The Raise Merry Hell Podcast

Melinda Black
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Welcome to Raise Merry Hell, where chilling tales from the darkest corners of the internet come to life. Each episode delivers spine-tingling stories with immersive, high-production-value soundscapes and narration that will haunt your thoughts long after the final word. Dim the lights, settle in, and prepare for an audiobook-style experience designed to raise your pulse—and maybe a little hell. All links: melindamblack.com

  1. 08/18/2025

    The Dramione Files Part 9

    The Raise Merry Hell Podcast presents Manacled Part 9 — Flashbacks 20–22.Hermione’s fragile alliance with Draco teeters on a knife’s edge as truths surface that cut deeper than any blade. From tense confrontations and war-time bargains to a shattering Christmas at Shell Cottage, Hermione finds herself pulled between the illusions of hope, the brutal reality of sacrifice, and the terrifying intimacy growing between herself and Draco Malfoy. 💔 Trauma, betrayal, and survival collide in these flashbacks as Hermione is forced to face not just the war outside — but the war inside herself. 👉 Subscribe for more Manacled read-throughs and Dramione content, and join us as we unravel one of the darkest, most gripping fics in the fandom. ✨ If you enjoy the episode, check out my books and other projects at: melindamblack.com

    1h 28m

  2. 07/03/2025

    The Dramione Files: I Read a Fanfic So Messy It Deserves Jail Time

    Welcome to The Dramione Files here on the Raise Merry Hell pod, where we dive headfirst into the messiest corners of the internet and live to tell the tale. In today’s episode, I read a Dramione fanfic so toxic, so unhinged, so criminally chaotic—it deserves jail time.You’ve been warned. New episode formats incoming! Manacled is still in the editing dungeon (IYKYK), but in the meantime… enjoy the drama. 🐍⚡️🎙️ Follow for more cursed content @raisemerryhell@melindamblack for normal content melindamblack.com for writing content

    32 min

  3. 06/17/2025

    The Dramione Files | Manacled Part 7

    💀 RAISE MERRY HELL PRESENTS: The Dramione Files Part 7 — Manacled Madness Continues 💀Hermione’s world spirals deeper into danger in this raw, heart-shredding chapter. From near-fatal foraging to desperate dueling and waltzing lessons with Malfoy (yes, waltzing 😵‍💫), the tension crackles as obsession, resentment, and survival instincts collide. The lines between enemy, ally, and something else entirely blur in ways that leave scars on more than just skin.Join me as we dissect the trauma, the slow-burn angst, and the absolute chaos of this stage of the war. This is Dramione at its most brutal and intoxicating.Want more?melindamblack.com for more from our spooky cult leader

    2h 34m

  4. 06/05/2025

    The Dramione Files | Manacled Part 6

    🖤 The Dramione Files | Part 6Hermione's week starts with werewolves and ends with war crimes.In this emotionally brutal double flashback, tensions boil over as Hermione faces danger in the Forest of Dean and Draco finally snaps. Occlumency training turns into a battle of wills, with lines crossed, motives questioned, and control dangled like a blade.When fear, fury, and unspoken attraction collide, who flinches first?Things are getting darker, messier, and so much more deliciously complicated.💀 Listener discretion advised: this episode contains themes of manipulation, power imbalance, and emotional distress.🎧 New episodes of The Dramione Files drop weekly. Subscribe to Raise Merry Hell for more twisted fanfic deep-dives, dark romance chaos, and unhinged literary therapy.

    3h 13m

  5. 05/15/2025

    The Dramione Files: Manacled Part 5

    🎙️ The Dramione Files: Manacled Part 5 | Raise Merry Hell Podcast We’re back from the woods (yes, those woods), where your host and her boyfriend went looking for Bigfoot and instead found themselves sweating too hard to reenact a spicy scene from Manacled. The effort was noble. The cardio? Lacking. But never fear—the feral fanfic coverage resumes! In this episode, we dive claw-first into Manacled Part 5, where the stakes are higher, the emotions messier, and Draco Malfoy remains a morally grey menace we just can’t quit. War, betrayal, and those devastating glimpses of softness—this ep isn’t pulling any punches. And neither are we. 💀 Angsty? Yes.🔥 Spicy? Absolutely.💔 Are we okay? Not even a little. ✨ Want more dark fiction and chaos? Check out my books and spooky extras at melindamblack.com #RaiseMerryHell #Dramione #Manacled

    3h 19m

  6. 04/27/2025

    The Dramione Files Manacled | Part 3

    💔 The Dramione Files: Manacled – Part 3 | Raise Merry Hell PodcastAs winter settles over Malfoy Manor, Hermione fights for control over her mind—and her freedom. Draco remains cold and cruel, but cracks are forming. Small mercies and brutal truths blur together in a world where even walking outside is an act of defiance. When Voldemort summons Hermione, the horrors of captivity resurface in the worst possible way.In this third installment, we spiral deeper into the psychological torment, power plays, and haunting memories that define Manacled. Hermione’s resilience is a quiet rebellion. But the question remains: how do you keep fighting when your own thoughts are no longer safe?🎧 Trigger Warnings: This episode contains dark themes including rape, PTSD, psychological trauma, captivity, and references to suicide. Please listen with care.📖 Based on Manacled by SenLinYu.melindamblack.com for more from Mel!

    1h 52m

  7. 04/13/2025

    The Dramione Files| Manacled Part 2

    The Dramione Files | Episode 2 – Bound by Blood and MemoryThe war is lost. Harry is gone. And Hermione Granger—once the brightest witch of her age—is now property of the Dark Lord’s most ruthless executioner: Draco Malfoy.As she struggles to piece together the memories ripped from her mind, Hermione finds herself trapped inside the cold, unyielding walls of Malfoy Manor—marked, silenced, and forced to survive under the gaze of the High Reeve.But beneath the cruelty and silence, something darker stirs. Secrets. Control. Power plays. And a question no one dares ask out loud: what really happened the day the Resistance fell?In this haunting continuation of Manacled, we explore chapters 4–8.🖤 Trigger warning: themes include captivity, mental trauma, sexual violence, and grief. Listener discretion is strongly advised.💔 Not your average love story.For more: melindamblack.com

    1h 44m

  8. 04/10/2025

    I survived an exorcism. What they tell you are lies.

    What would you do if justice never came? What would you trade to hold your child again?This week on Raise Merry Hell, we descend into the haunted mind of a grieving father who lost everything—and found something darker waiting to help him put the pieces back together. When God doesn’t answer his prayers, a different kind of angel does.And she offers him a deal.This is a story about pain. About vengeance. About the quiet evil that fills the space where love used to live.Content warning: grief, child loss, self-harm, demonic themes, and violent retribution.Listen with care.

    35 min
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Welcome to Raise Merry Hell, where chilling tales from the darkest corners of the internet come to life. Each episode delivers spine-tingling stories with immersive, high-production-value soundscapes and narration that will haunt your thoughts long after the final word. Dim the lights, settle in, and prepare for an audiobook-style experience designed to raise your pulse—and maybe a little hell. All links: melindamblack.com

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