Dark Matter Magazine (Dark Matter Audiolab)

"The Revolving Couch Therapy Ride" was first published in Issue 002 of Dark Matter Magazine, Mar-Apr 2021.  To purchase Issue 002, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

"Linghun" by Ai Jiang is a tale of haunting specters and the grief sick town that perpetuates them.  "Linghun" is our first Dark Matter INK audiobook: now available now in our shop!  

Written by Bo Balder Performed by Bridie Jurasevich Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"The Extermination Device of the Blacksmith" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021.  To purchase issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop.

Written by Solomon Uhiara Performed by Ato Essandoh Sound Design by James Findlater Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"The Past, History" was first published in Issue 002 of Dark Matter Magazine, Mar-April 2021.  To purchase Issue 002, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

"Linghun" by Ai Jiang is a tale of haunting specters and the grief sick town that perpetuates them.  "Linghun" is our first Dark Matter INK audiobook: now available now in our shop!

Written by Aeryn Rudel Performed by John Druska Recorded by Paul Tremiti Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Evrim's Children" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021. To purchase Issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop.

Written by Ray Nayler Performed by Holly Laurent Sound Design by Phil McLaughlin Original Music by Andy Rosen Additional Sound Editing by Maggie McLaughlin Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We have a special episode today, featuring one of the twenty-nine incredible audio stories from the brand-new audiobook for acclaimed anthology Dark Matter Presents Haunted Reels: Stories from the Minds of Professional Filmmakers, curated by David Lawson Jr., published by Dark Matter INK, and produced by Dark Matter Audiolab for audio.

Purchase the complete audiobook right now on Audible, or grab a print copy of the anthology wherever books are sold, including on the Dark Matter shop. With original stories by film-industry greats like C. Robert Cargill, Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Brea Grant, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Jay Baruchel, Gary Sherman, and more, you won’t want to miss this one. And be sure to keep an eye out for Haunted Reels 2, coming later this year from Dark Matter INK, featuring stories by Mike Flanagan, David Bruckner, Rebekah McKendry, and more.

Today’s story is “FuGaZi,” written by Janina Gavankar & Russo Schelling, performed by Sam Witwer, Ahmed Best, Louis Herthum, and Bernard White, produced by Safe Haven at Slap Studios LA and with Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young for Dark Matter INK.

"Death in the Afternoon" was first published in Issue 003 of Dark Matter Magazine, May-Jun 2021.  To purchase Issue 003, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

"Linghun" by Ai Jiang is a tale of haunting specters and the grief sick town that perpetuates them.  "Linghun" is our first Dark Matter INK audiobook: now available now in our shop!  

Written by John G. Wimer Performed by Aaron Sinn Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

Welcome to Season 3 of the Dark Matter Magazine Podcast!  We have a dynamic selection of stories for you this season and we can't wait for you to hear them. In this episode we take a sneak peek into Dark Matter INK's horror anthology Human Monsters.  In "Barry & Lich" by Stephen S. Schreffler, as well as an interview with the author himself!  Stephen's novel The Bleed is releasing soon from Dark Matter INK and we're as excited as you are!

The narration of "Barry & Lich" is also featured in the Human Monsters audiobook, available on Audible now!

Written by Stephen S. Schreffler Performed by Kira Nova Sound Design by Alli Nova Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"The Last Science Fiction Story" was first published in our first Halloween Special Issue of Dark Matter Magazine.  To purchase this issue visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Keep your eyes on Fantasia International Film Festival, we'll be debuting our anthology Haunted Reels!

Written by Alan Vincent Michaels Performed by Ward Roberts Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Little Loves" was first published in Issue 004 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jul-Aug 2021.  To purchase Issue 004 as well as preorder Free Burn by Drew Huff, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Sophie Yorkston Performed by Loretta Chang Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Recycle of Violence" was first published in Issue 003 of Dark Matter Magazine, May-June 2021.  To purchase Issue 003, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Andrew Leon Hudson Performed by David Ault Sound Design and Editing by Allison Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Finishers" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021. To purchase Issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop.

Written by Christi Nogle Performed by Michaela Meyers Sound and Music Design by Phil McLaughlin Audio Mastering by Paul Tremiti Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"The House of Shapes" was first published in Issue 003 of Dark Matter Magazine, May-Jun 2021.  To purchase Issue 003, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

"Linghun" by Ai Jiang is a tale of haunting specters and the grief sick town that perpetuates them.  "Linghun" is our first Dark Matter INK audiobook: now available now in our shop!

