notes

This week on Talking Wicked, at long last, thanks to the new format, I bring on one of my favorite people on the planet and the person most responsible for the sound and texture of the show, composer Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams. Nico now works for multiple other shows, and shares his journey.
We talk about how Nico comes up with the soundscapes he creates for The Wicked Library and The Lift, what it's like finding your voice, the terror and reward of following your true path, and much more. Get a rare look behind the scenes to learn a bit about how the episodes come together and what makes Nico such a popular composer for multiple podcasts.
Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik
Get your copy of Nico's EP, Building Blocks, as well as his other albums, and maybe even hire him to write music or edit your podcast.
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TWL 903: An Extra Wicked Anthology Apr 15, 2019

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It's time for another quarterly Extra Wicked Anthology Episode! Today we bring you three great tales of things from the dark.
1. "The Lake Manawaka Meat Lover", by Sheldon Birnie
Kyle, a line cook in a resort town, is preparing to close up the restaurant where he works for the season when something in the woods calls for his attention. Storyteller: Graham Rowat | Score: Nico Vettese
2. "The Bad Things", by Selene Grasby
In this tale of secrets, madness, and the supernatural, we meet a young girl who visits a park for a picnic and ends learning a truth that will haunt her forever. Storyteller: Addison Peacock | Score: Nico Vettese
3. "Digging", by Eamonn O'Neill
It is 1916, men fight in the trenches of the First World War. They are in conflict with the elements, in conflict with their enemies and in conflict with themselves. They dig, fight, dig, unaware that beneath them something has also started to scrape at the soil. Storyteller: David Ault | Score: Nico Vettese
Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Alex J. Murd | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TW 3: Talking Wicked with Aaron Vlek Apr 08, 2019

Show notes

This week on Talking Wicked, Aaron Vlek visits the Library to talk about The Private Collector episodes which aired last week (TPC 101 and TPC 102) as well as episode 900 of the Wicked Library.
We also discuss the practice of magick, magic, the occult, mystical detectives, and more.
Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TPC 102: The Private Collector "The Night the Bible Let Me Down", by Aaron Vlek Apr 01, 2019

Show notes

Frank Enfield has a new assignment from the Librarian. This time, it's a trip, under the cover of darkness, to retrieve the Packard clan's Family Bible which is much more than it seems.
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TPC 101: The Private Collector “The Library on The Other Side of Town”, by Aaron Vlek Mar 31, 2019

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Cartwright and Enfield Detective Agency had shuttered its doors under what they call "mysterious circumstances". After a catastrophic destruction of their offices in Manhattan, with the Cartwright half of the equation missing and presumed dead, Frank Enfield winds up in Bellevue.
When he gets out, he’s looking for a little relaxing R&R in upstate New York, but a certain mysterious Librarian has other plans. Enfield is flung out of the frying pan and into flames of "that weird shit, from the other side of town, run by the boys in the back room," and he finds he just might have a taste for that kind of work.
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TW 2: Talking Wicked with Christopher Long Mar 25, 2019

Show notes

This week on Talking Wicked, Christopher Long visits the Library to talk about last week's story Episode 902: "The Man in Number 23".
We also discuss his novel Fluff, how ideas for horror stories come to us, the writing process, Quentin Tarantino cameos, and how inscribing a book with your actual signature might be a bad idea.
Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

TWL 902: "The Man in Number 23", by Christopher Long Mar 18, 2019

Show notes

Who knows what your neighbors are really up to behind closed doors? One man learns the horrible truth that his neighbor has seen . . . and comes to learn that terror is not limited to under the sea. It is far, far closer than you could ever imagine.
Author: Christopher Long | Storyteller: Louie Pollard | Custom Score: Nico Vettese
The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.
All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

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