#Fiction Podcast Weekly News

[adreamthatsworthkeeping]

I am currently going through my old podcasts to catch up after they fell by the wayside when I discovered new podcasts and had to catch up on those. It's a whole thing, so now I am part way through a lot of old podcasts and it's hard to keep track of.

I fell of the Shmanners wagon but I am catching up where I dropped off in 2019 (I am up to Jan 2021!)

I started Off Menu this year and have finally hit the 2021 episodes from their start in 2018.

I am still working through The Worst Idea of All Time, so 2014? they started and I have hit the episodes in mid 2016.

It's amazing to have these old episodes where they are mainly on topic but still mention past events or say things that Future Me is like OO about because it's always fun things about random plagues or politics and it's a weird moment when you realise with future knowledge what has come to pass.

[lucifer-kane]

thinking about the rt shutdown again just for the sake of since the final rvb season was announced last year and now it's just. up in the air.....

[haveyoulistenedtothispodcast]

Summary:

The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction anthology podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join new head archivist Jonathan Sims as he attempts to bring a seemingly neglected collection of supernatural statements up to date, converting them to audio and supplementing them with follow-up work from his small but dedicated team.

[skyfullofpods]

Hello friends, I’ve made the decision to put my blog on hiatus for a while. I can’t give a concrete date for its return, I'm hoping to be back by the end of next month, but with the holiday season approaching, it's possible that it won't be back until the new year.

To be absolutely honest, I’ve been dealing with some mental health stuff recently, and I need some time to rest, recuperate, and to try and get my ducks back in a row. A lot more energy goes into my blog than probably a lot of people realise, and I’ve been struggling to find the time and energy to write anything beyond my weekly Sunday posts for a couple of months now.

I knew writing about fiction podcasts was known as being a thankless task when I launched my blog, but every time I see someone say that nobody writes about audio drama it makes me feel like all the time and effort I put into my work is for nothing. And maybe that's what I deserve. Trying to stay positive about the value of what I do has become increasingly difficult, and I’ve lost the passion I used to have for it.

I’m hoping some time away from regular posting will help me reevaluate things, and to help me rediscover the love I used to have for what I do. I’ll still be posting on social media, continuing my random podcast recommendations three times a week, as well as my self-promo Saturday posts.

To everyone who’s supported and read my work over the years, thank you. Your support means the world to me. I hope to be back soon. Take care of yourselves.

[theboardofdirectorslovesyou]

September 2024 re-release of Our Fair City 

LOYAL POLICIES!

We are going to try an experiment- really doing science, you could say. Our Fair City is going to be re-released!

What? What are you talking about?

The world of audio fiction (and otherwise) has changed a lot since we started making Our Fair City in 2009. Distressingly- the social, political, and artistic themes we were engaging with in the show just keep getting more relevant. We want to bring this show to new listeners- but understand that the long feed and lack of current releases can be a barrier to entry. SO: On August 5th, we’re going to temporarily remove the episodes from the podcast feed. Starting in September 2024 on the existing feed, we are going to release seasons 1 and 2 rapidly in a 30-day period. It’s going to be almost daily. Starting in October, we’ll be releasing episodes weekly. We hope you will be excited to listen along with us as it’s released again!

But I love Our Fair City and I can’t stand to wait to listen to it! What do I do? For anyone who gets into the show and *just can’t wait* for weekly releases, we will have all 8 seasons available, ad free, as part of the Audacious Machine Creative membership starting in September. Membership is $5/month and gets you access to all of Our Fair City and ad free feeds of all our other shows. You also get some fun Our Fair City bonus content - like all of the ringtones we produced while the show was originally releasing. Check out more about becoming a member here.  

[ghostsandmermaids]

Fandom Manifesto: Hello From The Hallowoods

(Originally written for the Fandomanifesto community on Pillowfort.)

Here's a (mostly spoiler-free) fandom manifesto for my favorite podcast, Hello From The Hallowoods. (Please try to keep the comments on this post spoiler-free as well.)

What is a fandom manifesto?

Inspired by ship manifestos, a fandom manifesto is an essay meant to introduce people to a fandom and promote it by explaining its appeal. It's a really fun tradition that I would love to keep going.

What is Hello From The Hallowoods?

