The Wicked Library

In today's episode, Addison and Graham continue their investigation.

What happened to The Wicked Library? The truth gets weirder, and as they look into it further, and the Library begins to look back.

Addison has a nighttime visitor. Graham gets an email. Voice actress Mary Murphy talks about a character come to life and odd sounds in her audio. 

When they dig deeper into that box of strange artifacts and a key to a storage unit, they get the attention of a darkness that refuses to stay fictional.

Cast:
Addison Peacock and Graham Rowat as themselves
Mary Murphy as herself
Daniel Foytik as Under-bed Creature, Narrator: "A Name, a Flower, a Bird", "Pet Stone", "Humans, Ye Dust Fated"

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

In today's episode, Addison and Graham begin their investigation. What happened to The Wicked Library? Find out when Graham and Addison investigate.What they uncovered… wasn’t just a story. 

When they receive a box of strange artifacts and a key to a storage unit, they begin unraveling a forgotten podcast, a missing host, and a darkness that refuses to stay fictional.

Cast:
Addison Peacock and Graham Rowat as themselves
Sally Baxter as Waitress
James Whitwell as Nico Vettese
Daniel Foytik as Anonymous Voice Actor, Narrator "People Pets" and "What a Piece of Work is Man"

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Welcome to Season 13 of The Wicked Library. In this episode of The Wicked Library, we dive into the depths with two takes by Virelle Nocturne. Behind the soft golden light of a curious little tailor’s shop, a man named Mr. Nadel weaves more than fine suits—he tailors identity itself. But the cut is never without cost.This week, we open the dressing room curtain on the first two stories from a new anthology series:
“The Man Who Wanted Confidence” – A man seeks presence, poise, and certainty. What he receives changes everything… even the way he loves.
“The Man Who Wanted to Be Slimmer” – A man desperate to feel smaller discovers the suit doesn’t just reshape the body—it reshapes the soul.
Each tale is sewn with care, threaded with longing, and finished with a truth that doesn’t always fit as comfortably as one might hope.

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Author: Virelle Nocturne
Narration: Daniel Foytik
Custom Score: 9th Story Studios LLC
Artwork: Sable Morrow
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC
FX: freesound.org

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Episode Summary:

Welcome to Season 13 of The Wicked Library. In this episode of The Wicked Library, we dive into the depths with a haunting seafolk tale by Sabella Dziabczenko.

"How Will You Woo Her?" is a tale of haunting beauty, ravenous desire, and the terrible cost of being seen by man. Beneath the waves, Grandmother Hydra tells a cautionary tale to her brood of sea-born granddaughters—a dark fairytale from the deep, where songs can drown ships, and the soul is the cruelest curse of all.​

Credits:

Produced and Hosted: Daniel Foytik

Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Author: Sabella Dziabczenko

Narration: Addison Peacock

Custom Score: Nico Vettese of The Inky Pawprint

Artwork: Sable Morrow

Main Theme: "The Library Awakens" Nico Vettese

Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

FX: freesound.org

Warning:

The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Special Content Warning:

As longtime listeners of The Wicked Library know, we love the older, darker fairy tales. These non-sanitized tales were meant to caution, warn, and disturb, leaving a deep, lasting impression on those who heard them—they are the original horror stories.

They never shied away from exploring the darkest depths of human nature, and tonight’s tale, while it is a modern story, follows in that tradition. Like many fairy tales, it contains elements of body horror, transformation, and unsettling themes of power, control, and obsession. There are moments of intense violence, non-consensual touch, psychological and physical trauma, and acts of unimaginable cruelty, including harm to the most innocent among us. Yet, despite its horrors, this is a compelling and powerfully terrifying tale—one that calls to the depths like a siren’s song, both haunting and irresistible—dragging you unrelentingly deeper into dark waters. Listener discretion is very strongly advised.

Get Your Copy:

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print. Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Production:

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC

www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC. All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC.

The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik

Episode Summary: Welcome to Season 13 of The Wicked Library. In our premiere episode, we feature a tale by returning author Lindsey Goddard. "Almost Finished Business" is a darkly humorous story of revenge from beyond the grave, featuring a grudge-bearing ghost, a poodle named Marshmallow, and a haunting that's more personal than paranormal.​

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it. If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Credits:
Author: Lindsey Goddard​
Narration: Addison Peacock​
Custom Score: Nico Vettese of The Inky Pawprint​
Artwork: Jessica Green
Main Theme: "The Library Awakens" by Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC​
Producer and Host: Daniel Foytik​
FX: freesound.org​

Get Your Copy: The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle or in print. Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com​

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC. All Rights Reserved. No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC.

The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2025 – 9th Story Studios LLC.

All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz

FX: freesound.org

Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik