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The Desertion of Drakelow
Jun 5, 2026
36m 19s
The Tale of Thorstein Shiver
May 11, 2026
30m 06s
The Wife of Laxárdala's Tale
Apr 2, 2026
38m 00s
The Poet and the King
Feb 27, 2026
36m 53s
The Root of all Kinds of Evil
Jan 30, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/5/26 |  The Desertion of Drakelow✨ | medieval historyfeudalism+4 | — | PatreonCreepy Classics+5 | DrakelowEngland | medievalfeud+5 | — | 36m 19s | |
| 5/11/26 |  The Tale of Thorstein Shiver✨ | Viking historydemons+3 | — | PatreonCreepy Classics+3 | — | Thorstein ShiverViking toilets+3 | — | 30m 06s | |
| 4/2/26 |  The Wife of Laxárdala's Tale✨ | supernaturalNorse mythology+2 | — | booksmerch+7 | — | Laxdaela SagaHerdis+3 | — | 38m 00s | |
| 2/27/26 |  The Poet and the King✨ | Irish mythIrish archaeology+1 | — | booksmerch+8 | — | King MongánForgoll+3 | — | 36m 53s | |
| 1/30/26 |  The Root of all Kinds of Evil✨ | Deathmedieval legend+3 | — | Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for WinterCreepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome+5 | Canterbury | Pardonerpilgrimage+2 | — | 41m 32s | |
| 12/20/25 |  The Hound's Voice✨ | family secretsScottish Lowlands+3 | — | Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for WinterCreepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome+5 | LowlandsScotland | adaptationGentleman’s Magazine+2 | — | 40m 55s | |
| 10/30/25 |  Looking for Absolution✨ | Black DeathPeasants’ Revolt+3 | — | Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for WinterCreepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome+3 | England | absolutionvengeance+1 | — | 31m 10s | |
| 9/11/25 |  How I Got These Scars✨ | ancient mourning ritualsgender+4 | — | Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient RomeCreepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece+3 | — | ThelyphronApuleius+3 | — | 33m 32s | |
| 7/3/25 |  Robin Hood's Death✨ | Robin Hoodblood-letting+2 | — | Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient RomeCreepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece+2 | — | chronic illnessballad+1 | — | 37m 20s | |
| 4/15/25 |  Orpheus and Eurydice✨ | Greek mythologyOrpheus+3 | — | Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome (paperback)Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome (ebook)+3 | — | VirgilOvid+2 | — | 33m 37s | |
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| 2/21/25 |  Timarchus in the Underworld✨ | Timarchusoracle+4 | — | Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome (UK)Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome (US)+2 | UKUS | — | — | 44m 45s | |
| 12/23/24 |  The Lady in the Cupboard✨ | family ghostChristmas+2 | — | Stranger Than Fiction | — | ghost storyMary Lewes+1 | — | 36m 36s | |
| 10/11/24 |  Orestes in Tauris | A terrible crime weighs on Orestes and he is pursued across the world by ghosts both literal and metaphorical - how can he lay these ghosts to rest? Inspired by Aeschylus, Eumenides, and Eurpides, Iphigenia in Tauris, this modernised re-telling of a classic Greek myth is followed by a discussion of a Taurian goddess, the Oracle at Delphi, and the Furies of Greek mythology. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 41m 52s | ||||||
| 8/12/24 |  The Story of Mrs Jones | WE'RE BACK! In this episode, Mrs Jones is getting really fed up of being pestered by evil spirits... Inspired by Edmund Jones, A Relation of Apparitions of Spirits in Wales and an anonymous story from The Athenaeum reproduced in Gillian Bennett's 100 Best British Ghost Stories, this re-telling is followed by a discussion of Protestant ghost belief and the history of bedrooms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 38m 10s | ||||||
| 12/20/23 |  The Story of Glam and Grettir | An Icelandic farmer gets a new shepherd in to his haunted farm, but the cure may turn out to be worse than the disease... This story is adapted from Grettir's Saga, 32-35, and is followed by a discussion of revenants riding the roof, Yule and Christmas, and ancient Norse Hel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 46m 53s | ||||||
| 10/23/23 |  The Story of the Vampire Arnold Paole | A Serbian village is plagued by an epidemic of vampires; medical doctor Flückinger wants to be skeptical, but can't deny the evidence of his own eyes... Based on Johannes Flückinger's 1732 report 'Visum et Repertum', this story is followed by a discussion of early modern Eastern European vampires and how their folklore made its way into Western Europe.Content warning: Contains detailed discussion of dead bodies and brief references to stillbirth, neonatal death, and maternal mortality. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 45m 55s | ||||||
