All Episodes (109)

1. 1. SUBMISSIONS OPEN

   We are reading your manuscripts Feb 14 - April 15, 2023. Please read the guidelines at GalleryCurious.com before submitting. Music: Roller Rink Bossa, Showbiz, by Brett Van Donsel

   Feb 15,2023 04:30
2. 2. A Journey of Little Profit by John Buchan

   It's Christmas, so we're back in New Babbage for a very Scottish weird tale. Vic Mullin reads. #Christmas #Scotland #weird00:01 Tuning the Interocitor00:32 Welcome to Brunel Hall02:19 Opening Epigraph02:55 The cattle market of Inverness05:05 Duncan Stewart begins his taleAuthor John Buchan (1875-1940) 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish novelist, historian, and politician, and served as the Governor General of Canada. His most famous work is The Thirty-Nine StepsReader Vic Mullin is a 40someth

   Dec 25,2022 35:14
3. 3. The Macabre Dance of the Fiddler and Kore by Atalanti Evripidou

   Would you loan your dearly departed some skin?S Michael Allen Rose reads. Content note for kink #darkFantasy #weirdDetective #skeletons00:20 welcome02:02 story begins13:53 on your wayAuthor Atalanti Evripidou is a social psychologist and a speculative fiction writer who occasionally dabbles in poetry too. Her short stories can be found in several Greek anthologies and in venues such as StarShip Sofa, Speculative North, and Flame Tree Publishing. Her work has also been featured in Onyx Path’s Go

   Nov 01,2022 49:00
4. 4. An Odd Question by Ian Michael Bavian

   Remember playing Call of Cthulhu table-top? It’s time to make your sanity roll. Isaiah Plovnick reads. #cosmicHorror #dieselpunk #noire #humor00:20 welcome02:02 story begins13:53 on your wayAuthor Ian Michael Bavian is a new writer long time reader. He enjoys the works of Pratchett, King, Adams, and Wyndham to name only a few. He was an Army officer and currently works as a criminal defense investigator. He has a degree in history. When not working or writing he spends his time with his wife, t

   Oct 24,2022 15:45
5. 5. Changelings by Rachel Ayers

   So you think you know what really happened in Hamelin? #darkFantasy #fairytaleWelcome 00:20Author bio 2:00Changelings 02:41Artifacts of Hamelin 14:00Narrator bio 15:39On your way 16:27Author Rachel Ayers lives in Alaska, where she daydreams, writes and hosts shows for Sweet Cheeks Cabaret, and stares at the mountains. She has a degree in Library and Information Science, which comes in handy at odd hours, and she shares speculative poetry and flash fiction (and cat pictures) at patreon.com/richl

   Aug 30,2022 17:31
6. 6. The Seventh Wife's Confession by M.E. Bronstein

   We've had complaints about the horror themes, so here's a fairy tale to lighten the room. Alex Ford reads. #steampunk #darkFantasy #fairytaleAuthor M.E. Bronstein is a PhD student in Comparative Literature who writes short stories when she should be working on her dissertation.  Her writing has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies; Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities & Other Horrors; Michigan Quarterly Review: Mixtape; and elsewhere.  You can find her at mebronstein.com.When reader Alex Ford isn't

   Jun 15,2022 42:50
7. 7. Silvergloom by Jonathan Duckworth

   The consumptive poet Keats makes a strange encounter while voyaging to Naples. #paranormal #historicalAuthor Jonathan Duckworth is a completely normal, entirely human person with the right number of heads and everything. He received his MFA from Florida International University. His speculative fiction work appears in Pseudopod, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Southwest Review, Tales to Terrify, Flash Fiction Online, and elsewhere. He is a PhD student at University of North Texas and an active HWA memb

   Apr 19,2022 20:00
8. 8. The Prince in the Darkness by Phil Margolies

   A carnie, a Romanian, and a zombie ape. What could possibly go wrong? Kris Law reads. #1930s #Odd #HorrorAuthor Phil Margolies writes science fiction and fantasy, and dabbles in horror. His short fiction has appeared in Brave New Girls, The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror anthology, Perihelion SF, Abyss & Apex, and other publications. He’s on Twitter @philmargolies nearly as often as he is at home outside Washington, DC, with his wife, daughter, and two skittish rescue dogs.Narrator

   Mar 15,2022 41:27
9. 9. Seven Cups of Tea by Gwen C. Katz

   A steampunk'd fairy tale retold for troubled times. Jasmine Arch reads. #Steampunk #FairytaleGwen C. Katz is an author, artist, and game designer who lives in Pasadena, California with her husband and a revolving door of transient animals. Her first novel, Among the Red Stars, tells the story of Russia's all-female bomber regiment known as the Night Witches. Her short fiction has appeared in venues like Glittership, Vastarien, and We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020.Jasmine Arch

   Mar 04,2022 36:43
10. 10. Walking The Line by William Stiteler

    Be cautious of the paths you tread. Lou J Berger reads. Mild content note for language. #Steampunk #WeirdWest #CosmicHorror Author William Stiteler lives somewhere in Central New York, and has been published in places such as Grimdark Magazine and Kaleidotrope, occasionally as S.M. Williams. When not writing, he spends his time determining where things are. More can be found at internetmanifestation.comNarrator Lou J. Berger is a Denver-based fiction author, with about two dozen published short

    Feb 23,2022 34:28
11. 11. Appointment in Time by James Dorr

    What a year. Alasdair Stuart reads. Strong content note for horror/gore. #Steampunk #Horror Indiana (USA) author James Dorr's most recent book is a novel-in-stories from Elder Signs Press, TOMBS: A CHRONICLE OF LATTER-DAY TIMES OF EARTH. Working mostly in dark fantasy/horror with some forays into science fiction and mystery, his THE TEARS OF ISIS was a 2013 Bram Stoker Award® finalist for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, while other books include STRANGE MISTRESSES: TALES OF WONDER

    Feb 12,2022 16:05
12. 12. Within My Reach by Ola Al-Fateh

    All monsters are elusive, some more so than others. None of them, however, are secretive about their existence. Michael Whitehouse reads. #DarkFantasyBorn to immigrant parents, author Ola Al-Fateh has strongly connected to the merging of different worlds from the moment she arrived into this one. All her stories reflect this to some degree. Her other short story “The Grand Museum” has appeared in The Future Fire. Find her online at https://twitter.com/OlaAlfateh.Narrator Michael Whitehouse is a

    Nov 30,2021 32:13
13. 13. The Peculiariity of Two by Liam Hogan

    Do monsters stay monsters after the story ends? A little something to go with your post-Halloween melancholy. Matt Dovey reads.Author Liam Hogan is an award winning short story writer, with stories in Best of British Science Fiction and Best of British Fantasy 2018 (NewCon Press). He’s been published by Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and Flame Tree Press, among others. He helps host Liars’ League London, volunteers at the creative writing charity Ministry of Stories, and lives and avoids work in

