113 posts by Ruby Fink

January 8, 2021

“The Green Horizon” by Paul Walsh

Hello Fictional Café listeners and welcome to 2021! Our first podcast for the new year will be “The Green Horizon” by Paul Walsh. The Green Horizon is a Lovie Awards shortlisted sci-fi audio comedy that focuses on a ne’er-do-well Irish space captain and his rag-tag crew as they traverse a war-torn galaxy in search of fame and fortune. Sonya has always dreamed of exploring the universe and flying among the stars, but when an unfortunate fight with her supervisor causes her to be unemployed, Sonya has to find new ways to make her dream come true. A chance meeting at the local employment center could be the answer to all of Sonya Halley’s problems, does she have what it takes to join the crew of the Green Horizon? But with no other jobs available, what…

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December 25, 2020

Deck the Halls (with Matrimony!) by Sassquach Radio

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

Happy Holidays everyone! To help make your day a little more cheery, here is “Deck the Halls (with Matrimony)” by Sassquach Radio! When love is your business, you have no business falling in love. Two best pals, Emma and Jackie, are just trying to get through the holiday wedding season when a mysterious handsome stranger enters the picture . . . but when they discover his name on the invitations of their big Christmas wedding, that budding romance becomes their biggest disaster. Join the gang at Regal Bride as they battle birds and brides in this zany holiday romantic comedy! Starring Paula Deming and Keiko Agena as Emma and Jackie, the best friends in the wedding business. With Kyle Payne as Stu, Ian McQuown as Trip, and Jessica Payne as Katie. Featuring Kacie Rogers and Jesse Abbott Chin…

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December 11, 2020

“The Case of Murder in the Fiesta Lounge” Audio Arts

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From the mixed up files of Jack Justice and Trixie Dixon comes The Case of the Murder of Fiesta Lounge. One more episode where a certain detective duo gets to get drunk, waves around several handguns of various sizes, and tries not to shoot each other. For those who haven’t heard a yarn spun by Gregg Taylor, you are in for a treat. When Trixie Dixon and Jack Justice are hired to guard a certain Michael Patrick Mulligan O’Day during his mayoral campaign, their main objective is keep him from getting shot. Which is proves to be very difficult since the one thing the girl detective wants to do is shoot him herself. Things take a turn for the worse when the lights go out and their client ends up dead. Now the only thing…

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November 27, 2020

“Temujin: An Audio Drama” Adaptation

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

TEMUJIN: AN AUDIO DRAMA is an audio-only historical drama adaptation launched in 2020 adapting the Central Asian epic The Secret History of the Mongols. This epic follows the rise of Temujin – who would become Genghis Khan – and the fall of Jamukha – the Gur Khan, his most bitter rival and dearest friend. Told from Jamukha’s perspective on what seems like the last night of his life, TEMUJIN reveals a rarely-told moment that shaped human history: the ill-fated bond shared between two young warlords caught between rivalry and friendship, empire-building and tender brotherhood. Click here for Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Written and directed by Roshan Singh Sambhi, with Sound Design and Composition by Nathaniel Mah, this amazing multi-cultural audio production has been nominated 16 times across all 9 eligible categories of the Audio…

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November 13, 2020

11th Hour Audio Productions by Owen McCuen

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

From the twisted and dark audio files of 11th Hour Audio Productions, comes a little belated Halloween Horror. But first, a little about this collaborative company: October, 2011, producers, actors and designers from FinalRune productions and Aural Stage Studios gathered in a mill in Biddeford, Maine to record, post-produce and release a horror production for Transcontinental Terror. The result was James Comtois’ Ogle Award-winning “Intensive Care.” Alex wakes in a run-down New England hospital with foggy memories of a car accident. He asks nurses about his missing girlfriend, Elizabeth, but can’t seem to get any answers. In fact, he can’t seem to get anything straight from anyone. And – was that a scream in the distance? Sometime back in September 2015 they decided they wanted to produce a quick horror audio drama, just for fun. In Intensive Care fashion,…

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October 30, 2020

“Bleeding of the Hedges” — An Audio Drama

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

“Bleeding of the Hedges Arc 2: The City of Brambles,” written by Carol Foley and Joshua J. Price, is a fantasy story of a world where normal humans and Fae are struggling to co-habitate in the same world. With many different supernatural creatures discovering their powers, the humans are nervous that they will take control. For some, it’s political, for others, being different is a death sentence. It has been 23 years since the daughter of the god Pan was sent to the modern world and raised by mortals. As a young adult, she has risen to fame as a pop star. Her presence is awakening more and more of her kind which has the mortal world in a state of panic. Sides are being chosen and a war between Fae and humans is rising….

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October 16, 2020

“The Rats In The Walls,” by H.P. Lovecraft

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

From the twisted mind of H.P. Lovecraft and the talented hands and voice of Julie Hoverson, comes the adaptation, “The Rats In The Walls.” Narrated by Julie Hoverson, H.P. Lovecraft weaves the tale of an American widow, Mrs. Delapore, moving into her old family home in England. During her first night, Mrs. Delapour is immediately alerted to the fact that her house seems to be haunted by rats. Unfortunately, out of all the people in the house, she is the only one who can hear them. Only the cats seem to be aware that something sinister is going on, and they yowl in the dead of night to alert her that something is definitely wrong. As she continues her investigation, Mrs. Delapour finds there are many disturbing rumors surrounding her house, and all that live…

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October 2, 2020

Harlan Guthrie Presents “Malevolent,” An Audio Drama

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

“Malevolent” is an H.P. Lovecraft-esque thriller audio drama by Harlan Guthrie. Arkham Private Investigator, Arthur Lester wakes up with no memory of who he is, with a strange, eerie voice to guide him through the darkness. Blind, terrified, and confused, his journey begins with a series of mysteries to solve: How is he going to navigate the world without the use of his sight? What was he doing before he lost his memory? And how is he going to stay alive long enough to figure out what happened? Malevolent follows Arkham Investigator Arthur Lester as he unravels the mysterious circumstances that have befallen him. In part 2 Arthur encounters a mysterious girl who sets him on a path to finding her. . .though that path may be a dark and treacherous one. During this final…

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September 18, 2020

“Juno Steel and the Prince of Mars”

Posted by Ruby Fink in Audio Arts

Hello, Fictional Cafe Listeners! Penumbra Podcast is back again! Because you all seemed to enjoy it so much last time, we’re bringing you another story of that eccentric man from the future…who also seems stuck in the past. This time: Juno Steel and the Prince of Mars. If everyone is ready, we’re going to follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships. Juno Steel and the Prince of Mars (Pt. 1) http://www.thepenumbrapodcast.com/s1e4-juno-steel-and-the-prince-of-mars-p1 After an explosive murder case gone wrong, Detective Juno Steel is in the market for some slower work. His next client promises something quiet: a routine find-the-cheating-husband job. Well… it should be routine. Should be, being…

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September 4, 2020

“Another Shade of Crime” A Podcast by James Hayes

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How does a man survive 80 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit? What’s the true story about Hurricane Katrina? Why did 9-year-old Asha Degree pack a bag in the middle of a stormy night and disappear? And how did serial killer Samuel Little kill 80 people without the police finding out? These are the stories you won’t find on other podcasts. The stories that often go unnoticed. The victims that are lost to time. Producer and Writer James Hayes, Sound Engineer and Co-Producer Liam O’Brien, and Host Carl Ellis Grant will answer these questions in Another Shade of Crime. A monthly true-crime podcast about crimes committed to and by people of color. Because crime does not discriminate. Episode 1: This is a story about the 1976 trial of Ronnie Long for burglary…

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