Among the Stacks

A wary traveler has a chance encounter with a famous musical storyteller while sheltering from a storm, and finds an unexpected way home. “The Ballad of Mr. Old Bones” was written by Claire Dinnebier and is based on the story "Der Totentanz” by Johan August Apel. If you want to read the original story yourself, you can find it in two translations as “The Piper of Neisse” and "Dance of the Dead". -...

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 Gathe...

In which Scrooge is visited by the last of the spirits and sees what will happen if he does not mend 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 wonderful ALEXANDER BAUNER (he/they), one of the creators of, and voice of...

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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In which Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past and takes a journey into his own past... 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 wholesome TAYLOR MICHAELS (he/him), who is the voice of Chance in WOE.BEGONE , David in THE GROTTO...

In which Scrooge is paid a Christmas Eve visit by his old colleague, the late Jacob Marley... 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 NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he), the creator of AMONG THE STACKS , and the host of HYPERFIXATIONS and NANNY OG...

What you're about to hear is a snippet of our upcoming production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, releasing this festive season. 
 DRAMATIS PERSONAE 
 NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he) as THE VOICE OF SECTION ONE 
 Edited by POLYBROW (she/her) Scored by POLYBROW 
 Episode art by CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER (she/her) and NIGEL MCKEON 
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This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Partial Veil from Ylem Media Partial Veil is an atmospheric, unsettling folk horror audio drama that explores the true nature of humanity and the deep, dark secrets we all try to hide. The Woods Are Watching. This is their first episode: Ylem. Halo Rhys is missing. The FBI are in Baron, North Dakota looking for him. And Partial Ve...

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: The Holmwood Foundation, a show that's Crowdfunding right now from Fio Trethewey and Georgia Cook Content Warning: swearing, threat, loud static, brief emergency sirens, themes of possession/removal of bodily autonomy, and depictions of violence. Listener discretion is advised. If you enjoy this episode and want to hear more, plea...

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Soul Operator from Tatiana Gefter Soul Operator is a multi-genre, multi-season podcast that can be described as an actual play-narrative fusion. The podcast was created with the intention of highlighting amazing solo ttrpgs that exist in the space by presenting their gameplay as a fleshed out story. Follow Tessa Whitlock as sh...

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Dreadwood Press Radio from Arthur Edwards At Dreadwood Press Radio our nightly hosts take the most cut-throat journalism job out there. Each night a new host takes over the show for their final confession only to be killed at the end by their successor. It's more glamorous than prison, folks! (And cheaper too) Within these...

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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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...

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...

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...

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 mi...

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...

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 diffic...

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 t...

This week, we're recommending a brand new show we think you should listen to: Surcease, from Mythhale Surcease is a weekly, queer, horror anthology podcast in which… Ellias Short has been put on the task to digitize current patient files of the inhabitants of Sunshine Valley Mental Institution, and to his dismay, he is forced to work with none other than Kairo Timor, the newcomer who stole his...

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Care and Feeding of Werewolves by Kerfluffle and Chaos Productions A podcast addressing current events and issues in the paranormal community, hosted by Hazel Thornton, witch and medical practitioner. This is their Episode 0: Memories & Minidragons Hazel’s first full episode gets interrupted by an unusual and disruptive pa...

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: The Stench of Adventure, from Strong Branch Productions Stella Thomas had spent her whole life trying (and failing) to be a good daughter, friend, and partner. Then one day none of that matters because it turns out that her entire world was a simulation. Now Stella is thrust into a cold and uncaring universe, armed only with m...

In which something best left buried is uncovered. 
 To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description. 
 Dramatis Personae: MR F. as CULTIST RAY O HARE as CULTIST JO MENDACIUM as HIEROPHANT 
 Written by NIGEL MCKEON Directed by ALEX KINGSLEY End credits music by ALEX SCHWARTZ 
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In which a game is played with an inhabitant of the Library. 
 To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description. 
 Dramatis Personae: MICHELLE KELLY as POP 
 Written by J. R. STEELE Directed by ALEX KINGSLEY Produced by LINWOOD Scoring by LINWOOD End credits music by ALEX SCHWARTZ 
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In which an unexpected visitor comes to the Library's Garden. 
 To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description. 
 Dramatis Personae: MARY CATHERINE O'HARTE as ROSE 
 Written by ALEX NIGHTINGALE Directed by ALEX KINGSLEY Produced by LINWOOD Scoring by LINWOOD End credits music by ALEX SCHWARTZ Episode Transcript by MATY PARZIVAL Episode Art by CLAIRE A. DINNEB...