Darker than your dreams, and farther North than you remember, there is a forest where life and death meet…

Hello From The Hallowoods is a queer horror podcast written and produced by William A. Wellman (they/them). This is the official description (taken from Spotify):

Come walk between the black pines! In this award-winning queer fiction podcast, a cosmic narrator follows the increasingly connected residents of the forest at the end of the world. It's a bittersweet story that explores queer identity, horror genre tropes, and finding hope in humanity's last moments.

It's set in a forest in northern Canada (the Hallowoods) in a post-apocalyptic world plagued by the black rains. The story follows the inhabitants of the Hallowoods—only some of whom are alive and human—as their lives become increasingly interconnected. 

The podcast is narrated by Nikignik (he/they), also known as One Hundred Eyes in the Dark, an eldritch god who speaks directly to the listener via their nightmares. He begins to tell these stories because he's grieving his partner, another god called Marolmar (he/him), and humans were the last thing Marolmar created. Over time, Nikignik changes from a more passive narrator to an active character in the story.

There are a lot of characters, including but not limited to:

a nonbinary Frankenstein's creature piercing together their identity

a trans ghost dealing with his occultist father

an invisible man finding love at first sight

a genderfluid storm witch trying to prove themself

a retired rockstar and her punk butch lesbian daughter

a floral-suit-wearing demon on a celestial audit of earth

a starwolf on a mission to kill said demon

a killer robot skull and his pet dead seagull

an unkindness of ravens (yes, they are one character)

… and many, many more.

How scary is it?

It's a horror podcast, so there are some scary moments, but for me, the story feels very comforting and bittersweet as it explores horror tropes in a really unique way. According to the website:

It's been described as a show that helps you sleep easier, rather than one that keeps you up at night.

The story also explores themes like religious trauma, isolation, death, grief, and queerphobia, so please check the content warnings at the end of each episode description or at the start of each episode transcript. Transcripts are available on the website.

Why should I listen to it?

If the description above didn't convince you, here are some more reasons why you should listen to Hello From The Hallowoods. 

There is so much content! I often complain about books being almost always standalones or duologies lately and TV seasons only being 8-10 episodes. If I really like something, I want to spend as much time with it as possible!

With HFTH, I don't have that problem because there is so much to listen to! There are currently (almost) 150 episodes available (plus a few live shows and bonus episodes), and new episodes come out every Wednesday. There are also weekly 100-word bonus stories on Patreon, and a tie-in novel called One Hundred Eyes In The Dark is currently in the works, so if you're looking for a story you can get really invested in (or if you're angry that all your favorite shows have been canceled), HFTH is perfect for you!

There are so many queer characters, disabled characters, and characters of color! If you're looking for a really diverse show, you will love HFTH. (I cried when I heard a character describe herself as aromantic.) But even aside from the diversity, the characters are just amazing. I mean, "What if Frankenstein's creature got love and support and was an absolute cinnamon roll?" is the perfect character concept. The villains are also really compelling and well-written. 

It's a great introduction to podcasts, especially for book lovers, because it often feels like a very immersive audiobook! The voice acting and music are incredible, and even though there are a lot of characters, you can tell them apart very easily by their voices. If you like fantasy and horror books, this could be your introduction to the world of audio dramas. 

That being said, if you have listened to other horror podcasts before, you will still love this one! It sometimes reminds me of Welcome To Night Vale, but the setting and characters are very unique, and the writing is so, so beautiful. 

It's also a great introduction to horror! I used to avoid horror media because I get scared very easily, but horror podcasts (and especially Hello From The Hallowoods) made me discover how much I actually enjoy horror. HFTH explores horror tropes in such a kind, unique, and hopeful way, and as sappy as that sounds, listening to it makes the horrors of everyday life a little easier to deal with. 

If you like Malevolent (another really great horror podcast), Harlan Guthrie has a guest role in HFTH! You might also recognize Mx. Wellman's voice from other podcasts like WOE.BEGONE, The Silt Verses or Old Gods of Appalachia. 

The fandom is amazing! Everyone is so kind and talented, and we always have a lot of fun theorizing about what will happen next. There's even a fan-run Discord server!

