Prelude To A Scream - Episode 11
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Episode 11 of Prelude To A Scream features "From Out of the Night" written by Mark Leslie and originally published in the magazine The Darker Woods (Issue #2) in February 1997. It was reprinted in 2004 in Mark's short story collection One Hand Screaming .
"From Out of the Night" concerns a woman who locks and hides her family inside their house while blood-thirsty vampire-like creatures masquerading as humans come knocking for them in the night.
This podcast contains the full story as well as Mark discussing the inspiration for the tale as well as the helpful suggestions offered by the original editor who published this tale and how they helped him fully realize the characters for this tale.
Links:
- Kevin MacLeod - the brilliant composer behind the mood music used in this podcast.
- Mark Leslie's Website
- Mark Leslie's Blog
- One Hand Screaming (site with samples) (Chapters/Indigo) (Amazon)
Download MP3 by right-clicking here .
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Prelude To A Scream - Episode 18
Episode 18 of Prelude To A Scream features "Spirits" - a completely original story by Mark Leslie that has been released straight to digital format.
"People who haven't died can still leave their spirit in a place."
Fascinated by the ghostly crying that haunts a repetory theatre house, Sally and Rob begin to unravel the mystery behind the eerie occurances, while learning about the undying passion that can bind two people together or a person to a place.
This podcast contains the full audio version of "Spirits" as well as Mark discussing the origin of the tale and why he decided to release this one straight to digital format for 99 cents rather than sell first rights to a print market.
Links:
- Spirits - digital story on Amazon Kindle
- Spirits - digital story at Smashwords.com
- The Phoenix Theatre - the now demolished movie house on Bank Street in Ottawa where this story is set.
- A list of movie theatres in the Ottawa-Gatineau regio, with a bit more information about the Phoenix/Rialto
- Kevin MacLeod - the brilliant composer of "Noir Mild Tension" which is used in this podcast.
- Mark Leslie's Website
- Mark Leslie's Blog
- One Hand Screaming (print book mentioned in podcast) (Chapters/Indigo) (Amazon)
- One Hand Screaming (ebook version) Smashwords, KoboBooks, Sony, Diesel, Amazon)
Download MP3 by right-clicking here .
Prelude To A Scream - Episode 17
Episode 17 of Prelude To A Scream features "Requiem" written by Mark Leslie and originally published in Darkness Within magazine #2 in 1999.
"Requiem" is the tale about a lonely rich collector of haunted artifacts whose purchase of a Victorian bureau completely changes his appreciation of his prized possessions.
This podcast contains the full audio version of the story as well as Mark discussing the origin of the tale and a bit about the process of looking back at a previously published story and the temptation to re-write and revise a tale based on feedback provided to the author since the first appearance of the tale.
Links:
- Kevin MacLeod - the brilliant composer of "Noir Mild Tension" which is used in this podcast.
- Mark Leslie's Website
- Mark Leslie's Blog
- One Hand Screaming (A book that contains a print version of the story) (Chapters/Indigo) (Amazon) (Smashwords ebook edition, KoboBooks, Sony, Diesel.
Download MP3 by right-clicking here .
Prelude To A Scream - Episode 16
Episode 16 of Prelude To A Scream features "But Once A Year" written by Mark Leslie and originally published in Crossroads magazine #13 in 1995.
"But Once A Year" is a dark humour tale about an old man whose best friend returns in the wee hours of All Hallows Day, not to reveal the mystical wonders of the afterlife, but to bum a cigarette and perhaps a beer off of his old friend.
This podcast contains the full story as well as Mark discussing the inspiration behind the creation of the tale as well as a bit about the writing and submission process (specifically, about the importance of doing market research when submitting a story, and trying to match the right story with the right editor/market)
Links:
- Crossroads - an "archive" site for the magazine hosted by author John Everson
- Terminal Fright - Internet Speculative Fiction Database listing for this magazine.
- Kevin MacLeod - the brilliant composer of "Noir Mild Tension" which is used in this podcast.
- Mark Leslie's Website
- Mark Leslie's Blog
- One Hand Screaming (A book that contains a print version of the story) (Chapters/Indigo) (Amazon) (Smashwords ebook edition, KoboBooks, Sony, Diesel)
Download MP3 by right-clicking here .
Prelude To A Scream - Episode 15
Episode 15 of Prelude To A Scream features "Erratic Cycles" written by Mark Leslie and originally published in Parsec magazine in 1999.
This podcast contains the full story as well as Mark discussing the lengthy origin of the tale, which involved a series of re-writes and re-imagining of the concept. He explains how the first draft of the story was written on a Commodore 64 computer and was called "Compact Car" as well as how feedback from editors who rejected the story helped him revise the tale and character in positive way, leading it to being nominated for an Aurora Award .
Links:
- Commodore 64 - the computer on which the first draft of the story was created
- The Aurora Awards - "Erratic Cycles" was nominated in the category of Best Short-Form English
- Kevin MacLeod - the brilliant composer behind the mood music used in this podcast.
- Mark Leslie's Website
- Mark Leslie's Blog
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One Hand Screaming (A book that contains a print version of the story) (Chapters/Indigo) (Amazon) (Smashwords ebook edition)
Download MP3 by right-clicking here .
Prelude To A Scream - Episode 14
Episode 14 of Prelude To A Scream features "Almost" written by Mark Leslie and originally published in One Hand Screaming in 2004.
This podcast contains the flash fiction story as well as Mark discussing the origin of the tale, which involved adapting an urban legend story that he had heard many times and many variations of into a new story by using a different point of view or perspective in telling it.
Links:
- Kevin MacLeod - the brilliant composer behind the mood music used in this podcast.
- Mark Leslie's Website
- Mark Leslie's Blog
-
One Hand Screaming (A book that contains a print version of the story) (Chapters/Indigo) (Amazon) (Smashwords ebook edition)
Download MP3 by right-clicking here .