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Variant Frequencies

Fiction From a Different Channel

About Me

Variant Frequencies is a monthly podcast of original fiction. Stories blending gothic horror with space adventure, dark fantasy with sci-fi, recalling the reality-bending vibes of The Twilight Zone, and offering something wholly unique that fits inbetween and outside. Our podcasts are fully produced, including talented voice actors and original music scores. Subscription is free. Entertainment and escapism are guaranteed.Subscribe via the iTunes store!

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My Interests

Exploring the boundaries of imagination, literature, technology, and the holistic interconnectedness of all electronic media and organic thought process. We also enjoy cake.

I'd like to meet:

Fans of fiction, radio drama, and podcasting. Other podcasters/podcasts.



Music:

All hail GarageBand.

Movies:

Serenity, Star Wars, Alien, Blade Runner, Brazil, Dark City, Videodrome, Scanners, Evil Dead, Dog Soldiers, Sin City, Kiss Me Deadly, Heavy Metal, Flash Gordon, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Television:

The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Tales from the Crypt, Nightstalker, Star Trek, Millennium, Firefly, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who

Books:

We have been influenced by (and/or blatantly ripped off) the works of: William Gibson, Rod Serling, Greg Bear, Douglas Adams, Hunter S. Thompson, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Houarner, Garth Ennis, Poppy Z. Brite, Tom Piccirilli, William S. Burroughs, Frank Miller, William Goldman, Mitch Albom, Michael Moorcock, Eoin Colfer

Heroes:

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My Blog

Grounders

Our story today is "Grounders" by Jonathan McGoran. Dubbed "the newest of the blood bards" by Philadelphia Weekly, Jonathan McGoran (a.k.a. D. H. Dublin), is the author of the forensic crime thrillers...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:21:00 PST

Saint Darwin’s Spirituals

Here we are with our second story for the month of May. First of all, this story is most definitely for mature audiences. It is not work safe. "Saint Darwin's Spirituals" by D.K. Thompson is being sim...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Sat, 10 May 2008 07:56:00 PST

Young Junius

We have a special guest on Variant Frequencies this month. Seth Harwood brings one of his characters to us in a short story called Young Junius. Seth did a fantastic job of both writing and narrating...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:37:00 PST

Tex’s Last Run

Our new story for Variant Frequencies features author Jonathan C. Gillespie. He was the author of Spired which previously ran on Variant Frequencies. Jonathan would like to dedicate this story to his ...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:30:00 PST

Birth and Death

This episode is a double dose of Anne Stringer. Not only did she write this one, she is also the narrator. This is another from our Amarant series.The Amarant flower, sacred to the goddess Artemis, di...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:06:00 PST

The Next Fix - PRE-ORDER!

The Next Fix by Matt Wallace, author of acclaimed podiobook, "The Failed Cities Monologues," is ready for pre-order today from Apex Book CompanySeveral of the stories were run on the Variant Frequenci...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:31:00 PST

Hit Me

Variant Frequencies is excited to present a flash fiction piece by Christa Faust. We will let Christa tell you about herself in her own words:"I’m a writer, a cynical, hardboiled bitch with a fe...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:25:00 PST

Spired

Well, Variant Frequencies has now been delivering stories for you for two years. We can’t believe how fast the time has gone by. Our first story for 2008 is by Jonathan C. Gillespie. And our nar...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:47:00 PST

The Failed Cities: Hath a Darkness

In addition to offering its listeners their regular story for the month of December, Variant Frequencies has prepared a special holiday surprise for fans of the two-time Parsec-nominated FAILED CITIES...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:18:00 PST

Paid In Full

Our story for December returns to our Amarant Collection. This one focuses on the ladies. The author is Anne Stringer. Our narrator is Lorrie Mennenga of Farpoint Media and the Dragon Page with Class ...
Posted by Variant Frequencies on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:15:00 PST