Our mysterious listener (and Patreon supporter and artist) Tim sent us down to the Listener Library for an episode of Nightfall entitled, “Gerald”! Thanks, Tim! This story features a young boy who is drawn down a dark path by a mysterious figure, someone who can’t always be seen or heard. As the child’s actions grow more monstrous, the child’s father desperately searches for the source of these horrors. What does this stranger want with young Gerald? What will happen when the boy’s father finds out the truth? What will we be watching at 5 AM in Los Angeles? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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Regarding Nightfall music, I have stated before that, as a synth enthusiast, I’m a huge fan of those vintage 80s sounds, merged with typically-fantastic stories. While I’m pretty sure Eric was joking when he said he wanted a Nightfall playlist, I want to suggest some music for anyone like me who actually *enjoys** the Nightfall music – I would strongly recommend you check out basically anything on the Italians Do It Better label (www.italiansdoitbetter.com) – primarily stuff from Symmetry, Chromatics (RIP – at least the instrumental works), Johnny Jewel, etc. And if you try it out, let me know here… Read more »
I’ve already heard most of the Nightfall episodes, and this one was definitely one of the better and creepiest ones on the show. Very good and entertaining assessment of it, though.
An interesting bit of trivia about this episode is that Gerald’s friend Ricky is voiced by the same person who voiced Rudolph in the classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” animated t.v. special by Rankin-Bass. I thought the voice sounded familiar when listening to the episode, and then I heard the name Billie Mae Richards in the credits, which I thought was the name of the Canadian actress who played Rudolph (aside from Burl Ives, the voice cast for “Rudolph” was primarily comprised of Canadian actors). I did a little research and, sure enough, it was her. Since adult female voice… Read more »
AHHHHHH!!! I SO WISH I KNEW THAT BEFORE RECORDING! Fantstic!