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.
What this show covers
victorian londonJekyll and Hydedualityclassic literaturegothic fictionGothic mysteryClassic horrorgothic horrorambitionFrankensteinMary Shelleypsychological horroridentitymoralitySuspense
What listeners will find here
A doomed rescue in the Arctic opens Frankenstein’s warning about ambition
Frankenstein: Part 1 frames Mary Shelley’s story through sea captain Robert Walton, whose lonely polar voyage changes when he rescues a half-frozen stranger. That stranger, Victor Frankenstein, begins a grim cautionary tale about scientific ambition, creation, and regret.
Jekyll’s experiment reaches the brink in a London mystery turning tragic
Jekyll and Hyde: Part 6 follows Dr. Henry Jekyll as his experiment spins beyond his control and threatens to erase his identity. In the foggy streets of London, the story pushes its mystery of Jekyll and Edward Hyde toward catastrophe, with science, morality, and human duality at the center.
Jekyll finally speaks as the mystery turns inward
Dr. Jekyll tells his own story at last, tracing a lifelong conflict between respectability and desire into a dangerous experiment on the human soul. This chapter shifts the tale from investigation to confession, deepening its questions about science, morality, and the thin line between good and evil.
A shattered door and a hidden account push Jekyll and Hyde toward its darkest turn
This episode follows the aftermath of a forced entry, a grim discovery, and a written account that upends Utterson’s understanding of Jekyll and Hyde. The mystery widens into a darker reckoning with science, morality, and the unstable line between public respectability and hidden self.
A violent turn deepens the mystery around Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A shocking act of violence throws London into turmoil and sharpens suspicion around the elusive Mr Hyde. As Utterson searches for answers, the story pushes further into its dark themes of secrecy, morality, and the divided self.
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