A Christmas Carol - Unpleasant Dreams 85
As the holidays return, so does one of our favorite traditions—Cassandra Harold’s evocative reading of A Christmas Carol. Dickens’ ghostly t...
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Chilling stories told by Cassandra Harold. Topics include strange and anomalous phenomena, mind benders, head scratchers and mysterious true crime cases.
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The Room in the Tower - Unpleasant Dreams 84
After a brief hiatus, Unpleasant Dreams returns with a chilling classic from the early 20th century. This week, Cassandra Harold narrates E....
A Midnight Visitor - Unpleasant Dreams 83
This week we revisit "A Midnight Visitor" by John Kendrick Bangs . One night, a stressed and overworked man is overcome with fear after a gh...
The Haunted Orchard - Unpleasant Dreams 82
This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold is back narrating the eerie story, The Haunted Orchard . What better way to celebrate sprin...
The Damned Thing - Unpleasant Dreams 81
Due to Cassandra Harold not being spared from the nasty cold in the household, we are re-airing the short horror story "The Damned Thing" by...
The Beckoning Fair One Part 3 - Unpleasant Dreams 80
This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold concludes her narration of the novella The Beckoning Fair One by Oliver Onions. We thank ou...
The Beckoning Fair One Part 2 - Unpleasant Dreams 79
This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold continues narrating the novella The Beckoning Fair One by Oliver Onions. In her introductio...
The Beckoning Fair One Part 1 - Unpleasant Dreams 78
This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold begins narrating the novella The Beckoning Fair One by Oliver Onions. First published in 19...
The Shadows on the Wall - Unpleasant Dreams 77
On this episode of Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra entertains us with the short story The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkens Freeman, publi...
The Dead Valley - Unpleasant Dreams 76
Cassandra Harold is back on Unpleasant Dreams this week narrating the short story "The Dead Valley" by Ralph Adams Cram. Cram's reputation a...
The Monkey's Paw - Unpleasant Dreams 75
This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold is on vocal rest—doctor’s orders—so we’re revisiting her first Unpleasant Dreams reading fr...
Thurnley Abbey - Unpleasant Dreams 74
In this chilling episode of Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra brings to life Thurnley Abbey, a masterful ghost story by Perceval Landon. First pu...
Caterpillars - Unpleasant Dreams 73
In this spine-chilling episode of Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold takes on the eerie tale Caterpillars by E.F. Benson, first published i...
The Body Snatcher - Unpleasant Dreams 72
On this episode of Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra reads the supernatural horror short story, The Body Snatcher by Scottish author Robert Louis...
The Red Room - Unpleasant Dreams 71
This week Cassandra reads H.G. Wells' The Red Room. The narrator of The Red Room is a 28-year-old who doesn't believe in the supernatural. H...
A Quicksilver Cassandra - Unpleasant Dreams 70
This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold takes us on a journey through the whimsical and thought-provoking short story, "A Quicksilv...
'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' - Unpleasant Dreams 69
This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra reads the eerie ghost story “Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad” by M.R. James. First publi...
The Upper Berth - Unpleasant Dreams 68
This week on Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold brings to life F. Marion Crawford’s eerie tale "The Upper Berth." In this haunting short st...
The Open Window - Unpleasant Dreams 67
In this episode of Unpleasant Dreams, Cassandra Harold brings the eerie and unexpected world of Saki (H.H. Munro) to life with a reading of...
A Christmas Carol - Unpleasant Dreams 66
A Christmas Carol is perhaps the most loved classic holiday story of all time. Cassandra Harold, once again shares her narration of the full...