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Blood rites, ancient peoples, and a hatred for the modern world. In this resurrection of Dracula, our dreaded count takes on the role of a savior. He'll rescue 19th century England even if he has to kill every man, woman, and child to do it. Just in time for Halloween we've reanimated our 2020 live zoom production. Paperback Radio is proud to release Lane McLeod Jackson's Dracula in audio form.Enjoy Part 1This would not be possible without the hard work of the 2020 cast and crew. These include...Crew:Producer and Stage Manager: Dr. Melissa Bondar.Assistant Stage Manager Jovanna Bartelloni. Original Music: Justin D. MacOriginal Graphic Art: Diogo MonteiroCostumes: Sanja Manakoski.Seanna Nicole as LucyTristin Basil - as HarkerEric McGowan - as RenfiedSanskar Argwal - As SewardJuliana Ceron - As MinaTaylor Cawley - as Van HellsingAnd the one and only Tyler Riley as Count Dracula. Vibe: gothic horror, Halloween classic, political fantasy
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This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).
 
So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...
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September 4, 2026 "We lived on the border of the worlds before the laws were truly settled. The witches, ogres, and goblins from Tovar would cross freely and sell their lotions, potions, furs, and wood-carving. The humans of New Jersey would sell spices, plastic containers, clothing, and photographs. Both sides exchanged food."
A childhood trip to the witches’ market becomes a nightmare of enchanted sweets, stolen youth, and two brothers determined to bring their sister home.
Vibe: dark fairytale, contemporary siblings, portal fantasy----So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

August 21, 2026 "'How's the temperature? Warm enough?' The road to Hell is paved... and corn grows on either side of it. It's almost exactly like I imagined."In the epic conclusion of The Heist, blood-sucking demons surround Wind-up looking to take everything: his dignity, his prize, and his life. Does the old villian have any more tricks up his sleeve? Find out in the finale of The Heist!

August 7, 2026 "I watched the destruction. The great fish crashed amid the driftwood that used to be my villages boats. The beast moved like oil, like the foam disappearing into the shallows. Nets were not strong enough. Spears were not fast enough. No one— not even Katango— could manage to hit it. And each miss gave the monster time to attack."Hunaisa’s island has been set upon by an enormous land-eating sea-monster, lead to them accidentally by a mermaid named Attau. Swayed by tradition and his nephew, Katango, the reason our girl was outside the village and in danger in the first place, the chief has made a fatal error and his best warriors will pay the price.Originally published by Knight's Press in their anthology "Mermaidens!"Vibes: Island life, Fantasy, Mythic----This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

July 17, 2026 "I'm thinking about Theseus alone in the Labyrinth. Asserting kinship. That's what I'm doing now..."The team has finally found the treasure, but is it worth it's weight in blood?Vibe: Superhero v Supervillain, Action Adventure, Crime----This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

July 3, 2026 " In another life, I might have swooned to see the pink light of dawn play on his broad shoulders and his bare chest, but after a night of entertaining a monster... I was unimpressed."All is not well in paradise as the fruit trees die, the fishermen disappear, and the island appears to be washing away at an alarming rate. Hunaisa sent outside her village for punching the chief’s nephew, Katango, has found a mermaid in the bathing pool. Battling their initial instincts to attack each other, the two girls come to realize somewhere beneath the waves something is hungry. Originally published by Knight's Press in their anthology "Mermaids!"

June 19, 2026 "All is forgiven of the beautiful. And that's why I'm a princess. I mean a queen. I mean Empress! I mean Goddess. I mean GOD."
 
As Wind-Up tries to sneak inside a death trap, his protege, Basilea the psychic powerhouse, holds a bank - and maybe the world - hostage.
Vibe: Superhero v Supervillain, Action Adventure, Crime
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This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).
 
 
So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...
 
 
 
 
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SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACK
The cost of a coffee buys:
*direct links to the podcast,
*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,
*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,
* our weekly feature on writing.
 
 
Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.
 
 
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June 5, 2026 "I won’t go back. I’ll live forever in the wilderness. Find a cave in the shallows and becomes a mean-spirited magic woman... When the stupid handsome boys glimpse me from across the waves, they’ll swim out to me and be dashed against the rocks and drown."In the island village of Agana Springs disaster is brewing. Fruit trees rotting, the shore line changing, and people vanishing out at sea. The villagers blame the mermaids. The mermaids blame the villagers… but some thing more sinister might be lurking in the water.Originally published by Knight's Press in their anthology "Mermaidens!"Vibe: Island life, Fantasy, Mythic
----This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...----SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACKThe cost of a coffee buys:*direct links to the podcast,*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,* our weekly feature on writing.Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]

For this Fifth Friday, a new host discusses the original Wuthering Heights. Where did the romance come from?Rodger Jackson introduces Adapation Station, an artistic, philisophical, intellectual examination of the nature of adaptations. For example, how does a story about a mad man destroying his adopted family become synomymous with great romance? 

May 15, 2026 "Can those clockwork hippopotamuses bite a man in half?"
Betrayal is stealing from psychopaths who didn't kill you. Wind-up reminisces about a close encounter with the arch-criminal Grinning Skull. And on the eve of the Heist a do-gooder appears... demanding pay.
Vibe: Superhero v Supervillain, Action Adventure, Crime
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This is an AUDIO-ONLY presentation (no video).
 
 
So Imagine. sittin' around the radio in your 1950's bomb shelter. Relaxin' to bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. You'll be delighted, spooked, and always entertained. Paperback Radio! The only stories you'll ever need again...
 
 
 
 
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SUPPORT US ON SUBSTACK
The cost of a coffee buys:
*direct links to the podcast,
*cool behind-the-scenes stuff,
*access to Lane's plays and L.J. short stories,
* our weekly feature on writing.
 
 
Your support goes towards: new recording equipment, full-cast productions, original music, original artwork, filming, and live shows.
 
 
Follow us on Substack: [https://paperbackproductions.substack.com/]