    Nov 27,2021 22:59
14. 14. The Monstrous Metronome by Lena Ng

    Happy Halloween! Would you sell your soul for one last chance at greatness? Kristin Holland of Nocturnal Transmissions podcast reads.Author Lena Ng skulks around Toronto, Canada, and is a zombie member of the Horror Writers Association. She tiptoes at night so no one knows she’s awake. Under an Autumn Moon is her short story collection. She is currently seeking a publisher for her novel, Darkness Beckons, a Gothic romance.Voice Actor Kristin Holland is the creator of the NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS

    Oct 29,2021 42:03
15. 15. The Ants, the Grasshoppers, the Locusts, and the Fungus by Louis Evans

    Aesop on the postmodern rocks. Daren Callow narrates. #FracturedFairyTalesAuthor Louis Evans is a sci-fi writer with work in Analog, Interzone, Escape Pod and more. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner and two cats named after fictional detectives. He is almost certainly not infested with a mind-controlling fungus.Narrator Daren Callow is a writer, voice actor and musician who is based in Hove on the south coast of the United Kingdom, a medium-sized cannon shot from the English Channel. As an a

    Oct 22,2021 28:54
16. 16. The Quick and the Dead by Brian K. Lowe

    Double-crossing dames, reanimated corpses, and the LAPD on your heels. It's hard to be a dick. Jim Hodgson reads.Author Brian K. Lowe has been writing since he was a child, the same time during which he was devouring comic books and travelling to Mars with Edgar Rice Burroughs. A graduate of UCLA, Brian lives in Southern California with his wife, working as a paralegal in securities law. Write to him at [email protected] He blogs at http://brianklowe.wordpress.comReader Jim Hodgson is a

    Aug 25,2021 35:49
17. 17. The Death Trade by Natasha C. Calder

    It's 11 o'clock. Do you know where your death is? Jasmine Arch reads. #gaslamp #DarkFantasy #YAAuthor Natasha C. Calder is from Ely, UK. She has an M.Phil in Medieval Literature from the University of Cambridge and is a graduate of Clarion West 2018. Her work has previously appeared in The Stinging Fly, Lackington's and Burning House Press.Reader Jasmine Arch is a narrator, writer, and poet whose brain thrives on chaos and caffeine. She lives in a rural corner of Belgium with four dogs, two elde

    Aug 17,2021 32:11
18. 18. Mourning Medusa by Mark Orr

    The commander of an occult objects recovery unit recalls a lost love while patrolling the Mediterranean during World War II.Author Mark Orr lives in Middle Tennessee with his wife of forty years, a couple of cats, a history degree and way too many books. On his best days, he gets to play with his grandchildren - currently four, with a fifth expected by the end of 2021. His hard-boiled supernatural mystery novels, Smarter Than the Average Werewolf and Dead Women in Love, are both available from D

    Jul 12,2021 30:55
19. 19. Does It Hurt? by Dawn Lloyd

    A bit of monkpunk to mark the passing of the solstice. Lou J Berger and Andrew McCurdy narrate. #monkpunk #horror #humorAuthor Dawn Lloyd is an American who got bored and set out across the world looking for adventure. Nineteen years, four continents and six countries later, she has returned to settle into the Alaskan bush. She is the Editor in Chief of The Colored Lens speculative magazine. More information about her adventures can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/dawnlloydwriter/homeN

    Jul 05,2021 09:12
20. 20. The Instant by Harris Coverley

    A gentlemen's evening of drinking and parlor games goes horribly wrong. Daren Callow narrates. #steampunkAuthor Harris Coverley lives in Manchester, England, where he (mostly) pretends to be busy. He has short fiction published or forthcoming in Planet Scumm, Horror Magazine, Eldritch Journal, and Shotgun Honey, amongst others. He is also a Rhysling-nominated poet with verse in Star*Line, Spectral Realms, Utopia Science Fiction, Jitter, and elsewhere. If he really had his own “Instant” he would

    Jun 18,2021 19:54
21. 21. The Horror of the Heights by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    For our 100th episode, we're going all the way back to our first episode. Unfortunately the original master file from 2010 was not able to be recovered to be remastered properly.  Osgoode - Kris Law vokrislaw.com

    Dec 30,2020 50:05
22. 22. To Our Own Ghosts by Deborah L. Davitt

    Considering everything else that has happened this year, how would you react to a ghost in your home? #ghosts #1920s Author Deborah L. Davitt was raised in Nevada, but lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and son. She’s known for her Pushcart-nominated poetry, short stories, and novels. Her work has appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, and Asimov’s among other venues. For more about her work, please see edda-earth.com/bibliography.Narrator Sarah Golding has created a huge range

    Nov 18,2020 14:11
23. 23. The Pinch by M.A. Smith

    Pickpocketing in London. What could possibly go wrong? Daren Callow narrates.Author M. A. Smith writes from Gloucestershire, UK, where she lives with her family. Her fiction has appeared in magazines including Mythic, Gathering Storm and Dark Moon Digest,and her novella Severance was published by Fantasia Divinity. Find out more at masmithwriting.com.Narrator Daren Callow is a writer, voice actor and musician who is based in Hove on the south coast of the United Kingdom, a medium-sized cannon

    Oct 06,2020 20:25
24. 24. Dorothea Defies Convention by AJ Brennan

    Sending a woman to war is most unconventional. Sending a hedgewitch, even more so. Jasmine Arch narrates.Author A.J. Brennan is a Washington, D.C.-based speculative fiction writer and National Novel Writing Month obsessive. Her work has appeared in The Arcanist, Wizards in Space and Translunar Travelers Lounge. She can be found on Twitter @ajbwrites.Jasmine Arch is a narrator, writer, and poet whose brain thrives on chaos and caffeine. She lives in a rural corner of Belgium with four dogs, two e

    Sep 10,2020 17:55
25. 25. The Night Bazaar by Shaun van Rensburg

    Two misfit kids explore a mysterious market. Nat Titman narrates. #fantasy #trans Author Shaun van Rensburg is currently studying creative writing at the University of South Africa. He has a strong interest in the fantastic and feels that monsters are usually misunderstood. Narrator Nat Titman is an amateur illustrator, singer, songwriter, storyteller, lapsed podcaster, occasional public speaker and full-time IT professional based in Nottingham UK. Their band's debut album Going through Changes

    Sep 03,2020 16:55
26. 26. The There-It-Is Store by Adam Gaylord

    We're all going to want a There-It-Is store when it's time to go back to work. Tabatha Wood narrates. Author Adam Gaylord lives with his beautiful wife and kids in Colorado. When not at work as an ecologist, he’s usually writing, cooking, drinking craft beer, drawing comics, or some combination thereof. Look him up on GoodReads or find him on Twitter @AuthorGaylord. Narrator Tabatha Wood is a former English teacher and library manager, living in Wellington. She writes weird, dark fiction and upl

