Wednesday
Feb102010
Darker Projects Zombie Audio Dramas
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 1:01PM
I've mentioned before how much I enjoy audio dramas, so I was stoked when someone turned me on to a couple of post-apocalyptic productions on the Darker Projects website. So far I've listened to Autumn and the first three-episode arc of Alive Inside.
Autumn is a six-part dramatization based on the novel of the same name by David Moody. The first of a five-book series, Autumn was originally released as a free download, but has now been picked up by an American publisher and is scheduled to be re-released in 2010. There's also a movie version that also should be available sometime in 2010.
The audio dramatization was very good. It was written and directed by Broken Sea Audio's Paul Mannering so you know the production values are going to be excellent. The story follows a small band of survivors after a disease of some sort kills the majority of the population in just a few hours, and the "dead" bodies get up and start walking around again. These aren't your average brain-hunting zombies, and in fact they don't even call them zombies, but they're plenty creepy anyway. The plot was a little shallow, and it's clear that it's only the opening chapter of a longer story, but it's definitely worth a listen.
The dramatization of Alive Inside is also based a novel, this one by Eric Busby and Donald Copp. This one also tweaks the standard zombie story just a bit, by allowing for "dead" people who are fully aware and rational, as if the were still alive, except for the fact that their bodily functions have shut down. The "State of Grace" arc that I listened to focused on a secret government facility where they're trying to study the infected in the hopes of finding a cure, or at least that's what they say their intentions are.
Again the production values were excellent, and they even through in some music from 28 Days Later during some of the action scenes which really added to the mood. Also very highly recommended.
I listened to the first three episodes of Alive Inside so far, but there are seven available, so I'll probably do those next. I'm also looking forward to trying out the Darker Projects show called ZomPod, which appears to be zombie short stories, and they've got a couple of Star Trek projects that look cool too. If you're into audio dramas at all, go check them out.
Autumn is a six-part dramatization based on the novel of the same name by David Moody. The first of a five-book series, Autumn was originally released as a free download, but has now been picked up by an American publisher and is scheduled to be re-released in 2010. There's also a movie version that also should be available sometime in 2010.
The audio dramatization was very good. It was written and directed by Broken Sea Audio's Paul Mannering so you know the production values are going to be excellent. The story follows a small band of survivors after a disease of some sort kills the majority of the population in just a few hours, and the "dead" bodies get up and start walking around again. These aren't your average brain-hunting zombies, and in fact they don't even call them zombies, but they're plenty creepy anyway. The plot was a little shallow, and it's clear that it's only the opening chapter of a longer story, but it's definitely worth a listen.
The dramatization of Alive Inside is also based a novel, this one by Eric Busby and Donald Copp. This one also tweaks the standard zombie story just a bit, by allowing for "dead" people who are fully aware and rational, as if the were still alive, except for the fact that their bodily functions have shut down. The "State of Grace" arc that I listened to focused on a secret government facility where they're trying to study the infected in the hopes of finding a cure, or at least that's what they say their intentions are.
Again the production values were excellent, and they even through in some music from 28 Days Later during some of the action scenes which really added to the mood. Also very highly recommended.
I listened to the first three episodes of Alive Inside so far, but there are seven available, so I'll probably do those next. I'm also looking forward to trying out the Darker Projects show called ZomPod, which appears to be zombie short stories, and they've got a couple of Star Trek projects that look cool too. If you're into audio dramas at all, go check them out.
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