“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".

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Starring Shogo Miyakita as Wyrm and Jonathan Cox as Mr. Old Bones

Featuring the music of Alexandre Miller

Produced by Packhowl Media

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The original story:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Totentanz_(Ballade)

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Foreign_Tales_and_Traditions/Volume_2/The_Piper_of_Neisse

In which, after receiving visits from three spectres, Scrooge must decide if he will change his ways...

The voice of section 1 is the superb Richard Wilde. Richard is a voice actor and actor, and plays Mr Hampson in Gather The Suspects.

The voice of section 2 is the grateful

Episode art by ⁠⁠CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER⁠⁠ (she/her) and ⁠NIGEL MCKEON ⁠(she/they/he)

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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Read along with A Visit from St. Nicholas ⁠⁠here⁠

In which Scrooge is visited by the last of the spirits and sees what will happen if he does not mend his ways...

The voice of section 1 is the wonderful ALEXANDER BAUNER (he/they), one of the creators of, and voice of Ellias Emanuel Short in SURCEASE.

The voice of section 2 is the one of a kind RHYS LAWTON (he/him). Rhys is a man of many talents, known in the audio drama scene as the voice of January Jones in ETHICS TOWN, and has also voiced characters in shows such as THE SILT VERSES

The voice of section 3 is the spooky JEREMY ENFINGER (he/him), a creator of, and voice behind Jeremy in THE STORAGE PAPERS

The voice of section 4 is the brilliant SHAUN PELLINGTON (he/him), one of the creators and producers of the podcast WAKE OF CORROSION, in which he also voices Elliot

The voice of section 5 is the stand-out DR SARAH PENN (she/her), from RAPTURE 518, a horror/psychological thriller Audio Drama produced in Canada.

Episode art by ⁠⁠⁠CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER⁠⁠⁠ (she/her) and ⁠⁠NIGEL MCKEON ⁠⁠(she/they/he)

In which Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past and takes a journey into his own past...

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, and Winston in TALES FROM THE FRINGES OF REALITY.

The voice of section 2 is the talented JESSE SYRATT (she/her). Jesse is the creator and voice behind the podcast NOWHERE ON AIR.

The voice of section 3 is the dedicated GRACE GRIEGO (she/her), one of the co-creators of STRONG BRANCH PRODUCTIONS. Grace's voice can be heard in the podcasts THE STENCH OF ADVENTURE and SKILLSET.

The voice of section 4 is the stalwart ALEX KINGSLEY (they/them), co-creator of STRONG BRANCH PRODUCTIONS, and the creator of such shows as THE STENCH OF ADVENTURE, STRONG BRANCHING OUT, TABLE SLOP, TALES FROM THE RADIATOR and the upcoming ARCANA IN SUBURBIA

The voice of section 5 is the brilliant EMILY PORTER SIEGEL (they/them), a writer and actor whose work can be heard most recently in TRANTHOLOGIES from the [LISTLESS] NETWORK

The voice of section 6 is the inimitable MATY PARZIVAL (they/them), Maty is a production assistant on THE AMELIA PROJECT

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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Read along with A Christmas Carol here

In which Scrooge is paid a Christmas Eve visit by his old colleague, the late Jacob Marley...

The voice of section 1 is NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he), the creator of AMONG THE STACKS, and the host of HYPERFIXATIONS and NANNY OGG'S BOOK CLUB.

The voice of section 2 is the lovely TATIANA GEFTER (she/they). Tot is the voice of Violet Lull on THE DEPARTMENT OF VARIANCE OF SOMEWHERE, OHIO, and the creator of the upcoming SOUL OPERATOR, debuting in January 2024.

The voice of section 3 is the holiday miracle that is CANDACE MCAFEE (they/she), find more information about their work in TTRPG's here.

The voice of section 4 is the mysterious MATTHEW O.K. SMITH (he/him), who is the creator and voice of the podcast NEIGHBOURLY

The voice of section 5 is the delightful EIRA MAJOR (he/they), the founder of HANGING SLOTH STUDIOS, and the creator and voice of SPIRIT BOX RADIO, CLOCKWORK BIRD, NOT QUITE DEAD, and the upcoming THE TWELVELMS CONSPIRACY

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Partial Veil from Ylem Media

CW: Violence, Adult Language, Death, Loud Noises, Psychological Torment, chainsaw noises

Written, Directed and edited by Allison Cossitt

Produced by Ylem Media

Original Music Composed by Jakub Żerański   
“Fading To Black” by Michael Vignola

Allison Cossitt as Josie Ward

Peter Wicks as Halo Rhys

Candace McAfee as Agent Diane Ramsey

Sarah Doreen MacPhee as Agent Arlene Whitt

Bjorn Munson as Ray Lester

Nancy O'Fallon as Grace Karlsen

Mikee Joaquin as Adam

Livia Zita as Ildiko

Meredith Nudo as Laine

Jason Tibor as Walter Ross

Giova Arujo as Scientist 1

Juandre Peacock as Scientist 2

To learn more about the awesomeness that is Ylem Media and Partial Veil, visit our website at www.ylemmediaproductions.com. For maximum Partial Veil consumption, follow us into the deep dark forest at https://www.instagram.com/partialveilpodcast, https://bsky.app/profile/partialveil.bsky.social, and https://x.com/PartialVeilAD

If you think that this is one of the most bomb-diggity audio dramas out there and you want to make an offering to appease whatever it is that lives in Partial Veil Forest, mosey on over to www.patreon.com/YlemMedia

Transcripts available on our website at www.ylemmediaproductions.com/episodes
Ylem Media... This is Only the Beginning...

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, please consider supporting our Kickstarter for the rest of Season One:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundation

The Holmwood Foundation is a Found Footage Horror-Fiction Podcast, a modern-day sequel to the gothic novel Dracula.

We follow Maddie Townsend (Rebecca Root) and Jeremy Larkin (Seán Carlsen), two co-workers at the Holmwood Foundation: a secret organisation that has been maintaining and studying the remains of Count Dracula for the last 130 years, as they are possessed by the ghosts of Jonathan and Mina Harker, and embark on a nightmare road trip, carrying Dracula's severed head across the UK, in an effort to stop him once and for all.

EPISODE CAST AND CREW:

Madeline Townsend/Mina Harker: Rebecca Root

Jeremy Larkin/Jonathan Harker: Seán Carlsen

Arthur Jones: Samuel Clemens

Thralls/Foundation Phone Voice: Becky Wright

Newsreader: Jessica Carroll

Robert Swales: Luke Kondor

Dracula: Attila Puskás

The episode was produced and written by Fio Trethewey and Georgia Cook.

Directing by Samuel Clemens.

Script Editing by Katharine Armitage.

Sound Design and Engineering by Benji Clifford

The Theme music was composed and produced by Duncan Muggleton, and the episode art was produced by Georgia Cook

For more information, as well as transcripts and further Cast and Crew details, please visit our official website:
www.theholmwoodfoundation.com

The Holmwood Foundation Podcast © 2024 by Georgia Cook and Fio Trethewey is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Soul Operator from Tatiana Gefter

Tessa recounts her first few days in a mysterious neighborhood, surrounded by strangers.

General Warnings:

-Fear

-Isolation

-Paranoia

Episode Specific Warnings:

-Audio Distortion around 19:50.

Tessa Whitlock played by⁠ ⁠Tatiana Gefter⁠.

Audio editing and music by⁠ ⁠J Strautman⁠⁠.

Follow Soul Operator on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Tumblr⁠,  ⁠Instagram, and Tiktok.

For early, ad-free episodes and other benefits, check out their patreon!