Erika Sanderson

TWL Presents: Victoria’s Lift – “Von Hameln”, by Daniel Foytik

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Welcome to The Wicked Library for our season of Sci-Fi Themed Horror. 
Author: Daniel Foytik 
Storyteller: Graham Rowat
Cast (in order of appearance):
Victoria Bigglesworth-Hayes: Amber Collins
Narrator: Graham Rowat
The Trees, Jeremy: Erika Sanderson
The Piper: Pearse O’Byrne
Special Agent Jackie Ellis: Francesca Meaux
Tom: Daniel Foytik
The Waitress: Cynthia Lowman
Host: Daniel Foytik
Featuring a custom score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams
Story Summary: 

Today’s episode, Von Hameln, is a special presentation of the first mini-series we created for Victoria’s Lift and tells the tale of Victoria facing down an ancient foe and trying to overcome his Wicked plan. It originally aired as a three-part adventure, but for your enjoyment and convenience, I have combined the full story into a single episode.

Millenia ago, several Keys were created, one being Victoria’s Music Box. While investigating the mysterious abduction of children, Victoria meets the twisted owner of another Key and realizes she may have met her match.

Subscribe to Victoria’s Lift in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Part Twilight Zone, but wholly unique, the show is an award nominated audio drama with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 on Apple Podcasts. Most of 77 episodes follow visitors as they meet the mysterious Guide and are prompted to make a choice. Others reveal secrets about the building, Victoria, and her music box.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producer & Showrunner: Daniel Foytik 
Producer: Meg Williams

THEMES:
The Lift Opening Theme Music
Composed and Recorded by Kimberly Henninger and Shawn Parke of Henninger-Parke Music
“Victoria’s Music Box, (Victoria’s Theme)” and The Lift Closing Theme Music
Composed and recorded by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams
www.wetalkofdreams.com

FX:
Sound FX: freesound.org, audioblocks.com

AUDIO RECORDING
Sound Design by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

Executive Producers: Amber Collins, Nico Vettese

The Lift and all characters, places, and situations are property of Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios, LLC and may not be used in any form without permission. All rights reserved.

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2022 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

TWL 1109: “And Just Like the Movies”, by Pippa Bailey

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Welcome to The Wicked Library for our season of Sci-Fi Themed Horror. 
Author: Pippa Bailey
Storyteller: Erika Sanderson
Host: Meg Hafdahl
Featuring a custom score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams
Story Summary: 
Noelle and her far more scientifically gifted friend Zuri, love to get drunk on Fridays and watch their favourite movies. But when Zuri creates a device that allows them to experience film in a WHOLE new way, Friday Movie Night takes an unexpected turn. 
Their favourite film The Madness Beyond will never be the same again and neither will they. There’s horror, death, bad accents, and a giant snake.

Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.

If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.

Producer & Showrunner: Daniel Foytik 
Producer: Meg Williams

Lead Editor & Executive Producer: Scarlett R. Algee 
Creative Director & Executive ProducerJeanette Andromeda
Resident Composer & Executive ProducerNico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Hosted by: Meg Hafdahl
Artwork: 
Jeanette Andromeda 
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLC

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.

The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.com

Audio program ©2022 – 9th Story Studios LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.

TWL PM 2021: Pride Month Horror Special – Eight Wicked Tales

It's our 2021 Pride Month Horror Special!

For Pride Month we're celebrating LBGTQ+ voices with eight dark tales written by eight amazingly talented queer writers, and presented by TWL alum and author, Davis Walden. Davis is also the creator of the Viridian Wild, an Audio Drama Podcast. For almost every tale we’ve matched a queer voice to the tale to maximize representation

