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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October 28, 2016 By fred

Episode 1 – The Devil on the Staircase by Joe Hill

Episode 1 of the Dark Tome introduces us to Cassie, who is forced to read books to Mr. Gussy – an old crank who runs a bookshop of the strange and the weird – as penance for pulling a girl’s hair out at school. Mr. Gussy has warned Cassie of a book among books – The Dark Tome – and Cassie decides to open up the cover and see what it’s all about.

This flings Cassie into the world of acclaimed writer Joe Hill’s chilling fable, “The Devil on the Staircase,” narrated by a man who walks crooked steps for a living, being discovering a door that leads him straight to hell.

Based on the short story, “The Devil on the Staircase” by Joe Hill. 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

Brent Askari – Narrator

Ian Carlsen – Man

Jalen Weiss – Boy

Anna Gravel as Lithodora

Erik Moody – Friend, Soldier

Jay Piscopo – Friend, Soldier

Tom Alexander – Hell Voice

CREW:

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

Dialogue Editing – Grace Waldron

Sound Design – Rory O’Shea

Original Music – Peter Van Riet

Additional Music – Mind’s Eye Productions

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TRANSCRIPT:

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