DEAD AIRWAVES(Story podcast)

Dead Airwaves E 41 The Litter by James kisner Read by Joe Stofko A man and his family deal with their cat and her deformed litter of kittens, only to discover the neighbors have the same problem with their pet dog. Be sure to visit https://www.screamingeyepress.com/ And check out Twisted Pulp Magazine.

Dead Airwaves E 40 The Death Runner by Thomas Sullivan Read by Nancy Bueler. Thomas Sullivan is the author of some eighty short stories and novels. His work involves characters in intensely psychological situations that range from thrillers (The Water Wolf) to comedy (The Phases of Harry Moon). Awards and recognitions are for literary and genre fiction. He has lived in Lathrup Village, Michigan. H...

Dead Airwaves Episode 39 Everything and Nothing by Jorge Luis Borges Read by Wesley Critchfield. Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known books, Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph), published in the...

Dead Airwaves E 38 There's nothing to fear by David Kempf Read by Wesley Critchfield Tonight we present David Kempf's take on the infamous Sherlock Holmes and Professor Morarity confrontation. David Kempf has written over fifty short stories, many with themes of horror fiction. He has won several writing awards including first place in Millersville University’s Lemuria magazine’s short story compe...

Coming soon from Screaming Eye Press! A new Anthology Horrible Little Stories! A collection of Horror and Dark Fantasy tales Featuring Joe Lansdale, G.L. Raisor Elizabeth Massie, Jack Dann, Richard Christian Matheson, Ray Garton, G. Wayne Miller, and more! This book is created to bring awareness and help fight the rampant censorship this country is currently experiencing. All proceeds will be dona...

Coming soon from Screaming Eye Press! A new Anthology Horrible Little Stories! A collection of Horror and Dark Fantasy tales Featuring Joe Lansdale, G.L. Raisor Elizabeth Massie, Jack Dann, Richard Christian Matheson, Ray Garton, G. Wayne Miller, and more! This book is created to bring awareness and help fight the rampant censorship this country is currently experiencing. All proceeds will be dona...

Read by Wesley Critchfield, Three Skeleton Key is a short story by the French author Georges-Gustave Toudouze. The January 1937 edition of Esquire marked its first appearance in English. This suspenseful tale and "Leiningen Versus the Ants" were discovered by the magazine's editor Arnold Gingrich. Georges-G. Toudouze (1877–1972) was born in Paris, France. His father, Gustave Toudouze, was a well-k...

Dead Airwaves Episode 36: Inside the Closet by Michael McDowell. This was an episode of Tales from the Darkside and adapted as a story in the Anthology of stories for the series. Read by Jackie Ayers With voices by Lee Mazy J.R. Wesley Critchfield Music, sound effects provided by Wesley Critchfield

DEAD AIRWAVES E 35 RECURRING NIGHTMARE BY G.L. RAISOR We have another great story from Gary Raisor. This story was originally published in the influential magazine The Horror Show. Gary Raisor is an American horror author best known for the novels Less Than Human, Graven Images, Sinister Purposes, and his extensive short fiction work. His novels garnered reviews.[1] He was nominated for a Bram Sto...

Dead Airwaves Episode 34 The Ghost of Potter Road By Wesley Critchfield Wesley Critchfield is an American Voice actor and Author, often heard this show narrating various stories. Theme Music By Tim Slade Produced By Mark Slade, Chauncey Haworth, and Lothar Tuppan Checkout our publications https://www.screamingeyepress.com/

Dead Airwaves E 33 Morning Talk by Steve Rasnic Tem Read by Wesley Critchfield Steve Rasnic Tem (born 1950) is an American author. He was born in Jonesville, Virginia. Steve attended college at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and also at Virginia Commonwealth University. He earned a B.A. in English education. In 1974, he moved to Colorado and studied creative writing at Colora...

THE MAN WHO SOLD ROPETO GNOLES By Idris Seabright  Read by Wesley Critchfield Margaret St. Clair (February 17, 1911 Huchinson, Kansas - November 22, 1995 Santa Rosa, CA) was an American science fiction writer, who also wrote under the pseudonyms Idris Seabright and Wilton Hazzard. Theme by Tim Slade Produced by Mark Slade, Chauncey Haworth, and Lothar Tuppan Checkout our publications at https://ww...