  1. "A Little Too Late for Little Green Men", by Hailey Piper - Told by Skylar McElwee
    An unfriendly encounter at a party for UFO enthusiasts turns from hateful to strange when the real deal preys on Demeter the same night.
  2. "Eleven", by Briana Morgan - Told by Addison Peacock
    A grieving girl chooses to play a dangerous Internet game for the chance to see her dead girlfriend again.
  3. "Preserved by Tears", by Mel - Told by Nathan Blades
    They are paid to watch, not get involved, but Alex can't help the tickling curiosity of it all. What happens behind the apothecary's doors that leaves every employee a crying mess?
  4. "The Mell Well", by Davis Walden - Told by Michael A Turrentine
    Two friends trek out into the jungle to explore an abandoned building, but something has already made its home there.
  5. "Holy Water", by M. Regan - Told by Addison Peacock
    In the wastes of a world gone dry, a sea witch ruminates on the creation of water while her partner mulls on its memory. On their memories. And on how many times she has killed her lover.
  6. "Ténèbres Mon Amour", by Pippa Bailey - Told by Erika Sanderson
    A non-binary horror story, about love between the undefined, amid the destruction and rebirth of Darkness itself.
  7. "Tie a Black Thread to Everything that Remains", by Eric LaRocca - Told by Louie Pollard
    A frightened, young schoolboy. A love that “dare not speak its name”. A phantom with a sinister warning. A student at an English boarding school learns of love and loss when a fellow classmate perishes unexpectedly during the winter recess.
  8. "Everything She's Looking For", by Caitlin Marceau - Told by Alicia Atkins
    This queer horror-romance explores the dangers of giving too much of yourself to a relationship. It looks at the connection between two young women and what happens when that love becomes toxic.

Custom Scoring: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Artwork: Jeanette Andromeda | Host: Davis Walden | Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Lead Editor: Scarlett R. Algee

Executive Producers: Nico Vettese, Scarlett R. Algee, Jeanette Andromeda

The Library Awakens" (Main Theme): Nico Vettese

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.


Audio Recording

Final mix by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

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WIHM 2021: Wicked Women in Horror Special – Six Sinister Stories

It's our 2021 Wicked Women in Horror Special! While we celebrate women in horror every month here at The Wicked Library, we're officially celebrating Women in Horror Month with six dark tales written just for us by amazingly talented women writers, and presented by one of our executive producers, Cynthia Lowman.

  1. "On a Cold Basement Floor", by Pippa Bailey ~ Told by Erika Sanderson
  2. "The Hearing Aid Museum", by Cameron Ulam ~ Told by Jessica McEvoy
  3. "Dirt and Iron", by Nora B. Peevy ~ Told by Heather Thomas
  4. "Junie Proctor’s Panties" by KT Jayne ~ Told by by Nelson Pyles
  5. "I Love Every Part of You", by Scarlett R Algee ~ Told by Cynthia Lowman
  6. "Digital Olives", by B. Renard ~ Told by Mary Murphy

Custom Scoring: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Voice of the Librarian: Nelson Pyles | Artwork: Jeanette Andromeda | Host: Cynthia Lowman | Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Lead Editor: Scarlett R. Algee

Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson Pyles, Nico Vettese, Scarlett R. Algee, Jeanette Andromeda

The Wicked Library Theme: Anthony Rowsick | In the Library (background music): Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.


Audio Recording

Final mix by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

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TPC 203: “Rook’s Folly”, by Aaron Vlek

Rook's Folly

Frank has been through many changes while serving the Librarian, now, his most recent transformation is complete, and he fully embraces his new form and leaves parts of himself behind as he moves toward his ultimate future.

Join Frank as shares the details of his latest caper with the Librarian and his best girl Martine. A cosmic contest between two halves of the same whole is very evident in this latest journey to the other side of the street.

