{"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 Masque of the Red Death","slug":"short-story-the-masque-of-the-red-death","published_at":"2025-11-10T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/re-dracula-6265099/short-story-the-masque-of-the-red-death","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/9ab8b320-f731-490d-ba34-845cf64705f3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1d554b02-9703-458b-8212-9f2c5e83462d&awEpisodeId=9ab8b320-f731-490d-ba34-845cf64705f3&feed=MrfL0mVE","summary":"A haunting reading of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale about a prince attempting to outrun a lethal plague through isolation and decadence. The story explores the futility of using wealth and walls to escape inevitable mortality.","meta_description":"Experience the chilling atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death,' a tale of luxury, isolation, and the inescapable nature of death.","key_points":["Main idea: No amount of physical fortification or social seclusion can protect against the inevitability of death","Atmospheric detail: The seven color-coded chambers serve as a psychological progression toward the final, dark reality","Symbolic tension: The ebony clock acts as a rhythmic reminder of passing time and approaching doom","Failure mode: The Duke's attempt to ignore the external world through hedonism leads to a fatal confrontation with reality","Thematic takeaway: Death is an equalizer that penetrates even the most heavily bolted and provisioned sanctuaries"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Arrival of the Pestilence","summary":"The devastating impact of the Red Death on the country and its horrific symptoms."},{"start_ms":140000,"title":"The Seclusion of the Abbey","summary":"Prince Prospero's attempt to barricade his courtiers away from the contagion."},{"start_ms":210000,"title":"The Seven Colored Chambers","summary":"A description of the Duke's bizarre and magnificent architectural layout."},{"start_ms":400000,"title":"The Ebony Clock","summary":"The unsettling effect of the heavy, monotonous chime on the revelers."},{"start_ms":570000,"title":"The Grotesque Masquerade","summary":"The wild, dream-like atmosphere of the Duke's bizarre festivities."},{"start_ms":800000,"title":"The Uninvited Guest","summary":"The appearance of a mysterious figure dressed as a corpse."},{"start_ms":1040000,"title":"The Triumph of the Red Death","summary":"The final confrontation and the ultimate dominion of death over the revelers."}],"topics":["Edgar Allan Poe","Gothic Horror","Classic Literature","The Masque of the Red Death","Short Story","Mortality","Atmospheric Horror"],"duration_seconds":1043,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/re-dracula-6265099/episodes/short-story-the-masque-of-the-red-death/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-masque-of-the-red-death.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}