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"ZOMBIES" by Chuck Palahniuk | STS Media
STORIES TELLING STORIES - February 23, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings"Zombies" (Nov 2013 of Playboy) - High schoolers begin electrocuting themselves by applying a cardiac defibrillator's electrodes to their temples and turning it on, which results in permanent brain damage. Dubbing it "The Great Leap Backwards" more and more people begin electrocuting themselves...
"All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" by Stephen King | STS Media
STORIES TELLING STORIES - February 08, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlfie Zimmer, a traveling salesman peddling gourmet frozen foods, pulls into a Motel 6 in Nebraska for the night and contemplates ending it all... "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" is a short story by Stephen King. It was originally published in the January 29, 2001 issue of The New Y...
"Ambition: A Story by The Duke of Vandals" by Chuck Palahniuk | STS Presents
STORIES TELLING STORIES - January 17, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHAUNTED is a novel made up of twenty-three horrifying, hilarious, and stomach-churning stories. They're told by people who have answered an ad for a writer's retreat and unwittingly joined a "Survivor" -like scenario where the host withholds heat, power, and food. As the storytellers grow more d...
"Luckey Quarter" by Stephen King | Happy New Year 2024 by STS Media
STORIES TELLING STORIES - January 02, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA "Luckey Quarter" for 2024. Our best wishes for a wonderful and prosperous New Year, kicked off by a short story by Stephen King that we hope shares a little luck with our listeners STORY: "Luckey Quarter" AUTHOR: Stephen King READER: Eric R. Hill
"What Christmas Is As We Grow Older" by Charles Dickens | A BLAND HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS 2023
STORIES TELLING STORIES - December 25, 2023 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsDJ BLAND returns to wish us all well this holiday season and bring us an olde timey story from the OG king of the christmas story... Charles Dickens. "What Christmas Is as We Grow Older" was first published way back in 1851. SOCIALS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesTellingStories/...
STS-603: "A Journey Through A Memoir Blue"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - November 18, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsJourney and A Memoir Blue are candidates for video games as an art form for their unique approach to the silent narrative. Much like our earlier installment highlighting GRIS, a visual story can be just as compelling as one reliant on narration and text. A Memoir Blue shows us an interactive p...
SPOOKTOBER 2023 "Everything's Eventual: Part 2" by Stephen King
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 31, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis is the second half of “Everything’s Eventual” and the season finale of our “Hell to the King” series for STS SPOOKTOBER 2023. Narration by Eric R. Hill STS SPOOKTOBER 2023 was produced in collaboration with Stories Telling Stories and STS Media Group… writing you a personal letter at M...
SPOOKTOBER 2023 "Everything's Eventual: Part 1" by Stephen King
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 31, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis is the first half of “Everything’s Eventual” episode 4 of our 5 part “Hell to the King” series for STS SPOOKTOBER 2023. Be sure to tune in episode 5 to hear the second half of the story! STS SPOOKTOBER is produced in collaboration with Stories Telling Stories and STS Media Group… writing...
SPOOKTOBER 2023 "The Boogeyman" by Stephen King
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 20, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSPOOKTOBER 2023 “Hell to the King” is our tribute to one of the most prolific, iconic, and important contemporary authors of horror, and a true living legend… Stephen King. We will be highlighting 5 lesser-known short stories this year so make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss the next one. ...
SPOOKTOBER 2023 "Graveyard Shift" by Stephen King
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 13, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEpisode 2 of SPOOKTOBER 2023 is "Graveyard Shift" “Hell to the King” is our SPOOKTOBER tribute to one of the most prolific, iconic, and important contemporary authors of horror, and a true living legend… Stephen King. We will be highlighting 5 lesser-known short stories this month, so make sur...
SPOOKTOBER 2023 "The Man Who Loved Flowers" by Stephen King
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 02, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome to SPOOKTOBER 2023… “Hell to the King” - our tribute to one of the most prolific, iconic, and important contemporary authors of horror in America today, and a true living legend… Stephen King. Episode 1 is "The Man Who Loved Flowers." Narration by Eric R. Hill
STS-602 "Letters to Katie" from GONE HOME
STORIES TELLING STORIES - August 25, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe New York Times called “Gone Home” the greatest video game love story ever told. It’s beautiful in its desolation… It's haunting in its endless hallways, and the seemingly simple story doesn’t exaggerate and it doesn’t pander. It wholly represents itself in a time and place that as time goe...
STS-601: "GRIS: A Story Without Words"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - June 12, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSEASON SIX PREMIERE "GRIS: A Story Without Words." "GRIS" stands as a remarkable piece of interactive art that showcases the power of visual storytelling through emotional depth and crossing multiple artistic and philosophical ideals to create a one of a kind experience for those curious enough...
"A Strange Tale" by Allen Morse | LIAV ep.31
STORIES TELLING STORIES - December 27, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEven the tallest of tales are rooted in some sort of truth... Originally told by Allen Morse from the small town of Calais, Vermont, "A Strange Tale" speaks of a first-hand account of a handful of residents freezing their elderly and infirm in order to save resources enough to survive the brut...
