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Nicholas Griffalco has a spiritual experience during a roller coaster riding competition. To download, right-click here and then click SaveJoin the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards.Cast of characters:Norm Sherman (of The Drabblecast) as Nicholas Griffalco, and RoccoDave Robison as the Roller Coaster GodBria Burton as MollyTena Kolakowski as GwenRish Outfield (of The Rish Outcast and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as SeanBig Anklevich (of The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as AJMarshal Latham as Arthur, and OtisSam McDonald runs his great Audiophile Blog, where he provides reviews for many fine audio fiction podcasts, and creates large, curated lists of recommendations, complete with brief descriptions of each show he recommends. He's also very active in the Audio Drama Lovers Facebook group and the r/audiodrama subreddit on Reddit. Sam has published other short fiction, such as "Spelling Test", "Irwin Tarheel", and "Golem of the Gullah". Music used in this episode:Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3744-feelin-goodOrganic Meditations One by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4177-organic-meditations-oneLicenses: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseTheme music: Liberator by Man In SpaceTo comment on this or any episode:Leave us a voicemail at 77-JINTO-107 (775-4686-107)Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comTweet us us TwitterPost a comment on Facebook hereComment directly to this post down below
Walk the Fire: The RIde by JRD Skinner, narrated by Norm Sherman.
Walk the Fire: The RIde episode 1. Written by JRD Skinner. Narrated by Norm Sherman.
Porcelain Wishes Written by: Sirena Carroll and Tanja Milojevic Sound Design: Joshua J. Price Rated: PG for minimal violence Description: When Brent Parker comes home with a special Porcelain doll for his younger sister's Christmas gift...he never imagined that the lady who sold it to him would be telling the truth when she claimed this doll had special abilities. Worse, he never imagined that the power inside this seemingly innocent doll would forever change the life of his sister Katie Including the voice talents of:Katie Parker - Anya SchneiderMadison - Tanja MilojevicLily Parker - Andriana MarchioBrent Parker - Joshua Price Sound effects: freesound.org, sound doggs, or self-produced. Music:Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"Anxiety", "Apprehension", "Blue Sizzle", "Chase", "Classic Horror 1", "Dark Standoff", "Dark Walk", "Redletter" This production was produced underneath a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivative 4.0 International LicenseLicense: CC-BY-NC-ND (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) An Important Word From Our Sound Designer:Hello to all our faithful listeners; Thank you for checking out our content here on Lightningbolt. I'm Joshua Price and I want to take a brief moment to talk to you about the importance of becoming an organ donar. Thousands of lives are saved each year by those who are kind enough to sign up and become a donar. The life of my favorite podcast personality, Norm Sherman of Drabblecast audio fiction, was saved recently by someone who demonstrated this incredible act of kindness. I have been signed up as an organ donar for many years now; but if I wasn't already, I would be signing up today. Visit the link below to see how you can save a life like Norm's. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this. Sincerely,Josh Organ Donar Website: https://www.organdonor.gov/
Official Video Trailer for Drabblecast 412– 1977 by Carrie Vaughn. Read by Naomi Mercer, Norm Sherman, Mike Boris and Veronica Giguere. Do The Hustle! The post Drabblecast Trailer – 1977 by Carrie Vaughn appeared first on The Drabblecast.
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All this happened a long time ago, in the summer when Blackboard Jungle ruled the screen, “Rock Around the Clock” shot up the charts, and Hal March asked the first $64,000 Question. That was the year our friend the atom lit up the streetlights of Arco, Idaho, the world's first atomic city. Reddy Kilowatt had slain Bert the Turtle, who'd been telling us to duck and cover for years. | Copyright 2018 by Dale Bailey. Narrated by Norm Sherman.
