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We have all been afraid of the dark. We tell ourselves it is childish—that there are no monsters under the bed. But what if the darkness itself is the predator? We unseal a psychological evaluation from the corridors of Lorraine Castle, where a skeptic enters a room armed with a revolver and seventeen candles, only to find that you cannot shoot a shadow. The match is struck. The wick is lit.

We are investigating The Red Room by H.G. Wells.

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Inside the Analysis:

• The Architecture of Fear: Wells deconstructs the ghost story by removing the spirit entirely. The true villain is "The Void"—a psychological virus that treats fear as a tangible entity, turning a man’s own mind against him until his logic crumbles into blind panic.
• The War on Entropy: Discover the symbolic battle between the "Light of Reason" and the encroaching dark. As the candles go out, we analyze whether the lights are extinguished by a supernatural force or by the protagonist's own trembling hands, proving how fragile our sanity truly is in the pitch black.
• The Arrogance of Modernity: The three grotesque custodians serve as physical warnings of a "bad place." We examine how the protagonist’s youthful skepticism and reliance on technology (his gun and matches) fail him, while the "Old World" superstitions he mocked are ultimately vindicated.

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Credits:

• Author: H.G. Wells
• Narration & Analysis: The Dupin Files
• Music: Myuu (https://thedarkpiano.com)
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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About The Dupin Files:We unseal the archives of literary history to investigate the world's greatest short stories. The Dupin Files is a weekly immersive audio drama podcast dedicated to Gothic Horror, Weird Fiction, and Psychological Thrillers.

We go beyond the standard audiobook. We transform the original text into a cinema-quality soundscape, followed by a forensic analysis of the narrative.

Our growing archive investigates the masters of the genre:From the titans like Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and Guy de Maupassant, to the Victorian ghosts of Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, and Henry James. We also explore the psychological and weird fiction of Algernon Blackwood, Stephen Crane, Walter de la Mare, W.F. Harvey, W.W. Jacobs, Willa Cather, and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

Whether you are looking for a mystery to solve, a study aid for literature class, or a dark atmospheric story for sleep, the file is open.

Keywords: Audiobook, Audio Drama, Dark Academia, Classic Literature, Ghost Stories, Sleep Story, ASMR Horror, Study Aid, English Literature, Suspense, Psychological Horror, Mystery, Vintage Radio.