The Dark Tome

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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.

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The Green Knight’s Wife, by Kat Howard

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“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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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.

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media

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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

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S2E7: Nennorluk, by Chris Tarry

Mr. Gussy returns, but what he finds on the other side was not what he expected. We venture to the salt-sprayed shores of New Brunswick, where time has been hard on Sammy. But the promise of three square meals and the hunt for a sea monster makes him believe there might be such a thing as second chances.

Based on the short story, “Nennorluk,” by Chris Tarry. Adapted for audio by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by William Dufris and Fred Greenhalgh. Directed by William Dufris.

CAST:

Tim Sample – Mr. Gussy

Lilly Thorne – Cassie

Tim Sample – Gussy

Joe Bearor – Sammy

Tom Power – Franky, Fisherman

Dalton S Kimball – Doug

JP Guimont – Rick, Fisherman, Scientist

Ian Carlsen – Young Fisherman, Richardson

Mariah Bergeron – Manager, Francine

Tony Reilly – Dad, Captain

Marie Stewart Harmon – Scientist, Post Office Lady, Bartender

Ozma Kasten – Christina

CREW:

Dialogue Editing – Fred Greenhalgh

Sound design – William Dufris

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions

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

SPECIAL CREDITS

“I Will Put My Ship In Order”

Based on the 1600s folk ballad

Produced, arrangemed, mixed by Chris Tarry

Vocals and guitar – Cathal Murphy

Guitar and background vocals – Dave Molloy

Drums – Jordan Perlson

Bass, piano, and keys – Chris Tarry

Fiddle – Niall Murphy

The Dark Tome is a creation of Dagaz Media