Recent Episodes
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Special - Christmas Ghost Stories: Phantoms
Dec 24, 2024 – 48:51 -
Jack London: The You You Are
Dec 1, 2022 – 32:06 -
Time Enough at Last: One for the Books
Nov 10, 2022 – 27:14 -
Nikolai Gogol: Nose Goes
Oct 27, 2022 – 30:44 -
Edgar Allan Poe: Comorbid
Oct 13, 2022 – 43:15 -
Tolstoy: The Long Way Home
May 19, 2022 – 42:29 -
Philip K. Dick: Fallout
May 5, 2022 – 32:40 -
Sherlock Holmes: Dealbreaker
Apr 21, 2022 – 32:16 -
Alexander Pushkin: A Sure Thing
Apr 7, 2022 – 35:30 -
The Most Dangerous Game: The Hunted
Mar 24, 2022 – 35:51 -
E.M. Forster: Bit Rot
Mar 10, 2022 – 40:17 -
Arsène Lupin: The Gentleman
Feb 24, 2022 – 43:02 -
Edgar Allan Poe: The Masquerade
Oct 31, 2020 – 34:52 -
The Pale Man: Room 201
May 20, 2020 – 34:07 -
Philip K. Dick: Inhuman
May 6, 2020 – 32:12 -
Sherlock Holmes: The League
May 6, 2020 – 30:05 -
Monte Cristo: Wait and Hope (part 6 of 6)
Oct 9, 2018 – 01:01:54 -
Monte Cristo: A Million Secrets (part 5 of 6)
Oct 2, 2018 – 47:21 -
Monte Cristo: No Ordinary Man (part 4 of 6)
Sep 25, 2018 – 45:22 -
The Tempest: Brave New World (Part 2 of 2)
Sep 18, 2018 – 34:22 -
The Tempest: All the Devils are Here (part 1 of 2)
Sep 11, 2018 – 34:39 -
Dracula: The Night King (part 3 of 3)
Sep 4, 2018 – 56:29 -
Dracula: Holiday (part 2 of 3)
Aug 28, 2018 – 45:40 -
Dracula: Work Trip (part 1 of 3)
Aug 21, 2018 – 33:14 -
Sherlock Holmes: A Thousand Words
Aug 14, 2018 – 32:11 -
Philip K. Dick: New Features
Aug 7, 2018 – 51:20 -
Frankenstein: Enough (Part 2 of 2)
Apr 10, 2018 – 54:48 -
Frankenstein: Prometheus (Part 1 of 2)
Apr 3, 2018 – 37:38 -
Kate Chopin: Promises
Mar 27, 2018 – 28:40 -
O. Henry: Winter is Coming
Mar 20, 2018 – 32:57 -
Edgar Allen Poe: Madhouse
Mar 13, 2018 – 28:12 -
Count of Monte Cristo: Fourteen Years Gone (Part 3 of 3)
Mar 6, 2018 – 39:02 -
Count of Monte Cristo: Prisoner 34 (Part 2 of 3)
Feb 27, 2018 – 38:59 -
Count of Monte Cristo: Among Friends (Part 1 of 3)
Feb 20, 2018 – 40:27 -
Sherlock Holmes: Undercover
Feb 13, 2018 – 34:52 -
Philip K. Dick: Look Alive
Feb 6, 2018 – 33:09 -
Macbeth: Sound and Fury (Part 2 of 2)
Dec 27, 2017 – 37:42 -
Macbeth: Toil and Trouble (Part 1 of 2)
Dec 12, 2017 – 33:53 -
Philip K. Dick: Therein Lies the Wub
Nov 28, 2017 – 34:37 -
Call of Cthulhu: Nightmares (Part 2 of 2)
Nov 14, 2017 – 45:22 -
Call of Cthulhu: Dead Cthulhu Waits Dreaming (Part 1 of 2)
Oct 31, 2017 – 35:33 -
The Time Machine: With a Whimper (Part 2 of 2)
Oct 17, 2017 – 39:25 -
The Time Machine: Inspector Spacetime (Part 1 of 2)
Oct 3, 2017 – 43:13 -
Dante's Inferno: Race to the Bottom (Part 2)
Sep 19, 2017 – 39:44 -
Dante's Inferno: Burning Ring of Fire (Part 1)
Sep 5, 2017 – 33:12 -
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil went Down to Cornwall
Aug 22, 2017 – 40:22 -
Monkey's Paw: Give Him a Hand
Aug 22, 2017 – 29:24 -
Fictional Intro
Aug 11, 2017 – 01:40
Recent Reviews
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GreekygeekyguyLove this show!I adore this podcast, are you still planning on doing another episode on Dante’s Inferno? I would love to see it!
