It Listens from the Radio: Recent Episodes
Lonely Spectre Productions
A malevolent radio entity from outer space surfs across the airwaves of 1950s America searching for listeners to sink its teeth into, one horror story at a time. As it endeavors to kickstart the apocalypse, it will encounter a slasher in a mid-life crisis, a bowling alley in a hairy situation, satanic drag queens, and even evil Tupperware.
A down on their luck glam rock band is gifted mysterious new instruments from the Radio Entity's cult. But when these toys prove to be supernatural tools, will the band choose to use their new powers for good or bad? Meanwhile, Diana, Thompson, and Bleaker finally catch their lead on the whereabouts of the radio cultists.
Written by Alice Maio Mackay
Directed by Brendan Haley
Cast: Antonio Rastelli, Alana Jordan, Brendan Haley, Fayna Sanchez, Cash Allen, Wes Allen, and Michael Varrati
Editing & Mixing by Brendan Haley & Dani Williams
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Working as a graphic designer for the once iconic Tasty Mills cereal company was supposed to be Graham Howell's dream job...but lately, it's been nothing but a nightmare. Tasked to create a brand new character for the brand or pack his bags, the down on his luck young artist turns to some dark materials for inspiration. But when Graham's creation springs from the page to vivid, carnivorous life, he and his co-workers suddenly find themselves face-to-face with a living, breathing cereal mascot that has an insatiable appetite for destruction.
Written & Directed by Michael Varrati
Cast: Joshua Tonks, Teri Gamble, Michael Haley, Ben Baur, Sean Keller, Richard Griffin, Steve Rudzinski, Ally Melling, and Jared Goode.
Editing & Mixing by Brendan Haley & Dani Williams
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An abandoned TV studio from the 1950s, previously a hub of radio cult activity, lures two local lovers, Charlie and Javi, into a world of antiquated sitcom horrors. But is the real terror at play some supernatural force puppeteering the many strange events, or simply the ghosts of the past pointing out the flaws in Charlie and Javi's relationship?
Written by Jorge Molina
Directed by Brendan Haley
Cast: Brendan Haley, Matthew Bridges, Francisco Chacin, Michael Alan Herman, Josie Eli Herman
Editing & Mixing by Brendan Haley
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A quiet community is rocked by aerobic inspired murders. With the help of a VHS tape imbued with strange occultist powers, Patricia must finally get the body of her dreams... in exchange for the souls of others. Diana is brought up to speed on the increasingly tense global anarchy at hand.
Written by Melissa LaMartina & Chris LaMartina
Directed by Brendan Haley
Cast: Brendan Haley, Fayna Sanchez, Cash Allen, Wes Allen, Elissa Wagner, Liesel Hanson, Melissa LaMartina, Chris LaMartina
Editing & Mixing by Brendan Haley
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The Radio Entity has returned. Finding herself thrust into an alternate version of the 1980s, Diana Zane struggles to escape the deranged whims of a sadistic, marketing-obsessed, psychiatric hospital staff. A new threat awakens from a realm beyond the cosmos.
Written & Directed by Brendan Haley
Cast: Brendan Haley, Fayna Sanchez, Cash Allen, Mr. Lobo, Clarke Wolfe, Lotti Pharriss Knowles, Mark Jacobson, Mary Regalado, Sheree Haley
Editing & Mixing by Brendan Haley
Original Music by Jared Goode
Musical Arrangement by James Edwards
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Written and directed by Brendan Haley.
After a daring escape, Diana Zane, Agent Thompson, and Agent Bleaker find themselves hurled into the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Los Angeles. Will the final showdown with the Radio Entity save the planet, or will they find themselves further down the rabbit hole of cosmic horror?
Starring:
Brendan Haley - (DONATE) John Ossoff for U.S. Senate
Fayna Sanchez - (VENMO) @faynasanchez
Tiffany Shepis
Cash Allen
Wes Allen - (PAYPAL) PayPal.me/weswatcheswrestling
BJ Colangelo - (VENMO) @BJColangelo
Cecil Baldwin
Danny Plotner - (VENMO) @Daniel-Plotner
Logan Allison - (VENMO) @LoganH-Allison
Alana Jordan - (VENMO) @AlanaJordan
Mary Regalado - (VENMO)@MaryRegalado
Written by Zack Ogle, and directed by Brendan Haley.
Finding themselves stranded on an island of the forgotten, Diana Zane, Agent Thompson, and Agent Bleaker must brave the peculiar locals trapped in a perpetual happy hour daze, as well as the hoards of pink flamingo, if the trio wishes to return to their home dimension safely.
