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The Haunted Library

by BBC Studios

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This library is home to curious things. Strange tales. Unanswered questions. Stories that linger longer than they should. Hosted by Colin Morgan (Merlin, Belfast) with guest host Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Bridgerton), The Haunted Library invites you deep into the stacks to hear works of classic horror brought to life, from Gothic novels to pulpy penny dreadfuls. The library boasts the most extensive and unnerving of collections. Here you’ll find novels including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, The Turn of the Screw, The Picture of Dorian Grey, Carmilla and The Invisible Man, as well as short stories by authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker and M.R. James. Some tales begin with a mystery, others with a bargain that should never have been struck, and a few with something stirring in the dark. You’ll encounter haunted houses, hidden secrets, dangerous ambitions, ghosts, monsters, uncanny apparitions and impossible transformations. Two new episodes every week. The Haunted Library is open. Come in. Stay a while. Subscribe to The Haunted Library Plus on Apple Podcasts to hear new episodes ad-free and 7 days earlier than anywhere else. This podcast is produced by BBC Studios, a commercial company that is wholly owned by the BBC. No money from the licence fee was used to create this podcast. The money BBC Studios makes is re-invested to help fund the BBC.

Latest episodes

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Frankenstein: Part 8

The Creature continues his story of his time with the De Lacey family, where he becomes fascinated with their way of life. From the shadows, the Creature carefully observ

Oct 29
37 min

Frankenstein: Part 6

As the pursuit of justice gives way to tragedy, Victor is forced to watch the consequences of his actions unfold in silence. Tormented by guilt and convinced he bears res

Oct 29
31 min

Frankenstein: Part 7

Amongst the dramatic snowy mountains, Victor encounters the Creature, and their tense meeting leads to an unexpected conversation. The Creature begins his account of what

Oct 26
32 min

Frankenstein: Part 5

A shocking message from home shatters Victor's fragile peace and draws him back to Geneva. There, in the midst of grief and a violent storm, he comes face to face with a

Oct 26
28 min

Frankenstein: Part 4

Victor finally achieves the goal that has consumed him for years, but the moment of success quickly turns to horror. Terrified by what he has brought into the world, he a

Oct 22
39 min

Frankenstein: Part 2

Victor Frankenstein begins his tale. Looking back on an idyllic childhood in Geneva, he recalls the family and friendships that shaped him, as well as the restless curios

Oct 15
32 min

Frankenstein: Part 3

Far from home and consumed by a hunger for discovery, Victor throws himself into his studies with relentless determination. As he probes the boundary of life and death, a

Oct 12
42 min

Frankenstein: Part 1

The enthusiastic letters of sea captain Robert Walton turn ominous as arctic ice and crushing loneliness close in. The discovery and rescue of a half-frozen stranger puts

Oct 12
40 min

Jekyll and Hyde: Part 6

Jekyll's experiment has unleashed consequences he can no longer control. Spiralling towards catastrophe, he races to hold on to his identity before it is lost forever. Bu

Oct 8
25 min

Jekyll and Hyde: Part 5

At last, Dr Jekyll tells his own story. Driven by a lifelong struggle between respectability and desire, he pursued a dangerous line of inquiry into the nature of the hum

Oct 5
26 min

Jekyll and Hyde: Part 4

A locked door is broken open. A body is discovered. And among the papers left behind lies an account that threatens everything Utterson thought he knew. Across London, ol

Oct 1
34 min

Jekyll and Hyde: Part 3

For a time, Dr Jekyll seems transformed, emerging into society with renewed purpose and warmth. Then, without warning, he retreats once more behind locked doors. Their mu

Sep 21
35 min

Jekyll and Hyde: Part 2

Dr Jekyll insists everything is under control. But when a shocking act of violence rocks London, suspicion falls upon the elusive Mr Hyde. As evidence mounts and question

Sep 21
28 min

Jekyll and Hyde: Part 1

Lawyer Gabriel Utterson hears a troubling tale about a man named Hyde. When he discovers that Hyde stands to inherit the fortune of his esteemed friend Dr Jekyll, a myste

Sep 21
38 min

The Haunted Library: Trailer

This library is home to curious things. Strange tales. Unanswered questions. Stories that linger longer than they should. Hosted by Colin Morgan (Merlin, Belfast) wit

Sep 14
2 min

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