The Zombie Astronaut's Frequency Of Fear

EPISODE 0.089: THE FREQUENCY OF CHRISTMAS

The Frequency Of Fear — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:35:00 GMT

Episode 0.089: The Frequency Of Christmas
(46.4 MB; 1:41:31 MIN)

Having a little trouble getting this one posted...

Getting ready for the holidays this year turned out to be a real pain in the bike rack, but I wanted to make he effort to get some Frequency Christmasness posted. You'll hear a bunch of sci-fi Christmas tunes, a few horror Christmas tunes, and one pirate Christmas tune for good measure. You'll also hear Alan Maitland's reading of "The Shepherd" and some Six Million Dollar Man Christmas tales from Power Records!

We'll get back to the FoF Movie Of The Week in our next episode...

EPISODE 0.088: THE ALIENS ARE COMING... THE ALIENS ARE HERE!

The Frequency Of Fear — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:47:00 GMT

Episode 0.088: The Aliens Are Coming... The Aliens Are Here!
(21.6 MB; 0:47:21 MIN)

It was bound to happen sooner or later - aliens are taking over! Just listen to these episodes of OTR... Exploring Tomorrow goes pod people on us, while Hall Of Fantasy brings a fiery fist of death down upon us. In the meantime, Doc Defiant and Sharky Sampson try to stop an armada of Moonmen from invading the Earth...

“The FoF Movie Of The Week, Episode 9 – The Dark Side Of The Moonmen” was written by W. Ralph Walters

Doc Defiant – Mark Kalita
Sharky Sampson – Chris Barnes
Dr. Luna - KC Locke
Moonman #1 - W. Ralph Walters
Moonman #2 - W. Ralph Walters
Moonman #3 - Victor Gates
Moonman #4 - W. Ralph Walters
Moonman #5 - W. Ralph Walters

Quick Thanksgiving message...

The Frequency Of Fear — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:50:00 GMT

Hello, fellow astronauts! I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and to let you guys know we're taking a break this week. Zombelina and I have been far more social than usual, as well as dealing with the aftermath of an exploding water heater, so I haven't had the opportunity to do much mixing. We will be back next week...

I hope you enjoy the time with your family and eat plenty of brains. Or whatever you choose to eat.

EPISODE 0.087: THESE ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

The Frequency Of Fear — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:40:00 GMT

Episode 0.087: These Are The People In Your Neighborhood
(25.7 MB; 0:56:10 MIN)

While I foolishly walk to our mechanic's to pick up my car, we discuss strange neighbors and listen to Theater 5 and Crisis episodes featuring neighbors we wouldn't want.

Also featured is Episode 6 and 7 of the FoF Movie Of The Week - in episode 6, three people bite it in just one episode as Doc Defiant learns more about the upcoming Moonman invasion, Picklepepper gets a message on Facebook and Huge Voice fires Mr. Master Mastrepol... in episode 7, Picklepepper starts piecing things together with the help of Agent Blake Franks, Doc Defiant and Sharky Sampson head to the moon together and Dr. Fermain Gwynplaine and Dr. Dickson Brainulous get together to discuss the upcoming project.

“The FoF Movie Of The Week, Episode 6 – Moonmen, Moonmen, Murder and More Moonmen” was written by W. Ralph Walters, with additional dialog by Paul Mannering

Doc Defiant – Mark Kalita
Agent McPoodles – W. Ralph Walters
Prof. Picklepepper – Jack J. Ward
Gen. Tanhammer – KC Locke
Sharky Sampson – Chris Barnes
ZA – W. Ralph Walters
Doc – KC Locke
Huge Voice – Jim Chevas
Mr. Mastrepol – Paul Mannering

“The FoF Movie Of The Week, Episode 7 – Two Headless Are Better Than One” was written by W. Ralph Walters

Prof. Picklepepper – Jack J. Ward
DLR – himself
Doc Defiant – Mark Kalita
Houston – Dave Sobkowiak
Sharky Sampson – Chris Barnes
Bob Wolfenbridgen – Bill Hollweg
Gen. Tanhammer – KC Locke
Doctor Despicable – himself
ZA – W. Ralph Walters
Agent Blake Franks – W. Ralph Walters
Dr. Brainulous – W. Ralph Walters
Dr. Gwynplaine – Victor Gates
Ghost in the asylum – Shannon Hilchie

EPISODE 0.086: VICTIMS OF FOWL PLAY

The Frequency Of Fear — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:28:00 GMT

Episode 0.086: Victims Of Fowl Play
(30.7MB; 1:19:59 MIN)

Birds! Everywhere! In Fear On Four, in Escape... even bird guts factor into a Lights Out episode!

