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.
AD 009 – Transformation September 30th, 2009
When searching for something magical beyond a mundane life, it’s not certain what you’ll find, or at what cost.
“Transformation” by Renee Carter Hall
Read by Peter Katt
Music by Infinity Squared
AD Flash 007 – Hiding From the Moonlight August 22nd, 2009
The time of the full moon is tougher on some more than others.
“Hiding From the Moonlight” by Will A. Sanborn
Read by Kemmy Sirrah
EscapePod – Robot Stories August 16th, 2009
EscapePod the science-fiction podcast with robotic characters. Synthetic characters have always been a favorite of mine as they allow for wonderful uses of anthropomorphism and examining of the human condition.
On the Eyeball Floor has workers at a cyborg factory not only peering into but hovering over the abyss of the uncanny valley.
Harry the Crow does a wonderful job of mixing older cultures and myths with the modern world, holding onto old traditions while dealing with new technology.
Tideline has a leftover war machine trying to make a memorial to the soldiers who died in the battle, while befriending and protecting an orphaned boy.
Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk sets the task of grave importance on a small robotic bear from the ship’s nursery. Edward must take an arduous journey to save the people and the children he was built to love and care for.
These stories are all marked mature for various levels of violence and/or themes of death, but they also contain strong and moving drama and are well worth a listen.
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