Authors : Mur Lafferty, S.B. Divya, Norm Sherman and Benjamin C. Kinney Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : S.B. Divya We’re pleased to bring you a recording of Escape Pod’s live panel at WorldCon 2018 in San Jose earlier this year. The panel featured a variety of our staff and a live reading by […] Source
A very special throwback story from our editor/founder/host and general bon vivant Norm Sherman. Listen to 11 year old Norm take us to the edge of the unknown with a story he wrote for 7th grade English class back in the day. And speaking of mishearing those words as “Backing Today,” check out the Drabblecast […] The post Drabblecast Presents: Globes appeared first on The Drabblecast.
The Drabblecast presents “The Parasite Parade,” an audio version of an original children’s book written by Norm Sherman. The illustrations are by Caroline Parkinson. It’s a children’s book about—you guessed it—parasites! Why, you ask? Seriously, kids these days just seem too normal. With their green energy and their social awareness. Children need disturbing realities too […] The post Drabblecast Presents: The Parasite Parade appeared first on The Drabblecast.
The fate of Hidden Harbor is revealed! Dave Robison as The Narrator, Veronica Giguere as Barbara Wilson, Kathryn Pryde as Mistress Penumbra, Laura Nicole as Kat Sparrow, James Baxter Patton as Caspar Dixon, Johnny Fiesty as Ulrich, Brion Humphrey as Dooley, Rish Outfield as Baxter, Pat Krane as Dutch, Alex White as Greenstreet, Chris Lester as Major Klink, John Lincoln as General Stosky, and Norm Sherman as Detective Horn.
The final battle begins! Dave Robison as The Narrator, Veronica Giguere as Barbara Wilson, Kathryn Pryde as Mistress Penumbra, Laura Nicole as Kat Sparrow, James Baxter Patton as Caspar Dixon, Lauren Harris as Mishka Rosenko, Renee Chambliss as Gretchen, and Norm Sherman as Detective Horn.
Our heroes rally against the forces of evil, finding their second wind to hit Mistress Penumbra and her army head-on. Dave Robison as The Narrator, Veronica Giguere as Barbara Wilson, Kathryn Pryde as Mistress Penumbra, Laura Nicole as Kat Sparrow, James Baxter Patton as Caspar Dixon, Johnny Fiesty as Ulrich, Brion Humphrey as Dooley, Rish Outfield as Baxter, Lauren Harris as Mishka Rosenko, M. Sierro Garcia as Mistress Talon, Renee Chambliss as Gretchen, and Norm Sherman as Detective Horn.
Our heroes rally against the forces of evil, finding their second wind to hit Mistress Penumbra and her army head-on. Dave Robison as The Narrator, Veronica Giguere as Barbara Wilson, Kathryn Pryde as Mistress Penumbra, Laura Nicole as Kat Sparrow, James Baxter Patton as Caspar Dixon, Johnny Fiesty as Ulrich, Brion Humphrey as Dooley, Rish Outfield as Baxter, Alex White as Greenstreet, and Norm Sherman as Detective Horn.
All seems lost as each of the 12 major gangs in Hidden Harbor fall before Mistress Penumbra and her femme fatales and the city crumbles further into madness. Dave Robison as The Narrator, Veronica Giguere as Barbara Wilson, Kathryn Pryde as Mistress Penumbra, Laura Nicole as Kat Sparrow, James Baxter Patton as Caspar Dixon, Johnny Fiesty as Foster, Brion Humphrey as Carlo, M. Sierro Garcia as Mistress Talon, Rish Outfield as Kreig, John Scott Ballentine as Chief, Pat Krane as Dutch, and Norm Sherman as Detective Horn.
Mistress Penumbra and her minions Talon and The Red Wolf unleash their plan to take over Hidden Harbor and destroy the Femme Phantom and her gang once and for all! Dave Robison as The Narrator, Veronica Giguere as Barbara Wilson, Kathryn Pryde as Mistress Penumbra, Laura Nicole as Kat Sparrow, James Baxter Patton as Caspar Dixon, Johnny Fiesty as Foster, Lauren Harris as Mishka Rosenko, M. Sierro Garcia as Mistress Talon, Alex White as Officer, Pat Krane as Willy Jermyn, and Norm Sherman as Detective Horn.
