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A young woman on the run is taken in by a reclusive doctor that may be more than he appears. Adapted from "Cool Air" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Police Brutality, Racism, Fascism, Grief, Chronic Illness, Body Horror & Transformation, and Potential Violence & Death. Tell your representatives to vote to abolish ICE! https://5calls.org/ Hotlines to report ICE raids in your area, report missing migrants, or seek help if you are at risk of deportation: https://nnirr.wpengine.com/education-resources/community-resources-legal-assistance-recursos-comunitarios-asistencia-legal/immigration-hotlines-lineas-directas-de-inmigracion/ Support human rights for immigrants: https://wearecasa.org/ https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/ https://aijustice.org/ Starring Jo O'Donnell, Sean C. Sanders, and Jonathan Inbody. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media can be found at https://www.graymatterhorror.com/ If you like the show, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Every review helps! Join the Gray Matter Patreon at https://patreon.com/graymatterhorror Buy Gray Matter Shirts at https://www.teepublic.com/user/graymatterhorror
Hour 1 kicks off with Marc, Kim, and Ethan reveling in a rare cool summer morning—but the good vibes end quickly when Marc drops an exclusive bombshell: a longtime St. Louis City SC season ticket holder was ejected from a game for wearing a MAGA hat. No misconduct. No altercation. Just a Trump hat. Marc slams the political discrimination and previews a live interview with the fan, Mike, coming up next hour. Then, the conversation shifts to Nancy Pelosi's outrageous stock gains, with her 2024 portfolio somehow outperforming Warren Buffett's by over double. Marc defends Josh Hawley against media attempts to pit him against Trump, noting their shared goal of banning congressional insider trading—despite some legislative infighting over targeting Pelosi directly. In Kim on a Whim, Kim cheers Trump's return to Presidential Fitness standards and highlights his new athlete-filled fitness council, including Harrison Butker and Lawrence Taylor. They praise RFK Jr.'s push to ask long-overdue questions about skyrocketing gluten allergies, childhood obesity, and chemical additives in food. Finally, Marc returns to a COVID-era policy disaster: St. Louis's water bill moratorium, which has now racked up $12.6 million in unpaid utility bills. With a quarter of accounts past due, Marc torches Mayor Tishaura Jones for forgiving the debt while still taxing responsible workers.
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A tale of dark science, and the ghastly mystery that enveloped the Spanish doctor's attempts at artificial refrigeration. Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.The story of H. P. Lovecraft is a sad story. He lived a life marked by poverty, and personal loss. His early years were overshadowed by his father's descent into madness, which led to his institutionalization and death. His mother, similarly afflicted with mental illness, was overprotective and instilled in him a sense of fragility and isolation.As a child, Lovecraft was a prodigy, reading and writing at an early age, but frequent illnesses and nervous conditions kept him from completing high school. He lived with his controlling mother and struggled throughout his life with self-doubt.His writing, though prolific, was largely unrecognized during his lifetime, and he was forced to become a ghostwriter just to scrape by.Lovecraft was diagnosed with cancer and was virtually unknown at the time of his death at the age of 46, and though he never achieved fame or financial success in life, his influence on horror and science fiction remains unparalleled.Today's story was published two years after Lovecraft died and appears in the September 1939 issue of Weird Tales Magazine on page 95, Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, An Earthman and Earthwoman are hurled through worlds within worlds by a diabolical weapon! Beyond Annihilation by Henry Kuttner.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================
The last living man on a world rendered utterly lifeless by all–consuming fire– how could he start life alone? Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.I love a great apocalyptic sci-fi tale, and today we have an exceptional one for you by a legendary author. Alfred Bester, a true icon of the genre, is honored in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, the Prometheus Hall of Fame, and the Fandom Hall of Fame. He was also awarded the prestigious SFWA Grand Master Award by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association.Published almost 84 years ago in September 1941 in Astounding Science Fiction on page 35, Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A tale of dark science, and the ghastly mystery that enveloped the Spanish doctor's attempts at artificial refrigeration. Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================
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Cool Air by H.P. Lovecraft is a chilling tale about a man who moves into a New York City apartment building and becomes intrigued by his mysterious upstairs neighbor, Dr. Muñoz. The doctor lives in a room kept unnaturally cold and reveals that he relies on the cold to survive due to a peculiar medical condition. As the cooling system fails, the true nature of Dr. Muñoz's existence is terrifyingly revealed, culminating in a shocking discovery that challenges the boundaries of life and death. The story explores themes of mortality, science, and the unknown. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audiblyaudiobooks/support
Some people don't realize how much they love the soothing hum of an air conditioner until they have to sleep without it. Air conditioners make a consistent white noise sound that runs all night. This air-conditioning white noise for sleeping could be just what you need. Next time you are trying to sleep and it's too quiet, try playing this white noise sleep sound and see if it helps you fall asleep! Here are some great products to help you sleep! Relaxing White Noise receives a small commission (at no additional cost to you) on purchases made through affiliate links. Thanks for supporting the podcast! Baloo Living Weighted Blankets (Use code 'relaxingwhitenoise10' for 10% off) At Relaxing White Noise, our goal is to help you sleep well. This episode is eight hours long with no advertisements in the middle, so you can use it as a sleeping sound throughout the night. Listening to our white noise sounds via the podcast gives you the freedom to lock your phone at night, keeping your bedroom dark as you fall asleep. It also allows you to switch between apps while studying or working with no interruption in the ambient sound. Check out the 10-hour version on Youtube Contact Us for Partnership Inquiries Relaxing White Noise is the number one destination on YouTube for white noise and nature sounds to help you sleep, study or soothe a baby. With more than a billion views across YouTube and other platforms, we are excited to now share our popular ambient tracks on the Relaxing White Noise podcast. People use white noise for sleeping, focus, sound masking or relaxation. We couldn't be happier to help folks live better lives. This podcast has the sound for you whether you use white noise for studying, to soothe a colicky baby, to fall asleep or for simply enjoying a peaceful moment. No need to buy a white noise machine when you can listen to these sounds for free. Cheers to living your best life! DISCLAIMER: Remember that loud sounds can potentially damage your hearing. When playing one of our ambiences, if you cannot have a conversation over the sound without raising your voice, the sound may be too loud for your ears. Please do not place speakers right next to a baby's ears. If you have difficulty hearing or hear ringing in your ears, please immediately discontinue listening to the white noise sounds and consult an audiologist or your physician. The sounds provided by Relaxing White Noise are for entertainment purposes only and are not a treatment for sleep disorders or tinnitus. If you have significant difficulty sleeping on a regular basis, experience fitful/restless sleep, or feel tired during the day, please consult your physician. Relaxing White Noise Privacy Policy © Relaxing White Noise LLC, 2023. All rights reserved. Any reproduction or republication of all or part of this text/visual/audio is prohibited.
