WFT 20: The Masque of The Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe
The Wicked Library
9th Story Studios LLC
4.6 • 684 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Normally, Wicked Fairy Tales is only heard by our supporters at the $5 a month and above level, but since this is the Librarian's favorite time of the year, he couldn't help giving you a little extra treat in preparation for tomorrow's Halloween episode. If you'd like to hear the full version, which also includes a special telling of "The Raven", and get 19 other great dark tales as told by Your Librarian, you can sign up to support the show here on our website or on Patreon.
Enjoy, "The Masque of The Red Death", as told by Your 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, Nico Vettese
Production Music
"The Wicked Fairy Tales Theme"
Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams (wetalkofdreams.com)
Audio Recording
Final mix by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com
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Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
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Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 9th Story Studios, giving story a voice. |
| 0:07.0 | Once upon a time, dark wicked tales were told. |
| 0:22.7 | Stories of monsters and magic. |
| 0:26.5 | Of death, murdering other wicked deeds. |
| 0:31.3 | Stories of forests and of fairies and gold. |
| 0:36.4 | Tales both delightful and tragic. |
| 0:40.8 | Now I'll tell one, and we'll see where it leads. |
| 0:45.1 | He ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. |
| 0:49.0 | Ha ha ha ha. Well, hello, and welcome to Wicked Fairy Tales number 20. |
| 1:04.5 | Today we're doing something a little special because it is Halloween. |
| 1:08.1 | We decided we wanted to share part of our Wicked Fairy Tales episode |
| 1:13.2 | for Halloween with everyone. |
| 1:15.8 | Normally, this show is only heard by those that support the show at the $5 a month |
| 1:19.7 | and above level, but today, we're sharing one of the two stories with everyone. |
| 1:25.4 | If you'd like the full version of this episode, you can head on over to patreon.com |
| 1:30.0 | forward slash wicked library and sign up to support the show at the $5 a month and above level, |
| 1:35.3 | and you can get the full episode, plus 19 other episodes similar to this, exploring dark |
| 1:42.6 | fairy tales. |
| 1:43.9 | It's a lot of fun and very popular with our supporters. |
| 1:46.9 | Again, if you're not already supporting the show on Patreon, you can do that today at patreon.com |
| 1:51.2 | forward slash wicked library. At the $5 a month and above level, you get access to wicked fairy tales. |
| 1:57.1 | But even at the lower levels of support, you still get access to add free episodes at higher bit rates |
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