Robert Bloch and H. P. Lovecraft Audio, Star Frontiers, and More

Audio Fiction
Librivox has a Robert Bloch classic "This Crowded Earth" read by Gregg Margarite. 3 1/2 hours.

"A frighteningly possible future world as seen through the strange and demonic imagination of Robert Bloch."

In ogg and MP3 downloads HERE [via SFFaudio].




Beam Me Up has its 147th episode up with part 3, the conclusion, of "Divining Light" by Ted Kosmatka, read by Paul Cole.

"This week brings us to the tension filled conclusion of Ted Kosmatka's Divining Light. As you remember our protagonist has decided to fill his free time by re-creating the Feynman double slit experiment in quantum mechanics. However the recreation has generated unexpected results. Expanding the test exposes everyone involved to a heretofore unexpected dangers and questioning the very roots of reality itself."

Streaming and in MP3 download HERE.




Escape Pod has its 189th episode "The Botox School of Acting" by Liz Shannon Miller, read by Dani Cutler.
"Only the best gain acceptance. Harry cannot be bought. Twice a year, he attends the fashion shows, looking for an unknown to transform, but most of the time they come to him — the beautiful, the elegant, the desperate."

Streaming and in MP3 download HERE.



Pseudopod has its 132nd episode featuring "The Valknut" by Dan Dworkin, read by Ben Phillips.

"When I wake I’m craving almonds and want to die. Pretzeled in the top sheet, fighting the light… hurts when I move, go easy… something died in my mouth, breath could bring down a plane, and the light"

Streaming and in MP3 download HERE.




And The Cthulhu Podcast has "Dagon" by H. P. Lovecraft. This is one of Lovecraft's better stories.


Available in MP3 download HERE.






Gaming
Star Frontiers galore! The Free RPG Blog reviews the classic Star Frontiers game (the remastered version at Star Frontiersman). Read the review online HERE.

In addition to the game rules and modules, don't miss the very slick free e-zine Star Frontiersman which is up to number #10. One of the best SF rpg zines ever. Available in PDF downloads HERE.





And Plan A, a divisional level tactical wargame for counters or 1/300 models. "This is a set of wargame rules intended to simulate actions between about one GF regiment equivalent a side, supported by divisional or even orbital forces where they would be available."

Available in free PDF download HERE. [Via Freewargamesrules].