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.
A couple lines from episode 2 of HBO’s new show, True Detective, made made me gasp in shock and pleasure. The stylish debut episode, though beautifully filmed, didn’t quite explicitly state the weird undercurrent that may be behind the mystery… Read moreThe WEIRD FICTION roots of TRUE DETECTIVE
The NPR interview with Jeremy Brett points out exactly why his Sherlock Holmes is the best Holmes (Brett champions sticking to the original Strand Magazine publications – as Arthur Conan Doyle wrote Holmes as Sidney Paget drew Holmes). Posted by… Read moreJeremy Brett NPR Interview
Professor Craig Kennedy, a scientific detective similar to Sherlock Holmes, uses his knowledge of chemistry, psychoanalysis, and the scientific method to solve mysteries. In this adventure he foresees “potentialities and possibilities unrecognized by ordinary minds, and with his profound knowledge… Read moreThe Seismograph Adventure by Arthur B. Reeve
The SFFaudio Podcast #200 – Jesse, Mirko, and Gary Lovisi discuss the Science Fiction novel Mars Needs Books! by Gary Lovisi. Talked about on today’s show: the great description, Audible.com, it’s a prison novel, it’s a dystopian science fiction novel,… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #200 – READALONG: Mars Needs Books! by Gary Lovisi
There’s a terrific radio drama series available via torrent over on RadioArchive.cc. Broadcast late last year on BBC Radio 4, December 17 – 21, 2012, Modesty Blaise: A Taste For Death is truly lovely listening! I listened to the entire… Read moreRA.cc + BBC R4: 15 Minute Drama: Modesty Blaise: A Taste For Death
Everett F. Bleiler, in Science Fiction, The Early Years, described The Diamond Maker as a tale of “science fiction by implication” – but there’s another way of looking at it too. You could argue that it’s just the story of… Read moreThe Diamond Maker by H.G. Wells