Monday, January 11, 2010

Prelude To A Scream - Episode 11

Episode 11 of Prelude To A Scream features "From Out of the Night" written by Mark Leslie and originally published in the magazine The Darker Woods (Issue #2) in February 1997. It was reprinted in 2004 in Mark's short story collection One Hand Screaming.

"From Out of the Night" concerns a woman who locks and hides her family inside their house while blood-thirsty vampire-like creatures masquerading as humans come knocking for them in the night.

This podcast contains the full story as well as Mark discussing the inspiration for the tale as well as the helpful suggestions offered by the original editor who published this tale and how they helped him fully realize the characters for this tale.

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