https://radiopublic.com/radio-drama-revival-jGERgW/s1!fbfdb This week, we're featuring Earbud Theater's "The Sounds Below", a chilling tale about a man plagued by panic and sleeplessness. Chris, unable to shake the trauma of his brother's death in a car accident, is making no headway with his therapist, and one night he goes wandering into the city, stumbling upon a strange little shop. The shopkeeper claims she sells the cure for fear. Would you buy it? … [Read more...] about Earbud Theater – ‘The Sounds Below’
Horror
Point Mystic – ‘White Rabbit’, Parts I and II
https://radiopublic.com/radio-drama-revival-jGERgW/s1!d696e This week, we're exploring Christopher Reynaga's Point Mystic, playing "White Rabbit, Parts I and II" from that show. Point Mystic is a fiction show done up in a narrative-nonfiction style, à la This American Life—it's about Christopher's family, and the spookiness of the town they inhabit. The White Rabbit cycle was created in collaboration with Christopher's wife, Marguerite Croft, and their son Fox—and all three of them act (quite … [Read more...] about Point Mystic – ‘White Rabbit’, Parts I and II
Five Levels of Fear – Episode 1
https://radiopublic.com/radio-drama-revival-jGERgW/s1!55ba2 This week, join us as we go urban-exploring in a spooky, abandoned house with Five Levels of Fear, a new audio series written by Sable Jak, and directed, designed, and edited by our very own Matt Boudreau and Eli McIlveen. … [Read more...] about Five Levels of Fear – Episode 1
Lights Out – ‘Murder in the Script Department’ & Interview with Neil Verma
https://radiopublic.com/radio-drama-revival-jGERgW/s1!f55d0 Northwestern University professor of Sound Studies Neil Verma joins me for a segment we call GOING DEEP. This week, we're exploring the classic horror of Arch Oboler's Lights Out, in a 1943 episode called "Murder in the Script Department". After the feature, Professor Verma teaches me about what was going on in this period of audio drama, I learn about how Oboler was a scriptomaniac man-about-town, and how voice actress Mercedes … [Read more...] about Lights Out – ‘Murder in the Script Department’ & Interview with Neil Verma
11th Hour Audio Productions – ‘Shadows of Halloween’ & ‘Ivory Towers’
https://radiopublic.com/radio-drama-revival-jGERgW/s1!7047a We're celebrating AUDIO DRAMA DAY by featuring some works from 11th Hour Productions, the once-a-year marathon audio drama production festival where dramatists from all the world over come together to create magnificently creepy fiction. We're featuring two pieces this year: Shadows of Halloween, written by Neil Gustin and created by 11th Hour US East, and Ivory Towers, written by Richard Brooks and created by 11th Hour … [Read more...] about 11th Hour Audio Productions – ‘Shadows of Halloween’ & ‘Ivory Towers’