    Jun 05,2020 14:06
27. 27. Two Steps Forward by Holley Schofield

    You may be shut in, but you can still dance! Wilson Fowlie narrates a diesel-era delight. Author Holly Schofield travels through time at the rate of one second per second, oscillating between the alternate realities of city and country life. Her short stories have appeared in Analog, Lightspeed, Tesseracts, and many other publications throughout the world. She hopes to save the world through science fiction and homegrown heritage tomatoes. Find her at hollyschofield.wordpress.com. Narrator Wilso

    Apr 18,2020 17:32
28. 28. Gallery Lockdown #1

    While we wait for the virus curve to pass, we will be recording some extras with Osgoode and the staff. Not all the staff have proper microphones so audio quality will vary. Some will have stories. This one does not.  Want to help keep the Gallery open? Buy a copy of Curiosities fiction magazine in Kindle or trade paperback on Amazon! Full show notes at GalleryCurious.com

    Apr 17,2020 05:17
29. 29. Year of the Teacup Dragon by Suzanne J. Willis

    A woman recalls her childhood during the London Blitz, and the strange pet who saved her. Bryony narrates an urban fantasy for all ages. Content note for wartime sound effects. Author Suzanne J. Willis is a Melbourne, Australia-based writer, a graduate of Clarion South and an Aurealis Awards finalist. Her stories have appeared in anthologies by PS Publishing, Prime Books, Falstaff Books and Metaphorosis, and in SQ Mag, Mythic Delirium, and Lackington’s. Suzanne’s tales are inspired by fairytales

    Apr 06,2020 38:22
30. 30. Six Coins by Liam Hogan

    There's nothing quite like the fresh bracing air of interesting times. Or the sea. Wulf Moon narrates a nautical adventure with a twist, while Osgoode shelters in place in the Zen Room. Author Liam Hogan is an Oxford Physics graduate and award winning London based writer. His short story "Ana", appears in Best of British Science Fiction 2016  from NewCon Press, and his twisted fantasy collection, "Happy Ending Not Guaranteed", is published by Arachne Press. Find him online at HappyEndingNotGuara

    Mar 31,2020 41:42
31. 31. Twilight of the Electric Shadows

    Things get weird in a shadow dimension populated by echoes of the film industry. Matt Dovey narrates. File under: Uncategorizable Author Paul R Hardy is currently on a quest to find the adorable pets, eccentric family members and amusing work history required in an author biography. He occasionally takes short breaks to write stories for venues such as Unidentified Funny Objects, Diabolical Plots, StarShipSofa and Escape Pod. Narrator Matt Dovey is very tall, very British, and probably drinking

    Mar 29,2020 40:31
32. 32. Fixable by Sheliah Lindsey and Scent by Maria Haskins

    It's a mother of a double feature and we guarantee it won't make you feel all warm and snuggly inside. No, not at all. Alex Ford and Maria Rose narrate. Rated Dark. Author Sheliah Lindsey was neither born nor raised under a rock, but does claim she was as an excuse for how behind she is on popular culture. She currently resides in Texas, still not under a rock despite her continued insistence to the contrary, where she divides her time unevenly between reading, writing, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. 

    Mar 14,2020 20:00
33. 33. This Particular Evening by Manuel Royal

    We’re barhopping through history with the heppest cats in town. Jim Hodgson narrates. Author Manuel Royal, like Tristram Shandy, was born with a broken nose, followed by interminable digressions. Although his body resides in Atlanta, Georgia, his mind can be found shuffling down the alleys and circumnavigating the roundabouts of Donnetown, an imaginary midsize city somewhere in the Carolinas. http://donnetowntoday.blogspot.com Narrator Jim Hodgson is a humorist from Atlanta, GA. He writes, pro

    Feb 11,2020 20:45
34. 34. Gentlemanly Horrors of Mine Alone by Donald J. Bingle

    A haunted Englishman tells the tragic story of an adventure abroad in Colorado mining country to his very British gentleman's club. File under: Weird West, Horror, Creature Feature.  Donald J. Bingle is the author of six books and more than fifty shorter works in the horror, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, mystery, romance, comedy, and memoir genres. The Love-Haight Case Files, his mystery/horror/romance/urban fantasy novel (with Jean Rabe) won three Silver Falchions. More at www.

    Nov 20,2019 51:17
35. 35. Customer Service of the Priestood of Thikra, Destroyer of Worlds and Creator of Light by Yasmine Fahmy

    Even the most ancient of religions must adapt to survive. Elizabeth Chatsworth performs. Author Yasmine Fahmy lives in Cairo, Egypt, where she spends her time hiding from the sun, her students, and the djinn to whom she sold her soul for inspiration. It never delivered on the inspiration front, you see. Her work has appeared in Daily Science Fiction and the Sockdolager. Narrator Elizabeth Chatsworth is a professional voice actor and a member of SAG-AFTRA. She prefers voice acting to on-screen wo

    Nov 11,2019 07:54
36. 36. All She Needs by Madeleine Swann

    Oh, she's a horrible woman! But you will have to decide who the monster is. Sarah Golding narrates. Rated R. Author Madeleine Swann's story collection, Fortune Box, was published by Eraserhead Press and her first novella was part of their New Bizarro Author series. Her second novella was released by Strangehouse Books. Her delightfully icky short stories have appeared on The Wicked Library podcast, and the anthology The New Flesh: A Tribute to David Cronenberg. http://madeleineswann.com/ Narrat

    Nov 05,2019 29:02
37. 37. Doc Borden's Hard-Luck Hoss by Julie Frost

    A frontier doctor is befriended by a unicorn. Jim Hodgson narrates. You may need a hankie before this one is over. Julie Frost is an award-winning author who writes every shade of speculative fiction. Her short stories appear in Monster Hunter Files, Writers of the Future, Tales of Ruma, StoryHack, and many others. Her novel series, "Pack Dynamics," is published by WordFire Press. She whines about writing, a lot, at http://agilebrit.livejournal.com/ Narrator Jim Hodgson is a humorist from Atlant

    Nov 01,2019 19:36
38. 38. Only Gutter Girls and Ruined Things by Julia K. Patt

    An frontier girl learns about life, larceny, and how to repair a clockwork cat. Sarah Heiner narrates. #YA #steampunkWestern  Author Julia K. Patt is a writer, teacher, and editor living in Maryland. Her stories have appeared in Clarkesworld, Escape Pod, and Luna Station Quarterly, among other places. Follow her on Twitter (@chidorme) or check out her website juliakpatt.com for more. Narrator Sarah Heiner, active in Second Life under the pseudonym of Bookworm, assisted in the editing of two of t

