S5 Ep2: Stoked for Stoker! Creating Dracula

The Midnight Library

Scott Philbrook

Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

You know the legend he created. Tonight, our reading will tell you just how eerily all of the spooky pieces of Bram Stoker’s life fell precisely into place so that he could give the world--DRACULA! Stoker had the right illness, the right grim mother, friends, books, and even the right nightmare that contributed to the making of the perfect literary monster, Count Dracula. So, find your favorite spot in The Reading Room and cuddle up with a wolf pup because we are Stoked for Stoker!

Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design during this episode.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, this is James Harkin and Anna Toshinsky, two writers of the TV show QI and
0:06.1	two-fourths of the hip-podcast, no such thing as a fish.
0:09.5	We'd like to let you know that we've written a book.
0:11.9	It is called Everything to Play for.
0:14.0	The most interesting things there are to know about the world of sports, it's for you,
0:18.5	whether you like sports or not.
0:20.2	Did you know that legendary Cricketer Gary Sobers scored his final century while drunk?
0:26.1	Or that games of lacrosse used to involve 100,000 players?
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0:36.3	in all bookshops and online right now.
0:43.7	The following is intended for bizarre audiences only.
0:48.9	Welcome to the Midnight Library.
0:51.1	Madam, the guest occupying the Red Room hasn't been seen for days, should we be concerned
1:13.0	about them?
1:14.8	I believe that particular guest requested solitude and solace for the length of their
1:19.7	stay, darling.
1:21.4	And there's been no screaming heard.
1:23.3	I've not heard any thumps, but I'll just check if they've been frightened enough to
1:28.8	hear themselves from Rooms balcony.
1:31.8	Mr. Darling, I always think of you as a fang-dripping monster, and I forget how gentle and caring
1:39.7	you can be.
1:41.1	Yes, you'll see if his job, I don't have to chase him.
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