Tales of The... http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress Presenting exciting multi media fiction Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:37:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Original fiction stories written and performed by the creators from Talesofthe.com. Presenting exciting multi media fiction Talesofthe.com http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/twitter-new-small-lol.jpgTales of The...http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress Fiction, performance, Tales of the, show no Tales of The contact@talesofthe.com The Little King with no Son http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=719 http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=719#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:16:46 +0000 TalesOfThe http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=719 Week 25 – 19 September – The Little King with No Son. This week marks the return of the Talesofthe.com podshow and introduces Andrew Croskery’s Storytide.

In the first of these twisted, original fairytales from the deepest depths of Andrew’s mind, a young Prince seeks the help of his seer, with consequences that may what be beyond he bargained for.

Starring Reggie Chamberlain King as the narrator, with James Downey as the Rough Little Prince, Stephen Downey as the King, Lorraine Clarke as the Queen, with a little help from Aimee Durkin to form The Crowd. The beautiful accompanying image is by the lovely Ruth Kelly.

Click the play button above, or download the MP3 here.

]]> http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=719 6 The Little King with no Son. This week marks the return of the Talesofthe.com podshow and introduces Andrew Croskery's Storytide. In the first of these twisted, original fairytales from the deepest depths of Andrew's mind, a young Prince seeks the help of his seer, with consequences that may what be beyond he bargained for. Starring Reggie Chamberlain King as the narrator, with James Downey as the Rough Little Prince, Stephen Downey as the King, Lorraine Clarke as the Queen, with a little help from Aimee Durkin to form The Crowd. Week 25 – 19 September – The Little King with No Son. This week marks the return of the Talesofthe.com podshow and introduces Andrew Croskery’s Storytide. In the first of these twisted, original fairytales from the deepest depths of [...] Talesofthe.com 12:54 The Little King with no son, Andrew Croskery, fairytale, acting, story, audioshow, talesofthe, talesofthe.com no Tentacles on Show http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=360 http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=360#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 17:46:07 +0000 TalesOfThe http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=360 Week 6 – 9 May 2010 – A beautiful serenade to Cthulhu. The great beast has taken over Belfast, and warped the minds and souls of many. One such man takes his love for the tentacled monster to new heights and writes a luscious, and often ludicrous, lovesong to his new master.

“Tentacles on Show” was written by Andrew Croskery and performed and arranged by The Party Band. The faux CD cover was illustrated by Stephen Downey. You can also download the MP3, find the song as an episode on our podcast feed or subscribe direct through Itunes.

And thus with this exciting epilogue, Tales of The Cthulhu Quarter reaches its inevitable end. For the next few weeks we’ll be showcasing individual pieces from Northern Ireland’s finest creators, which will vary in subject, substance, and style, but not quality.

If you’ve missed any of our Sunday updates, links are available both below and to your right. We hope you have enjoyed our first theme, leave us a comment below and let us know know your thoughts.

Check back next Sunday for more Tales of The…

]]> http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=360 1 "Tentacles on Show": A beautiful serenade to Cthulhu. Written by Andrew Croskery, performed, arranged and recorded by the Party Band. Week 6 – 9 May 2010 – A beautiful serenade to Cthulhu. The great beast has taken over Belfast, and warped the minds and souls of many. One such man takes his love for the tentacled monster to new heights and writes a luscious, and often [...] Creep’s Last Tape – A Horspeil http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=258 http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=258#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:08:28 +0000 TalesOfThe http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?p=258 Week 4 – 25 April 2010 – Magic, sorcery and cosmic power is exactly what the protagonist of our first podshow doesn’t have, but with Cthulhu’s call reaching across Belfast, can our Creep unwittingly tap into something far greater than he can handle?



Length: 15 mins. If you would prefer to download the MP3 file, right-click and save here. You can also subscribe to our itunes compatible feed.

This weeks feature was written by Reggie Chamberlain King, with Andrew Croskery, along with providing the accompanying illustration, starring in the title role. Also featuring appearances from Malachy Costello, James Downey, and Reggie himself. As always check the contributors section for creator bios.

Next week we wrap up the main Tales of the Cthulhu Quarter anthology with a fantastic painting and provide a little background with two short essays on Lovecraft and Gothic horror.

For those who can’t get enough Cthulhu, we’ll have a special epilogue the week following, so don’t be praying to your elder Gods to eat our souls just yet.

]]> http://www.talesofthe.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=258 3 Magic, sorcery and cosmic power is exactly what the protagonist of our first podshow doesn't have, but with Cthulhu's call reaching across Belfast, can our Creep unwittingly tap into something far greater than he can handle? Written and edited by Reggie Chamberlain king with the voice talents of Andrew Croskery as Creep. Also featuring appearances from James Downey, Malachy Costello and Reggie himself. www.talesofthe.com Week 4 – 25 April 2010 – Magic, sorcery and cosmic power is exactly what the protagonist of our first podshow doesn’t have, but with Cthulhu’s call reaching across Belfast, can our Creep unwittingly tap into something far greater than he [...]