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- Oct 28, 202232 min
A Journey with Strange Bedfellows, Part 4
Hunter's quest may be at an end, when he overlooks a very haunted-looking castle in Romania. Is he prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for his true love? In collaboration with Forest Rose Productions, The Dark Tome Presents "A Journey with Strange Bedfellows," a project which melds together 6 lesser known, immortal short stories (with timeless, relevant themes) originally penned by strange literary masters Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bram Stoker, Jack London, Jerome K. Jerome, Wilkie Collins, & Hector H. “Saki” Munro. Brought to life with a full cast, original music and immersive sound design. Learn more at a-strange-journey.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 21, 202235 min
A Journey with Strange Bedfellows, Part 3
A phantasmagoric forest awaits Hunter Brown. What devils lurk in the woods of Europe? We'll find out soon... In collaboration with Forest Rose Productions, The Dark Tome Presents "A Journey with Strange Bedfellows," a project which melds together 6 lesser known, immortal short stories (with timeless, relevant themes) originally penned by strange literary masters Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bram Stoker, Jack London, Jerome K. Jerome, Wilkie Collins, & Hector H. “Saki” Munro. Brought to life with a full cast, original music and immersive sound design. Learn more at a-strange-journey.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 14, 202235 min
A Journey with Strange Bedfellows, Part 2
Confronted with the loss of his one true love, Hunter Brown heads to Paris to enlist support in his journey. But when things go awry at a Parisian drinking establishment, he's in a fight for his very life. In collaboration with Forest Rose Productions, The Dark Tome Presents "A Journey with Strange Bedfellows," a project which melds together 6 lesser known, immortal short stories (with timeless, relevant themes) originally penned by strange literary masters Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bram Stoker, Jack London, Jerome K. Jerome, Wilkie Collins, & Hector H. “Saki” Munro. Brought to life with a full cast, original music and immersive sound design. Learn more at a-strange-journey.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 7, 202234 min
A Journey with Strange Bedfellows, Part 1
This harrowing, steampunky fantasy-horror series charts one man's journey in search of true love across a kaleidoscopic nightmare landscape of 19th century Europe. It's got devils and werewolves, spooky Bordellos in backstreets of Paris, mechanical robots and oh so much more! In collaboration with Forest Rose Productions, The Dark Tome Presents "A Journey with Strange Bedfellows," a project which melds together 6 lesser known, immortal short stories (with timeless, relevant themes) originally penned by strange literary masters Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bram Stoker, Jack London, Jerome K. Jerome, Wilkie Collins, & Hector H. “Saki” Munro. Brought to life with a full cast, original music and immersive sound design. Learn more at a-strange-journey.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 27, 202248 min
Keeper of the Dead, by Marguerite Croft
Teenager Zelle finds herself introduced to her family’s tradition – and amazing power – to hold audiences with the dead. But do the town elders in this remote part of Idaho have Zelle and her mother's best interests in mind? Marguerite Croft is a writer, podcaster, and mother based in the San Francisco Bay Area whose work whose leans towards the intersection of real people and the fantastic. The production is performed by Maiya Koloski, with Shannon Campbell, Christine Marshall, Chris Price, Joe Bearor and Casey Turner. Produced by Casey Turner and Karlyn Daigle. Directed by Casey Turner. Engineered, Edited, Sound Designed by Karlyn Daigle. Recorded at Mind’s Eye Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 8, 202142 min
The Agony Chamber, by Morgan Sylvia
A group of buddies goes hunting in the Maine woods and find an evil beyond imagination. This haunting story is penned by Morgan Sylvia -- a metalhead, an Aquarius, a beer snob, coffee addict, and a work in progress. A former obituarist, she is now a full-time freelance writer. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Pseudopod, Forgotten Realms, Wicked Witches, Wicked Haunted, Northern Frights, Haunted House Short Stories, Endless Apocalypse, Twice Upon An Apocalypse, and The Final Summons, among others. Her first poetry collection, Whispers From The Apocalypse, was released in 2014. Her debut horror novel, Abode, was released by Bloodshot Books in 2017. Her second novel, Dawn, the first book of a fantasy trilogy, was released in 2018. Her most recent book, As The Seas Turn Red, an ocean-themed poetry collection, was nominated for an Elgin Award. She lives in Maine with her boyfriend, two cats, and a chubby goldfish. Nathan Dana Aldritch is a native Mainer currently calling Los Angeles home where he’s a professional actor and also slinger of a mean drink. He has over a dozen television appearances to his name as well and numerous stage credits with such awesome roles depicted as “Psychotic Redneck” “Paranoid Husband” “The Devil” and .. The Elephant Man. If you’ve checked out our standalone mini-series The Dark Tome: Undertow, he plays the small town bureaucrat Marty Ducharme. Sound Design/Editing - Fred Greenhalgh. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Additional sound and music by Mind’s Eye Productions. CONTENT WARNING: This story has strong language and really messes with your mind. Not recommended for listening while on psychedelics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 4, 202136 min
The Ding Ding, by Judith Pancoast
A Dark Tome exclusive short story reading of The Ding Ding, written and read by Judith Pancoast. It's the 1970s. A teenager accepts a babysitting job with a strange family because she's dying to scrape up a few bucks to buy records. But this job will prove the strangest she's ever taken when a haunted "Ding Ding" turns up in the middle of the night. Judith Pancoast is a Grammy-nominated musician and writer born and brought up in Waterville, Maine. Her stories have appeared in the new Journal of the Horror Writers of Maine, Northern Frights, and a third was published in the summer edition of the Scary Snippets anthology. Judith is now a proud member of the Horror Writers Association Sound design and music by Carter Wogahn. And featuring the sound of 'haunted ice cream truck' Fred has been dying to put into a production for the better part of 8 years... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 7, 202130 min
Janine, by Emma J Gibbon
This week a reading of the short story JANINE, a haunting tale of youth gone awry thanks to devils in the Maine woods. Story by Emma J Gibbon - Emma J. Gibbon is originally from Yorkshire in the U.K. and now lives in Midcoast Maine. She is a Rhysling-nominated speculative poet, horror writer and librarian. Her debut fiction collection, Dark Blood Comes from the Feet, is out now from Trepidatio Publishing and was one of NPR’s best books of 2020. Her stories have appeared in the Toasted Cake podcast, The Muse & The Flame and the New England Horror Writers anthologies, Wicked Haunted and Wicked Weird. Her poetry has been published in Strange Horizons, Liminality, Pedestal Magazine, Kaleidotrope and Eye to the Telescope. Emma lives with her husband, Steve, and three exceptional animals: Odin, Mothra, and M. Bison (also known as Grim) in a spooky little house in the woods. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the New England Horror Writers, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association and the Tuesday Mayhem Society. Read by Lisa Stathoplos - Lisa Stathoplos is an actor, voice artist and special education teacher/behavior specialist. She's been acting on stage, film and video for forty years; teaching for twenty. Moving north from her beloved theatrical home, Portland, Maine, Lisa lives in Searsport with Michael and a motley collection of adopted furry creatures. Sound design and music editing by Carter Wogahn. Thanks to the Fable and Folly network for ad support and Brooklinen for underwriting this episode. Enjoy $20 off your $100 order by going to Brooklinen.com and using Promo Code TOME. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What if there was a book that literally opened up doorways to other worlds?Where would it lead, and could you handle what you found on the other side?Cassie, a teen that's having trouble fitting in at school, is about to find out. One day, after she wraps up community service at a local hospital, she stumbles out of the basement of a spooky bookshop and into a story set on a devil's staircase in a remote Italian village.For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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