Michael C. Gwynne has narrated 14 audiobooks on Listento.it by 19 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 5 ratings. The most-rated is A Season in Hell & The Drunken Boat.
A Season in Hell & The Drunken Boat
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This is a reissue of Rimbaud’s highly influential work with a new preface by Patti Smith and the original 1945 New Directions cover design by Alvin Lustig. New Directions is pleased to announce the relaunch of the long-celebrated bilingual edition of Rimbaud’s A Season in Hell & The Drunken Boat, a personal poem of damnation, as well as, a plea to be released from “the examination of his own depths”. Rimbaud originally distributed A Season in Hell to friends as a self-published booklet, and soon afterward, at the age of 19, quit poetry altogether. This edition was among the first to be published in the US, and quickly became a classic, and Rimbaud’s famous poem “The Drunken Boat” was subsequently added. Allen Ginsberg proclaimed Arthur Rimbaud as “the first punk”, a visionary mentor to the Beats for both his recklessness and his fiery poetry. This new edition proudly dons the original Alvin Lustig-designed cover, and an introduction by another famous rebel, and now National Book Award winner, Patti Smith.
©2011 New Directions (P)2018 TalkingBook
Of Foster Homes and Flies
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A neglected 12-year-old boy does nothing to report the death of his mother in order to compete in a spelling bee. A tragic coming-of-age tale of horror and drama in the setting of a hot New Orleans summer.
©2016 Chad Lutzke (P)2016 Chad Lutzke
Pale Rider
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"I am often left to wonder why a zombie, walking around in the sun, smells better than a pooping dinosaur." Two worlds collide in this action novelette. Zombies have destroyed civilization. Gasoline fuel is no longer an option, but humanity must find a way to survive. In response to trying to restore our way of life, we engineer franken-monsters. Because of their small brains and massive sizes, these beasts make quick work of farming and clearing land. These large creatures are immune to the zombie virus and perform excellently in loud conditions. They are easy to train. They behave like war horses, prone to help charge in and defend our livelihood. In honor of the past, and to help build our future, we named these creatures dinosaurs.
©2015 James Livingood (P)2015 James Livingood
Terror Tales, Volume 2
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Will Murray's Pulp Classics, Terror Tales -Wyatt Blassingame, Book 3 In 1934, a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names - the shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines - weird menace is the sub-genre term that has survived today. Terror Tales magazine was one of the most popular. It came from Popular Publications, whose publisher Harry Steeger was inspired by the Grand Guignol theater of Paris. This breed of pulp story survived less than ten years, but in that time, they became infamous, even to this day. This audiobook contains a collection of stories from the pages of Terror Tales magazine, all written by Wyatt Blassingame, reissued for today’s listeners in electronic format. Table of Contents: Terror Tales: An Introduction by Will Murray "Satan Sends a Woman": January 1936 issue of Terror Talesby Wyatt Blassingame The man who had never known fear shrieked and groveled in the snare of the girl who was more beautiful than life - more horrible than death! "Forest of Fear": February 1936 issue of Terror Tales by Wyatt Blassingame In his veins throbbed the dread command no man is strong enough to disobey! "Gods Never Die": May 1936 issue of Terror Tales by Wyatt Blassingame Dave McDermond little dreamed that he was challenging a hell-born power capable of shaking the Earth! "We Danced With Death": July-August 1936 issue of Terror Tales by Wyatt Blassingame The gleaming, sinuous bodies of the dancers writhed in paroxysms of blazing passion - and as they watched, Dave Archer and the girl he loved were all unknowingly being enslaved to the forces of hell conjured up by Satan’s dark mistress! "Passion Flower": Sept-Oct 1936 issue of Terror Tales by Wyatt Blassingame Only those ominously luxurious orchids could reveal to Tom Blade the place from whence came the gorgeous, seductive creature who was draining him of his very life! "And Only Death Shall Save!": March-April 1937 issue of Terror Tales by Wyatt Blassingame Janis, crawling on her hands and knees, would beg that son of hell to take her - and the man who loved her would plead with her to hasten! That was the curse, against which this young couple thought their love would guard them... Will Murray’s Pulp Classics line of audiobooks are of the highest quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the 1930s-1950s.
