Twelve Chimes It's Midnight

Good evening.

This is the producer/director of Twelve Chimes here to tell we’re back. Just in time for the holidays, we have a lovely little family melodrama tinged with festive tidings and a delicious portion of horror. From our family to yours, happy holidays.

Is there a particular melody that haunts you? That conjures up ghosts from your past? What if that melody was accompanied by…a real ghost?

Join us now for a suspenseful tale of a family in jeopardy, in the play “The Turn of the Thumbscrew.”

Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy

Host: Josh Horowitz

Lead Sound Design: Josh Horowitz

Honora Calder: Kaila Knudsen

Nigel Calder: Ilana Horowitz

Evaleen Calder: Lori Gieleghem

George Bowman: Paul Silverman

Charlotte Ryden: Jill Tracy

Mille: Aimee Pavy

John Calder: Cody Nichols

Episode Cover Art: Gary Davis

Piano music arranged and performed by Jill Tracy and additional music also by Jill Tracy from her holiday album "Silver Smoke, Star of Night"

Logo design: Michael Dern

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org - for more details https://www.twelvechimesradio.com/tottsfx

* Jill Tracy – http://jilltracy.com

* Gary Davis – www.deviantart.com/maniakuk

* Josh Horowitz – http://joshhorowitz.com

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Good evening dear listeners. For the 2019 holidays, a NEW episode entitled “The Turn of the Thumbscrew” is coming November 19th, and is sure to get you into the holiday…spirit!

This new episode will be a suspenseful one, about a family, a lawyer, and a governess...well, just take a listen...

This episode will feature:

Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy

Host: Josh Horowitz

Honora Calder: Kaila Knudsen

Nigel Calder: Ilana Horowitz

Evaleen Calder: Lori Gieleghem

George Bowman: Paul Silverman

Charlotte Ryden: Jill Tracy

Mille: Aimee Pavy

John Calder: Cody Nichols

Episode Cover Art: Gary Davis (www.deviantart.com/maniakuk)

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Enjoy 10 glorious days and nights of noir-themed double features as NOIR CITY returns to the Castro Theatre in San Francisco January 25-February 3, 2019 for its 17th year!

See these movies, 24 in all, as they were meant to be seen, on the big screen in one of America's greatest movie palaces! Film Noir Foundation founder and president Eddie Muller will guide you through the festival's dark alleyways.

The NOIR CITY 17 film schedule, program notes, and active links to purchase tickets will be available at 6pm Wednesday, December 19 at www.noircity.com.

Since about the 1830s until today, there has been a tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas eve. In the spirit, ha ha, of this tradition, regular cast member Crystal Why tells us a ghost story, told on location from a haunted house on Russian Hill in San Francisco. Turn off your lights and bring out the candles. Do you hear a noise? Did that candle move? Tune in and find out what happens! Happy Holidays!

Written/Produced: Aimee Pavy (yep, it's completely scripted!)

Voices: Crystal Why "interviewed" by Aimee Pavy

Holiday Music: “Carol of the Bells” by Jill Tracy from her Christmas album "Silver Smoke, Star of Night."

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For Halloween, we've got with a dark noir play by the Czar of Noir Eddie Muller! www.eddiemuller.com

Ever forget something? Even lost car keys can drive the mind to distraction, but what if, one day, you forgot everything?

Join us now for a suspenseful tale of murder, money, love, ambition, and greed in the play “A Perfectly Obvious Explanation.”

Writer: Eddie Muller

Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy

Host: Josh Horowitz

Lucky: Alexander Cukor

Frank: Brett Stillo

Dr. Lorrison: Jill Tracy

Sherry: Zelda Koznofski

Police Captain: Eddie Muller

Police Officer: Scott Owen

Episode Art: Clyde J. Kell

Closing Music: “Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)” by Lee Presson & the Nails

Audio recording: Aaron Seymour

Logo Design: Michael Dern

Shout outs and thank yous:

* Eddie Muller – www.eddiemuller.com

* Noir City Film Festival – www.noircity.com

* Noir Alley – http://noiralley.tcm.com

* Jill Tracy – http://jilltracy.com

* Clyde J. Kell – http://mpir-otr.com/cj-kell-art-works

* Lee Presson & the Nails – www.leepresson.com

* Josh Horowitz – http://joshhorowitz.com

* Michael Dern – www.michaelderndesign.com

Don’t forget to catch Noir City 18 film festival at the Castro Theater in San Francisco January 24–February 2, 2020. The full line-up will be announced at our NOIR CITY Xmas show, December 18 at the Castro. Also catch Eddie hosting Noir Alley on TCM every Saturday at 9pm Pacific and midnight Eastern.

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Good evening listeners...a little something extra from Twelve Chimes, for your October, Halloween-season, listening enjoyment...

