If we sit and talk in a dark room, words suddenly acquire new meanings and different textures. All these gestural qualities that the printed page strips from language come back in the dark, and on the radio." ---- Marshall McLuhan----
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Midnight Radio Theater is a new approach to audio fiction. The show's purpose is to offer a new kind of storytelling experience. Each piece creates a vividly filmic and very "in the now" aural experience, one best heard late at night, with the lights out and your mind fully awake.
Creator Billy Senese describes his short audio fiction as, "a dark Chekhov meets the Twilight Zone."
"My intent has always been to create an experience where it feels like you’re watching a movie inside your head. Of course, I can't control how you will listen to these stories, but if you take the time, turn off the lights, sit down and listen without interruption or distraction, you’ll see what I mean."
Billy Senese is an independent filmmaker, audio producer and writer living in Nashville, Tennessee. His work focuses on the darker, hidden aspects of humanity. In the last few years he has turned his attention to writing and producing Midnight Radio Theater.
Disclaimer: This content may not be suitable for children under 17. Some of the material contains crude language, strong sexuality and disturbing violence. Parental discretion is advised.
Credits: Written, Directed and Produced by Billy Senese. Music by Thomas Nöla. Sound Mixer, Will Fox. Sound Designer, Billy Senese. Boom Operator, Danny DiLorenzo. Foley Artists, Erika Senese and Dylan McCann. Actors: Marin Miller, Jesse James Locorriere, Jenny Littleton, Jessica Morris and Brandon Boyd.
2008 Senese Productions
Insomnia
Sydney cannot sleep. On the clock, the minutes seem to go by in slow motion. His mind refuses to shut down. He imagines the doctor’s expression when he gets the test results that show...what? He thinks about the possibility of the worst. In emotional turmoil, he rewinds his life back to her and the terrible mistake that has haunted him ever since. The Long Weekend
A young married couple from the city, in the midst of relationship troubles, decides to spend a long weekend in the country. In the strangeness of their surroundings, with the heat and the mosquitoes, they lie awake. Gradually, their conversation turns from playful to angry. As the resentment escalates, they are at first unaware that something is in the woods, creeping closer to their cabin. Something unforeseen. Something terrifying.
Disposable Life
When William's corporate job requires him to fire an employee, he realizes how troubled he is by his world of McMansions, credit card debt, and the trappings of middle class existence. He resolves to search for change, but too many drinks, a chance meeting with a stranger, and a series of bad decisions threaten to send him spiraling back to where he started.
The Suicide Tapes Following the death of Dr. Lynn Forester on January 24th, 2003, the homicide investigation uncovers a series of audio tapes. The recordings include Dr. Forester’s notes and interview sessions with her last known patient, John Clarke. In a chilling playback, the Suicide Tapes reveal the other side of madness.
The Woman in the Basement
The old house charmed Courtney and Landon from the start. Built in the late 1800s and beautifully renovated, it seemed the perfect place to begin their new life together and forget the mess they had left behind. But they do not know that the house has a secret of its own. Blood Oath
When the Captain takes over a small-manned space ship and holds the crew hostage, they must find out what unknown destination they are headed for and what the Captain is planning. Will they succeed in their desperate attempt to gain control of the ship?
Flu
Flu is about a family who seclude themselves in the mountains during a dangerous epidemic of the swine flu. But their decision to quarantine themselves turns bad when the virus shows up at their door. Let’s just say this is not a story for the faint at heart.
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Thanks James ! These look excellent..
Lesa
Creator Billy Senese describes his short audio fiction as, "a dark Chekhov meets the Twilight Zone."
"My intent has always been to create an experience where it feels like you’re watching a movie inside your head. Of course, I can't control how you will listen to these stories, but if you take the time, turn off the lights, sit down and listen without interruption or distraction, you’ll see what I mean."
Billy Senese is an independent filmmaker, audio producer and writer living in Nashville, Tennessee. His work focuses on the darker, hidden aspects of humanity. In the last few years he has turned his attention to writing and producing Midnight Radio Theater.
Disclaimer: This content may not be suitable for children under 17. Some of the material contains crude language, strong sexuality and disturbing violence. Parental discretion is advised.
Credits: Written, Directed and Produced by Billy Senese. Music by Thomas Nöla. Sound Mixer, Will Fox. Sound Designer, Billy Senese. Boom Operator, Danny DiLorenzo. Foley Artists, Erika Senese and Dylan McCann. Actors: Marin Miller, Jesse James Locorriere, Jenny Littleton, Jessica Morris and Brandon Boyd.
2008 Senese Productions
Sydney cannot sleep. On the clock, the minutes seem to go by in slow motion. His mind refuses to shut down. He imagines the doctor’s expression when he gets the test results that show...what? He thinks about the possibility of the worst. In emotional turmoil, he rewinds his life back to her and the terrible mistake that has haunted him ever since.
A young married couple from the city, in the midst of relationship troubles, decides to spend a long weekend in the country. In the strangeness of their surroundings, with the heat and the mosquitoes, they lie awake. Gradually, their conversation turns from playful to angry. As the resentment escalates, they are at first unaware that something is in the woods, creeping closer to their cabin. Something unforeseen. Something terrifying.
When William's corporate job requires him to fire an employee, he realizes how troubled he is by his world of McMansions, credit card debt, and the trappings of middle class existence. He resolves to search for change, but too many drinks, a chance meeting with a stranger, and a series of bad decisions threaten to send him spiraling back to where he started.
The Suicide Tapes Following the death of Dr. Lynn Forester on January 24th, 2003, the homicide investigation uncovers a series of audio tapes. The recordings include Dr. Forester’s notes and interview sessions with her last known patient, John Clarke. In a chilling playback, the Suicide Tapes reveal the other side of madness.The old house charmed Courtney and Landon from the start. Built in the late 1800s and beautifully renovated, it seemed the perfect place to begin their new life together and forget the mess they had left behind. But they do not know that the house has a secret of its own.
When the Captain takes over a small-manned space ship and holds the crew hostage, they must find out what unknown destination they are headed for and what the Captain is planning. Will they succeed in their desperate attempt to gain control of the ship?
Flu is about a family who seclude themselves in the mountains during a dangerous epidemic of the swine flu. But their decision to quarantine themselves turns bad when the virus shows up at their door. Let’s just say this is not a story for the faint at heart.