Also featured is Episode 4 and 5 of the FoF Movie OfThe Week - in episode 4, Gen. Tanhammer runs down Defiant’s new mission, while Sharky gets a new buttock and Prof. Picklepepper gets stitches... in episode 5, David gets to play with groupies, Prof. Picklepepper gets to play doctor and Doc Defiant gets to play both Good Cop and Bad Cop with a Moon Man who got to play an FBI Agent – shortly after playing John Hancock on someone’s Rita Hayworths.

“The FoF Movie Of The Week, Episode 4 – To Turn The Other Cheek” was written by W. Ralph Walters, with additional dialog by KC Locke

Doc Defiant – Mark Kalita
Gen. Tanhammer – KC Locke
CIA Agent #1 – Victor Gates
CIA Agent #2 – Elaine Barrett
Agent McPoodles – W. Ralph Walters
Bionic Narrator – W. Ralph Walters
Sharky Sampson – Chris Barnes
Buttock Doctor – Stevie Farnaby
Prof. Picklepepper – Jack J. Ward
Paramedic – W. Ralph Walters
Dumb sounding guy who spoke with the paramedic – W. Ralph Walters

“The FoF Movie Of The Week, Episode 5 – The First Cut Is The Deepest” was written by W. Ralph Walters, with additional dialog by Mindy Rast

David Lee Roth – himself
Prof. Peter P. Picklepepper – Jack J. Ward
David’s groupies – Mindy Rast, Terri Chevas, Kim Gianopoulos, Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard
Doctor #1 – W. Ralph Walters
Female Soldier – Mindy Rast
Doc Defiant – Mark Kalita
Male Soldier – Scott Wentworth
Agent Windexter McPoodles – W. Ralph Walters
Doctor #2 – W. Ralph Walters
Dr. Brainulous – W. Ralph Walters
Orderly – Victor Gates

EPISODE 0.085: EVENTS AT BLACK TOR, PT. 2

The Frequency Of Fear — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:35:00 GMT

Episode 0.085: Events At Black Tor, Pt. 2
(31.2 MB, 1:08:17 MIN)

And now the conclusion of Events At Black Tor!

EPISODE 0.084: EVENTS AT BLACK TOR, PT. 1

The Frequency Of Fear — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:46:00 GMT

Episode 0.084: Events At Black Tor, Pt. 1
(35.2 MB, 1:16:58 MIN)

Hello, fellow astronauts! Sorry for the lateness...

Considering I've gone through every Halloween album I own in past podcasts, this year I simply offer a spooky tale from our pals at the BBC - listen to Events At Black Tor!

EPISODE 0.083: A FEW BONES TO PICK

The Frequency Of Fear — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:04:00 GMT

Episode 0.083: A Few Bones To Pick
(30.7 MB; 1:07:15 MIN)

Skulls and skeletons are a staple of the season, so why not acknowledge our bony buddies with some skull and skeleton-themed OTR from Nightfall, Incredible But True and Tales Of The Bizarre, with a tune by Bobby "Boris" Pickett?

Also featured is Episode 3 of the FoF Movie Of The Week - After Doc Defiant wraps up his mission, Gen. Tanhammer fills him in on his next mission - and it's out of this world! Meanwhile, Doc figures out what his experiment did...

"The FoF Movie Of The Week, Episode 3 - How Did Hitler Tie His Shoes?" was written by W. Ralph Walters

Kevin – Seth Hale
Doc Defiant – Mark Kalita
Sharky Sampson – Chris Barnes
Gen. Tanhammer – KC Locke
Dr. Canker – David MacIver
Cheesy Chelsea watch – Therese Chevas
Doctor Despicable – KC Locke

EPISODE 0.082: WKBW DOES HALLOWEEN, PT. 2

The Frequency Of Fear — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:15:00 GMT

Episode 0.082: WKBW Does Halloween, Pt. 2
(46.1 MB; 1:40:54 MIN)

Here's the rest of the fan-darn-tasticHalloween special produced by radio station WKBW and broadcast in 1973 -the original audio drama "The Bed" and a version of their amazingremake of "War Of The Worlds"!

