We’re back with another host of haunting stories for Halloween month, returning to the mysterious asylum in which the Poe Theatre on the Air stages tales from their namesake master of the macabre.  The premise:  many of Edgar Allan Poe’s familiar characters have taken up residence in the asylum for treatment. In early 2019, Poe Theatre began producing adaptations of the works of Edgar Allan Poe as original audio drama productions, first heard on radio via WYPR in Baltimore.  Their commitment and dedication to these works — including live performances and educational programs — has received acclaim from the theatre community and the 2020 HearRead More →

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Scared yet? If you’ve been checking out the last couple of episodes, you’ve been treated to pulse-pounding thrillers marked by murder and mayhem.  This next tale is perfect listening for a hot summer day, because it will send a chill right down your spine. Campfire Radio Theater returns with “Blood Puppets.”  If you think clowns are creepy, just wait until you hear the puppets of a local television show invade the dreams of an anxiety-ridden single mother – giving her a taste of horrifying events soon to be part of her waking world.  Will there be a price to pay, or will these puppets doRead More →

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Fantasy fans, it’s time to tickle your ears with a tantalizing tale that twists the typical into a triumph of storytelling! Rainbow Demons follows the formula of a fantasy quest story, but takes its cues from the real world.  For example, with so much rainy weather in Vancouver – where creator Klim Levene lived at the time he started the series – rainbows as supernatural occurrences were…well, a natural!  In this case, rainbows contain coins scattered within themselves, instead of being all together in a pot at the rainbow’s end.  And Vancouver’s fog?  Levene’s story makes that the whispered work of a demon.  Then thereRead More →

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“We’ve pretty much biffed this one.”  That’s the reason humanity is searching for a new planet to terraform in the comedy science fiction series Oz 9.  And with the biffing of COVID and climate change still going strong as we post this installment of Midnight Audio Theatre, we could sure use an hour of laughs! Oz-9’s origins were in a simple audition tape, never meant to be heard by the general public.  Writer and producer Shannon Perry was just helping out her friend Tim (who plays Colin in the series) record material to round out his portfolio.  They started with some Sherlock Holmes readings, thenRead More →

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Everything is relative.  That includes literary genres.  For example, is space opera science fiction, or is it fantasy in a sci-fi setting? Our feature in this installment of Midnight Audio Theatre faces that relative classification conundrum.  You’ll hear the beginning of the sci fi series Relativity by Lee Shackleford…except it might really be a mystery.  Relativity is the story of a man marooned in space, and the woman hell-bent on rescuing him (albeit “by the book”).  The big mystery to be solved if he’s going to make it home:  how was his ship sabotaged, and why? This series is lovingly produced by Shackleford.  It’s trulyRead More →

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We continue taking our gaze inside:  to audio dramas produced right here by the many minions of Midnight Audio Theatre.  All of whom are Cathy Rinella*, your show host AND supreme sound designer, audio engineer, writer, director…well, you get the idea.  As she reads each entry from our annual scriptwriting competition, she hears how the characters and action will play to the ear, then holds tight to the demanding detail that her mind’s ear creates. That quality shows. You’ll hear it for yourself in all our offerings in this episode.  It’s a trilogy of tales penned by three-time competition champ Evan Waters, beginning with “BondsRead More →

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Here’s a festive feast of fiction with four unique stories from old and new friends alike!  We’re kicking things off with another undead installment of Mercury: A Broadcast of Hope from Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.  A day in the life after the zombie apocalypse continues with broadcast #798: “Bury My Hope and Wounded Knee.” Then, everyone’s favorite sophomore sleuth seeks solutions in Ask Answergirl, Episode 4 – “Compass Point Christmas.”  Zina investigates the case of exams missing from a professor’s office; could this mark the return of her arch-nemesis, Caitlyn? When that case is closed, Uncanny County returns with another twisted tale which wickedly warmsRead More →

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Welcome back! You’ve just arrived to another tantalizing episode of Midnight Audio Theatre. This show, we’re heading into the unknown with two new and unique tales – VAST Horizon from Fool and Scholar Productions and Middle:Below from Tin Can Audio. Up first is VAST Horizon. If you’re a long-time listener, you may recognize the Fool and Scholar production group – and you’ll definitely recognize their long list of successful series, many of which we’ve had on the show. Liberty: Critical Research, Liberty: Tales of the Tower, and White Vault. With VAST, we meet Dr. Nolira Eck, an agronomist who is meant to establish plant lifeRead More →

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Hello and welcome! Tonight is all about new visitors – from a crash-landing with Oblivity, Episode 3, to an unexpected knock at the door in Still Lives, Episode 2: The Traveller. And it’s not just the episodes that have a simliar theme – both production groups are alike, in not only creating their stories as independent endeavors – but also as friends coming together to tell a story and sharing it with the world. The Studio Knox team that produces Still Lives is made up of four past students of Kenyon College – Colton Flick, Jamie Currie, Rioghnach Robinson and Sarah Schnebly. The Oblivity team,Read More →

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We’re blasting off again tonight! Last time, you got an introduction to Oblivity, and the lives of four unique individuals in a small research base on Pluto, as they attempt to survive each other. This show, Oblivity is back with Episode 2: A Cyborg Meets his Maker, where Lowell has a rare encounter with his cybersurgeon, and everyone at the station is tested – in one way or another. After that we have Still Lives – produced by Studio Knox, we head back to earth after modern civilization has fallen, to find five survivors living under one roof, trying live their lives as best theyRead More →

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