Put your seats in the upright and locked position because the Society is ready to take off with this week’s installment, an episode of Dark Fantasy entitle “Spawn of the Sub Human!” A famed singer finds her flight haunted by memories of the past. Her ultimate destination will prove to be completely unexpected. Is her journey a powerful metaphor for anxiety? Is this episode more bizarre than Northern Lights? Has the mind’s innate obedience ever been more ridiculous? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think:
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Nothing phases Michael.
This dramatic exchange:
Adella: It’s the same sort of feeling I had that day Stefan disappeared.
Michael: Stefan . . . Wilder?
reminded me so much of something from the Firesign Theater (who incorporated a lot of references to old time radio in their comedy).
Objectively, it’s terrible, but I have to give it “classic” status nonetheless. It’s as if Ed Wood himself wrote Old Time Radio! The stream-of-consciousness plotting, narrative cul-de-sacs and absurd twists made this one of the most delightful radio dramas I’ve ever heard. The thing that made me laugh the hardest was the attempt at an EC Comics twist-a-roo. “He was LOSING HIS VOICE!” On one hand, it’s a cursed irony that so much of this series survives while much of Cooper and Obeler may be lost forever. On the other, in your heart of hearts, aren’t you glad the One… Read more »