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.
Published as half of a 1978 Caedmon recording (TC 1574), here is Vincent Price’s reading of Joseph Payne Brennan’s short story, The Calamander Chest. Part 1 of 2: Part 2 of 2: And, I’ve posted the |PDF| made from a… Read moreThe Calamander Chest by Joseph Payne Brennan as read by Vincent Price
This collection of “excerpts” from Childhood’s End (TC164) was published on LP in 1979. It was recorded in Sri Lanka by Arthur C. Clarke himself. Posted by Jesse Willis
Basil Rathbone reads The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe from the album “Basil Rathbone Reads Edgar Allan Poe“, released 1954 by Caedemon. Posted by Jesse Willis
Harper Audio was founded in 1952 under the name “Caedmon.” Harper Audio still occasionally publishes under its Caedmon label but its real heyday was in the late 1970s. Uniquely, the back of each album featured unique liner notes typically written… Read moreCaedmon
The SFFaudio Podcast #175 – The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft, read by Wayne June. This is a complete and unabridged reading of the short story (19 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse, Julie… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #175 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft
The SFFaudio Podcast #170 – Jesse, Tamahome, and Jenny discuss the Brilliance Audio audiobook of The Fountains Of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke. Talked about on today’s show: Skyhooks and space elevators, Sri Lanka, “my first space elevator book”, Robert… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #170 – READALONG: The Fountains Of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke