Paperback Radio
Paperback Radio unveils bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. Two award-winning creatives invite you to indulge in their strange fiction. L.J. Longo (author) and Lane McLeod Jackson (playwright and director) love audio drama, so we decided to make some. We come out of our shells on the odd weeks of each month, hopefully to your delight and probably to God’s scorn. We hope you are sometimes delighted, sometimes spooked, but always entertained by the stories of Paperback Radio!
Episodes
Oct 4, 2024
Oct 4, 2024
26 min
In this horror story, a young girl is tempted by dark power and darker dreams.L.J. Longo's "Needle and Knife" won an honorable mention in the 2018 Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Contest (horror category). Trigger warning: Mutilation of a newborn.
Sep 20, 2024
Sep 20, 2024
15 min
Episode 6 of The Witch Hunters is an urban horror story. The Malleous' righteous warriors become aware of a trick, but driven by vengance Emma pushes them to attack.
Sep 6, 2024
Sep 6, 2024
22 min
Two stories by L.J. Longo, "Failed at Life" and "But Suppose..." welcome you to the ghostly time of year. "Failed at Life" features an over-achiever woman waiting in the DMV of the dead who learns somehow she only did the bare minimum."But Suppose" finds You surrounded by demons and faceless people trapped between the ocean and some rocks for all eternity. What are your options? It's inspired by the brilliant song "Not Entirely Alone" by The Narcissist Cookbook.
Aug 16, 2024
Aug 16, 2024
21 min
Episode 5 of The Witch Hunters is an urban horror story. After a narrow escape into Hell, the witch must discover who is hunting him and take revenge.
Aug 2, 2024
Aug 2, 2024
20 min
In this fantasy story, Saffron, a humble witch with only three baffling plants, is likelier to swallow their tongue than to talk to strangers. Yet, without using magic, Rooster convinces Saffron not only to go to an elite garden show, but to give a speech that could change their lives.
Jul 19, 2024
Jul 19, 2024
16 min
Episode 4 of The Witch Hunters is an urban horror story. A playground, an ice cream truck, and a deadly trap being sprung. But who is actually being set-up?
Jul 5, 2024
Jul 5, 2024
23 min
It can be difficult to make your crush notice you under normal conditions. But what do you do when winged lions are flying around, and the walls are turning to fish? This is a fantasy romance story.
Jun 21, 2024
Jun 21, 2024
25 min
Episode 3 of The Witch Hunters is an urban horror story. There are consequences to mercy, and Mortimer's coven is about to discover them.
Jun 7, 2024
Jun 7, 2024
11 min
Two women are on a date... or are they just friends from work? Even they don't know, and it's driving the barista crazy. This is love story brought to you by L.J. Longo
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
19 min
Episode 1 of The Witch Hunters is an urban horror story. When animals are being harvested for their hearts, people are going missing, and homes are set ablaze, someone is bound to notice the witch in suburbia.
Bi-monthly stories from an eclectic array of genres. L.J. Longo, award-winning short fiction writer, and Lane McLeod Jackson, award-winning playwright and director, love audio drama. We were both inspired by the golden days of radio (like "Suspense!: Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills", "Sorry Wrong Number" and the infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast) and by audiobooks. There's something fantastic about closing your eyes and having an entirely new world unfold in your imagination.
We invite you into our strange worlds and hope you are sometimes delighted, sometimes spooked, but always entertained!