Private Detective Horn infiltrates the Alraune Building, home to infamous Club Penumbra. What he discovers appears to be more sinister than even he expected. The Femme Phantom visits a fallen adversary to find out more about Mistress Penumbra's plot. With Dave Robison as The Narrator, Veronica Giguere as Barbara Wilson, Kathryn Pryde as Mistress Penumbra, Lauren Harris as Mishka Rosenko, Rish Outfield as Michael McBrion, Ayoub Khote as Michael’s father, Chris Lester as Guard#1, John Scott Ballentine as Guard#2, Alex White as Greenstreet, and Norm Sherman as Detective Horn.
Barbara, Kat, and Caspar watch as Hidden Harbor erupts into chaos, prompting the heroine to concoct a dangerous plan to put a stop to the distructive violence threatening to make Mal Zuut's dark dream a reality. While one hero falls, another rises to the challenge of joining the Femme Phantom's crusade! Dave Robison as The Narrator, Veronica Giguere as Barbara Wilson, Kathryn Pryde as Mistress Penumbra, Laura Nicole as Kat Sparrow, James Baxter Patton as Caspar Dixon, Lauren Harris as Mishka Rosenko and Joanne Fitzmartin, and Norm Sherman as Detective Horn.
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"“The Sickness” by Valjeanne Jeffers (Originally published in Griots: Sisters of the Spear.) The Bini warriors crouched in the high grass of the savanna. They'd passed the Fula borders a mile back, and now were a hundred yards from the Adobe mud city. At the forefront they were armed with sword and shield, behind them the archers readied their bows. General Chinua led the army. To his right was Nandi, a tall woman with braided hair, high cheekbones and full lips and her ebony-skinned husband, Sula, his head shaved in the traditional Bini custom. To Chinua's left was Nandi's older brother, Tomi. A wide gateway led into the Fula kingdom. It was deserted. Valjeanne Jeffers is a graduate of Spelman College, a member of the Carolina African American Writer’s Collective (CAAWC) and the author of ten books: Including her Immortal series, and her most recent Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective series. Her first novel, Immortal, is featured on the Invisible Universe Documentary time-line, and her novella, The Switch II: Clockwork, was nominated as best eBook novella of 2013 by the eFestival of words. Her writing has been published in numerous anthologies including The City: A Cyberfunk, 60 Black Women in Horror Fiction, Steamfunk!, Genesis Science Fiction Magazine, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (as Valjeanne Jeffers-Thompson), Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology, Liberated Muse I: How I Freed My Soul, PurpleMag, Drumvoices Revue, 31 Days of Steamy Mocha, Griots II: Sisters of the Spear, Possibilities, Black Gold, and most recently Fitting In: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures and Sycorax's Daughters. Valjeanne is also one of the screen writers for the horror anthology film 7 Magpies (in production). Preview or purchase her novels at vjeffersandqveal.com. Support her on Patreon at patreon.com/ValjeanneJeffers. “The Heartless Boy” by Ed Ahern (Originally published in Strangely Funny II.) Tom Willman was born experiencing no strong feelings, in fact no feelings at all. No love or affection. No hate or dislike. Certainly no fear. The closest he came to emotions were pleasing or displeasing sensations. Tom’s parents, desperate for a smile, had him tested for a litany of diseases, but he proved to be uncaringly above average. They quit trying to show Tom affection by the time he was six, and by the time he was ten were providing only what was legally required of them. Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He has his original wife, but advises that after 49 years they’re both out of warranty. He works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he sits on the review board and manages a posse of five review editors. Ed’s had 140 stories and poems published so far, and a series of articles on fly fishing. His collected fairy and folk tales, The Witch Made Me Do It, was published by Gypsy Shadow Press. His novella The Witches Bane was published by World Castle Publishing, and his collected fantasy and horror stories, Capricious Visions, was published by Gnome on Pig Press. Ed’s currently working on a paranormal/thriller novel tentatively titled The Rule of Chaos. Visit his website at swampgasworks.com and at Twitter as @bottomstripper. About the Narrators: Aminat Badara is a budding writer and aspiring on-air-personality. She loves reading and has a weird penchant for collecting hardcover notebooks and mugs. When she's not writing or trying to be superhuman, she's either looking for Xs to solve, seeing movies, or getting her heart broken by Arsenal FC. Every once in a while, she puts up posts on meenahsthoughts.wordpress.com. You can find her on Twitter as @09_Eleven. Anthony Babington is a voice in the internet’s head, who looks almost, but not quite, exactly how you expect him to. Having escaped from the sinister forces of Texas, he has retreated to an ingeniously disguised bunker in a secure, undisclosed location in Burnsville, Minnesota. His life goal is to someday annoy Norm Sherman into letting him voice a part on Escape Pod,... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's with mixed emotions that we announce our news: S.B. Divya and Mur Lafferty are the new co-editors of Escape Pod. Our beloved Norm Sherman has stepped down from the big chair due to a variety of personal reasons. Benjamin C. Kinney has taken the role of assistant editor. Norm has been a force of […] Source
Due to unexpected circumstances we need to take a week off in between S5E05 and S5E06. We'll be back with S5E06 on March 22. In the meantime, please enjoy this production of "The Mouth of God" by author Ramsey Shehadeh. This story was originally produced by David Cummings for the great audio fiction podcast, "The Drabblecast". Special thanks to Norm Sherman of The Drabblecast for allowing me to share this production with you. Click here to discover more about The Drabblecast "The Mouth of God" produced by: David Cummings Music & Sound Design by: David Cummings Narrated by: David Cummings and Jessica McEvoy ©2015 - Creative Reason Media - All Rights Reserved
It's episode 9 of Season 4. We have seven tales for you in this episode featuring stories about harrowing hauntings, ceaseless cessation, and ruinous retribution. The full episode features the following stories. The free version features only the first two tales. "A Very True Haunting" written by Greg Fox and read by Jessica McEvoy. (Story starts at 00:06:40) "A Family Portrait" written by L. Chan and read by Norm Sherman, Jessica McEvoy, and David Cummings. Additional music by Tisha Boone. (Story starts at 00:17:15) "She's Still Here" written by Christie Gable and read by Alexis Bristowe. Music by Kerry Kelso. (Story starts at 00:51:30) "I Died Again Last Night" written by Ashley Franz Holzmann and read by Corinne Sanders. Music by Kerry Kelso. (Story starts at 01:01:55) "The Greater Good" written by Edwin Crowe and read by Peter Lewis. (Story starts at 01:12:50) "The Diner" written by L.J. Dishaw and read by Nichole Goodnight & David Cummings. (Story starts at 01:31:15) "The Devil Lives on Old Mill Road" written by William Dalphin and read by David Cummings & Alexis Bristowe. (Story starts at 01:46:35) Click here to learn more about Norm Sherman and The Drabblecast Click here to learn more about L. Chan Click here to learn more about Ashley Franz Holzmann Click here to learn more about Edwin Crowe Click here to learn more about Peter Lewis Click here to learn more about William Dalphin Podcast produced by: David Cummings Music & Sound Design by: David Cummings & Brandon Boone, unless otherwise noted The NoSleep Podcast uses the PSE Hybrid Library exclusively for its sound design. This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons License 2014.
By Oliver Buckram, from Issue #150 - Special Double-Issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineRead by Norm Sherman of The Drabblecast.I scan the opposite shore of the wide river for any sign of human activity, for the people who sent the boat.More info »
Episode 4: In this episode, you'll hear five nerd rock songs about everything from video game characters to tiny, limbless fish-like animals. The songs in this episode are "Take It From Me" by Kirby Krackle, "Welcome to the Breakdown" by I Fight Dragons, "Cougar at the Con" by Norm Sherman, "Nerdy Girls" by Marc with a C, and "It's A Long Way To Amphioxus" by Sam Hinton.
