GARGOYLES is a haunting short story about the dark rooms in every home, and the monsters that lurk within.
Written and read for you by Stephanie Diaz Reppen (SONIA in Dark Tome Undertow).
Maggie Doll, by Alex Jennings
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.
Henry, by Fred Greenhalgh
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.
The Days of Flaming Motorcycles, by Catherynne M. Valente
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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 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.
The Green Knight’s Wife, by Kat Howard
Direct Download – The Green Knight’s Wife”
“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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