We also have a fan wiki, and in addition to the official information, we also have a "fun gender" for each character. Here are some of my favorites:

Tumblr Sexyman (Official)

Eye-Affiliated Podcast Host

Deer that will fuck you up

Whatever the hell was going on with the guy from Shape Of Water

Nightmare Personality

Hot Topic Goth

Dilf Automobile

How do I listen to it?

You can listen to Hello From The Hallowoods on the podcatcher of your choice. Here are some suggestions from the Hallowoods website:

Spotify

Apple Podcasts

Podbean

YouTube

Google Podcasts

It's not an anthology, so please listen to it from the beginning to see how the different characters and plot threads come together. 

The show is entirely ad-free and sponsor-free, so if you like it and want to financially support it, please consider joining the show’s Patreon.

And that's it! There are many things I didn't include for spoiler reasons, but this should give you a basic idea of what HFTH is about and why I love it so much. 

I hope I convinced you to listen to Hello From The Hallowoods, and maybe you will love it as much as I do!

[ransprang]

thank you for your request again @auryborealis we hope you like your match up :3

If anyone else would like a match up this is our kofi

Your Stardew valley match up is…

SEBASTIAN <3

Sfw

How you met: You were the new farmer in town and you were looking to make friends. Sam had invited you to his, Abigail and Sebastian’s weekly game night, joking that you reminded him too much of Seb. You agreed to come and although initially a bit quiet and reserved, once you all started playing games and cracked open a few cold ones, the inner sailor came out. Eventually, you were cussing out the gaming console with enthusiasm, dissolving the rest of the gang into a fit of giggles with your colourful and inventive curses. Even the usually sour-faced Sebastian was hiding a smile. As the evening went on, you grew more comfortable and when everyone was resting after an intense board game session, you decided to play some of your favourite horror fiction podcasts. You could see Sam was the one who was getting the most scared, jumping at every small sound while Sebastian simply listened intently. You offered to turn the podcast off but Sam refused, and after a while declared that he needed to use the restroom but was too afraid to go alone. After giggling and teasing him for an appropriate amount of time, Abigail agreed to take him. You and Sebastian were left alone, lounging on beanbags, nursing the dregs of your fourth beer that evening. The podcast still played in the background, but Sebastian’s attention was directed towards you. He eyed you carefully, before asking, “Will you play the triangle in our band?” You blurted out a laugh at the abruptness of the question and Sebastian’s cheeks took on the faintest blush. “You don’t have to, of course. It just would be nice to spend more time together,” he explained sheepishly. Your brown eyes crinkled in amusement, and you agreed, clinking together your near-empty beer cans, a toast to your new life in the Valley.

It’s great that you love autumn since that’s the only season where Sebastian actually leaves the vicinity of his house and walks around the town. You both can enjoy each other’s company and watch the orange and yellow-leaved trees dance in the wind together. Seb would be completely chill if you wanted to head back early during your adventures for a nap as well.

Seb is a night owl just like you. Being a programmer he often works odd hours or he’ll just spend the night gaming. So you’ll always have someone to spend time with at midnight. If you’re asleep while he’s awake Seb looks at you completely lovestruck and gives you a kiss on the cheek before going back to whatever he was doing.

Since Pelican Town’s movie theatre has a small selection of movies he is more so accustomed to enjoying thrillers and mystery movies. If you guys manage to order movies from Zuzu City or even go there he’d be willing to give horror movies a shot. Super unlikely that he’ll get scared. As long as it has an interesting plot he’ll enjoy it. 

Seb would often find you bundled up in his hoodies. He finds it super endearing and it gives him a deep sense of satisfaction to see you wrapped up in his belongings. 

You love Halloween and he loves pumpkin soup. In October, your house would be littered with pumpkins, which you gore and carve with delight and he makes pumpkin soup from the remains. It is a beautiful domestic scene.

Seb would often take you on long motorcycle rides in the night. He likes the warmth of your body on his back as he drives into the chilly night air. 

Seb would teasingly open your messy bun and twirl the hairband around his finger nonchalantly. He likes teasing you, watching your hair just fall down and frame your face.

He would give back hugs and neck kisses, and Seb’s embrace would be super warm and cosy, especially in the fall. Cuddling in oversized sweaters on the couch would be the go-to.