©1934, 1935, 1936, 1962,1963, 1964 Popular Publications, Inc. Assigned to Argosy Communications, Inc. Popular Publications (P)2013 RadioArchives.com
Terror Tales, Volume 1
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Among fans of classic pulp fiction, aficionados of supernatural stories consider Popular Publications' Terror Tales, the magazine, for people who found the Lovecraftian stories in Weird Tales too tame and Universal's classic monsters too Hollywood! Between 1934 and 1941, Terror Tales and its legion of unholy authors spewed forth an unremitting litany of horror, terror, torment, and torture - all directed at ordinary American couples faced with supernatural menaces torn from their deepest, darkest nightmares. Think Scream during the Great Depression. We have selected seven of the most compelling stories torn from the pages of Terror Tales for this sampler from hell. In Paul Ernst's horrific "The Mummy Maker", an innocent woman faces the fearsome fate of being mummified alive! Norvell Page's disquieting "Accursed Thirst" takes us into the dark mind of a vampire - or is it a werewolf? The specter of a dead Egyptian deity loosed upon the modern world comes alive in E. Hoffmann Price's eerie "The Cat Goddess". Asian elementals harass the curious in Arthur J. Burks' creepy "Six Doors to Death". G. T. Fleming-Robert's gruesome "Moulder of Monsters" serves up twisted human flesh. Maitland Scott's unsettling "Shadows of Desire" leads us inexorably to a traumatic climax. Finally, terror and horror compete for supremacy in Frederick C. Davis deeply disturbing "Dig Deep the Graves!" Terror Tales is narrated with appropriate doom-laden solemnity by Joey D'Auria and Michael C. Gwynne. Shivers await! Horrors abound! Try not to listen after midnight. We are serious about this. Not for children!
©1936, 1964 Popular Publications (P)2012 RadioArchives.com
The Secret 6: #1 October 1934
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Will Murray's Pulp Classics line of audiobooks are of the highest quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the 1930s-1950s. The Secret 6 audiobook, #1 October 1934 Criminals quaked at the name The Secret 6. And for four glorious issues, this team of six crime fighters took on some of the weirdest and most fantastic antagonists that ever reared their heads in the pulp magazines. It was where weird menace met six normal men with no strange gadgets or outlandish skills. The utterly amazing stories were written by Robert J. Hogan, better known for writing the G-8 and his Battle Aces stories. But after four issues, the over-the-top action came to an end and Popular Publications pulled the plug on the series. These vintage pulp tales are now reissued for today's listeners as audiobooks. Table of Contents: The Red Shadow by Robert J. Hogan It struck out of the night, a phantom monster whose blood-red shadow brought death to everyone it touched. New York was panic-stricken. Beneath its reign of terror, the police were helpless. But grimly, out of the list of victims, rose six men - six men who vowed to track the scarlet killer to a murder showdown! The Ghost Horse - A Thrilling Short Story by Henry J. Gilcrist What was the white thing that whinnied under the cottonwood trees at midnight? Kiwi Flight - A Thrilling Short Story by John Stark The story of a kid who took a death ride and didn't know enough to be scared! Shark Bait - A Thrilling Short Story by William Torrel A dramatic true story laid in Florida waters.
©1934, 1962 Popular Publications, Inc. Assigned to Argosy Communications, Inc. (P)2013 RadioArchives.com
Captain Satan #1, March 1938
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Strange Detective Mysteries premiered in October of 1937. After two issues, it changed its title - and its focus - to Captain Satan. It featured a crime-fighting hero much in the style of Robin Hood or The Saint, who robbed from the crooks - a grim, hard vigilante of justice. By day, he was wealthy Cary Adair. By night, Captain Satan! Assisted by a dozen aides, none of whom knew the identities of the others, this scourge of the underworld brought terror to all men of evil who saw his calling card, a devil figure projected onto the wall by a portable light. The series lasted a short five issues from March 1938 until July 1938, and then returned to Strange Detective Mysteries where it continued for 26 more issues into mid-1943. Captain Satan now returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today's listeners in digital format. Table of Contents: "Thrilling Novel of Detective Adventure: The Mask of the Damned" by William O'Sullivan - They called them the Ambassadors from Hell - these fighting fools of Satan's Crew. Captain Satan! - only a name, but burned by the brand of justice into the heart of the underworld! "Mr. Detective Is Annoyed: A Hard-boiled Yarn" by William R. Cox - A tough guy with a tough job and plenty of blood and thunder! Will Murray's Pulp Classics line of audiobooks are of the highest quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the 1930s - 1950s.
