MIDNIGHT MATINEES

Please, take a seat. Make yourself comfortable and open your ears…

You’re about to experience twisted tales of the unknown… and the unreal… from the minds of horror’s finest writers. Hosted by “The Lady in Black” and presented through the Southgate Media Group, MIDNIGHT MATINEES is Pocket Universe Productions’ premier horror anthology series, dramatizing the short stories of both classic and contemporary fiction writers from Lovecraft and Poe to Mary SanGiovanni and Rick Hautala. And this theater of the mind is presented to you in wide-SCREAM… “horrorscope”. Welcome to MIDNIGHT MATINEES.

Here are some episodes that you can start listening to today…

Episode 1

THE NEPHEWS by Rick Hautala

There’s a reason why people stay away from The Nephews Islands, and three fishermen are going to be reminded firsthand as to why!

THE CREMATION OF SAM McGEE by Robert W. Service
A piece of horror poetry narrated by William Dufris.

THE WIND by Ray Bradbury
The calls are coming more frequently, now. An explorer finds himself stalked by a sentient wind. And this wind is very, very hungry.

Episode 2

THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO by Edgar Allan Poe
Poe’s classic tale of the ultimate revenge… and DIY masonry.

THE TELL-TALE HEART by Edgar Allan Poe
A modern re-telling of Poe’s tale of paranoia, murder, guilt, and those sounds coming from beneath the floorboards.

Episode 3

A CABIN IN THE WOODS by Clay T. Graybeal*
Shhh… the walls have ears. And more.

THE FLOODGATES OF WILLOWHILL by Mary SanGiovanni
Samantha lives in the land beyond the borders of Faulkesville, where apple blossoms fill in the air, kids still play on the tire swing near the lake, and an evil no one speaks of lives at the edge of town.

Episode 5

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH by Edgar Allan Poe

A decidedly different take on Poe’s allegory of privilege and the plague. This party is seen from the point of view of the evening’s entertainment.

WINNER, 2018 GOLD OGLE AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY/HORROR AUDIO: “THE FLOODGATES OF WILLOWHILL”

WINNER, 2016 GOLD OGLE AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY/HORROR AUDIO: “THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH”

5 star reviews…

“If the first two episodes are any indication of what we have to look forward to, then this first season looks to be awesome!”

“Riveting and such great fun to listen to!”

You can find all of the episodes on:

iTunes     PlayerFM     Spotify     YouTube

Visit http://pocketuniverseproductions.com/projects/midnight-matinees/ to…

-Get this season’s schedule

-Find details about the cast and crew behind the episodes 

-Learn more about Pocket Universe Productions

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