Also featured is Episode 2 of the FoF Movie Of The Week - Prof.Picklepepper attempts to explain to David Lee Roth what Doc changedabout the fabric of our reality and gets angry about cake. Meanwhile,Doc Defiant and sidekick Sharky Sampson are in a world of action anddanger, made more dangerous by Sharky's missing buttock...

"The FoF Movie Of The Week, Episode 2 - Cake Or Death" was written by W. Ralph Walters

David Lee Roth - himself
Prof. Peter P. Picklepepper - Jack J. Ward
Birthday children - W. Ralph Walters
Birthday child's dad - W. Ralph Walters
Evil Henchmen - David MacIver
Stevie Farnaby
W. Ralph Walters
Doc Defiant - Mark Kalita
Sharky Sampson - Chris Barnes

AAAAAAAAUGHHHH!!!

The Frequency Of Fear — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:08:00 GMT

Many apologies - I've had a few issues with posting podcasts recently, and Episode 75 got posted instead of 81. I've fixed the problem by reposting 81 and I'm working with Go Daddy to get episodes 75 and 72 reposted, as they mysteriously disappeared...

EPISODE 0.081: WKBW DOES HALLOWEEN, PT. 1

The Frequency Of Fear — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:21:00 GMT

Episode 0.081: WKBW Does Halloween, Pt. 1
(24.9 MB; 54:25 MIN)

WKBW in Buffalo created some of the best audio drama in the 70's, and here's the first part of the '73 Halloween special!

We also manage to squeeze in the first episode of the Frequency miniseries The FoF Movie Of The Week - Enter The Big Bang! Doctor Despicable’s time travel experiments have finally caused some serious damage – but what? And what is this important message for Professor Picklepepper?

“The FoF Movie Of The Week episode 1 - Enter The Big Bang” was written by W. Ralph Walters

Doctor Despicable - himself
the Zombie Astronaut - W. Ralph Walters
Mystery Man – W. Ralph Walters
Robert Ressler Home security – W. Ralph Walters
Robert Ressler Home orderly – Victor Gates
Dickson Brainulous – W. Ralph Walters

EPISODE 0.080: JUST ONE LAST TRIP

The Frequency Of Fear — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:50:00 GMT

Episode 0.080: Just One Last Trip
(29.9 MB; 1:05:21 MIN)

When I heard the space shuttle Discovery was making its last flight in November, I thought, "what a great last minute idea for a podcast!" I'm not proud. So let's see the Discovery off to rocket-themed episodes of NBC Short Story and Lights Out, punctuated with a little Raymond Scott.

EPISODE 0.079: WHO'S YOUR MUMMY?

The Frequency Of Fear — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:18:00 GMT

Episode 0.079: Who's Your Mummy?
(25.9 MB; 56:46 MIN)

I'm not a mummy!!

But they do exist, so we might as well acknowledge them. Here's nearly an hour of mummy-related audio from Nelson Olmstead's Sleep No More series, The World Adventurer's Club and Escape, as well as a tune from the late Bobby "Boris" Pickett and a couple of movie trailers.

EPISODE 0.078: THE CULT OF RAY, PT. 2

The Frequency Of Fear — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:30:00 GMT

Episode 0.078: The Cult Of Ray, Pt. 2
(34.2 MB; 1:14:53 MIN)

Here's the rest of the Bradbury 75th birthday celebration, as well as the album Burgess Meredith Reads Ray Bradbury and emails from our fellow astronauts!

EPISODE 0.077: THE CULT OF RAY, PT. 1

The Frequency Of Fear — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:55:00 GMT

Episode 0.077: The Cult Of Ray, Pt. 1
(37.2 MB; 1:02:15 MIN)

Hello, fellow astronauts! We're back!

I missed Ray Bradbury's 90th birthday, but I thought I could celebrate it a bit late with all of you by listening to a live production celebrating his 75th birthday!

EPISODE 0.076: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, HIMAN BROWN

The Frequency Of Fear — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:18:00 GMT

Episode 0.076: You're A Good Man, Himan Brown
(37.2 MB; 1:21:16 MIN)

In remembrance of Himan Brown, producer of such classic OTR as the CBS Radio Mystery Theater and The Inner Sanctum Mysteries, who passed away on June 4th of this year, here are the first episodes of both series - including an interview with Himan Brown discussing the origin of the creaking door.

