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After Nightfall by David A. Riley Nov 01, 2018

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A tourist to a rural village learns why the locals bar themselves in every night. Vic Mullin reads. #Horror Story music by Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com) Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina Osgoode's Chorus via Pond5 Submission window extended to Oct. 31st. Last chance for this year. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

The Cheshire's Grin by Irene Punti Oct 31, 2018

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Survivors of an apocalyptic war rebuild their world to a Roman Ideal, which includes being outnumbered by their genetically altered slaves. Wulf Moon narrates. Content note for adult situations. Author Irene Punti lives in Badalona (Catalonia) with her partner. Before that, she lived for a decade in Tarragona, the former capital of a Roman province and the city which inspired this story. Irene's stories have appeared in Gaslandia: a Dieselpunk Anthology and the NonBinary Review, among others. Narrator Wulf Moon feasted on fantasy as a child when he lived with his Chippewa grandmother. He begged stories from her every night—fireside tales that fired his imagination. If Moon had a time machine, those are the days he would go back to. Since he doesn’t have a time machine, he tells stories. Learn more at driftweave.com. Thanks for submitting, writers! If you haven't heard from us by the end of next week, your manuscript got lost in transit. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Spirit in the Sky by Marlin Bressi Oct 11, 2018

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A pilot gets a strange warning on a dark and stormy night. CB Droege narrates. #altHist #humor Author Marlin Bressi is the author of Hairy Men in Caves: True Stories of America's Most Colorful Hermits (Sunbury Press, 2015) and creator of the paranormal website Journal of the Bizarre. He was also the runner-up in the 2016 Milwaukee Paranormal Conference national horror fiction contest. Narrator website CBDroege.com https://twitter.com/CBDroege Some music via Incompetech.com Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina We will be taking fiction submissions 1-21 October 2018, looking to up issue 4 (Deco/Dieselpunk) and issue 5 (dread/horror). We let the inbox guide future themes, so #6 is yet to be determined. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Kutsenko's Cage by William Burton McCormick Oct 05, 2018

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Two sisters take in a handsome lodger. But wShy does he have a cage? A dark tale of mystery and romance set in Belle Epoch Odessa. Maria Rose narrates. William Burton McCormick is a Nevada native and Hawthornden Castle Fellowship winner, has lived ten years in Ukraine and visited Odessa, the setting of “Kutsenko’s Cage” numerous times. The story’s protagonists, sisters Tasia and Eleni Karadopoulina, debuted in the Derringer Award-nominated story “The Antiquary’s Wife” in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 2013. Maria Rose is a graphic designer, writer, astrologer, classicist. Sometimes saturnine, mostly eccentric. You can hear her audiobook narration work in "Messengers of the Right" from University of Press Audiobooks. Story music via Incompetech.com and Fugue Royalty Free Music Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina Curiosities #3 is out now in digital and trade paperback formats. http://gallerycurious.com/store We will be taking fiction submissions 1-21 October 2018, looking to up issue 4 (Deco/Dieselpunk) and issue 5 (dread/horror). We let the inbox guide future themes, so #6 is yet to be determined. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

One Last Date by the Pitside by Sebastien Mantle Aug 30, 2018

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H.P. Lovecraft month concludes. There will be pie. Wulf Moon narrates. Author Sebastien Mantle is a Canadian-born fantasy and sci-fi fanatic with a penchant for the dark, twisted, and occasionally silly. When not working on a novel or churning out short stories, he reads anything from swords and sorcery to military history. Narrator Wulf Moon feasted on fantasy as a child when he lived with his Chippewa grandmother. He begged stories from her every night—fireside tales that fired his imagination. If Moon had a time machine, those are the days he would go back to. Since he doesn’t have a time machine, he tells stories. Learn more at driftweave.com. Story music via Incompetech.com and Pond5.com Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina Curiosities #3 is out now in digital and trade paperback formats. http://gallerycurious.com/store Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Bright and Falling, Like an Avenging Angel by Shane Halbach Aug 20, 2018

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An archeologist excavates a meteor crater that appeared during a Civil War battle, what could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, because HP Lovecraft month continues. CB Droege narrates. Mild squick alert for Lovecraftian style body horror. Author's webpage http://shanehalbach.com Narrator's webpage http://twitter.com/CBDroege Story music via Fugue and Incompetech. Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina Curiosities #3 is out now in digital and trade paperback formats. http://gallerycurious.com/store Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

The Rat and the Frog by Emma Whitehall Aug 16, 2018

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It's Lovecraft month here at the gallery, but that doesn't mean can't wear a pretty dress. Osgoode should know, he has many. Elizabeth Chatsworth narrates, and editor Andrew McCurdy comes upstairs for a sketch. Story music by Kevin MacLeod. Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina Curiosities #3 is out now in digital and trade paperback formats. http://gallerycurious.com/store Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

The Thousand Injuries by Eric Cline Aug 02, 2018

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A man hears a dreadful tale from his father-in-law, and goes to investigate. CB Droege narrates. Story music by Kevin MacLeod. Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina Curiosities #3 is out now in digital and trade paperback formats. http://gallerycurious.com/store Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

Dem Bones by Ann Stolinsky Jul 14, 2018

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An elderly woman travels to Gettysburg to bring her son's remains home to Massachusetts. She'll do more than just bury him once they get back to the family farm. Karen Bovenmyer narrates. Story music by Kevin MacLeod. Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina Curiosities #3 is going to press this month. 8 stories of adventure and travel with a steampunk twist, and just the right size to tuck into your beach bag or Kindle. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

The Questionable Redemption of Thomas Alva Edison by Evan Dicken and The Gettysburg Paradox by Joe Vasicek Jun 30, 2018

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It's an alt-history double feature. First, we take a listen to a different outcome of the infamous Edison-Tesla feud, then, we're off to Gettysburg with a time travelling Civil War re-enactor. Wulf Moon and CB Droege narrate. Story music and effects by Kevin MacLeod, SoundBible, Pond5 Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore Machina Submission session closes today (30 June 2018). Now comes the hard part- picking the best! If you would like to be a first reader, contact Kevin at curiousgallery at gmail. We get more stories every round. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

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