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Los hechos en el caso de M. Valdemar (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar) —a veces publicado alternativamente como La verdad sobre el caso del señor Valdemar, El extraño caso del señor Valdemar o Los hechos en el caso del señor Valdemar— es un relato de terror del escritor norteamericano Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), publicado en la edición de diciembre de 1845 de la revista American Whig Review. [ver: ¡ESTOY MUERTO!: análisis del «Caso Valdemar» de E.A. Poe]Los hechos en el caso de M. Valdemar se introduce en el tema del mesmerismo, el magnetismo y la hipnosis, temas que por entonces captaban un gran interés de los lectores. Aquí, un grupo de científicos decide utilizar la influencia del magnetismo para actuar sobre alguien que se encuentra en el umbral de la muerte, no ya para sanarlo, sino para suspender su agonía y de ese modo examinar el proceso de la muerte.El paciente, o mejor dicho, la víctima de estas operaciones, es un hombre de apellido Valdemar; enfermo terminal de tuberculosis —al igual que la esposa de E.A. Poe, Virginia Clemm— quien acepta participar del experimento. Valdemar, ya moribundo, es llevado a un estado de trance. Después de un tiempo afirma que está muerto aunque de hecho puede comunicarse mediante una voz horrorosa que brota de su boca abierta e inarticulada. Sin pulso, sin respiración, Valdemarprolonga una agonía indescriptible a lo largo de siete meses.Los hechos en el caso de M. Valdemar apareció casi simultáneamente en Estados Unidos e Inglaterra. Muchas personas llegaron a creer que se trataba de una historia real debido al lenguaje periodístico que utiliza Edgar Allan Poe. Incluso un investigador paranormal de Londres, llamado Robert Collyer, le envió una sentida carta a Edgar Allan Poe relatándole un caso similar en el que había participado.Otra de las personas cautivadas por Los hechos en el caso de M. Valdemar fue nada menos que la poetisa Elizabeth Barrett Browning, quién admiró sobre todo la economía de recursos de Edgar Allan Poe para conducir al lector a un desenlace verdaderamente aterrador. Rudyard Kipling también hace referencia a Los hechos en el caso de M. Valdemar en el relato: En la casa de Suddhoo (In the House of Suddhoo).Los hechos en el caso de M. Valdemar es, quizás, un relato de terror que se anticipa a los excesos del cine y el humor gráfico. Lo nauseabundo, lo repugnante, los jugos cadavéricos, la textura de la descomposición, del pus, de las excrecencias amarillentas y biliososa, de los humores nauseabundos, son un recurso sostenido dentro del texto.Uno de los que más alabó este clásico fue H.P. Lovecraft, para quien Los hechos en el caso de M. Valdemar se encuentra entre los cuentos de terror de E.A. Poe que más lo influenciaron. Por cierto, en el siguiente artículo: «In Articulo Mortis»: Poe, Lovecraft y algunas opciones para retrasar la muerte, se analizan algunas similitudes con el relato de Lovecraft: Aire frío (Cool Air).Los hechos en el caso de M. Valdemar integra una fracción de relatos fantásticos de Edgar Allan Poe que se anticipan a la ciencia ficción, o más propiamente dicho, a la pseudo-ciencia ficción; cuentos en donde se examinan distintos fenómenos paranormales aunque el propio autor no les asignaba ningún tipo de crédito. Los otros dos relatos que cierran esta especie de trilogía paranormal son: Von Kempelen y su descubrimiento (Von Kempelen and His Discovery) y Revelación mesmérica (Mesmeric Revelation).Edgar Allan Poe realmente no dejó ningún detalle librado al azar. Incluso el nombre Valdemar, que significa "valle del mar", sugiere algún tipo de estado transitivo entre lo sólido (el cuerpo vivo) y lo líquido (el cadáver licuefacto que se deshace violentamente).Los hechos sobre el caso de M. Valdemar.The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Aire frío (Cool Air) es un relato de terror del escritor norteamericano H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937), escrito en marzo de 1926, publicado por primera vez en la edición de marzo de 1928 de la revista pulp Tales of Magic and Mystery, y luego reeditado por Arkham House en la antologíade 1939: El extraño y otros (The Outsider and Others).Aire frío relata la historia del doctor Muñoz, arquetipo del científico loco que ha logrado prolongar diabólicamente su existencia más allá de la muerte a costa de permanecer en un ambiente cerrado y a una temperatura inusualmente fría.Cuando estas condiciones se alteran su cuerpo comienza a descomponerse gradualmente, sin que el pobre doctor pierda la conciencia. Este detalle verdaderamente macabro sugiere que Aire fríoestá inspirado en La verdad sobre el caso de M. Valdemar (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar), de Edgar Allan Poe —aquí lo analizamos en profundidad: «In Articulo Mortis»: Poe, Lovecraft y algunas opciones para retrasar la muerte—; aunque el propio H.P. Lovecraft sostuvo que su verdadera fuente fue el cuento de Arthur Machen: Vinum Sabbati (Vinum Sabbati).Aire frío también desarrolla los problemas del propio H.P. Lovecraft para regular su temperatura corporal. Durante gran parte de su vida detestó el frío, de hecho, el relato intenta explicar por qué una ráfaga de aire frío le resulta particularmente desagradable; lo cual hizo su estadía en el Kalem Club de Nueva York una verdadera tortura.Ya en el ocaso de su vida, H.P. Lovecraft era incapaz de soportar una temperatura mayor a los 20 grados centígrados, pareciéndose peligrosamente al doctor Muñoz del relato.Aire frío fue escrito durante aquella dura estadía en Nueva York, acompañando a su esposa, Sonia Greene. Allí se hospedó en una pensión bastante sórdida, muy diferente de su residencia en Providence. Esta ubicación acaso sea la misma de Aire frío.Una referencia curiosa, y muy discutible: el narrador de Aire frío quizás es el mismo sujeto que se derrite en la vía pública, literalmente, en el cuento de Rosa Chacel: Fueron testigos.
As the summer winds down and things cool down, the Drabblecast brings you a story that will give you chills! We present, “Cool Air” by H.P. Lovecraft. Cover art by Catriel Tallarico Cool Air by H.P. Lovecraft You ask me to explain why I am afraid of a draught of cool air; why I shiver […]
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Join James Piecowye and Glenn Power on the PowerWorks Podcast as they discuss the lack of new cars on the road, the high prices of used vehicles, and a hilarious Volvo air conditioning saga. Tune in for insights on cars, maintenance, and why sometimes, it's all about staying cool in the heat.
Join James Piecowye and Glenn Power on the PowerWorks Podcast as they discuss the lack of new cars on the road, the high prices of used vehicles, and a hilarious Volvo air conditioning saga. Tune in for insights on cars, maintenance, and why sometimes, it's all about staying cool in the heat.
If a virus gets inside your nose, your nasal cells fight back — but that immune response weakens as your nose gets cooler.
