TWL 1109: "And Just Like the Movies", by Pippa Bailey
The Wicked Library
9th Story Studios LLC
4.6 • 684 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Author: Pippa Bailey
Storyteller: Erika Sanderson
Host: Meg Hafdahl
Featuring a custom score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams.
Story Summary:
Noelle and her far more scientifically gifted friend Zuri, love to get drunk on Fridays and watch their favourite movies. But when Zuri creates a device that allows them to experience film in a WHOLE new way, Friday Movie Night takes an unexpected turn.
Their favourite film The Madness Beyond will never be the same again and neither will they. There’s horror, death, bad accents, and a giant snake.
Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.
If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.
Producer & Showrunner: Daniel Foytik
Producer: Meg Williams
Lead Editor & Executive Producer: Scarlett R. Algee
Creative Director & Executive Producer: Jeanette Andromeda
Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams
Hosted by: Meg Hafdahl
Artwork: Jeanette Andromeda
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC
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The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com
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All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 9th Story Studios, giving story a voice. |
| 0:11.4 | Hi listeners, this is Meg Hofdahl and you are listening to The Wicked Library. |
| 0:17.9 | This is Season 11, episode 9. |
| 0:34.5 | Warning. The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast, created for a mature audience. |
| 0:42.4 | Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity. |
| 0:43.8 | Monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. |
| 0:48.9 | There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. |
| 0:58.0 | Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it. |
| 1:04.3 | If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember that unlike in the real world, these nightmares and your participation in them are under your control. |
| 1:37.3 | So, as I said, my name is Meg, and I'm filling in for Dan, who I'm sure you're used to listening to his voice. |
| 1:43.9 | I'm trying my best to have his cool radio staccato, but I don't know if it's working. You'll have to let me know. I have written |
| 1:46.8 | several episodes for The Wicked Library. It's a great place to explore so many facets of horror. |
| 1:54.6 | You might also know me from my Science of series that I write with my co-author, Kelly Florence. |
| 2:02.5 | We have the science of monsters, the science of women in horror, the science of Stephen King, the science of serial killers, |
| 2:08.7 | and soon we'll have the science of witchcraft. You might also know me from my novels, her dark |
| 2:14.4 | inheritance series, or my short story series, Twisted Reveries. |
| 2:20.6 | I also have a podcast, so if you like the sound of my voice, go to Horror Rewind and |
| 2:27.1 | listen to that, and I talk all about horror movies with my best friend. |
| 2:32.6 | So one of the things I love about Wicked Library is that it's the |
| 2:36.8 | short story form. And there's just something about a short story that you can meet these characters |
| 2:43.6 | for the short amount of time and feel such wonderful, extreme, horrific emotion. |
| 2:52.8 | And yeah, novels are great. |
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