Seb would organise surprise dates out of nowhere to show that he appreciates you. Being a homebody, he would order food from outside, and set up fairy lights and a cosy blanket on the couch.

your goths,

admins sar, san & sav

[raddagher]

Tomorrow, 5pm EST. Come join us on YouTube for the live premiere of Hymns for the Road, a new fantasy horror podcast

Art by @mkdouma6 on twitter AAAAAHHHHH I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S FINALLY HERE!

Way back in 2022 you guys helped me fund the creation of this show, and it's finally here. 30 weekly episodes full of music, magic, and monsters in the darkest piece of fiction I've ever put into the world. Thank you for sticking it out all this time, and enjoy the show!

also if you want to know when FUA will be back it's gonna be in the newsletter

[monstrousproductions]

Monstrous Productions - audio fiction for the strange at heart

Welcome to the Tumblr home of Monstrous Productions, an audio fiction production team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

We have two shows under our belt so far - the now complete Monstrous Agonies and all new Travelling Light.

Monstrous Agonies captured the weekly advice segment of the UK's only dedicated radio service for people of the night and members of the creature community. Over 100+ episodes, it answered questions and offered advice on everything from werewolf boyfriends in the doghouse to fitting in as the new ghoul at work.

While the podcast is no longer releasing, you can still get your liminal fix over at @thenightfolknetwork, and listen to past episodes wherever you get your podcasts. You can find a full, searchable database of letters, tagged with relevant keywords, on our website.

Travelling Light is our current show, launched in November 2023. It's an epistolary science fantasy that follows the Traveller as they journey through the galaxy, writing letters home and gathering stories for the community archives.

With audience submissions and choose-your-own-adventure decision making, listeners are able to shape the Traveller's story and the world in which it unfolds. Subscribe now on your podcatcher of choice for new episodes every Friday!

To learn more about Monstrous Productions and get to know the team, check out our About page or head over to our website.

[vivalgi]

I found a short article with an additional 10-min video podcast on the recent PB acquisition by Series AI Entertainment. It discusses a little about what led to it and what could be the implications of AI driven content creation. One of the guys in the video is an industry insider who has deeper knowledge about PB. In the video they also provide some recent revenue and download estimates from Sensor Tower, which is otherwise paid content. One thing that caught my attention was that near the end of 2023 downloads suddenly spiked and then plummeted. If you ask me then it coincides with Blades 2 reaching the end of its weekly releases. It was the book that people had been eagerly waiting for 3 years and also the most successful book of 2023, according to its lead writer. Kinda looks like many people said their final goodbyes to Choices with that book. Many of you did promise to wait for Blades 2 to come out before uninstalling the game due to the declining quality of content in recent times. Overall, if you look at the past 12 months then according to Sensor Tower the revenue has slowly decreased around 30% while downloads have dropped nearly 90%!

The guys in the video told it's mostly the long time players still helping to pay the bills. This is why I find it strange that PB has been trying to attract new players from Chapters with cheap controversial sm*t, instead of focusing on its core player base and what made the game so popular in the first place. It's so easy to lose valuable customers but near impossible to get them back later.

All in all, no matter what we think about the morality of using AI in creative works, the fact is that PB's new sugar daddy is its final straw. If that doesn't work out then it's game over. Only hope is that PB will make Choices available on Steam should the worst case scenario happen.

[nitewrighter]

I realize I'm saying "Step outside your reading comfort zone, step outside your reading comfort zone" over and over again and people might actually be interested in doing that, but might not know where to start, or really where their 'reading comfort zone' ends. Well, the good news is, there's a lot of "book bingos" and other reading challenges on library websites and blogs all over the place that have plenty of prompts for books it might not occur to you to read--I'd say like exercise though, you obviously don't want to immediately force yourself to read something you know is going to make you miserable.

Like if you say, "Well I've never read a biography before, so I grabbed this giant fucking brick on President Warren G. Harding, but it was boring and it sucked. Oh well, I tried. Back to fanfiction." Like, come on, there's no way in hell you were engaging in good faith there. There really is a lot of accessible nonfiction out there, if you're willing to look, and also don't be afraid to ask your local librarian for help. Also even if you're a grown-ass adult, please don't feel ashamed about reading non-fiction adapted for younger readers to ease yourself into it. Podcasts and media communities can also help steer you to nonfiction subjects so that you're springboarding from something you know you're interested in, to something you wouldn't usually read--I got steered to "Frozen In Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition" and have added Jean Genet to my To-Read list because of the Terror fandom.

