S9 Ep4: Of Ghost Ships and the Risen Dead
All Aboard Dear Guests! Tonight, we are off on a dire and dreary seafaring adventure! First, there will be rumors of sightings of the Famous Ghost Ship, The Flying Dutchman. This ethereal ship has emerged out of the mists to strike fear and bestow doom upon its many beholders... and we are so here for it! Then, we will witness the building, sinking, and astonishing raising of Sweden's colossal ...
44m Nov 27, 2023
44m
S9 Ep3: Slithering Snake Oil Salesmen
Step right this way, Spooky Lovelies! Have we got just the thing for YOU! No matter what ails you, we have... something ...that will make you feel... differently than you do currently... perhaps... forever! Tonight, your Divine Host, Miranda Merrick, will tell you all about those shifty, snake-boiling sellers from days of yore! Where did they come from? Exactly what were they really selling? An...
38m Nov 13, 2023
38m
S9 Ep2: The Midnight Market - Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of The Midnight Market, Spooky Lovelies! We promise this will be a night for you to remember… however, we cannot promise that you will be able to. Come as you are or dress in your finery! Bring your children… we insist. You’ll see your friends and meet new ones– Oh! and the goods we will have on offer are sure to charm you… forever. Thank you for permitting us to hold this unu...
49m Oct 29, 2023
49m
S9 Ep1: The Midnight Market - Part 1
Come one! Come all! To: The Midnight Market! 100% safe and enjoyable food & fun for your entire family! Our permit was secured via YOUR VOTE at The Village Council meeting, and we Thank You for making it all possible! After your evening… rest, visit our cheery marketplace just beyond the county line in the huge clover field at the edge of The Village. All of your Midnight Library favorites will...
49m Oct 15, 2023
49m
S9: Bonus - Season 9 Announcement and Miranda's Way
When will the Reading Room reopen?  What will be on the Hospitality Tray?  Can you help me find my other eye?  We get SO MANY questions this time of year… there must be something in the air… that makes human people crave the unique atmosphere of The Midnight Library!  To put your fears at rest… for the most part, here we have a reassuring Season 9 Announcement for you.  To mildly comfort you ev...
28m Oct 01, 2023
28m
S8 Ep9: Bonus Tea with Miranda - Circus Tattoos
Greetings My Dear Guest!  Maybe you recall ...in our previous reading on Sacred Tattoos, I lamented the fact that there were just too many wonderful tattoo tales to choose from-- and the story of the first tattooed circus performers is one of them!  So please join me now to hear about these daring and "colorful" characters!  Now, won't you take a seat beside me?  Natasha will be along shortly w...
30m Aug 06, 2023
30m
S8 Ep8: As the Crow Flies
Greetings, Dear Guest! Please dash in quickly before the crows get you-- I mean before the crows get IN!! They've paid us a completely unexpected visit that's coincidentally collided with your lovely visit! We have no idea how this has happened! Perhaps they heard that they're the star of tonight's reading: As The Crow Flies. Please walk calmly to your favorite spot to hear all kinds of fascina...
38m Jul 23, 2023
38m
S8 Ep7: Wicked Little Love Spells
Welcome, Lovely Guest! We hope you're in the mood for romance because tonight's reading is all about ancient and sometimes forbidden love spells and potions! So, why don't you slip into something more comfortable while we pour a little wine … and gather up some sacred rings, various animals,... and a little blood and fingernail clippings, and such. Then let's see if we can make the magic happen...
39m Jul 09, 2023
39m
S8 Ep6: Hand-Painted Human Skulls
Greetings, Dear Guest! You are in for such a colorful treat this evening, as your host, the other Divine Ms. M., tells you all about the little-known art of Hand-Painted Human Skulls! Most of them are ancient, but there are certainly some more recent painted-up dead heads, too. Oh, and the best part is-- many of them are on display for you to see! Find out the fascinating history of how and why...
39m Jun 25, 2023
39m
S8 Ep5: Dear Mother Shipton
Right this way, Dear Guest! What if we told you that tonight, we're going to be doing a little spelunking or cave-dwelling? And not just so we can pet the bats, but because it is the birthplace of a very famous WITCH: Mother Shipton, "The Yorkshire Prophetess." Ms. Merrick will take you from her humble cave birth, through her eerily dramatic predictions, and finally the close of her life... and...
