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The Dark Volumes Podcast

The Dark Volumes Podcast

By: Russell Archey
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 Like horror stories? Like audio books? Like to be read to by a voice as soft as black velvet and as sinister as a phantom? The Dark Volumes podcast brings you monthly stories from the greats such as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Robert Chambers, and others. There's some commentary, sure, but it's all about the stories, here. Turn off the lights, pour some wine, and (maybe) get under the covers. The Dark Volumes are here to remind you why you should be afraid of the dark.Russell Archey 2021 Art Drama & Plays Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • "Dark" by Russell Archey

    "Dark" by Russell Archey
    Feb 2 2026

    Your friendly neighborhood narrator is providing you with a read today from the third book in his dark fantasy trilogy "The Obscured Throne."

    This story is set in the dying world of Alda. You can read about the struggles and terrors within the trilogies pages, but here is one tale focused on the love of one sister for another, the tragedy that befalls them, and the fate she chooses.
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • "A Strange Christmas Game" by Charlotte Riddell

    "A Strange Christmas Game" by Charlotte Riddell
    Dec 10 2025

    Scrooge had his ghosts, and so do we. The Dark Volumes never rests (so it is with the strange and the damned), therefore we present to you a Christmas-themed episode. If the lights are too much for your shadowy soul, give this haunting tell a try and refresh your spooky batteries during all this holiday cheer.

    Narration: Russell Archey

    Music: "Jingle Bells - Dark Orchestral" by Lucas King
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    14 mins
  • "Silence - A Fable" by Edgar Allan Poe

    "Silence - A Fable" by Edgar Allan Poe
    Nov 18 2025

    With mysterious and haunting imagery, this story by Poe is truly unique reading. Now, you can indulge in an engaging aural experience regarding a demon's fable from within a strange tomb.

    Narrated by Russell Archey

    Music:

    Cicadas by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckleyMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    12 mins
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