    Oct 27,2019 38:36
39. 39. The Seven O'Clock Man by Kate Heartfield

    Children will be in bed on time. Or else. A seasonably dark tale from colonial Quebec to turn the mood to winter. Wilson Fowlie narrates.  Rated creepy clockpunk. Author Kate Heartfield is the author of the historical fantasy novel Armed in Her Fashion and the two Alice Payne time travel novellas. She also writes interactive fiction, including The Road to Canterbury, published by Choice of Games. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Nebula, Locus, Aurora, Sunburst and Crawford awards; "The S

    Oct 25,2019 34:19
40. 40. Approximations That Gradually Approach the Truth by David M. Hoenig

    There’s something strange about the trains. Buy a ticket to Brisbane, and it takes you to Berlin instead. Or maybe even Boston. A young student from MIT sets out to decode the mystery. Wulf Moon narrates. Rated Weird Steampunk.  Author David M. Hoenig is an academic surgeon who lives to write, instead of writing to live. His wife believes that he rather than his stories belongs in a gallery of Curiosities. He has published with Grim Dark Magazine, Flame Tree Publishing, Cast of Wonders, and oth

    Oct 18,2019 22:46
41. 41. The Book Burning by JD Blackrose

    A librarian in Nazi occupied Paris uses her special talents when faced with an order to burn her books. Gabrielle Riel narrates.  Author JD Blackrose loves all things storytelling and celebrates great writing by posting about it on her website, www.slipperywords.com. She has published The Soul Wars series and the Monster Hunter Mom series, both through Falstaff Books, as well as numerous short stories. No one knows how many of her family were killed because there are none left. Follow her on Fac

    Oct 15,2019 18:35
42. 42. The One in the Night-Storm Dress by Andrea Martinez Corbin

    A young woman makes her debut at Death's masquerade. Rated YA friendly. Alex Ford of Ford Theater Reunion narrates. Author Andrea Martinez Corbin is an author and the founder of the Speculative Boston reading series. Her stories have appeared in Shimmer, Flash Fiction Online, Podcastle, and more. Her interactive fiction has appeared in Sub-Q, and more projects are available on her website, www.amcorbin.com. On Twitter, she is @rosencrantz. When narrator Alex Ford isn't rocking around the nation

    Jul 30,2019 43:55
43. 43. Badlands Dentistry by Eddie Generous

    All is fair in love and dentistry. A weird horror from the badlands of western Canada. Mild NSFW advisory. Wilson Fowlie narrates. Author Eddie Generous is a co-author of the collection Splish, Slash, Takin’ a Bloodbath (written with Mark Allan Gunnells and Renee Miller) as well as the collection Dead is Dead, but Not Always. He runs Unnerving and Unnerving Magazine and he lives on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia with his wife and their cat overlords. Narrator Wilson Fowlie has been readin

    Jul 08,2019 26:32
44. 44. East Wind in Carrall Street by Holly Schofield

    Author Holly Schofield website hollyschofield.wordpress.com Narrator Wulf Moon website driftweave.com Curiosities No. 5 is available now on Amazon, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited. Visit our store page for links. Special submission session: We are reading World War 2 themed manuscripts until the end of June 2019.  Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Jun 27,2019 38:33
45. 45. Patron of the Arts by Tricia Owens

    A disabled war veteran finds a horrific journal while taking refuge in a book store. Alasdair Stuart narrates. Strong content note for body horror and cowardice.  Author Trica Owens - website TriciaOwensBooks.com Narrator Alasdair Stuart - Twitter @AlasdairStuart, or at his blog, The Man of Words. Congratulations on your Hugo nomination! Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Jun 25,2019 20:45
46. 46. The Stolen Child by Gavin Bradley

    A familiar poem for May. Alex Ford narrates. Author Gavin Bradley is an Irish writer from Belfast who works in happy obscurity in Edmonton, Alberta. His poetry has been selected for a ‘Hennessy New Irish Writing Award’ by The Irish Times, and his work can be found in Glass Buffalo, The Open Ear, and The Caterpillar literary magazines, as well as various fantastical anthologies, such as Frozen Fairy Tales, Ignis Fatuus, Tesseracts 21: Nevertheless, and the upcoming Fantastic Trains. When narrator

    May 02,2019 05:53
47. 47. Whaling With Clowns by Chris Kuriata

    Of all the creatures in the sea, none is more deadly than the clown. Isaiah Plovnick reads. Author Chris Kuriata's stories about elderly poisoners, vengeful Aunties, and time-traveling kittens have appeared in many fine publications such as Gamut, OnSpec, and on-line at The Saturday Evening Post. He used to edit depressing documentaries about homicide victims, but now works cheerfully in a bakery making donuts. Narrator Isaiah Plovnick is a Boston-based performing artist with a steampunk soul. R

    Apr 01,2019 21:38
48. 48. A Light in the Darkness by Gary Buller

    A stranded hiker takes shelter at a remote highland inn. Michael Whitehouse narrates a very traditional ghost story from the British Isles to close out the year.  Author website http://twitter.com/garybuller Narrator website michael-whitehouse.com/  Curiosities No. 5 (Horror Issue) is here in digital and print-on-demand formats. gallerycurious.com/store Much gratitude to our 2018 staff for helping the Gallery through its third year - Andrew McCurdy - First Reader, Editor, Interviewer Kris Law -

    Mar 27,2019 46:23
49. 49. Lady With A Thousand Teeth by George Edwards Murray

    War curfews force a traveling carnival to camp in small mining town, while the world outside changes forever. Rated R for mild suggestive language and body horror.  Author website elegantapocalypse.com/ Narrator website michael-whitehouse.com/ Theme song: Ashes Ashes by DEVM Curiosities No. 4 is here in digital and print-on-demand formats. gallerycurious.com/store Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Dec 21,2018 46:23
50. 50. Barbed Wire Fence by Santiago Eximeno

    Modified soldiers arrive at the front. Alasdair Stuart narrates.  Author Twitter @santiagoeximeno www.eximeno.com  Narrator Twitter as @AlasdairStuart, or at his blog, The Man of Words. Theme song: Ashes Ashes by DEVM Story music: Gardariki, Edge of the Wastelands by Tri-Tachyon/Free Music Archive Curiosities No. 4 is in the printing queue. Watch our store page to get your copy  Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Dec 03,2018 13:51
51. 51. Waterproof by Marcelina Vizcarra

    Relativity is a pisser in this small town. Wilson Fowlie narrates.Theme song: Ashes Ashes by DEVMStory music: Fallen by Dan Yan-Key/Free Music ArchiveFull show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Nov 21,2018 17:05
52. 52. The Cheshire's Grin by Irene Punti

    Survivors of an apocalyptic war rebuild their world to a Roman Ideal, which includes being outnumbered by their genetically altered slaves. Wulf Moon narrates. Content note for adult situations.Author Irene Punti lives in Badalona (Catalonia) with her partner. Before that, she lived for a decade in Tarragona, the former capital of a Roman province and the city which inspired this story. Irene's stories have appeared in Gaslandia: a Dieselpunk Anthology and the NonBinary Review, among others.Narr

