The Pulp Podcast

The Pulp Podcast

The official podcast of Portland-based theater company The Pulp Stage. Follow us for monthly original sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and other genre stories.

Episodes

June 14, 2024 34 mins

Demonhunter Eugenia, Demon Plinth, and Human Frank go on a vacation to a peaceful lake.

But is it REALLY a peaceful lake, or is the lake hiding an ancient monster secret?

Written by John Marks
Directed by Molly Gregerson

Starring:

Jacquelle Davis
Kaia Hillier
Pat Lach
John Marks
Chrissy Sukboriboon

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
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If you had a way to speak to a dearly departed loved one, what would you ask them? This charming story explores just that.

by Walter Thinnes

Starring:

John Marks
Katie Mortemore
Colleen Socha

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019 
Produced & Com...

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May 10, 2024 14 mins

A haunted house. A book of occult magic. A list of horror rules.

Three people go into the house, will anyone escape? Is it a prank, or is it all horribly real?

Written by Alicia Whavers

Starring:

Katie Mortemore
Colleen Socha
John Marks

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freeb...

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April 26, 2024 13 mins

A vampire like no vampire you have seen before. A beautiful Mediterranean view. And laughter. So much laughter. Too much laughter.

written by Scott Sickles

Starring John Marks, Katie Mortemore, and Colleen Socha

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019 
Produced & ...

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April 4, 2024 9 mins

Fart monsters, soda, narcotics, a mad scientist--you'll find all of these in this weird story, but for your own safety, please do not fart!

by Nikki Lu

starring:

Falynn Burton
J.R. Jackson
Katie Mortemore

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019...

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March 20, 2024 9 mins

Insecurity, Forgetfulness, Anxiety, and Phobia walk into a room! Wait, is this the setup to a dad joke? Nope, it's the premise of this cartoonish new short play!

Please post your dad jokes in the comments, though.

Written by Greg Lam

Starring:

Falynn Burton
J.R. Jackson
John Marks
Katie Mortemore

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Fr...

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March 14, 2024 7 mins

What kind of nightmare would make a grownup rush home just to find their childhood nightlight?

Written by John Marks

starring JR Jackson and Katie Mortemore

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019 
Produced & Composed by Guillaume Brouhon 


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February 21, 2024 12 mins

This story contains a monster and a human. But which one is the scary one? This weird story by Jeff Soesbe turns the 'monster under the bed' cliche upside down! 

Written by Jeff Soesbe

Starring Falynn Burton and J.R. Jackson

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019&...

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February 15, 2024 9 mins

WHAT could go wrong if you try to buy a used mattress on Craigslist

Find out in this story from "Farts and Monsters," our first Writer's Nightmare show of the year!

Written by William Thomas Berk

Starring Falynn Burton and Katie Mortemore

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019&nbs...

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February 1, 2024 10 mins

A new podcast episode is available!

Video call glitches and venture capitalist villains abound in this timely play.

Written by William Thomas Berk

Starring Racheal Joy Erickson and John Marks

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019 
Produced & Composed by...

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January 24, 2024 11 mins

In this episode: the very first non-human language written for a Pulp story! An alien overlord shares a VERY important message through a conquered human.

Written by Greg Lam

Starring Racheal Joy Erickson and Katie Mortemore

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019 
Pro...

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January 10, 2024 11 mins

What do dragons, mattresses, and carnivorous plants have in common? Find out in the wonderfully weird 'Just Another Day in 2123!'

written by Nikki Lu

Starring:

Falynn Burton
Racheal Erickson
John Marks
Katie Mortemore

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released ...

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December 20, 2023 10 mins

Sparkles the elf has a plan to tear down the Santa power structure, but she needs Blitzen's help.

Written by Jeff Soesbe

Starring

Falynn Burton as Sparkles
Katie Mortemore as Blitzen

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies, released July 5, 2019 
Produced & Composed by...

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It's the season 4 finale!

In this episode: Eldritch horror! Cults! Donuts!

The characters: 
Frank. Frank is bright, earnest, perpetually stressed-the-hell-out, and does NOT believe in demons. Will his personal drive lead to heroism or paralysis? 
Eugenia. Eugenia's parents died, but not before giving her the info she needs to plug the only known portal to Hell: Frank's hotel. But can she rea...

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December 6, 2023 10 mins

It's Christmas, the dead are rising, and two children seek shelter in a cabin in the woods. 

Will everyone survive the night?

Written by John Marks

Starring:

Falynn Burton
Racheal Erickson
John Marks
Katie Mortemore

Directed by Jonathan Hernandez

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeak...

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After our heroes rescued the Evil Book of Evil from City Hall, they made it back to the hotel to figure out how to stop the world from ending.

Spoiler alert: they don't. Mostly due to the Harbinger of Doom and a guest who won't stop asking for coffee.

Oh, and also Frank's, like, VERY possessed.

Starring:

Kaia Hillier as Eugenia
John Marks as Frank 
Danielle Pecoff as Harbin...

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November 1, 2023 16 mins

In the final episode of 'It Came From the Public Domain,' a 15-minute dramatization of Dracula!

Will the professor tell the story well enough to escape from the clutches of the dread alien Walrog?

Will oft-retold story of Dracula hold new mysteries for you, the listener, to discover?

Written by John Marks

Starring:

Shuhe Hawkins
Katie Mortemore
Danielle Pecoff
Chris...

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You can't perform the entirety of Crime and Punishment in a 15-minute play, they said. It's too long and complicated, they said.

Well, writer Nikki Lu proved them wrong! 


Written by Nikki Lu

Starring:

Shuhe Hawkins
Katie Mortemore
Danielle Pecoff
Chrissy Sukboriboon

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and...

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Pulp Stage's retelling of classical literary tales continues, at your own peril!

In this episode, a retelling and send-up of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Written by William Thomas Berk

Starring:

Shuhe Hawkins
Katie Mortemore
Danielle Pecoff
Chrissy Sukboriboon

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and...

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Pulp meets the classics!

What do a professor, an alien, and a work of classic Greek Literature have in common?

Find out, in this Pulp-ified version of 'Oedipus Rex.'

written by Greg Lam

starring Katie Mortemore and Danielle Pecoff

music by:


 Song : Modern Plague - Retro Gaming Version [Royalty Free]
 Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic

credits

 from Freebies,...

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