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duprisboofandaWas wonderful……
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Pinky-FuCrimeFighterLove it!!!!I wrote one review, then I read some of the others. I agree with pantaloons 14 ( sorry if I spelled it working ), Dupriboofsfanda can find another podcast!
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Flipper 420Kind of depressingNot a great podcast for kids it is kind of depressing
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Pantaloons14Great podcastDuprisboofanda can go find another podcast then. Fictional has made a good number of stories accessible to most with the way they’re presented and I’m excited for each episode we get.
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InTheCornerReaderOMG MOREI’ve listen to myths and legends for years since I was 12. I loved their episodes that they put out, they have always captured my attention. And when I found out about this podcast I knew I had to give it a listen. The quality and the story line always has me hooked. I listen to one episode “Magic Monkey Paw” and I have fallen in love again. Thank you so much Jason, you’ve changed my life and mind in so many ways. I hope you know how much of a difference you’ve made.
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FolkloreWinnieThis is an astonishing show!If you like this show, I highly recommend checking out Myths and Legends! The Sherlock episodes are particularly interesting. Also, thanks so much for starting it up again!
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KananikekahokuMakes me interested in the actual bookI love how funny and beginner friendly Fictional makes these otherwise intimidating tales. I listen to each episode to fall asleep (or stay awake to hear the stories in full). My favorite being the Dracula series. It makes me actually want to read the originals. And I am excited to hear a new episode again! And it’s a Christmas Special!!
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karma girl ✨HiiiI really like this podcast and myths and legends but please be consistent with the episodes thx merry Christmas eveeeeee
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bobdawierdoAmazingHonestly I like this pod more than myths and legends ( and myths and legends is my second favorite podcast only beat by this). Aaaaannnndddd Christmas special!!
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Unc_Zach13Welcome backAmazing podcast and a wonderful listen. Easy to get lost in.
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cutthecorderoAll-time favorite podcastEven though it’s been almost two years since the last episode dropped, I listen to this podcast almost weekly, it’s just that good! If there is never another episode, I still have a gut feeling that this will never be topped for me. What a writer, what a performer, what a production team. PS. Myths and Legends rules so, I think I can get by.
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Keffe32More please!Honestly this is just as good as, if not better than myths and legends (not to talk it down). I get you got other works but personal opinion, this just might be Jason at his best.
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DammonSalvyLove the podcast!Please bring back this podcast🙏I’ve listened to the last episode an inappropriate number of times, and the twists/imagery get me every-time! Absolutely love how Jason is able to take such amazing stories and make them something even I can understand and enjoy. Huge thankyou for his comedic and writing genius.
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SaphyrrPlease come backI am a long time listener of this and myths and legands. I wish you guys would focus more on this one, it was so good! Updating from two years ago because we’re still waiting for the triumphant return
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mwalukereSame brillianceCaptivating and impeccable storytelling
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スペル ファンドHiI love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love it so much and I love because it is calming.
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Sco0byD00Please do more episodesI’m not asking for weekly or even monthly but just throw us a bone once in a while
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Sicilian BimbaPlease, come back!I love this podcast! I’ve listened to all of your shows, and this is just as wonderful! I hope you start this back up again ☺️
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Henry NewvillForgottenSeems that y’all forgot about this pod
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WaylanGriffinBRING IT BACK!Will echo what other reviewers have said. GREAT podcast. One of my all time top 3 pods. But they say they are going to do more episodes… and then they don’t. I can wait for awhile. But the hiatus-es (hiati?) are getting longer and longer. I truly hope the creators are doing well and that no personal tragedy has befallen them thus prohibiting us from excellent new content. This is such a great show — way better than their other shows. They should dump the other stuff and just do this. It’s a must for people who either don’t have time to read or are intimidated by the dust on old book covers. BRING IT BACK!
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Musicmanp5Bring it back!Loved this show and have been waiting for its return for years. It’s far better than “Myths and Legends” and wish it would come back.
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olibear5457YOU LIEDI love this podcast, BUT FOR GODS SAKE, YOU said you’d have a season finale 2 weeks after the last episode. ITS been 2 YEARS and zilch nothing radio silence and you did the same with scoundrel and best of the worst, I still give five stars because I love your podcasts, and I know you probably will never read this, but at least tell us something about the future of your other podcasts on myths and legends. Please I beg of you, I love your podcasts, but you used to do so much more, and it makes me sad that you no longer do that.
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FhdbcjfjfjfjdjejdjrAmazing podcastThis is my go to podcast where ever I am
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mythsnerdAwesome podcastsplease do Hamlet! i really love this podcast.
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SandiipantzFun to listen toThey make good pods
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Humla FlickaGreat storytellingThe way the stories are told make them even more enjoyable. Great podcast! Please bring it back!
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setphasers2killbest podcast ever createdevery story is phenomenal, the narration is exquisite, everything about this podcast is so good it hurts inside. please bring it back! It is your best work!