©1966 Popular Publications (P)2013 RadioArchives.com
The Secret 6, House of Walking Corpses - #2 November 1934
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Popular Publications publisher Harry Steeger and writer Robert J. Hogan had scored a hit with G-8 and His Battle Aces in 1933. A year later, they put their heads together and concocted a crime-suspense series with a fantasy flare. They called it The Secret 6! The premise was simple. Framed for the crimes of the diabolical Red Shadow, a mystery man with a haunted past calling himself King breaks out of the Death House. Scouring the Underworld, King assembles a team of shadowy specialists who dedicate themselves to hunting down The Red Shadow. Once he was disposed of, the super-sleuth sextet went on the tackle malevolent menaces in the I Love a Mystery vein. This new crime-busting organization consisted of King, The Doctor, The Professor, The Key, The Bishop, Shakespeare and the Zulu warrior known as Luga. They are backed by a small army of unsavory underworld informers ranging from Legs Larkin to Flo the Fleecer. Only four issues of The Secret 6 were ever published. But what a glorious run! "The Red Shadow" was followed by "House of Walking Corpses," "The Monster Murders" and "The Golden Alligator." Each succeeding novel was more fantastic than the one before. For their second exploit, The Secret 6 go up against a Mayan curse that turns members of the wealthy Waldorff clan into Living Dead Men. But that's only the start of the wild trail that takes the fighting 6 from Long Island to the Mayan-dominated jungles of Yucatan and a rousing battle with the sinister Bat-Man and his undead legions at the Temple of Azrah. Will The Secret 6 triumph––or will Mayan vengeance make it their tomb? "House of Walking Corpses" is narrated with appropriately atmospheric gravity by Michael C. Gwynne. Two exciting action stories complete this second Secret 6 audiobook. “Mystery Bones” and “Ice Patrol” were written by Robert J. Hogan under fictitious bylines and read by Roger Price.
©1934, 1962 Popular Publications, Inc. Assigned to Argosy Communications, Inc. (P)2013 RadioArchives.com
Anti-Hero
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Many terms were bestowed upon the mysterious Fritz Duquesne throughout his colorful life, but perhaps the most fitting ever attributed to him was: "the most dangerous prisoner to have ever lived." But before this Boer warrior-turned-spy reached the heights of infamy that awarded him such acclaim, Fritz Joubert Duquesne lived a life of adventure that many people wouldn’t experience in a hundred lifetimes. From a young age, Fritz harboured a burning resentment toward the British army, stemming from the brutal treatment suffered by his family during the Anglo-Boer wars. Fritz vowed revenge against the nation that took from him those he held dear, leading to his own enrollment in the military of whichever side fought opposite the British forces. Through complex prison escapes, destructive acts of sabotage, and heroic feats that are even too far-fetched for fiction, Fritz Duquesne exacted revenge in the most daring, unbelievable, and all-round theatrical manner possible. His life crossed oceans and continents, assuming multiple aliases and personas along the way. Eventually, Fritz Duquesne found himself a crucial cog in the Nazi machine, ultimately being responsible for the largest spy ring ever uncovered in the United States.
