Series·Psychological Mystery
The Last Episode
Yara Rajná
Some cult shows are never cancelled. They're just waiting for their final episode.
Shared themes:MysteryGothic horror
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1910 · Complete work
The Phantom of the Opera
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“Beneath the grandeur of the Paris Opera House lurks a disfigured genius whose consuming obsession turns deadly.”
Far below the glittering auditorium of the Palais Garnier, in a cavernous labyrinth of subterranean canals, dwells a spectral figure feared by all. Erik, a disfigured architectural prodigy and musical genius, grooms the chorus girl Christine Daaé to become the opera's supreme diva under the guise of an ethereal muse. But when childhood sweetheart Viscount Raoul de Chagny reenters Christine's life, Erik's devotion twists into a ferocious, possessive madness. Brimming with suspense, grand melodrama, and gothic menace, this legendary tale explores the razor-thin line between sublime artistry and terrifying passion.
47 Episodes · Classic
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All Episodes (47)
Episode 01
~8 min
Prologue
“Yes, he existed in flesh and blood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom; that is to say, of a spectral shade.”
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Episode 02
~9 min
Is it the Ghost? · I
““As plainly as I see you now!” said little Jammes, whose legs were giving way beneath her, and she dropped with a moan into a chair.”
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Episode 03
~7 min
Is it the Ghost? · II
““That’s mother’s opinion,” replied Meg, lowering her voice and looking all about her as though fearing lest other ears than those present might overhear.”
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Episode 04
~9 min
The New Margarita · I
““We are going to inquire after a poor man who was found hanging by the neck.””
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Episode 05
~6 min
The New Margarita · II
““Monsieur,” she said, in a voice not much above a whisper, “who are you?””
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Episode 06
~7 min
The Mysterious Reason · I
“She never ceased to laugh and chatter, to hop about and play practical jokes, until Mm.”
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Episode 07
~5 min
The Mysterious Reason · II
“Then, at their request, we became ‘serious,’ resolving to humor them and to enter into the spirit of the game.”
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Episode 08
~11 min
Box Five · I
“I did not protest, first, because I dislike scandal, and, second, because I thought that your predecessors, MM.”
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Episode 09
~9 min
Box Five · II
“Giry, in her faded shawl, her worn shoes, her old taffeta dress and dingy bonnet.”
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Episode 10
~10 min
The Enchanted Violin · I
““I don’t know myself when I sing,” writes the poor child.”
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Episode 11
~10 min
The Enchanted Violin · II
““Did your father tell you that I love you, Christine, and that I can not live without you?””
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Episode 12
~6 min
The Enchanted Violin · III
““Well, Christine, I think that somebody is making game of you.””
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Episode 13
~4 min
A Visit to Box Five
“At the top, right on top of the cliff, lost in M. Lenepveu’s copper ceiling, figures grinned and grimaced, laughed and jeered at MM.”
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Episode 14
~11 min
Faust and What Followed · I
““Look here, I’m getting sick of him, sick of him!” shouted Richard, bringing his fists down on his office-table.”
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Episode 15
~9 min
Faust and What Followed · II
““Yes, he spoke to me in her favor with such warmth that, if I had not known him to be Sorelli’s friend ...””
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Episode 16
~7 min
The Mysterious Brougham · I
“Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna’s absence.”
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Episode 17
~5 min
The Mysterious Brougham · II
““I swear it, as I hope to be saved!” exclaimed the old woman, who, this time, seemed to be incensed.”
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Episode 18
~8 min
At the Masked Ball · I
“After her father’s death, she acquired a distaste of everything in life, including her art.”
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Episode 19
~7 min
At the Masked Ball · II
““Not in the Bois nor anywhere, Raoul: you shall not see me again ...””
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Episode 20
~8 min
Forget the Name of the Man’s Voice
““Yes, madame,” said Raoul courageously, notwithstanding the signs which Christine made to him.”
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Episode 21
~11 min
Above the Trap-Doors
““Unless, Christine, we pledge our faith and wait for each other for ever.””
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Episode 23
~12 min
Apollo’s Lyre · II
““Yes, but tell me what happened when you were on the white horse of the Profeta?””
