Haunted Hearts Society: A Dark Literature Podcast

Haunted Hearts Society: A Dark Literature Podcast

Join Emily SW and Sam of Haunted Hearts Society as they take a deep dive into all things Gothic literature- from the building blocks to comprehensive looks at the novels and stories of this uncanny genre.

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June 26, 2025 48 mins

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This had nothing to do with vampires yet we talk about them anyway.-----The Society, Elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/hauntedheartssociety



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Emily SW and Sam discuss the pitfalls of Dean Koontz’s Twilight Eyes.

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Emily SW and Sam explore Michael Chabon’s short story “In The Black Mill”

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Emily SW and Sam reflect on media and the consumption of entertainment with Kuprin's short story Allez!

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Sam and Emily SW discuss the life of Percy Bysshe Shelley through his poetry.


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Emily SW presents some of the poetry Tolkien wrote for his famed hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.


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March 20, 2025 93 mins

Emily SW and Sam discuss the characters and motivations of the carnival novel Geek Love.

This episode contains discussion of child and animal abuse and death, sexual assault and incest, drug use, pregnancy and still birth, disability and the ethics of genetic testing.

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Emily SW and Sam explore ghosts, family curses and Irish history in J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s short story.


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February 20, 2025 57 mins

Emily SW and Sam discuss sin and alchemy in Hawthorne’s short story, The Birthmark.


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February 6, 2025 54 mins

Emily SW and Sam dive into the dark nostalgia of Ray Bradbury’s novel Something Wicked This Way Comes.


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Emily SW and Sam revisit Wells with a short story that has very little to do with eggs.

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Emily and Sam delve into Angela Carter's feminist novel.


** Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of animal abuse and sexual abuse. **

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Louisa May Alcott is well known for her novel Little Women. Emily SW and Sam dive into one of her lesser known gothic tales.

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Emily and Sam delve into Angela Carter's feminist novel.

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Emily SW and Sam give a few poems by Ann Radcliffe, the author of the Mysteries of Udolpho a read to see if they're as bad as everyone said.



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The other Emily joins Sam with a favourite poem. The Society, Elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/hauntedheartssociety


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Sam and Emily SW read Poe's most famous work. The Society, Elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/hauntedheartssociety


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Sam and Emily SW read A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf.


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October 3, 2024 74 mins

Emily SW and Sam discuss the themes of HG Wells's War of the Worlds, and how following adaptations retold the story.


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