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103.1 But Not For Love
Duke Senior is dead. Orlando and Rosalind find themselves on he run once again, as a terrifying slasher stalks the Forest of Arden.
Written by William Shaw (https://williamshawwriter.wordpress.com )
Narrated by Georgia Cook (https://x.com/georgiacooked)
Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (https://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr)
With music by Epic Stock Media (https://epicstockmedia.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Soundly.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and the eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
William Shaw is a writer from Sheffield, currently living in the USA. His writing has appeared in Strange Horizons, Daily Science Fiction, and Doctor Who Magazine. Check out his website at https://williamshawwriter.wordpress.com
**Georgia Cook is an illustrator and writer from London. She has written for publications such as Baffling, Vastarien Lit, and Flame Tree press, as well as the Doctor Who range with Big Finish. She can be found on twitter at @georgiacooked and on her website at https://www.georgiacookwriter.com/**
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102.4 Tarot Transmutations
Bickering cards drive an online tarot reader to illustrate his own tarot deck, which ends with him facing self-transmutation.
Written by Erin Fennell (https://www.instagram.com/tangoninja)
Narrated by Luke Kondor (https://www.lukekondor.com)
Produced by Georgia Triantafyllopoulou (http://www.instagram.com/audiogeekgr)
With music by Murmurous (https://murmurous.bandcamp.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by https://getsoundly.com/
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
A quick thanks to our community managers, Jasmine Arch, Joshua Boucher, and his eyeless ones Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty
And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
Follow @tangoninja on Instagram.
Luke Kondor started writing on his computer in his early teens and never looked back… and now he has very sore eyes. Come follow his newsletter at lukeofkondor.substack.com.
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102.3 One with the Death Card
When the Death card attaches itself to Ethan's fate, the only way out is through.
Written by Erin Brandt Filliter
Narrated and Produced by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
With music by Kai Engel (https://www.kai-engel.com/)
And Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Ghosthack (https://www.ghosthack.de/) and Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and the eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
Erin started writing a year ago when she needed a hobby following a repetitive strain injury from knitting. She's had some early success with competitions and is looking forward to being published!
James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast and After The Gloaming. Search for them wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com
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Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes))))
Special feature
Interview by Daniel Willcocks (https://www.danielwillcocks.com/))))
With C.M. Forest (https://christianlaforet.com/)
C. M. Forest, also known as Christian Laforet, is the author of the 2023 Benjamin Franklin silver award winning novel Infested (Eerie River Publishing), the novella, We All Fall Before the Harvest (Timber Ghost Press) and the upcoming (Sept. 2024) short story collection, The Roots Run Deep and Other Stories (Eerie River Publishing). His short fiction has been featured in over a dozen anthologies across multiple genres. A self-proclaimed horror movie expert, he spent an embarrassing amount of his youth watching scary movies. When not writing, he lives in Ontario, Canada with his wife, kids, three cats, and a pandemic dog named Sully who has an ongoing love affair with a blanket.
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102.2 The Great Change
A woman's plan of getting blackout drunk is interrupted by a surreal tarot reading.
Written by Galen Gower
Narrated by Jasmine Arch (https://jasminearch.com/)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)
With music by Umcorps (https://soundcloud.com/umcorps)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and the eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
I still don’t have social media, so give your dog a belly rub and tell them they’re perfect. but can I update the CTA to something like: check out Sloth & Envy Press's upcoming book releases at SlothandEnvy.com?
Jasmine Arch is a writer, poet, narrator, podcaster and all round chaos-for-brains Jasmine Arch lives in a nook of Belgian countryside with two horses, four dogs, and a husband who knows better than to distract her when she's writing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Other Stories, NewMyths.com and Hybrid Fiction, among others. Find out more about her or her work at JasmineArch.com.
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102.1 The Last Reading of Madam Twilight
A fortune teller has lost her gift. But has no clue to the real reason why?
Written by David Thomas
Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)
With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and his eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
David Thomas is a comic book writer from Cardiff Wales. Who only believes in science, art and fortune tellers.
Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a husbandry technician. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page www.facebook.com/BioArtsy
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101.4 The Miner’s Door - Re-Animated
When a young miner discovers a mysterious portal deep underground, his greedy supervisor unleashes a starving creature from another world — a deadly encounter that bridges two desperate realities in search of salvation.
Written by Daniel Willcocks (https://danielwillcocks.com)
Narrated by Justin Fife (https://www.threads.net/@justin.fife)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)
With music by Phat Phrog studio (https://www.phatphrogstudio.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and his eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
Daniel Willcocks is an international bestselling author and award-winning podcaster of dark fiction. He is an author coach, founder and CEO of Activated Authors; one quarter of digital story studio, Hawk & Cleaver; co-founder of iTunes-busting fiction podcast, ‘The Other Stories‘;’ CEO of horror imprint, Devil’s Rock Publishing.
Justin Fife is an audiobook narrator and voice actor, and he can be found on Threads @Justin.fife
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101.3 Intermission - Re-Animated
A young loner is visited by a strange extra-terrestrial beacon that he is convinced is a warning for a personal tragedy that he will soon have to confront head on, even if his idea of how the linear passage of time works is changed forever.
Written by Ben Errington ([https://x.com/ben_errington](https://twitter.com/ben_errington))
Narrated by James Barnett (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)
Produced by Karl Hughes ([https://x.com/karlhughes](https://twitter.com/karlhughes))
With music by Chris Zabriskie (https://chriszabriskie.com/)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and his eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
**With debut novel Ten Tales of the Human Condition, novella Dye Pack, and short story collection Death Throes under his belt, Ben Errington’s fast-paced, chaotic, cinematic style has earned him many plaudits.
He is one quarter of digital story studio, Hawk & Cleaver; co-founder of iTunes-busting fiction podcast The Other Stories, co-creator of the post-apocalyptic comic book El Marvo and co-host of horror movie discussion podcast Horror Hangout. Follow Ben on Twitter at @ben_errington**
**James Barnett is the producer of the Night’s End podcast and After The Gloaming. Search for them wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch other works of his at www.JamesBarnettCreative.com**
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101.2 The Businessman At The End Of My Bed - Re-Animated
Plagued by relentless sleep paralysis and terrifying hallucinations, Stephen wakes to find a sinister businessman and an unsettling presence in his bedroom
Written and narrated by Luke Kondor (www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor)
Produced by Karl Hughes (https://x.com/karlhughes)
With music by Daniel Birch (https://danielbirchmusic.com)
And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)
And sound effects provided by Freesound.org
The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)
Joshua Boucher is our story programmer, and along with Jasmine Arch and his eyeless ones, Mary Pastrano and Cody Czarzasty, he helps manage our community.
And to Ben Errington the ongoing explosion of content being fired out of his Social Media canon.
Luke Kondor started writing on his computer in his early teens and never looked back… and now he has very sore eyes. Check out my newsletter at https://lukeofkondor.substack.com/. I just up my big creative review of 2024 and my goals for 2025.
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Produced by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)
Special feature
Interview by Daniel Willcocks (https://www.danielwillcocks.com/)
With Dan Soule (https://dansoule.com/)
Dan was born and raised in Nottinghamshire, England, growing up in a small cathedral town called Southwell. At aged 19, he moved to Glasgow, Scotland and met his now wife, a Northern Irish girl. Hence, he now lives in Northern Ireland on the beautiful Antrim Coast, with his wife and two children, Cassie the cat and Jessie the dog
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