Starring:
Fayna Sanchez - (VENMO) @faynasanchez
Cash Allen - (DONATE) Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Brendan Haley - (DONATE) John Ossoff for U.S. Senate
Zack Ogle - (DONATE) The Trevor Project
Alana Jordan - (VENMO) @AlanaJordan
Wes Allen - (PAYPAL) PayPal.me/weswatcheswrestling
Written and directed by Brendan Haley.
Thank you for listening to Nightline Radio, the pride of Roswell, New Mexico. As your special broadcast of 'After Hours with Diana Zane: Mistress of the Desert' continues, you might experience a few technical difficulties due to the hostile alien takeover beginning just outside your door. All hail the radio, your tentacled overlord.
Starring:
Brendan Haley (DONATE) John Ossoff for U.S. Senate
Fayna Sanchez (VENMO) @faynasanchez
Cash Allen (DONATE) Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Sean Keller (BANDCAMP) Revenge of the Killer Sounds of Halloween
EK Dagenfield
Wes Allen
Written by BJ Colangelo, and directed by Brendan Haley.
High School's a real witch. It's prom night, and poor Katie-Beth Jarrett is once again the laughing stock of the senior class. That is until a strange and mysterious newcomer named Lily-Jean materializes to help Katie-Beth use the mystical arts of witchcraft to exact sweet sweet revenge on those who would do her harm.
Starring:
Brendan Haley - (DONATE) Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Matthew Scott Montgomery - (DONATE) LGBT Center of Los Angeles
Mary Regalado - (VENMO) @MaryRegalado
Bree Wernicke - (VENMO) @breewernicke!
Matthew Bridges - (VENMO) @mattybridges
Written and directed by Michael Varrati. Produced and mixed by Brendan Haley and Dru Phillips. Special thanks to Allen Vanik.
On Halloween night in a rural desert town, a clandestine couple plan to spend the holiday on a low-key date at the local drive-in. When their undercover outing is interrupted by a cannibalistic swarm of the living dead, the discreet duo is forced to face their truth if they want to survive. Teaming with a local bully, a sassy concessions clerk, and a legendary B-movie director, the boys are about to have a night of horror that isn't restricted to the screen.
Starring:
Brendan Haley - (DONATE) Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Michael Varrati - (DONATE) The Trevor Project
Miss X - (PAYPAL) Xchandler@cox.net
Verton Banks - (DONATE) Equal Justice Initiative
Sean Doherty - (DONATE) The Trevor Project
Sarah Nicklin - (VENMO) @Sarah-Nicklin
Charles Chudabala - (VENMO) @Charles-Chudabala
Ben Baur
Terry Mesnard
Wes Allen
Cash Allen
Written and directed by Harvey Guillén & Jamie Holt.
While babysitting three peculiar children at the old Carmichael house, the local bad boy known as Blaze might just discover a petrifying history within the mysterious confines of Teddy Carmichael's office. But whatever you do, don't open the liquor cabinet.
Starring:
Harvey Guillén
Lauren Holt - (DONATE) The Black Trans Travel Fund
Kale Hills - (VENMO) @kale-hills
Chad Westbrook
Jen Losi - (DONATE) Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
Elena Dole - (DONATE) Downtown Women's Center
Gregory Blair - (PAYPAL) paypalpix@2writers.com
Written by Addison Peacock, and directed by Brendan Haley.
This month's tupperware party is sure to showcase some real spirit when the perfect hostess, Alice, unveils her limited edition Tupperware talking board to the neighborhood housewives. But just who shall be deemed refrigerated leftovers when a demon is summoned into the upscale household?
Starring:
Brendan Haley - (DONATE) The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Elissa Wagner - (VENMO) @elissawagner
Mary Regalado - (VENMO) @MaryRegalado
Jen Losi
Addison Peacock - (DONATE) Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
Gregory Blair - (PAYPAL) paypalpix@2writers.com
Written and directed by Brendan Haley. Fame is a tumultuous road, and one that infamous backwoods slasher, Mr. Rattlehook, is beginning to realize is not for him. But when the Radio Entity stumbles across this fearsome local celebrity, perhaps Mr.Rattlehook's mid-life crisis will be solved.
Starring:
Brendan Haley - (DONATE) Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Ian Watson - (VENMO) @ianwats
Elissa Wagner - (VENMO) @elissawagner
Dan Foster - (DONATE) PFLAG
Written by Adam Huss, and directed by Brendan Haley.
The infamous Radio Entity is on the lamb. But when a group of local teens cross its path while skinny dipping at an abandoned lake, the radio will turn this frivolous midnight swim into a true cannonball of horrors from the deep as it kicks off a cross-country road trip to apocalypse and mayhem most foul.
