Season 1

A quick reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas (aka A Visit from St. Nicholas) as performed online on 12/24/20. This poem is by Clement C. Moore, first published in 1823, read by many, but perhaps immortalized by American...

Merry Christmas, how y'all is? On this episode of A Frightful Fret we give you a holiday showcase featuring special guests and talent from The Hyphen Podcast Group and beyond! We're pleased to welcome @gorillamonk of ILAPOW, ...

It's our 1 year anniversary and we have a few special surprises in store. This week we talk Frankenstein and other monsters with Dr. Bruce Magee, Professor of English Literature at Louisiana Tech University and Dr. Rudolph Pi...

Marcus Robinson of We Should Do This Again Sometime and a frequent guest of the Hyphen Nation Podcast chats with Melysette in an origins story that isn't completely what you expect. Hang out with us as we hang out and …

Welcome to A Night at the Fearter! Somebody spiked Melysette's Diet Coke with that same concoction that transformed Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde creating Bellysette, our host du jour. Taking over the production with producer Igor...

We have finished the story of Frankenstein, and what a story! A huge thanks to everyone who has listened and a special thanks to The Hyphen Podcast Group for their continued support! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anc...

How y'all is? A song from 1977 is topping the charts in 2020. Kat & Marc of WSDTAS have special Halloween episodes @kat_chinetti and @showinmadlove ILAPOW @ila_pow has a series on cancelled convention culture. Melysette reads...

Melysette, the Hostess with the Ghostest takes a break from Frankenstein so we can end our season on All Hallows Eve! Our Mistress reads the ballad La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats. A Frightful Fret is a production …

A Frightful Fret welcomes the lovely and talented singer songwriter Dana Benedict, who happens to have a song called Frankenstein on Spotify (spoiler, you can hear it during this episode)! Find Dana Benedict on Spotify and vi...

Your Hostess with the Ghostest Melysette reads chapter 21 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Victor in Ireland! A Frightful Fret is a Hyphen Podcast Group Production. Support the Hyphen Podcast Group on Patreon: https://www.pat...

Melysette continues the Frankenstein saga with Episode 20 and doesn't spoil season 2, because she hasn't even gotten through season 1! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https:/...

Melysette takes a break from Frankenstein and reads The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Hyphen Podcast Group on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hyphenpodcastgroup Follow our hostess to keep up with episodes and more on the socials ...

Melysette reads chapter 19 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Frankenstein goes to Scotland! RIP Chadwick Boseman, and welcome Obvious Nonsense to the Hyphen Podcast Group Family Support the Hyphen Podcast Group on Patreon: htt...

For our 20th Episode, Melysette reads Chapter 18 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and it's a tough read. Words were written, words get mispronounced, character is broken, but this is a podcast not a performance at The Met! Lit...

Melysette reads Chapter 17 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Support the Hyphen Podcast Group on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hyphenpodcastgroup Follow our hostess to keep up with episodes and more on the socials @melysette...

Melysette forgets how to count and swears she's reading chapter 15, even though it's chapter 16. Time to start watching Sesame Street and maybe spend some quality time with The Count! This chapter is long, intense, and whoa, ...

Melysette and EG of "Catch the Show," want to know your favorite music conspiracies for a special episode of Catch the Show. Mels reads Chapter 15 of Frankenstein and shares a teaser about a special announcement that doesn't ...

Melysette and her asthma are the star readers of this episode. We cover chapter 14, give a hello to New fans and followers, and look, chronic illness is no joke, but Mels has a dope array of daily meds to …

Break out the Michelob and champagne as we welcome guest reader Captain Windbreaker, who brings his Amazing Tales from the 80's to A Frightful Fret. It's about to get smooth! Follow @captain_windbreaker on Instagram, @melyset...

Melysette is back ready to hug you into submission and sharing details on her absence. She finished writing a book and joined forces with previous guest host D.L. Holmes on a special project. Get ready for chapter 12 of Mary …

Lucky episode 13 features guest reader Kathryn Chinetti from, "We Should Do This Again Sometime," and "ILAPOW." Kat brings her prowess to the reading and we're all about it! Follow our amazing colleague and friend @kat_chinet...

A Frightful Nation - A Frightful Fret gets a takeover from the hot dog eating, wrestling promo cutting Hyphen Nation leader Kelen Conley. Quarantine, 100% realness, and oh yeah, chapter 10 are all right here.

Melysette says an emotional goodbye to her beloved pooch (shine on you crazy diamond), reads the Rainbow Bridge poem, covers chapter 9, and reminds everyone to check out 'It's Like a Podcast or Whatever' and to support small ...

For our tenth episode we brought in Northern Louisiana erotic horror writing wonder DL Holmes to read Chapter 8 of Frankenstein and reinforce artists supporting artists.

Corona Captivity Day Something? Melysette says healthcare workers are basically ninjas and to support our creator pals who are struggling right now. We read about Victor's not so triumphant return to Geneva to mourn a death a...

Greetings from the great quarantine of 2020. We are living in history, and this is a time to support each other. Melysette reads Chapter 6 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and sends all her love and bad Steely Dan song parodies...

We sing a little, we cry a little, Victor goes crazy a little. Don't miss the birth of the beast, a shout out to the Comics in Color festival, and the Corona virus - wash those beautiful hands people.

Melysette shares poetry from the book Derailed by D.L. Holmes (available from Amazon). In chapter 4 Victor shares his unholy intentions as he puts himself in self-imposed exile to begin work on his creation.

The legendary Oroku Saki aka The Shredder does a show takeover and reads chapter 3. Learn about The Shred Head Podcast and the upcoming Comics in Color event.

Show hostess Melysette reads chapter 2 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and announces a controversial upcoming guest reader named Shredder.

Continuing with letters portion of our story - after hearing R. Walton's romantic musings to his sister made in pure solitude, a mysterious stranger seems to appear from the middle of nowhere. Who could this individual be, an...

The story of Frankenstein begins with the letters from Robert Walton to his sister Margaret in the 1700's. The first two are read in this episode.