    Oct 31,2018 49:12
53. 53. After Nightfall by David A. Riley

    A tourist to a rural village learns why the locals bar themselves in every night. Vic Mullin reads. #HorrorStory music by Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com)Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaOsgoode's Chorus via Pond5Submission window extended to Oct. 31st. Last chance for this year. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Oct 26,2018 31:23
54. 54. Spirit in the Sky by Marlin Bressi

    A pilot gets a strange warning on a dark and stormy night. CB Droege narrates. #altHist #humor Author Marlin Bressi is the author of Hairy Men in Caves: True Stories of America's Most Colorful Hermits (Sunbury Press, 2015) and creator of the paranormal website Journal of the Bizarre. He was also the runner-up in the 2016 Milwaukee Paranormal Conference national horror fiction contest.Narrator website CBDroege.com https://twitter.com/CBDroegeSome music via Incompetech.comTheme song by Deus Ex

    Oct 11,2018 14:56
55. 55. Kutsenko's Cage by William Burton McCormick

    Two sisters take in a handsome lodger. But wShy does he have a cage? A dark tale of mystery and romance set in Belle Epoch Odessa. Maria Rose narrates.William Burton McCormick is a Nevada native and Hawthornden Castle Fellowship winner, has lived ten years in Ukraine and visited Odessa, the setting of “Kutsenko’s Cage” numerous times. The story’s protagonists, sisters Tasia and Eleni Karadopoulina, debuted in the Derringer Award-nominated story “The Antiquary’s Wife” in Alfred Hitchcock’s Myster

    Oct 05,2018 53:24
56. 56. One Last Date by the Pitside by Sebastien Mantle

    H.P. Lovecraft month concludes. There will be pie. Wulf Moon narrates.Author Sebastien Mantle is a Canadian-born fantasy and sci-fi fanatic with a penchant for the dark, twisted, and occasionally silly. When not working on a novel or churning out short stories, he reads anything from swords and sorcery to military history.Narrator Wulf Moon feasted on fantasy as a child when he lived with his Chippewa grandmother. He begged stories from her every night—fireside tales that fired his imagination.

    Aug 30,2018 26:05
57. 57. Bright and Falling, Like an Avenging Angel by Shane Halbach

    An archeologist excavates a meteor crater that appeared during a Civil War battle, what could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, because HP Lovecraft month continues.  CB Droege narrates.Mild squick alert for Lovecraftian style body horror. Author's webpage http://shanehalbach.comNarrator's webpage http://twitter.com/CBDroegeStory music via Fugue and Incompetech.Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaCuriosities #3 is out now in digital and trade paperback formats. http://gallerycurious.com/storeFull

    Aug 20,2018 26:13
58. 58. The Rat and the Frog by Emma Whitehall

    It's Lovecraft month here at the gallery, but that doesn't mean can't wear a pretty dress. Osgoode should know, he has many. Elizabeth Chatsworth narrates, and editor Andrew McCurdy comes upstairs for a sketch. Story music by Kevin MacLeod.Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaCuriosities #3 is out now in digital and trade paperback formats. http://gallerycurious.com/storeFull show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Aug 16,2018 39:50
59. 59. The Thousand Injuries by Eric Cline

    A man hears a dreadful tale from his father-in-law, and goes to investigate. CB Droege narrates. Story music by Kevin MacLeod.Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaCuriosities #3 is out now in digital and trade paperback formats. http://gallerycurious.com/storeFull show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Aug 02,2018 17:05
60. 60. Dem Bones by Ann Stolinsky

    An elderly woman travels to Gettysburg to bring her son's remains home to Massachusetts. She'll do more than just bury him once they get back to the family farm. Karen Bovenmyer narrates. Story music by Kevin MacLeod.Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaCuriosities #3 is going to press this month. 8 stories of adventure and travel with a steampunk twist, and just the right size to tuck into your beach bag or Kindle. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Jul 14,2018 28:00
61. 61. The Questionable Redemption of Thomas Alva Edison by Evan Dicken and The Gettysburg Paradox by Joe Vasicek

    It's an alt-history double feature. First, we take a listen to a different outcome of the infamous Edison-Tesla feud, then, we're off to Gettysburg with a time travelling Civil War re-enactor. Wulf Moon and CB Droege narrate. Story music and effects by Kevin MacLeod, SoundBible, Pond5Theme song by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaSubmission session closes today (30 June 2018). Now comes the hard part- picking the best!If you would like to be a first reader, contact Kevin at curiousgallery at gmail. We get

    Jun 30,2018 32:09
62. 62. On The Path by Kelly A. Harmon

    Work is so hard on the farm, especially when the spirit labor will not cooperate. Wulf Moon narrates. Story music by Kevin MacLeodTheme song by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaJune is submissions month. Don't forget to READ THE GUIDELINES. Please. That would be splendid of you. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    May 30,2018 47:04
63. 63. The Analytical Engine of Hester Watts, Grand Mistress of the Unseen by Laura Duerr

    She can contact your loved ones on the Other Side. Or can she? Maria Rose narrates. June is submissions month. Don't forget to READ THE GUIDELINES. Please. That would be splendid of you. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    May 25,2018 31:43
64. 64. And The Faces Screamed In The Gallery by Konstantine Paradias

    Our ratings suck. No more steampunk. We're switching our format to Bizarro. Isaiah Plovnick narrates. (check the date)Curiosities #2 is on sale now in Kindle, Nook, Amazon Print on Demand, and our website. Buy an issue and help keep the Gallery open!http://gallerycurious.com/storeFull show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Apr 01,2018 31:31
65. 65. The Mark V Eleganté by Nelson Stanley

    Machines, mayhem, and backyard mechanics engage in full contact curricle racing. What could possibly go wrong? Wilson Fowlie narrates. Theme Music: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaCuriosities #2 is on sale now in Kindle, Nook, Amazon Print on Demand, and our website. Buy an issue and help keep the Gallery open!http://gallerycurious.com/storeFull show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Mar 27,2018 34:23
66. 66. The Long Afternoon of Sir Rupert Moncrief by Gareth D Jones

    A very proper British story of eccentric peers and the art of time travel. Thank heavens for a good valet. Listener favorite Vic Mullin narrates. Gareth D Jones' website: http://www.garethdjones.co.uk/Vic Mullin's website: http://www.vapingwithvic.co.uk/Theme Music: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaCuriosities #2 is on sale now in Kindle, Nook, Amazon Print on Demand, and our website. Buy an issue and keep the Gallery open!Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Mar 11,2018 53:27
67. 67. Tyrannosaurus Tex by Davide Mana

    With warmer weather on the horizon, thoughts turn to adventure, cowboys, and dinosaurs.  Steve Sutherland narrates. Davide Mana's website: https://karavansara.live/Theme Music: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaWe bought this story two years ago tomorrow. Who knew small hands was going to become a cultural reference?Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Feb 28,2018 32:11
68. 68. Honeyed Tongue by Deborah L. Davitt and Seeded by Susan Taitel

    As Valentine's Day approaches, we present a timely double feature for the season.  Richard Elen and Gabrielle Riel narrate. Deborah L. Davitt's website: www.edda-earth.comSusan Taitel's website: susantaitel.comGabrielle Riel's website: radioriel.orgStory Music: Kevin MacLeodTheme Music: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaBe Splendid! Leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher service.