Also short story collections and essay collections are your friends!! You don't have to complete those cover to cover! You can bounce around as you need and it's still different enough content and style for your brain to form new neural pathways! You can give your brain tiger a pumpkin full of meat for enrichment while still being ADHD as hell!

Stepping outside of fictional genre comfort zones can also be a trickier bird, but there are ways to go about it! If you're interested in tackling a classic, there are a lot of substacks which can often come with their own respective communities to help keep you motivated through the drier parts. Like, yeah those communities might not be as big of a phenomenon as Dracula Daily, but it really does help to have buddies to discuss the book as you go along. Like, yeah I'm currently behind in my reading of Moby Dick, but I'm still motivated to keep going because I want to catch up with the rest of the Whale Weekly crowd. There are also a lot of book list communities that group books by their respective tropes and structures and can allow you to ease yourself to new subject matter. Don't be embarrassed to make "short reads/quick reads" a search criteria when browsing books, as well.

Anyways, what I'm saying is, going outside of your reading comfort zone doesn't mean immediately throwing yourself in the deep end, it can be as simple as engaging with an interest you already know you have, in a text format you wouldn't usually work with. Or vice versa!!

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, December 11

Joyce and Buffy are sitting on their porch. JOYCE: Do you wanna rent a movie tonight? BUFFY: Sounds like fun. JOYCE: Just nothing with horror in it. Or romance. Or men. BUFFY: I guess we're 'Thelma and Louise'ing it again.

~~Ted~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

BtVS Double Drabble: Playing A Part by badly_knitted (Buffy, PG)

Backstage 49, “So Sad the Song” by aadler (Xander/Cordelia, T)

Weekly Drabbles #198 — Unspoken Words by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Pay Her Back by Badwolfwho (Buffy, Faith, T)

A Christmas with a new begining by boothspookie (Angel/Cordelia, M)

The Holiday Tie That Binds by spikesgirl58 (Buffy, Giles, Grimm xover, G)

Winter's Bite by burntsecrets (Spike/reader, unrated)

Under Wraps by amarastoned (Buffy/Spike, R)

A Stone's Throw by simmony (Buffy/Spike, R)

A Cozy Little Christmas by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, R)

What the Drabble? Vol. 2 - ch. 198 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Hold My Hope by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, 13+)

Weird Challenge by veronyxk84 (Buffy/William Pratt, T)

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Anatomy of Ruin - ch. 1-2 by cj_is_alright (Giles/Spike, M)

Trials of Love - ch. 1 by RessaSilvertongue85 (Angel, Connor, T)

Words Inside a Shell - ch. 2 by tigerf00d (Spike/reader, tagged NSFW)

Ripples - ch. 3 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Stories of True Love in Capeside - ch. 6 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Lucidity - ch. 14 by Soulburnt (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) COMPLETE!

The Metamorphosis of Moonlit Shadows: - ch. 3 by SlayrGrl (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Whiplash - ch. 15 by Ninereeds (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Banacek.Alexander. - ch. 22 by xanfu (Xander centric, Banacek xover, FR21)

Love Can't Fix Us - ch. 7 by calikocat (Xander centric, Herbie and Teen Wolf xover, FR18)

Ripples - ch. 3 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: 77 with Xander by yarboyandy (Xander, worksafe)

Artwork: anyanka 56? by yarboyandy (Anya, worksafe)

Artwork: [holding hands] by smoochiekissies (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Artwork: Spuffy new year season Made for EF Secret Santa Exchange ❤️‍🔥 by flyora (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Artwork: Two pathetic lovers from spuffy by flyora (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Artwork: Her vampire ❤ by leeechtherapy (Spike, worksafe)

Artwork: Faith 'accidentally' sending Buffy a thirst selfie... by sideartblog999 (Faith, mildly NSFW)

Header: Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, S03E10 (1998) by slashericons (Ensemble, worksafe)

Edit: Red themed Bangel edit. Also maybe slight Bangelus because of the first image used lmao by kishinuma-yoshiki (Buffy/Angel, worksafe)

Moodboard: aroace dawn summers by courtillyy (worksafe)

Moodboard: fred x wesley by courtillyy (worksafe)

