The Midnight Reading: "The Summer People"
Sep 01, 2017•42 min
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Episode description
For our final installment: an elegiac tale of summer's end that slyly reveals a creeping, inevitable menace. A masterstroke penned by the great Shirley Jackson.
The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of macabre fiction that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We hope to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.
Hosted by Ali Silva
"The Summer People" by Shirley Jackson — read and performed by Mary Murphy
Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions.
Directed by Holly Payne-Strange
Written by Silbin Sandovar
Theme music by Martina DaSilva
Audio engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener
Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY
Additional music:
"Symphony no. 4 in G" by Gustav Mahler (European Archive Music Recordings)
For upcoming live shows go to:
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com
Follow us on social media: @firesidemystery
Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions
#horror #macabre #mystery #thriller #suspense #audiodrama #radiodrama #radiotheatre #anthology #literature #drama #shortstories #darkliterature #shirley jackson #summer #smalltown #creepy #menace #weird #country #countryside #summerhome #lake #thunder
The Midnight Reading is a special summer series of dramatic readings of lost classics from the world of macabre fiction that have inspired our show, Fireside Mystery Theatre. We hope to encourage you, dear listeners, to embrace the joy of books and to build your own collection of dark literature.
Hosted by Ali Silva
"The Summer People" by Shirley Jackson — read and performed by Mary Murphy
Created and produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva for Fireside Mystery Productions.
Directed by Holly Payne-Strange
Written by Silbin Sandovar
Theme music by Martina DaSilva
Audio engineered by Bill & Delaney Hafener
Recorded at The Silo Studio in Shirley, NY
Additional music:
"Symphony no. 4 in G" by Gustav Mahler (European Archive Music Recordings)
For upcoming live shows go to:
http://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com
Follow us on social media: @firesidemystery
Copyright 2017 Fireside Mystery Productions
#horror #macabre #mystery #thriller #suspense #audiodrama #radiodrama #radiotheatre #anthology #literature #drama #shortstories #darkliterature #shirley jackson #summer #smalltown #creepy #menace #weird #country #countryside #summerhome #lake #thunder
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