Read by Norm ShermanClick to play or download the MP3.Show NotesZombie LapdanceSpace SquidRead Matt's first published story at Revolution SF hereThe DrabblecastMusic provided by Mevio at Music Alleyspace filmscore Guardian Mind MixCaissa 1 - sad and lonely & Olivia - Piano 1st Movement by Film Composer - David Beard
A plague bird has come to Cristina de Ane. What does it want? To punish her old boyfriend for attacking and crippling her? To punish someone in the next town over for their savage ways? To punish Cristina's own town for some new misdeed? Or something else entirely? Afterward, Rish gets violently ill, and he and Big talk about vomiting for waaay too long. Plus, they ask the musical question, can Hilton help the hopeless?Special thanks Bryan Lincoln for producing today's story, and to L. "Scribe" Harris, Abigail Hilton, Norm Sherman, R.E. Chambliss, Stacy Dooks, John Riendeau, and Liz Lincoln for lending their voices to today's episode.
Nothing could be worse than being obsessively infatuated with a girl who doesn't like you back. If only there was a way to make these unwanted romantic feelings go away... Also, Rish and Big talk about unromantic subjects like unnecessary love letters, bitterness, following someone to Canada, and Zelda Rubinstein.Special thanks to Norm Sherman for lending his voice to today's episode.
Today's story is Let Us Now Praise Awesome Dinosaurs by Leonard Richardson. It's a story about awesome dinosaurs from Mars doing radical things! Motocross? Drag racing? Murder?! As a special treat, Norm Sherman, Sleaze Patrol and Gringo Motel write and perform all the music for this episode. Story Excerpt: “I want to buy a gun,” […]
In this episode of the Drabblecast, we present “Arms and the Man” by Mary Turzillo. It's a story of a divorced woman, burned out to love, who finds hope with a change of phylum. It's truly squidlicious! Norm Sherman also presents a Drabble News segment on the Hubble space telescope, topping it off with the […]
Aural Delights No 83 Tobias Buckell & Jason Sanford Poem: Explanation by Curtis Hilgenberg 04:01 Fiction: Aerophilia by Tobias Buckell 06:45 Music: They Grow Up So Fast by Norm Sherman 43:30 Fact: Film Talk by Rod Barnett 50:00 Main Fiction: When Thorns Are The Tips Of Trees by Jason Sanford 59:00 New Titles:
“She was called Mrs. Underhill, because that's where she lived, and I assumed she was some kind of hob, because she obviously wasn't human…” In some Drabble News, Norm Sherman shares the interesting tale of well fed “Terry the Crocodile.” The featured stories are a double-dose of Michael Stanwick goodness. “Hush and Hark” brings a […]
I sense a diference the instant I step out of the water. In the unnatural stillness there is an arid taste in the air that assaults the back of my throat… Norm Sherman brings us an episode about endings, and why they don't always have to be bad. The Drabble is about a “beautiful” end. […]
“Just one thing,” I said, nodding towards the cheesecake. “How do you do it?” Norm Sherman gives us more of the Mega-Beast Death-Match. The Drabbles for this episode depict lawn ornament assassins and a man's true form. The feature story describes the horrible price others pay for your health foods. Feedback from “Witchcraft in the […]
“I'm in serious trouble here,” I said to the pale man. “Give me some words of wisdom.” This episode's Drabble details a disturbing beginning. The feature is a haunting tale of desire and eternity. Norm Sherman gives us more information on the Mega-Beach Death-Match, which contains a squid with tank treads, a giant wasp, and […]
The medical profession doesn't talk about “The Treatment”…it came from Argentina, but the scientist was from Mumbai, or the other way around… This episode's Drabble shows us life by Etch-a-Sketch. The feature story for this episode is a dark drama posing the question “Is your body worth your life?” Norm Sherman announces that The Drabblecast […]