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  • Illinois Hell Hole — Monkey’s Paw Audio Horror

    Illinois Hell Hole — Monkey’s Paw Audio Horror

    The last episode of the audio drama, “Illinois Hell Hole,” dropped its last episode on Oct. 31 — Halloween. First I want to thank the creator, Matt Brookens, for the review copy and the donation. Donations do not affect the content of any review or its final rating. It is completely optional for the creator.…

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  • Not in Front of Dinner, Darling: A Vampire Role Play

    Not in Front of Dinner, Darling: A Vampire Role Play

    Sometimes going into a story relatively blind can be the wrong move. For “Not in Front of Dinner, Darling” knowing the premise both helped and hurt this audio drama role play experience. The result is not knowing the story until near the end of the second episode. A bit late for most people for a…

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  • Helios: A Relationship Across Wavelengths

    Helios: A Relationship Across Wavelengths

    “Helios” is the kind of story that never gets old. A tale as old as time, one might say. Its long-distance relationship trope combined with romance is the bread and butter of something like “Romeo and Juliet.” A play that has inspired a plethora of adaptations. “Helios” doesn’t offer much new in the stories that…

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  • Project Gnosis: Multicultural Cyber Fantasy

    Project Gnosis: Multicultural Cyber Fantasy

    The podcast “Project Gnosis” categorizes itself as a cyber punk and urban fantasy. While that’s an apt description, it only looks at the basic building blocks of any story: character, setting, and plot. The depth comes from what you bring with you. Without it, it comes off as mostly generic. This will be a review…

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  • The Black Veil Review: Victorian Era Fan Fiction?

    The Black Veil Review: Victorian Era Fan Fiction?

    It’s rare to have stories that use both sides of a writer’s toolkit simultaneously. However, especially today, “The Black Veil” from Simon Machin is about as near a universal story as is possible. Saying this story is both fast and slow, has serial and episodic storytelling, is realistic and fantastical, includes fan service and originality—sounds…

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  • Land’s End: A Shepherd’s Tale

    Land’s End: A Shepherd’s Tale

    A five-part thriller taking place in a rural setting and sharing a similar ominous tone to “From Within: A Tale of the Macabre.” While one uses epistolary prose as its primary mode of storytelling, “Land’s End: A Shepherd’s Tale” is more cinematic in its execution; an unexpected and interesting audio aesthetic for a story with…

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