Underwood and Flinch and Other Audiobooks by Mike Bennett: Recent Episodes
Mike Bennett
UK novelist and podcaster, Mike Bennett, reads his own work (including the double Parsec award winning vampire thriller, Underwood and Flinch) and the works of classic authors like H.P. Lovecraft. You'll also find the Something for The Weekend podcast, Mike's own personal take on some of the week's news stories.
(Underwood and Flinch) One of the best podcasts ever - Walt Kolenda, Examiner.com.
I'm back with an update about what’s going on with me, the latest on the possible U&F TV series, and some listener feedback I received regarding the “cut scene” episode from U&F Season 4. It was the one where Ronnie Bishop told David about an old flame called Isobel May, who disappeared after becoming involved with a mysterious (vampire) figure called “Vincent”. So if you’ve unsubscribed from my podcast, resubscribe to get plugged back in. I’ll be posting a new podcast every month from now on.
Music:
"Hep Cats" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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The season finale of Underwood and Flinch Season 4.
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Huzzah!! David, Damo, Redmond, Coleridge, and Valentine all star in this penultimate episode of U&F Season 4.
Picking up straight from Episode 14, with four men running into an Underground station, and none of them knowing quite what is going on.
Links: Mike at SubStack https://mikebennett.substack.com
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Backbay Lounge" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
A bonus episode! This is a cutscene from the previous episode (Episode 14). What happens in it isn't an official part of the story, but I thought you might enjoy it as a bit of bonus content.
In the episode, I mention my Substack chat thingy. Here's a link to that chat:
https://mikebennett.substack.com/p/underwood-and-flinch-season-4-bonus/comments
And finally, the bed music on the podcast is ...
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Backbay Lounge" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Claire Redmond takes the Underground train to work suffering from the weirdest hangover she's ever known.
U&F Underground continues as David meets with the journalist, Ronnie Bishop.
This episode also features the new segment: TV Show News.
The Underwood and Flinch podcast returns! Season 4 begins with events back in time, back in Spain, back in the black of smoke and ash.
Happy New Year, Listeners! A quick podcast to wish you all the best for the New Year, and to say that U&F Season 4 starts in this podcast feed on January 4th, which is this coming Wednesday. Also, I mention my YouTube channel where you can find my first VlogCast. Here's a link to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeBennettAuthor and please subscribe while you're there so you don't miss the next VlogCast. Huzzah!
In this episode, Pauline asks me your questions, and there's a short interview with the executive producer of the (possible) U&F TV series.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Rollin At 5" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
In this episode, Pauline asks me your questions, and there's a short interview with the executive producer of the (possible) U&F TV series.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Rollin At 5" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
True Stories is back for a one-off special, and in this episode, Ewan Buist tells the spooky tale of Gladys.
I hope you enjoy it.
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"George Street Shuffle" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Lobby Time Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
In this episode, Pauline returns to ask me your questions, and we talk about what's new in the world of U&F.
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"Rollin At 5" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
In this episode, Pauline returns to ask me your questions, and we talk about what's new in the world of U&F.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Rollin At 5" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
After Hours 4, featuring news from the world of U&F, and a Q&A with Pauline asking Mike listener questions. And then there's something to get excited about ... but not too excited.
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"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Rollin At 5" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Deuces" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
A new U&F book/podcast is now completed at Patreon. It's called The Devil of Claverton. Hear all about it.
Music:
Rollin at 5 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Mike and Pauline talk about the events of Underwood and Flinch Season 3 Episode 2.
Music:
Rollin at 5 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Mike and Pauline talk about U&F Season 3. In this first episode, the topic is the short story, Disturbing the Devil.See my blog at MikeBennettAuthor.com for more details.
Music:
Rollin at 5 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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The finale of Season 3. Claire Redmond's investigation takes a turn for the decidedly strange.
Can't wait for Season 4? To continue the adventure of U&F Underground, sign up to Mike Bennett's Patreon and plug into the rest of the story, and more.
Episode 13 (Chapter 12) in which Rose invites Damo back to her place. Cosy.
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Redmond and Beck go to church.
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The Fledgling.
The Underwood and Flinch theme is Amad Amma bu Farid Farjad.
from the album Anroozha Vol. 4
Listen to the song at YouTube.
Damo has an unusual encounter in the London Underground.