©2018 Ethan Quinn (P)2019 Ethan Quinn
Dr. Yen Sin: May-June 1936, Book 1
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Out of fog-bound Washington, D.C., much as the dark London streets of Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu novels, comes a creature of consumate evil - Dr. Yen Sin. This sinister head of an international spy network known as the Invisible Empire is a master of the cunning art of diabolical death. Battling him and his fiendish devices, such as death rays and blow guns, is Michael Traile, who works with the cooperation of the federal government. Only three issues of this magazine were published. A fourth Dr. Yen Sin novel, The Case of the Faceless Man, was announced, but never published. Table of Contents: "A Smashing Complete Novel of Oriental Menace, The Mystery of the Dragon's Shadow" by Donald E. Keyhoe - Out of the teeming turbulent East had come Dr. Yen Sin - saffron-skinned wizard of crime - bringing to the Capital of the West all the ancient Devil's-lore at his command - and a horde of Asian Hell-born to help him spawn it. But Michael Traile - The Man Who Never Slept - had crammed into his own keen brain the means to cope with the sinister doctor. For he knew even the secrets of the Dragon's Shadow and how to penetrate the yellow murder fog that had descended on the capital to mingle its blood-wisps with the mist from the Potomac. "Slant-Eyed Satan - A Chinatown Murder Thriller" by Frank Gruber - Inspector Burke thought Sun Ti was a fool when he handed that hundred-thousand-dollar emerald to the first half-caste dock-rat that came along. He didn't know it would start a blood-circuit that would lead it, inevitably, back to the fat little Oriental's Curio-shop, in the hands of a walking corpse. "The Night of Ka-Sam - A Chinatown Murder Thriller" by Archie Oboler - Captain Don Wells, late of the Chinese Army, thought that body-guard assignment was a lead-pipe cinch - until his employer was knifed by the little yellow man. Then he began to learn all about Oriental torture from a past-master. "The Ring of the Red Rooster - A Chinatown Murder Thriller" by Arden X. Pangborn - It was only a crowing rooster, blazoned on a five-tael can of opium, but to Detective Lyle of the Chinatown squad it sounded a danger signal as loud as any hawk-menaced barnyard fowl could have done - and led him straight to the killers of Wong Hung, his undercover partner on the long-beat. Will Murray's Pulp Classics line of Audiobooks are of the highest quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the 1930s-1950s.
©1936, 1964 Popular Publications, Inc. Assigned to Argosy Communications, Inc. Popular Publications (P)2012 RadioArchives.com
Dr. Yen Sin: July-August 1936, Book 2
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Out of fog-bound Washington, D.C., much as the dark London streets of Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu novels, comes a creature of consumate evil - Dr. Yen Sin. This sinister head of an international spy network known as the Invisible Empire is a master of the cunning art of diabolical death. Battling him and his fiendish devices, such as death rays and blow guns, is Michael Traile, who works with the cooperation of the federal government. Only three issues of this magazine were published. Table of Contents: "A Thrilling Complete Novel of Oriental Menace, The Mystery of the Golden Skull" by Donald E. Keyhoe - Moving east from the ration's capitol at Washington, Dr. Yen Sin, saffron-skinned scourge of the Orient, sets up his hell-base in New York and under the banner of the Golden Skull, once again locks horns with Michael Traile, the Man Who Never Sleeps, and his partner Eric Gordon. What is the ghastly doom he brings with him to turn living men to rainbow-colored dust? Why should the flowers in his corpse garden have their heads removed, only to be sewed on again - backwards - by the surgeon mandarin? "The Third Yen - A Chinatown Crime Thriller" by Moran Tudury - It was only a worthless copper coin with a square hole plugged through its center, but it proved the means of saving "Solo" Smith, F. B. I. dick, from a hatchet-death in Chinatown's shadowy underworld. "Chinatown Scoop - A Chinatown Crime Thriller" by Don Cameron - Bill Branton had promised old One-Eye a diet of humming birds' wings for the rest of his nine natural lives - if he got him out of the rat-trap Li Quon had baited for him that night in Chinatown. It was just a tough break the four-footed warrior couldn't live to enjoy his feast - but even alley cats can't expect to live forever. "Death of a Thousand Cuts - A Chinatown Crime Thriller" by Arden X. Pangborn - Lieutenant Hoag of Homicide had an idea that Chang Wo was trying to put something over on him - which was perfectly true. What the copper didn't realize was that the trick the old Chinese had up his sleeve had nothing to do with the case as Hoag knew it, and was better than any third degree ever conferred in the back room of the precinct house. Will Murray's Pulp Classics line of audiobooks are of the highest quality and feature the great Pulp Fiction stories of the 1930s-1950s.
