A bite-sized audio adaptation of the horror classic.
Before The Tone is a queer science fiction horror podcast. It follow Macks, a woman who has just gotten a job as a CCTV operator at the increasingly-suspicious Atlas Consulting. The horror tends towards the psychological as Mack is stalked and reality becomes a little less solid where Atlas is concerned. If you like sci-fi focused on time and how its fabric can be manipulated, you'll love Before the Tone. Listen on to hear the first episode!
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Website: Knaveofhearts.com
Twitter and Tumblr: @KnaveOfHeartsAD
Credits:
Mack: Anna Stein
Daria: Emma Johanna Puranen
Credits: Rebecca Hansson
Writing and Directing: Anna Stein
Dialogue Editing and Sound Design: Katharine Seaton
Theme Music: Duck Edwards
Score: Arhynn Descy
Script Editing: Sarahlily Stein
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Stephen reads The Fall of the House of Usher.
Transcript here.
The Fall of the House of Usher was written by Edgar Allen Poe and read by Stephen Indrisano. Roderick Usher was played by Sam Stark. Sound design by Tal Minear.
If you enjoyed this episode, we think you'll love Shelterwood! Shelterwood: A Suburban Gothic Shelterwood is a horror fiction podcast about one man’s journey to find his long-lost sister. The show mimics the format of True Crime podcasts, including dramatic narrations, slick production, and startling twists. It will launch with episodes 1 and 2 on August 15th, 2024, but you can subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to follow along as the action unfolds.
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Tal sits down with Gabriel Urbina (of Wolf 359, Unseen, and Dracula: The Danse Macabre) to discuss Dracula adaptations, audio drama production, and more! You'll hear a trailer for Dracula: The Danse Macabre at the start of this bonus episode.
Transcript here.
In Dracula: The Danse Macabre, centuries-old vampire Count Dracula leaves his home of Transylvania and comes to the new world, intent on reigning death and destruction upon it. Can Mina Harker and her husband Jonathan find a way to stop him before it’s too late? Bram Stoker’s classic is reimagined as a four-part audio fiction podcast, its timeless story presented as a dialogue between two of the novel’s iconic characters.
This bonus episode was made possible by our Patreon supporters! Thanks yall! It featured dialogue editing by Brad Colbroock, with additional production work by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Tonia Ransom. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright.
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Tal sits down with Pacific (associate produce of Re: Dracula) to inquire:
Check out Poe Evermore and Dead Space: Deep Cover!
This bonus episode was made possible by our Patreon supporters! Thanks yall! It featured dialogue editing and additional production work by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Tonia Ransom. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright.
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Hannah sits down with Alan Burgon to discuss the art of acting, directing, and more! Alan is our Van Helsing, but he's got a prolific resume beyond that!
Content warning at for self harm and suicide, brought up within an artistic context.
Transcript here.
Check out The Amelia Project! They're also on instagram. You can follow Alan @alanburgon on instagram too!
This bonus episode was made possible by our Patreon supporters! Thanks yall! It featured dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano, with additional production work by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Asha. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright.
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FYI: On May 1 we'll be clearing the feed of episodes so they can once more release chronologically with the Dracula season. If you're listening through, finish up this month, get your hands on the audiobook, or purchase the ad-free feed. Otherwise, wait for the E1 re-release on May 3!
Hannah, Stephen, and Tal sit down and answer listener questions! And each other's questions, just a little bit. It's very fun.
Transcript here.
Topics include:
This bonus episode was made possible by our Seed and Spark supporters AND our Patreon supporters! Thanks yall! It featured dialogue editing by Tal Minear and Stephen Indrisano, with additional production work by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Rook Mogavero. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A big thanks to everyone who sent us questions!
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Hannah interviews Ella about directing!
Topics include:
Transcript here.
Dialogue editing by Brad Colbroock with production work by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Rook Mogavero. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright.
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Camlann is a post-apocalyptic urban fantasy podcast inspired by folklore and Arthurian legends. It's written and directed by Ella Watts (Doctor Who: Redacted, Eliza: A Robot Story), and produced by Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio (The Tower, Folxlore), with production management from Ross McFarlane (Folxlore). The show is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation. Find it on your podcast app!
This trailer featured: Amy Rockson as Recording 1, Ross McFarlane as Recording 2, Amber Devereux as Recording 3, Sarah Grant as Phone Operator, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Nicole Miners as Gwen / Shújūn, Paul Warren as Gwaine and Tobias Weatherburn as Dai. The trailer was written and directed by Ella Watts, with music composition and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and production management from Ross McFarlane.
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Hannah interviews Matt Kirkland, the instigator of Dracula Daily.
Topics include:
Transcript here.
Dialogue editing by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Rook Mogavero. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright.
Check out Studio Kirkland's projects and subscribe to their newsletter!
Check out Matt's website!
Subscribe to Dracula Daily (if you haven't already) and/or get Matt's new book!
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Tune in for some more behind the scenes info as Stephen Indrisano and Tal Minear (the Re: Dracula sound team) sit down to chat all things audio production. This interview contains slight spoilers for the second half of the novel (again, sorry).
Topics include:
Transcript here.
Dialogue editing by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Rook Mogavero. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright.
The shows that got Stephen into podcasting: Pseudopod, Knifepoint Horror, and The Magnus Archives (for Tal, it's Bright Sessions).
The shows that inspired Shelterwood: Limetown, The Black Tapes, and Video Palace.
The shows Tal wants you to go support: bit.ly/shelterwoodpod and crowdfundr.com/innbetween5 (these are Stephen and Hannah's other audio dramas!)
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Tune in for some behind the scenes info as Hannah Wright talks about producing, directing, editing, and more. This interview contains spoilers for the second half of the novel!
Topics include:
Transcript here.
Dialogue editing by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Rook Mogavero. This episode was produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright.
Audio Dramas Mentioned:
Inn Between: a fantasy-adventure between adventures, wherein five heroes encounter monsters, magic, fighting, and friendship in the conveniently located Goblin’s Head Inn. There will be laughs. There will be bickering. There will be character development. It's made by our very own Hannah Wright!
CARAVAN: a weird-west audio drama about going through hell with the people you love. It features our very own Giancarlo Herrera!
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Dr. Jamie Bernthal-Hooker (he/they), visiting fellow at The University of Suffolk, joins us for a chat about queer theory, reading literature through a queer lens, and detective stories. “The two things I love most in the world are books and being queer.” —Dr. Jamie Bernthal-Hooker
Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano with some extra sound design by Tal Minear. The transcript was done by Rook Mogavero and the shownotes were done by Hannah Wright.
Transcript here.
Check out Jamie’s book, Queering Agatha Christie, and follow them on Twitter @jcbernthal.
People who write about queer theory, two of whom Jamie loves: Judith Butler, Michel Foucault, and Eve Kosofsky Sedgewick.
Recommended detective stories to read queerly: Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins (for when Jamie’s in a bad mood), Iris Maddoch (for when Jamie’s in an angsty mood), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Jamie’s favorite, Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell.
Your homework assignment: look up Victorian magazines and read the short stories.
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