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Episode 24
~7 min
Apollo’s Lyre · III
““When you know the secret, Raoul, your ears, like mine, will be full of lamentations.””
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Episode 25
~9 min
A Master-Stroke of the Trap-Door Lover · I
““My dear Raoul, you would first have had to climb up to Apollo’s lyre: that is no easy matter.””
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Episode 26
~8 min
A Master-Stroke of the Trap-Door Lover · II
““Who is Erik?” asked the count, pressing his brother’s hand.”
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Episode 27
~9 min
The Singular Attitude of a Safety-Pin
““All the same,” exclaimed Gabriel, “a singer isn’t run away with, from the middle of the stage, every day!””
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Episode 28
~6 min
Christine! Christine!
“Raoul’s first thought, after Christine Daae’s fantastic disappearance, was to accuse Erik.”
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Episode 29
~10 min
Mme. Giry’s Astounding Revelations as to Her Personal Relations with the Opera Ghost · I
“At last, they became tired of waiting and opened the envelope, after ascertaining that the seals had not been broken.”
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Episode 30
~8 min
Mme. Giry’s Astounding Revelations as to Her Personal Relations with the Opera Ghost · II
““In any case,” she yelped, “you, M. Richard, ought to know better than I where the twenty thousand francs went to!””
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Episode 31
~9 min
The Safety-Pin Again
““Perhaps it was the ambassador ... or the manager of the Credit Central ... or Remy.””
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Episode 32
~8 min
The Commissary, The Viscount and the Persian
““Because she has to be found,” declared the commissary of police solemnly.”
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Episode 33
~9 min
The Viscount and the Persian
““I hope, M. de Chagny,” he said, “that you have not betrayed Erik’s secret?””
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Episode 34
~10 min
In the Cellars of the Opera · I
““Your hand high, ready to fire!” repeated Raoul’s companion quickly.”
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Episode 35
~9 min
In the Cellars of the Opera · II
““It’s some one much worse than that!” replied the Persian, without giving any further explanation.”
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Episode 36
~6 min
In the Cellars of the Opera · III
“They went up, stopping at each step, peering into the darkness and the silence, till they came to the third cellar.”
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Episode 37
~13 min
Interesting and Instructive Vicissitudes of a Persian in the Cellars of the Opera · I
“I had often begged the “trap-door lover,” as we used to call Erik in my country, to open its mysterious doors to me.”
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Episode 38
~9 min
Interesting and Instructive Vicissitudes of a Persian in the Cellars of the Opera · II
“I continued to wander, very cautiously, about the Opera and soon learned the truth about the monster’s dreary love-affair.”
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Episode 39
~10 min
In the Torture Chamber
“Besides, I was certain that, if he had known of our presence, the tortures would have begun at once.”
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Episode 40
~9 min
The Tortures Begin
““What are you running away for?” asked the furious voice, which had followed her.”
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Episode 41
~11 min
“Barrels! ... Barrels! ... Any Barrels to Sell?” · I
“He passed his hands over his forehead, as though to drive away a dream; his eyes blinked; and, for a moment, he forgot to listen.”
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Episode 42
~7 min
“Barrels! ... Barrels! ... Any Barrels to Sell?” · II
“Usually, after the lion came the leopard and sometimes the buzz of the tsetse fly.”
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Episode 43
~12 min
The Scorpion or the Grasshopper: Which?
“There would be many people, many “members of the human race,” up there, in the resplendent theater.”
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Episode 44
~9 min
The End of the Ghost’s Love Story · I
“When I went to see him, he was still living in his little flat in the Rue de Rivoli, opposite the Tuileries.”
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Episode 45
~6 min
The End of the Ghost’s Love Story · II
““What have you done with the Vicomte de Chagny?” asked the Persian, interrupting him.”
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Episode 46
~13 min
Epilogue · I
“What had become of that wonderful, mysterious artist of whom the world was never, never to hear again? ...”
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Episode 47
~10 min
Epilogue · II
“I have prayed over his mortal remains, that God might show him mercy notwithstanding his crimes.”
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Public-domain work (1910). Text: Project Gutenberg #175. The Spanish version is an AI-assisted translation and may contain errors. Digital edition by Inkora Stories. Learn more