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9. The three vampire-maidens: Was it really a dream? — The ghost of Chesney Wold. — A dead man who came back … from Hell! — Lord Byron’s “The Giaour.” (The “Sixpenny Spookies.”)

9. The three vampire-maidens: Was it really a dream? — The ghost of Chesney Wold. — A dead man who came back … from Hell! — Lord Byron’s “The Giaour.” (The “Sixpenny Spookies.”)

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SHOW NOTES — for — EPISODE 9 (Season Six)(July 5, 2026) ———— This show cycles through four themes over a month-long cycle, one show per week. As today is the first Sunday of the month, this is a Sixpenny Spookies show, featuring a Victorian ghostly shortstory, a chapter of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and other ghostly tales. It will be followed by ...The “Graanam Gothics” theme episode, the second Sunday of the month;The “Ha’penny Horrors” theme episode, the third Sunday; and finally—The “Twopenny Torrids” theme episode, the fourth Sunday. ———— For COMPLETE SHOW NOTES, including art and links to resources, see ⁠⁠pennydread.com/discord.⁠⁠ ———— IN TODAY'S "SIXPENNY SPOOKIES" EPISODE:01:30: HAUNTED ENGLAND: The ghostly Briton chieftain rumoured to haunt Knocking Knoll, near Pegsdon; and the unhappy ghosts of the church of St. Michael’s in Millbrook.07:15: VICTORIAN GHOSTLY SHORT STORY, to-wit: THE DRUNKARD’S DREAM, by J.S. LE FANU (1838): Rural Irish priest Father Purcell is called to the home of a notorious local drunken ne’er-do-well. His bad habits have caught up with him at last, and he is dying. The Rev arrives a little too late, and leads the sobbing family in a ten-minute prayer; when they finish, the corpse is sitting upright. He has come back to life! —But, while dead, he dreamed he was sent to Hell. And while there, Satan told him he might return to Earth for a season, but only if he promised to return. The drunkard, desperate to get away, promised; and then he woke up. — He’s seen the light. He will mend his evil ways. But is he now irrevocably pledged to Satan and damned no matter what he does?36:25: GHOSTLY POETRY, to-wit: THE GIAOUR, by LORD BYRON (1813), Part 1 of 3 parts. The cover art for this episode illustrates the combat between the Giaour and Hassan; it’s by Eugene F.V. Delacroix, painted in 1826.55:00: DRACULA, by BRAM STOKER (1897), Chapter 3: Jonathan Harker fights down panic following his discovery that he is effectively a prisoner in the castle. He also discovers that there are no servants; the count is setting the table, making the bed, himself. Is he also driving the coach himself? Was that the count, in disguise, that night? — Later, in evening talks with the count, Harker gets an earful about the glorious martial past of the Draculas, and funny thing, it almost sounds like the count is describing these centuries-old battles as an eyewitness to them! — Then the count asks Harker to write home and tell his boss, and Mina, that he’s been asked to stay an extra month….1:27:15: LORD HALIFAX’S GHOST BOOK: The Ghostly Footsteps at Haverholme Priory, witnessed by Rev. Mr. H.W. Hill. Haverholme Priory, by the way, is also known as Chesney Wold, from Charles Dickens’ Bleak House.GLOSSARY OF EARLY-VICTORIAN SLANG USED IN THIS EPISODE:HIGH FLYER: An audacious, impudent woman.JET AUTEMS: Parsons.KNIGHTS OF THE BRUSH AND MOON: Drunken fellows running amok in fields and ditches late at night, trying to stagger home. RED TAPE: Brandy.WHITE TAPE: Gin.BITE YOUR NAME IN IT: Take a big drink.PRATE ROASTS: Garrulous, talkative fellows.PINKS OF FASHION: Fancy people.SHERRY OFF: Run away. FLATS: Suckers. GET FLY TO THE FAKEMENT: Get wise to the swindle. BOLT THE MOON: Fly by night.MOABITES: Bailiffs. PHILISTIES: Also means bailiffs.CRAPING COVES: Hangmen. YE OLD STONE PITCHER: Newgate Prison. PADDINGTON FAIR: Execution day at Tyburn, which is in Paddington Parish. Paddington is also a pun, as “pad” was a flash word for “thief” or “robber.” BRUSH OFF: Leave. Note this phrase means something slightly different today. Thank you for your support! Please, if you have a moment, rate us on your podcatcher network. If you’d like to do more, we do have a Patreon page; it’s here: https://patreon.com/pennydread
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