Auditory Anthology

Auditory Anthology

By Keith Conrad / Darren MarlarFictionScience Fiction
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Auditory Anthology episodes

  • Tales From the Blue Line - The Patient in 4A

    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.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min
  • A Bad Day For Vermin By Keith Laumer

    When a mysterious alien lands in small-town Illinois, the town must decide what makes someone a “person”… before it’s too late

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min
  • Tales From the Blue Line - The Stairway

    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 have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min
  • The Jupiter Weapon By Charles L. Fontenay

    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

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  • Tales From the Blue Line - The Patient Time Forgot

    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 contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min
  • Slaughter On Dornel IV By Ivar Jorgensen

    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

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
  • Tales From the Blue Line - Dreams Before Dying

    When Tom begins dreaming about deadly accidents—before they happen—he’s forced to confront a terrifying connection to strangers who never wake up.


    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 contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min
  • The Golgotha Dancers By Manly Wade Wellman

    After discovering a mysterious and disturbing painting in a museum, a man brings it home—only to find that some works of art were never meant to live beyond the canvas.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min
  • Tales From the Blue Line - Parallel Shifts

    While adjusting to the night shift at a rural Mississippi hospital, a new nurse begins to suspect that reality itself is shifting around her—and that she may be the only one who notices.


    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 contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min
  • The Engineer By Frederick Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth

    At the bottom of the Atlantic, a small leak in Subatlantic Oil’s drilling chamber triggers a race against time — and a chilling reminder that ambition, arrogance, and pressure don’t just build under the sea.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min

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