what fiction podcasts are you all listening to these days? with penumbra ending, Magnus archives over, all caught up on midnight burger and camlan, and the countless others that have gone on indefinite hiatus. a girl can only listen to wolf 359 so many times :/
malevolent sketches (as of part 22, i'm on part 24 rn tho)((accidentally twinkified john, mb 😞))
closeups + spoilers for s3 under the cut
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spoilers for ep 20 and later
guys guys guys i'm losing my mind. who is this yellow bitch. i WANT JOHN DOE BACK 😭😭😭 ngl i looked up if he comes back bc i cannot STAND suspense so i'm all good. for now.
Mystery fiction, especially paired with a comedic tone, like Knives Out, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, or Only Murders in the Building?
Sherlock & Co, and want another, different take on the Holmes canon to add to your rotation of shows?
Irreverent historical comedies with surprising heart and messages about the people who often get left in the margins of history like Operation Mincemeat and Our Flag Means Death?
Re: Dracula, and other audio dramas that present unique takes on classic literature?
British audio comedy like Wooden Overcoats, Cabin Pressure, and Bleak Expectations?
The original ACD Sherlock Holmes stories but wish there was explicit, textual representation of gay, lesbian, and ace identities that are celebrated and centered within the actual text?
Adorable senior cat mascots?
May we present ourselves, Fawx & Stallion, a mystery-comedy podcast about the best detective team on Baker Street! (Not that one.) Our full first season is available now, and we are currently crowdfunding for Season 2! If a queer, Victorian mystery-comedy set in the world of Sherlock Holmes sounds like it might be up your alley, please consider giving us a listen, and if you're able, supporting our crowdfund so that our indie team can bring another mystery to life!
There we go, folks, the audio version is now live and available for five dollar or more subscribers, but y'all can have a four-minute sample clip as a treat. The full story's around 18 minutes long, but according to my test audience, it's worth the listen. Go sign up and check it out? I'd love it if I could justify getting to do more stuff like this in the future.
And in case the embed flops, here's the text link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/old-ghosts-audio-102803156
a retro-mecha cyberpunk sapphic audio drama (coming soon!)
Blurb
"Humanity took to the stars and left us for dead."
Lorelei knows the end. Has seen it flicker along the edges of her home, catch fire to everything she's ever known. Has felt it gnaw its way into her bones, watching as the last safety ship glinted starlight in the sky. Lorelei knows the end. And she knows everything after, too.
Lieutenant Lorelei Reeves is a first-generation, three-star pilot for the United Forces of the Red Remembrance. She is the only pilot capable enough to helm the UFRR's greatest mystery; Acheilus, an antiquated shark mecha from before The End.
It is a time of peace; the bitterness from the Coalition of The Last Frontier's abandonment has long since diluted away in favor of lucrative trade deals from space - goods that could only benefit the UFRR's longevity underseas. It is a good deal, kind, even. Generous.
But Lorelei cannot help but taste the tang of deceit between her teeth. The sickly stick of rot amplifies after she spots another shark mecha circling the edges of UFRR's water space. Sleek black and glinting metal - a convincing imitation of the UFRR's mechanics. The problem with this: Lorelei captains the only shark in the entire fleet.
Themes
loss, grief, being homesick for a home that no longer exists, loud-mouthed pilots, and trauma-stricken lesbians.
Snippet
My hands shake.
Admiral Thetis was right about one other thing, too.
I had been gone for a long time; I'd been gone for months. Months of an endless blue that pervaded my eyes, an infinitum of mouthless words, and moments to think and move as I pleased. I'd rediscovered creatures that hadn’t been seen in years, listened as whales called through, and laughed when other sharks circled Acheilus, trying to communicate. It might have been the closest thing to peace that I've ever felt.
Peace does not exist in the lion’s den— a name I've mocked HQ with — instead, the oppressive nature of fear lies thick along the walls of the hull. Fear is every step you take, it is every beating heart, every conspired whisper. It exists within the hollows of my cells, in every ill-intended look cast my way. I am fear and they make me believe it.
Hi. Lemon, creator of the audio drama Audistorium here. I hate posting this. I already posted it on Twitter, and I've been afraid to post it here. I am always genuinely fearful of asking for help. I've been self sufficient my entire life. But. I'm genuinely struggling. After layoffs, struggling to find work, melanoma scares & medical costs, I'm at the end of my financial rope. I'm trying hard to figure out bills. The show will go on indefinitely. But.. Anything helps if you can.
Our Kofi is at: https://ko-fi.com/audistorium
I start my new job on the 30th, but unfortunately that first paycheck will be a bit late on helping take care of things. Again, if anyone throws in anything, I super appreciate it. As I said, the show will always go on no matter what. Thank you to anyone that listens. You all mean the world to me. I'm going to try my best to completely make it through this.
Question for all animatic makers, what do you use to edit everything together? I'm nearly done with my malevolent animatic but I have no idea what to edit it with. Any advice would be great!!
Thank you all for your votes! The results of the @audioverseawards finals are out and we’ve won 4 awards!
Congrats to Alasdair Stuart for Best Recurring Voice in a New Production; @reefsharkivist for Best Musical Direction in a New Production;
Congratulations also to @alexyquest for Best Direction in a New Production; and our entire Writing Team: Nigel McKeon, @penofsteele , Spectre, @alexyquest , Jesse Syratt, and @clansocreations for Best Writing in a New Production.
This wouldn’t be possible without your votes so thank you from the bottom of our hearts
So thank you for that! We’d also like to congratulate some of our fellow friends and winners, so congratulations to @re-dracula, @hellofromthehallowoods, @oldgodspod , @ameliapodcast, @ethicstownpod , and @ghostwaxpod !!
Sir Galahad is a popular man this evening, but he'd better watch out: more than one of his guests tonight doesn't have his best interests at heart...
Our second-to-last Second Citadel story begins. Join us for the end, & check Patreon for bonus content, including production scripts with behind-the-scenes info, commentary tracks, ad-free episodes, and more! http://patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast
We are so excited to share that Fawx & Stallion has won in three categories at the 2023 Audio Verse Awards! Congratulations to Best New Director winners Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson, Best New Show Art winner Sam Twardy, and the whole team for their Best New Production win! Thank you SO much to everyone who voted for us, especially in such an incredible year of debut shows!
If you want to see more of this newly award-winning show, the best way you can make that happen is by donating to our Indiegogo campaign, which runs for 9 more days!
And hey, finally an award WE win and not Sherlock bloody H—
I made this post for my Facebook friends who generally don't know what I'm up to, but I'll share it here too ;) SUPPORT MY WORK!
Oh and the comic coming to Kickstarter will be launched in May! Just gotta finalize everything. It's the next entry in our Pinoy Monster Anthologies and it'll be our very first 18+ Anthology!
Super excited to showcase it (to everyone above 18 of course)