    Feb 12,2018 30:13
69. 69. Dear George, Love Margaret by Amanda C. Davis

    A story of love and invention told in a series of letters from a young wife in whose husband has gone West.  Mimielle Marek Montoya narrates. Author's website - http://www.amandacdavis.comStory music:Remedy for Melancholy by Kai Engel, The Spirit of Russian Love (violin) by Zinaida Trokai performed by Kosta T, Sonatina, Air Prelude by Kevin MacLeodTheme Music: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaBe Splendid! Leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher service.Curiosities#1 is out in print an

    Feb 07,2018 18:43
70. 70. The Titan's Daughter by Evan Dicken and Shannon Rampe

    A bayou girl is summoned to repair her father's weather control device. Ella Turenne narrates.Story music: Heavy Heart, Fantastic Dim Bar, Darkening Developments, Steel and Seething by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.comTheme Music: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaBe Splendid! Leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher service.Curiosities#1 is out in print and ebook formats. Treat youself to a zine and help us keep the Gallery open.Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Jan 10,2018 47:57
71. 71. A Man Named Time by Fredrick Obermeyer

    A strange story of time and redemption to close the year. Wilson Fowlie narrates.Story music: Thunder Dreams by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.comTheme Music: Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaBe Splendid! Leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher service.Curiosities#1 is out in print and ebook formats. Treat youself to a book and help us keep the Gallery open.Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Dec 31,2017 29:36
72. 72. Christmas Eve Extra - All Through The House by Joachim Heindermans

    A Christmas Eve Special to help the little ones go to bed. Osgoode and Kevin narrate.Author webpage - http://twitter.com/jheijndermans Story music by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.comBe Splendid! Leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher service.Curiosities#1 is out in print and ebook formats and includes this story. Treat youself to a book today and help us keep the Gallery open.Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Dec 24,2017 10:12
73. 73. There Was A Nicholas Once by Alexis Lantgen

    A strangely gifted child recounts how her family survived the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. Maria Rose narrates.May trigger abuse survivors. Author webpage - http://thewiseserpent.blogspot.com/ Story music by Phil Michalski and Kevin MacLeod.Be Splendid! Leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher service.News- Curiosities#1 is out in print and ebook format. Treat youself to a book today and help us keep the Gallery open.News- Follow Osgoode on Twitter @0sgoodeFull show notes at http://

    Dec 20,2017 32:17
74. 74. Invisible Men by Edward McDermott

    A low ranking librarian is plagued with a pest of a customer. Benjamin Sperduto narrates.Author webpage - http://edwardmcdermott.net/ Narrator webpage - http://www.benjaminsperduto.com Story music by Kevin MacLeod.Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Dec 09,2017 16:30
75. 75. Against Mint Justice by Daniel Ausema

    Hang on for a high flying urchin adventure. Lesa Whyte narrates. Story music by Brett Van Donsel and Kevin MacLeod.Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Nov 30,2017 22:39
76. 76. Common Magick by Jordan Taylor

    Boarding school girls learn magic. What could possibly go wrong? Maria Rose narrates. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Oct 20,2017 59:21
77. 77. The Reanimation Emporium by Brian Rappatta

    A different sort of zombie story, set in the streets of Victorian London. Vic Mullin narrates. Submission season ends October 31st 2017. Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Oct 13,2017 45:14
78. 78. Where Justice Ends, Vengeance Begins by David Boop

    David Boop narrates his own work, a weird western from the Arizona Territory town of Drowned Horse. Be splendid and leave a review on iTunes or where ever you are downloading the show. It's the only way to break the algorithm.Full show notes at http://gallerycurious.com

    Sep 22,2017 34:53
79. 79. Safe as Houses by Laura E. Price and The Automat's Automaton by Angela Enos

    Two Tales of abandoned things to end out the summer. Sarah Heiner and Andrew McCurdy Narrate.Be splendid and leave a review on iTunes or where ever you are downloading the show. It's the only way to break the algorithm.

    Sep 08,2017 15:43
80. 80. Urban Drift by Andrew Knighton

    Tonight, it's an art theft in a city unlike any you've ever been to. Vic Mullin reads.Author Andrew Knighton lives in Yorkshire with his cat and many unread books. The first volume of his steampunk adventure series, The Epiphany Club, is available for free from Amazon or Smashwords. You can find more free stories and links to his books at andrewknighton.com. He’s on Twitter as @gibbondemon Narrator Vic Mullin is a 40 year old scotsman who is usually surrounded in a cloud of vapour from constant

    Jul 21,2017 45:01
81. 81. Mechanical by Liam Hogan

    Tonight, a young chess whiz is recruited to play a most curious role. This story was previously published by WItty Bard Publishing, in a Steampunk anthology, "Of Airships and Automatons". Author Liam Hogan is a London based writer and host of the award winning monthly literary event, Liars' League. He was a finalist in Sci-Fest LA's Roswell Award 2015 (losing out to "Grandma's sex robot") and has had work published at DailyScienceFiction and in Sci-Phi Journal. Find him online at http://happ

    Jun 19,2017 19:43
82. 82. A Red One Cannot See by Barbara A Barnett and The Swineherd by Diego Reymondez

    It's a fabulous furry double feature with animals acting like humans, humans posing as animals, and maybe, just maybe, exactly what you think its going to be. Tepic Harlequin and Byron narrate. Author Barbara A. Barnett is a writer, musician, orchestra librarian, Odyssey Writing Workshop alum, coffee addict, wine lover, and all-around geek. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Shimmer, Daily Science Fiction, and Flash Fictio

    Jun 02,2017 28:15
83. 83. The Recondite Riddle of the Rose Rogue by Dawn Vogel

    A jewel theft threatens to ruin the family business, and it's up to two clever girls to solve the crime before it is too late! Sarah Heiner reads. #steampunk #kids Author Dawn Vogel has been published as a short fiction author and a fiction and non-fiction editor. In her alleged spare time, she runs a craft business, helps edit Mad Scientist Journal, and tries to find time to write. She lives in Seattle with her husband and their herd of cats.Narrator Sarah Heiner, active in Second Life under th

    May 19,2017 35:56
84. 84. Hypatia and her Sisters by Amy Griswold

    A steampunk tale of a scheming inventress and the mechanicals she made. This story was first published in the DAUGHTERS OF FRANKENSTEIN: LESBIAN MAD SCIENTISTS anthology in July 2015.Amy Griswold is the author (with Melissa Scott) of the gaslamp fantasy/mystery novels DEATH BY SILVER and A DEATH AT THE DIONYSUS CLUB. Amy has also published multiple Stargate tie-in novels and is currently working on a steampunk interactive fiction game for Choice of Games. She can be found online at @amygris.Narr