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Join host Douglas Arthur for the annual Space Mules Halloween special episode as he reads a couple of classic horror tales, A Ghost Story by the inimitable Mark Twain and Cool Air by H.P. Lovecraft! Features a brand new musical score by house band Flaming Schwarzkopf Experience! Listen in a dark room if you dare! Originally published October 31, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/SpaceMules/message
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In this episode, I reviewed some more short stories within this book, and discussed their paranormal aspects. The stories reviewed in this episode are; Celephais, Cool Air, Dagon, and Ex Oblivione. #book #fiction #review #shortstories #paranormal #supernatural
On today's show Perry & Valerie answer questions about:Does the cool air function on hair dryers help set hair styles?What makes a sunscreen water resistant?Is there a shampoo that can work for eczema?What do we think of Dr. Sam Bunting's skincare products?Beauty NewsJ&J launches a new baby brand and hops on the BS bandwagon!How do you feel about these apps that let you try on make-up or beauty looks? Do you think they will have a big impact on people's purchasing habits?Celebrity launch?Who called this one!? Four Ways to Ask a question -1. Become a patron and ask through there. These get top attention.2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com3. Send it to us via social media (see links below)4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a questionSupport the Beauty BrainsThe Beauty Brains are now on Patreon! If you want to support the show Patreon is the best way to do it. This will help keep the show going and avoid any of those pesky advertisements that I find so maddening in other podcasts that I listen to. Thank you to all of our Patrons!Social media accountson Instagram we're at thebeautybrains2018on Twitter, we're thebeautybrainsAnd we have a Facebook pageValerie's ingredient company - Simply IngredientsBe Brainy about your Beauty!Support the show
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In this episode I'm greeted by some VERY welcome cool air as I head out to see the chickens... After I finished talking to you, I sat in the lovely fresh air and knitted for a while. I'll be posting a video over on Patreon in a couple of days so you can work alongside me if you'd like to.
A struggling writer finds lodging in a dilapidated New York brownstone and becomes the companion of the mysterious doctor living upstairs who has to keep his room at a constantly low temperature. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Cool Air" by H.P. Lovecraft (1928). Please support my work... Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. If you'd like to you can say thank you in the following ways: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join One-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast You can now also say THANKS with a SUPER THANKS! Get in touch! I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com
Andy and Alyssa read Goosebumps Series 2000 #14: Jekyll and Heidi. Along they way, they discuss grief; Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast; billboards in Vermont; 411; class tensions; fiction v. nonfiction; Gothic tropes; ski sweaters; the Foundation; Heidi; exposition; IT: Chapter 2; Spiral; Shamela; orphans sent to live with mysterious relatives; A Series of Unfortunate Events; The Secret Garden; New England Horror; Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Hangsaman; Wolf; Bless the Child; The Spiral Staircase; “The Whisperer in Darkness”; torch-bearing mobs; Frankenstein; queer coding; Phantom of the Opera; Fritz Lang's M; deviancy narratives and marginalization; Vermont's history of sheep farming and industrial decline; unresolved endings; Halloween; No Country for Old Men; Certain Dark Things; Cube; mad scientist labs; Plague Dogs; The Island of Dr. Moreau; Herbert West: Reanimator; “Cool Air”; The House; going back for something; The Amityville Horror; The Matrix; cursed family members; Pet Sematary; The X-Files episode “The Post-Modern Prometheus”; Firestarter; disability; Of Mice and Men; the Gooseverse timeline; North American v. European werewolves; scientific research funding; and the year 1999. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com
Conocido como "Cool Air" en inglés, es un relato que Howard escribió en 1926, pero fue publicado hasta 1928 en la revista Tales of Magic and Mystery. Esta es la primera vez que leo Aire Frío de Lovecraft, un relato que me gustó mucho y que sin duda, me transportó a imaginar los rostros, las calles, la casa, los detalles de todo lo que en este universo habitaba. Como dato curioso, Howard se inspiró en "El Extraño Caso del Señor Valdemar" de Poe. Así que próximamente también lo estaré grabando y subiendo. Espero lo disfruten y me dejen por aquí, en los comentarios, si tienen interés en escuchar algún relato en especial o si quieren algo de un autor de su gusto. Colóquense unos audífonos o auriculares y disfrútenlo. Si les gustó, pueden seguirme en mis redes sociales: ·Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fer.mr.bones/ ·Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fer.mr.bones/?_rdc=1&_rdr & https://www.facebook.com/FernandoPalaciosAKAMrBones ·Twitter: https://twitter.com/FerMrBones También lo encuentras en Spotify y cualquier otro servicio de podcast. https://anchor.fm/fernando-palacios94 https://podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcast/historias-de-espantos/id1554046415 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
ASMR reading of the short story Cool Air, by HP Lovecraft. Features a rolling thunderstorm as background ambiance to help you fall asleep. Listen with headphones for the best experience. Support this channel: https://paypal.me/TomeByTome http://podpage.com/tome-by-tome-asmr #chronicpainrelief #asmrreadingtoyou #hplovecraftasmr Cool Air is a short story by the American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft , written in March 1926 and published in the March 1928 issue of Tales of Magic and Mystery. The story is set up as the narrator's explanation for why a "draught of cool air" is the most detestable thing to him. The tale opens up in the spring of 1923 with the narrator looking for housing in New York City, finally settling in a converted brownstone on West Fourteenth Street. Eventually, a chemical leak from the floor above reveals that the inhabitant directly overhead is a strange, old, reclusive doctor. One day the narrator suffers a heart attack, and remembering that a doctor lives directly above, heads there, culminating in his first meeting with Dr. Muñoz. The doctor shows supreme medical skill and saves the narrator with a concoction of drugs, resulting in the fascinated narrator returning regularly to sit and learn from the doctor, his new friend. As their talks continue, it becomes increasingly evident that the doctor has an obsession with defying death through all available means. The doctor's room is kept cold at approximately 56 degrees Fahrenheit (13 degrees Celsius) using an ammonia-based refrigeration system, the pumps driven by a gasoline engine. As time goes on, the doctor's health declines and his behavior becomes increasingly eccentric. The cooling system is continuously upgraded, to the point where some areas are at sub-freezing temperatures--until one night when the pump breaks down. Without explanation, the panic-stricken doctor frantically implores his friend to help him keep his body cool. Unable to repair the machine until morning and without a replacement piston, they resort to having the doctor stay in a tub full of ice. The narrator spends his time replenishing the ice, but soon is forced to employ someone else to do it. When he finally manages to locate competent mechanics and the replacement part however, it is too late. He arrives at the apartment only to see the rapidly-decomposed remains of the doctor, and a rushed, "hideously smeared" letter. The narrator reads it, and to his horror, finally understands the doctor's peculiarities: Dr. Muñoz was undead, and has been for the past 18 years. Refusing to give in, he has kept his body going past the point of death using various methods, including perpetual coldness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lovecraft-asmr/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovecraft-asmr/support