Additional music on the podcast:
Ghostpocalypse - 1 Departure Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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DCI Claire Redmond shares a dark secret from her past.
This episode also features the segment "What's on Your TV?"
A return to London, and a confession.
Being that this is the festive season and you may find yourself overcome with the spirit of giving, consider dropping by my tip jar at Ko-Fi. All contributions are greatly appreciated :-)
Additional music on the podcast by Andrew Rothman.
U&F Underground Chapter 6, in which we have a chilly reunion with one of the characters from the original Underwood and Flinch novel (Season One).
Additional Music on the Podcast:
"Gathering Darkness" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Day of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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A murdered body is found in London. Enter Detectives Claire Redmond and Larry Beck.
This episode also features What's in My Fridge? and Outtakes.
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Underwood and Flinch Underground begins.
David Flinch returns to England in response to Lisa's desperate call for help.
Season Three of Underwood and Flinch begins with the 2014 short story, Disturbing the Devil.
It's February 1863, and the newly opened Metropolitan Railway is the toast of London.
Among the travellers tonight are the vampire, Lord Underwood, and his guardian, Ben Flinch. But they aren't travelling alone, for Underwood and Flinch have been discovered by a group intent on their destruction.
In this last episode of the True Stories podcast we meet Samus Baisden, a former warehouse employee, who tells us about how a night when some inexplicable and very creepy things took place.
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"George Street Shuffle" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Episode 4 of True Stories. Meet Stephanie Newland, who's experienced more than one spooky incident - in more than one of her homes.
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"George Street Shuffle" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Episode 3 of the True Stories podcast, in which we meet Jennifer Donnow, a lady with an uncommon medical complaint that can lead to embarrassing moments, like the one she recounts in this episode.
This episode also includes news about Season 3 of Underwood and Flinch, plus my new promo for the series.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"George Street Shuffle" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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In this episode of True Stories, Mike Metz tells the tale of "John", a worker in the New York City subway who once had a passion for bacon sandwiches.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"George Street Shuffle" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Welcome to True Stories, an occasional podcast that features true stories (obviously) from some of my patrons at Patreon.
This first show features Paco Marquez from Puerto Rico.
Paco's story is about ... how can I put it? ... a spiritual encounter? Perhaps. But as to the nature of that spiritual encounter, I leave that for you to decide.
You can check out the location of the story in this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S59Z_YPj6jg
Note: Appearing on True Stories is a Patreon perk available in the $5+ tiers. So if you have a story you're dying to share with me and the world, sign up today! Not only can you be on True Stories, but you also get access to over 70 new episodes of Underwood and Flinch!! Click here to check out my Patreon.
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"George Street Shuffle" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural
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Herbert West - Reanimator. Chapter Five: The Horror from The Shadows. Read by Mike Bennett.
Herbert West - Reanimator. Chapter Three: Six Shots by Moonlight. Read by Mike Bennett.
The Vault of Lovecraft podcast begins with the Parsec Award-winning production of H.P. Lovecraft's novella, The Shadow Over Innsmouth.
Poe's immortal poem. This reading also features on a beautifully illustrated YouTube video by Smile Titans Publishing. You can see it here: https://youtu.be/MV1d6izkXl4
Music:
Dark Walk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3612-dark-walk
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W.W. Jacobs' classic dark tale.
Music:
Classic Horror 3 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3513-classic-horror-3
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"Cannibalism in the Cars" is a short story written in 1868 by American writer Mark Twain. It tells the darkly humorous tale of apparent acts of cannibalism from the point of view of a congressman on a snowbound train. It indirectly satirises the political system of the United States of America.
Classic Horror 3 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3513-classic-horror-3
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E.F. Benson's classic eerie tale. Trivia note, this story is part of the old Ealing Studios anthology, Dead of Night.
Music on the podcast:
Ice Demon by Kevin MacLeod
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A hotel on the outskirts of London in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. A brutal couple, Lee and Mandy, arrive in a van with two captive women. Lee and Mandy think the hotel is abandoned, a place to find food and shelter. However, Terry, a former employee who has made the hotel his own, has other ideas.
After the Plague won the Parsec Award in 2016 for Best Novella.
Meet Underwood and Flinch as they cross the Mediterranean on a foggy night. Are they being followed? And if so, by whom? And who should be more worried, the hunter or the hunted?
