Machine of Death

Bearstache Books
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A collection of stories about people who know how they are going to die.

  1. 12/12/2013

    ROCK AND ROLL : Written by Toby W. Rush + read by Rachael McCabe

    "This is my first concert," she replied, mustering her confidence. "But I've been a huge fan since Death by Rock and Roll." She made sure to name-check Stephen's first album, if only to prove her devotion.

    22 min

  2. 03/19/2013

    Machine of Death Card Game - Playtest

    Kris Straub and David Malki play a round of Machine of Death: The Game of Creative Assassination.

    25 min

  3. 02/12/2013

    Machine of Death 2 Interview : Kris Straub, Ryan North, + David Malki !

    Kris Straub interviews Ryan North and David Malki ! at the Super-Stupendous Machine of Death Magic + Variety Show, November 2011.

    25 min

  4. 09/21/2012

    CASSANDRA : Written + read by T.J. Radcliffe

    It was like that movie, back in the day, where the machine asks the kid, "How about a nice game of chess?" / "No," he types back. "Let's play Global Thermonuclear War." / That's what the slip of paper in my hand read. "Global Thermonuclear War."

    25 min

  5. 08/24/2012

    QUESTION MARK : Written by Randall Munroe + read by Howard Tayler

    He had not read his slip of paper. It was folded in an envelope in his left pocket. In his right pocket were several books of matches, and he was wearing a backpack. He pushed his way through the scrubby pine trees on the west border of the barrens. "This isn't how it works, you know. The machine is playing word games. You can't just say what's going to happen ahead of time. That's not how physical law works."

    10 min

  6. 08/16/2012

    DROWNING : Written by C.E. Guimont + read by Sean Casey

    I saw the first ads in March. A week or two later it was all over the news, and then for the next few months you could not get away from it. Still, none of us expected it to have the impact it did. It was a killer. By November I had only had eight or nine dreams when I used to have three or four a week. This is how I make my living.

    23 min

  7. 04/19/2012

    FRIENDLY FIRE : Written by Douglas J Lane + read by Zach Weiner

    She was somewhere north of forty. Her dark hair showed silver strands, and the beginnings of crow's feet bracketed chestnut-colored eyes. Tommy noticed her fingertips, purple and tender. She was a Repeater.

    31 min

  8. 03/08/2012

    WHILE TRYING TO SAVE ANOTHER : Written by Daliso Chaponda + read by Ike Amadi

    Timothy got up. "One hundred and one here; just like the Dalmatians. I'm going to die in a fire while trying to save another." / Isma spoke slowly; she was visibly trembling. "I'm going to die in one hundred and one days as well. In a fire."

    41 min
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A collection of stories about people who know how they are going to die.

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  • Creator
    Bearstache Books
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2013
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2006. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Machine of Death