The world isn’t kind to dreamers. Like any boy of the radio era, Leonard Allen dreamed of hitting big in New York and Hollywood; to write or host that one big show that would make everyone notice. Even after he had his chance at both, that dream still burns inside him. He’s always been able to spark the divine somewhere in his work. And he’s been noticed. He doesn’t know the lengths people will go to take advantage of such gifts. So when the mysterious David Lewis asked him finish his classic radio drama “After Dark†after a half-century from a pirate radio station in a New England lighthouse, Len didn’t realize it wasn’t as simple as that. The truth is that Lewis served a more powerful entity than even public opinion: the goddess Inanna, Sumerian patron of love and war both. Sometimes, a god wants a sacrifice. Sometimes, a god wants praise and devotion. But the most fickle, and the most dangerous, are those who demand a show. Journey into the creative mind of award-winning author Alicia Goranson, as she explores the nature of power and those who covet it in a genre-busting work that blends classic fifties radio drama, tense, paranoia-fueled thrillers, and the intimate knowledge born of a career working behind-the-scenes in the performing arts. Marvel at a stunning collection of award-winning stage actors, the Post-Meridian Players, as they provide the voice and heart to a cast of over thirty. Follow Allen and Lewis as their ideological conflict threatens to consume their friends and family, a battle neither can yield. Is magic simply a tool, or a living thing to be respected? Does man have a right to make demands of the gods? What lengths would you go to for the power to protect what you love? Whatever you believe, don’t get caught out After Dark, in THE MASK OF INANNA.
In Part 2 of this final episode, Leonard Allen and David Lewis collide in an apocalyptic showdown. This episode's “After Dark” tale is “The Golden Rescue of Sinbad”. That's all folks - thanks for listening!
In Part 1 of this final episode, Leonard Allen turns against his benefactors to deliver the final show, while horrific events conspire to stop him.
In which Bob Stroud returns. This episode's “After Dark” tale is “The Shivers on Highway 61".
In which Leonard Allen quits the show. This episode's “After Dark” tale: Why would there be one? Leonard Allen quits the show!
In which Leonard Allen's longtime girlfriend Gwen returns, and the Prayer is revealed to be a Very Bad Thing. This episode's “After Dark” tale is “The Never People.”
In which the Speed Bump starts to destroy everything and the secret of After Dark is revealed. This episode's “After Dark” tale is “They Called Me Devil.”
In which Allen is rescued from certain danger, twice – in 1950′s Hollywood and again in 2008, on the island. This episode's After Dark tale is “I Was A Communist for the CIA”, in which Mike Svelte saves us all from the horrors of Godless Communism in Alaska!
In which we follow Allen's amazing adventures in 1950′s Hollywood after leaving “After Dark”, while in the present day, the contractors arrive to repair the lighthouse. This episode's After Dark tale is “His Mother's Voice”.
In which the island's guardians are revealed, and Leonard Allen makes a most peculiar deal for his life. This episode's After Dark tale is “The Heart-Shaped Box”.
In which down-and-out 1950′s radio host Leonard Allen is given a second chance in 2008, and the mystery of his horror show "After Dark" begins anew.
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