19 episodes

Welcome to a midnight tour of LA. For the tourist who seeks horror and the fantastique, and perhaps some sorrow, in the dark places of Los Angeles and its environs. Short plays and tales of the Weird and Surreal, to keep you company through the Dark and Sleepless Night. . .

A Garden of Terrible Blooms Sharon Yablon

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    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

Welcome to a midnight tour of LA. For the tourist who seeks horror and the fantastique, and perhaps some sorrow, in the dark places of Los Angeles and its environs. Short plays and tales of the Weird and Surreal, to keep you company through the Dark and Sleepless Night. . .

    Unc, a radio play

    Unc, a radio play

    A POOL, SOMEWHERE IN LA. A girl gets a surprise visit from her uncle who has been away. Starring Richard Azurdia and Akela Munsey. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Original Music composed by Alto Saxophonist Art Pepper, and additional Original Music composed by Wayne Peet. A complete list of Art Pepper’s music credits in this play can be found in his bio on the podcast’s website www.terribleblooms.net. Recording Engineer, Mixing & Sound Design by Wayne Peet @ Newzone Studio. Podcast produced by A Story Followed You Here. This play was performed at Library Girl in 2018, and in a one act theater festival produced by The Echo. All Rights Reserved.

    • 16 min
    Toni play

    Toni play

    OLD HOLLYWOOD PART 3, SAN MARINO An aging Ziegfeld Follies showgirl reminisces about her life and loves. Inspired by the ill-fated love affair of Toni Mannix and George Reeves, the first actor to portray Superman. Starring Charmaine Cruz. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Original music by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Recording engineer, Mixing, and Sound Design by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Kodokushi / Lonely Death vocalist Miho (Mia) Ando. Japanese Translation by Hisato Masuyama. Lyrics to Kodokushi by Sharon Yablon:

    The garden calls to me

    The water flowing

    Hands of the dead reach up from the sand

    I am coming, I am coming

    This play was performed at LA True Crime at 3 Clubs Bar in 2022.

    Photograph to accompany play on website by Josh Kolodny. Produced by A Story Followed You Here.

    Please visit our website to learn more about the performers and writer, and to view the original art by painter Cassie Taggart, and the photographs that go with each play, taken around Los Angeles by various photographers. www.terribleblooms.net


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    • 19 min
    Caldera

    Caldera

    OLD HOLLYWOOD PART 2, BEACHWOOD CANYON The last dark night of an Old Hollywood actor’s life. Inspired by the murder of silent film star Ramon Navarro. With David Rubin as Tommy, Isaac J. Cruz as Ramon Navarro, and Shaughn Bucholz as Cookie. Music composed, performed, and recorded by John Groover McDuffie, with John Palmer, drums. Tango by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; this accompaniment arrangement by John Groover McDuffie. Recording Engineer was Wayne Peet @ Newzone Studio. Sound Design & Mixing by Gage Hurley. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Podcast image by Cassie Taggart. All Rights Reserved.

    • 20 min
    Sea Swallow Me

    Sea Swallow Me

    MALIBU A young man hopes to impress the new girl in town. With Destry Cloud and Marti Skoler. Music & Siren Song composed by James Mitchell Steele, with vocals by Heidi Darchuk and lyrics by Sharon Yablon. Recording Engineer, Sound Design & Mixing by Wayne Peet at Newzone Studios. Photograph by Michael Hacker. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. www.terribleblooms.net All Rights Reserved.

    • 17 min
    The Comet Gazers

    The Comet Gazers

    THE SALTON SEA The last people in a dying town await the arrival of a comet.

    With Crystal Diaz, Eugene Butler, and Matthew Tyler Vorce. Music by Andrew Pask. Sound Design and Mixing by Wayne Peet at Newzone Studios. www.terribleblooms.net. All Rights Reserved.

    • 19 min
    The Edge of Heaven

    The Edge of Heaven

    CENTURY CITY A song leads a young woman back to a place from her past. With David Bickford as The Singing Flower Man, Josephine Fite as Charlie, and Mark Fite as Jimmy and The Man. Music and Vocals by David Bickford. Sound Design by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Photograph by Josh Kolodny.

    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

Ponterbee's2ndPhone ,

⛈WHO DID DIS?🥺?☔️

Sharon Yablon?
Cuz it’s freakin’ I N C R E D I B L E.

shaughnbuchholz ,

Love.

These are awesome! Perfect for an imaginative quick escape :)

Phantomhampton ,

Wierd and Wonderful

This is so great to be able to listen to Sharon's work with added soundscape!
Love this!

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