AD 012 – The Thing in the Toyshop – Chapter 2 October 15th, 2009
Our Halloween serialized novella continues. It’s a strange world where a magically-reanimated corpse is your ally and a cute and snuggly bunny is an agent for the enemy.
“The Thing in the Toyshop” Chapter Two by Simon Barber
Read by Peter Katt
Music from the Podsafe Music Network
Intro song: “Restless Spirits – Halloween 2” by composer David Beard
Outro song: “re: Your Brains” by Jonathan Coulton
“The Thing in the Toyshop” also appeared in the dramatic horror fiction anthology Alone in the Dark.
AD 011 – The Thing in the Toyshop – Chapter 1 October 13th, 2009
Continuing the Halloween season, we bring you the first chapter of a serialized novella, equal parts dramatic horror and dry humor.
“The Thing in the Toyshop” Chapter One by Simon Barber
Read by Peter Katt
Music from the Podsafe Music Network
Intro song: “Restless Spirits – Halloween” by composer David Beard
Outro song: “Halloween” by The Coffinshakers
AD Flash 008 – Epitaph October 9th, 2009
Welcome to the Halloween season, with this tale of love and loss and dark surprises in the graveyard…
“Epitaph” by Jason Gillespie
Read by Chris Hvidsten of the Outcast Podcast novel.
Music cues by Infinity Squared
Additional music from the Podsafe Music Network.
Sound effects from the FreeSound Project.
Drabblecast Stories October 8th, 2009
Drabblecast, the podcast of weird fiction for weird listeners has had some stories of interest in recent weeks.
Storm Comes a Callin’ uses a different style of anthropomorphism to personify a force of nature. It’s a nice bit of character drama with some wonderful musical accompaniment with evocative blues songs.
Annabelle’s Alphabet is a wonderfully disturbing piece which starts of innocuous and slowly reveals its dark secrets.
And Nanuq brings another story of the dichotomy between ancient tribal practices coping to exist in a world of modern technology, along with a hunt of an enigmatic polar bear.
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AD 010 – Le Roux’s Love Center October 3rd, 2009
In another tale of were-creatures, we learn how one teenager deals with his transformations.
“Le Roux’s Love Center” by Phil Geusz
Read by Chris Hvidsten of the Outcast Podcast
Music cues by Infinity Squared
Special music used in the story:
“Hide and Seek” composed by Marty Buttwinick and performed by Julia Nonet’s Woodwind & String Orchestra, available online at the Podsafe Music Network.