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When eccentric recluse Simon Strong, who lives in a perpetually chilled state, vanishes (leaving some rather suspicious remains behind), his only known associate—a teenage delivery girl—is interviewed by the police! Cast List Amber Sorensen - Krystal Baker Simon Strong - Joel Harvey Det. Phyllis Jermyn - Julie Hoverson Det. Howard Upton - Reynaud LeBoeuf Music: Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Recorded with the assistance of Ryan Hirst of Neohoodoo Studio Editing and Sound: Julie Hoverson Cover Photo: (courtesy of Stock Xchange.com) "What kind of a place is it? Why it's a police station, can't you tell?" ******************************************** Chillin' This didn't actually begin with me choosing to adapt another Lovecraft story (in this case "Cool Air"). Frankly, I really liked the 1999 short film, and have a soft spot for the version made for Night Gallery back in the 70s, so I never really considered Cool Air as a priority for adaptation - it had already been done well. Plus it was kind of low hanging fruit - one of the simpler, more straightforward stories to adapt. Previous to this, I had produced Within the Walls of Eryx, and even before that, while studying screenwriting, I had practiced adaptation by playing with The Thing on the Doorstep, turning it into an hour-long screenplay that I eventually re-wrote into an episode of 19 Nocturne Boulevard. Nope, this started when my niece Krystal and I went to see the film Juno. We enjoyed the movie, and leaving it I decided I wanted to write a sassy teenage character, and started clicking through plots in my head that I could slap her into. The irony of sticking a character HPL would undoubtedly loathe into one of his stories did not escape me, and when "Cool Air" crossed my mind, it basically started to write itself. I hammered out the script in less than a week and sent it to Krystal and asked if Amber sounded reasonably authentic, since Krystal was right about that age herself. Her response was "Could I please play her?" She did, and did a great job. I really love working with and encouraging kids in the arts. Sig and Laurie (mentioned in the story as Amber's folks, but in reality my own dad and stepmom) came to watch the recording session with Krystal and be supportive, and Laurie at least can be heard in the bloopers in the end. I also owe great thanks to my friend Robyn who helped with the punk rock details. She knows rock history back and forth and I knew I just needed the right comment or two to make the character really pop. The story adaptation is extremely loose - in the original, a writer moves into a flat below a doctor who keeps his rooms unnaturally cold, and finds out that the doc has maintained his life, long past standard death, by keeping himself perpetually chilled, presumably at least in part to prevent decay. Rather than going the doctor/science route for my version, I went with magic and reanimation. I did work a little hint into the story that Simon might be considering some further hocus pocus to preserve himself, but which might involve harming Amber, and he decides he can't. On the other hand, Amber's slightly guilty concern about having her backpack possibly searched and her disregard for the missing "spooky books" might just indicate that she's not quite ready to let go yet. The original story "Cool Air" is also notable in that a female character is actually quoted as speaking - the landlady of the flats. Of course, this is only so she can be a terrible ethnic stereotype, but at least she actually talks, and may be the only female in all of HPL's major works who does. Stay tuned at the end of this for a short clip of the German version of Chillin' (retitled "Eiskalt") from Contendo Media!!! ******************************************** CHILLIN' Cast: Olivia (host) Amber Sorensen (16), punky teen Simon Strong (60s), aged punk rocker Det. Howard Upton (30s), tough cop Det. Phyllis Jermyn (30s), nice cop Bouncers OLIVIA Did you have any trouble finding it? What do you mean, what kind of a place is it? Why, it's a police station, can't you tell? MUSIC MODERN COP DRAMA STING SOUND THUNK OF TAPE RECORDER TURNING ON. AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM - WHIR OF TAPE RECORDER. OCCASIONAL SCUFFLE OF CHAIRS UPTON Name? AMBER [mocking] Sorensen. Amber. S-O-R-E-N-S-E-N. O-N is Norwegian. UPTON What? AMBER [said a million times] O-N is Norwegian, E-N is Danish. UPTON So you're Danish? AMBER [disgusted noise] Do I sound Danish? Uch. Like my great great great great great was. UPTON Then why--? JERMYN I understand. My name gets misspelled all the time. Let's move on. Present are detectives Howard Upton and Phyllis Jermyn [pronounced "german", pause] J-E-R-M-Y-N, and Amber Sorensen, with an E-N. UPTON Age? AMBER I have the right to remain silent. I have the right to an attorney. If I cannot afford one, one will be ... assigned? Allotted? I should know this - I watch enough Law and Order. UPTON [sigh] We don't read witnesses their rights. That's for suspects. Age? AMBER [sullen] You got my I.D. What does it say? UPTON Hmm. You don't look 21. JERMYN [sympathetic] You really don't. AMBER Fine. So it's a fake - I want to speak to the D.A., like trade my information in return for a slide on the bogus I.D., can I‑‑?? SOUND PHONE BEEP UPTON Oh, turn that off. Not just silent, either. Off. SOUND PHONE BEING TURNED OFF JERMYN We're really not interested in prosecuting you. We just want to know about Simon Strong. UPTON The alleged Simon Strong. AMBER Dude. He was the full meal deal, you know. I watched videos of his band, from like before I was born, and it was totally him. UPTON Then who was the deceased? AMBER Like I said, it was him. What? Do you ride the short bus? UPTON It couldn't be him, because you said you spoke with him recently, and-- JERMYN [cutting him off] Let's start at the beginning. How did you meet Mr. Strong? AMBER [miserable] He hates being called Mister. [deep breath, blasé lies] I was making a delivery-- MUSIC SFX HEAVY METAL/PUNK MUSIC FADES INTO THE BACKGROUND, AMBER BECOMES VOICE OVER. AMBER [v.o.] --of, some box or other. I got inside, took the wrong turn-- SFX MUSIC IS MUFFLED BY DISTANCE, BUT CLEARLY LOUD SOUND AMBER'S HEAVY BREATHING UP CLOSE - SOUNDS LIKE ECSTASY, BUT IT'S JUST PANIC AND EXERTION. AMBER Oh, shit! AMBER [v.o] I was supposed to go to the manager's office-- SOUND HEAVY FOOTSTEPS APPROACH AT A RUN SOUND AMBER'S BREATHING QUICKENS. HER FOOTSTEPS TAKE OFF QUICKLY. BOUNCER [off] Get back here, dogmeat! AMBER [v.o] And I just knocked on the wrong door. SOUND HEAVY FEET ARE DISTANT, BUT APPROACHING. SOUND AMBER'S FEET GET CLOSE. SOUND SLAM OF BODY AGAINST DOOR. POUNDING ON DOOR AMBER Let me in! They're after me!!! Please! SOUND POUNDING CONTINUES. HEAVY FEET GET CLOSER AMBER Please! I - I'm having a heart attack! Let me in or I'll totally die! SOUND SLIDING