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Curious Matter is an audio-drama anthology based on short stories from the world’s best Sci-fi and Supernatural Horror writers. Let your ears take you on grand adventures into the worlds created by the most imaginative minds in the literary universe.

Jonathan Pezza


    • Mar 5, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS

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    The Curious Matter Anthology | Movies For Your Ears podcast is a fantastic audio drama that brings classic horror and sci-fi stories to life in an immersive and engaging format. The show does an excellent job of respecting the original language used by the authors, while still making necessary changes for audio drama. The sound design is top-notch and adds to the overall immersive experience without overshadowing the talented cast or causing confusion. Overall, this podcast is extremely well-done and a joy to listen to.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to adapt classic stories in a way that feels fresh and exciting. The host, Jonathan Pezza, does a great job of adapting the stories and his editing and producing skills are evident throughout each episode. The voice acting is also high-quality, with each actor bringing their characters to life in a believable and captivating way. Additionally, the sound effects and music help create a truly immersive atmosphere that enhances the storytelling experience.

    It's difficult to find any negative aspects of this podcast as it is such a well-produced show. However, some listeners may prefer more original content rather than adaptations of classic stories. While the podcast stays true to the original language of these stories, some may argue that it lacks originality in terms of plotlines or concepts. However, this is subjective and should not deter anyone from giving this podcast a chance.

    In conclusion, The Curious Matter Anthology | Movies For Your Ears podcast is an exceptional audio drama that delivers compelling storytelling in a unique format. It successfully adapts classic horror and sci-fi stories while maintaining respect for the original authors' use of language. The production quality, from sound design to voice acting, is top-notch and immerses listeners into another world with each episode. Whether you're a fan of sci-fi, supernatural, or horror stories or just appreciate well-crafted audio dramas, this podcast comes highly recommended.



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    Curious Matter Presents: Ask Your Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 38:51


    In this new installment of Curious Matter Presents, we are featuring the pilot episode of Ask Your Father from Sean Williams and Gideon Media, the team behind the hit audio-dramas Steal the Stars, Give Me Away, God of Obsidion, and Audible Originals including Witness and Are You Afraid of the Dark. Sean Williams the writer-creator joins Jonathan for a one-on-one interview about the show and the influences that helped bring us this new audio hit. In Ask Your Father, Lem and Mikey begin the first Faster Than Light Speed trip in the wrong place and without enough fuel to get back. Lem's husband and sister aren't getting any answers from NASA - mostly because they have no answers themselves. Everyone begins to settle in this new strange routine, which includes tiny hard-drives filled with information and audio letters from home. Featuring Sean Williams, Kevin R. Free (IG - @kevinrfree), Rob Maitner (IG - @bobbiemaits) , Rebecca Comtois, Barnaby Williams and Marlena Williams. Director - Jordana Williams Designer - Jeffrey Nils Gardner (www.audaciousmachinecreative.com) Music - Kent Williams (https://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/) Info and transcripts at https://www.gideon-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Help us make Season 3 - The Exile

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 2:13


    HEAD TO KICKSTARTER AND HELP US BRING SEASON 3 TO LIFE BY BACKING OUR KICKSTARTER TODAY! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonathanpezza/curious-matter-anthology-season-3-the-exile?ref=creator-nav Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Presents: Oz 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 31:43


    In this Curious Matter Presents we are taking a turn towards the silly and bringing you an episode of Oz-9 as well as a special interview with creator Shannon Perry. Described as Gilligan's Island meets the Office in Space, this series brings all the hijinks, mischief, and mayhem anyone could ask for. On a random Tuesday in 2142, 400 Oz ships, each carrying a cargo of 50,000 sleeping rich people, were launched from Earth by a corporation called Gated Galaxies. On a mission to seek out, terraform, and probably rudely exploit any planet they stumble upon, the Oz ships were a great way to get rid of not only some very rich idiots, but also their crews of petty thieves and thugs. This is the story of one such ship, the Oz 9, where the pods have already started going dark. For more information about the show please visit: https://oz-9.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Presents: The Rapscallion Agency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 49:28


