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August 14, 2021 27 mins

The Wane to Midnight is the third story released by Tremorphonic.

In this radio show, we follow DJ Steve Wayne on his show, The Wayne to Midnight, as he discovers the strange events happening in Kailasa Bay on the full moon.

Tremorphonic - The Sounds of Fear is a collection of horror audio stories, often, like this episode, in a radio play format.

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is The Wane to Midnight
[Music]

(00:53):
[Music]
KBBA 88 FM
Covering the Kailasa Bay broadcast area
This is The Wayne to Midnight

(01:15):
Welcome back to KBBA 88 FM with me Steve
Wayne
for the final leg of the evening on The
Wayne to Midnight
As we said before the break we're still
taking your calls this evening we ask
for your questions and queries and
tonight we're talking about
full moons

(01:35):
We know that full moons are popular in
mythology for their effects on people
but just how much of it is true
well the science tells us that high
tides are in fact higher on full moons
than other times
so maybe stay away from the beach
tonight. Coast guards have indeed given
us a silver warning level for seriously
dangerous waters tonight

(01:58):
And apparently your sleep is likely to
be more disrupted on a full moon and
it's nothing to do with the light it
emits ,how strange, it's all thought to be
something to do with a gravitational
pull
but it's beyond me how that all links up
Breaking news

(02:19):
Before we start taking those questions
we have breaking news
reports are coming in about a domestic
disturbance on Arcene Avenue
Police inform us that they have the
situation under control but will not
release the names of those involved
the police have informed us that a
weapon was involved
a solid silver candlestick

(02:40):
we'll keep you updated as we hear more
Arcene Avenue is such a sleepy area of
the town after all
so if you've been hearing sirens now you
know why
[Music]
So
Angela's been in the booth taking your
calls

(03:00):
she'll be back in a moment
and her notes are telling me our next
question is from Lilith
and she asks how often do we have full
moons?
Well Lilith the official answer is
approximately 29 and a half days it's
not exact and sometimes we have lunar
eclipses where the earth is blocking the
sun from hitting the moon even though

(03:22):
it's due to be a full one
Our next question was emailed in this
comes from Pooka
Pooka asks Is Monday named because full
moons happen on Mondays
I'm afraid that's a myth Pooka
even though it is a Monday today. Monday
was actually named as a day to celebrate
the goddess of the moon Mona during

(03:44):
Anglo-Saxon times it has nothing to do
with the moon's cycle
We'll be back with you in a couple of
minutes after a familiar voice tells you
a little bit about our sponsors
Sterling's Antique Emporium is open
Wednesday to Sunday housing the

(04:05):
country's largest collection of antique
mirrors
The hall of mirrors as they like to call
it is an impressive collection of over
400 antique mirrors and every one of
them is available for purchase
Visit Sterling's on Simmon Street when
you're next in town

(04:26):
[Music]
Aridai's Cash for Metals trade in your
gold silver platinum palladium or other
metals for cash in hand as soon as your
items are appraised
Visit Aridai and his daughter Jumana at
their family-run establishment at 47
High Street, Kailasa Bay

(04:50):
The Kerber Ursuline Argenti medical
research facility has their annual open
day approaching
visit the campus this Saturday and
discover more about the pioneering
medical science our town is famous for
and speak to the reps about their
ever-expanding job opportunities for
local graduates. I know I'll be covering
the event for KBBA on Saturday so I hope

(05:12):
to see you there
KBBA 88 FM
covering the Kailasa Bay broadcast area
this is The Wayne to Midnight
Breaking news
Well it's unusual to get two breaking
reports in so quickly but important to
know
Silvester's late night convenience store

(05:33):
and petrol station is currently closed
due to an undefined incident we
understand that some of the commotion
surrounded the attempted theft of
jewelry from one of the customers
there may have been some injuries to
both staff and clientele and the police
have had to close the shop down for the
night don't worry the police are

(05:53):
informing the families of those involved
but if you needed milk for your morning
coffee you'll have to wait for the
supermarket to open in the am
[Music]
How very apt on our lunar show that the
lunacy the full moon brings is apparent
all over the town tonight

(06:15):
Angela will be back
shortly to take more of your calls she
left me with a question from one more
caller
this was from Tatiana
she asks
waxing and waning which one's which?
The way I like to remember it Tatiana
wax on wane off
waxing is the build up to the full moon