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Juraj Slafkovský's wifeContinue Dantes infernoI wish that you would finish Dante’s inferno. Please please pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssssssssseeeeeeeeee. And more shakes beer
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D2097lcNew FollowerI’m not looking forward to the day when I’ve listened to all of the episode. You would think I would ration these out and listen to them here and there, but they are so good, I’ve been engulfing each episode like a sugar addict in a candy shop!
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kagcjfIs this happening?EOM
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MHathisMissing this!I can’t count how many times I’ve listened to these over and over hoping one day I’ll open it to find new episodes. Telepathically begging you to do ANYTHING by Jules Verne. Can’t wait for the comeback. Finger’s crossed its soon.
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shop doorDJ and the girls were going out and I didn’tMai chi m a qua t a qua t the two sides were a bit more of the game than a little more but I would like it for the next game ko to be able to get
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pinkmayhemWHERE DID FICTIONAL GO??Love this podcast but listened to them all thru 2022 BUT they said “season finale” would be 2 weeks later and more to come in 2023 but I can’t fins any more episodes! Will there be any? Please at least give an update!
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183549-Another hitSame guy as on Myths and Legends, and the same great quality. Each story puts you at the edge of your seat.
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lovetoread8My Favorite PodcastPlease make more! I listen to the episodes over and over. We need more content! Love this show
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rose szurek❤️Love this took me a week to get threw
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Merc pourGreat PodcastThis is a very entertaining and satisfying podcast. You’ll enjoy it as long as you can handle the lack of new episodes. Edit: I listened to all the episodes again(it took like one day), and I think this is a better podcast than myths and legends.
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😃😃😃😃😃😃🐭🐭🐭🐭🐷🐷Wonderful Storyteller!I came to Fictional from listening to Myths and Legends. Jason is the best storyteller I have ever heard tell a tale, from the use of the pitch of his voice to properly pausing when the story calls for it to explaining a scene only for it to completely disintegrate into a whole new unfolding scene with a completely unexpected twist. I keep coming back for more! Thank you to both Jason and Carissa for endeavoring down this path in life. You are both awesome!!
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TreeMac4Best storytellerWith the ways these stories are presented in this podcast it’s like you’re reading them for the very first time. It’s so brilliantly done! I love “The Count of Monte Cristo” but I know that lots of folks can’t “get through the book.” So I would advise to listen to it on this podcast. Any of the books really. The Edgar Allen Poes were delightful - again you may know the stories - but not the way Jason tells them! Updated 2023: I love to go back & listen to previous recorded stories. I always catch something witty or an interesting discourse that brings the story to a whole new light. Thank you for this wonderful podcast!!
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whoaman18A Must ListenFantastic retellings, complete with some discourse explaining themes and tropes for some of these stories. Every time I see a new episode pop up, I treasure my time listening. Many are stories I would have never heard or read otherwise, that I am so glad I got to hear in this medium. I’d love to hear White Fang (only book to ever give me nightmares for some reason), and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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skinnpuppyBeyond Amazing!totally story time! this podcast is so amazing... literally the ONLY problem I have with it... there's a serious lack of new episodes! please continue this podcast, don't let it die! it's way too good. this is just like myths and legends podcast, only even better because fictional stories, especially the genres chosen, are just better from a narrative perspective. PS— do Call of the Wild and Treasure Island, please!
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i am blob fish!I love all of your podcasts!
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Jass TI love this podcast!!Long time fan of all of Jason and Carissa’s pods but this is my favorite by far! I only wish there were more episodes!
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hannahbeefromcaliPhenomenal!This is one of my absolute favorite podcasts, especially the Sherlock Holmes episodes! The modern interpretation of these classic stories is top tier dudes. Please please please do more episodes!
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Zeka WigarmundrA rare treat!I always enjoy these episodes. Each new story posted is a happy bonus to my podcast routine - one that I make sure to listen to when I can give it my full attention. I particularly enjoyed listening to the “Time Enough at Last” episode. I’d seen the Twilight Zone episode ages ago, but I never knew it was based on a book.
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Post prey MamaLove this!I have really enjoyed these retelling of some super boring old books, especially the Count of Monte Cristo {ahem} which hasn’t been completed yet. Favorite quote from this interpretation was describing Fernand as the “pale man bathed in rage sweat.” Keep up the great work.
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Sunlight_WhaleBest podcast everI love it. Has just the right amount of pop culture references and hard facts from the story. My faves are the Sherlock Holmes episodes. Anyway thank you for everything and I love you. Take all the time you need, we all support you and love your work
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myths loverLove itI love it so much!!
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A.Rose.GoldFavorites!You guys are my favorite podcasters and this is my favorite of your podcasts! So glad you brought it back so I could stop re-listening to old podcasts lol. Keep them coming!
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