TWL 1302: “How Will You Woo Her?” by Sabella Dziabczenko

About this episode

This episode features a haunting seafolk tale by Sabella Dziabczenko, exploring themes of beauty and desire beneath the waves.

Episode Summary: Welcome to Season 13 of The Wicked Library. In this episode of The Wicked Library, we dive into the depths with a haunting seafolk tale by Sabella Dziabczenko. "How Will You Woo Her?" is a tale of haunting beauty, ravenous desire, and the terrible cost of being seen by man. Beneath the waves, Grandmother Hydra tells a cautionary tale to her brood of sea-born granddaughters—a dark fairytale from the deep, where songs can drown ships, and the soul is the cruelest curse of all.​ Credits: Produced and Hosted: Daniel Foytik Hosted by: Daniel Foytik Author: Sabella Dziabczenko Narration: Addison Peacock Custom Score: Nico Vettese of The Inky Pawprint Artwork: Sable Morrow Main Theme: "The Library Awakens" Nico Vettese Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC FX: freesound.org Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it. If at any time a story takes you to a…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Foytik

Guest: Sabella Dziabczenko

Topics covered

• seafolk tale
• dark fairytale
• haunting beauty
• ravenous desire
• cautionary tale

Keywords

• seafolk
• dark fairytale
• haunting
• desire
• cautionary tale
• Grandmother Hydra
• songs drown ships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 9th Story Studios LLC, freesound.org

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