Written by Hailey Piper Performed by Piper Reese Sound Design and Editing by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Drifting From Her Lunar Ruin" was first published in Issue 002 of Dark Matter Magazine, Mar-April 2021.  To purchase Issue 002, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Sloane Leong Performed by Holly Laurent Sound Design and Editing by Allison Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"The Hottest on the Hotline" was first published in Issue 002 of Dark Matter Magazine, March-April 2021.  To purchase Issue 002, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Evan Marcroft Performed by Molly Jenson Sound Design and Editing by James Findlater Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Nothing New Under the Moon" was first published in Issue 005 of Dark Matter Magazine, Sept-Oct 2021.  To purchase Issue 005 visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Malena Salazar Maciá

Translated by Toshiya Kamei Performed by Kit Adames Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Set For Life" was first published in Issue 004 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jul-Aug 2021.  To purchase Issue 004, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Warren Benedetto Performed by Kira Nesbit Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

Cover Art by Ninja Jo (who can also be found on Instagram)

"Nanogod" was first published in Issue 003 of Dark Matter Magazine, May-Jun 2021.  To purchase Issue 003 visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Larry Hodges Performed by Nick Robertson Sound Design by Alli Nova Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We have three titles now available in our audiobook catalogue!  Dark Matter Presents Haunted Reels: Stories from the Minds of Professional Filmmakers curated by David Lawson Jr., Rootwork by Tracy Cross, and Linghun by Ai Jiang are just the beginning of our growing Audible library of carefully edited and lightly sound designed audiobooks.  Join us for the best and darkest of sci-fi and horror, and we'll see you in two weeks!

"Tripping Through Time" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021. To purchase Issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop.

Written by Rich Larson Performed by Molly Jenson Sound Design by Paul Tremiti Original Music by Paul Tremiti Additional Sound Design by Trevor Lindborg Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Your Augmented Home Is Now Ready" was first published in Issue 002 of Dark Matter Magazine, Mar-April 2021.  To purchase Issue 002, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

To preorder "Linghun" by Ai Jiang, visit our shop!  We have an audiobook releasing on the same day as print.

Written by Erich Alan Werner Performed by Alli Nesbit Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Her Tongue Was Weighted with Salt" was first published in Issue 002 of Dark Matter Magazine, Mar-April 2021.  To purchase Issue 002, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Alexandra Seidel Performed by Erika Sanderson Sound Design and Editing by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"#NoFilter" was first published in Issue 004 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jul-Aug 2021.  To purchase Issue 004 visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Louis Evans Performed by Bridie Jurasevich Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"The Blue Man" was first published in Issue 005 of Dark Matter Magazine, Sept-Oct 2021.  To purchase Issue 005 visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Dawn Lloyd Performed by Leader Looi Sound Design by Alli Nova Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We have three titles now available in our audiobook catalogue!  Dark Matter Presents Haunted Reels: Stories from the Minds of Professional Filmmakers curated by David Lawson Jr., Rootwork by Tracy Cross, and Linghun by Ai Jiang are just the beginning of our growing Audible library of carefully edited and lightly sound designed audiobooks.  Join us for the best and darkest of sci-fi and horror, and we'll see you in two weeks!

"Hounds of Thule" was first published in Issue 003 of Dark Matter Magazine, May-Jun 2021.  To purchase Issue 003, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Christine Lucas Performed by Erika Sanderson Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"The Last Miner" was first published in Issue 002 of Dark Matter Magazine, Mar-April 2021.  To purchase Issue 002, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

"Linghun" by Ai Jiang is a tale of haunting specters and the grief sick town that perpetuates them.  "Linghun" is our first Dark Matter INK audiobook: now available now in our shop!

Soon to be released as our first Dark Hart Books audiobook, keep your eyes on the shop for the first novel in C.S. Humble's Black Wells series: "All These Subtle Deceits".

Written by Tom Jolly Performed by Aaron Sinn Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Bodhisattva From Bit" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021.  To purchase issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop.

Written by Andy Dudak Performed by John McLaughlin Sound Design by James Findlater Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Check, Please." was first published in Issue 003 of Dark Matter Magazine, May-Jun 2021.  To purchase Issue 003, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Keep your eyes on Fantasia International Film Festival, we'll be debuting our anthology Haunted Reels!

