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**A monthly podcast of classic short stories narrated by author, C.J. Carter-Stephenson, with music by Kevin MacLeod and immersive sound effects.**

Joined May 2021
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All aboard-the skysteamer is about to depart! Join C.J. Carter-Stephenson this May for the @brightonfringe performance of Skysteamer to Athens. See an airship fly & meet an automaton puppet in this storytelling extravaganza...brightonfringefest.co.uk/sho…
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Following his sold out performances at @brightonfringe Festival, C.J. Carter-Stephenson will be returning to Brighton at 6pm next Sunday for a special Halloween performance of TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR. Tickets on sale now at sweetvenues.com/whats-on/tal… #storytelling #Halloween
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Hear ye, hear ye! In just over 3 weeks, the shadows will gather for the @CamdenFringe performance of storytelling extravaganza TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR. The show is on at St. Paul's Church Hall on 17/08. Tickets on sale at camdenfringe.com/events/tale… #storytelling #HorrorStories
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There's less than a week until the @vfringe performance of C.J. Carter-Stephenson's storytelling extravaganza, TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR. At 11am on 20th July, the ghosts will gather at Ingrams Yard, Ventnor. Find out more at ventnorexchange.littleboxoff… #IsleofWight #storytelling
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After two sold out shows at the @brightonfringe, author and actor C.J. Carter-Stephenson will be performing his storytelling extravaganza TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR in Scarborough at 4.30pm on 22nd June at @ymcayorks. Details at scarboroughfair.uk/events/ta…. #ScarboroughAndWhitby
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Hear ye, hear ye! At 7.30 tonight, the lights will dim and the shadows will gather at St Mary's Church, Brighton for the first @brightonfringe performance of TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR. Tickets on sale now at eventbrite.com/e/tales-in-th…. #storytelling #horrorstory #Fringe #brighton
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In less than a week, things will be going bump in the night in Brighton with the first 2024 performance of C.J. Carter-Stephenson's readers theatre extravaganza, TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR. Tickets on sale now, but selling fast at brightonfringe.org/events/ta…. #Brighton #storytelling
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1.BRAM STOKER'S WEREWOLF NOTES - A thread Stoker spent seven years researching #Dracula. He wrote copious handwritten notes on folkloric creatures including the werewolf, consulting Sabine-Baring Gould's The Book of #Werewolves, 1865
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C.J. Carter-Stephenson is going back on the road for more TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR performances. Confirmed dates are... 3 May-St. Mary's Church, Brighton 1 Jun-Brighton Toy & Model Museum 22 Jun-YMCA Yorkshire Coast 17 Aug-King's Head Theatre, London carter-stephenson.co.uk/even…
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If anyone's looking for a festive fiction fix, why not take a sleigh ride back into the past with our version of Hans Christian Andersen's THE FIR TREE🌲. It's a bittersweet classic you won't forget. The video is out now at youtu.be/6c5ESnGEygs . Merry Xmas 🎅☃️ #folloback
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The audio for Season 2, Episode 8 of our podcast is out now at directory.libsyn.com/episode…. It's an Edgar Wallace mystery called CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, which was first published in 1929 and is about a woman accused of murder because of circumstantial evidence. #follo4folloback
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After a hiatus, we're firing up our literary time machine for some new releases. First up is our take on CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE by Edgar Wallace, available in audio form on 1st December. Then in time for Xmas, we'll be posting a video for our version of THE FIR TREE. #folloback
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Ray and Bubo!
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Glenn Strange and Ann Blyth on the Universal backlot during the productions of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid circa 1948
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THE LADY OF THE HOUSE OF LOVE (1979): Angela Carter's re-telling of the female vampire or vamp. She is a pale young woman, in a castle, who feeds on virginal men but is herself victim to her own stereotypes. (Image: Teeething, Deviantart) #31daysofhalloween #FairytaleTuesday
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"The Sleepwalker II" by French artist and illustrator Orphné Achéron #FairyTaleTuesday #OfDarkandMacabre #art #fashion #mythology #folklore #fantasy #mummy
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It's just over a week until the Halloween performance of TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR at @FavershamFringe. For a morning of spooky storytelling fun, stop by the Guildhall at 11.30am next Saturday. Check out youtube.com/watch?v=o6mqfBwD…… for highlights from the @WatFringe show. #fringe
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Hear ye, hear ye! At 6.45 tonight, the lights will dim and the shadows will gather at the @PumpHouseCentre in Watford for C.J. Carter-Stephenson's TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR show. Availability is limited, so book now to avoid disappointment... watfringe.co.uk/events/tales… @WatFringe
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Just over a week until things go bump in the night in Watford with CJ Carter-Stephenson's @WatFringe performance of TALES IN THE KEY OF TERROR. Tickets on sale at watfringe.co.uk/events/tales…. Stop by the Atria Shopping Centre at 12:30 this Saturday for a free preview. #events #fringe
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