SPOOKTOBER 2022 ep5: "The Vampyre" by John William Polidori
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 31, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings... There was no colour upon her cheek, not even upon her lip; yet there was a stillness about her face that seemed almost as attaching as the life that once dwelt there:—upon her neck and breast was blood, and upon her throat were the marks of teeth having opened the vein:—to this the men point...
SPOOKTOBER 2022 ep4: "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 24, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEpisode 4, Young Goodman Brown, comes to us from 1835 and continues our trek backwards in time to find some of the earliest forms of short story horror in the modern age. Nathaniel Hawthorn weaves a tale rich in religious imagery, doublethink, and madness set within the time of the Witch Trials ...
SPOOKTOBER 2022 ep3: "A Story of a Weir-Wolf" by Catharine Crowe
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 17, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings"A Story of a Weir-Wolf" which was first published in 1845 is arguably the first published werewolf story written by a woman; author Catharine Crowe. But this is by no means your typical werewolf story... as the suspense and fear come not from the visceral and supernatural power of a creature t...
SPOOKTOBER 2022 ep2: "The Yellow Wall-Paper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 08, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings"The Yellow Wall-Paper" is a short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature for its illustration of the attitudes towards mental and physical health o...
SPOOKTOBER 2022 ep1: "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
STORIES TELLING STORIES - October 01, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIT'S SPOOKTOBER SEASON AGAIN! This year we examine five masters of horror from the very early days... For episode 1, we examine a story that has been spoofed, retold, and explored across every conceivable medium and still remains as chilling today as it was upon its release over one hundred yea...
A WRITER WRITES ep2: "Eulogy for an American Father"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - June 30, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWritten and read by Eric R. Hill All photo and video footage from my personal or family collection
"In the Spring" by Guy de Maupassant | LIAV ep.30
STORIES TELLING STORIES - May 17, 2022 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLOCKED IN A VACANCY ep.30: "In the Spring" by Guy de Maupassant Another surprisingly fresh and relevant story from the godfather of the short story, Guy de Maupassant. The sign of a true work is how relatable it remains after its auther is gone. And considering it's been over a century, I th...
SAX in the 90's Part One: "SAX Education"
STORIES TELLING STORIES - April 01, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome to the 90’s. No one is having Sax anymore… Grunge rock is the radio darling, and the horn sections that dominated popular music for decades is no more… Or is it…? Join us for a new series narrated by the legendary Sir Charles Brattleboro as we examine what caused the decline of the ...
STS-502: "No Irish Need Apply" | Paddy's Day 2022
STORIES TELLING STORIES - March 17, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWritten and Read by Eric R Hill SOCIALS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesTellingStories/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiestellingstories/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StoriesTellingStories
LIAV ep29 "The War of the Mind" from "The War That Will End War" by H.G. Wells
STORIES TELLING STORIES - March 05, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe final chapter of H.G. Wells 1914 novel "The War That Will End Wars" entitled "The War of the Mind." We at STS stand with the people in Ukraine and condemn the invasion by Russian President Putin, and would like to use this episode to remind people of the stark comparisons that can alread...
Stories Telling VALENTINES Stories 2022
STORIES TELLING STORIES - February 14, 2022 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsFEATURING Eric R Hill & Rickshaw Tom SOCIALS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesTellingStories/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiestellingstories/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StoriesTellingStories
STS-501: "40 Yards of Naugahyde, a Girl, and a Dream" (Throw Mama from the Train)
STORIES TELLING STORIES - February 08, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEPISODE STS-501 “Forty Yards of Naugahyde, a Girl, and a Dream” By Phil Perlman From Throw Momma from the Train Written and Performed by Eric R. Hill This has been the premiere episode of Season 5 of STORIES TELLING STORIES, we’re glad you’re here. The STS network delivers high qu...
STS-404: "Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!" (The Simpsons)
STORIES TELLING STORIES - January 01, 2022 01:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsI’m Troy McClure. You might remember me from such Musical Comedies as “The Giving Tree Strikes Back” and “Tru-Man Group - Capote Explodey!” I’m coming to you from “beyond the grave” to ask you, the fine members of the academy, to consider me for “Best Actor in a Musical” for my career-defining r...
STS-403: "A Letter from Santa Claus" by Samuel Clemens
STORIES TELLING STORIES - December 24, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsRead by Eric R Hill
STS-402: "Rosalina's Storybook" from Super Mario Galaxy
STORIES TELLING STORIES - November 26, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWithin the bright and colorful universe of SUPER MARIO GALAXY exists quite possibly the saddest story Nintendo has ever told... the story of a young Rosalina and Luma and their adventure across the cosmos trying to find Luma's Mama. But what they discover along the way is even more heartbreaking...
SPOOKTOBER 2021 ep5: "The October Game" by Ray Bradbury
STORIES TELLING STORIES - November 01, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHere we stand at the precipice of another SPOOKTOBER season… Samhain is upon us and All Saints Day looms large with the first of November. But Samhain… the basis for American Halloween… where did it come from? A long time ago, before there were computers, TV’s, cars, or electricity . . . a t...
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