The Weird Library

Overexposure by C.M. Rosens

To close out Women in Horror Month, I am bringing to you a story by C.M. Rosens, which features a woman named Charlie.  Charlie is a photographer, living life behind the safety of her lens.  When she meets a man whose image cannot be committed to memory, either in person or in a photograph, she becomes dangerously obsessed with what he looks like.
C.M. Rosens is a genre-bending hybrid author of Gothic Horror, New Weird, and dark Sci-fi and Fantasy, based in the U.K.  Find her traveling by rail, wandering among lonely ruins and ancient megaliths, and lost in worlds of fiction, music and folklore.
She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and British Fantasy Society, and her fiction is published with Canelo (which is owned by Penguin Random House), Black Hare Press, and Red Cape Publishing, among other places.  She is a multiple Indie Ink Awards nominee.  Find out more at cmrosens.com
This story is produced with permission from the author.
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Spring Equinox Double Feature

Today is the spring equinox, a time of equal day and night, a transitional space between the seasons.  In this vain, I have selected two stories for a special double feature that will bring you to an opening in the forest, a magical place for transformations.
Our first story, The Bride of Starfire Hallow, is by Cassandra Celia. 
Cassandra Celia (they/them) is a Maryland bookseller turned author who writes dark, weird, and horrific lit fiction. Their work includes The Elric Undoing and their newest release, House of Harrow. They’re obsessed with stories that blur the lines between love and death, beauty and rot, and endings that don’t feel like endings at all. Cassandra finds inspiration in haunting art, unsettling media, and has a particular fondness for angry, scorned women clawing their way through the dark.
Our second story, The Beast of Villanor, is by Max D. Stanton.
Max D. Stanton is a bookish, morbid Dungeons *& Dragons nerd who lives in Philadelphia with his common-law wife, their hound, and an ever-growing collection of cats. An unexpected meeting with the Devil inspired Max to take up writing. His first short story collection, A Season of Loathsome Miracles, is available from Trepidatio Publishing.
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Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, a horror anthology podcast featuring modern voices in weird fiction.
Host, narration and music by the librarian, Bridgette Brenmark
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Seven Entries on The Midnight Path by Jeremiah Dylan Cook

A journal can be a great way to process our feelings, remember where we’ve been, and what we’ve done.
Welcome to our thirteenth episode on this Friday the 13th!
Host, narration and music by the librarian, Bridgette Brenmark
Jeremiah Dylan Cook is a horror writer whose debut collection, A Mythos of Monsters of Madness, was released in September 2025. His short stories have been published by The NoSleep Podcast, Castle Bridge Media, Tales to Terrify, Ghost Orchid Press, Scary Dairy Press, Cabbit Crossing Publishing, Timber Ghost Press,  The Lovecraft eZine, Hippocampus Press, Necronomicon Press, and Eye Contact. He won Purple Wall Stories February 2021 Writing Competition, and the Ligonier Valley Writers 2018 Flash Fiction Contest. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree at St. John’s University, Jeremiah received the Mario Mezzacappa Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry and Prose. He completed his Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University. Jeremiah is the Managing Editor of New Pulp Tales. You can find him on most social media platforms, where he loves to discuss David Bowie, Resident Evil, and the works of John Langan. Learn more at www.jeremiahdylancook.com
 
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The Ever After by L. Marie Wood

There was something unnatural about the color of the sky. Perhaps, that was the worst part.
In celebration of Women in Horror month, this episode's story is: The Ever After by L. Marie Wood.  This story appeared in the Stoker nominated anthology, Sycorax's Daughters.
Host, narration and music by the librarian, Bridgette Brenmark
A celebrated psychological horror author, L. Marie Wood is the winner of multiple awards including the Bram Stoker Award, the Golden Stake Award for Literature, and the International Impact Book Award.  She is also a MICO Award-winning screenwriter, an Elgin Award finalist poet, an accomplished essayist, and a playwright.  Wood is the President of the Horror Writer’s Association, the founder of the Speculative Fiction Academy, an English and Creative Writing professor as well as a horror scholar.  Learn more at www.lmariewood.com
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The Thirteenth Day of Christmas by Max D. Stanton

On the thirteenth day of Christmas, well, the holidays may truly be over.
This episode’s story is: “The Thirteenth Day of Christmas” by Max D. Stanton, narrated by Mike Davis of the Lovecraft eZine.
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Max D. Stanton is a Dungeons & Dragons nerd who lives in Philadelphia with his common-law wife and their unruly animals. An unexpected meeting with the Devil inspired Max to take up writing. His first short story collection, A Season of Loathsome Miracles, is available from Trepidation Publishing.
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Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, a horror anthology podcast featuring modern voices in weird fiction.
Host (aka librarian) and music by: Bridgette Brenmark
Learn more at www.weirdlibrary.com
Subscribe to THE WEIRD LIBRARY:
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The Weird Library is produced by Dark Side of the Bridge Studios LLC
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The Music of Erich Zann by H.P. Lovecraft

A university student finds unique lodging where he encounters a mysterious musician who plays melodies of an otherworldly nature.
This episode’s story is: “The Music of Erich Zann” by H.P. Lovecraft
Host (aka librarian), narration and music by: Bridgette Brenmark
A great resource for H.P. Lovecraft stories online can be found at: https://www.hplovecraft.com/
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454 Angell by Anthony Pearce

A child left at home without parental supervision for an extended holiday may be frightened, but they might also *find themselves resourceful in unusual ways, a Lovecraftian pastiche.
This episode’s story is: “454 Angels” by Anthony Pearce
Narrated by Anthony Pearce
Host (aka librarian) and music by: Bridgette Brenmark
“454 Angell” is produced for The Weird Library with permission from the author.
You can learn more about Anthony at https://anthonypearcecreative.com
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Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, a horror anthology podcast featuring modern voices in weird fiction.
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Each Thing I Show You Is A Piece of My Death by Gemma Files

Two experimental filmmakers put out an open call for footage for their newest project.  What they received comes to haunt them.
This episode’s story is: “Each Thing I Show You Is A Piece of My Death” by Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer, read by Bridgette Brenmark.
TW: Suicide

Machine Learning by Mike Allen

Two friends on a roadtrip discover how much they are connected to technology, and technology to them.
This episode’s story is: “Machine Learning” by Mike Allen
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Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, a horror anthology podcast featuring modern voices in weird fiction.
Host (aka librarian), narration and music by: Bridgette Brenmark
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“Machine Learning” is produced for The Weird Library with permission from the author.
Links for Mike Allen:
SLOW BURN https://mythicdelirium.com/slow-burn#Burn
Mythic Delirium Books https://mythicdelirium.com/
Mike Allen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mythicdelirium/
Mike Allen on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/time.shark
Mike Allen's homepage http://descentintolight.com/
Mike Allen on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/mythicdelirium.bsky.social
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Engulfed by Chaz Mena

Hurry up and wait, they say.  For a Brit and a Yank awaiting a train to return to base on the eve of one of history’s largest operations, waiting turns out to be longer than they could have imagined.
 
A special Veteran's Day episode, this story is: “Engulfed” by Chaz Mena, read by Anthony Pearce
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Welcome to THE WEIRD LIBRARY, a horror anthology podcast featuring modern voices in weird fiction.
 
Host aka librarian: Bridgette Brenmark
 
Narration: Anthony Pearce
 
Music: Bridgette Brenmark
 
Drum Cadence performed by: Mike Brenmark
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“Engulfed” is produced for The Weird Library with permission from the author.
Read more about Chaz Mena at www.chazmena.com 
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