DOOR OPENS AMBER Whoa! SOUND STUMBLING STEPS FORWARD, BODY FALLS, SLIDING DOOR SHUTS. SFX MUSIC CUTS OUT COMPLETELY. AMBER Oh. Shit. Look, I'm-- SOUND SCUTTLING ACROSS WOOD FLOOR SIMON [filtered, mechanical sounding] Look into the camera please. AMBER Camera--? Oh. [shivers slightly] SOUND A COUPLE OF HESITANT FOOTSTEPS AMBER Hi! Look, can you just tell me how to get out of here? There's no need for -- SIMON [filter] What was that about a heart attack? AMBER Oh, that. That was - that was bullshit. [joking] I had it removed - years ago. AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM [CUTS IN SUDDENLY] UPTON Was your relationship with this Mister Strong, sexual? AMBER Ew!!! He was like my great grandad's age - like, even older than you! JERMYN [coughs away a laugh] You say you made the delivery and just happened to "make friends" with Strong? Everyone else says he was a complete recluse. Didn't like people. AMBER Nah. He liked people, but he was really sick. I mean, like ill, not deviant. SIMON [on filter] Step through. SOUND DOOR SLIDES OPEN MUSIC AMBIANCE COOL ROOM - THE HUM OF A HEAVY FREEZER UNIT AMBER [gasps at the cold] Whoa! Um, can I just go? I promise not to try any -- SIMON [unfiltered, but rough and almost a whisper] What WERE you trying? AMBER I ... really just wanted to hear the band, but your guys caught me. I mean, I assume since you're here, they're yours-- SIMON I own the club, yes. AMBER [after a slight silence] Okay, is it just me or is your heater broken? [brr noise] SIMON [dry chuckle] AMBER [noticing something] Dude! SOUND A COUPLE OF EXCITED FOOTSTEPS AMBER Can you watch, like, the whole entire club from here? SFX ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR SHIFTS SIMON [disinterested] I can-- AMBER Omigod! Do you have sound? Is there a button? SIMON --but it gets boring after a while. AMBER They're totally bumping uglies in the bathroom, right there! Look! Look! SOUND SWITCH AMBER [annoyed] Hey! MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM CUTS IN UPTON Sick? What kind of disease did he have, Ebola? The state of that body-- JERMYN We really shouldn't go into that yet, Howie. AMBER What time is it? UPTON What? Why? AMBER Just asking. You made me turn my phone off. I have a curfew. JERMYN Would you like us to call home for you? AMBER [shrug] Nah. UPTON And your parents, they approved of all this? AMBER My folks are... Cool. They don't care-- UPTON Like they don't mind that hair cut? AMBER Sig and Laurie let me do dumb stuff cause they know I won't do anything stupid. UPTON Like spending all your time hanging out in a bar? AMBER It's a club. And, for a rocker, Simon was pretty uptight about underage boozing and ...stuff. UPTON [leaps on it] Stuff? What kind of stuff? AMBER What? Stuff. Just ... stuff. Dude, you need to switch to decaf. Or valium. UPTON Did you ever see this man with any illegal substances? AMBER Well, he had all kinds of medications - being sick and all, and I [sounding mock sorry] I guess I forgot to look them all up in the handy dandy book of all things illegal. UPTON I thought prescription pills were the latest thing these days. AMBER Only with the kind of freak whose parents go to shrinks and who have time to sit around and stare at carpet lint. I got better things to do. JERMYN Like what? AMBER Plus it's dangerous. You know what viagra can do to-- What? JERMYN What kinds of things do you like to do? AMBER I-- like music, I write. I function as a higher organism. UPTON She means what do you plan to do with your life, Amber Sorensen with an E-N? JERMYN Actually I was just-- AMBER What do you want, a mission statement and a business plan? Dude, I'm 16. UPTON I knew what I wanted to do at 16. AMBER [muttered] But your ass is so tight it whistles. JERMYN [tries not to snicker] UPTON Hmm? AMBER [louder] I bet your dad was a cop. UPTON So? AMBER Nothing. Just you seem like maybe you grew up with it. UPTON Are you gonna follow in your folks' footsteps? AMBER [flat and sarcastic] Oh, yeah. Weddings are my life. JERMYN We don't want to keep you here all night - curfew, and all that. What was wrong with your friend? AMBER Simon said he had some kind of wasting thing -- MUSIC AMBIANCE COOL ROOM SIMON Munoz syndrome. I have to carefully regulate my body temperature. AMBER So you're, like, Mr. Freeze? Not exactly Ahh-nold, there, string bean. SIMON And I have to avoid excitement. AMBER [pause] That's a hint, eh? Can I at least get out without going through the American Gladiators? SOUND SLIDING DOOR OPENS AMBER Thanks. Hey, if you get completely bored or anything, my I-M is-- SIMON No. AMBER Um, ok. You just seem kinda lonely. SOUND HER SLOW FOOTSTEPS SFX WHEELCHAIR SHIFTS AGAIN SIMON Perhaps you could come back tomorrow, during the day. I could use someone to run errands for me. The pay would be reasonable. AMBER Could I watch the band? SIMON You could watch from here, but you'd have to dress warmly-- AMBER I'll bring a parka! MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM UPTON Are you adopted? AMBER [flabbergasted] What? Whoa! I think there are some low-flying non sequeters in here. Did you see where that came from? JERMYN Uh... no. UPTON You call your parents [checks notes] um, Sig and Laurie. AMBER Doh, everyone does. [slow and condescending] Those are their names, Billy. UPTON Most kids your age still call their folks mom and dad. AMBER Maybe most kids your age. Most of us would rather be cremated. [shrugs] mm. Except to their face. The folks still like to think we're all the same little rugrats they knew and love. [snort] UPTON So you make a point of lying to your folks? AMBER There's that non-sequeter again. You should really get a bug zapper. JERMYN You probably think of it as "humoring them" rather than lying. UPTON Two faced is two faced. AMBER If you can't be two-faced, you shoulda found a better one to be stuck with. UPTON Look here-- AMBER I bet you never get to play good cop. UPTON What? JERMYN Howie, maybe we should take a break. Get some water. UPTON [growl] I'm fine. JERMYN Would you get me some? Amber? AMBER Uh, sure. UPTON [annoyed noise] SOUND STOMPS OUT, DOOR SLAMS AMBER Wow. Where do I get one? JERMYN Don't be fooled - I'm not always the good cop. AMBER Oh? JERMYN You say you don't do drugs. We could test you-- AMBER [disgusted noise] pssh. JERMYN --and go through your backpack-- AMBER [worried] Huh? JERMYN But I'm going to trust you on that, because you walked right past one of our drug dogs on the way in, and I don't think you're the type to get caught in a stupid lie. AMBER [thinks, then] You think I'll get caught in a smart one? JERMYN Let's just agree that I won't underestimate you, and you do me the same favor. MUSIC AMBIANCE COLD ROOM SOUND DOOR SLIDES OPEN SIMON You can leave it there. SOUND FOOTSTEPS AMBER Hey. Wassup? SOUND WHIR OF WHEELCHAIR TURNING SIMON [annoyed] What? AMBER Just making conversation. SIMON "Wassup" isn't conversation. AMBER It is if you answer. Besides, with most of my friends, I-M-H-O, O-M-G, L-O-L is conversation. Wassup is practically a monolog. SIMON [snort, then painful noise, trying not to cough] Well. [dismissive] Now that that's settled-- AMBER [overly casual] If you want me to go, just say. [shrug] I got stuff to do. SOUND a MOMENT, then FOOTSTEPS GO AWAY SIMON [calling] You... you wanted to watch the band? MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM SOUND DOOR OPENS, FOOTSTEPS UPTON Your water. SOUND WATER BOTTLES GET SLAMMED DOWN, ONE BY ONE JERMYN Thank you. Howie. UPTON [makes disgruntled noises] AMBER Yeah. Cheers, Howie. UPTON [disgusted noise] Huh. AMBER Look, my parents actually like me to use their names - makes them feel like they're helping me assert my