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.
The SFFaudio Podcast #178 – An unabridged reading of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (32 minutes, read for LibriVox by Michelle Sullivan) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse, Tamahome, Jenny Colvin, and… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #178 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Here’s a terrific audiobook. It’s one I hadn’t thought of for a long while, but now, looking at its plot and themes, it seems fresher than ever before. It’s about healthcare, political lobbies by powerful interest groups, ethics in a… Read moreBadge Of Infamy by Lester Del Rey
Here’s a haunted hotel story, that while being rather melancholy is also surprisingly uplifting. The Occupant Of The Room By Algernon Blackwood; Read by Mooseboy Alfonzo 1 |MP3| – Approx. 23 Minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: LibriVox.org Published: September 15, 2008 First… Read moreLibriVox: The Occupant Of The Room by Algernon Blackwood
There are several readings of The Yellow Wallpaper on LibriVox, but the best one to my ears is Michelle Sullivan’s. I think that’s the one we’ll use on an upcoming SFFaudio Podcast. The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Read… Read moreLibriVox: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
I could be wrong but I bet The Boarded Window is the second most popular Ambrose Bierce short story assigned in American schools (with the first being An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge). The Boarded Window is super short (less… Read moreThe Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce
It took me two attempts to get into this Fritz Leiber audiobook. Part of the issue was that the first person protagonist is female and the audiobook’s narrator is male. Phil Chenevert, the narrator, is a talented voice actor but… Read moreLibriVox: No Great Magic by Fritz Leiber