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A Journey of Little Profit by John Buchan

It's Christmas, so we're back in New Babbage for a very Scottish weird tale. #weird #Christmas #vintageHorror
Author John Buchan (1875-1940) 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish novelist, historian, and politician, and served as the Governor General of Canada. His most famous work is The Thirty-Nine Steps.
Reader Vic Mullin is a 40something Scotsman who is usually surrounded in a cloud of vapour from constant e-cig usage.  He is generally found editing youtube videos for his channel ‘Vaping with Vic’ or, as Vic Mornington, rebuilding his famous hotel in New Babbage.
 
00:01 Tuning the Interocitor
00:32 Welcome to Brunel Hall
02:19 Opening Epigraph
02:55 The cattle market of Inverforth
05:05 Duncan Stewart begins his tale
 
Music:
Black Waves by Darkness Prevails Podcast
https://soundcloud.com/darknessprevailspodcast
 
Medieval Town by Table Top Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com/
 
Elegant Dinner Party by Table Top Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com/
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: A Solemn Meadow by Tim Kulig
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10170-a-solemn-meadow
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Ballad for Classical Strings (envatoElements)
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Patience by Tim Kulig
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10168-patience
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: InMyHead by Lilo Sound
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6448-inmyhead
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: We Wish you a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4612-we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 

The Macabre Dance of the Fiddler and Kore by Atalanti Evripidou

Would you loan your dearly departed some skin? Michael Allen Rose reads. Content note for kink  #darkFantasy #weirdDetective #skeletons  
 
Author Atalanti Evripidou is a social psychologist and a speculative fiction writer who occasionally dabbles in poetry too. Her short stories can be found in several Greek anthologies and in venues such as StarShip Sofa, Speculative North, and Flame Tree Publishing. Her work has also been featured in Onyx Path’s Gods and Monsters.
 
Reader Michael Allen Rose is a writer, musician and performer based in Chicago. He has published numerous books and short stories in the bizarro, horror, and comedy arenas, and also makes industrial music under the name Flood Damage. He loves cats and a good cup of tea. Find out more about his work at www.michaelallenrose.com
 
Osgoode: Kris Law
vokrislaw.com
 
00:20 welcome
01:50 story start
on your way
 
Theme song:
Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapora Machina
 
Mexican Melancholia by Pablomlloret(Pond5)
 
Spooky Halloween Night by Adi Goldstein (Pond5)
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Cool Vibes by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3553-cool-vibes
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4331-secret-of-tiki-island
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Cocktails And Lobsters by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4791-cocktails-and-lobsters
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Road To Dark Tower  by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5314-road-to-dark-tower
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
 
NIGHT SOUNDS - Dense Cricket Soundscape by recordinghopkins (freesound.org)
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: As I Figure by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3383-as-i-figure
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
 

An Odd Question by Ian Michael Bavian

Remember playing  Call of Cthulhu table-top? It’s time to make your sanity roll. Isaiah Plovnick reads. #cosmicHorror #dieselpunk #noire #humor
Author Ian Michael Bavian is a new writer long time reader. He enjoys the works of Pratchett, King, Adams, and Wyndham to name only a few. He was an Army officer and currently works as a criminal defense investigator. He has a degree in history. When not working or writing he spends his time with his wife, two sons, and a neurotic border collie.
 
Reader Isaiah Plovnick is a Boston-based performing artist with a steampunk soul. Raised on a healthy diet of Lego and Great Illustrated Classics, the spirit of the retro-futurist was fostered in him at an early age. He received an education in Theatre from Salem State University, and has since been performing onstage or from behind a microphone all over the greater Boston area.
https://www.facebook.com/PlovnickVoice
 
Osgoode: Kris Law
https://www.vokrislaw.com/
 
00:20 welcome
02:02 story begins
13:53 on your way
 
Theme song:
Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapora Machina
http://www.devmmusic.com/
 
Opening Chorus:
Spooky Halloween Night by Adi Goldstein (Pond5)
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Running Away  by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5312-running-away
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Guerilla Tactics  by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5295-guerilla-tactics
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Ominous Forces  by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5372-ominous-forces
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Running Away  by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5312-running-away
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
 
Black Waves
https://soundcloud.com/darknessprevailspodcast
 
Closing Chorus:
Cheap Horror by SegnoSoundtrack (Pond5)
 
Some sound effects sourced from EpidemicSound.com

Changelings by Rachel Ayers

So you think you know what really happened in Hamelin?  #darkFantasy #fairytale
Author Rachel Ayers lives in Alaska, where she daydreams, writes and hosts shows for Sweet Cheeks Cabaret, and stares at the mountains. She has a degree in Library and Information Science, which comes in handy at odd hours, and she shares speculative poetry and flash fiction (and cat pictures) at patreon.com/richlayers
Reader Sarah Golding has created a huge range of character types for indie audio drama, and been in such wonderous podcasts as Amelia Project, Edict Zero and Hostile Worlds. She hosts MADIVA podcast and runs script writing comps with her company Quirky Voices, producing and performing new writing at podcast events. quirkyvoices@weebly.com
 
welcome 00:20
author bio 2:00
story start 02:41
artifacts in Hamelin 14:00
narrator bio 15:39
on your way 16:27
 
Osgoode: Kris Law vokrislaw.com/
Theme song:
Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapored Machina
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Bass Soli by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3421-bass-soli
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Road To Dark Tower  by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5314-road-to-dark-tower
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Symmetry by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4790-symmetry
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
 
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Nothing Left by Dave Deville
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8547-nothing-left
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.davedevillemusic.com/
 

The Seventh Wife’s Confessions by M.E. Bronstein

We've had complaints about the horror themes, so here's a fairy tale to lighten the mood. Alex Ford reads.  #steampunk #darkFantasy #fairytale.   
 
