News, Reviews, and Commentary on all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio. Audiobooks, audio drama, podcasts; we discuss all of it here. Mystery, crime, and noir audio are also fair game.
It’s A Good Life is a 1953 short story by Jerome Bixby. Set in the small town that used to be in Ohio. It’s entire population loves and fears three year old Anthony Fremont. Anthony is omnipotent. This story has… Read moreIt’s A Good Life by Jerome Bixby
The Story Of The Inexperienced Ghost (aka The Inexperienced Ghost) is, on its face, merely a humourous ghost story. But I get the sense that there’s quite a bit of satire going on in it. It may be doing to… Read moreThe Story Of The Inexperienced Ghost by H.G. Wells
This short epistolary Science Fiction story, Letter From The Stars (aka Dear Pen Pal), is about a foolish person who writes to an alien criminal. Like many episodes of PPP lately it is straight-up pulpy fun, but with a twist…. Read moreProtecting Project Pulp: Letter From The Stars by A.E. van Vogt
In less than 3,000 words H.G. Wells planted the seed, as it were, for a rare and delicate subspecies of Science Fiction we might call Botanical Horror SF. As Mr. Jim Moon, of the wondrous Hypnobobs podcast, points out in… Read moreHypnobobs: The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid by H.G. Wells
Here’s a creepy tale by a then young disciple and contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft. Taking Egyptian mythology as his starting point Robert Bloch delivers a pretty good tale in the style of the master. Protecting Project Pulp No. 59 –… Read moreProtecting Project Pulp: The Opener Of The Way by Robert Bloch
“DREAM MACHINE” Personal Audio System Product number: ICF-CS15iPN (Lightning Connector clock radio dock) Manufacturer: Sony UPCs: 027242866072 (silver), 027242866089 (black) I listen to a lot of audiobooks and podcasts, but also radio. And since 2004, for those podcasts and audiobooks,… Read moreHardware review of the Sony ICF-CS15iPN Personal Audio System (“DREAM MACHINE” Lightning Connector clock radio dock)