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 Gloomy Sunday and the 1930s … October 30th, 1938 was a Sunday. And as it happens an important one. I’ve been re-watching all The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror episodes. There’s a terrific, and hilarious sequence in The Simpsons… Read moreTreehouse Of Horror XVII: The Day The Earth Looked Stupid
The SFFaudio Podcast #066 – Scott talks to Harlan Ellison, in the vintage 2006 interview, about audiobooks and audio drama. Talked about on today’s show: SFWA, Harlan Ellison’s Grand Master of Science Fiction award, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester,… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #066 – TALK TO: Harlan Ellison
Back in 2003, for our features page, I wrote the following about Seeing Ear Theatre: In the United States, radio drama is virtually dead. But just after the internet blossomed, “radio” drama briefly revived itself. Between 1997 and 2001 dozens… Read moreSeeing Ear Theatre
The Mars Phoenix lander carries a mini-DVD loaded with art, produced on Earth, about Mars. And very coolly the audio end of Science Fiction is well represented on the disc! Here’s the official word: “Radio has been associated with Mars… Read moreThe Mars Phoenix lander brought Science Fiction audio to Mars
Audio Renaissance Saucer: The Conquest by Stephen Coonts in both abridged and unabridged versions. This is a sequel to a novel about the discovery of a 140,000 year-old spacecraft. I missed the first one, but would like to hear if… Read moreNew Releases
War of the Worlds, Mercury Theater of the Air, 1938 Orson Welles’ radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic War of the Worlds is itself a classic. The program is legendary for the panic it caused in some audience members… Read moreReview of War of the Worlds, Mercury Theater of the Air