Auditory Anthology
Embark on a journey through time and imagination with 'Auditory Anthology,' a weekly podcast bringing to life the most captivating science fiction stories. Each episode, award-winning voice-artist and host of Weird Darkness Darren Marlar breathes life into a unique blend of classic and modern tales, ranging from time-honored masterpieces to groundbreaking works by emerging authors. Curated and produced by Keith Conrad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On a seemingly utopian "Dream Planet" where every need is met, a benevolent leader's carefully constructed paradise unravels when his pampered inhabitants, starved for purpose, rebel against a life without work or struggle.
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A man's promising first date takes a bizarre turn when the charming woman he met begins sending him strange texts that lead him to a shocking and impossible truth about who she really is.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a...
A jaded morgue ship attendant, desperately searching for his lost son, uncovers a 300-year-old mystery when he revives a perfectly preserved corpse that holds the key to ending a brutal interstellar war.
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When a nursing graduate moves into her first apartment, the unsettling sounds from the sealed-off attic above her—where no attic should be—lead her to a chilling discovery about the building's tragic past.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help th...
When a curious beer truck driver accidentally creates a strange, water-hungry jelly in his kitchen, a lost weekend spirals into a terrifying discovery that could doom all of Lake Michigan—and maybe a whole lot more.
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A cynical local news reporter investigates an alleged alien abduction in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac, only to uncover a hilariously mundane truth behind the "otherworldly" events.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little ...
When a vicious alien monster crash-lands in the Florida Keys, two telepathic researchers and a reclusive hermit find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against a creature far more terrifying than they could ever imagine—or so they think.
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An ER nurse's routine night shift turns unsettling when a mysterious patient with a strange injury and no shadow appears, leaving her to question reality and forever change how she perceives the unseen.
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When a paleontologist on an asteroid expedition encounters the last of an alien race, he faces an impossible request and a startling discovery that could change the future of two species.
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Back in 2020 during the middle of the COVID pandemic, I released a sci-fi novel called Righteous Might. There was a movie I really liked as a kid called “The Final Countdown.” It wasn’t exactly a big hit in its day but by the time I came on the scene it used to play late at night all over the place. In it the USS Nimitz was caught in a storm, and when they came out the other side they found themselves back on December 6th, 1941 the...
A murder aboard a starship, a vanished secret to faster-than-light travel, and the only witness is a silent, shapeshifting alien who may not be what it seems.
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An intern uncovers a mysterious news tape from a station that doesn’t exist—airing a broadcast from two days in the future.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.
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In this episode we’re sharing the story "Blowups Happen", written in 1940 by Robert Heinlein. Among other things, Heinlein might be best known as the writer of Starship Troopers. This story was also featured on Weird Darkness, the paranormal podcast hosted by our narrator Darren Marlar. You can check out that podcast at Weird Darkness dot com.
"Blowups Happen" describes the tensions among the staff of a nuclear reactor. He...
A man plagued since childhood by a recurring dream of a monstrous serpent stalking him across the African grasslands fears that if it ever catches him—even in sleep—he will lose his mind forever.
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A coma patient who hasn’t spoken in five years suddenly sits up and warns a night nurse about something that will happen tomorrow—at the river, at exactly 2:14 p.m.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.
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When a mysterious alien lands in small-town Illinois, the town must decide what makes someone a “person”… before it’s too late
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When Elliot gets a notification about an unexpected package at his apartment building, a mundane occurrence changes his entire understanding of life and the universe.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.
If you...
When a drunken guard leaves a woman stranded in a sleazy saloon on Ganymede, she finds an unlikely protector in a quiet, man whose strange cowardice may hide a deadly secret
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A young nurse receives a page from a hospital room that no longer exists—and discovers a patient who claims he’s been waiting since 1953.
Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.
If you have a story you’d like to c...
This week’s story is Slaughter On Dornel IV By Ivar Jorgensen. It was first published in Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy in April of 1957. Most of the time, getting in a fight in a bar is a very bad idea. But for Larry, a human getting ready for a big boxing match on Dornel IV, it just might save his life
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