Petra's Dark & Dreamy: Gothic Sleep Stories & Macabre Verse
Sleepy Horror Stories, Classic Mysteries, Gothic Tales, Macabre Poetry all read by Petra. Immerse yourself in a rich tapestry of classic literature, Gothic poetry, and eerie tales that invite you into a dreamlike, otherworldly experience. Each episode is designed without jarring music or sound effects in order to flow into the next episode without disrupting your peaceful slumber. Subscribe for access to exclusive content. Become one of the first 100 subscribers to request Petra's telling of your favorite pre-1928 literature! Support the Show at the Links Below! https://petrasdarkanddreamy.buzzsprout.com/subscribe https://buymeacoffee.com/petrasdarkf (Like Patreon, but better for creators!) CashApp $PetrasDnD
Episodes
At the Mountains of Madness — Chapter 10 (30-second synopsis):
In At the Mountains of Madness, Chapter 11, Dyer and Danforth explore the alien city beyond the mountains, discovering immense ruins that tell the story of the Elder Things’ rise, their scientific brilliance, and their eventual decline. Through vast murals and architecture, they learn of the creatures’ creations—including the dangerous shoggoths—which ultimately rebelled...
Unlock the mysteries of the night with Petra's Dark & Dreamy. Drift into tranquility with our immersive sleep stories, where every episode weaves a spellbinding narrative designed to lull you into a restful slumber. Embrace the enchanting blend of soothing voices and captivating tales, and let your dreams take flight with Petra's Dark and Dreamy. Sweet dreams await!
This special Christmas episode features an ...
This special Christmas episode features "T'was the Night Before Christmas (The Visit)" by Clement Clarke Moore, "What Happened in The Snow Queen's Palace and What Came of It" by Hans Christian Andersen and an ORIGINAL KRAMPUS tale based on the centuries-old tradition.
In At The Mountains of Madness, Chapter Nine, Dyer and Danforth push deeper into the ancient alien city and study the murals carved into its walls. The carvings reveal the full rise and fall of the Old Ones — how they created the Shoggoths as laborers, how those creatures evolved, rebelled, and ultimately overran the city. The chapter shifts from archaeological discovery to dawning terror as they understand the place isn’t as...
Join me as I share a new recording of my favorite poem, The Highwayman, by Alfred Noyes.
Each episode is designed without music or sound effects in order to flow into the next episode without waking you from slumber.
Subscribe for access to exclusive content. Become one of the first 100 subscribers to request Petra's telling of your favorite pre-1928 literature!
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***This is the audio version of the video posted to YouTube here: https://youtu.be/3k3VbqPXhts?si=tLoq0MqS8JcPIv5X
In Chapter 8 of At The Mountains of Madness, Dyer and Danforth explore the ancient alien city and find huge murals that reveal the whole history of the Old Ones: they came from space, built a massive civilization, created the shoggoths as slaves, and eventually got wrecked by shoggoth rebellions and changing Earth condi...
At the Mountains of Madness is a chilling Antarctic expedition tale by H.P. Lovecraft. Told through the eyes of a scientist, it blends real exploration with growing unease as the team ventures deeper into the frozen wastes. The story builds an atmosphere of isolation, cosmic dread, and the sense that humanity is brushing against mysteries it was never meant to uncover.
~NEW!~ Subscribe to Petra's Dark and Dreamy on YouTube for ...
Thank you for counting down to All Hallows Eve with me! I hope you enjoyed this journey as much as I have. Please be sure to like, follow, subscribe, download and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform if you would like more sleepy gothic stories by Petra.
“The Tomb” by H. P. Lovecraft is a gothic short story about a young man named Jervas Dudley, who becomes obsessed with a mysterious, sealed family crypt belonging to the...
***WARNING, this episode contains VIOLENCE***
Unlock the mysteries of the night with Petra's Dark & Dreamy. Drift into tranquility with our immersive sleep stories, where every episode weaves a spellbinding narrative designed to lull you into a restful slumber. Embrace the enchanting blend of soothing voices and captivating tales, and let your dreams take flight with Petra's Dark and Dreamy. Sweet dreams awai...
Days 27 & 28 were a doozy! In this episode, we step into the eerie courtroom of Charles Dickens’ chilling ghost story — ‘The Trial for Murder.’ First published in 1865, this haunting tale blurs the line between justice and the supernatural. Was it guilt, vengeance... or something otherworldly that swayed the verdict? Stay tuned — the trial is about to begin.
~YOUTUBE AUDIO~ Find the video here for captions: https://youtu.be/7odVDV8ePmE
DAY 26! The Witch's Daughter, by John Greenleaf Whittier, explores themes of social prejudice, religious intolerance, and the resilience of the human spirit. I like this story's moral, to think of others with compassion and refrain from judgment, and I hope you can understand it through the old English poetry.
Countdown this Halloween ...
Day 25 of our Countdown to Hallows Eve contains three poems involving witches. One from the perspective of a woman who helps a witch, one of the witches themselves, and one of a woman who perhaps wished ill upon a witch.
THE WITCH, by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
Excerpt from THE SCOTTISH PLAY, by WIlliam Shakespeare
A SALEM MOTHER, Theodosia Garrison (Hamilton, anyone?)
Countdown this Halloween with creepy, gothic horror sleep stories! Pe...
Countdown this Halloween with creepy, gothic horror sleep stories! Petra's soothing, alluring voice gently guides you through haunting tales designed to lull you to sleep without the nightmares. Tonight is Day 24 of the countdown, and we listen to The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce.
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~YOU TUBE AUDIO~ ***Trigger warning for the death of a child***
For Day 23 of our HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN we released a video episode on YouTube, be sure to watch there if you like! Dark poetry, today.
THE CONQUEROR WORM, by Edgar Allen Poe
THE ERL-KING, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Countdown this Halloween with creepy, gothic horror sleep stories! Petra's soothing, alluring voice gently guides you through haunting tales designed to...
***WARNING, this episode contains VIOLENCE***
For Day 22 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve, join us in a celebration of stories, tales, poetry, gothic, macabre and mysterious! I am revisiting Hansel and Gretel, as I am currently working on a project of this title in my life outside of the podcast.
Please help the podcast earn sponsors be setting your devices to auto-downloads (you can delete them later!) We are more...
***WARNING, this episode contains VIOLENCE***
Unlock the mysteries of the night with Petra's Dark & Dreamy. Drift into tranquility with our immersive sleep stories, where every episode weaves a spellbinding narrative designed to lull you into a restful slumber. Embrace the enchanting blend of soothing voices and captivating tales, and let your dreams take flight with Petra's Dark and Dreamy. Sweet dreams awai...
At the Mountains of Madness is a chilling Antarctic expedition tale by H.P. Lovecraft. Told through the eyes of a scientist, it blends real exploration with growing unease as the team ventures deeper into the frozen wastes. The story builds an atmosphere of isolation, cosmic dread, and the sense that humanity is brushing against mysteries it was never meant to uncover.
~NEW!~ Subscribe to Petra's Dark and Dreamy on YouTube for ...
Join us for Night 19 of our countdown to All Hallow's Eve celebration of stories, tales, poetry, gothic, macabre and mysterious! Tonight we float in the City in the Sea by Edgar Allan Poe.
Please help the podcast earn sponsors be setting your devices to auto-downloads (you can delete them later!) We are more than halfway to our goal of 1000 downloads per month in order to receive monetization! Now that we have almost 100 episod...
Day 18 of Gothic Tales and Sleepy Stories counting down to All Hallow's Eve...Part 2 of The Minister's Black Veil...
Please help the podcast earn sponsors be setting your devices to auto-downloads (you can delete them later!) We are more than halfway to our goal of 1000 downloads per month in order to receive monetization! Now that we have almost 100 episodes, if you are set to auto-download making 1000 will be a piece of ...
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