(06:37):
waning is the dying or fading away
but don't get that confused with this
Wayne right here I'm not fading anywhere
Angela?
Have we got a visitor this full moon

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or are we under attack from werewolves?
Fetch the silver bullets!
Angela?
Must have been the wind
or are spooky things afoot at the KBBA
studios?
So while we wait for Angela to come back
and take more of your calls

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don't worry folks we can see your calls
are waiting
your emails show me one more question
lined up from Malcolm
he asks
Has anyone else been seeing the strange
silvery lights shining from the mountain
tonight
is that related to the full moon?
Do you know what I think you might be

(07:39):
onto something there the town's name,
Kailasa, was actually originally chosen
by the founders over 130 years ago
influenced by the then recent
colonization of India
and it means silver mountain
Angela?

(08:01):
excuse me folks I best go check what
that was it's only the two of us in the
studio at this time of the evening
and that sounded more than a dropped
teapot or silverware
Angela?
[Music]

(08:40):

[Music]
Well it's quiet out there now folks not

(09:00):
a soul to be seen
I'm sure Angela will be back momentarily
but now it's time to bring you up to
date with the daily town affairs
KBBA The Wayne to Midnight this is your
daily town news update

(09:26):
Today was the annual meeting of our
town's pharmaceutical giant
Kerber Ursuline Argenti
with the local council representatives
their current research is focusing on
the treatment of the well-known
autoimmune disease, lupus
and they have announced that they will
actually be expanding their operation

(09:47):
creating around 200 new jobs
The town council is therefore preparing
for the predicted population growth that
the town may experience as a result of
bringing in the appropriate skills
including the company's new Argentinian
owners
but we can also celebrate the employment

(10:08):
opportunities this brings for our local
school graduates
And our very own KBBA is celebrating
tonight after being awarded the second
place prize for this year's local
broadcaster of the year
Arianwen from the breakfast show
dropped off the solid silver statuette

(10:28):
earlier, yes I was surprised it was real
silver too, which is now sitting proudly
in the producers booth with Angela
no wait Angela still isn't back
in any case Angela was waving it at me
with glee earlier and kissing it like
some kind of tournament trophy

(10:48):
Breaking news
I am receiving another breaking news
item
and this really is a shock there's been
a break-in at sterling's emporium
seemingly just senseless violence the
beloved hall of mirrors has been
vandalized and a large number of the
mirrors have been smashed

(11:09):
again we'll keep you updated as we hear
more but rest assured the police can see
no link between the spree of varying
crimes we're experiencing this evening
[Music]

(11:36):
[Music]
Sorry folks
strange happenings here in the studio
what the
I found our silver statuette outside the
door
as if it had been placed there not sure

(11:58):
if this is Angela's idea of a prank
sorry folks, with Angela out of the
studio I have to answer the incoming
calls from the direct contact line it's
our emergency phone. I'll be back
momentarily
[Music]

(12:31):
[Music]
So
um that was the bay police department
asking me to put an announcement out
they wanted me to say the following

(12:51):
All residents of Kailasa Bay are asked
to stay indoors
and importantly
stay out of the moonlight
Secondly
if you have any items in your home that
contain silver
be it jewelry cutlery mirrored glass
whatever
do not touch it

(13:13):
I repeat, do not touch the silver
and that's all they'd tell me um they
asked me not to speculate further on the
show but simply
deliver these instructions to you
I will of course stay on the air to make
sure I can relay any further updates to

(13:34):
you
It's not often I'm lost for words folks
but right now I don't know what else to
tell you
It's important for everyone's safety
that we follow the instructions we've
been given and we'll wait on further
updates from the authorities
Our landline phone here in the studio is

(13:55):
one of the key emergency lines in town
for getting these messages out to you
so keep your radio on while we await
further news
One moment folks
Hello?

(14:19):
Why is everyone talking about the moon?
What would Kerber Ursuline know you're
chemists not astrophysicists
silver ox
silver oxide
is filtering what rays?
How is wavelength of light...
Radiation?

(14:41):
So that's invisible but...
but
Is that kind of like what we hear as
white noise?
Interference?
So what's it actually doing to people
it affects?

