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In which, after receiving visits from three spectres, Scrooge must decide if he will change his ways...

It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠⁠⁠POLYBROW⁠⁠⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠⁠⁠website.

The voice of section 1 is the superb Richard Wilde. Richard is a voice actor and actor, and plays Mr Hampson in Gather The Suspects.

The voice of section 2 is the grateful NIGEL MCKEON⁠ (she/they/he), the creator of ⁠AMONG THE STACKS⁠, and the host of ⁠HYPERFIXATIONS⁠ and ⁠NANNY OGG'S BOOK CLUB⁠.

Episode art by ⁠⁠CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER⁠⁠ (she/her) and ⁠NIGEL MCKEON ⁠(she/they/he)

Read along with A Christmas Carol ⁠⁠⁠here

Please enjoy this special Christmas episode of Among the Stacks, where Alasdair Stuart (the voice of Brother Dust) reads Clement Clarke Moore's festive poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

ALASADAIR STUART as THE NARRATOR

Produced by POLYBROW

Scored by POLYBROW

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Read along with A Visit from St. Nicholas ⁠⁠here⁠

Please enjoy this special Hallowe'en episode of Among the Stacks, where Candace McAfee (the voice of S.) reads Edgar Allan Poe's bone-chilling poem, The Raven

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

CANDACE MCAFEE as THE NARRATOR

Produced by POLYBROW

Scored by POLYBROW

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Read along with The Raven ⁠here

In which an experiment is interrupted, scientific processes are questioned, and a hypothesis is formed.

To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description.

“The harms that pass between them” - Alexis Schaitkin, Elsewhere

Dramatis Personae:

JAMIE PETRONIS of ⁠THE CELLAR LETTERS as DR NOCEBO

SHAUN PELLINGTON of ⁠WAKE OF CORROSION as DR EREBUS

TAYLOR MICHAELS as DR ARAWN

Written by NIGEL MCKEON

Directed by ALEX KINGSLEY

Script edited by MATY PARZIVAL, ALEX KINGSLEY, and NIGEL MCKEON

Dialogue edited by POLYBROW

Produced by POLYBROW

Production assistance by MATY PARZIVAL

Scoring by POLYBROW

End credits music by ALEX SCHWARTZ

Episode Transcript by MATY PARZIVAL

Episode Art by ROBERT J. KNUTSON of the GHOST WAX podcast

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This week's episode features a trailer for the upcoming show Before The Tone. Follow Knave of Hearts on Twitter for more information about the upcoming release of Before the Tone.

Content warnings for this episode include:

Medical experiments

Medical malpractice

Child endangerment

Being confined against one's will

Unwanted medical procedures

Kidnapping (mention)

Death

Discussions of surgical practices

Gore (sfx)

Sounds of distress

Electrocution (implied)

Descriptions of body horror

Emetophobia (mention)

Unreality

Arguments

Hospitals

Being drugged

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Jar of Rebuke from Thesperience Productions

Follow Dr. Jared Hel's journey as he works to re-discover his forgotten past and finds his place within the small Indiana farm town of Wichton and the cryptozoological organization he works for called 'The Enclosure'. These audio journals, and other recordings, dive deep into Midwestern US cryptids and folklore while also telling a mystery about identity, queerness, neurodivergence, and community. This is their first episode: Pilot

Meet Dr. Jared Hel with his first audio-journal entry. Learn about The Enclosure, the organization that he works for, as well as various folks in the supernaturally charged midwestern farm town of Wichton- along with the black-eyed children who often come tapping and requesting shelter...

CW: this episode contains themes of fantasy violence, death, audio distortion

Read the transcript for this episode here

Written and produced by Casper Oliver (he/fae/they) who also voices Dr. Jared Hel
Intro read by Nessa R (she/her)
Credits read by Ashlee Craft (he/they), who also makes the podcast graphics
Music by TheMenniss (she/they) https://themenniss.bandcamp.com/.
Thunder sound-effects by ThePhantomMonk on YouTube.

