Tales From Beyond The Pale: Season Two

LARRY FESSENDEN & GLENN McQUAID (2012 CD, 8 episodes, approx 30 mins each, created by LARRY FESSENDEN & GLENN McQUAID)

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Season 2 of Glass Eye Pix’s take on radio dramas, performing all episodes live at Dixon Place, NYC.


“THE MUST LIST: Eerie-fy your ears with this CD box set of 
terror-themed audio plays boasting performers like Vincent D’Onofrio,
Ron Perlman, and horror auteur Larry Fessenden, whose
spine-tingling intros would make Vincent Price proud. Bwah-ha-ha!“

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE most definitely delivers.”

AINT IT COOL NEWS

“fans of shows from ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ to ‘This American Life’ that take their stylistic cues from radio’s glory days — should enjoy these macabre R-rated tales.”

THE NEW YORK TIMES

“looks backward into nostalgia while offering glimpses
of futuristic ambition… a handful of these episodes
push the state of the art to the next level.”

SLATE

“top tier talent… phenomenal sound design 
with each episode the talent behind the microphone is fantastic.”

GUERILLA GEEK

“I can’t wait for the next TALE”

RUE MORGUE

“Some episodes re-create pop-culture archetypes… 
Other episodes play with expectations of characters that seem familiar… 
At least half the enjoyment, though, is the colorful sound design”

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Each TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE is chillingly brought to life

COMICSGRINDER

What makes Tales… so successful, is the high level of production values Fessenden and McQuaid bring to each drama. As curators they bring together the best writing with the best of acting talent.

DANGEROUS MINDS

HORROR PUNKS

I remember Tales From The Darkside. I remember Tales From The Crypt. I remember the re-done Twilight Zone and Outer Limits shows. I remember all of the Simpsons Treehouse Halloween episodes. I remember and I miss these things. Once a year we get a new Simpsons Halloween episode, a few years ago we had Masters of Horror and Feat Itself… but now… Horror Compilations are a thing to love and respect. Weekly (or monthly, or yearly, or whenever they damn-well feel like it) stories about whatever tickles an author, all compiled and assembled into a structure, a form… I love it. I love these ‘get a taste’ samplers because I can learn about so many new writers, so many new actors, so many new directors… so much new horror.
Tales From The Pale is another name I can add to that list. I can chalk it up with these greats, but also with the old radio serials I remember my grandfather and father talking about. Serials like The Shadow.
In this new second season of the podcast/radio show, we get a few new stories by a few seasoned authors. New jumps, new chills. New horrors, new thrills. They have sound effects, thrown voices, characters, settings, and depth. They don’t fall into the ‘this is a novelty, so I wont try all that hard’ category. Each story is a detailed and loving creation. Each one is careful and sinful all int its own way. Each one is very, very real… in a manner of speaking.
A standout for me, one that I actually listened to twice, back to back out of enjoyment was episode 8, Caper. I loved the grit, the drama, the cold realism in the strangeness. I loved the voice work, and the light, but authentic sounding noises and backgrounds helped to paint a vivid picture.
It was refreshing to HEAR such wonderful horror. Movies have the ability to go overboard and show toooooo much, and not let you imagine anything, where as books can sometimes leave a bit too much to the mind (if the author isn’t painting pictures with their words), but this radio-drama was able to play in both fields. Carefully.
I am excited to hear what else comes from this show. I now have to set out to gather up the first seasons episodes, seeing as I have missed them, and I am now eagerly awaiting season 3.

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