Moodboard: it/she genderfae tara maclay by courtillyy (worksafe)

Moodboard: buffy x tara by courtillyy (worksafe)

Gifset: charles bukowski, days like razors, nights full of rats by dogmetaphors (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Gifset: Buffy Summers & Faith Lehane in BTVS Season 3 by wicked-chocolatine (Buffy/Faith, worksafe)

Gifset: It's your world up there. Now go! by spikedaily (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

Review: Buffy comics S9 Buffy and Spike perching on things like cats by xaeyrnofnbe

Buffy s03e10 Amends really has it all. The baby bangs, Angelus with a moustache, Fuffy... by acorpsecalledcorva

Angel 5.14 - Smile Time [previously posted on LJ] by rock-and-compass

A new beginning | S4 E1 “The Freshman” [new viewer] by The_Fullmetal_Titan

A quite frankly EPIC conclusion | S3 E21-22 “Graduation Day Parts 1 & 2” by The_Fullmetal_Titan

Watching empty places for the first time! by MAD1201

On rewatch of "Dead Man's Party", I have a newfound appreciation for the episode. by funditinthewild

PODCAST: Episode 84: The Ring by Gym Was Cancelled: A Buffy Podcast

[Recs & In Search Of]

[multiple BTVS and ATS fandom recs - Spuffy and Fanged Four] by apachefirecat

[Community Announcements]

Buffy/Giles Discord: Extension of deadline for the next Buffy x Giles writing Event! by thecrazyknight

[Fandom Discussions]

POLL: Btvs as Furries [with poll for Giles's animal] by popeisahotsoup

POLL: Do you think that soulless vampires can experience selfless love? by bufferingsummers

it's like season 15 and the scooby gang are facing their worst ever monster... [prompt] by earhartsease

wait wicked au of tillow??? elphie is tara and willow is glinda??? [prompt] by kpchrs

"Best non scoobies like you and me stay out of their way" [Tara and Dawn] by defectivegembrain

[post The Body] Buffy needed to suffer financially while Tara and Willow... by forgiveness-in-the-misery

"You always hurt the one you love, pet." [4 different interpretations of this line] by kpchrs

[any s7 fuffy fic will tell you that Faith slept in Buffy's basement on a cot...] by fictiongods

I think Buffy should have sarcastically been able to call someone “poor little vampire baby" at least once by bufferingsummers

Buffy doesn't think she's better than other people because she's the Slayer... by coraniaid

do you have thoughts on trans girl xander? answered by mattolicguilt

The Spike/Harmony sexy role play scene is so interesting... by aphony-cree

Deus ex machina [discussing the series finale] by Comfortable_Tale_139

Willow’s Character Arc by chasingsunset42

What detail, mannerism or quirk about a character just *bugs* you... ? by MountainFig7244

What's something... Buffyverse fandom views negatively, but you have mixed feelings or [like it]? by PristineSituation498

In season 7 they should have drown the Slayer in the bath tub and then revived her, [and then repeat] until they had an army of Slayers. by USDXBS

Unpopular Opinion: Tara and Willow were groundbreaking TV, but I don't love the characters/relationship. by thatiranianphantom

Season 7s dreadful British accents [and other accents in other seasons] by i_hate_my_username4

buffy’s heaven monologue by angelofmeatt

Does Buffy ever tell Riley she loves him? by StandardPossible9435

Thoughts on the “Graduation Day” battle with The Mayor? by JB92103

[what] ONE episode from the whole series ...best depicts the show's essence without spoiling anything? by missjayelle

Dawn the ASSASSIN! 🥹😭 [her talking to Riley] by EnvironmentOk5610

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[rayneing-on-your-parade]

International Podcast Day!

I'm a little late, but today was busy with work and writing. So for podcast day here's my list of podcast recommendations (along with tumblr links if they have them so you can follow):

@slowly-unspooling:

(I am not above promoing my own show)

Description:

Slowly Unspooling is a serial fiction podcast that follows Kai and their journey to discover the secrets of some tapes that showed up one day. Tapes with their voice on them.

Kai will have to battle with themself and their family to unspool the mystery that has decided to involve them.

length: 10 episodes so far season 2 starting next week

Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality

(follow the creator for this and next @dom-guilfoyle

Description:

Hello, and welcome to the Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality. The Audio Tour Guide will be your window into the history of the museum and its exhibits today.