The Twelve Chimes players just recently performed two creepy & kooky classic old-time radio plays at Bird & Beckett Books in foggy San Francisco. Hear the 1937 Lights Out play “Meteor Man” and the 1949 Quiet Please play “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?” with three musical numbers by the close harmony trio, The Century Sisters!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights_Out_(radio_show)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet,_Please

https://www.centurysisters.com/

Writers: Arch Oboler and Wyllis Cooper

Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy

Hosts: Aimee Pavy and Brett Stillo

Live Foley Sound Effects & Organ: Matthew Zipkin

Russell: J. Aaron Seymour

Diane: Sarah Leight

The “Head”: Aaron Doran

Basil: Cameron Eng

The Writer: J. Aaron Seymour

Charlie: Aaron Doran

Helen: Crystal Why

The Century Sisters: Annabelle Zakaluk, Jana Busbin, and Truly Scrumptious; accompanied on piano by Emily Shisko

Cover Art: Aimee Pavy

Logo Design: Michael Dern

This live event was recorded live at Bird & Beckett Books & Records and Cultural Legacy Project in the Glen Park district of San Francisco where you’ll find the best selection of new and used books as well as a venue for live readings and musical concerts every week. Check out their calendar at www.birdbeckett.com.

Shout outs and thank yous:

* The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society –www.ghoulishdelights.com/series/themorls

* Breaking Walls – www.thewallbreakers.com

* Monster Kid Radio – www.monsterkidradio.net

* The Speakeasily Hour Minute – www.speakeasily.libsyn.com

* Five Minutes of Trouble – www.5minutesoftrouble.com

* Five Minutes of Banzai – www.5minutesofbanzai.com

* The Indiana Jones Minute – www.indianajonesminute.com

* The Mogwai Minute – www.themogwaiminute.podbean.com

* The Century Sisters – www.centurysisters.com

* Bird & Beckett Books – www.birdbeckett.com

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Have you ever been in a tight spot, trying to avoid the cops with blood all over your tie. Inconvenient to say the least! Join us now as we follow Jimmy and George as they discover the perfect solution to their dilemma, in this Twelve Chimes sponsor promo for the fabulous Relic Vintage, "The Bloody Tie."

San Francisco's finest vintage boutique offering high quality men and women's apparel, accessories and jewelry from 1920s-1970s. Check them out at www.relicvintagesf.com, on Etsy at RelicVintageSF, and follow them on Instagram at @relicvintagestore!

Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy

Host: Aimee Pavy

George: Aaron Seymour

Jimmy: Aimee Pavy

Store Proprietor: Oran Scott (Relic Vintage owner)

Detective: Terra Williams (Assistant Manager at Relic Vintage)

Check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com! And find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, YouTube, or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts or drop us a line via email at [email protected]. And thank you for listening!

If you need to relax, there are few strategies better than meditation. It can be especially effective with the right coach guiding you.

Join us now for a Twelve Chimes Short that explores the health benefits of “Midnight Meditation.”

Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy

Host: Josh Horowitz

Mrs. Campbell: Beth Abdallah

Meditator: Aaron Seymour

Photography for episode cover art: Bess Hamiti

Additional music: Clip from the track "Affirmation" by Lee Rosevere

Logo Design: Michael Dern

Learn more:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge

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Good evening listeners and thanks for tuning in to our season 2 finale episode recorded live at Bird & Beckett Books & Records and Cultural Legacy Project in the Glen Park district of San Francisco where you’ll find the best selection of new and used books as well as a venue for live readings and musical concerts every week. Check out their calendar at www.birdbeckett.com.

Join us now for the live performance of a spooky and kooky story set at a 1930s radio station, in the play “The Foley Artist’s Folly.”

Writer: Aimee Pavy and Brett Stillo (with a bit of story editing by Michael Curtis)

Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy

Host: Josh Horowitz

Live Foley Sound Effects & Radio Announcer: Matthew Zipkin

Georgette/Ms. Scott: Annabelle Zakaluk

Robert & Tommy: Brett Stillo

Max Hoffman & Fritz Tannenbaum: Aaron Seymour

Violet & Althea Dunsmore: Sarah Leight

Magic Maid Soap Jingle: Words and voice by Annabelle Zakaluk with music by Nick Rossi www.facebook.com/nickrossimusic/

Relic Vintage Vignette: Aimee Pavy, Aaron Seymour, Oran Scott, and Tara Williams, music by the Kurt Ribak Trio

Cover Art: Jeff Heermann

Logo Design: Michael Dern

Shout outs and thank yous:

* Bird & Beckett Books – www.birdbeckett.com

* Relic Vintage – www.relicvintagesf.com

* The Kurt Ribak Trio -- www.facebook.com/kurt.ribak.trio

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Local legends are sometime just that, old stories embellished over the years to scare children and tourists, but not always...

Join us now for a spooky story of two American mystery novelists and their young son who have a face-to-face encounter with a tragic and unsettling legend of Mexico, in the play “La Llorona.”

Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy

Host: Josh Horowitz

Violet Henderson: Jess Hutchison

Rosa Davila/La Llorona: Corinna Corinna

Joe Henderson/Carlito Davila: Alexander Cukor

Billy Henderson: Ilana Horowitz

Police Chief Davila: Aaron Miner

Episode Cover Art: Arthur Kay

Audio recording assistance: Matthew Nelson, David Johansson, Seth Williams, and William Rames

Additional Music: Sergey Andreev

Logo Design: Michael Dern

Learn more:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona

https://www.donquijote.org/mexican-culture/history/la-llorona/

http://www.literacynet.org/lp/hperspectives/llorona.html

https://www.ranker.com/list/scary-la-llorona-facts/jacob-shelton

Please join us next time for a spooky and kooky story about the dramatic high-jinks and mysterious past of a 1930s radio studio, in the play “The Foley Artist’s Folly.” This episode is our season 2 finale recorded live at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco.

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Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at [email protected] and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!