WINNER, 2018 GOLD OGLE AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY/HORROR AUDIO: “THE FLOODGATES OF WILLOWHILL”
WINNER, 2016 GOLD OGLE AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY/HORROR AUDIO: “THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH”
Please, take a seat. Make yourself comfortable and open your ears. You’re about to experience twisted tales of the unknown… and the unreal… from the minds of horror’s finest writers. Hosted by “The Lady in Black” and presented through the Fable & Folly Network, MIDNIGHT MATINEES is Pocket Universe Productions’ premier horror “audiothology” series, dramatizing the short stories of both classic and contemporary fiction writers from Lovecraft and Poe to Mary SanGiovanni and Rick Hautala. And this theater of the mind is presented to you in wide-scream “horrorscope”. Welcome to MIDNIGHT MATINEES.
PART OF THE FABLE AND FOLLY NETWORK!
S1 E1/E2: LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT by Waldemar Young and Tod Browning
Adapted from the lost silent film classic starring Lon Chaney. Five years before our story begins, wealthy Englishman Roger Balfour committed suicide at his country estate. But there are those in his family who harbor dark suspicions… especially in light of the new tenants. Are they vampires?
S1 E3: THE HORROR OF WALKER POINT by Anthony Marino*
In this play-within-a-play it’s Halloween in Portland, ME. And from the safety of a public radio studio the Rocky Coast Radio Theater is about to premiere a tribute audio drama to Stephen King only to find themselves besieged by…the undead?
also THE CREMATION OF SAM McGEE by Robert W. Service
One of the finer pieces of horror poetry narrated by William Dufris.
S1 E4/E5: DRACULER, RFD by MJ Willson
Kolchak the Night Stalker meets The Andy Griffith Show, as tonight’s feature proves that horror writers really do have a sense of humor.
S1 E6: THE FLOODGATES OF WILLOWHILL by Mary SanGiovanni
Samantha lives in the land beyond the borders of Faulkesville, where apple blossoms fill in the air, kids still play on the tire swing near the lake, and an evil no one speaks of lives at the edge of town.
S1.5 E7: THE NEPHEWS and THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER by Rick Hautala and HP Lovecraft
One tale tolls at a lighthouse off the coast of Maine, the other under the earth in a small town in Florida. The moral is the same: don’t open what should stay buried.
S1.5 E8: THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could, but when he ventured on indirect insult… I vowed revenge.” So begins Edgar Allan Poe’s story of wine, walls, and DIY carpentry.
S1.5 E9: MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
Our second sojourn into the macabre world of Poe takes to a palatial estate, where the vile Prince and his wealthy friends are walled off from the world, invincible from the plague ravishing the countryside. The evening’s entertainment would like to challenge their assumption.
*Denotes a world premiere production.
Cast
Featuring Sally Walker-Taylor as your host, the "Lady in Black".
SEASON ONE CAST
London After Midnight features the voices of ART MALIK, David K. Barnes, David Bickerstaff, Jack Bowman, Cliff Chapman, Sarah Dorsett, Beth Eyre, Kenton Hall, Karim Kronfli, Abigail McLoughlin, and DAN STARKEY.
The Horror of Walker Point features the voices of Eileen Avery, Paul Drinan, William Dufris, Claudia Hughes, David LaGraffe, Christine Marshall, Dave Marshall, Thomas Power, Christopher Price, and Keith Shortall.
The Cremation of Sam McGee is narrated by William Dufris.
Draculer, RFD features the voices of Harlan Baker, Peter Berkrot, Kate Davis, William Dufris, Corey Gagne, Adam Henderson, Karen Lundh, Christopher Price, Michael Rafkin, Dennis St. Pierre, Wendy Tremont King, and Casey Turner.
The Floodgates of Willowhill features the voices of Joseph Bearor, Paul Haley, Maiya Koloski, Christine Marshall, Dave Marshall, Tom Power, and Christopher Price.
SEASON 1.5 CAST
The Nephews and The Statement of Randolph Carter features the voices of William Dufris, Mark Friedlander, JP Guimont, Dave Marshall, Michael Rafkin, Thomas Power, and Jennywren Walker.
The Cask of Amontillado features the voices of Aaron Abano, Lance Roger Axt, Sally Clark, Adam Henderson, and Eric Pollins.
Masque of the Red Death features the voices of Harlan Baker, William Dufris, Corey Gagne, Adam Henderson, Jen Hodgson, Paul Hodgson, Michael Howard, Caroline Keller, David LaGraffe, Alison Larkin, Daniel Noel, Jay Piscopo, Donna Postel, Lisa Stathoplos, and Tony Reilly.
London After Midnight was adapted for audio by LANCE ROGER AXT and KENTON HALL;
The Horror of Walker Point was written for audio by ANTHONY MARINO;
The Cremation of Sam McGee was written by ROBERT W. SERVICE;
Draculer, RFD written for audio by MJ WILLSON;
The Floodgates of Willowhill was adapted for audio by LANCE ROGER AXT with FRED GREENHALGH;
The Nephews and The Statement of Randolph Carter was adapted for audio by WILLIAM DUFRIS;
The Cask of Amontillado was adapted for audio by LANCE ROGER AXT;
Masque of the Red Death was adapted for audio by MJ WILLSON from a concept by WILLIAM DUFRIS.
Directors/Sound Designer
LANCE ROGER AXT, JACK BOWMAN and KENTON HALL, and WILLIAM DUFRIS
Post Production
GEORGE CHU, RORY O'SHEA, WILLIAM DUFRIS and ANTHONY MARINO
Composers/Arrangements (all seasons)
KENTON HALL and BRETT RICHARDSON, BILLY BRUSH, RHONDA CARLSEN, LEAH EUGEN, and FRANK SCHULMEYER
Cover Art
TYM STEVENS
Recorded at
THE SOUNDHOUSE LTD. LONDON; MIND'S EYE PRODUCTIONS, PORTLAND, ME; THE STUDIO, PORTLAND, ME; SALTSPRING SOUND, SALT SPRING ISLAND, VANCOUVER BC; and the JERICHO SOUND ART SOCIETY, VANCOUVER BC.
Distributor
FABLE & FOLLY