The Dark Tome

Open the Book; Unlock Imagination

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Episode 6 – Family Demons, by Frederick Greenhalgh

Cassie returns home after the wondrous night at the prom (Episode 4) and finds her dreams shattered when she gets home. Forced to flee her home, she seeks refuge in Mr. Gussy’s bookshop, and the Dark Tome. This time, the book calls out for her. She finds herself with an estranged son at his homecoming to the old family farmhouse… And the demons that his father sought to hide will make themselves known.

An original for audio story by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh and William Dufris. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Christine Marshall – Mom

William Dufris – Mark

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Tony Reilly – Dad

Joseph Bearor – Nick

Erik Moody – Scott

CREW:

Recorded at Mind’s Eye Productions in South Portland, Maine

Dialogue Editing – Fred Greenhalgh

Sound Design – William Dufris

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media.

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The Floodgates of Willowhill, by Mary SanGiovanni

“Everybody whose grown up in Faulkesville, well, they’ve always guessed there’s something wrong with the woods on the edge of town, the ones that border Willowhill, something people don’t like to bring up in polite company.”

Teenage Samantha keeps her nose in her books and her head in the clouds – in lands far beyond the borders of the small town of Faulkesville where she’s grown up… Where her parents mysteriously died two years ago, and where her Uncle Ted and buddy Hank Jedsoe are about to discover the real horrors that lurk in the haunted woods on the edge of town.

TRANSCRIPT:

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Episode 5 – Blind Love, by Joe R Lansdale and Kasey Lansdale

As part of “Dark Duets,” mojo storyteller Joe R Lansdale paired up with his daughter, Kasey Lansdale, to pen this tale of a monster whose power is through the eyes.

Quick witted but unlucky in love, Jana is dragged by her friend Erin to attend an ‘eye gazing party,’ a new age phenomenon run by a couple of hucksters on the far edge of a small Texas town. Jana’s skepticism turns to confusion when Erin – and all the girls at the party – are entranced by an unremarkable man “Thirteen.”

Featuring a special performance and selections of music by Kasey Lansdale.

Based on the short story, “Blind Love” by Joe R Lansdale and Kasey Lansdale, originally published in the collection “Dark Duets” edited by Christopher Golden. Adapted for audio by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh and William Dufris. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Kasey Lansdale – Jana

Marie Stewart Harmon – Erin

Casey Turner – Kim

David La Graffe – Swami

Claudia Hughes – Mildred

William Dufris – Thirteen

Christine Marshall, Philip Hobby, Burke Brimmer, Kerry-Ann Loomis, Nicholas Schroeder, Casey Turner – Ensemble Voices

CREW:

Recorded at Mind’s Eye Productions in South Portland, Maine and Invisible Studios, Los Angeles, California.

Dialogue Editing – Fred Greenhalgh

Sound Design – William Dufris

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media.

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Episode 4 – Murdered Sleep, by Kat Howard

“Sleep is dying, and has been for a long time now, through uncounted ticks of clocks and the flickers of thousands of too-brief candles.”

It’s the night of the Senior Prom, and rather than show up awkwardly, Cassie has decided to stay home with the Dark Tome. But, she soon meets a mysterious stranger with an invitation to a masquerade ball wicked and mysterious, far stranger than any rites of spring. What she learns there will reshape her thoughts on dance, if she can ever make it back.

Based on the short story, “Murdered Sleep,” by Kathleen Howard. Originally published in Apex Magazine. Adapted for audio by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh and William Dufris. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Casey Turner – Kim

Tess Van Horne – Kora

JennyWren Walker, Ian Carlsen, JP Guimont, William Dufris – Ensemble Voices

CREW:

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

Dialogue Editing – Fred Greenhalgh

Sound Design – William Dufris

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media.

TRANSCRIPT:

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The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe

A fresh take on Edgar Allen Poe’s classic “The Masque of the Red Death” – featuring an all-star cast of New England actors, and immersive location sound recording, and an inventive script, this production re-imagines Poe’s tale of a group of ill-fated improvisatori who take on an audience with the ‘dark prince’ who holds extravagant balls to distract the gentry from the ravages of the plague.

Produced by William Dufris and AudioComics as part of their “HorrorScopes” series. With field-recording by Fred Greenhalgh / FinalRune Productions.