Please note, that if you notice your version of the Audio Tour Guide behaving oddly, kindly ensure that you dispose of your Audio Device in the nearest incinerator at the earliest convenience.

Personal Review: This story about finding your place in a world, is one of the best I have ever listened to or read. The narratives are weaved perfectly together and I will protect Guide with my life. Stay safe out there.

Length: 79 episodes, completed

Tales of the Low City

Description:

Deep beneath the soil of a dead world, there is life.

Tales From The Low City is a collection of tales from a strange, bleak, and beautiful world where all creatures great and small, ambitious and content, bipedal and tripedal and quadrupedal must come together and make something like "civilisation".

Personal Review: I just started this one after being on the patreon for a while, and I love it. The stories are so well written and as I wrote in an episode review: Dom's main talent has always laid in their ability to tell a story that everyone can relate to, but is more than a simple "i can relate" to some. This episode does just that.

Length: 10, incomplete

The Magnus Archives

Description: “Make your statement, face your fear.” A weekly horror fiction podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back…

Personal Review: Honestly, i don't think I ever sat down to review this one, its so good. Jonathan Sims is one of my favorite authors and while each episode may not be your cup of tea, the whole show has something for everything.

Length: 200 episodes, complete

Liminal Apocalypse

Description: It's the end of the world... Or is it? Five people retreat into an underground doomsday bunker fearing nuclear fallout, and when they get there they start receiving radio transmissions from the outside. But the information they're receiving, just doesn't quite add up.

Personal Review: Short and heart wrenching, Liminal Apocalypse delivers a tale of hope and love defying odds no matter the outcome.

Length: 3 episodes, complete

@wanderersjournalpod

Description: Wanderer’s Journal is a fantasy fiction podcast about Marigold and Pluto, two people from different backgrounds, and their unlikely friendship formed through a magical journal that links them. Each of them finds a journal, learns that their voice is recorded into it, and can be both read and played back to the other. Unbeknownst to them, they become a part of an ancient mystery, and see the world from new angles.

Personal Review: Marigold and Pluto do not fail to entertain, the two of them, unlikely friends in different but similar situations is everything.

Length: 10 episodes, crowdfunding for s2 right now, find a link on their tumblr

Old Gods of Appalachia

Description: In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the darkest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without bringing forth blood and darkness? Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror-anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake.

Personal Review: The storylines weave together wonderfully and manage to, in a story about creatures and those more than human, touch on the human story.

Length: 70 episodes, New season 10/31/2024

The Sheridan Tapes

Description: In 2018, famed horror writer Anna Sheridan disappeared, leaving behind only a box of mysterious cassette tapes. Detective Sam Bailey is tasked with piecing together what happened to Anna Sheridan from the seemingly impossible encounters she recorded, but as the scattered pieces of the puzzle come together, Bailey discovers that the picture is even stranger – and more dangerous – than it seemed.

Personal Review: I haven't completed this one, but so far I love the story. Just when you think you have it figured out, no you don't.

Length: ~100 episodes (not entirely sure my rss feed won't show me), completed

@twigsandhearts

Description: A book that ties many together. Who picks up a copy? What powers do they serve? Between missing people and people missing, who will you trust? Twigs and Hearts Open at your own risk.

Personal Review: Each episode made me fall in love more. I am on team angel forever and always. (I have a problem). The story is told in such an interesting format that pleases my soul.

Length: 8 episodes so far, s2 tba

[augustyearroundprod]

A little over a year ago, my friends and I got to start this incredible, amazing, fulfilling audiodrama journey called MOONBURN. It's a celebration of queerness and Chosen Family and growing up and the power of love, friendship and joy.

And now, I feel so endlessly lucky to be working with all of them again to CONTINUE this story, this world, this journey with SEASON TWO!

If you haven't already, check out SEASON ONE of MOONBURN wherever you get your podcasts-- catch up, reach out, and help us get ready for a brand new season of love and joy!

