6.01: To Ambush a Vampire: How Hard Can it Be? Well … — The Ghost-bride of Broseley Road. — The Murderess and Her Minions. (A “Graanum Gothic” episode.)

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6.01: To Ambush a Vampire: How Hard Can it Be? Well … — The Ghost-bride of Broseley Road. — The Murderess and Her Minions. (A “Graanum Gothic” episode.)

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SHOW NOTES — for — EPISODE 1 (Season 6)(May 10, 2026)This show cycles through four themes over a four-week cycle, one show per week. This is the GRAANUM GOTHIC theme show, featuring Varney the Vampyre and other Gothic drama. It will be followed by ...The “Twopenny Torrid” theme episode, coming next Sunday;The “Sixpenny Spooky” theme episode, coming two Sundays hence; and finally—The “Ha’penny Horrid” theme episode, coming two fortnights from today. For COMPLETE SHOW NOTES, including art and links to resources, see ⁠⁠pennydread.com/discord.⁠⁠ ———— IN TODAY'S "GRAANUM GOTHICS" EPISODE:03:00: ON THIS DREADFUL DAY (May 10, 1853): A terrible explosion tore through the Duffryn Pit in Glamorganshire, killing dozens of coal miners working in it. ALSO ON THIS DAY (May 10, 1709): The ghost of Broseley Road made her first of what believers in the legend say are many unsuccessful crossings of the River Severn. On this night, Hannah Phillips was on her way home from making preparations for her wedding the following day, and drowned in the river whilst trying to cross it. AND FINALLY (May 10, 1768): An overzealous justice ordered soldiers to fire upon a crowd of unruly protesters who were gathered at Newgate to protest the arrest of popular Mayor John Wilkes, converting an unruly crowd into a dangerous riot. Several innocent bystanders were killed.10:15: VARNEY THE VAMPYRE; or, THE FEAST OF BLOOD, Chapter 55-57: As the embers of Sir Francis Varney’s house start to cool, and the vampire-hunting mob starts straggling off home to bed, the Bannerworths are making ready for their removal from the hall. Soon the coach has come, conveyed them to a cozy little cottage that the Admiral has rented for them, and left Admiral Bell and Mr. Chillingworth alone in the house … waiting for the vampire. Is he coming? We think we can safely assure you, dear reader, that yes, he most certainly is. But … let’s just say complications will ensue.44:40: CATCHPENNY BROADSIDE: Just a short one, more interesting to look at than to read: a rather bad poem on the theme of “Heaven help me, I got the businessman blues,” followed by almost an appeal for charity. The poem is very religious, apparently to get the reader in the mood to practice charity!48:30: THE LIVES OF THE HIGHWAYMEN: A suspiciously black-and-white account of an early-1700s murder-for-hire scheme that bears at least a passing resemblance to the scheme of “Pamela Stone” from the 1995 Gus Van Zant movie, “To Die For.” Was Catherine Hayes guilty? Did she do it? We’ll never really know.1:02:40: A FEW SQUEAKY-CLEAN DAD JOKES from the early-1800s' most popular joke book: "Joe Miller's Jests; or, The Wit's Vade-mecum."GLOSSARY OF EARLY-VICTORIAN SLANG USED IN THIS EPISODE:DANDY-COCKS: A dandy of small stature (a dandy meant basically the same thing it means today, a sort of empty-headed man of fashion. Like what Bertie Wooster’s fierce gunpowder aunts take him to be.) EARWIGS: Cronies or close friends. GRAANUM: From the term “Graanum gold,” a Flash term for old hoarded money.KNIGHTS OF THE BRUSH AND MOON: Drunken fellows wandering amok in meadows and ditches, trying to stagger home. CORINTHIAN: A fancy toff or titled swell. Used here as a reference to Corinthian Tom, the quintessential Regency rake depicted in Pierce Egan's "Life in London" (usually referred to as "Tom and Jerry"). CHAFFING-CRIB: A room where drinking and bantering are going on. GRUNTER: A shilling. Probably a derivative of another slang term for a shilling, “hog.”GUNPOWDERS: Fierce, usually disapproving old ladies. SHOP LOBBERS: Powdered fops. NIPPERKIN: Half an Imperial pint, which is rather a big dose for eye-water! EYE-WATER: Cheap gin. PIKE OFF: Run away. RED WAISTCOAT: The traditional uniform of the Bow-Street Runners, London’s first real professional police force. THERE ARE MORE! But we're out of space here. Please see complete show notes at pennydread.com/discord!

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