| 9/1/23 |  The Story of Olaf the Peacock and Killer Hrapp | Olaf's new homestead is plagued by an angry ghost, and his father seems to know something about it... From Laxdaela Saga, 10-24, this story is followed by a discussion of the medieval Icelandic undead, Viking and Christian burial practices, and cultural memory. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 42m 33s | ||||||
| 7/3/23 |  The Story of the Hero of Temesa | Euthymus the boxer comes across a weird ritual of human sacrifice at the coastal town of Temesa - why do the locals sacrifice a maiden to a monster every year? Based on Pausanias, Description of Greece, 6.6.7-11, this story is followed by a discussion of Greek history and folklore including human sacrifice in ancient Greece, the ancient Olympic Games, and the Delphic Oracle.Content warning: brief references to sexual assault. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 48m 33s | ||||||
| 4/28/23 |  The Story of Marathon | The Athenian army fight and win a famous victory at Marathon, but Tolmis finds himself living the battle over again and again in an endless loop... This story is inspired by Pausanias, 1.32.3-5 and based partly on Herodotus, 6.112-117. It's followed by a discussion of the Battle of Marathon, battlefield ghosts, and the history of the site itself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 44m 38s | ||||||
| 2/28/23 |  The Story of the Unidentified Flying Object | Rome is at war, and strange ships accompanied by men in shining white are seen in the sky... This story is inspired by Livy, History of Rome, 21.62.5 and 24.10.10, and is followed by a discussion including ancient UFOs, dream interpreters, and dream books. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 33m 29s | ||||||
| 12/20/22 |  The Story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | On New Year's Eve, a mysterious Green Knight rides into King Arthur's Christmastide feast and challenges Arthur and his knights to a deadly game... Adapted from the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, this story is followed by a discussion including medieval Christmas, Green Men, and the history of Father Christmas - and exactly what colour robes he "traditionally" wore! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 52m 38s | ||||||
| 10/28/22 |  The Story of Erichtho’s Necromantic Rite | The night before battle, a nervous young officer consults a witch, who promises to raise the dead to prophesy for him... Adapted from Lucan, Civil War, 6.413-830, followed by a discussion of Roman witches, zombies, and a lengthy digression on horse rearing!Content warning: The story is a lot gorier than usual, and there are references to suicide and to abortion and birth trauma in the commentary. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 43m 53s | ||||||
| 9/1/22 |  The Story of the Female Spirits | A young girl has a strange dream about a conversation between famous historical women, including her own mother, which takes a turn into the macabre towards the end... Based on the 1798 unpublished manuscript 'Ithuriel, the Angel of Truth, Thus Restateth an Event of the Heavens' by Jane Porter and an unknown co-author. Followed by a discussion about the history behind the text and the women featured; Mary Wollstonecraft, Lady Jane Grey, Aspasia, Sappho, and Boudicca.Content warning: The commentary following the story discusses miscarriage, maternal and infant mortality (in some detail, especially on death in childbirth, and including SIDS), suicide, and mentions rape. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 56m 06s | ||||||
| 6/28/22 |  The Story of White Island | A group of strangers tell stories about the mysterious White Island (now called Snake Island, Ukraine) where the spirit of Achilles lives eternally, but they can't quite agree on the details... This story is based on Pausanias, Description of Greece, 3.19.11-13, Arrian, Periplus of the Euxine Sea, 32-34, and Philostratus, On Heroes, 54.1-56.4. Followed by a discussion including Trojan War stories, ancient Greek hero cult, and conflicting folklore tales.This episode is dedicated to the Ukrainian defence forces.Content warning: war and warfare, including reference to the current conflict in Ukraine. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 39m 17s | ||||||
| 5/4/22 |  The Story of Brutus’ Spirit, from Plutarch | Brutus and Cassius lead a conspiracy to murder Julius Caesar to save Rome from a tyrannical king, but Brutus finds himself confronted by a mysterious spirit that may or may not represent his Fate... This story is adapted from Plutarch, Life of Brutus 36 and 48, and Life of Caesar 69. It's followed by a discussion of the death of Julius Caesar and his relationship with Brutus, the ways in which Shakespeare adapted Plutarch's biography for his play Julius Caesar, and exactly what kind of "spirit" it was that Plutarch claims Brutus saw.Content warning: violence, a very brief reference to sexual abuse. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com | 53m 00s | ||||||
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