Alien – The Sonic Society

AlienOutoftheShadows After watching both Alien and Aliens, I was certain of one thing… all the chatter between the humans on the comm-links with the heartbeat sounding scanner would make a terrifying audio drama version if someone ever did it.

Well, they did. Or rather he did. The “he” in question is none other than the Wizard of Aud- Dirk Maggs. Hero writer/producer of Neverwhere, Batman-Knightfall, Superman on Trial, Gemini Apes and dozens more that are often considered the gold standard of new audio drama. Mr. Maggs has produced Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon, which releases exclusively out of Audible April 26th. Listen to a clip of this soundscape sorcery at this moviebuzzers article and find out about the star-studded cast! Suit up!

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The late great (and sorely missed) Blake Snyder argued that the terms that we know as “genre”- those of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and the like- are poorly chosen. There are, after all many different kinds of horrors stories, westerns, even romance stories, and often they intersect with each other.

Instead, Mr. Snyder, in his book Save the Cat Goes to the Movies, brilliantly breaks down ten different genres. some of which are covered in this scriptmag article by Erik Bork.

One example, is Monster in the House in which Blake Snyder argues quite effectively that Jaws, Alien, and Cable Guy are all the same genre.

Take a moment to think about audio plays/radio drama. Certainly, there are crossroads with the movie genres that Blake Snyder identifies. But the question remains, are there genres you’ll only find in the audio drama medium?

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What are the Audio Drama Genres?