    May 06,2017 48:41
85. 85. P∃T Shop by Gary Buller

    A visit to a pet shop with a collection that rivals our own curious gallery. Vic Mullin reads.Author Gary Buller is an author from Manchester England where he lives with his long suffering partner Lisa, his daughter Holly and dog Chico. He grew up in the Peak District where the hauntingly beautiful landscapes inspired him to write. He is a huge fan of all things macabre and loves a tale with a twist.Narrator Vic Mullin is a 40 year old scotsman who is usually surrounded in a cloud of vapour fro

    Feb 03,2017 30:57
86. 86. Wreck on the Highway by Jake Walters and River And Sea by Nathan Susnik

    Osgoode survived 2016, and to celebrate he is bringing you two stories to close the old year and usher in the new. Samuel van Pelt and Tepic Harlequin read."Wreck on the Highway" by Jake WaltersMr. Walters has been published in several journals, including The Saturday Evening Post, Forge Literary, and Cast of Wonders. He has spent years teaching English in Transylvania.Narrator: Samuel Van PeltMusic: Night on the Docks, Long Note Two, Music for Funeral Homes Part 1 by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech

    Jan 08,2017 37:16
87. 87. An Evening at the Club as told by Dr. Horatio Boyle by Kate Philbrick and If You Were A Dinah Shore, My Love by Lou Antonelli

    It’s that week between Christmas and New Years, my favorite time of year. Time to tidy up lose ends, get a little silly, spend time with your social life, and head to the club to indulge.Author Kate Philbrick writes horror historicals and creepy fantasies to amuse herself and friends. Scribblings of the strange variety have appeared in random anthologies over the years, and she is presently on the staff of Weird NJ Magazine. She had the pleasure of editing Richard O’Brien’s (yet to be published)

    Dec 25,2016 26:54
88. 88. The Ape That Would Not Die! by Megan R. Engelhardt

    The classic big game expedition to darkest Africa with a holiday twist. What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, actually. Richard Elen of Radio Riel reads. Author Megan Engelhardt is short, round, and merry. A lapsed librarian, a displaced farm girl, and a toddler wrangler, she lives an hour away from the Sasquatch Triangle of Ohio. She tweets as @MadMerryMeg.Reader Richard Elen is a recording engineer, writer, and designer based in Cambridge, England. He is Technical Director of internet rad

    Dec 17,2016 31:57
89. 89. The Boyproof Watch by John Longenbaugh

    A clockwork tale for all ages featuring a mechanical theater, and a meddling child who leaves their mark. John Longenbaugh is a Seattle-based writer and playwright, and the creator of the Steampunk adventure serial BRASS, which is available as an audio drama, a series of stage plays and a short film. For more on John go to johnlongenbaugh.com, and for more on BRASS go to Battlegroundproductions.org.Theme song – Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore MachinaOsgoode's Chorus by Kevin MacLeod http://incompe

    Dec 10,2016 50:21
90. 90. Frankenstein Double Feature

    200 years ago, four friends huddled around a fireplace and held a story telling contest to keep cabin fever at bay. Tonight we have two stories inspired by that cold summer’s night.Author Dan Micklethwaite is a freelance writer based in the north of England. His most recent short fiction has featured in Unsung Stories, Metaphorosis, and Flame Tree Publishing’s Swords and Steam anthology. His debut novel, The Less than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote, is shortlisted for the Guardian’s ‘Not The B

    Nov 23,2016 31:55
91. 91. The Greatest Zombie Story Ever by John Cooper Hamilton and The Death Mount's Rider by Spencer Koelle

    Happy Halloween! Osgoode is having trouble with some annual visitors, and he has two spooky stories for you. John Cooper Hamilton tells of of how Hollywood coped with the Zombie Apocalypse, and Spencer Koelle takes us on an excursion to the Weird West. What does Weird West have to do with Steampunk? Just ask any steampunk you happen to meet in the American Southwest. Matt Zophiel and Nonney Constantine narrate.Explicit tag for brief f-bomb. Author John Cooper Hamilton's website: https://johncoo

    Oct 31,2016 46:55
92. 92. There Will Always Be Dragons by Benjamin Sperduto

    The Czar’s Army is having a bit of trouble with the local fauna while pressing eastward across Manchuria. Their only hope? A jaded, insubordinate corporal from the Caucasus. Benjamin Sperduto reads his own work.Author Benjamin Sperduto is a history teacher in Tampa, Florida. His short stories have appeared in a number of anthologies, including Coven (Purple Sun Press), Bad Neighborhood (Spooky Words Press), and Dystopian Express (Hydra Publications). His first novel, The Walls of Dalgorod, is av

    Sep 04,2016 41:27
93. 93. The Revivalist by Stephen S. Power and Ariadne by Jennifer R. Povey

    Mad Science Double Feature with two stories about strange inventions and the men who made them.Author Stephen S. Power’s novel, The Dragon Round, was just published by Simon and Schuster. His short fiction has recently appeared in Everyday Fiction, Swords and Sorcery, and the Stupifying Stories Showcase, and it will soon appear in Deep Magic. He tweets at @stephenspower, his site is stephenspower.com, and he lives in Maplewood, New Jersey.Reader John Longenbaugh is a Seattle-based writer and pla

    Aug 19,2016 31:56
94. 94. Steam and Hot Air by Zach Bartlett

    A "Professor" rents out a barn to build his bombastic inventions. A delightful send up of the steampunk aesthetic. Molly Shipwreck reads. #steampunkAuthor Zach Bartlett has been called the New Englandest man in New Orleans, both as compliment and insult. His work has been published by Mad Scientist Journal and Wildside Press, and he’s a regular contributor to the reading series Esoterotica. You can find more of him at http://ZachBIsTall.wordpress.com.Reader Molly Shipwreck is an ex-pat Californi

    Jul 28,2016 21:36
95. 95. Dad's Balloon by Andrew McCurdy

    Summer is here, so let’s go up the country, all the way to to Nova Scotia for our story tonight, written and read by our own Andrew McCurdy.Andrew McCurdy has been reading and writing science fiction ever since he saw Charleton Heston kneeling in the surf, cursing the half-buried Statue of Liberty. He recently relocated from teaching college in a large city to rural Nova Scotia where he hopes to start writing in earnest.Music:Morning Mist by Brett van DonselFiddles McGinty and Heavy Heart by Kev