Support their Patreon here

Visit the Thesperience website

Find info on all of their cast, crew, and socials at https://jarofrebuke.carrd.co/

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Tranthologies from The [Listless] Network

Trantholgies is a multi-season award winning podcast from an all trans writing team which dares to ask the real questions: what if a trans guy was alone in the apocalypse with no one but his dog to keep him company? What if Macbeth was set in Euphoria high school, and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were T4T? What if The Count of Monte Cristo was in space? What if you swapped names with your best friend who is also trans? What are the many benefits to being a marine biologist? And… Well, we have thirty episodes, I can’t go over them all. You’ll just have to tune in to find out! This is their mini trailer

Twitter: @tranthologies

Instagram: @tranthologies

Tumblr: @tranthologies

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: The Children of Room 56 from The [Listless] Network

Spiritsford. The lakes have teeth. The walls have eyes. There's a hotel for ghosts in the woods. Sam Moss and her tight-knit group of friends have been investigating the mysteries of Spiritsford since they were children, and they enjoy it... until one of their own goes missing.
Chip Romero has disappeared.
And Sam is determined to find him. But the supernatural creatures of the town are getting increasingly malicious, and Sam's chances of actually finding her friend seem near-impossible. This is their mini episode: Welcome to Spiritsford

Twitter: @room56pod

Instagram: @room56pod

Tiktok: @room56pod

Tumblr: room56pod

Ko-fi: thechildrenofroom56

This week, we're doing something a bit different. What you're about to hear is our entry from the October 2022 Phonic Fiction Fest, John Smith and the Cost of the Hungry Blade, as it was created by people all involved in making the show, and is an idea we want to develop further.

Detective John Smith is a hardboiled detective in a strange world. When a body is found with a mysterious knife which isn't the murder weapon, Smith must turn to Doe, his magical partner for help. Doe has been sent by the Guardians of the Forest as an envoy to the human world. But they’ve found a new candidate to represent them — too bad he doesn’t believe in magic.

Dramatis Personae:

J. R. STEELE as DOE

NIGEL MCKEON as SMITH

EIRA MAJOR as ZARGOTH

ALEX KINGSLEY as JAZARAG

Written by ALEX KINGSLEY, J. R. STEELE, and NIGEL MCKEON

Directed by ALEX KINGSLEY

Produced by EIRA MAJOR

Scoring by JESSE SYRATT

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Content warnings for this episode include:

Murder

Profanity

Implications of violence

Mild threat

Loss of autonomy

Rot/decay

Supernatural harm

SFX: Birds calling, eldritch voices whispering, vocal distortion

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Hotel Daydream from Steven Cousler

Catering to the needs of mythical beings, monstrous clients, and mathematical abstractions is tough work. Tune in every other Sunday for hospitality updates from the hotel for the real, the imagined, and everything in between. This is their first episode: The Pilot

The hotel faces some difficulties when guests complain about a peckish statue out in the garden. Also there is a shortage of blood for the vampire clients, a supply chain breakdown of eggs, a discussion of the dietary nature of flies, and one guest who can't stay away from his exploding fruit. Just another day in the hospitality business for the odd and incorporeal.

Twitter: @HotelDayRadio

Email: Hotel.daydream@outlook.com

Patreon: Hotel Daydream Patreon

This week, we're recommending a brand new show we think you should listen to: Ghost Wax from Far and Tall Tales Productions

Ghost Wax is a horror fiction podcast following the work of the last “reclaimer”, investigating a series of unnatural killings by raising the dead and committing their final statements to wax cylinder. This is their First Episode: Fresh Cuttings

Reclaimer Voncid and his tech support Luca have found a suitable device to record their investigations. Strange occurrences and ghastly crimes have begun to plague The City once again. Voncid investigates the improbable incident of a heavily decayed corpse who hasn't missed a day of work. Website:https://farandtalltales.squarespace.com/

Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/farandtalltales

RSS:https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/63467e9af5775f00110efd9c

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/farandtalltales/