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Cheap Parking: A Horror Story Podcast

by David Kubicek

What if your quest for cheap parking led you to an underground garage with no means of exit and you just kept going down and down?

This is what happens to the narrator of “Cheap Parking,” written by Sarah K. Rodden, produced by  Phil Michalski, and narrated by Danielle McRae on the NoSleep podcast.  It is the second story on this episode of the podcast and starts around 19:35.

Cheap Parking

This is a gripping little horror story. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and I highly recommend it. “Cheap Parking” is Sarah’s second professional fiction sale to the NoSleep podcast.  Also, check out her first story, “Recalculating,” which begins at about 18:20. After listening to it, you may never trust your GPS again.

Sarah’s father is Robert Rodden II, who I published in October Dreams: A Harvest of Horror 31 years ago. His novelette “Sun Tea” from that anthology is also a suspenseful, horrifying tale, and is available in paperback and digital form.

As I cautioned when I mentioned the NoSleep podcast here just under three years ago, these stories are not for children. So send the kiddies to bed, settle down with a glass of wine, and leave the lights on.

“Cheap Parking” illustration courtesy of Kelly Turnbull

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For Your Consideration . . . The Twilight Zone Podcast

The Twilight Zone Podcast
by David Kubicek

Every Fan of Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone must check out The Twilight Zone Podcast. Hosts Tom Elliot and Luke Owen give commentary and behind-the-scenes information on the various episodes of the original TZ series, which aired on CBS from 1959 to 1964. Commentary covers things like how the McCarthy era inspired “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” from season one, and how the producers thought “A World of His Own” as written (by Richard Matheson)–also from season one–was too dark, so it was given a more humorous treatment. Behind-the-scenes trivia covers things like how an animal trainer induced an elephant–needed for “A World of His Own”–to move its bowels, and then gave the director two hours to shoot the scene before the elephant moved its bowels again–this time without any prompting.

According to the TZ Podcast website, new episodes are released on Thursday. The podcast is a work in progress. As you scroll through the index of TZ episodes you’ll notice that not all of them have active links yet–as of this writing they are more than halfway through season three. The site also plans to offer podcasts on The Outer Limits (they’ve done only a few episodes so far) and Night Gallery (which, as of this writing, has dropped no episodes).

So, for your listening pleasure, I highly recommend the TZ Podcast for diehard fans of the Original Twilight Zone series.

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No Sleep Horror Podcast Highly Recommended for Horror Fans

by David Kubicek

The Grim Reaper
Grim Reaper drawing by Joleene Naylor

If you’re a fan of horror, I highly recommend the No Sleep Horror Podcast. Each episode is a collection of horror stories by various writers, dramatized by voice actors and complete with sound effects and mood-setting music. The episode I linked to is S12E12. The second story (beginning at about the 18:20 mark) was written by Sarah Rodden, daughter of Robert Rodden II, who I published in October Dreams: A Harvest of Horror 30 years ago.

This is Sarah’s first professional sale. It is called “Recalculating”, and after listening to this story you’ll never trust your GPS again.

Just a caution, though, these stories are not for children. So send the kiddies to bed, settle down with a glass of wine, and leave the lights on.

For more information about David Kubicek’s books click here.