EPISODE 0.075: BEWARE OF FUDD

The Frequency Of Fear — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:34:23 GMT

Episode 0.075: Beware Of Fudd

(45.3 MB; 1:39:06 MIN)

When the Zombie Astronaut convinces Doctor Despicable, Dr. Von Martinez and Captain Bonemarrow to go camping, no one could have foreseen they’d be fleeing from a psychotic hunter known only as… Fudd.

While we run around screaming and begging for our lives, you get to listen to don't-go-in-the-woods-themed OTR from CBS Radio Mystery Theater and Theater 1030!

“Beware Of Fudd” was written by W. Ralph Walters, with additional dialog by Brent Hinks and KC Locke

Dr. Gwynplaine – Victor Gates
Robert Ressler Home orderly – Victor Gates
Fudd – Victor Gates
ZA – W. Ralph Walters
Dr. Wilheim Von Martinez – Brent Hinks
Capt. Bonemarrow – W. Ralph Walters
Biff Butternuts – Stevie Farnaby
Steven Spivey – Jake Barrett
Camp Councilors – Elie Hirschman
Therese Chevas
Brandi Eckelberry
W. Ralph Walters
Franz – W. Ralph Walters
Dickson Brainulous – W. Ralph Walters
Dwight – Victor Gates
Dwight Jr. – Brent Hinks
Bob Wolfenbridgen – Bill Hollweg
Eugene – Therese Chevas
Melissabessa – Victoria Gianopoulos
Mrs. Wolfenbridgen – Kim Gianopoulos
Bob Jr. - Kim Gianopolous
Bernie – KC Locke
Sgt. Staccato – Elie Hirschman
Police dispatch – W. Ralph Walters

Doctor Despicable appeared entirely against his will

EPISODE 0.074: JUST AROUND MIDNIGHT

The Frequency Of Fear — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:29:00 GMT

Episode 0.074: Just Around Midnight
(33.3 MB; 1:12:52 MIN)

Here's a trio of OTR from series with "Midnight" in their names. Listen to creepy crap from Beyond Midnight, Dreadful John At Midnight and the simply named Midnight!

EPISODE 0.073: DAWN OF THE DUMMIES

The Frequency Of Fear — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:40:00 GMT

Episode 0.073: Dawn Of The Dummies
(54.6 MB; 1:59:29 MIN)

Aaaaand, we're back!

Doc's latest plan to conquer the world involves using a formula distilled from those zombie-making meteorites we found in the Jurassic Period to throw the world into chaos - but Dr. Canker and Gen. Tanhammer plan on stealing Doc's formula to jump start Operation: Zombie Army. However, someone else has his own plans for the mysterious monster-making muck...

While I help Doc screw up the wrld (while making some extra cash off some leftover Thighmasters and stuff), you get to hear ventriloquist dummy-themed audio from The Creaking Door, Escape and Suspense! Taliesin discusses vampires and puppets, courtesy of Taliesin Meets The Vampires.

“Dawn Of The Dummies” was written by Victor Gates, with KC Locke and W. Ralph Walters, including additional dialog by Mindy Rast

Mr. Lugosi - Victor Gates
Monster Kid - Mark Gianopoulos
Friends of Monster Kid - Caira Greenfield
                                  Draven Schoberg
Gen. Tanhammer - KC Locke
Dr. Canker - David MacIver
Clownius Maximus Parking Lot Attendant - Jake Barrett
Man who mocked the seal - Matt "Pulse077" Pranger
Bob Wolfenbridgen - Bill Hollweg
Marlea Ledford - Mindy Rast
Crowd - Jake Barrett
          Therese Chevas
           Victor Gates
           Jolene Gates
           Ben Gates
           Matt Pranger
           Jesse Willis
           W. Ralph Walters
Whoopass 2010 Official - Scott Wentworth
Shrimpy Johnson and his dummies - Victor Gates
Mustachioed woman - Therese Chevas
911 Operator - Therese Chevas
Police Officer - Scott Wentworth

Doctor Despicable appeared courtesy of Herbert West

Whatever was left – W Ralph Walters

EPISODE 0.072: DO OR DIY

The Frequency Of Fear — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:23:00 GMT

Episode 0.072: Do Or DIY
(38.5 MB; 1:24:09 MIN)

Due to a major move in progress, I offer you two fun examples of DIY audio drama from the 70s! Listen to "A Record From The Future" and "The Peoria Plague"...