37m Jun 11, 2023
37m
S8 Ep4: Bygone Ways to Bite the Dust
Greetings, Dear Guest! In tonight's dire reading, we will reminisce about the many splendid ways people used to kick the bucket... or uh... pass away. There was once so much unpredictable variety! Folks used to be forced to meet their maker by fickle fairies, chancy chickens, and even wily wallpaper! Please curl up in your favorite spot and join us as we visit yesteryear and fondly recall many ...
39m May 28, 2023
39m
S8 Ep3: The Devil in Art
Welcome, Dear Guests! Back by popular demand, an art special! This wicked reading will feature 3 hotter than Hades paintings starring His High Hotness: The Devil! Each fiery work of fine art portrays Big D in a distinctly different style, from mild to wild! There's sure to be something to suit everyone's taste. Please make your selections from The Hospitality Tray and cozy up by the fireplace f...
33m May 14, 2023
33m
S8 Ep2: Walpurgis Night! A Witches Shindig!
Welcome Spooky Lovelies! Gather ye, Witches, for this Halfway to Halloween Celebration!! April 30th is Walpurgisnacht, Walpurgis Night, or WITCH'S NIGHT! A Devil's delight like no other! -- With a centuries-old dead nun included that only helps to stoke the fire and fan the flames! If you didn't know before that there 2 wild nights for the wicked each year, NOW YOU DO! Please take your seats! ...
32m Apr 30, 2023
32m
S8 Ep1: The Tale of Natasha Boomslang
Welcome back to The Reading Room, Spooky Lovelies! Oh how we've missed you! And what a treat you're in for this evening! I am so pleased and proud to be telling you the oddly touching Tale of Our Natasha Boomslang, complete with new characters for you to meet, as well as old friends for you to greet! There will be no spoilers about coilers here, so slither into your favorite cozy corner or curl...
1hr 22m Apr 16, 2023
1hr 22m
A Guide to the Unknown Crossover Promo
The Midnight Library is pleased to introduce Guide to the Unknown: A podcast for horror fans and the paranormal-curious.
11m Apr 05, 2023
11m
Season 8 Announcement - A Message from Miranda Merrick
Why are the gates to The Midnight Library closed? Will they reopen? If so, when?! Why can I still taste the last thing I ate from The Hospitality Tray? Most of these questions will happily be answered in this short message from your Heavenly Host: Miranda Merrick (Besides, who else would tell you the truth?)
6m Mar 06, 2023
6m
S7 Ep8: TATTOO YOU: Sacred Tattoos
Tonight, Dear Guest, we have a topic of great interest to anyone who has skin! So, please make yourself at home in The Reading Room as your appealing host, Ms. Merrick tells you the soothing story of those found sporting the world's earliest and most exotic tattoos. Early humans seemed to know the magical power of embedding ink deeply into their skin. Now, you'll know, too. Welcome to The Midni...
39m Jan 23, 2023
39m
S7 Ep7: Engraved in Stone - The Secret Language of Tombstones
Walk this way, Dear Guests- Tonight's engrossing tale is the key to the history of graves and the silent language of tombstone symbols. The dead have much to teach us about being buried for thousands of years, and what we choose to engrave on their headstones, speaks volumes to those who know how to interpret these "silent as the grave" images. Grab a few tombstone cookies off The Hospitality T...
36m Jan 09, 2023
36m
S7 Ep6: The Fortuneteller's Tea
Welcome in, Dear Guest! We insist that you enjoy a cup of Midnight Library Blend Tea... And let our Host, Miranda, tell you what your future will be. Tonight, we unfurl a topic in The Reading Room that many have been anxiously waiting for -Tasseomancy! The history and art of predicting the future by the reading of tea leaves. How did the magically comforting drink of tea come to be part of the ...
35m Dec 26, 2022
35m
S7 Ep5: Peculiar Prosthetics
Let us ask you a question, Dear Guest-- Have you ever discovered that a friend has had a secret prosthetic body part? (not like that) An artificial arm, leg, or maybe teeth that were so cleverly made that you never even noticed it? Well, there's no chance of that with the ancient prosthetics Ms. Merrick is going to tell you about tonight! These past times orthopedics would have stuck out like a...
36m Dec 12, 2022
36m
S7 Ep4: The Mystical Island of Hy Brasil
There once was an island as sure as can be, far and away upon the sea... Welcome, Dear Guests! Batten down the hatches and stow your goods! Tonight we search for the mysterious and storied Island of Hy Brasil! There and then not, the strangely inhabited island was rumored to be the home of a wizard, masterful monks, fairies, ghosts, and even a hidden-from-the-eyes-of-humans city of advanced bei...