personhood or something. I do it to humor them. UPTON Fine. UPTON [trying to sound unconcerned] We need a physical description of the alleged Mr. Strong. AMBER Watch a video of Madness Machine on Youtube. Then figure older. A bunch older. UPTON How very...specific. How tall was he? AMBER That's kind of a pickle. I never saw him stand up - he was always in his bumper car. UPTON What? JERMYN The mechanized wheelchair. AMBER He had to avoid exerting himself [thinking] OK, so imagine classic Simon, then really thin - like even more than heroin-chic, maybe almost to starving third world skinny. JERMYN Could it have been faked? Perhaps something in the way he dressed? AMBER Doubtful, Phyllis. He usually kicked it in jams. Not much to hide behind. UPTON Speak English. AMBER [sounding british-ish] The subject in question had a strong tendency to desport himself in capacious yet abbreviated trousers, much as those the predominant choice of American surfboard riders lean toward. JERMYN [Snicker] UPTON You mean he wore shorts. In that cold? MUSIC AMBIANCE COLD ROOM SIMON If it bothers you, I could put something else on. AMBER Yeah, 'cuz like you're so tasty, Bubba-Ho-Tep, that I'm gonna totally jump on you if you keep wheeling around half-naked like that. [beat] Nah - it's kinda creepy, but I'll adjust. Like having a weird uncle. SIMON [wheezy laugh] AMBER But a cool one. I mean - not just [brr], but cool. SIMON I must be, since you're neglecting your social whirl to spend time here in this arctic wasteland. AMBER Oh, yeah - I have to sneak out the window to get away from the endless line of bimboons waiting to take me to the prom. SIMON Bimboon? AMBER It's like someone in a boy band, The guy equivalent of a bimbo. SIMON [laughs] MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM UPTON He scooted around in a wheelchair, wearing shorts, and you didn't think that was odd? AMBER Duh. Of course. UPTON But you never told anyone about him? AMBER He'd'a been pissed. Plus people woulda thought - you know - creepy stuff. UPTON What if he decided to try something? AMBER Beep beep. I can outrun a wheelchair. At least as far as the stairs. UPTON And what if he could really get up? AMBER I doubt it, Billy. He didn't have any little blue pills. UPTON [flustered] I didn't-- I meant get up and walk. AMBER Yeah you did. You're the one who's all worried he's gonna go perv on me. UPTON If you were my daughter-- AMBER Get out of the way of the door. One of us would probably be dead. MUSIC AMBIANCE COLD ROOM AMBER The bottles - it's all for your illness, right? Like the meth lab in the bathroom? SIMON [shocked] It's not a--! AMBER Doh, yeah. I was kidding. So is it a big secret experiment thing? SIMON I - I keep tracking down recipes for preparations and elixirs that ... that might help me. Some seem to work for a little while, but nothing ... lasts. MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM JERMYN [snap] Howie. Did you have any more questions? UPTON What about his hair? AMBER [snapped back] What? It looked pretty much the same. UPTON A-ha! Too clever for his own good. AMBER Not every guy over 50 needs canned hair, Billy. UPTON And this guy claimed to be THE Simon Strong. AMBER I already told you he was. I didn't even know who that was that first time, cause like I'd never heard of him before, but soon as I could, I googled him and voy-la! UPTON Vwa-la. AMBER [whispered] Beep Beep. UPTON What? JERMYN For the record, Simon Strong was the lead singer and songwriter for a punk band called Madness Machine in the mid to late 1970s. AMBER American punk band. UPTON Who cares? AMBER [earnest] It's important - British punk was British punk and American punk was-- JERMYN But you'd never heard of this band before you met Strong? AMBER [sigh] Pre-cisely. Funny sort of six degrees thing, though - once I saw the band name, it clicked, 'cuz my grandad had one of their albums in his LP collection. Serious. How's that for whoo-OO-oo [spooky noise]? UPTON [disbelieving snort] Your grandpa listened to punk? AMBER Duh. He willed his tattoos to science. Stay back from the door, Billy. JERMYN You said you met Mr. Strong --? AMBER Halloween night. That's why they had such a cool band in the house. JERMYN About nine months, then. And how often did you see him? AMBER Most days. I did his shopping and stuff and stopped in for a chat. MUSIC AMBIANCE COOL ROOM SIMON Are you a retard? The Sex Pistols were totally the Monkees of punk. They were a made band. Their manager put them together. AMBER [teasing] I suppose you met him too? SIMON Once. How much respect can you have for a guy who also created Bow Wow Wow? AMBER Bow Wow What? SIMON You must ride the short bus. Beep beep, Billy, don't stand in the way of the door. [wheezy chuckle] The Ramones, now, they were the real thing. They lived punk. AMBER You're pretty feisty for an old crip who's s'posed to keep frosty. SIMON [dry chuckle] MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM JERMYN When our people searched the "residence" over the club, they found a number of, um - unusual items. AMBER Like? JERMYN The enormous refrigeration unit that apparently kept the place fairly, um-- UPTON Meat locker-ish. AMBER [wry] So he was cool. So? UPTON According to electric company records, he was using enough energy to be frozen. AMBER And? What, didn't he pay his bill? It's his business what he does with his juice. UPTON There are a lot of things you can do with that much juice. Things, for instance, that the narcotics squad would be very interested in. AMBER [exasperated] Beep beep. UPTON I am getting really sick of-- JERMYN Amber. Can you shed any light on the occult paraphernalia he apparently collected? AMBER It's not like I had the run of the place. We'd just hang in the main room - where all the video consoles are. He talked about some old books, though. JERMYN Did you ever see anyone else with him? Did he talk about other visitors? AMBER Oh, heck no. He didn't like people to see how sick he was, but like, since I already knew, he had somebody to talk to, right? AMBIANCE COOL ROOM SOUND DOOR SLIDES SHUT AMBER Hey! SIMON [anxious] You're late. AMBER [aping his wiped out voice] "Hi Amber, so glad to see you." SIMON I was exp-- [slight chuckle, sigh] I am. Yes. AMBER You worried about me or your [singsong] Special Delivery!? SIMON It's here? AMBER No, it's a phone book I wrapped up and sent the long way, let's see, through - wow. Egypt and London? That's tight! SIMON Open it, please. AMBER 'kay. SOUND PAPER UNWRAPS FROM LARGE BOOK. AMBER Oh, jeez - you got so ripped off. SIMON What do you mean? AMBER This is such a gag gift. It's like from that movie - "I'll swallow your soul! I'll swallow your soul!" SIMON Give it here. [pause] Ah. No, this is the real thing. The dark jewel of any occult collection. AMBER [sniffing] Ok, so it smells older than Bruce Campbell, but still -- SIMON I need to be alone. Come back next Wednesday. MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM AMBER He did burn incense and drink weird stuff. I figured it was alternative medicine, or maybe Kabbalah - that's all the rage with the red carpet crowd, right? UPTON Did he ever say what was wrong with him? AMBER Mun-yoes syn-drome, Billy. UPTON Stop calling-- JERMYN But what is Munoz syndrome? Did you ever, say, Google it? AMBER Well, yeeah. There were a couple - but they had longer names, and were like degenerative eye diseases, so I figured, you know, that wasn't it. UPTON Did you ever ask him? AMBER Well, right off I asked if it was catching, and he said no, so I figured that's all I care about, and if wants to talk about it he'll say. MUSIC AMBIANCE COOL ROOM SIMON Munoz syndrome is extremely rare. I contracted it almost