The Weird Library

The Weird Library

Listen in the Dark. The Weird Library is a horror anthology podcast featuring narrated stories by some of today’s best weird fiction authors.

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May 22, 2026 20 mins

A dimensional anomaly is occurring in the library this week.  Though the library itself fluctuates in time and space, our portals within have suddenly become active.  Locations that poets have described are suddenly glitching in and out of existence.  There is some sort of cosmic soundtrack underneath it all…

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A Dream of the Abyss - Clark Ashton Smith

Pangaloor - Holt Ke...

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Ghosts of the Pantal by Daniel Braum

Rio may be a modern town, but it holds forces much older.  Money and privilege can’t save you from your own misdeeds.

Daniel Braum writes short stories that explore the tensions between the psychological and the supernatural. He intentionally adopts the term “strange tales” for his Twilight Zone-like stories in homage to Robert Aickman and the internatio...

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April 10, 2026 35 mins

This episode’s story is another favorite of mine by H.P. Lovecraft.  I find this story particularly intriguing, being an artist myself, and in typical Lovecraft fashion, it is being told through the recollection of an observer. 

You can read this story and more by H.P. Lovecraft in the archive at

https://www.hplovecraft.com/

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March 31, 2026 37 mins

To close out Women in Horror Month, I am bringing to you a story by C.M. Rosens, which features a woman named Charlie.  Charlie is a photographer, living life behind the safety of her lens.  When she meets a man whose image cannot be committed to memory, either in person or in a photograph, she becomes dangerously obsessed with what he looks like.

C.M. Rosens is a genre-bending hybrid author of Gothic Ho...

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March 20, 2026 34 mins

Today is the spring equinox, a time of equal day and night, a transitional space between the seasons.  In this vain, I have selected two stories for a special double feature that will bring you to an opening in the forest, a magical place for transformations.

Our first story, The Bride of Starfire Hallow, is by Cassandra Celia. 

Cassandra Celia (they/them) is a Maryland bookseller turned au...

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A journal can be a great way to process our feelings, remember where we’ve been, and what we’ve done.

Welcome to our thirteenth episode on this Friday the 13th!

Host, narration and music by the librarian, Bridgette Brenmark

Jeremiah Dylan Cook is a horror writer whose debut collection, A Mythos of Monsters of Madness, was released in September 2025. His short stories have been...

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March 10, 2026 38 mins

There was something unnatural about the color of the sky. Perhaps, that was the worst part.

In celebration of Women in Horror month, this episode's story is: The Ever After by L. Marie Wood.  This story appeared in the Stoker nominated anthology, Sycorax's Daughters.

Host, narration and music by the librarian, Bridgette Brenmark

A celebrated psychological horror author, L. Mar...

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On the thirteenth day of Christmas, well, the holidays may truly be over.

This episode’s story is: “The Thirteenth Day of Christmas” by Max D. Stanton, narrated by Mike Davis of the Lovecraft eZine.

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Max D. Stanton is a Dungeons & Dragons nerd who lives in Philadelphia with his common-law wife and their unruly animals. An unexpected meeting with the Devil inspired Max to take up writing. His first short story collection, A Se...

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December 26, 2025 24 mins

A university student finds unique lodging where he encounters a mysterious musician who plays melodies of an otherworldly nature.

This episode’s story is: “The Music of Erich Zann” by H.P. Lovecraft

Host (aka librarian), narration and music by: Bridgette Brenmark

A great resource for H.P. Lovecraft stories online can be found at: https://www.hplovecraft.com/

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December 12, 2025 26 mins

A child left at home without parental supervision for an extended holiday may be frightened, but they might also *find themselves resourceful in unusual ways, a Lovecraftian pastiche.

This episode’s story is: “454 Angels” by Anthony Pearce

Narrated by Anthony Pearce

Host (aka librarian) and music by: Bridgette Brenmark

“454 Angell” is produced for The Weird Libra...

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Two experimental filmmakers put out an open call for footage for their newest project.  What they received comes to haunt them.

This episode’s story is: “Each Thing I Show You Is A Piece of My Death” by Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer, read by Bridgette Brenmark.

TW: Suicide

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November 30, 2024 36 mins

Two friends on a roadtrip discover how much they are connected to technology, and technology to them.

This episode’s story is: “Machine Learning” by Mike Allen

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Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, a horror anthology podcast featuring modern voices in weird fiction.

Host (aka librarian), narration and music by: Bridgette Brenmark

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November 10, 2024 49 mins

Hurry up and wait, they say.  For a Brit and a Yank awaiting a train to return to base on the eve of one of history’s largest operations, waiting turns out to be longer than they could have imagined.

 

A special Veteran's Day episode, this story is: “Engulfed” by Chaz Mena, read by Anthony Pearce

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October 27, 2024 24 mins

A hiker encounters a mysterious woman in a graveyard and is forced to take refuge from a storm in a sinister Victorian mansion that has somehow appeared along the trail.

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Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, a horror anthology podcast featuring modern voices in weird fiction.

Host aka librarian, narration and music: Bridgette Brenmark

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October 13, 2024 28 mins

All roads during an apocalypse take a certain sort of person towards the cursed town of Leeds, MA.  This story is featured in a tribute anthology Hymns of Abomination: Secret Songs of Leeds celebrating the work of Matthew M. Bartlett.  

This episode’s story is: “I Could Tell You So Much” by S.P. Miskowski

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September 12, 2024 37 mins

The sea, a young girl, a ship, and a mysterious prisoner.  All may not be as it seems.

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This episode’s story is: “Maybe the Stars” by Samantha Henderson

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Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, a horror anthology podcast featuring modern voices in weird fiction.

Host aka librarian: Bridgette Brenmark

Narration by: SherylHartman ht...

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February 29, 2024 24 mins

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Working nights at a club, a young woman grapples with eerie deja vu whenever a massive black dog appears. Whispers of "Black Shuck" swirl around, fueled by her boss's conviction. Is it folklore, or something more tangible?

🔥 Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, featuring stories by some of today's most chilling voices in horror! And remember, if you can: Listen in the Dark.

💥 Story: Emma J. Gibbon

💥 Narration and music: Bridgette...

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February 29, 2024 52 mins

Episode 2

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😱 Can you ever really escape your past? Bryan thought he had outrun the shadows. He fled the cult that defined his childhood. Years later, the scars remain... and so does a creeping fear.

 

🎧 Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, featuring stories by some of today's most chilling voices in horror! And remember, if you can: Listen in the Dark.

 

📚 Story: Laird Barron

 

🎙️ Narrator: Anthony Pearce: https://anthonypearcec...

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