Month: November 2010

Kids having Fits

Kevin Sorbo, John Billingsley and Bonita Friedericy Star in New Audio Drama to Benefit “A World Fit For Kids”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BURBANK, CA Nov. 17, 2010 – Macabre Mansion® Presents “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” – an original Audio Drama adaptation of the short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Starring Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules, the Legendary Journeys”, “Gene Roddenberry’s, Andromeda”), John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise, “The Others”, “True Blood” “2012”), Bonita Friedericy (NBC’s Chuck), and Jim O’Rear (The Dead Matter, Day Of The Dead, Star Trek 4, Lethal Weapon 3, Cop & 1/2).

SYNOPSIS:
“Driven to the edge of insanity, Roderick Usher believes unknown forces torture his every moment. In a final attempt at finding a moments peace, he begs his childhood friend to come to his aid. Upon arriving, Roderick’s friend soon discovers all is not what it seems in the macabre HOUSE OF USHER.”

This audio adaptation stays true to Poe’s original vision with only minor changes in dialogue. The script consists of four speaking roles; Roderick Usher (O’Rear), Madeline Usher (Friedericy), the family Doctor (Billingsley) and the Narrator (Sorbo) who is an un-named childhood friend of Roderick. The Audio Drama has the same feel and style of the classic Old Time Radio shows.

A portion of the proceeds from “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” are being donated to “A WORLD FIT FOR KIDS” the leading nonprofit provider of after school physical activity and youth development programs for children and teens – http://www.worldfitforkids.org/

Macabre Mansion® Presents “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” is AVAILABLE NOW on audio compact disc for a retail price of $ 14.95 and includes two bonus commentary tracks featuring Kevin Sorbo and Jim O’Rear. https://www.createspace.com/1853775

For more information on Macabre Mansion® Presents “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” visit http://www.macabremansion.com/index.php?room=usher

Behind the scenes photos from the Burbank California recording session: http://www.macabremansion.com/news/?q=node/302

Promotional Videos:
http://www.macabremansion.com/news/?q=node/322

Buck Public!

Perfect timing for the holidays! Pick up a couple of copies of Colonial Radio Theatre‘s “Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot” by the always clever and wry pen of Walter Koenig. Working together on this project Mr. Koenig and Jerry Robbins have put together a triumph of a science fiction audio drama!

Listen to this fun and engaging tale and get an extra for gifts! Or just point family to the site and say, “Here! This is what I want for Christmas”. Shopping made easy, the audio drama way 🙂

Synopsis: From the mind of Walter Koenig (Star Trek: The Original Series, Babylon 5) comes Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot – a science-fiction comedy unlike anything you’ve ever heard before! When an alien invasion annihilates most of humanity, it’s up to a small pocket of survivors to restart civilization. There’s just one problem: they’re all losers.

From an Irish pub to the Florida Everglades, from the outermost reaches of space to the innermost regions of the mind, join a rag-tag group of humans and aliens as they face the end of one way of life and the beginning of another.
Packed with absurdity, pathos, wry observations about human nature, and a story that will keep you on your toes until the final word, Buck Alice is an emotional journey you’ll want to take again and again.

With a full-cast, a sweeping original music score, and thousands of sound effects, the award winning Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air proudly presents a black comedy with a heart that pumps slightly acidic blood. Grab a manhole cover and prepare yourself for a story that begins when all others end – Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot!

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