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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November 27, 2025 49 mins

I know that Apollonius was pronounced a couple different ways over the course of this podcast. Hopefully one of them is the correct way.


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No Martian or Martian spy devices in this shop. Just a bit of magic where everything is exactly what it seems… whatever it is that it seems like.

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Micro trends, plastic junk and the coffin in the living room


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October 2, 2025 47 mins

The lugubrious conclusion.

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September 19, 2025 48 mins

I go, You go, Victor HugoEmily SW and Sam discuss Victor Hugo's 'The Man Who Laughs'-----The Society, Elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/hauntedheartssociety


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September 4, 2025 50 mins

Emily SW uncovers the hidden meaning of Emily Dickinson’s poems, and a legacy of censorship.


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Special Episode: Ghost Stories with the Other Emily - The Wind in the Rosebush

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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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