©1936, 1964 Popular Publications, Inc. Assigned to Argosy Communications, Inc. Popular Publications (P)2013 RadioArchives.com
The Stranger by Albert Camus: Summary & Analysis
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Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book, not the original book. The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is a French philosophical novel written in the mid-1940s. In the novel, we are introduced to our narrator, Monsieur Meursault. Meursault is a French man living in Algiers and has just received word via telegram that his elderly mother has passed away. He notes that he has asked for two days of leave from his job, even though his boss is quite annoyed by this. He is to travel to the Home for Aged Persons in Marengo, which is at least 50 miles from Algiers. He takes the bus and sleeps for most of the trip from Algiers to Marengo. Once he arrives in Marengo, he realizes he has a one-mile walk to the home. When he finally arrives to the home, he is greeted by the doorkeeper. The warden meets him in his office and tells him that even though Meursault all but abandoned his mother in this home, it was the absolute best decision he could have made. The director knows that Meursault makes very little money at his job and could not take care of his mother. He also claims that Meursault's mother had made great friends and had enjoyed spending her last few years with people of her own age. Meursault had felt judged by the warden, but after this conversation, he agreed with the notion that his mother had been better off in this home, instead of living with him. We see Meursault rationalizing why he had not been to visit his mother much, as it cost him an entire weekend day on Sundays, the commute to the home was an hour each way, and getting a ticket for the bus was a hassle in and of itself. The director then informs Meursault that he has arranged for a religious funeral ceremony to be performed the next day. Meursault knows that his mother was not religious and would not care.
©2016 Chris Hughes (P)2016 Chris Hughes
Nightbeat: Night Stories
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In 1950, NBC began broadcasting Nightbeat, considered one of the finest shows of its time. The show featured Randy Stone, a reporter who covered the night beat for the Chicago Star with a unique blend of wit, compassion, and toughness. From murder to mystery, gunplay to climactic chases, from heartache to hardboiled, every night brought a new story to Randy Stone. Radio Archives invites you to listen to six brand-new Nightbeat stories set on the streets of Randy Stone's Chicago in Nightbeat: Night Stories. Authors Howard Hopkins, Will Murray, Paul Bishop, Mark Squirek, Bobby Nash, and Tommy Hancock breathe new life into Randy Stone, bringing the nostalgic noir feel of the radio series fans have enjoyed for over 60 years to newly written tales that capture the true essence of Nightbeat. A mystery involving a puzzle. A mad killer strangling women. A young boy on the wrong road. An old flame threatening to burn again. Blood and conspiracy in the boxing ring. The murder of a reporter. And at the center of every tale, Randy Stone. This nostalgic collection of new tales for your listening pleasure comes alive courtesy of noted actor Michael C. Gwynne. Delivering each line with a mix of two fisted determination and humanity, Gwynne makes Randy Stone and his Chicago living, breathing realities for both Nightbeat fans and new listeners. Listen as 1950s Chicago comes alive when the sun sets. Join Michael C. Gwynne as Randy Stone in Nightbeat: Night Stories. This collection includes: "Introduction", by Tommy Hancock; "Strangler", by Howard Hopkins; "The Chicago Punch", by Paul Bishop; "Puzzle in Purple", by Will Murray; "Down Addison Road", by Mark Squirek; "Lucky", by Tommy Hancock; and "The One That Got Away", by Bobby Nash. Michael C. Gwynne's outstanding achievements have encompassed all areas of entertainment - radio, television and film. Throughout the '60s Michael could be heard as a DJ in San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles. Shortly after breaking the Guinness Book of World Records record for nonstop drumming - 92 hours at the 1965 "Drum-a-Thon" in Honolulu - Michael was cast in the TV series The Psychiatrist by a young Steven Spielberg. Michael went on to work behind the scenes on Spielberg's breakthrough film, Jaws, where he can be heard as the DJ on beach radios. He continued to land roles in popular television shows: Kojak, Dallas, CHiPS, Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, and Falcon Crest before he crossed paths again with Spielberg when he was cast in an episode of Amazing Stories directed by Martin Scorsese. Although Michael has worked steadily as a character actor in television and film over the last three decades, his first love is still radio where he enjoys the challenges of a fast paced production, bringing a character to life with nothing but his deep thrilling voice!
©2012 RadioArchives.com (P)2012 RadioArchives.com
Stirring the Sheets
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An elderly funeral home worker, struggling with the loss of his wife, finds an unnatural attraction to a corpse at work resembling his late bride in her younger years. A story of desperation, loneliness, and letting go.
©2018 Chad Lutzke (P)2018 Chad Lutzke