    In our first Curious Matter Presents we are bringing you the pilot episode of Rapscallion Agency and a special interview with creators Christof Leputka and Robin Shore to learn a little about the show and the Leviathan Chronicles Universe. Set shortly after the events of the award-winning podcast The Leviathan Chronicles, The Rapscallion Agency continues the adventures of its two youngest characters, Lisette Mainsabiles and Paul Lee (aka Cluracan) who moved to Paris and use their unique skills to start a business, navigate young love, and lovingly care for a cybernetic rat. After converting a bakery van into their mobile hi-tech headquarters, Lisette and Cluaracan explore Paris by calling upon old acquaintances to help them find work for their new agency, But during a professional ‘audition', Lisette and Cluracan are double-crossed, managing to escape with a priceless research asset that makes them a target of a powerful international conglomerate, VeyTech Pharmaceutical. As they try to decode the mystery in their possession, they have to stay alive as they are ruthlessly hunted by an assassin with a metal arm while figuring out who they can really trust to help them escape France. The Leviathan Chronicles is a full cast audio drama about a race of immortals that have been secretly living in a hidden city called Leviathan, deep under the Pacific Ocean. For centuries, the utopian society has existed in peace, gently influencing world events on the surface. But soon, a civil war erupts between the immortals that wish to stay hidden, and those that want to integrate fully with the rest of mankind on the surface. A clandestine division of the CIA known as Blackdoor discovers the immortals' existence and seeks to eliminate the perceived threat that they represent to U.S. sovereignty. Soon, a three-way war erupts across the globe as each faction fights for supremacy, leaving the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Discover more podcasts set in the Leviathan Universe at www.leviathanaudioproductions.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Curious Matter Aftershow - Star Hunter Part 5 (Cast Extravaganza)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 51:32


    Alison Haislip and Alyssa DeVries talk with the cast, including Colin Ferguson, Tiffany Smith, Jonathan Pezza, Blythe Renay, Jonathan Edelman, Thien Nguyen, Jeremy Pezza, Scott Pezza, and Melissa Starr about making Star Hunter the mini-series For more information visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Star Hunter – Part 5: Those That Came Before

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 38:56


    The epic conclusion of Andre Norton's Star Hunter. Starring Colin Ferguson and Tiffany Smith. For more information, please visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Aftershow - Star Hunter Part 4 (with show creator Jonathan Pezza)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 37:06


    Alison Haislip and Alyssa DeVries talk with show creator Jonathan Pezza about making Star Hunter - Part 4: Fortress of Ancients. For more information, visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Star Hunter – Part 4: Fortress of Ancients

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 37:17


    Rass, Elyse, and Yactisi trade one cage for another as the planet's mysteries unravel. Starring Colin Ferguson and Tiffany Smith. For more information, please visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Aftershow - Star Hunter Part 3 (with special guests Shriswara and Selin Genc)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 34:00


    Alison Haislip and Alyssa DeVries talk with guests Shriswara (Hostages, Breathe) and Selin Genc about making Star Hunter - Part 3: Birds of Prey. For more information visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Star Hunter – Part 3: Birds of Prey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 35:57


    Rass Hume and his companions find themselves the captives of the most dangerous cartel in the Orion Sector. Starring Colin Ferguson and Tiffany Smith. For more information, please visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Aftershow - Star Hunter Part 2 (with special guests Tiffany Smith and Colin Ferguson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 38:36


    Alison Haislip and Alyssa DeVries talk with guests Tiffany Smith (Masters of the Universe: Revelation) and Colin Ferguson (Vampire Diaries, Eureka, Haven,) and show creator Jonathan Pezza about making Star Hunter - Part 2: Strange Companions. For more information visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Star Hunter – Part 2: Strange Companions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 32:06


