Among the Stacks

Among the Stacks
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When S, Head Librarian of a Library which contains every story from every universe finds themselves alone within its echoing halls, they must brave the Library's infinite collections to try find their colleagues. Their quest will take them to the Library's furthest reaches in search of answers and force them to grapple with the Library's slowly shrinking size, and the threats it poses for the multiverse at large.

  1. Interlude: The Ballad of Mr Old Bones

    2025-02-01

    Interlude: The Ballad of Mr Old Bones

    A wary traveler has a chance encounter with a famous musical storyteller while sheltering from a storm, and finds an unexpected way home. “The Ballad of Mr. Old Bones” was written by Claire Dinnebier and is based on the story "Der Totentanz” by Johan August Apel. If you want to read the original story yourself, you can find it in two translations as “The Piper of Neisse” and "Dance of the Dead". - Starring Shogo Miyakita as Wyrm and Jonathan Cox as Mr. Old Bones Featuring the music of Alexandre Miller Produced by Packhowl Media - The original story: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Totentanz_(Ballade) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Foreign_Tales_and_Traditions/Volume_2/The_Piper_of_Neisse

    21 min
  2. A Christmas Carol - Stave 5: The End of It

    2024-12-25

    A Christmas Carol - Stave 5: The End of It

    In which, after receiving visits from three spectres, Scrooge must decide if he will change his ways... It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠⁠⁠POLYBROW⁠⁠⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠⁠⁠website. The voice of section 1 is the superb Richard Wilde. Richard is a voice actor and actor, and plays Mr Hampson in Gather The Suspects. The voice of section 2 is the grateful NIGEL MCKEON⁠ (she/they/he), the creator of ⁠AMONG THE STACKS⁠, and the host of ⁠HYPERFIXATIONS⁠ and ⁠NANNY OGG'S BOOK CLUB⁠. Episode art by ⁠⁠CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER⁠⁠ (she/her) and ⁠NIGEL MCKEON ⁠(she/they/he) Read along with A Christmas Carol ⁠⁠⁠here

    14 min

  3. 2024-12-24 · BONUS

    'Twas the Night Before Christmas...

    Please enjoy this special Christmas episode of Among the Stacks, where Alasdair Stuart (the voice of Brother Dust) reads Clement Clarke Moore's festive poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas 
 DRAMATIS PERSONAE ALASADAIR STUART as THE NARRATOR 
 Produced by POLYBROW Scored by POLYBROW 
 
 Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠@AmongStacks⁠⁠ for future news and updates, or on our Tumblr ⁠⁠amongthestackspodcast⁠⁠ Join our Discord server ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Read along with A Visit from St. Nicholas ⁠⁠here⁠

    5 min
  4. A Christmas Carol - Stave 4: The Third of the Three Spirits

    2024-12-24

    A Christmas Carol - Stave 4: The Third of the Three Spirits

    In which Scrooge is visited by the last of the spirits and sees what will happen if he does not mend his ways... It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠⁠⁠POLYBROW⁠⁠⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠⁠⁠website. The voice of section 1 is the wonderful ALEXANDER BAUNER (he/they), one of the creators of, and voice of Ellias Emanuel Short in SURCEASE. The voice of section 2 is the one of a kind RHYS LAWTON (he/him). Rhys is a man of many talents, known in the audio drama scene as the voice of January Jones in ETHICS TOWN, and has also voiced characters in shows such as THE SILT VERSES The voice of section 3 is the spooky JEREMY ENFINGER (he/him), a creator of, and voice behind Jeremy in THE STORAGE PAPERS The voice of section 4 is the brilliant SHAUN PELLINGTON (he/him), one of the creators and producers of the podcast WAKE OF CORROSION, in which he also voices Elliot The voice of section 5 is the stand-out DR SARAH PENN (she/her), from RAPTURE 518, a horror/psychological thriller Audio Drama produced in Canada. Episode art by ⁠⁠⁠CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER⁠⁠⁠ (she/her) and ⁠⁠NIGEL MCKEON ⁠⁠(she/they/he) Read along with A Christmas Carol ⁠⁠⁠here

    33 min
  5. A Christmas Carol - Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits

    2024-12-22

    A Christmas Carol - Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits

    In which Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past and takes a journey into his own past... It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠POLYBROW⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠website. The voice of section 1 is the wholesome TAYLOR MICHAELS (he/him), who is the voice of Chance in WOE.BEGONE, David in THE GROTTO, and Winston in TALES FROM THE FRINGES OF REALITY. The voice of section 2 is the talented JESSE SYRATT (she/her). Jesse is the creator and voice behind the podcast NOWHERE ON AIR. The voice of section 3 is the dedicated GRACE GRIEGO (she/her), one of the co-creators of STRONG BRANCH PRODUCTIONS. Grace's voice can be heard in the podcasts THE STENCH OF ADVENTURE and SKILLSET. The voice of section 4 is the stalwart ALEX KINGSLEY (they/them), co-creator of STRONG BRANCH PRODUCTIONS, and the creator of such shows as THE STENCH OF ADVENTURE, STRONG BRANCHING OUT, TABLE SLOP, TALES FROM THE RADIATOR and the upcoming ARCANA IN SUBURBIA The voice of section 5 is the brilliant EMILY PORTER SIEGEL (they/them), a writer and actor whose work can be heard most recently in TRANTHOLOGIES from the [LISTLESS] NETWORK The voice of section 6 is the inimitable MATY PARZIVAL (they/them), Maty is a production assistant on THE AMELIA PROJECT Episode art by ⁠CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER⁠ (she/her) and NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he) Read along with A Christmas Carol ⁠⁠here

