Broken Sea Thinking Ahead To Halloween

Saw this important message on the Modern Audio Drama yahoo group- thought I'd pass on the word! Great opportunity from the fine folks at Broken Sea Audio!
~Dani
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BrokenSea Audio Productions is seeking short works for our Halloween 2008 series.

In 2007 BrokenSea showcased some great audio in public domain and original works. We had Halloween poetry, full cast audio drama, readings of stories and other dark things. During October we go to Hell and back to deliver new content every day. So we need up to 100 items to podcast.

Contact exec@brokensea.com subject: Halloween 2008 if you have:

1. An unpublished short story (up to 5000 words) that you would be
willing to either have read, or adapted into a single episode audio drama
then please contact us.

2. A published story that own the rights for audio publication (in other
words your publisher wont sue us for producing it)

3. Poetry of a Halloween or horror theme that meets the above
requirements.

We are also interested in original audio drama scripts of up to 30 minutes performance time (longer scripts enquire first). No fan-fiction please.

Payment: BrokenSea Audio does not pay for audio scripts or the rights to produce your work.
We also do not pay our voice actors, producers, foley artists, composers, web and graphic design artists. The flip side is that we do not sell any audio either. We operate on a volunteer basis and all work is released free of charge under a Creative Commons License.
The benefits to authors are exposure to a new market, we include links to your website or other promotional site for your work and you get your name in a few thousand potential readers ears.

Please pass this on to any indviduals, forums or groups that may be interested. All enquiries and material to exec@brokensea.com

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Halloween Audio Links

I had intended to have many posts up showing you all the great Halloween fun in the audio cinema universe. I was all prepared to come home from my trip to the middle of the United States and do this for all my fellow addicts...

...and then I caught a (not so) lovely head cold. Which stole another week from me. *sigh*

So, since we are getting awfully close to that wonderful All Hallow's Eve, I decided to give you the condensed version! That way you can still head over and listen to these wonderful productions, and have a few chills creep up your spine in honor of the holiday. Mu-wah-hahahaaaa...

* Radio Drama Revival has an entire line-up of ghoulish delights awaiting your ears.. including Frankenstein: Modern Prometheus, as adapted by Quicksilver Audio Theatre.

* Broken Sea Audio is also celebrating with several Halloween audio happenings, both original as well as some readings from the suspense greats! (Also an awesome banner to get in the spirit of things!)

* The Sonic Society is celebrating with their Halloween show on the 30th with a new production from Sonic Cinema, Muse of Madness.

* Colonial Radio Theatre's adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes is now available too! I've listened to it (yes the review-writing hasn't exactly been as forthcoming as I'd hoped) and I highly recommend adding this to your repertoire of audio theatre classics! It's one of my favorite stories, as well as one of the first to scare me before my Stephen King fixation began. Colonial, as always, has a unique way of whisking you off to an entirely different place for a couple of hours, and this is no exception. You can get all the ordering details at their website!

* Ollin Production's Afterhell series is always available, and especially fits this time of year too!

UPDATE: Icebox Radio Theatre is podcasting their Halloween production from last year, "The Bats".

I am sure I have missed a few here and there. But if you click on any of the radio drama links on the sidebar, I am sure you will find many more Halloween-happenings. If you're not on the list- let me know!

Creepy Colonial Radio

Oh my favorite time of year is quickly approaching! See, since I live in Arizona, there is no change in the weather to signal a change in seasons.. so I have to rely on what I see in stores and what is playing in movies and tv... and in radio drama!

Colonial Radio Theatre has an extensive list of spooky audio to satisfy during the upcoming "spooky month"... including the premiere of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" on October 1st! (Look for a review soon!) Other things you will want to check out are:

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (2005)
Washington Irving's classic story of the Headless Horseman in the
definitive audio production by CRT. Winner of the Ogle Award for Best
Fantasy Production of 2005. 100 min. Available at Barnes and Noble,
Borders Books, and many, many stores online, including Spoken
Network. Just search "Legend of Sleepy Hollow Colonial Radio" and
there it is!

THE DEVILS BARGAIN (1997)
A classic New England legend…General Jonathan Moulton, hero of the
French and Indian war, makes a bargain with Satan. 30min. Available
at Spoken Network and many audio download sites.

THE STORM BREEDER (1997)
A classic old New England ghost tale…the story of Peter Rugg, the
missing man. 37min. Available at Spoken Network and many audio
download sites.

MINOT'S LIGHT (1996)
Suspenseful tale of a haunted lighthouse in Boston Harbor, one that
has kept sailor and landlubber alike spooked for over an hundred
years. 30min. Available at Spoken Network and many audio download
sites.

DIBBLE'S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR (2003)
Dibble and the gang perform "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow," and Jake
discovers a real ghost in the Town Hall Theatre. 55min.

DIBBLE'S HALLOWEEN SHOW (2005)
Dibble and the gang plan on spending Halloween night in the old
Mayham Mansion on Mayham Hill. 27min.


Head over to Colonial's website for all the information on how to get this awesome audio- and tons more info about them as well!