The Dark Tome

Open the Book; Unlock Imagination

  • Season 1
    • Episode 1 – The Devil on the Staircase by Joe Hill
    • Episode 2 – The Bread We Eat in Dreams, by Catherynne M. Valente
    • Episode 3: Breathe My Name, by Christopher Golden
    • Episode 4 – Murdered Sleep, by Kat Howard
    • Episode 5 – Blind Love, by Joe R Lansdale and Kasey Lansdale
    • Episode 6 – Family Demons, by Frederick Greenhalgh
    • Episode 7 – INK, by Jonathan Maberry
    • Episode 8 – Trial Day, by Tananarive Due
    • Episode 9 – How Gussy Got the Book
  • Season 2
    • Episode 1 – Natural Skin by Alyssa Wong
    • Episode 2 – The Bacchae, by Elizabeth Hand
    • Episode 3: The Birds of Azalea Street, by Nova Ren Suma
    • Episode 4: Inselberg, by Nalo Hopkinson
    • Episode 5: Mr. Carter’s Story, by Fred Greenhalgh
    • Episode 6: The Vishakanya’s Choice by Roshani Chokshi
    • Episode 7: Nennorluk, by Chris Tarry
    • Episode 8: Sing Me Your Scars, by Damien Angelica Waters
    • Episode 9: Bear Language, by Martin Cahill
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March 5, 2021 By fred

Henry, by Fred Greenhalgh

henry the magical dog
Henry, the dog who held off the apocalypse

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.

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

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April 10, 2020 By fred

The Days of Flaming Motorcycles, by Catherynne M. Valente

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 with extensive credits in theatre, film, and voice over acting.  Find her at: @katmoraros

Female zombie FX by Sarah Golding, AKA Quirky Voices,  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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December 21, 2019 By fred

The Green Knight’s Wife, by Kat Howard

“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 (@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, Mind’s Eye Productions, & AudioJungle.

Produced & Directed by Fred Greenhalgh, originally appearing in Uncanny Magazine.

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October 23, 2019 By fred

S2E9: Bear Language, by Martin Cahill

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?

Based on the short story, “Bear Language,” by Martin Cahill. Adapted for audio by Frederick Greenhalgh. Produced by William Dufris and Fred Greenhalgh. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Maiya Koloski – Joanna

Andrew Lyndaker – Oliver

Michael Kimball – Daddy

Lisa Muller-Jones – Bear

Lisa Stathophlos – Agent

James Herrera – Agent

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Ned Donovan – Billy

Mariah Bergeron – Grace

Casey Turner – Kim

CREW:

Dialogue Editing – Fred Greenhalgh

Sound Design – Fred Greenhalgh

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Blue Dot Sessions

Recorded at Mind’s Eye Productions in South Portland, Maine, and on location.

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TRANSCRIPT:

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October 23, 2019 By fred

S2E8: Sing Me Your Scars, by Damien Angelica Waters

Cassie finds herself trapped with several other women in a monstrous situation imagined by a twisted doctor in post-WW1 England. 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.

Based on the short story “Sing Me Your Scars” by Damien Angelica Waters. Adapted for audio by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by William Dufris and Fred Greenhalgh. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Ned Donovan – Billy

Mariah Bergeron – Grace

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Christine Marshall – Mother

William Dufris – Mr. Carter

Lisa Statophlos – Agent

James Herrera – Agent

Callie Kimball – Victoria

Christopher Holt – Doctor

Janay Woodruff – Emily, Woman

Karen Bombaro – Lillian, Woman

Brittany Burke – Woman

Marjolaine Whittlesey – Anna

CREW:

Dialogue Editing by – Fred Greenhalgh

Sound design – William Dufris

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Billy Brush, Mind’s Eye Productions

Recorded at Mind’s Eye Productions in South Portland, Maine, and on location.

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media

TRANSCRIPT:

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(Episode 8 begins at page 198)

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