Category: News

HPLHS has more Lovecraft audio drama coming

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society’s “Dark Adventure Radio Theatre”Carsten Schmitt has some interesting news about the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society‘s Dark Adventure Radio Theatre:

After publishing “The Dunwich Horror” quite recently, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society’s “Dark Adventure Radio Theatre” has announced the publication of yet another (audio) dramatization of one of the Grandmaster’s stories. “The Shadow Out of Time” will be available from October 1st 2008 on CD and as an MP3 download. As usual, it can be expected that the CD will not only feature the audio drama but also a host of goodies, like “authentic” (i.e. fake) newspaper clippings and photos. And its getting even better! Already announced is an adaption of probably one of the most popular and well-known stories of Lovecraft, “The Shadow over Innsmouth“. To prove that this not only a Cthulhuists wet dream DART have put up a production diary, including a seven minute “behind the scenes video”, which not only shows the actors in the recording studio but also provides some glimpses into the dialogue for the coming “The Shadow over Innsmouth“. Seems like times are looking good for Lovecraftian audio theatre. Fhtagn!

Cool, and Carsten promises a review of the “The Dunwich Horror” too!

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Robert E. Howard’s CONAN vs. CPI’s Conan

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio News

Queen Of The Black Coast by Robert E. HowardBroken Sea Audio Productions has received another letter from the law firm employed by Conan Properties International. This time, there appears to be some acknowledgment that the stories starring Robert E. Howard’s Conan aren’t the sole property of CPI.

Unfortunately, the remainder of the letter still shows that the lawyer for CPI don’t read their correspondence very closely. CPI’s lawyers still think that BSAP is selling something (they aren’t), and that by selling that product BSAP would be harming the market for the CPI’s own audio product (which doesn’t exist).

Here’s a |PDF| of the letter.

I’m hip deep into the audio drama version of Queen Of The black Coast, having just finished listening to episode 4, in which CONAN, Belit, and crew of the Tigress finally start up that poisoned river. It’s got a stereo soundscape that is so rich and full as to be unrivaled in podcast audio drama. Check it out for yourselves HERE.

To read the first letter check out our first post about this subject HERE.

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iTunes 8.0 offers more control over audiobooks

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio News

iTunes 8.0The latest version of iTunes NOW finally, gives you some more control over your own audiobooks, at least sort of. According to a post over on Podiobooks.com’s blog:

The new iTunes 8 has launched and fans of audiobooks couldn’t be happier. Prior versions of iTunes kept the Audiobooks section under lock and key. The only files that would display in the Audiobooks section on your iTunes or iPod were books purchased from the iTunes music store. Not very handy to people who buy copies of audio books on CD or download them from other sources on the interwebs.

With 8.0, iTunes now allows you to change the Media Kind for files to Audiobook, taking them out of the Music section (where they never belonged in the first place). So score one for iTunes for enabling those who just want to use the software, but exercise choice in where they get their audiobook content.

Read the full Podiobooks.com blog post HERE.

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Just Added to our AUTHOR PAGES: H. Beam Piper

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio News

H. Beam PiperEverybody’s talking about the new movie Watchmen. Meanwhile I’m thinking and writing about a real watchman, a night watchman, who wrote Science Fiction and Mystery. That’s right, I’ve just added a new AUTHOR PAGE for H. Beam Piper.

In the 1950s, H. Beam Piper worked as a night watchman, which allowed him to spend his days writing fiction and collecting weapons. Which is very interesting, because that’s how I’d have spent my days if I’d lived in the 1950s too.

Check out our new H. BEAM PIPER page, and this nifty |PDF| of a vintage article about the man.

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$5 off at ScottBrick.com

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio News

Scott Brick PresentsScott Brick is offering a limited time $5-off coupon good for any Brick By Brick Audiobooks product! Here’s the skinny:

I’m offering anyone who wants it a coupon for $5 off the purchase price of each volume in the Thomas Covenant saga thus far from my website, said coupon code valid for a week after the close of the event. When you click through to the purchase page from scottbrickpresents.com, plug in the code “dragoncon2008,” all one word and lowercase, and you’ll see your purchase price discounted. Just my way of saying thank you for the constant support I’ve received from my brethren in science fiction/fantasy fandom. Hope you all enjoy it.

The coupon should be live now!

And what are you going to use it on? Well, the first two audiobooks from Scott’s own audiobook company are available now: LORD FOUL’S BANE and FATAL REVENANT, are the first and latest books in Stephen R. Donaldson’s acclaimed fantasy series Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. Get them HERE.

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