{"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: The Fall of the House of Usher","slug":"short-story-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher","published_at":"2025-05-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/re-dracula-6265099/short-story-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher","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/95b2e462-0020-46eb-9d42-fa558c449c9d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1d554b02-9703-458b-8212-9f2c5e83462d&awEpisodeId=95b2e462-0020-46eb-9d42-fa558c449c9d&feed=MrfL0mVE","summary":"A dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's classic gothic horror, 'The Fall of the House of Usher.' The performance explores themes of decay, mental instability, and the supernatural.","meta_description":"Experience the atmospheric dread of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in this immersive audio reading.","key_points":["Main idea: The psychological disintegration of the Usher lineage and their ancestral home","Atmospheric focus: The use of sensory decay and environmental gloom to mirror internal madness","Literary theme: The blurred line between the sentient physical world and the human psyche","Practical takeaway: An exploration of how isolation and superstition can erode reason","Failure mode: The catastrophic collapse of both family structure and physical architecture"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Introduction","summary":"An introduction to the reading and a preview of upcoming gothic horror projects."},{"start_ms":290000,"title":"The Arrival","summary":"The narrator arrives at the gloomy and desolate Usher estate."},{"start_ms":600000,"title":"Signs of Decay","summary":"Observations of the crumbling architecture and the pervasive sense of rot."},{"start_ms":870000,"title":"The Character of Roderick Usher","summary":"A description of Roderick's unsettling and fragile physical appearance."},{"start_ms":1140000,"title":"Superstition and Influence","summary":"The narrator explores the strange mental influences affecting the Usher family."},{"start_ms":1630000,"title":"The Haunted Palace","summary":"A reading of the poem that mirrors the decline of the Usher estate."},{"start_ms":2150000,"title":"The Burial","summary":"The interment of Madeline Usher and the eerie stillness of her death."},{"start_ms":2740000,"title":"The Final Collapse","summary":"The violent return of Madeline and the total destruction of the house."}],"topics":["Gothic Horror","Edgar Allan Poe","Classic Literature","Psychological Horror","Audio Drama","Supernatural","American Horror"],"duration_seconds":3331,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/re-dracula-6265099/episodes/short-story-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher/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-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}