ShadowCast Audio Anthology

Souls and Snowboarding by Julian Adorney read by J.A. Souders Download with ITunes Play in this window The man-shaped creature walked through the big room, casually drifting through the crowd of friends and fans. People congregated in groups, sprawled on couches and padded chairs. Hot teenage girls draped over young guys. Warm light from the three chandeliers gave the wood walls a ruddy glow. Music boomed, blaring through the huge house. The bass – cranked up through a dozen subwoofers [...]

The Traveler by Phillip E. Carroll read by Phillip E. Carroll Download with ITunes Play in this window “Mr. Mark.” The hired Sherpa chattered in his staccato English. “You must inspect each piece of equipment for the final assent tomorrow morning. It is for your safety, and for mine as well.” The summit of Mt Everest loomed above Camp 4 like a silent contemplative beast, hazy and surreal in the late afternoon sun, like an old photograph enlarged too many [...]

The Definition of a Line by Todd Austin Hunt read by Jason Warden Download with ITunes Play in this window She heard Walter’s labored breathing on the stairs, a sound almost muffled by the rumblings of her stomach. The dying sun through the bedroom window cast her shadow over Liam’s face. With a shiver, she brushed a stiff lock of hair from his forehead. Even sick, even dying, he was a beautiful child. Walter coughed. “Carolina? Is it done yet? [...]

Reticulating Evangelist by Keith Dugger read by Jason Warden Download with ITunes Play in this window A hundred voices sprang out from under the cover of wilted green. A thousand screams silenced by squirts and spurts of chemical brain baths spraying and sputtering from an army of dozen-headed snakes. The toothless, brass-headed snakes spread their puppet master’s poisonous venom over the congregation. Heads drooped and shoulders slumped as the arsenic muddled with demon goat balls dripped down their browning leaves. [...]

Krav’s Penance by Fred S. Bauers Jr. read by Fred Bauers Hosted by Emma Newman Download with ITunes Play in this window Pain. Pain had become the entirety of his world. Most of his flesh had been burned leaving only rigid patches of scars where soft skin had been. His once full head of long golden hair hung limply in patches upon his scarred scalp. Broken teeth ground together at the feel of a razor’s sharp steel blade cutting into [...]

In The Bag by Emma Newman read by Emma Newman Download with ITunes Play in this window She sipped at the wine, tasting its quality, savouring the cool touch of the crystal on her lips. The fire roared to her left, in a stone fireplace that was large enough for her to stand up in, and to her right the rain lashed at the huge windows. She smiled at her host, taking in his dark eyes and wide cheekbones. There [...]

Bad Egg by Chris Bowsman read by Paul E. Cooley Download with ITunes Play in this window I sit on a high stool near the end of the counter. It’s late, must be pushing three a.m. Still raining. The steaming mug of diner coffee takes the edge off the chill in my bones. I’m waiting. For what? I’ll know it when I see it. Until then, just waiting. Anybody who spends more than ten minutes here leaves stinking like cigarettes [...]

Deadly Heirloom by Effie Collins Read by Jason Warden Download with ITunes Play in this window Dew-cooled morning air swirled lightly around Mike’s knobby and exposed knees; he was still in his boxer shorts. Fifteen damn minutes trying to remember what he’d forgotten and it was his trousers of all things. “Old age makes a fool of all men,” he said to his screen-enclosed porch. “Especially me.” With the memory fading and arthritis eating his joints away, he was ready [...]

Soulless Vessel by Kimberly Grenfell Read by Mathew Grenfell Download with ITunes Play in this window Slit her throat from ear to ear. Let her feel the pain. Make her writhe in her own lifeblood. Lamont slid down the corridor of the manor house. With his hand upon the dagger’s hilt, he crept toward the open study door where a single lantern spilled light onto the floor. The black mist swirled before him, though he needed no coaxing. He’d killed [...]

Channel Six by Simon Cox read by Jason Warden Download with ITunes Play in this window The look of the apartment block gave me a chill the wind couldn’t. It was a grim cube of concrete and steel, designed by a communist architect during an age that knew no joy. The low winter sky leached the life from it like a sponge. The inside was little better – a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room with a sofa that [...]