    Rass Hume and Elyse Brodie try to escape the rampaging Strongjaws as the Outhunter learns more about the mysterious castaway. Starring Colin Ferguson and Tiffany Smith. For more information, please visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Aftershow - Star Hunter Part 1 (with special guest Colin Ferguson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 36:10


    Alison Haislip and Alyssa DeVries talk with guests Colin Ferguson (Vampire Diaries, Eureka, Haven,) and show creator Jonathan Pezza about making Star Hunter - Part 1: Apex Predators. For more information visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Star Hunter - Part 1: Apex Predators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 41:43


    200 years in the future the task of scouting newly charted solar systems is left to the legendary members of the Outhunters Guild. When his survey of the planet Jumala fails to find anything of value, Outhuter, Rass Hume, decides to host a safari for wealthy tourists that crave adventure. Based on the novel Star Hunter by Andre Norton. For more information please visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Aftershow - Eddie Cobalt Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 33:00


    Alison Haislip and Alyssa DeVries talk with guests Jeff Lewis (Kenan, Hail Caesar, The Guild) and Kelli Dawn Hancock (Shameless), about the conclusion of the Uncanny Eddie Cobalt. For more information visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Anthology Series 2 TRAILER

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 2:26


    We're betting you've probably never heard anything like our show. Curious Matter Anthology is a podcast that adapts stories from the world's best Sci-fi, and Horror writers into fully immersive audio movies. Let your ears take you on an adventure into some of the most imaginative minds in the literary universe. SERIES 2 airing now! Visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Uncanny Eddie Cobalt - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 34:22


    The epic conclusion to the Uncanny Eddie Cobalt. After the shocking cliffhanger, Eddie struggles to learn more about the power that has turned her life upside down. Starring Kelli Dawn Hancock, Jeff Lewis, Sundeep Parikh, E.J. Barrois, and Amy Vorpahl. This episode is rated Explicit and includes adult language and scenes that may not be suitable for younger audiences. For more information visit: www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Curious Matter Aftershow - Eddie Cobalt Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 36:47


    In our first Aftershow, Alison Haislip and Alyssa DeVries talk with guests Kelli Dawn Hancock (Shameless), and writer/creator Jonathan Pezza about what it took to bring the Uncanny Eddie Cobalt to life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    The Uncanny Eddie Cobalt - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 41:43


    What would you do if anything you doubted ceased to exist? Go on a mind-bending journey with Eddie Cobalt as she attempts to control this mysterious and uncanny power. Starring Kelli Dawn Hancock, Jeff Lewis, Sundeep Parikh, and Amy Vorpahl. This episode is rated Explicit and includes adult language and scenes that may not be suitable for younger audiences. For more information visit: www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    SERIES 2 PREMIERE PREVIEW | The Uncanny Eddie Cobalt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 2:44


    Curious Matter is back with another season of action-packed binaural audio movies based on the world's greatest horror and science fiction stories. Series 2 kicks off May 3rd with the mind-bending tale The Uncanny Eddie Cobalt. Catch up on Series 1 and Subscribe today! Starring: Kelli Dawn Hancock Jeff Lewis Sandeep Parikh Amy Vorpahl Written & Directed by: Jonathan Pezza Based off The Uncanny Power of Edwin Cobalt by Henry Kuttner Copyright Jonathan Pezza Inc. 2022

    Episode 12 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 27:57


    Thirty-three people, a tiny New York apartment, and a pill that stops aging…what could go wrong? Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a modern retelling of Kurt Vonnegut’s visionary short story. The original story was published in the January 1954 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction as The Big Trip Up Yonder. It was later revised and re-released under the title Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow in Vonnegut’s first collection of short stories Canary in a Cat House. It is one of two stories, the other being 2BR02B published in 1962, that Vonnegut wrote focusing on medical advancements that allowed humans to stop aging and the ultimate effect that it would have on society. For More Information Visit: www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

