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.
Speaking of Sir Walter Scott and Ivanhoe… I’ve been much into Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe over the last six months. I’ve watched three different video adaptations. One was a theatrical version from the 1950s, one was a TV movie from… Read moreCommentary: Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe
The Invisible Man By H.G. Wells; Read by James Adams 5 CDs – Approx. 5.5 Hours [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Blackstone Audio Published: 2009 ISBN: 9781433277528 Themes: / Science Fiction / Invisibility / Chemistry / Biology / Crime / 19th Century /… Read moreReview of The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Radio Drama Revival has a new Sherlock Holmes podcast audio drama in it’s feed! Sez host Fred Greenhalgh: This week we bring back the Quicksilver Radio Theater in a most peculiar of Sherlock Holmes tales set during the Christmas season…. Read moreRadio Drama Revival: The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle – a SHERLOCK HOLMES audio drama
Next Tuesday BBC Radio 4’s Afternoon Play is The Three Knots. This atmospheric drama is set against the backdrop of the “Disruption” during which Scotland’s church split in two. It’s inspired by a real community who, having been refused any… Read moreBBC Radio 4: The Three Knots
Jess Nevins, librarian and author of the forthcoming The Encyclopedia of Pulp Heroes (2010), gave a scholarly lecture on the earliest origins and strange evolution of the superhuman/superhero meme. Starting in the the early 19th century with a perceived need… Read moreChangersurfer Radio: Lecture – Those Who Cannot Remember Doc Savage Are Condemned To Repeat Him by Jess Nevins
Paul Bishop, who runs the addictive Bish’s Beat blog, writes about an unfamiliar audio drama series that sounds right up our dark alley! Sez Paul: “McLevy! THESE TOP NOTCH AUDIO DRAMAS FROM BBC 4 SURROUNDING INSPECTOR MCLEVY, A TACITURN, VICTORIAN,… Read moreBBC + RR.cc: McLevy: a 19th century detective series based on a real detective