Starring:
Brendan Haley - (DONATE) The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Adam Huss - (VENMO) @ahuss77
Alex McKenna - (DONATE) No Kid Hungry
Adam Bucci - (VENMO) @adambucci5
Alana Jordan - (VENMO) @AlanaJordan
Ian Watson - (VENMO) @ianwats
Wes Allen
Cash Allen
Nobody's ever dared spend a whole night at Witch House, that's why the ambitious Simon plans to be the first. Along for the ride is his latest squeeze, Randy, who hates all things spooky.
Written by Daniel Montgomery, Directed by Brendan Haley.
Starring: Ben Baur as Randy (VENMO @Ben-Baur-1), Daniel Montgomery as Simon (VENMO @Daniel-Montgomery-2), Mary Regalado as Abitha (VENMO @MaryRegalado), Brendan Haley as The Newscaster / Radio Entity.
Sound mixing by Dru Phillips, and original theme music by Matt Reilly.
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Can the Radio Entity evade the incoming raid of government agents at the door? Will inter dimensional invasion become the new reality? With special musical guest Sean Keller and The Killer Sounds of Halloween, and a word from Bearded Lady's Mystic Museum.
This local bowling alley is headed for a truly hairy situation when all-American dad, Rick Swagger, and his son Jason go head to head with the town kingpin.
Written by BJ Colangelo, Directed by Brendan Haley.
Starring: Cash Allen as Jason Swagger, Wes Allen as Rick Swagger (PAYPAL PayPal.me/weswatcheswrestling), BJ Colangelo as Dolores “The Rack” Romano (VENMO @BJColangelo), Harmony M. Colangelo as Johnny “Sweet Lips” Mancini (VENMO @TheHarmonyMoon), Sam Dee as Penny (VENMO @The-Final-Sam-Dee), and Brendan Haley as The Newscaster / Radio Entity.
Sound mixing by Dru Phillips, and original theme music by Matt Reilly.
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Enemies are closing in on the Radio Entity, but that’s not stopping the bops and tunes from blasting your brains. Featuring special guests Kacee Clanton, Wolfmen of Mars, and DARQ.
A bordello filled with drag queen Satanists might just throw a wrench in the master plan of two infamous criminals on the lamb.
Written and Directed by Brendan Haley.
Starring: Peaches Christ as Madame Bouchard (VENMO @PeachesChrist), Michael Varrati as The Phantom Gunslinger, Clarke Wolfe as Mambo Delphine, Biqtch Puddin as Claudette De Gúmbo (VENMO @biqtchpuddin), Vander Von Odd as Lasso Lou (VENMO @vandervonodd), and Brendan Haley as The Newscaster / Radio Entity.
Sound mixing by Dru Phillips, and original theme music by Matt Reilly.
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After the chilling tale of The Blood Circus, relax with the hot new voice broadcasting on the radio waves, and its sexy tentacles from another dimension. Dare to tune in? Featuring Blacktop Psychedelic Freakout by Wolfmen of Mars (Available on the new album A Place Where Gods Go To Die), and Quarantine My Heart by Sam Wineman (Available on Bandcamp / formal release on Spotify on June 5th).
Far off the beaten path from Lover's Lane, Nancy and Thomas explore the infamously abandoned "Blood Circus". But they aren't alone.
Written by Michael Herman, Directed by Brendan Haley.
Starring: Michael Herman as Thomas / Mr. Smiley / Mr. Smiley’s Son (VENMO @Michael-Alan-Herman), Josie Lapczynski as Nancy / Mrs. Smiley (VENMO @Josie-Lapczynski), and Brendan Haley as the Newscaster / The Radio Entity.
Sound mixing by Dru Phillips, and original theme music by Matt Reilly.
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The Radio Entity takes a pause on sinister world domination to try its tentacles at late-night broadcasting.
Featuring special a musical performance from Sean Keller, off the album The Killer Sounds of Halloween (VENMO @revsean), and ads from Bearded Lady's Mystic Museum.
A quiet night at home for Robbie and Vera Parker turns insidiously inter-dimensional when an unexpected visitor arrives.
Written and Directed by Brendan Haley.
Starring: Drew Droege as Vera Parker (VENMO @Drew-Droege), Brendan Haley as the Radio Entity/Newscaster, and Zack Ogle as Robbie Parker (VENMO @Zack-Ogle).
Sound mixing by Dru Phillips, and original theme music by Matt Reilly.
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The big terrible baddy on tentacles is here! It Listens from the Radio is available everywhere that podcasts and radio dramas can be found, May 8th, 2020!