Gallery of Curiosities

We're dropping in at a grad school with a most esoteric and cutthroat curriculum. Laura Lee Bahr performs. #Horror #Fantastique #Occult #Academia Author Michael Voss a writer of weird tales and dark fiction. His work has appeared most recently in Cosmic Horror Monthly. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife and their rescue pup. Voice Actor Laura Lee Bahr is the author of the novels Haunt, Long-Form Religious Porn, and the short story collection, Angel Meat. Her short stories have been featured in over a dozen literary magazines and anthologies. She's also a life-long performer, filmmaker, and literal tree-hugger. More at lauraleebahr.com Osgoode: Kris Law. Full show notes at GalleryCurious.com

Happy Halloween! Let's go toshing beneath Victorian London. What could possibly go wrong? Daren Callow performs #Steampunk #Horror #CreatureFeature Author Brandon Daub’s stories have appeared in Grimdark Magazine, Dark Fire and Three Crows, and the anthologies All Hail our Robot Conquerors! and Knee Deep in Grit. His short story “A Vague Inclination to Please” was a finalist for WSFA’s Small Press Award for 2018. Voice Actor Daren Callow is a writer, voice actor and musician who is based in Hove on the south coast of the United Kingdom, a medium-sized cannon shot from the English Channel. As an actor, as well as (seemingly endless) live performances of Tales Of New Albion stories and plays, Daren has also lent his voice to Brighton Theatre of The Air and 2 Bit Productions audio dramas, he also finds time to record his own steampunk podcast (also entitled Tales Of New Albion) featuring original comedy material voiced by a cast of thousands (approx.) and readings of his sci-fi stories. Osgoode: Kris Law. Soundscapes by Tabletop Audio Full show notes at GalleryCurious.com

Things go all kattywumpus when a man decides to get off the train in a remote Welsh village in this Escape! radio adaptation from February 21, 1948. Paul Frees was a remarkable voice actor who was behind many cartoon characters in the 1960s and 7s. Oddly, this episode recording features an organ rather than the usual studio orchestra that Escape was known for. Listen today, for on the morrow these voices will retreat again into the misty past.

We are reading your manuscripts Feb 14 - April 15, 2023. Please read the guidelines at GalleryCurious.com before submitting. Music: Roller Rink Bossa, Showbiz, by Brett Van Donsel

Day of the Dead - when voices long past rise to speak again. Mystery In The Air's 1948 radio adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's The Horla, performed by often-imitated voice of the unwholesome Peter Lorre. Listen today, for on the morrow these voices will vanish again in to the mists of time.

Day of the Dead - when voices long past rise to speak again. With Mars feeling ever more approachable, I thought I'd dig up the Dimension X adaptation of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. Listen today, for on the morrow, these voices will vanish once again into the past.

Happy Halloween! Legendary golden age radio writer Arch Obler revived his famous 1937 Lights Out! script for this 1962 recording from his Drop Dead! anthology record album (you know, vinyl?) Presented here as an annual Halloween treat

Day of the Dead, when voices from the past speak again.

Day of the Dead, when voices from the past speak again.

Day of the Dead, when voices from the past speak again.

While we wait for the CoronaCon curve to pass, we will be doing some extras with Osgoode and the staff. Not all the staff have decent microphones so audio quality will vary. Some may have stories. This one does not.

A woman recalls her childhood during the London Blitz, and the strange pet who saved her. Bryony narrates an urban fantasy for all ages. Content note for wartime sound effects. Author Suzanne J. Willis is a Melbourne, Australia-based writer, a graduate of Clarion South and an Aurealis Awards finalist. Her stories have appeared in anthologies by PS Publishing, Prime Books, Falstaff Books and Metaphorosis, and in SQ Mag, Mythic Delirium, and Lackington’s. Suzanne’s tales are inspired by...

There's nothing quite like the fresh bracing air of interesting times. Or the sea. Wulf Moon narrates a nautical adventure with a topological twist, and Osgoode takes us on another trip to the Zen Room. Author Liam Hogan is an Oxford Physics graduate and award winning London based writer. His short story "Ana", appears in Best of British Science Fiction 2016 from NewCon Press, and his twisted fantasy collection, "Happy Ending Not Guaranteed", is published by Arachne Press. Find him online...

Things get weird in a shadow dimension populated by echoes of the film industry. Matt Dovey narrates. File under: Slipstream Author Paul R Hardy is currently on a quest to find the adorable pets, eccentric family members and amusing work history required in an author biography. He occasionally takes short breaks to write stories for venues such as Unidentified Funny Objects, Diabolical Plots, StarShipSofa and Escape Pod. Narrator Matt Dovey is very tall, very British, and probably drinking...

It's a mother of a double feature and we guarantee it won't make you feel all warm and snuggly inside. No, not at all. Alex Ford and Maria Rose narrate. Rated Dark. Author Sheliah Lindsey was neither born nor raised under a rock, but does claim she was as an excuse for how behind she is on popular culture. She currently resides in Texas, still not under a rock despite her continued insistence to the contrary, where she divides her time unevenly between reading, writing, and Brazilian Jiu...

We're barhopping through history with the heppest cats in town. Jim Hodgson narrates. File under: Time Travel Author Manuel Royal, like Tristram Shandy, was born with a broken nose, followed by interminable digressions. Although his body resides in Atlanta, Georgia, his mind can be found shuffling down the alleys and circumnavigating the roundabouts of Donnetown, an imaginary midsize city somewhere in the Carolinas. donnetowntoday.blogspot.com Narrator Jim Hodgson is a humorist from...

A haunted Englishman tells of a tragic adventure abroad to his very British gentleman's club. Matt Dovey narrates. File under: Weird West, Monster Horror. Donald J. Bingle is the author of six books and more than fifty shorter works in the horror, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, mystery, romance, comedy, and memoir genres. The Love-Haight Case Files, his mystery/horror/romance/urban fantasy novel (with Jean Rabe) won three Silver Falchions. More at...

Even the most ancient of religions must adapt to survive. Elizabeth Chatsworth performs. File under: humor Author Yasmine Fahmy lives in Cairo, Egypt, where she spends her time hiding from the sun, her students, and the djinn to whom she sold her soul for inspiration. It never delivered on the inspiration front, you see. Her work has appeared in Daily Science Fiction and the Sockdolager. Narrator Elizabeth Chatsworth is a professional voice actor and a member of SAG-AFTRA. She prefers...

A thoroughly modern girl returns from London with a new style and new friends, much to the dismay of her parents and the staff. Sarah Golding narrates. Rated R. File under: 1920s, horror Author Madeleine Swann's story collection, Fortune Box, was published by Eraserhead Press and her first novella was part of their New Bizarro Author series. Her second novella was released by Strangehouse Books. Her delightful short stories have appeared on The Wicked Library podcast, and the anthology The...

A frontier doctor is befriended by a unicorn. Jim Hodgson narrates. You may need a hankie before this one is over. File under: western, fantasy Julie Frost is an award-winning author who writes every shade of speculative fiction. Her short stories appear in Monster Hunter Files, Writers of the Future, Tales of Ruma, StoryHack, and many others. Her novel series, "Pack Dynamics," is published by WordFire Press. She whines about writing, a lot, at http://agilebrit.livejournal.com/ Narrator...