(15:02):
What?
They're still human right?
It's not like they're
I don't want to say it... undead?
It could wear off?
yeah but it could
wear off? surely it's possible?
Let me make sure I've got this right, you

(15:23):
want me to broadcast that?
I was told not to speculate so you'd
better be sure about this.
Okay, okay
[Music]

(15:45):
Okay I'm back folks
but I...
I don't know how to say this
It's
It's the silver
The connection between the crimes
tonight that
there's a madness being caused by
touching silver objects

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so wherever you are tonight
don't touch anything silver they were
right to warn us about that
don't touch it it's like it's infected
with
something
Angela

(16:27):
Angela what's are you...
NO

(16:54):
um

(18:05):
hello
Hi it's
Steve Wayne
I'm
I'm still here folks
but I'm outside the studio
I'm using the uh
the field report equipment

(18:27):
I need to
I need to keep broadcasting I need to
at least make a record of what just
happened
what you heard was
well it's difficult to explain
Angela

(18:49):
was in the studio the whole time
but
she
she changed
I don't know how
I don't know how to put it
her face was
altered uh dare I say

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melted
or ruptured
It was like she was wearing some kind of
prosthetic mask or something but
her eyes
it was as if she knew what she was doing
but wasn't in control
like she was
angry and

(19:32):
weeping
at the same time
and then
then she came at me
I
I'm not proud of what I did
but I had to
I threw her to the floor as if

(19:57):
just
kind of broke
like her bones weren't strong enough to
hold her together
she's just there in a heap on the floor
still alive but
just moaning
she wasn't alone though

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a few seconds later there were more
people with the same deformities
stumbling through the hall
I hit the alarm
grabbed the field report bag
and legged out the fire exit
I heard them banging on the door behind

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me
so now
I'm outside
I know I shouldn't be but I had to
Those of you that know the studio
will realise I'm not really
near
anywhere
I could have gone around the building to

(20:59):
my car but
there was more commotion out the front
struggling and
screaming
the Kerber Ursuline facility's just up the
road from us so I
assume that's where they came from
but I didn't dare stick around to find
out more

(21:36):
okay
I'm
currently on the coastal path at the top
of the cliffs
heading towards town
I don't want you to inundate bay police
with calls but
I have to ask can someone please let the
police know where I am
the radio station

(21:56):
isn't safe to go back to
and I'm out here
alone
and I'm in the moonlight
with people
that look like...
I spoke to the scientists at Kerber

(22:18):
Ursuline earlier they called it an
infection
something
viral
something about radiation from the light
of the moon
reflects and interacts with silver

(22:38):
oxidizing it and well
that's where my understanding ends
if
it gets into your bloodstream
you
well you heard how I described them
concerns me is that this is the route
that passes Silvester's petrol station

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and then follows Arcene Avenue into town
and it was suggested that the incidents
there were related to the silver
poisoning
I'm going to stop here for a bit and
catch my breath
I've got no ability to put anything else
on the air from this equipment so

(23:22):
you're here with me for now
I can see the whole town from up here
just the other side of the forest
I'm still at least
two miles away from shelter though
so I'll have to take shelter under the
trees and
cut through that way staying on this

(23:42):
coastal path
is way too exposed
the only thing I can't guarantee is
the broadcast quality of this equipment
from the forest
it's relaying our satellites so it tends
to need a direct line of sight so

(24:05):
if I lose contact tell the police I
entered the forest over
uh the style that's above I think it's
the Betula cliffs
wait that
that's the siren from town
is that to make sure people stay inside

(24:27):
[Siren]
oh no
they can't be
[Siren]
folks get inside
and stay inside
if you have a basement get down there
now
there's
three jets
flying in from along the coast
I seriously hope I'm wrong about what

(24:49):
I'm about to witness
stay inside
the best case I can hope for right now
is they're going to release some sort of
anti-toxin or antivirus
the worst case scenario
I don't even want to say

(25:17):
they're approaching the town now
wait
they're turning out to sea
oh
oh no
I'm so sorry everyone

(25:38):
I'm so sorry

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Thank you for listening to The Wane to
Midnight presented by Tremorphonic
The Wayne to Midnight was written
performed recorded and edited by Richard
Wilson with music samples and foley
effects from Fesliyan Studios
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