    Jul 14,2016 24:25
96. 96. A Ring, A Ring O'Roses by Simon Kewin

    A tale of an alternate London, where Vapourmen man giant rosewater towers to protect the populace from bad airs. Richard Elen reads. #steampunkRed lights flickered all across the board filling one wall of Dartford Vapour Monitoring Station. The tiny gas flames in the bulbs hissed, their combined sound angrier and angrier as more and more sparked into life…Simon Kewin is the author of over 100 published short stories. He lives in England with his wife and their daughters. His wife is a microbiol

    Jun 11,2016 28:04
97. 97. The Scarlet Cloak by Karen Bovenmyer

    Consider the red riding hood with a grim agenda of its own. Karen Bovenmyer narrates.Karen Bovenmyer earned her MFA in Creative Writing: Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast program in Summer of 2013. She is lucky to train future faculty at Iowa State University, where she works primarily with inspiring Ph.D. students who enthusiastically share speculative-story-idea-generating research. http://karenbovenmyer.com/ Host: Kris “The Ghost of Orson Wells” LawProduction:

    May 14,2016 46:11
98. 98. Last of the Spice Schooners by Philip Brian Hall

    A rotting ship reeking of death moors at Pool of London, the crew fallen victim to a mermaid. Vic Mullin reads. Author: Born in Yorkshire, Oxford graduate Philip Brian Hall is a former diplomat and teacher. Outside work, he has stood for parliament, sung solos in amateur operettas, rowed at Henley Royal Regatta, completed a 40 mile cross-country walk in under 12 hours and ridden in over one hundred horse-races over fences. He lives on a very small farm in Scotland with his wife, a dog, a cat and

    Apr 26,2016 52:31
99. 99. YOU-GO-BACK by Elise Forier Edie

    A watchmaker tells of his boyhood job at the famed American Museum of P.T. Barnum, and how a demon was acquired for the menagerie. Keith Edie reads. First published in Strange Tales V. Author Elise Forier Edie is a playwright and author based in Los Angeles. Her most recent play, “The Pink Unicorn,” has been performed all over the US and Canada. Her short fiction has appeared in Metaphorosis Magazine and The Enchanted Conversation. You can find out more about her at her website: EliseForierEdi

    Apr 17,2016 38:22
100. 100. The Cathood of Maurice by Edith Nesbit

     A naughty boy trades places with his scheming cat. Bookworm Hienrichs reads. #vintage #fantasy #kids

     Apr 14,2016 37:17
101. 101. Love is a Masterpiece by Chris Kelworth and This Peculiar Way of Hers by Joel Arnold

     Our reboot episode, featuring two curious on stories of the strangeness Love. Osgoode welcomes you to the gallery and presents two new stories for Valentine's Day."Love is a Masterpiece" by Chris Kelworth. Mr. Kelworth lives in Hamilton, Ontario. He has been writing science fiction and fantasy stories with increasing diligence for the past twenty-five years, and is a graduate of the Odyssey, Taos Toolbox, and Young Gunns workshops. He works in Burlington as a computer software developer under an

     Feb 14,2016 39:03
102. 102. 2017 Christmas Broadcast from New Babbage

     An Unusual Christmas Gift, by Tepic Harlequin. Tepic narrates from the urchin hideout in New Babbage.Music boxes arranged and performed by LaTosha HallStory music by Alexander Nakarada www.serpentsoundstudios.comStory music by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.comStory music by Brett Van DonselBe Splendid! Leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher service.Curiosities#1 is out in print and ebook formats. Treat youself to a book and help us keep the Gallery open.Full show notes at http://gallerycuriou

     Dec 26,2017 18:59
103. 103. The 2016 Christmas Broadcast from New Babbage

     Once a year we go back to where we got our start for the traditional Christmas broadcast from a city that doesn’t exist except as smudges on disks in an unknown server farm.Yeah, there was a script. It was going to be more produced. The girls were going to sing the song. But 2016 being what it was, maybe simplicity was the better approach.Godspeed.The Naughty Child, by Beryl Strifeclaw and Tepic HarlequinRead by Tepic HarlequinMusic: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Boiler Elf Don’t Stare At Me w

     Dec 25,2016 40:04
104. 104. The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost by H.G. Wells

     If you're going to haunt a proper English gentlemen's club after you die, you'd best be a member. Vic Mullin narrates. #ghosts #occult #vintageWe return to Brunel Hall to hear Mr. Victor Mornington, the steamlands’ most famous hotelier, read The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost by H.G. Wells. Grab a drink, turn down the lights, and get comfortable, because story night is Serious Business in New Babbage.First publication: The Strand Magazine, March 1902 Reader: Mr. Victor Mornington (Vic Mullin)I

     Aug 16,2014 41:00
105. 105. The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen

     What is in that powder my brother keeps taking?A classic fright from 1895, said to have been an early influence on HP Lovecraft. Junie Ginsburg narrates. Arthur Machen was born in Wales and became enamored with mysticism and the occult at an early age. The Novel of the White Powder was part of The Three Impostors, a novel composed of a number of interwoven tales, in 1895. The novel and the stories within it were eventually to be regarded as among Machen's best works. However, following the indec

     Jun 09,2013 47:55
106. 106. The Red Haired Girl by Sabine Baring-Gould

     Good help is so hard to find, but what do you do when your family is complaining about a maid that you don't remember hiring? Junie Ginsburg reads. #VintageHorror #GhostsSabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was an eclectic scholar and folklorist whose best known work is the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers. Oddly, he is also noted for writing The Book of Were-Wolves, the 16 volume The Lives of the Saints, and the popular  Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, which was an overview of medieval superstition.

     Mar 10,2013 35:00
107. 107. The White Ship by H.P. Lovecraft

     An early work from H. P. Lovecraft's Dream cycle stories. Sit back, relax, and have your squire bring a coal from the stove to spark the hookah. This story was first published in the November 1919 issue of The United Amateur. Host: Vic Mullin Reader: Byron Music: Valentine Wolfe

     Jan 06,2013 20:25
108. 108. A Man of Science by Jerome K. Jerome

     Ghosts, revenge, skeletons in the closet? Is it October yet? Tonight, our favorite lowlander, Victor Mornington (Vic Mullin), reads "A Man of Science" by Jerome K. Jerome. First published in The Idler, an illustrated monthly of literature and humor, in September of 1892. Keep the brandy carafe near, you might need just a nip before this one is over. Host: Junie Ginsburg Reader: Victor1st Mornington Outro: Byron Ad: Emerson Lighthouse Music: Kevin MacLeod(incompetech)

     Sep 23,2012 22:55
109. 109. The Brownie of the Black Haggs by James Hogg

     That new servant has the Lady of the castle all in a twist. Is he a boy? Or a brownie? Vic Mullin reads. #folklore #vintage #scotland Vic Mullin reads a grim tale from his native Scotland by poet and novelist James Hogg. Hogg wrote in both Scots and English, and it is said that his grandfather was the last man to have spoken with fairies. First published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, October 1828. Outro: Byron Music: Kevin MacLeod(incompetech)

     May 01,2011 45:00