The Outsider
Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages
Stories Podcast / Wondery
4.2 • 12.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Today's story is a spooky one for Halloween season, adapted from HP Lovecraft. The story is adapted to be age appropriate but is still quite spooky so please, parents of younger children, give it a listen first.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello! Welcome to Stories Podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Welden. |
| 0:07.0 | Today's story is called The Outsider, an adaptation of an HP Lovecraft story written for you by Daniel Hines. |
| 0:16.0 | We have Stories Podcast merch available at storiespodcast.com slash shop. |
| 0:21.0 | We're also on cameo for all of your personalized video message needs, |
| 0:25.0 | and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at Stories Podcast. |
| 0:28.0 | If you send us a drawing of your favorite scene or character, we'll share it on our feed! |
| 0:33.0 | Now here's a word from our sponsors. |
| 0:37.0 | Thanks! Enjoy the episode! |
| 0:41.0 | Note for parents, this one is a slightly spooky story for Halloween, |
| 0:45.0 | so if you're not sure it's the right choice for your family, maybe give it a listen ahead of time. |
| 0:50.0 | The Outsider |
| 0:53.0 | My life is a strange one, or at least it is now. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm sure I must have grown up somewhere, but I couldn't tell you where. |
| 1:03.0 | I also must have a name, but I can't tell you that either because I can't seem to remember it. |
| 1:09.0 | Sometimes it seems to be there, floating like a cork in the waters of my mind, |
| 1:15.0 | but it bobs under when I reach for it, leaving me empty-handed. |
| 1:20.0 | I live in an ancient castle. I know I haven't always lived here, but it's all I can remember. |
| 1:26.0 | The castle is terribly old and terribly horrible. It's full of dark, twisty passages. |
| 1:34.0 | Some of the ceilings are so high you can only see cobwebs and shadow. |
| 1:39.0 | Other so cramped you had to wade through spider webs to get through. |
| 1:44.0 | The stone is crumbling and wet and the nasty smell seems to get into everything. |
| 1:51.0 | I don't remember ever seeing natural light, not the sun or the moon, though I've read about them in my books. |
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