Dark Tome

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Maggie Doll, by Alex Jennings May 03, 2021

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A strange tale of toys left to fend for themselves after a great disaster occurs to humans.

Written by Alex Jennings, read by Kym Dakin, with sound design and music editing by Carter Wogahn. This episode brought to you by Function of Beauty.

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Henry, by Fred Greenhalgh Mar 04, 2021

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Today, an original short story by Dark Tome creator Fred Greenhalgh, HENRY - a meditation on loss, and a study of the power of love to hold off the forces of darkness. Inspired by the steadfast heart of his late pet, Henry. Content warning: depicts pet mortality.

This short story appears in the winter 2021 edition of Northern Frights: The Journal of HORROR WRITERS of MAINE [http://horrorwritersme.com/northernfrights/]

Written, read, sound designed by Fred Greenhalgh with sounds/music from Mind's Eye Productions studios.

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Curious History of the Dark Tome, Epilogue - An Essay by Mr. Gussy Jun 08, 2020

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"I gotta give you a warning: there is no truth about the Dark Tome. If you think I can tell you anything certain about it, well, turn your computer off now and knock yourself in the head for the fool you are. What makes you think we can ever understand something so old?"

A special episode featuring recovered tape of the author, Wilbur Gussy, reading his controversial 1999 essay, "The Curious History of the Dark Tome," long thought to be an apocryphal part of internet history. Though its authenticity has been hotly debated in academic and online forums over the ensuing two decades, none can cast doubt how effective it was at creating a lucrative online book business for the AOL user who wrote it. The more cynical online commenters suggest that it was written as a crass commercial publicity stunt.

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The Days of Flaming Motorcycles, by Catherynne M. Valente Apr 10, 2020

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Caitlin no longer tracks days by the calendar - instead, it's by the theme covers of the journals she writes while she goes to work at the derelict Java Shack in Augusta, Maine. The themes of these journals, e.g. "The Days of Flaming Motorcycles," are both a useful counter of time and contain the truthful account of her observations of the zombie apocalypse... A mesmerizing story of pandemic and zombies by Catherynne M. Valente, NYT bestselling author of over two dozen works of fiction and poetry (including one of my personal all-time-favorites, the Orphan’s Tales). Read by Kat Moraros, a Chicago-based actor originally hailing from North Yarmouth, Maine. Kat has a deep background of stage, film and voice acting, and is represented by Gill Talent Group Chicago. www.katmoraros.com ( http://www.katmoraros.com ) @katmoraros Female zombie FX by Sarah Golding, AKA Quirky Voices, sarahgoldingvoiceactorandmore.weebly.com and host of the MADIVA podcast for voice actors. Produced, designed, and some zombie sounds by Fred Greenhalgh, co-creator of the Dark Tome.

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The Green Knight's Wife, by Kat Howard Dec 21, 2019

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"The boys arrive with the changing of the weather, ushered in by winter’s cold. Once a year, at the beginning of December, those silly boys who think coming here means they are brave. All of them so eager to test their worth on the edge of my husband’s axe."

For this winter's solstice, we dramatize a sharp (ha, ha) story by Kat Howard ( http://www.kathowardbooks.com/ & @katwithsword) that subverts the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. What happens when the Green Knight's Wife has a chance to tell the story?

Feat. Moira Driscoll, William Dufris, Stephen McLaughlin, and Thomas Campbell. Sound design by Rory O'Shea with music by Blue Dot Sessions ( http://www.sessions.blue/) , Mind's Eye Productions, & AudioJungle. Produced & Directed by Fred Greenhalgh, originally appearing in Uncanny Magazine - https://uncannymagazine.com/article/green-knights-wife/

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The Curious History of the Dark Tome Pt. 2: Apocalyptic Endings Dec 15, 2019

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Today we feature POINT MYSTIC's second (and final) part of their investigation into the tragic death of Dr. Joseph Ricci, the destruction of his research into doors to other worlds, and of the disappearance of one of the most infamous books in occult history - the Dark Tome. Part 2 of 2 Visit Point Mystic at: http://www.pointmystic.org/

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The Curious History of the Dark Tome Pt. 1: Storybook Beginnings Oct 31, 2019

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Liber Tenebris, The Dark Tome, remains an object of great speculation and mystery within occult circles, until now. In a special crossover episode with the podcast Point Mystic, we take a look into the legacy of Prof Joe Ricci and the disappearance of some of the most important research ever conducted into supernatural doorways. Part 1 of 2

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S2E9: Bear Language, by Martin Cahill Oct 21, 2019

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Joanna, her brother Oliver, and her dad are all trapped in the upstairs of their house, with a bear prowling downstairs. However, as her father plows deeper into a bottle of whisky, it becomes clear that sapien beasts may be the most fearsome of all...

Meanwhile, the stage is set for the grand conclusion of Season 2! In the hands of the Parabellum agents, Cassie seems helpless to stop the summoning of a great evil. Can the young enchantress use what she's learned about the book to stop it?

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S2E8: Sing Me Your Scars, by Damien Angelica Waters Oct 21, 2019

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Cassie finds herself trapped with several other women in a monstrous situation imagined by a twisted doctor in early 1910s America. This is the world of SING ME YOUR SCARS, a chilling treatise on subservience and bodies, told by Victoria, a woman torn between her desire for freedom, and her desire not to rot away.

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S2E7: Nennorluk, by Chris Tarry Oct 21, 2019

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Mr. Gussy returns, but what he finds on the other side was not what he expected. We venture to the salt-sprayed shores of New Brunswick, where time has been hard on Sammy. But the promise of three square meals and the hunt for a sea monster makes him believe there might be such a thing as second chances.

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