Terrifying Tots: Children as Horror Characters in Audio Drama
In this article, Monique delves into the unsettling and disturbing nature of malevolent child characters and their place in the horror genre.
Scoring for Audio Storytelling
Learn how to use music scoring to evoke emotions and highlight relationships in storytelling, as composer Dayn Leonardson shares his insights on defining the foundational moment in a story.
Design Your Own Horror Podcast Cover Art Using Graphic Design Principles
Do you find it challenging to come up with eye-catching cover art for your podcast, while others seem to do it effortlessly? One possible explanation could be a lack of knowledge about the basics of graphic design. The fundamental principles of visual design serve as a guide for designers to produce designs that are visually attractive and successfully convey a message.
Post Production
Gift Ideas for Horror Audio Drama Podcasts: Part 2: Make Sound Decisions
We’ve got more ideas to share for the audio creators on your list.
Planning & Pre-production
Podcast gifts for Horror Audio Drama Podcast Production Part 3: Be Prepared
Get gift ideas for the audio junkie on your list and stuff their stocking with some fun accessories.
Music and Horror – Mad Fiends With Violins
Strange Bedfellows Music and horror have been intimate partners bent on emotional sabotage since the silent film era of the mid-1890s to the late 1920s. F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922), Georges Méliès Le Manoir Du Diable (House of the Devil) (1896), Victor Sjöström’s The Phantom Carriage (1921) all incorporated and relied on music to lure their
Caring for and Editing Scripts
Editing scripts takes a careful hand and investment in the story. Here is my approach to script editing.
References
Brain Depository
AFTER 5:00 P.M. SLIP BRAINS THROUGH SLOT IN DOOR Welcome to the depository Here you’ll find a collection of informational and inspirational resources related to all the things that make audio drama horror happen. Books For Writers Where Nightmares Come From: The Art of Storytelling in the Horror Genre by Joe Mynhardt and Eugene Johnson
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Gift Ideas for Horror Audio Drama Podcasts: Part 1 – Go Record Something
The holidays are nigh! And like every good audio drama podcast team, we’re building out our wish list with toys and tools for creating great horror.