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Stories: "Cowboy Whiteout" - Valerie is lost in a snowstorm in rural Montana. She thinks she might not be able to get out, when she sees two headlights coming to her through the storm. Help is on the way--she hopes. Valerie’s story comes to us from the book Trucker Ghost Stories, edited by Annie Wilder. Production: Eliza SmithOriginal Score: Leon Morimoto "Flesh-Eating Bacteria" - An apprentice mortician spends his first night alone with a body and finds out how the dead can possess the living. A true story by the writer and performer Kyle Bowen.Kyle Bowen is a real-life graduate of the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science and has worked as a mortician for over 15 years. He now writes and performs in Chico, CA. Production: Jamie DeWolfOriginal Score: Pat Mesiti-Miller "Big Al" - Before he went to medical school, Don Clark worked with developmentally-delayed patients in a group home in Philly. That job opened his eyes and challenged everything he believed about life and death. Production: Eliza SmithOriginal score: Leon Morimoto
Great Aunt Rose When Christina McKenna’s cruel aunt comes back from the grave to make amends--she’s not sure if she can forgive. Read more about Christina’s childhood in Ireland in her book, My Mother Wore A Yellow Dress. Producer: Anna SussmanOriginal Score: Leon Morimoto Devil’s Water Attempting to dig the family well in rural Michigan, Glynn's family comes up dry – until Daddy cuts a deal with the Devil. Original Score: Pat Mesiti-Miller Season 8 Episode 25
Stories: "Spirit on the Board" - What happens when a group of kids conjure a spirit?Story: Andrea C.K.Producer: Eliza SmithOriginal Score: Pat Mesiti-Miller "The Seance" - A long-lost love comes to town for a visit, and he's been dead for years. To hear the original full-length version that first appeared on KCRW’s UnFictional, check out their webpage. Producer: Bob Carlson, host of Unfictional "Dollhouse" - Ali came home one night after surgery and was shocked. Her grandmother was waiting in the living room with a gift--a dollhouse. Check out Ali Standish’s website, Facebook, and Twitter. Production & Sound Design: Davey Kim
Stories: "A Boy Named Thomas" Shane Dunphy spent years working with kids as a social worker. He’d seen it all until he met a little boy named Gregory. For more, get Shane Dunphy’s book The Boy They Tried to Hide. Producer: Nancy LópezOriginal Score: Pat Mesiti-Miller