    40 min
  6. A Christmas Carol - Stave 1: Marley's Ghost

    2024-12-21

    A Christmas Carol - Stave 1: Marley's Ghost

    In which Scrooge is paid a Christmas Eve visit by his old colleague, the late Jacob Marley... It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠⁠POLYBROW⁠⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠⁠website. The voice of section 1 is NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he), the creator of AMONG THE STACKS, and the host of HYPERFIXATIONS and NANNY OGG'S BOOK CLUB. The voice of section 2 is the lovely TATIANA GEFTER (she/they). Tot is the voice of Violet Lull on THE DEPARTMENT OF VARIANCE OF SOMEWHERE, OHIO, and the creator of the upcoming SOUL OPERATOR, debuting in January 2024. The voice of section 3 is the holiday miracle that is CANDACE MCAFEE (they/she), find more information about their work in TTRPG's here. The voice of section 4 is the mysterious MATTHEW O.K. SMITH (he/him), who is the creator and voice of the podcast NEIGHBOURLY The voice of section 5 is the delightful EIRA MAJOR (he/they), the founder of HANGING SLOTH STUDIOS, and the creator and voice of SPIRIT BOX RADIO, CLOCKWORK BIRD, NOT QUITE DEAD, and the upcoming THE TWELVELMS CONSPIRACY Episode art by CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER (she/her) and NIGEL MCKEON Read along with A Christmas Carol ⁠here

    38 min
  7. A Christmas Carol Teaser: Marley was dead, to begin with

    2024-12-21

    A Christmas Carol Teaser: Marley was dead, to begin with

    What you're about to hear is a snippet of our upcoming production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, releasing this festive season. 
 DRAMATIS PERSONAE 
 NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he) as THE VOICE OF SECTION ONE 
 Edited by POLYBROW (she/her) Scored by POLYBROW 
 Episode art by CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER (she/her) and NIGEL MCKEON 
 Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠@AmongStacks⁠⁠ for future news and updates, or on our Tumblr ⁠⁠amongthestackspodcast⁠⁠ Join our Discord server ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Read along with A Christmas Carol here

    6 min
  8. Book Recommendation: Partial Veil

    2024-11-16

    Book Recommendation: Partial Veil

    This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Partial Veil from Ylem Media Partial Veil is an atmospheric, unsettling folk horror audio drama that explores the true nature of humanity and the deep, dark secrets we all try to hide. The Woods Are Watching. This is their first episode: Ylem. Halo Rhys is missing. The FBI are in Baron, North Dakota looking for him. And Partial Veil Forest… is watching. CW: Violence, Adult Language, Death, Loud Noises, Psychological Torment, chainsaw noises Written, Directed and edited by Allison Cossitt Produced by Ylem Media Original Music Composed by Jakub Żerański    “Fading To Black” by Michael Vignola Allison Cossitt as Josie Ward Peter Wicks as Halo Rhys Candace McAfee as Agent Diane Ramsey Sarah Doreen MacPhee as Agent Arlene Whitt Bjorn Munson as Ray Lester Nancy O'Fallon as Grace Karlsen Mikee Joaquin as Adam Livia Zita as Ildiko Meredith Nudo as Laine Jason Tibor as Walter Ross Giova Arujo as Scientist 1 Juandre Peacock as Scientist 2 To learn more about the awesomeness that is Ylem Media and Partial Veil, visit our website at www.ylemmediaproductions.com. For maximum Partial Veil consumption, follow us into the deep dark forest at https://www.instagram.com/partialveilpodcast, https://bsky.app/profile/partialveil.bsky.social, and https://x.com/PartialVeilAD If you think that this is one of the most bomb-diggity audio dramas out there and you want to make an offering to appease whatever it is that lives in Partial Veil Forest, mosey on over to www.patreon.com/YlemMedia Transcripts available on our website at www.ylemmediaproductions.com/episodes Ylem Media... This is Only the Beginning...

    33 min
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When S, Head Librarian of a Library which contains every story from every universe finds themselves alone within its echoing halls, they must brave the Library's infinite collections to try find their colleagues. Their quest will take them to the Library's furthest reaches in search of answers and force them to grapple with the Library's slowly shrinking size, and the threats it poses for the multiverse at large.

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  • Creator
    Among the Stacks
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
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