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The Definitive Collection of 20 Years of Jack J. Ward’s Audio Plays

| May 26, 2023

As Jack J. Ward basks in one of his finest moments- that being in the very chair that Robert E. Howard wrote not only Conan- The Barbarian, but all his great works… He was asked recently to provide a list of all the scripts he has written for all his various incarnations and basic times. […]

It’s not Foley, but it’s still great Sound Effects!

| November 16, 2022

A Sound Effect Blog has a very interesting post on how to create horror sound effects. It’s a detailed discussion from sound designer/re-recording mixer Joe Dzuban who has worked with some great horror masters of film today like James Wan and Guillermo del Toro. While I bristle at the word “foley”- a term that’s used for […]

Transcontinental Terror Returns!!!

| October 4, 2020

The Railroad Hobo has returned with tails to terrify from the unearthly Transcontinental Terror! This week the tracks lead to Electric Vicuna Productions with John Bell from The Batfry podcast and an adaptation of a Will Stanton short story called “Barney” followed by KCAL “Halloween Fright Night” LIVE treatment of the classic Light’s Out horror […]

Howelling Wisdom

| August 24, 2018

Recently, our Sonic Echo team have been talking about the classic Nightfall horror suspense series from CBC Radio in the eighties. Bill Howell, the senior producer had a fascinating take on the challenge of getting an audience in Radio Drama. From the Theatre Research in Canada Journal. 1990’s article Bill Howell from Canadian Radio Drama in […]

One By One

| October 30, 2016

One of our fan favourite shows has a new listener. Laurence Raw reviews One by One in his Radio Drama Review site. Darker Musings Anthology, 30 October 2012 This disturbing tale, with more than a distinct echo of Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds, concerned Dan Cummings (John Bell), the self-styled ‘Old-Tmey Man’ of a local Canadian radio station, […]

Sonic Summerstock Presents: The No Sleep Podcast Players Returns!

| August 16, 2016

David Cummings of the No Sleep Podcast provides a fantastic Lights Out episode this season with “Death Robbery“. David Ault is your announcer!

Sonic Summerstock Presents: The No Sleep Podcast Players

| August 2, 2016

David Cummings of the No Sleep Podcast provides a fantastic Lights Out episode this season with “Murder Castle“. David Ault is your announcer!  

Sonic Summerstock Presents: Narada Radio Players

| July 26, 2016

A ghost of a tale starts this season of Sonic Summerstock with Pete Lutz’s Narada Radio Players performing the classic Quiet Please with “Good Ghost”. Sit back in the playhouse as your host David Ault gets us into audio drama time!  

Sonic Workshop 1- Star Plot from Jeff Musick

| July 19, 2016

Sonic Workshop is a special series designed to listen to audio drama with a more collegial critical ear. A group of experienced audio producers and writers talk about an audio production with aim of helping to improve and support new works. In our inaugural episode we present Star Plot by Jeff Musick. Thanks so much […]

Episode 480- Liberty Sounds Like This!

| July 12, 2016

Tonight in our final episode for Season 11 we’re proud to present, Travis Vengroff’s Liberty Audio Tales from the Tower! With episodes 1,2 and 5! What a great way to end another awesome season. Thanks to everyone for all your hard work this past year. What wonderful listening! Now, we all need to get back to […]