W.B. Yeats’s He Wishes His Beloved Were Dead stands out as an unusual take on the Gothic tradition, subverting its typical themes of mourning a lost lover or yearning for a love that has already slipped into death. Instead of lamenting a beloved who has died, the speaker disturbingly expresses a wish for his beloved to die—not out of cruelty, but from a twisted longing to finally experience the depth of her love in the stillness and silence of the grave. So, let's dive into that!

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This week I want to introduce a new sort of segment to Audibly Haunted called Audibly Haunted Read Alongs. Here I will read to you the story we have analysis the week before but now with your minds full of what the themes are an how they come to play you get to see the story in a different light. This week we kick off our first Read Along with Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Wives of the Dead. So, let’s dive into that.

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This week I bring to you a short story from an author I have mentioned here before. That Author is Nathaniel Hawthorne and the story for this week's episode is “The Wives of the Dead”. This story walks the fine line between the ambiguity of death and grief with an air of supernatural eeriness. The ending to this tale leaves the reader left guessing what is actually real and what is but a dream casted by a mourning and grieving heart. So, let’s dive into that.

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Welcome to our broadcast of Audibly Haunted by the fireside. As the rain pours outside nestle up to the fire, get comfortable and take a deep breath. This week we take a look at a story never told Audibly Haunted though it is by an author we know quite well. Today we enter the mind of a madman. A man with an urge to seek revenge on an old man. Well not so much the old man but rather his cold blue vulture-like eye. This week we slow the pace and read along to Edgar Allen Poe’s tale of insanity induces murder in The Tell Tale Heart. So sit back and try to relax, allow Audibly Haunted, allow your ghostly host Ani Khajadourian to read you this bone chilling tale. So, Lets Dive into that.

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This week I have hand picked 3 stories from across the internet from those who brave the graveyard shift. After hearing these stories I realize I take my job at normal daylight hours for granted. So, let’s dive into that.

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This week I bring you three of Emily Dickinson’s poems that explore the depths of a tortured mind with the use of imagery and carefully selected words to paint a literary picture that is sure to get you thinking. So, let's dive into that!

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Across these different realms of human experience, the raven continues to evoke fascination, serving as a reminder of the mysteries of life, death, and the spiritual realm that lies beyond. This week we crawl through the dark and shadows to uncover a creature soaked in myth and legend and bring it to the light. They leave you asking are they friend or foe? The raven is much more than just a creature that sits on the shoulder of the wicked witch much more than just a bird. So let’s dive into that!

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This week we turn our focus to Carmen Maria Machado's short story titled “The Husband Stitch”. Coming across her story it masks the classic tale of the green ribbon within a story that tells the life of a woman who reflects on her marriage, motherhood, and the struggles of maintaining her identity. It is a tale that builds a postmodern horror critique of the patriarchal expectation of women and the definition of “good husbands”. In a day and age where women are under the microscope this is a very fitting horror tale. So, let’s dive into that.

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