thirty years ago-- AMBER Ooh! Let me guess. When you [reporter voice] "vanished from the public eye"! SIMON Where--? AMBER Wikipedia. Shh. I'm shushing. SIMON My band was in New Orleans, when this came on. Normal medicine couldn't help, so I turned to the uh, folk practitioners. AMBER Like Voodoo? No wonder you're buying all creepy books and incense. SIMON It's a lot more serious than movie voodoo, but that's close. AMBER And the cold? SIMON It slows my metabolism. AMBER Mine too - Brr. SFX THE HUM OF THE FREEZER DIPS FOR A MOMENT SIMON [gasps and holds his breath until the power returns] AMBER Wha--? SIMON [very tense] The wiring's getting old. AMBER So get a new fridge. SIMON No, the building's wiring. Between music and lights and all, it carries quite a load. AMBER You should move, then - and before summer. Seriously. SIMON How can I go anywhere? I have to stay a constant level. AMBER I dunno. [thinking] Hey, ice cream truck - I once saw this movie where they were carting a corpse around in the back-- SIMON [strong] No. No. Tomorrow, maybe you could look at generators. MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM JERMYN But he was well off - according to the IRS. AMBER He spent a buttload on his creepy books and exotic bags of dirt and stuff. [catching herself] Or, that's what he told me. UPTON And he trusted you to carry around these expensive packages? AMBER I didn't know what they were. I'd probably have freaked and got all paranoid. He said other people were after them, too. UPTON [eager] Other people? Do you think they might have taken the books after Strong disappeared? AMBER Tscha. He didn't disappear. He's dead. Beep Beep. UPTON [takes in an angry breath] JERMYN Ok, let's go back-- UPTON No, let's talk about this. You're saying that the corpse you discovered in that - what you call "the cold room" - was the person you knew as Simon Strong. AMBER It had to be. UPTON Then pray explain to me how it could be that that body had been dead for well over a decade? AMBER [shrug, statement] You're wrong. UPTON So all our experts are wrong. And you know better. AMBER [trying] Your experts obviously aren't familiar with Munoz Syndrome. That's all. UPTON Right. So you know better. You know what I think? JERMYN [warning] Howie... UPTON No, Phyl. Not this time. I'm getting tired of this little girl, trying to live in a dream world. She needs a dose of harsh reality. AMBER [hysterical laughter] Harsh reality? [can't stop laughing] You don't have a clue how harsh reality can get. [breaks down into tears] MUSIC AMBIANCE COLD ROOM SIMON Turn the thermostat down a bit, would you? AMBER Down? Dude, my eyeballs are already icing over. SIMON [pause] Maybe you shouldn't come here any more. AMBER [upset] What? [beat, then blasé] And lose the school credit I'm getting for looking after the elderly and infirm? Uh-uh. SIMON [slight wheezing laugh, turns into cough, then deep breath] I... I probably won't last much longer. AMBER No way! You're fine! Well, not fine, but‑‑ SIMON It's been coming for a long time. And the elixirs aren't working any more. Nothing is working. AMBER The book can't--? SIMON I thought there would be things I could ...bring myself to do, but it's not worth it. AMBER It's always worth living. SIMON When I'm gone, take it and burn it. Promise? AMBER If you can't use it, sell it! Use the money to get more colder. You'll be fine. SIMON No. SFX POWER DIP, THEN HUM RETURNS SIMON [long shaky breath] I always think it will be the last one. AMBER I'LL buy you a generator. SIMON Have you seen the gas prices recently? Cooling takes too much energy - even if you get one, I won't be able to afford the gasoline. MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM AMBER [still breathing in little gasps, coming down from a crying jag] SOUND WATER BOTTLE OPENED JERMYN Drink. SOUND PLASTIC BOTTLE SET ON TABLE UPTON [annoyed] Are you through? AMBER [cough, sniff] UPTON So, here's what I think is going on. This guy has been trying to establish himself as Simon Strong, famous recluse and mysterious celebrity. AMBER That's too dumb even for the short bus. UPTON Oh, yeah? Dumb to the tune of half a mil a year. Between the club, which the real Strong did purchase in December of 1979, and the royalties on his old music - particularly the musical um, chunks, or segments-- JERMYN Riffs. UPTON Yes, whatever, that people used in their own-- JERMYN Sampled. UPTON [deep annoyed sigh] During the 80s and 90s-- [waits, but there is no interjection] --he had pots of money rolling in. AMBER Which he spent on books and crud. I told you. UPTON Kid, no one spends that much on books. Did you ever actually see these books, or did you just bring him book-shaped packages? AMBER [silent for a beat] No, I guess I never actually saw them. UPTON I say he's been salting it away, staying around long enough to move everything to the Caymans and then - Voy-la - take a powder. AMBER But the body-- JERMYN [sadly] WAS the real Simon Strong. Dental records have confirmed it. But Amber, he'd been dead for a very long time. UPTON Which explains the cold. The fake didn't want the - uh - deceased stinking up the place. AMBER [muttered] Yeah, easier to freeze the whole place, than just pack a corpse in a chest freezer. JERMYN Are you up to telling us how you discovered the body? AMBER [very subdued] Sure. I got to the club, and everything was dark. I freaked-- Well, I got really worried, and ran up to his room. The body was just... there... and it was... JERMYN --In an advanced state of decomposition. AMBER Yeah, that. MUSIC SFX NO SOUND OF FRIDGE, JUST DISTANT STREET NOISES. SOUND DOOR SLIDES OPEN WITH DIFFICULTY. AMBER [Grunts] Dammit, open! damm---it [squeaks through] Simon! Simon? [almost chokes] What is-- oh jeez! SOUND HESITANT FOOTSTEPS SOUND SQUISHY MOVEMENT NOISE AMBER What the he-e-e-ll? SIMON [Almost inaudible] Turn off the flashlight. SOUND CLICK FLASHLIGHT OFF AMBER I'll get you some ice, I'll --- SIMON Damage is done. Don't go. I wasn't sure if I wanted you here or not -- for this. AMBER Can I--? Do you need--? SIMON Don't... touch me. Please. Just listen. Listen! Take the books and burn them. I need to know you will. AMBER Yeah, sure. SIMON I- I've willed the club to you. Don't get your hopes up, the police aren't going to .... [trails off] AMBER Simon! [breaking down] I don't want you to die. You can't die! [etc., sobbing] SIMON This isn't -- I... haven't... been living... for a long time. Let me go. AMBER No! SIMON Shh! AMBER [controls herself] Shushing. [gasp] SIMON In 1977, I O.D.ed on heroin and, [gasping cough] -- I... died. It was never reported because a local Bocor brought me back... AMBER [small voice] Like a zombie? SIMON [sigh, not quite a chuckle] I knew you'd understand. AMBER But we can do it again, right? Bring you back? SIMON [dying, trailing off] Beep Beep. Get out of the way of the door, Billy.... AMBER [sobs] MUSIC AMBIANCE INTERVIEW ROOM AMBER Guess I'm glad it ain't him - the ... borscht. But he was cool. For an old dude. UPTON If he contacts you in any way-- AMBER [dryly sarcastic] Oh, sure. I'll be right on the phone to you. UPTON Do you understand the meaning of accessory to fraud? Harboring a fugitive, maybe? AMBER Well, I do watch a lot of TV. Besides, it's not like I'm getting anything out of it. UPTON The club has been transferred into your name, Amber Sorensen with an E-N. The heirs of the real Simon Strong will probably contest it. AMBER Pff. Don't care. Are we done? JERMYN You'll have to wait a few minutes while your statement is typed up. Once you sign it, you're good to go. AMBER Sure. Hey, did your CSI guys really not find any books or anything at the scene? JERMYN Nothing of any importance. UPTON And no clue to his offshore account. AMBER Hmm. Oh well. [grunts with effort] SOUND CREAK OF LIFTING A HEAVY BACKPACK ONTO HER BACK JERMYN You going to be OK without a coat? It's a bit chilly out tonight. SOUND DOOR OPENS. SFX OFFICE NOISE. SOUND COUPLE FOOTSTEPS AMBER Really? [laughs] Nah. I'm cool. SOUND FOOTSTEPS LEAVE. MUSIC MODERN COP THEME, FADE OUT CLOSER OLIVIA Now that you know how to find us, you'll have to come back. Maybe next week? Don't be a stranger - we have enough of those already... ********************************************