DEAD AIRWAVES E 29: IN THE CARDS BY MICHAEL McDOWELL and CAROLE LUCIA SATRINA Read by Wesley Critchfield Catherine is a Tarot reader, and the deck of cards used causes real-life problems for her. Story was written by McDowell based on a teleplay by Carole Lucia Satrina, featured on Tales From The Darkside, and published in Tales From The Darkside anthology. Theme music by Tim Slade Produced by Mar...

Dead Airwaves E 30 Night Caller By G.L. Raisor. Read By Wesley Critchfield Another great story from one of our favorite writers of Horror and Dark Fantasy, G.L. Raisor. Gary is an American horror author best known for the novels Less Than Human, Graven Images, Sinister Purposes, and his extensive short fiction work. His novels garnered reviews. He was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Best Fir...

Dead Airwaves E29 Read by Wesley Critchfield This episode features a story from one of our favorite writers, Elizabeth Massie. "Whittler" was first published in the influential Horror Show Magazine Winter 1984. Elizabeth Massie, is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning and Scribe Award-winning author of novels, short fiction, media-tie ins, poetry, and nonfiction. Her novels and collections include...

DEAD AIRWAVES IS A SHORT STORY SHOW WITH STORIES BY WILLIAM F. NOLAN, JACK DANN, ROD SERLING, JOHN COLLIER, RICHARD CHRISTIAN MATHESON, G. WAYNE MILLER, ETC. NARRATED, SOMETIMES WITH MUSIC, SOMETIMES WITH SFX, OR ACTED BY ACTORS. LISTEN LIVE ON 88.5 KKRN, OR KKRN.ORG TRYING TO PRESERVE AND KEEP IN MEMORY OF MY FAVORITE WRITERS/FRIENDS STORIES OF HORROR, SF, AND DARK FANTASY. THE SHOW IS A PRESENTA...

TIME ENOUGH AT LAST BY LYNN VENABLE Read by Wesley Critchfield The infamous Time Enough At Last was adapted for television as an episode of The Twilight Zone  in 1959. First published in If Magazine in  1953. Theme Music by Tim Slade Produced by Mark Slade, Chauncey Haworth, and Lothar Tuppan

TONIGHT WE HAVE SEVERAL STORIES WRITTEN BY BRANDI HICKS WITH HER BRAND OF SOUTHERN GOTHIC WEIRD FICTION. ALL STORIES READ BY WESLEY CRITCHFIELD. 

TONIGHT WE PRESENT TWO WEIRD TALES. LEVITATION BY JOSEPH PAYNE BRENNAN AND A DRAMATIZATION OF THE CHASER DIRECTED BY JACK WARD. LEVITATION IS NARRATED BY WESLEY CRITCHFIELD

TONIGHT WE PRESENT A WEIRD TALE CALLED SHADOW, SHADOW, ON THE WALL BY THEODORE STURGEON. NARRATED BY WESLEY CRITCHFIELD

TONIGHT WE PRESENT A FLASHBACK FROM DARK DREAMS PODCAST. RAY GARTON STORY MRS. DEMARCOS CORPSE. NARRATED BY E.S. WYNN. THE AUDIO A LITTLE DODGY BECAUSE ITS FROM FILES 8 YRS AGO

We have another story by the great G. Wayne Miller. Perfect Art  read by Frank Guglielmelli.

TONIGHT WE PRESENT K.W. JEETER'S VERY BIZARRE BLUE ON ONE END, YELLOW ON THE OTHER, READ BY THE GREAT E.S. WYNN. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS AN OLD AUDIO FILE. THERE MAY BE SOME AUDIO SOUND PROBLEMS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED K.W. JEETER, SPECIAL THANKS TO HIM FOR ALLOWING US TO RE-AIR THE STORY. FIRST APPEARED IN MIDNIGHT GRAFITTI, COPYRIGHT 1992 BY K.W. JEETER.

TONIGHT WE PRESENT ROBERT BLOCK WITH THE CLASSIC STORY A CASE OF THE STUBBORNS! READ AND DIRECTED BY WESLEY CRITCHFIELD. MAKE SURE YOU TUNE IN EVERY SATURDAY MORNING 2AM PACIFIC/5AM EASTERN TO HEAR THE EPISODES ON KKRN.ORG OR KKRN 88.7

TONIGHT WE PRESENT SLIPPAGE BY MICHAEL P.KUBE-MCDOWELL, READ AND DIRECTED BY WESLEY CRITCHFIELD.  THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORIES AND EPISODES OF TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE.