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NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin Holland

NOCTRANS Ep 185 - The Missing Spare

NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin Holland

Kristin Holland

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4.8676 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

A trip to the local bowling lanes takes a dark turn for three hapless teens in a tale that we found to be right up our alley.

We think you'll... have a ball with this one too.

 

Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present: 

Keith Downey's

THE MISSING SPARE

 

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NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS is a fortnightly podcast featuring inspired performances of short horror stories, both old and new, by voice artist Kristin Holland.

 

https://www.nocturnaltransmissions.com.au

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, gentle listener, and welcome to Nocturnal Transmissions, the fortnightly podcast that brings you dark tales both old and new,

0:24.3

performed by your humble narrator, Kristen Holland.

0:29.9

Now, I ask you what sort of horror story podcast doesn't feature some hapless teens in peril every now and again.

0:41.3

Not this one, gentle listener. Oh no. Not this one.

0:47.9

So let's find some adolescents and put them in harm's way, shall we?

0:56.0

Nocturnal transmissions is proud to present.

1:03.0

Keith Downey's The Missing Spare. It was hot.

1:22.6

Even for a late summer night.

1:25.6

The sun had made its lazy descent a couple hours ago,

1:31.0

but the humidity stubbornly stood its ground.

1:34.6

The air was so thick that you could almost open your mouth and take a drink,

1:39.2

and Drew could feel the heat of the black top shimmering up through the soles of his ratty sneakers.

1:47.0

He needed some new kicks, but he needed money for that, and working as a grunt in his

1:52.6

dad's sandwich shop wasn't getting him new Jordans any time soon. He'd be stuck with

1:58.4

his Reeboks for most of senior year.'

2:01.6

"'He flung an empty beer can across the parking lot,

2:05.0

"'then turned to look back at his friends.

2:07.3

"'They were still finishing a shared cigarette,

2:10.9

"'passing the thing back and forth with tender glances,

2:14.5

"'caressing each other's fingers with each exchange. He tried to keep his voice even.

2:22.3

Come on, are we doing this or what? He heard rubber grinding on asphalt, Eddie putting out his butt.

2:31.8

Hell yeah, man, let's do it.

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