Author M.E. Bronstein is a PhD student in Comparative Literature who writes short stories when she should be working on her dissertation.  Her writing has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies; Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities & Other Horrors; Michigan Quarterly Review: Mixtape; and elsewhere.  You can find her at mebronstein.com.  
 
When Alex Ford isn't rocking around the nation in her band, Ford Theatre Reunion, she's holed up in her guest room following a different passion: recording audio books and editing manuscripts. An avid reader and writer, she delights in helping people bring their creativity to life.   You can check out her exploits, mystery bruises, and a most handsome cat on facebook or instagram. www.facebook.com/srslyjohns www.instagram.com/srslyalex
 
Osgoode: Kris Law krislawvo.com
 
Music:
Theme song:
Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapored Machina
 
Osgoode’s Chorus:
No Good Layabout by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4140-no-good-layabout
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Magic Forest by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4012-magic-forest
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Zum Kampf Bereit (Romeos Erbe) by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4659-zum-kampf-bereit-romeos-erbe-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Soaring by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4386-soaring
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Comedy Short 3 by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6402-comedy...
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
 
Nothing Left by Dave Deville
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8547-nothing-left
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Suspenseful Calm Piano And Cello by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8826-suspenseful-calm-piano-and-cello
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Dark Piano And Cello by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8899-dark-piano-and-cello
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Silvergloom by Jonathan Duckworth

The consumptive poet Keats makes a strange encounter while voyaging to Naples. David Ault reads.  #paranormal #historical. 
Author Jonathan Duckworth is a completely normal, entirely human person with the right number of heads and everything. He received his MFA from Florida International University. His speculative fiction work appears in Pseudopod, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Southwest Review, Tales to Terrify, Flash Fiction Online, and elsewhere. He is a PhD student at University of North Texas and an active HWA member. 
 
Reader David Ault (he/him) is a voice actor from North Yorkshire, UK. He started voice acting with Darker Projects in 2005, moving through The Byron Chronicles, Pendant Audio, Colonial Radio Theatre to modern day antics with Fool & Scholar, the NoSleep Podcast team and Shadows at the Door: The Podcast. He's a big fan of tea, ghosts and astronomy, and can be found online at DavidAult on Twitter, or www.davidault.co.uk
 
Music:
Theme song- Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore Machina
http://www.devmmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DEVMDeusExVaporeMachina
 
Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3767-fluidscape
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Prince in the Darkness by Phil Margolies

A carnie, a Romanian, and a zombie ape. What could possibly go wrong? Kris Law reads.  #1930s #Odd #Horror
 
Author Phil Margolies writes science fiction and fantasy, and dabbles in horror. His short fiction has appeared in Brave New Girls, The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror anthology, Perihelion SF, Abyss & Apex, and other publications. He’s on Twitter @philmargolies nearly as often as he is at home outside Washington, DC, with his wife, daughter, and two skittish rescue dogs.
 
Narrator Kris Law lives in Toronto and works as a voice actor, specializing in villainous types of all stripes. They live with their partner, and two cats which openly defy their supposed authority. They are best known for portraying the eldritch host of a weird fiction anthology podcast. vokrislaw.com
 
Leopold: Micheal Allen Rose
 
Music
Intro:
Circus Monkey by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8423-circus-monkey
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Silver Lake  by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5341-silver-lake-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Dramatic Cinematic Sadness by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8987-dramatic-cinematic-sadness
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Seven Cups of Tea by Gwen C. Katz

A fairy tale for troubled times, retold with a dash of steam. Jasmine Arch reads. #Steampunk #Fairytale
Author Gwen C. Katz is an author, artist, game designer, and retired mad scientist who lives in Pasadena, California with her husband and a revolving door of transient animals. When not writing, she can often be found in her garden or at the local nature center, teaching kids about wildlife.
Reader Jasmine Arch is a narrator, writer, and poet whose brain thrives on chaos and caffeine. She lives in a rural corner of Belgium with four dogs, two elderly horses and a husband who knows better than to distract her when she's writing. Find out more about her and her work at JasmineArch.com.
Leopold: Michael Allen Rose

Walking The Line by William Stiteler

Be cautious of the paths you tread. Lou J. Berger reads. #WeirdWest #CosmicHorror
Author  William Stiteler lives somewhere in Central New York, and has been published in places such as Grimdark Magazine and Kaleidotrope, occasionally as S.M. Williams. When not writing, he spends his time determining where things are. More can be found at internetmanifestation.com
Narrator Lou J. Berger is a Denver-based fiction author, with about two dozen published short stories, a couple nevelettes, and a novella (which was work for hire and probably doesn’t count). He’s been published in Galaxy’s Edge Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, and a host of anthologies. In 2017, he was a Finalist for Writers of the Future.
Osgoode: Kris Law
 
Music:
Cirque Sous La Mer by Steve Rice Music
Sidewinder by William L. Pearson
058882792-dark-western-spaghetti(Pond5)
Tension: Dark Suspense Soundtrack by Sound Phenomenon
The Song of the Earth: Epic Orchestral by Sound Phenomenon
HauntedSqueezeBox by Lilo SoundLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5552-hauntedsqueezeboxLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license