[mittensmorgul]

i was just looking at my annual writing statistics and lamenting how little fic i was able to write this year. it made me sad... but it's also pushed me to finally really get back to writing more fic in the new year.

i posted a heck of a lot of words on ao3, but the vast majority of them were my spngeorg notes. i realized HOW MUCH of my writing time went into that project, and how much of my brain has been devoted to just feeling bad that I hadn't continued it, rather than using the time freed up by not doing the weekly podcast to actually, you know, write fiction.

I spent about 30 hours a week on the podcast, until i completely burned myself out on it. maybe someday i'll go back and finish the series, but for now, i really want to go back to my first love. so next year (and starting now actually) i want to get back to using all that time and energy for writing fic.

let's hope 2025 is gloriously fic-filled!

(i'll post my yearly wrap-up next week, probably. this was just a little lament to prod me in the right direction) :')

[stephaniebrownslover]

My Creepypasta but The Magnus Archives style AU

Okay so this is an old AU that I would like to explain and write, but my street cat is currently sick and he's requeiring all my time and energy and that's okay!

There'll be only character roles and AU explainations in this post.

Character roles and which TMA character they match;

Judge Angels//Alice "Daisy" Tonner, Police officer called upon to deal with paranormal cases

Nurse Ann//Annabelle Cane, Avatar of The Web

Zero//Basira Hussain, Police officer called upon to deal with paranormal cases

Vladimir and Zachary//Breekon and Hope, Mysterious deliverymen and servants of The Stranger

Slenderman//Elias Bouchard , Head of The Magnus Institute

Mary Vaughn//Georgie Barker, "Host of the What The Ghost?" podcast

Ben Drowned//Gerard Keay, Mary Keay’s son and acquaintance of Gertrude Robinson

Rouge//Gertrude Robinson , Former head archivist of The Magnus Institute

Nina The Killer//Helen Richardson, Real estate agent merged with the Distortion

Lulu//Jane Prentiss, Avatar of The Corruption

Masky//Jonathan Sims, Head archivist of The Magnus Institute

Clockwork//Julia Montauk, Hunter and daughter of Robert Montauk

Homicidal Liu//Jurgen Leitner, Collector of paranormal books

Hoodie//Martin Blackwood, Archival assistant at The Magnus Institute

Jane The Killer//Melanie King, Proprietor of the "Ghost Hunt UK" Youtube Channel

Laughing Jack//Michael Shelley, Gertrude Robinson's assistant who was merged with The Distortion

Laughing Jill//Nikola Orsinov, Plastic mannequin created from Joseph Grimaldi

Zalgo//Peter Lukas, Avatar of The Lonely and captain of the Tundra

Kate The Chaser//Sasha James, Archival assistant at The Magnus Institute

Trendderman//Simon Fairchild , Avatar of The Vast(edit:he's changed from Offenderman to Trenderman)

Ticci Toby//Timothy Stoker, Archival assistant at The Magnus Institute

Eyeless Jack//Trevor Herbert, Self-proclaimed vampire hunter

Notes;

-Creepypasta characters, which are the equivalent of The Magnus Archives characters, were selected without caring about gender and the character whose personality is the most similar with TMA role was replaced with creepypasta character.

-The terms like The Stranger, The Vast, The Spiral, The Buried and blah blah and being an avatar etc. will be explained in future as in the podcast.

-Although I'm trying not to go out of personality to a large extent, there will be many things that do not fit because this is a completely different universe.

-Most of the Creepypasta characters are not killers, and some external appearance features have been arranged accordingly. If you don't like it, you don't need to read it because it's an AU. It's that simple.

-This AU is set in London, just like the podcast.

-If there is a thing that you are uncomfortable with, just don't read it. TMA is a podcast series full of really interesting horror stories, and if you're feeling uncomfortable, it's quite normal but please don't push yourself too much.

- All statements in the 200 episodes will not be mentioned in this AU. Only as much of it as will help you understand the AU will be edited into the AU.

-The dialogue is not exactly the same as in the podcast, because it will vary depending on the characters, but the critical scenes may be the same.

-I think that's it, have fun.

-And for you to have a better idea, The Magnus Archives description;

"The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction anthology podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join new head archivist Jonathan Sims as he attempts to bring a seemingly neglected collection of supernatural statements up to date, converting them to audio and supplementing them with follow-up work from his small but dedicated team.

Individually, they are unsettling. Together they begin to form a picture that is truly horrifying because as they look into the depths of the archives, something starts to look back…"