Journey Into...

Marshal Latham
Journey Into... Podcast

The Unknown, Mystery, Space, Suspense, Science, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror

  1. 28 AUG

    Journey #200 - Funny Farm by Robert Bloch (Mindwebs)

    Joe Satterlee, a reclusive retiree, was holed away in his childhood home amid his extensive collection of vintage comic strips. Who would ever want to do him any harm? To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards. Timecode: 00:00 Intro, 16:04 Tune in, 17:20 "Funny Farm" on Mindwebs, 47:26 Commentary Robert Bloch was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small amount of science fiction. Best known as the writer of Psycho (1959), the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock, Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. He was a protégé of H. P. Lovecraft, who was the first to seriously encourage his talent Mindwebs was a 1970's series out of WHA Radio in Wisconsin that featured weekly semi-dramatized readings of science fiction short stories performed by Michael Hansen. It aired stories by some of the genre's best writers like Robert Bloch, Arthur C. Clarke, Gordon R. Dickson, and Ray Bradbury. Many of the readings were enhanced by music, periodic sound cues, and the occasional character voice, however they are not completely dramatized. Relevant Links: "The Man Who Collected Poe" by Robert Bloch on Rish Outcast (Patreon) Theme music: Liberator by Man In Space To comment on this or any episode:Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comPost a comment on Facebook here, or on X here

  2. 9 AUG

    2024 Journey Into Journey: Illustrated Edition Writing Contest - Title and Picture Assignment

    Several people have opted in for this new Writing Contest and so I will now reveal to them their assigned story titles based on a Journey song and their AI-generated image which they must use as inspiration for their story. The images are shown below, but will also be emailed to each participant. See detailed Submission Guidelines at the bottom. To download, right-click here and then click Save Join the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards. Assigned Images: Sweet and Simple Where Were You Dead or Alive Keep On Runnin' Lay It Down Open Arms Faithfully Precious Time Opened the Door Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Daydream I'm Cryin' 2024 JOURNEY INTO JOURNEY: ILLUSTRATED EDITION WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSION GUIDELINES CONTEST TIMELINE: You will be assigned a story title and AI-generated image based upon a song title from the band Journey. This will be the basis and inspiration for your story. You will receive this assignment via email, and on a podcast episode on August 9th. You must submit your new original story by 12:00:00 AM Mountain Time on December 1, 2024 Winners will be announced on the show and by email before January 1, 2025 The 1st place story will be produced for audio publication on the podcast in 2025. WORD COUNT: No word limit, but judges may tire while reading an overlong story. STORY REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES: The story must be titled as assigned and be based on the AI-generated image you are given. Please write an original story based on inspiration from the assigned title and image. There is no way for me to enforce this, but the spirit of this contest is to provide a prompt for a new story. Preference for speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and various combinations and sub-genre. Remember the 1st place winning story (possibly more) will be produced for the podcast, so we will be looking for stories that "work well in audio." CONTEST RESTRICTIONS: Please no splatter horror, grimdark, or explicit sexual content. Also please avoid coarse profanity. WHO WILL DECIDE THE WINNERS: A panel of volunteer judges. PRIZES: 1st Prize: $20, 2nd Prize: $15, 3rd Prize: $5.  1st place story will be produced as a full cast audio production for the podcast. WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS: Email submissions to journeyintopodcast@gmail.com SUBMISSION FORMAT:  The subject line must contain the prefix of "2024 CONTEST:" followed by the title of your story.  The body of the email should be the text of your story.

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