It was written in March 1926 and published in the March 1928 issue of Tales of Magic and Mystery. The reader is Jessie Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Jessie you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Tweet at me on @Overinnsmouth Outro music is Softer Cell by You Love Her Coz She's Dead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support
It was written in March 1926 and published in the March 1928 issue of Tales of Magic and Mystery. The reader is Jessie Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Jessie you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Tweet at me on @Overinnsmouth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support
H.P. Lovecraft has let me down 100% of the time. A woman (for some reason) ignores a thousand red flags while falling in love with a Spanish dude. Wait, that previous sentence wasn't meant to sound racist. He isn't giving out red flags because he's Spanish. He just happens to be Spanish in this story and appears to be a red flag salesman. Wait, that previous sentence wasn't meant to disparage salesmen…. You know what? Fuck it. It's just a bad episode about a melting man.LIWstudiosYoutube for LIWstudiosCheck out our friends Raiders Of The Lost Flicks & The Indy Sportscar Podcast
You ask me to explain why I am afraid of a draught of cool air; why I shiver more than others upon entering a cold room, and seem nauseated and repelled when the chill of evening creeps through the heat of a mild autumn day...This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5773335/advertisement
We're talking ammonia leak detectors with Kevin and Mark from Cool Air Inc. We also talk about the diversitech 007, ice fishing, and handlheld leak detectors. Please leave us a rating and review, we would really appreciate it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hvacradio1/support
Did you hear Jay Baruchel made a horror film? If you're anything like Jim, then you only found out about Random Acts of Violence from Horror Twitter's outrage over his comments about the horror community that reeked of both moral superiority and hypocrisy. The boys spend some time discussing. Not interested in news related to the writer/director of Goon: Last of the Enforcers? Skip ahead about 30 minutes to get into the review of Lurking Fear, the directorial debut of C. Courtney Joyner produced by cut rate, shitty Roger Corman imitator, Charles Band. Delivering everything you'd expect from the producer behind the entire Evil Bong franchise, Lurking Fear is so badly made that it includes at least 3 entirely useless characters and so low budget that they apparently couldn't afford to properly choreograph a fight or ADR their main characters. We may be dealing with a film worse than Albert Pyun's Cool Air.
Touted as a "classic retro horror thriller" (read: low budget), Chill is more inspired by "Cool Air" than directly based on it, directed by a guy with an extensive background in dance and choreography, incoherently edited, and casts a meek, nasally, bad actor as its allegedly imposing Doctor Munoz. Also, it's...not terrible? Sure, writer/director Serge Rodnunsky (or Miles Feldman??) is hampered by a minuscule budget, but he also has the good sense to avoid the inherent constraints in Lovecraft's short to make his own story about a vampiric serial killer that speaks more to inescapable destiny than some films we've covered before. It's not great, but it's also not Albert Pyun's Cool Air, thank Cthulhu.
Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Is that clear? Good. Because we believe that here at The Cast of Cthulhu. But we also recognize that we have a podcast devoted to covering the cinematic adaptations of a man who was not only a virulent racist, but whose bigotry was an integral element of some of his work. Before discussing Albert Pyun's Cool Air (oof), we spend some time discussing how we attempt to reconcile our love for equity and social and racial justice with our love for the works of a racist. Around 33 minutes we get to Cool Air, a dull, brainless, slightly offensive, low budget adaptation of Lovecraft's 9-page macabre story that raises many questions: Are some stories best served by staying within their chronological confines? Why does a film from a "pioneer" of the cyborg sub-genre seem so lifeless and uninspired? And what the fuck is up with the goats? (p.s. Apologies for the noise around 15 minutes. It's not interference, it is Jim's wife readying the shower) Here are some resources and causes to join us in supporting racial justice and equity for black lives: Defund12.org for key information on who to write in your state to demand defunding the police Full Frontal has facts about police spending and calls to action in many states Support black owned businesses in Brooklyn Donate to The Bail Project to help combat racial and economic disparities in the justice system Peruse "Justice in June" to educate yourself on how to be a better ally Watch Do the Right Thing, Get Out, Candyman, Horror Noire, Birth of a Movement, 13th, or If Beale Street Could Talk (as just some of the many wonderful and illuminating films about the black experience in America)
8 AM - 1 - Washington Post technology reporter Hayley Tsukayama talks about her stories on Jeff Bezos re: debate of privacy versus security and all the cool stuff Google announced yesterday. 2 - Proper names for gender fluid people; Sex harassment classes may lead to more sex harassment. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - Megyn Kelly's Trump interview got underwhelming ratings.
Welcome to the world of Shadowvane, a place where the horrific and frightening reside. We are a podcast in the same vein as the classic radio dramas of the ‘30s and ‘40s. We hope to offer an experience similar to the classic War of the Worlds or modern storytelling examples in podcasts like Welcome to Night Vale, Sayer, or We're Alive.Enjoy another Classic Tale! This time we delve back into H.P. Lovecraft and one of his lesser known stories, "Cool Air." This will be one of the many Classic Tales we'll produce while we ready our next podcast series, 1692: The Risen.We will release new episodes twice a month on the 1st and 15th. If you like our show, consider leaving us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes. Also, check out our Patreon and donate to our show and receive some great rewards in return!Please let us know your thoughts! E-mail us at Shadowvanecast@gmail.com, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/shadowvanecast, or follow us on Twitter @Shadowvanecast.Donate to our Patreon fund by visiting http://patreon.com/shadowvane right now!Also, check out our online store and pick up some cool Shadowvane merchandise! Head over to http://shadowvane.ecwid.com/ today!
Jack and David still straddle the worlds of We Are not Alone and Suspense! this time with "The Bodysnatchers" and then "Cool Air". Great audio!
Close your eyes and chill with reader Rachel Ford Lackey as she leads us through Lovecraft's Cool Air.
Nothing tastes quite as good as a crisp, clear drink of Cool Air.
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