    Episode 11 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 31:50


    Thirty-three people, a tiny New York apartment, and a pill that stops aging...what could go wrong? Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a modern retelling of Kurt Vonnegut's visionary 1953 short story. Support this podcast

    FINALE TEASER - Kurt Vonnegut's Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 1:01


    For one low monthly payment, and a single dose a day, you too, can live forever... Kurt Vonnegut's Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow coming soon to a podcast platform near you. Support this podcast

    Episode 10 - Carnacki: Gateway of the Monster Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 41:59


    Supernatural detective Thomas Carnacki unravels the case of a violent haunting Cornish Downs. Originally written by William Hope Hodgson, this adaptation puts a brand new spin on the original king of Paranormal Investigators. For more information visit: www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

    Episode 09 - Carnacki: Gateway of the Monster Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 35:45


    Supernatural detective Thomas Carnacki investigates the case of a violent haunting in the Hamptons. Originally written by William Hope Hodgson, this adaptation puts a brand new spin on the original king of Paranormal Investigators. For more information visit: www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

    Episode 08 - Philip K. Dick's Second Variety Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 35:48


    The epic conclusion to Philip K. Dick's Second Variety. For More Information Visit https://www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

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    Episode 07 - Philip K. Dick's Second Variety Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 34:13


    X-ray company goes on a journey against their will into the Mother's den. For More Information Visit https://www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

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    Episode 06 - Philip K. Dick's Second Variety Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 36:55


    New allies, new mysteries, and new revelations await X-ray Company inside the SRE Base.   For more information visit www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

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    Episode 05 - Philip K. Dick's Second Variety Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 29:41


    After narrowly escaping an ambush, X-ray Company and their new companion continue north. For more information visit:  www.curiousmatterpodcast.com (http://www.curiousmatterpodcast.com/) Support this podcast

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    Episode 04 - Philip K. Dick's Second Variety Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 33:19


    Set during the events of a globally catastrophic nuclear war, Second Variety follows Major Rebecca Hendricks as she leads a mission into enemy territory during a mysterious communications blackout. For more information visit:  www.curiousmatterpodcast.com (http://www.curiousmatterpodcast.com/) Support this podcast

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    Episode 03 - H.P. Lovecraft's Haunter in the Dark Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 32:56


    The conclusion of Haunter in the Dark. After Robert Blake looks into the mysterious glowing stone in the tower room, he accidently brings the Haunter into our world, trapping it in the abandoned church. For more information visit: www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

    Episode 02 - H.P. Lovecraft's Haunter in the Dark Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 36:04


    Robert Blake continues his adventures in H.P. Lovecraft's Haunter in the Dark. When Robert discovers a unique church across the city, he decides to investigate the reason behind its grim and ominous appearance. For more information visit: www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

    BONUS CONTENT | Making Episode 1 - Shambler From the Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 48:31


    Matthew Hobin and Jonathan Pezza chat about the process of launching Curious Matter and creating the first episode, Shambler From the Stars. Support this podcast

    Episode 01 - Robert Bloch's Shambler From the Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 29:49


    Our pilot episode Shambler From the Stars is one of the very first stories written by the legendary author and screenwriter Robert Bloch. Shambler From the Stars kicks off our anthology in the grand tradition of supernatural horror. It is the first installment in a three-episode “thrillogy” that unites Shambler From the Stars and its sequel Haunter in the Dark.  For more information visit: www.curiousmatterpodcast.com Support this podcast

    TRAILER | Series Launch | Robert Bloch - Shambler From the Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 2:43


    Curious Matter is a brand-new podcast anthology based on the world’s greatest horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories. On October 22nd, experience the first of these tales brought to life as a completely new audio drama. In Episode 1, we start in the realm of supernatural horror with the spine-tingling Shambler From the Stars, written by the legendary author and screenwriter Robert Bloch. Support this podcast

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