{"podcast":{"title":"Re: Dracula","slug":"re-dracula-6265099","podcast_index_feed_id":6265099,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/MrfL0mVE","website_url":"https://redracula.live/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/35b7754e-6ed5-4419-bd1d-a4e5ea697ae1/01e7aabd-3c1d-472a-b6bb-a99e67c87868/3000x3000/re-20dracula-20cover-20art-20-4000-20-c3-97-204000-20px.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bloody FM","episode_count":57,"summary":"Re: Dracula takes the famous horror tale, breaks it up chronologically (every entry of this epistolary novel has a date), and sends the story directly to your podcatcher as it happens. Every time something happens to the characters, Re: Dracula will publish an episode, in as close to real time as it happens. Some entries will be brief, and others will be long and intense.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:18:30.843614+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/re-dracula-6265099"},"episode":{"title":"Short Story: Dracula's Guest","slug":"short-story-dracula-s-guest","published_at":"2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/re-dracula-6265099/short-story-dracula-s-guest","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/re-dracula-6265099","url":"https://redracula.live/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/afp-898815-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/1d554b02-9703-458b-8212-9f2c5e83462d/episodes/a7205517-e489-44b4-ad86-e98fb37e9f1b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1d554b02-9703-458b-8212-9f2c5e83462d&awEpisodeId=a7205517-e489-44b4-ad86-e98fb37e9f1b&feed=MrfL0mVE","summary":"A traveler ignores a driver's frantic warnings and wanders into a desolate graveyard during a supernatural storm. The narrative explores the terrifying intersection of folklore, Valpurgis Night, and an unexpected connection to the Count Dracula.","meta_description":"A chilling journey through a snow-sweorn landscape where a traveler encounters a mysterious tomb and a terrifying predator on Valpurgis Night.","key_points":["Main idea: The danger of ignoring local superstitions and the intuitive dread of those familiar with the land","Practical takeaway: Rationalism often fails when confronted with the inexplicable forces of nature and folklore","Failure mode: Overconfidence in one's own 'philosophy and religion' can lead to vulnerability in hostile environments","Atmospheric tension: The use of weather—from sudden summer heat to violent hailstorms—to mirror internal psychological dread","Thematic connection: The realization that a mysterious telegram from Dracula provides a strange, protective shield"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"A Premonition in Munich","summary":"A bright summer morning in Munich is undercut by a sudden, chilling warning from a local innkeeper."},{"start_ms":220000,"title":"The Driver's Warning","summary":"The carriage driver becomes increasingly frantic, using broken English to plead with the traveler to avoid a specific road."},{"start_ms":390000,"title":"Curiosity Leads Astray","summary":"Driven by curiosity, the traveler insists on exploring the desolate path despite the horses' visible unrest."},{"start_ms":540000,"title":"Solitude in the Storm","summary":"The traveler continues alone as a violent storm begins to descend upon the high plateau."},{"start_ms":730000,"title":"The Graveyard of the Dead","summary":"Twilight brings the discovery of a lonely, massive marble tomb dedicated to a Countess."},{"start_ms":1030000,"title":"Valpurgis Night","summary":"The terrifying realization that the traveler is wandering a cursed site on the night when the dead are said to rise."},{"start_ms":1290000,"title":"The Encounter","summary":"A violent predator attacks the traveler amidst a chaotic blizzard and the howling of wolves."},{"start_ms":1580000,"title":"Rescue and Revelation","summary":"Saved by local soldiers, the traveler discovers a mysterious telegram from Dracula promising protection."}],"topics":["Gothic Horror","Folklore","Supernatural","Dracula","Valpurgis Night","Atmospheric Fiction","Short Story","Psychological Tension"],"duration_seconds":1977,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/re-dracula-6265099/episodes/short-story-dracula-s-guest/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/re-dracula-6265099/short-story-dracula-s-guest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}