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.
Guy de Maupassant’s Christmas Eve, first published in Le Gaulois, December 25, 1882, is an 8 minute gem of comic horror. I think of it as kind of a French version of A Christmas Carol. But unlike Scrooge, who is… Read moreChristmas Eve by Guy de Maupassant
I’ve posted about Robert Louis Stevenson’s murderous classic, Markheim, before (the audiobook and another radio drama). But, I’ve just discovered a very good new adaptation (from 2006) available at RadioArchive.cc. The sound design is excellent, and its lengthy enough to… Read moreBBC R4 + RA.cc: Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson [RADIO DRAMA]
The SFFaudio Podcast #195 – Polaris by H.P. Lovecraft, read by Jim Moon. This is a complete and unabridged reading of the short story (11 Minutes) followed by a discussion of it by Jesse, Tamahome, Jim Moon. Talked about on… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #195 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: Polaris by H.P. Lovecraft
The Fat Man; A Tale of North Pole Noir By Ken Harmon; Read by Johnny Heller 1 MP3 CD / 5 CDs – 5.5 hours – [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Tantor Audio Published: 2010 Themes: / Fantasy / Christmas / Elves /… Read moreReview of The Fat Man; A Tale of North Pole Noir
If you were to take a stab at guessing the favourite audiobook of Canadians you’d be well to guess a Christmas story that includes a vampire, a ghost, and a mosquito. Produced for CBC Radio this classic reading of Frederick… Read moreThe Shepherd by Fredrick Forsyth; Read by Alan Maitland
Did you get what you want for Xmas? I did. I always seem to. This year the theme seemed to be coffee. I got enough to last me until next July! Huzzah! But the real gift, as always, was that… Read moreCommentary: So what did yule all receive for Xmas?