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.
Here are three new short stories set to air on BBC Radio 4 Extra on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Marionettes, Inc. By Ray Bradbury; Read by ??? 1 Broadcast – Approx. 15 Minutes [ABRIDGED?] Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4 Extra Broadcast:… Read moreBBC Radio 4 Extra: Pratchett, Gaiman, Gibson, Bradbury
Last Call By Tim Powers; Read by Bronson Pinchot 16 CDs – Approx. 19.1 Hours [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Blackstone Audio Published: December 2010 ISBN: 9781441757364 Themes: / Fantasy / Gambling / Immortality / Las Vegas / Poetry / Arthurian Legend /… Read moreReview of Last Call by Tim Powers
A live video of this year’s Worldcon Hugo Awards (Chicon 7: The 70th World Science Fiction Convention), held in Chicago, was being streamed on Ustream until shortly after clips from three Doctor Who episodes, an episode of Community, and a… Read moreWorldcon HUGO Ceremonies coverage pulled from Ustream after showing clips from BBC and NBC
Having just watched the excellent 2008 documentary, Lovecraft: Fear Of The Unknown, I went looking for a podcast interview about it. I found one! Suvudu On Air #24 has a short interview with the filmmaker, Frank Woodward. Here’s the interview…. Read moreLovecraft: Fear Of The Unknown (2008)
Here’s a live reading (audio only), by Neil Gaiman himself, of Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar. The story is a kind of mash up of a Peter Cook and Dudley Moore piece, that and the Cthulhu mythos, and also English pub culture…. Read moreShoggoth’s Old Peculiar by Neil Gaiman (live reading)
Earbud Theater is a new audio drama podcast (without a podcast feed that I can spot). Casey Wolfe, who pointed it out to me, calls them “podplays” – which is a new word but and one that fits fine. The… Read moreEarbud Theater: Neil Gaiman’s Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar AUDIO DRAMA