34m Nov 28, 2022
34m
S7 Ep3: Welcome Baba Yaga!
Welcome Spooky Lovelies!  This evening our reading is in honor of a very special... lady, (who's definitely not related to your wholesome host, Miranda Merrick)-- The One, The Only, Baba Yaga.  She is rumored to be an ogre, a witch, a crone, a goddess... and perhaps even more than one being all rolled into one!  Will she harm you when she greets you; offer you gifts, or decide to eat you? We'll...
34m Nov 14, 2022
34m
S7 Ep2: Black Cats
Greetings Spooky Lovelies & Creepy Kitties!! Step lightly, right this way, Dear Guest-- and bring your feline friends for this evening's tale on BLACK CATS!! From rat catcher to revered deity; from loving pet to witch's shifty sidekick. Black cats are the famed harbingers of doom... and sometimes The Devil in the room! The cat certainly does NOT have Ms. Merrick's tongue, so don't pussy-foot ar...
40m Oct 30, 2022
40m
S7 Ep1: The Midnight Library Masked Ball
There's a rumor in The Village that The Midnight Library holds secret, exclusive parties, and that only certain people ever get invited.  If you believe such things, you can only hope that you might be on the guest list.  Or, hope that you're not!  Some believe that such strange goings-on is just the stuff of dreams... or nightmares.  In any case, we hope you get exactly what you should be care...
1hr 1m Oct 16, 2022
1hr 1m
S6 Ep9: Tea with Miranda - The Secrets We Keep
Now that it's just you and I... alone, let me ask you a question, won't you, my dear guest? Do you keep any secrets? I'm afraid I'm about to break your heart with my story about the secret of this lovely old painting. You don't think I can? You don't think this witch is wicked enough to do it? Alright... We'll just let Natasha pour the tea... and I'll tell you the secret that was never meant to...
21m Jul 31, 2022
21m
S6 Ep8: Tiptoe Through the Tombstones
Step Lightly Right This Way, Dear Guests! The Hospitality Tray is brimming with tombstone-shaped biscuits! (just check them for wolf fur) Tonight Ms. Merrick will take you on a moonlit tour of some twisted tales of old tombstones and what lies beneath them! She has lost graves, cursed graves, and witch graves to entice you! And after the reading, we're all going outside for a little tour of The...
38m Jul 17, 2022
38m
S6 Ep7: Poveglia - Forbidden Island of Ghosts
Welcome Aboard, Dear Guest! You'll probably never get any closer to the Island of Poveglia than you are to it this very moment... and trust us, that's probably for the best. So, wipe your feet, see if anything looks tempting to you on The Hospitality Tray, and curl up in your favorite spot in The Reading Room! Ms. Merrick will tell you all about the beautiful, haunted & forbidden: Povegelia, "I...
36m Jul 03, 2022
36m
S6 Ep6: Witches in Art
Welcome, Dear Guest! Please find your favorite spot in The Reading Room as we gather to gaze upon what some have considered to be forbidden subjects for artists and the human eye: WITCHES IN ART! See for yourself what several artists have dared cast onto their canvases as your host describes for you the rich, enchanting, and other-worldly life of witches captured in these magical paintings! If ...
36m Jun 19, 2022
36m
S6 Ep5: Coffin Ships - Heartbreak Warning
Please find yourself the most comforting spot in The Reading Room this evening, My Dear Guest, and cuddle up warm with a wolf pup as we hear the forlorn tale of those who endured troubled times and terrible journeys onboard the dreaded "coffin ships"-- as well as those who sadly, did not survive. The people in this reading will be given the utmost respect. The accounts are true, and the reading...
37m Jun 05, 2022
37m
S6 Ep4: Hag Stones
Well, Dear Guest, when was the last time you added a truly interesting rock to your collection? Tonight, Ms. Merrick will soon have you hunting for your very own Hag Stone! Once she tells you of all the magical might these "holy stones" are historically said to carry with them; the fun & mayhem they can make and prevent- well, we predict you'll end up bewitched by the story and the stone. Pleas...
38m May 22, 2022
38m
S6 Ep3: Corpse Medicine
Welcome, Dear Guest! If you've been feeling a little under the weather- the cure is "dead ahead!" Just saunter over to our Hospitality Tray where Bob's your Uncle AND your medicine! Tonight, your Divine Hostess is more than a little pleased to fill you in on how your forebearers were munching on the dead to try to live longer themselves! BONUS! There are also 2 Spirit Board messages to be read ...
