Turn The Radio Off
Dirk | Comic Book Geek, Film Fanatic, Media Futurist, Pop Culture Addict31 Oct 2011
Ok so I wrote the following for Deathscribe 2011—which is, for those who came in late, a contest for live performances of original short – horror themed – radio plays. And since your friend and humble narrator was once again rejected. Which is getting to be an annual event where this particular contest is concerned. So anyway,
Until there’s time to record these suckers myself, figured I’d give you crazy kids a look.
It’s 1946. And America, America is one tough country. The landscape cut between New York and Los Angeles is a single poorly lit, rain slick, street cruised by black sedans and lined with whispering speakeasies, sparkling gambling dens and sweat cheap boarding houses. Every policeman is either bought or for sale. It’s infested with chip-toothed hoods perpetually muffled beneath bent fedoras, rich thrill-seeking dolls slumming to satiate their reckless appetites, neat dark con men looking to graft every stray buck and painted ladies with sharpened virtues. Not one of them shows their face before nightfall, and unfortunately for them … they are not alone.
Tags: audio drama, audio play, deathscribe, hardboiled, horror, noir, radio drama, radio play, science fiction
