Brothers Grimm — The Queen Bee
I mentioned previously that The Brothers Grimm have great humor. But they also have great compassion. So many of the morals in their stories is “don’t be a dick.” Like…
Brothers Grimm — The Little Peasant
The Brothers Grimm have the best humor. “The Little Peasant” tells the tale of a dirt-poor farmer who tricks his entire village into ruining themselves through a chaotic chain reaction…
Brothers Grimm — The Two Brothers
It’s been a while since we got a new Brothers Grimm added on Stop, Book & Listen. I went to record this and found that I had actually recorded it…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Sleeper
It’s time for another addition to the Edgar Allan Poe playlist on Stop, Book & Listen. If only the death of a loved one was merely a dream.
HP Lovecraft — The Tomb
The Tomb is about Jervas Dudley who becomes obsessed with a mysterious, padlocked mausoleum belonging to the long-gone Hyde family. Here’s my narration of it for Stop, Book & Listen.
Brothers Grimm — Frederick and Catherine
I feel like Frederick deserved better …
A.A. Milne’s Christmas poem
A.A. Milne, the author behind Winnie the Pooh, wrote a Christmas poem as part of his collection of short stories entitled “Now We Are Six.” The Christmas Poem, “King John’s…
How about A Christmas Carol?
Everyone knows Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” right? I’ve seen numerous versions of the movie. From the 1951 “Scrooge” with Alastair Sim to the Muppet Christmas Carol, Scrooged and even…
Bird War origin story?
The Brothers Grimm were ahead of their time, no doubt. But their story titled, “The Dog and the Sparrow” tells a tale of a sparrow that makes life absolute hell…
Edgar Allan Poe: The Sphinx
Two men escape to the countryside to avoid a cholera epidemic. But what they find there may be more horrifying.