38m May 08, 2022
38m
S6 Ep2: Hold Your Horses
Welcome Spooky Lovelies, we advise you to watch where you step on the grounds this evening, Dear Guest, and we politely ask that you not inadvertently carry in any muck your shoes may have gathered as you find your way to your seat in the Reading Room. You’ll find mini hay bales & sugar cubes on the Hospitality Tray… and a healthy dose of cautionary warnings and old-timey tales of dark horses! ...
46m Apr 24, 2022
46m
S6 Ep1: The Festival in Phantom Forrest
The sweet scent of cotton candy drifts along in the warm evening air… soft thunder can be heard far off in the fading glow of a perfect evening… The Festival in Phantom Forest is one of a kind, immersive event meant to be a unique journey of the mind for guests of The Midnight Library. For this reason, it is greatly advised that in order for the listener to fully experience their environment- a...
38m Apr 10, 2022
38m
S5 Ep10: Season 5 Bonus: Miranda Answers your Questions
Tonight as Mr. Darling slumbers in his den, Miranda shares the answers to some of The Midnight Library's most dedicated fans, its patrons.  This rugged group of daring individuals has Miranda's undivided attention. Get a private peek into her ... mostly direct answers to their most burning questions: Can Irma control our dreams? How are the books in the library organized? Are there any mytholog...
27m Mar 13, 2022
27m
S5 Ep9: BONUS Hosted Sponsor Showcase!
Something seems a little off in The Midnight Library… No, no more off than usual… Welcome, Dear Guests!  Tonight, enjoy an especially weird treat as Irma escorts you to The Reading Room and your Divine Host, Miranda Merrick, presents a tour of all of the fine products and unique services offered to you from this season’s splendid sponsors:  The Broom & Fang Pub, Grimm’s Grocers, The League of L...
35m Jan 24, 2022
35m
S5 Ep8: Welcome to Winchester House
Step right this way, Dear Guest!  No, not that way…. this way!  Join us in our other Reading Room tonight as we tour the house of Winchester and the heart of Sarah Winchester.  How did a lone woman with no architectural knowledge command the building of such an astounding and confounding mansion- and WHY?  Join us in the 24,000 sq. ft. house as we try to unravel it’s baffling way into being! DI...
42m Jan 10, 2022
42m
S5 Ep7: 50th Reading Loremen Broom & Fang Pub
It’s the 50th Reading Celebration, Dear Guests!!  Brought to you LIVE (relatively) from The Broom & Fang Pub!  Give the bouncer the password, step inside, jump over the snakepit and join us in a cozy corner as Miranda Merrick, Mr. Darling, Irma, and The Lormen spend a daring evening of delightful storytelling, unique cuisine, swanky music, and some questionable happenings for which there will b...
30m Dec 27, 2021
30m
S5 Ep6: Beguiling Beheadings
Welcome to The Reading Room, Dear Guest!  Why doesn’t anyone want to sit beside Mr. Cutlass, our totally just-for-show, prop guillotine??  Oh well.  Please find a comfy spot and pull the blankets up tight around your chilly neck because tonight our heart-stopping topic is all about BEHEADINGS!  When did they start?  How were they improved?  Why were they popular?  Who tried to speak after they ...
35m Dec 13, 2021
35m
S5 Ep5: Bloody Mackenzie and Greyfriar's Kirkyard - A Tombstone Tale
What if... someone thoughtfully awoke an angry, vicious spirit from its cozy slumber… and it was waiting to meet YOU?  Well then, perhaps you’d better hurry along to The Reading Room to mingle with George “Bloody” Mackenzie fresh from his Black Mausoleum in Greyfriars Kirkyard!  It’s not all terror, though. There’s also fire, an explosion, plague pits, Harry Potter connections, and one Good Boy...
40m Nov 29, 2021
40m
S5 Ep4: A Tale of Toadstools & A Mythos of Mushrooms
Step right this way, Dear Guest!  A magical feast for the ears has been prepared for you this evening.  We want to tempt you with magic mushrooms-not like that.  Well...maybe. Tonight we delve into the earthy and mysterious world of fabulous fungi.  Learn to tell tasty from toxic...hopefully, as Ms. Merrick has collected a fine selection of mushroom lore and toadstool tales for you to devour!  ...