Written by Sophie Jaff Performed by Alli Nesbit Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We sit down today with writer, director, and producer Izzy Lee to talk about her new Dark Matter INK novel, "I Can See Your Lies".  "I Can See Your Lies" releases on 2/13/24 and you can find a preorder link in our shop!

Additionally, Izzy Lee's short story "The Beginning" is featured in Dark Matter INK's sci-fi/horror anthology Haunted Reels, which has an audiobook coming shortly through Audible.  

"Drop Shipment Standard Procedure" was first published in Issue 003 of Dark Matter Magazine, May-Jun 2021.  To purchase Issue 003, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Keep your eyes on Fantasia International Film Festival, we'll be debuting our anthology Haunted Reels!

Written by Marie Croke Performed by Shaina Summerville Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Roaches" was first published in Issue 009 of Dark Matter Magazine, May-June 2022.  To purchase Issue 009 visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Ai Jiang Performed by Ainsleigh Barber Sound Design by Alli Nova Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We have three titles now available in our audiobook catalogue!  Dark Matter Presents Haunted Reels: Stories from the Minds of Professional Filmmakers curated by David Lawson Jr., Rootwork by Tracy Cross, and Linghun by Ai Jiang are just the beginning of our growing Audible library of carefully edited and lightly sound designed audiobooks.  Join us for the best and darkest of sci-fi and horror, and we'll see you in two weeks!

"Ride the Snake" was first published in Issue 005 of Dark Matter Magazine, Sept-Oct 2021.  To purchase Issue 005 visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Claudine Griggs Performed by Loretta Chang Sound Design by Alli Nova Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We have three titles now available in our audiobook catalogue!  Dark Matter Presents Haunted Reels: Stories from the Minds of Professional Filmmakers curated by David Lawson Jr., Rootwork by Tracy Cross, and Linghun by Ai Jiang are just the beginning of our growing Audible library of carefully edited and lightly sound designed audiobooks.  Join us for the best and darkest of sci-fi and horror, and we'll see you in two weeks!

"The Past and Future Lives of Test Subjects" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021.  To purchase Issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. 

Written by Octavia Cade Performed by Aaron Sinn Sound Editing and Design by James Findlater Produced by Phil McLaughlin and Lucy McLaughlin

Author, Octavia Cade, has written an essay to accompany this story and give context to the horrible and real events presented during the narrative, specifically the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which was a terrible failing of scientific ethics from 1932-1972 in the United States. The essay, "The Past and Future Lives of Scientists" examines ethics in science today by turning a critical eye to the ethical scientific failures of the past.  Read the important essay here.

"A Bolt of Lightning" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021. To purchase Issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop.

Content Warning: plague and sickness

Written by Malena Salazar Maciá Translated by Toshiya Kamei Performed by Idalia Valles Sound Design by Phil McLaughlin Original Music by Andy Rosen Audio Mastering by Paul Tremiti Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We sit down today with Tracy Cross, author of the Conjure series, to talk about her Dark Matter INK novels "Rootwork" and the upcoming "A Gathering of Weapons".

"Rootwork" available for purchase in print, e-pub, and on Audible.

"Rootwork" 2024 edition and "A Gathering of Weapons" are both available for pre-order!

"Faulty Worker Process" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021.  To purchase issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop.

Written by Derrick Boden Performed by Noah Khyle Sound Editing and Design by James Findlater, Paul Tremiti, and Phil McLaughlin Additional Sound Editing by Eric Carroll Original Music by Andy Rosen Produced by Phil McLaughlin

"Wildflower" was first published in Issue 004 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jul-Aug 2021.  To purchase Issue 002, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop

Written by Anna Madden Performed by Atticus Jackson Sound Design by Alli Nesbit Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We're coming to you on our off week, surprise!  Today we have a special interview with Ai Jiang on Linghun, preceded by it's first two chapters!  

Written by Ai Jiang Performed by Nancy Wu Sound Design by Alli Nova Produced by Phil McLaughlin

We have three titles now available in our audiobook catalogue!  Dark Matter Presents Haunted Reels: Stories from the Minds of Professional Filmmakers curated by David Lawson Jr., Rootwork by Tracy Cross, and Linghun by Ai Jiang are just the beginning of our growing Audible library of carefully edited and lightly sound designed audiobooks.  Join us for the best and darkest of sci-fi and horror, and we'll see you in two weeks!