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Just click the link in the show description to Terrify. Good evening, children of the night. Come one into the cabin. These nights are getting muggy in these parts of Virginia, aren't they?

Well, I have a little bit of real-life horror for you. In the show notes, I've linked to an article at the Smithsonian in which they recount the restoration of some dolls made by Thomas Alva Edison way back in 1890.

The laboratory that was able to restore the recordings made these recordings available to listen to by the public.

If you already heard these, I'll apologize for inflicting them on you again.

Here's one of them.

Oh, I made is done to sleep.

I praise the Lord my shower to keep.

If I should die before I wake, I praise the Lord my soul to take.

Amen.

If you're thinking that folks more than 100 years ago couldn't wait to buy a doll for their kid that sounded terrifying, you'd be wrong.

The Smithsonian quotes Ron Cohen from the New York Times, claiming that pretty much no one bought them because of how horrifying the sound coming out of these dolls were.

If that wasn't enough for you, follow the link and you'll find more to listen to. Speaking of recording creepy voices,

I have a message for you from our editor, Philip Boldham. We need a few more active narrators.

Do people tell you that you sound creepy? Do children run away from you while read aloud? Do you have the ability to record your voice?

Tales of the Terrify has a way for you to channel your gift for the betterment of the horror genre.

Tales of DeTerrify is currently accepting auditions for new narrators. If you're an aspiring voice actor,

want to expand your portfolio,

a bitter veteran of the audio production world willing to stick it to audible by doing pro bono

work, or just curious to read horror aloud. Please submit your edition.

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