37m Nov 15, 2021
37m
S5 Ep3: A Vision of Vampires & Blood-Drinking Cults
The guests are all settled and filled with dread, while Visions of Vampires dance in their heads!  Join us tonight as your haunting host, Miranda Merrick leads you astray to meet some “blood enthusiasts” of olden times.  We’ll find some of the first famous vampires and hear how they were stopped, then we’ll weigh up our options for joining a nice, friendly blood-drinking cult.  Such a full even...
39m Oct 31, 2021
39m
S5 Ep2: Stoked for Stoker! Creating Dracula
You know the legend he created.  Tonight, our reading will tell you just how eerily all of the spooky pieces of Bram Stoker’s life fell precisely into place so that he could give the world--DRACULA!  Stoker had the right illness, the right grim mother, friends, books, and even the right nightmare that contributed to the making of the perfect literary monster, Count Dracula. So, find your favori...
28m Oct 17, 2021
28m
S5 Ep1: The Foxy Fox Sisters
Welcome back, Dear Guests, to The Midnight Library. Tonight, your host, Miranda, will introduce you to The Famous Fox Sisters! Three wily women who took The Modern Spiritualist Movement by storm and left many a ghost in their wake. From a haunted old farmhouse, mysterious coded raps from another realm tapped out messages that put the women in the spotlight to perform their supernatural craft, d...
53m Oct 03, 2021
53m
S4: A Walk to The Midnight Library
Your journey to reach The Midnight Library is narrated in ASMR fashion by your humble host: Miranda Merrick.  Who will you meet on your walk?     You’ve gotten in your car and driven to the edge of the village.  The main road has narrowed.  Forests, pastureland, and old farms dot the dimming distance.  Whatever life has had to offer you, whatever reality has forced you to of late- You’re looki...
27m Jul 25, 2021
27m
S4 Ep8: A Bevy of Bog Bodies
Well, Dear Guest, how do you feel about getting a little dirty? (Not like that!)  Join us tonight! - as we slip into the slime with Bog Bodies!!  How old are they?  How did they all get into the bogs in the first place?  What kind of fashion sense did they have?  What kind of tea do they prefer?  Visit The Reading Room and hear your Host, Miranda Merrick, get down and dirty with: A Bevy of Bog ...
43m Jul 11, 2021
43m
S4 Ep7: A Demolition of Demons
So, you’ve got a little demon infestation.  Who ya gonna call?  More demons, of course!  Carefully make your way to The Reading Room, Dear Guests, as tonight Ms. Merrick holds court in the case of: DEMON Vs. DEMON.  Oh and there’s cake! Join us for tonight’s reading as we go down, down, down where the demons dwell! Isn’t that a Hell of a thing? Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Sup...
36m Jun 27, 2021
36m
S4 Ep6: The Amputation Proclamation
Welcome to tonight’s reading, Dear Guests!  We believe you’ll find the subject to be quite disarming… Granted the topic is a daunting one, but we are not defeated… We’re determined to single-handedly tell you everything about… amputations.  We promise not to cut anything short.  So, get yourself together and join us in The Reading Room for, The Amputation Proclamation. Special Thanks to Sound...
46m Jun 14, 2021
46m
S4 Ep5: TML visits TLM - Loremen Crossover #2 - The Ghost of Harry Main
What if Miranda ever left The Midnight Library?  What if she showed up on your doorstep?!  This is the fate that’s befallen The Loremen (Now to be referred to as “Those poor Loremen”) Don’t worry, she’s brought her Holiday Snakes and the story of “The Ghost of Harry Main”- Join us as Our Ms. Merrick & Mr. Darling make a surprise visit to stay the night with Mr. James Shakeshaft & Mr. Alasdair B...
27m May 30, 2021
27m
S4 Ep4: Alone with Miranda Merrick
It’s just as terrifying as it sounds.  Tonight in a strange twist of fate, you find yourself alone with your favorite mysterious host for an intimate chat in which she answers the curious questions submitted by her trusty patrons.  A less guarded, more candid, but always enigmatic  Miranda will tell you the answers to some of The Midnight Library’s most asked questions.  How did Miranda meet Mr...
52m May 16, 2021
52m
S4 Ep3: Wondrous Wendigos
You’ve been hopeful. You’ve been curious, patient, and vigilant. Tonight is your night. The Wendigo, in all of their incarnations, are assembled here in The Midnight Library. They are as anxious to meet you as you are to meet them. Take a seat by the fire or snuggle up with a wolf pup for protection. It’s about to get cold, dark, and oh so dreary. Hooray!!! Welcome, Dear Guests. Special Thanks...
48m May 02, 2021
48m