Credits

Author: Aaron Vlek | Editor: Daniel Foytik | Adapted for Audio by Daniel Foytik

Cast: Frank Enfield - Graham Rowat | The Librarian - Nelson W. Pyles | Martine - Erika Sanderson

Music and Score: – Nico Vettese (wetalkofdreams.com)

Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Aaron Vlek, Nico Vettese, Nelson W. Pyles

9th Story Studios: 9thstory.com

“The Private Collector Theme” and Episode Score – Nico Vettese (wetalkofdreams.com)

The Private Collector was created by Aaron Vlek and Daniel Foytik, based on the character “The Librarian” created by Nelson W. Pyles.
© 2018-2020, 9th Story Studios, All Rights Reserved


Production Music

"The Private Collector Theme"
Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams


Audio Recording

Final mix by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

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TPC 202: “The Rite of Paris”, by Aaron Vlek

The Rite of Paris

The Private collector dives fully into Season 2 with this all new episode.

Frank has been through many changes while serving the Librarian, but as Frank shares in this latest adventure, the full extent of that transformation has finally become evident.

Join Frank as he peers behind the the literal curtain into the Librarian's private sanctum and finds new and terrifying secrets, then heads off to Paris, France in search the original score for a deadly ritual disguised as a performance.

Credits

Author: Aaron Vlek | Editor: Daniel Foytik | Adapted for Audio by Daniel Foytik

Cast: Frank Enfield - Daniel Foytik | The Librarian - Nelson W. Pyles | Martine - Erika Sanderson

Music and Score: – Nico Vettese (wetalkofdreams.com)

Art: Alex J. Murd

Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Aaron Vlek, Nico Vettese, Nelson W. Pyles

9th Story Studios: 9thstory.com

“The Private Collector Theme” and Episode Score – Nico Vettese (wetalkofdreams.com)

The Private Collector was created by Aaron Vlek and Daniel Foytik, based on the character “The Librarian” created by Nelson W. Pyles.
© 2018-2019, 9th Story Studios, All Rights Reserved


Production Music

"The Private Collector Theme"
Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams


Audio Recording

Final mix by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

9th Story Studios:

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TWL 1016: Halloween 2020 – Braunbeck, Pyles, Peever

It's time for our annual Halloween episode. This year we bring you 3 dark tales to help make your Samhain extra spooky.

1: "Light on Broken Glass", by Gary A. Braunbeck | Told by: Nelson W. Pyles | Custom Score: Nico Vettese

2: "The Dinner Conversation", by Nelson W. Pyles | Told by: Erika Sanderson | Vocal Edit and Custom Score: Nico Vettese

3: "Checking Out", by Lydia Peever | Told by: Cynthia Lowman | Vocal Edit: Cynthia Lowman | Custom Score: Nico Vettese

Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Jeanette Andromeda | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles, Nico Vettese, Scarlett R. Algee Lead Editor: Scarlett R. Algee

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.


Production Music

"The Wicked Library Theme"
Anthony Rowsick of Novus (novus3.bandcamp.com)


Audio Recording

Final mix by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

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TWL 1011: “A Fish Doesn’t Know”, by Myk Pilgrim

Season 10 continues with a wet and Wicked wild wade into the waves.

Nicola Hope is exhausted, tired, buggered even.

She spends most of her time sweating like a pig in the Horny Haggis kitchen, but now that she's done for the day, all she wants is to sit at the bar and guzzle down all the beer in the world - and maybe just maybe, if she's lucky enough, she might even score a little action.

It's always nice not to spend the night alone. But that all disintegrates like a politician’s promise when her mother texts. Mostly everything Nicola loves crumbles when Mammie touches them, and Mammie likes nothing more than touching the things that makes her daughter happy.

Set in Dreich, the same damp Scottish town as "The Nun's Cat", Myk Pilgrim's contribution to The Wicked Library's 13 Wicked Tales Anthology – “A Fish Doesn't Know” is about the terrible joy at seeing yourself as you are.

Told by: Erika Sanderson

Custom Score: Nico Vettese

Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Artwork: Jeanette Andromeda | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles, Nico Vettese, Scarlett R. Algee Lead Editor: Scarlet R. Algee

Get your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print.  Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.

Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print.  Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.


Production Music

"The Wicked Library Theme"
Anthony Rowsick of Novus (novus3.bandcamp.com)


Audio Recording

Final mix by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

9th Story Studios:

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