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!

The Bloodbath Continues

Afterhell's amazing podcasting of their latest volume, "Bloodbath at the Giallo Hotel", has continued with all new episodes in their podcast feed.

Yay! This is definitely a must-listen for the horror fiend. (Hey- that's ME!) These sound effects kick ass, people.

Click the post-title to head to the listening link, or go here for iTunes.

Afterhell Volume Three Podcast!

Joe. Jamie. I hate you in the most loving way possible. The next deliciously gruesome installment of Ollin productions Afterhell series is out on podcast. Part 1 of their first story, Giallo Hotel.

Do they disappoint? HELL no. As twisted as ever, and always an excellent production. It ended and I was all, "whaaa? That's IT? More more MORE!"

So I have to wait. At least parts are coming to the feed each week. Or I would have to fly to Oregon and smack some people around. But hey, at least I'd get to meet them in person! ;-) Here's the synopsis of Giallo Hotel:

"Join us for a story of mobsters, murder, and mayhem. We look in on a popular resort, the Giallo Hotel, where mobsters fight for control of a criminal empire. Vince Pensari plots a hostile takeover. Boss Giallo has other plans. And no battle plan survives contact with the enemy... especially when he won't stay dead."

Click the link below for the feed. Or, if you have iTunes you can head here:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=256823205

There are also other goodies in the feed too! You will not be disappointed, nor will you look at lasagna the same way again... mmmmm....

Afterhell Volume Three Now In Production

Copied from SFF Audio. But hey, I wrote it, so it's not technically cheating, is it?

The amazingly horror-ific series by the extremely creative folks at Ollin Productions have just started production of Volume Three of their Afterhell series. If you have never heard of Afterhell, you are missing out on an eargasm of multiple proportions. No better way to explain the series than to read it from the source itself:

"This is your gateway to a nightmare world of the ear and the mind.

There, horrors have been set loose on the world. Planet Earth is changing to fulfill a new role in the universe. It is the new Hell. Madness and evil are everywhere. In everyone. In everything.

All over the world, civilization has fallen. Cities burn with lunacy and brimstone. Science can't explain it. Faith can't account for it. The human race is under attack from its own shadows, sins, and deepest fears. The survivors face a surreal existence where only the darkest dreams come true. No one is safe. And everyone is on trial.

Poetic justice and naked cruelty. Personal demons and infernal beasts. It's all here. This is the home of the damned. This is AFTERHELL."

I heard Volume One where else? The Sonic Society during their first season. It caused me to purchase Volume Two, because I couldn't wait for Sonic Society to air it. Being the horror/gore fan that I am, I have never heard anything to make me cringe as much as this series does. It's wonderful!

The best part of this is, Volume Three is going to be released first through a podcast sometime in May! How much better can this get? I'll keep you posted on the details. Here is a promo for Volume Three:

http://media.libsyn.com/media/audioaddict/Afterhell_Vol3_Promo1.mp3

Listen to Afterhell: Dark Descent through the Sonic Society archives:

Part 1

Part 2


See you in Hell!

Replay Night: Sonic Society Podcast

Somewhere in the Society universe a week disappeared, yet the podcast moved on. To get back on track, podcasters get a treat- a replay of Episode #39 from mid-October, featuring Afterhell.


Like they say on TV, if you haven't seen (heard) it- it's new to you!

Gifts for the Audio Cinema Addict

It's not all about accessories.. you actually need something to listen to as well! I was hunting around a bit (which is called procrastinating over my list of 500 things I need to do), and I found some great gift ideas for the audio drama/cinema/story addict!


A visit to Colonial Radio Theatre's blog brought me many ideas. They now have 4 of their Christmas tales on CD, all neatly packaged in a beautiful cover. Grab the Charles Dicken's Christmas Set from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Blackstone Audio. Head to Colonial Radio's website for links and a glimpse at the cover.

http://www.colonialradio.com/

Next, give those you love a little taste of Hell for Christmas... (oh I totally loved typing that!) with Ollin Productions Afterhell CD's. Pop it in after the family listens to the Colonial Christmas plays and the kiddies go to bed. It is guaranteed to keep you toasty warm.

http://www.afterhell.com/purchase.html



I don't have a picture/logo, but there are plenty of great ideas, and many different genre's over at Crazy Dog Audio's site too. You can't go wrong with all the titles they offer:

http://www.crazydogaudiotheatre.com/cds.php

If you check the links of the collective, or even the podcast links on the sidebar, a lot of your favorites have their own gear that they sell too- so give THEM a little Christmas present by wearing their stuff proudly!