STORIES TELLING STORIES

Every October the studios at STS Media take a turn towards the macabre and grotesque with our annual SPOOKtober series.  For 2024, we’re taking it a step further… pulling back the curtain on five of the most shocking, controversial, and horrifying pieces of literature ever put to paper - each story more shocking than the last.  Do you have what it takes to make it to the end? 

Narration by Eric R. Hill

“That Feeling You Can Only Say What It Is In French” 
By Stephen King 

Audioplay Adapted 
by Eric R. Hill 

“That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French” is a horror short story by Stephen King. It was published in The New Yorker magazine on June 22, 1998 and was later included in King's short story collection Everything's Eventual... The story is about a married woman who is on a trip to Florida with her husband to celebrate their 25th anniversary, but no matter how many times she feels deja vu in the car, she keeps waking up in the plane and experiencing the same events over and over again… Stephen King suggests that Hell is not "other people" but rather repetition, enduring the same pain over and over again without end. 

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STARRING 

CAROL SHELTON 
Diane Jennings 

BILL SHELTON, PILOT, NARRATOR 
Eric R. Hill 

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ABOUT THE CAST 

DIANE JENNINGS is an Irish Girl who often travels to the USA and offers a unique perspective comparing how everyday things are in Europe vs America & Canada. The channel appeals to those interested in a bit of craic & connecting with their Irish heritage in a fun upbeat way. 

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ERIC R HILL is an actor, director, playwright, composer, and lyricist from Vermont, USA. He holds degrees in Musical Theater Playwriting, and in Acting & Directing. He is also the Technical Director and Playwright-in-Residence for FSMAC-QuarryWorks Theater, a non-profit arts organization in Central Vermont. Eric is the founder and Creative Director of SEEING REDD Productions and STS Media, and the frontman of the alt-rock band “MUD SEASON.” When he is not busy creating, he is either driving to or from work or trying to find a fleeting moment to sleep. 

You can catch him on Twitch Tuesdays/Fridays at twitch.tv/ericthereddvt 

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• "Zombies" (Nov 2013 of Playboy) - High schoolers begin electrocuting themselves by applying a cardiac defibrillator's electrodes to their temples and turning it on, which results in permanent brain damage. Dubbing it "The Great Leap Backwards" more and more people begin electrocuting themselves in order to willfully return to a state of childlike ignorance. At the airport, the narrator, Trevor, applies the electrodes to his head and is about to turn it on, but his Uncle stops him.

NARRATION by Eric R. Hill

PRODUCTION by STS Media | Seeing ReDD Productions

Alfie Zimmer, a traveling salesman peddling gourmet frozen foods, pulls into a Motel 6 in Nebraska for the night and contemplates ending it all...

"All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" is a short story by Stephen King. It was originally published in the January 29, 2001 issue of The New Yorker magazine. In 2002, it was included in King's collection Everything's Eventual. 

Narration by Eric R. Hill

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HAUNTED is a novel made up of twenty-three horrifying, hilarious, and stomach-churning stories. They're told by people who have answered an ad for a writer's retreat and unwittingly joined a "Survivor" -like scenario where the host withholds heat, power, and food. As the storytellers grow more desperate, their tales become more extreme, and they ruthlessly plot to make themselves the hero of the reality show that will surely be made from their plight. This is one of the most disturbing and outrageous books you'll ever read, one that could only come from the mind of Chuck Palahniuk.

Narration by Eric R. Hill

A "Luckey Quarter" for 2024.  Our best wishes for a wonderful and prosperous New Year, kicked off by a short story by Stephen King that we hope shares a little luck with our listeners

STORY:  "Luckey Quarter"

AUTHOR:  Stephen King

READER:  Eric R. Hill

DJ BLAND returns to wish us all well this holiday season and bring us an olde timey story from the OG king of the christmas story... Charles Dickens. 

"What Christmas Is as We Grow Older" was first published way back in 1851. 

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Journey and A Memoir Blue are candidates for video games as an art form for their unique approach to the silent narrative.  Much like our earlier installment highlighting GRIS, a visual story can be just as compelling as one reliant on narration and text.  A Memoir Blue shows us an interactive poem, written without words, that taps into the wonder of childhood and the challenges of being a parent.  And Journey is the same parable of the hero's journey we’ve been retelling since the dawn of time - drenched in desert imagery and biblical allusions that implore us to continue moving forward when all hope is lost and we feel our most alone.

Narrated by Eric R. Hill

This is the second half of “Everything’s Eventual” and the season finale of our “Hell to the King” series for STS SPOOKTOBER 2023.  

Narration by
Eric R. Hill

STS SPOOKTOBER  2023 was produced in collaboration with Stories Telling Stories and STS Media Group… writing you a personal letter at Mitlhouse Studios in Milton, Vermont… Casting around the globe to your frontal lobe wherever podcasts are found… SPOOKTOBER is also streaming on YouTube @ StoriesTellingStories.  Make sure to give us a review wherever you stream our show, we really appreciate it!  You can show your support for free by following us on Facebook and Instagram, help us get to 500 subscribers by subscribing on our YouTube Channel, and if you so choose, going a step further and supporting us on Patreon for $1 a month or more!

And until next year... Stay spooky!

This is the first half of “Everything’s Eventual” episode 4 of our 5 part “Hell to the King” series for STS SPOOKTOBER 2023.  Be sure to tune in episode 5 to hear the second half of the story! 

STS SPOOKTOBER is produced in collaboration with Stories Telling Stories and STS Media Group… writing you a personal letter at Mitlhouse Studios in Milton, Vermont… Casting around the globe to your frontal lobe wherever podcasts are found… SPOOKTOBER is also streaming on YouTube @ StoriesTellingStories.  Make sure to give us a review wherever you stream our show, we really appreciate it!  You can show your support for free by following us on Facebook and Instagram, help us get to 500 subscribers by subscribing on our YouTube Channel, and if you so choose, going a step further and supporting us on Patreon for $1 a month or more!

And until next time... Stay spooky!