Henry and Maureen find a very unusual cockroach in their apartment. Have they discovered a new species? This could be their passport to fame and fortune … or the beginning of something horrific.
If you go down in the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise – Alec Bingham is murdering his wife. He’s got it all worked out. But there are some things in the woods that even the most careful planning can’t anticipate.
Benny is late for a hold-up: it’s a hot day, he’s stressed-out, and the large replica handgun in his waistband keeps jabbing at his genitals. Unfortunately for him, his discomfort is only just beginning.
Geoffrey Leech burns in the fires of Hell. When he makes a deal with the Devil, Geoffrey sees more than a chance to ease his suffering – he sees a chance to save his soul. But Satan is not to be easily cheated. Will the Devil get his due, or can Geoffrey escape the horrors of Hell to find his own salvation?
Ken Chase is a real estate agent who won’t let anything come between him and the maximum possible profit from a house sale – not even ghosts.
Vernon ‘Badger’ Brock goes on a pigeon hunt armed with a rubber flashlight, a cat basket, and a loaf of white bread. But who should be the more fearful, the pigeons, or Badger?
Millionaire, Charles Mason has a grotesque idea for a hair transplant that stops one step short of horrific - but fortunately, his personal surgeon is sick enough to take the extra steps necessary to make Charles' dream come true.
Lottery winner, Jim Haslet finds himself caught up in a bizarre nightmare when he and his wife are kidnapped by people even weirder than Jim is.
A blackly comic tale of two men in a grave. Jack starts a series of increasingly unpleasant events when he makes a pass at suspected "wrong boy", Dave.
Edith, elderly and alone and living in an inner-city council block, finds herself the victim of a gang of hoodie-wearing children. She believes they are monsters. Something her son, Martin, finds incredible, until ...
The sequel story to One Among The Sleepless. Originally podcast at Mike Bennett's Patreon Dec 2017 - January 2018.
We return to Brighton for a festive reunion with the surviving characters of One Among The Sleepless to see how things turned out for them, and to try to answer the question: who was The One?
Additional music on the podcast:
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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"SEX, DEATH, AND NOISY NEIGHBOURS"
A killer has come to town. The victims are connected; each pointing to the next, as if in answer to the question: Who is The One?
Is it Peter Reynolds: mild-mannered office clerk pouring petrol through his neighbour’s letterbox in the middle of the night?
Is it Wayne Dolan: a man whose sexual fantasies about his neighbour spiral into dangerous obsession when he learns of her secret life as a dominatrix?
Or is it Gaz: leader of three friends who love nothing more than sex, weed and partying? All women are easy prey for his charms. All except Sally. And the one who doesn’t want him, is the one he has to have – whether she likes it or not.
Mick Nixon has to find the connection, because people are disappearing - and if he and Sally are ever going to share more than just lunch, he’d better hurry up, or they could be next.
A dark, funny, and at times horrific ride, One Among the Sleepless is a thriller set just below the surface of suburban existence. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll throw it through your neighbour’s window tied to a house brick!
“A tale that’s harder to put down than a delicious bad habit.” Walt Kolenda. Examiner.com
A return to the Hall of Mirrors in this short story, written and read by Mike Bennett.
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A Bad Plan
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The Island
Features music from https://filmmusic.io
"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
The sequel to the original Underwood and Flinch podcast begins as David Flinch returns to Casa Underwood.
David, Damo and Miguel arrive at Sergei's club in Malaga, looking for trouble - and finding it.
Episode 41, in which David arrives at the scene of the fire, Miguel tells tales, and Damo makes a remarkable find.
Michelle and Keith - both still under Underwood's spell - await the return of their master at La Reina de Corazones. Will Underwood return for Michelle, or does fate have other plans for Mr and Mrs Mullins?
Underwood and Flinch's night out at El Chupeton - Part 2. David's story continues. Secrets, revelations, conflicts ... and gin: something's gotta give.
David tells Underwood how his mother came to be involved with Arthur and The Sect.
Features music from https://filmmusic.io
"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
With Underwood's origin tale told, we return to the present day and some of the other characters in the story. At La Reina de Corazones, Keith has problems explaining himself to Melanie, while in Malaga, Lydia has an appointment to see an old friend.
Episode 35: Underwood explains how he returned to Matthias, no longer human, and possessed by an appetite for blood.
