Fiction Category
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NINE TO MIDNIGHT
On the eve of Halloween, a group of storytellers get together to tell stories and share their terrifying truths about the darkness that exists around them. As the tales unfold, each more visceral than the last, they may just discover that it is not the waking world to fear, but the horrors that lay within. Nine to Midnight is a collaborative storytelling event between horror podcasts
IN STRANGE WOODS: A MUSICAL PODCAST
A new podcast musical from the producer of The Bright Sessions and creators Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Brett Ryback, and Matt Sav. After a tragedy in the Whitetail National Forest, 18-year-old Peregrine Wells seeks out survivalist skills from an enigmatic old recluse. In this fictional documentary musical with an original folk-pop score, listeners will follow producer Brett Ryback as he explores themes of grief, adolescence, and our precarious relationship to the wilderness - all set against a sleepy northern Minnesota town reeling from a loss of innocence it will never get back. In Strange Woods is a production of Atypical Artists. It is created and executive produced by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Brett Ryback, and Matt Sav.
LOOK UP
Two young men meet on a beach every night with a telescope and the unanswered questions from years of a friendship lost as they await their parent’s return from a mission to Mars. As re-entry draws closer...so do they. Starring Evan Bittencourt (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists) and Briggon Snow (The Bright Sessions). Produced by Atypical Artists and created by Briggon Snow.
NEW YEAR'S DAY
New Year's Day is a yearly fiction podcast from the team behind The Bright Sessions that comes out every January 1st. Out of the billions of human beings in the world, there are just two that share an earth-shattering secret. Charles Chambers and John Fogg are immortal; since making this discovery, they meet up every 13 years to discuss the world, their lives, and the unique challenges of living forever. It is written and directed by Lauren Shippen, starring Andrew Nowak and Briggon Snow. For more information and to receive monthly missives, please visit atypicalartists.co/newyearsday.
ZACH ESCAPE ROOM: FREQUENCY
An interactive 3D audio escape room where you must find and solve all the puzzles within 60 minutes. Begin with the track titled "Start Here". This full cast audio drama’s audio-based puzzles provide a fresh challenge for even the most seasoned escape room enthusiast. Post your time and challenge your friends to beat it using #EscapeRoomFrequency. For more interactive audio, visit owlfield.com.
COMEDIANS IN DUNGEONS GETTING DRAGONS
An actual play D&D podcast where a group of diverse comedians play as the ADHDest party in the history of fantasy. Listen as they fumble and giggle their way through grand adventures in the magical kingdom of Illandra for your entertainment and theirs. New episodes every second Tuesday.
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE is an anxious audio love story about a recluse writer and a lonely florist who learn, letter by letter, that the world is a whole lot brighter when you have someone to share your story with. It was created by Lillian Holman and produced by Atypical Artists. For more information, please visit atypicalartists.co/greenhouse
ROOMMATES
It’s 2020 and the first college semester back during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two sophomores are thrown together in a dorm and forced to coexist. College is hard enough without quarantining and flirty tension. Starring Nik Whittemore (More Than Just Me) as frat boy Olly and Briggon Snow (The Bright Sessions) as studious Casper.
STORIES BY GERRY GAFFNEY
A series of unconnected short stories: - A young man with the unfortunate tattoo of his girlfriend's name considers his options. - A final road trip with a dying father. - An everyday experience becomes a work of art. - The hazards of using a wormhole for waste disposal. - A frosty relationship between a young woman and her mother-in-law. - A society that enables even mediocre artists to make a living from their endeavours. - The importance of mending fences when adjoining yards house a dog and a rabbit. - A young man, down-on-his luck, decides to become a sex worker. - A politician faces, or refuses to face, the consequences of his actions - A young man with a fear of public speaking prepares to deliver his father's eulogy. To contact the author, email gerry@infodesign.com.au