Lord Underwood continues the story of his origins. A nightmarish creature has snatched Cullen, DeMatos and Dodd away to their deaths. Can Underwood, Matthias and Rudge work together in order to escape the island before the sun goes down? Or will it be every man for himself against the devil?
The vampire, Lord Underwood, continues to tell the tale ofhis beginnings. In this episode, he explains to David how he met the young Matthias Flinch and of his life aboard the pirate ship of Henry Verlaine.
Re-light your cigars and refresh your brandy glasses, in Underwood and Flinch 32 Underwood take us back to the voyage of the Susannah in 1718. No place for a landlubber like John William Brooks.
The first Underwood and Flinch of 2011 - Episode 31 finally arrives! In this episode Underwood and David go up to the roof for brandy and cigars, and the first part of the story of how Underwood became what he is.
Anton and Ivan go to Torremolinos. Underwood wants a late night snack, but David isn't so keen, since the snack in question is Cynthia.
It's Eighties Night at La Reina de Corazones. Underwood is keen to try contemporary dancing, but Keith isn't happy to see him trying it with Michelle.
Episode 25: In which Underwood and Flinch dispose of a body, David learns more about vampires, Lydia's outfit is hard to place, Keith and Billy Boy squabble over pop, and Michelle experiences a strange attraction.
Underwood and Michelle's innocent conversation causes all kinds of strange anxieties to ripple through La Reina de Corazones.
Part Two of Underwood and Flinch begins. Sergei, Anton and Ivan have some catching up to do, David has to come to terms with his new role in life, and Underwood learns some hard truths about the modern world.
Episode 20: While burying the dead, David and Lydia reach an agreement about how to proceed. But how long will that last?
Episode 19: Keith tries to win over a local celebrity using 'British Tapas'. "Huevos! Huevos!"
Episode 18: Underwood learns a little about David and Lydia. And David learns a lot about Underwood.
Episode 17: David, Lydia and Miguel finally get to meet their master. This episode features a bonus mini - 'Mike Bennett Sometimes' add-on.
Episode 15: The sun goes down on Almacena, the Sect are gathering and final preparations are made for Underwood's resurrection.
Episode 14: Can David get Gavin away from Casa Underwood, or will Lydia convince him that murder really isn't such a bad thing after all?
Cynthia and Gerald are hungover and craving blood...y Marys on the terrace at La Reina de Corazones. Meanwhile at Casa Underwood, David and Lydia lock horns and some unpleasant truths are revealed.
Episode 12: Keith tells Michelle that he has been, sort of, 'involved' with Segei, while David and Ana share condolences, memories and serious doubts.
Episode 11 - Chapter 8 concludes with both Jose Almonte and David learning what waits for them in the dark.
Episode 9. Jose Almonte has an unscheduled appointment with his doctor, while David comes to some dangerous conclusions.
Episode 8: In which we learn something of the origins of Keith's vendetta with Sergei, and David hears about John's hopes and fears for Underwood's resurrection.
Episode 7. Meet Gerald and Cynthia Benson, good friends of Lydia Flinch and regulars at La Reina de Corazones. While the Bensons discuss decapitation with Michelle, Lydia brings David home to Casa Underwood and his brother John.
Episode 6. David lands in Spain and meets his sister Lydia. Meanwhile, Keith Mullins, owner of La Reina de Corazones pub in Almacena, hears about the death of an old acquaintance.
Episode 5. David tells Lisa about the family business. Meanwhile, in Spain, we meet another member of the Flinch family with some revelations of her own.
Episode 4. We travel to a remote villa on the Spanish island of Ibiza. Anton Marashov and Ivan Trushko are having problems with bloodstains, and Mark Coleman is having problems with a cowboy hat and some rottweilers.
Episode 3. Lisa returns to David's flat to find the solicitor's letter has changed everything; is the David she knew gone forever?
Episode 2, in which we meet David Smith, an ordinary guy who's just taking it one day at a time. He's got a nice job, a nice apartment, a nice girlfriend... and a head full of bad dreams.
Prologue. Underwood and Flinch drive to the new house in Spain and attract the attention of the Civil Guard.
Meet Underwood and Flinch as they cross the Mediterranean on a foggy night. Are they being followed? And if so, by whom? And who should be more worried, the hunter or the hunted?