Well Told Tales, original pulp-fiction podcast

WTT 60: 'You're A Moron'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:40:55 -0700

Written by C.G. Bauer, read by Glen Hallstrom.

A loud-mouthed mobster is plagued by "morons" in this short story by C.G. Bauer and read by Glen Hallstrom. read more »

WTT 59: 'Recrudescence'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:33:58 -0700

Written by Bosley Gravel, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

An ornery, profane old man refuses to die -- much to the chagrin of the beleagured son-in-law. read more »

WTT 58: 'Can't Keep a Dead Man Down'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:36:48 -0700

Written by Randee Dawn, read by Uke Jackson.

A man awakes to find himself trapped, in the dark and unable to move.

Explicit: Language

WTT 57: 'The Graduate Student'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:18:21 -0700

Written by Daniel W. Powell, read by Bryan A. Robinson.

A college professor shares the grisly secret behind his academic success.

WTT 56: 'The Gangster's New Clothes'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:26:03 -0700

Written by George Wilhite, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

A wiseguy gets a new suit that's a perfect fit for him ... but not in a good way. read more »

WTT 55: 'London Dungeon'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:53:46 -0700

Written and read by Joseph P. Griffith.

A travel writer gets spooked by a London museum's dungeon exhibit.

WTT 54: 'Barflies'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:27:03 -0700

Written by Frank Byrns, read by Bryan A. Robinson and Claire Emerson.

A woman on the prowl for a superhero seems to get a bum steer ... and gets the ride of her life. read more »

WTT 53: 'Eee'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:24:46 -0700

Written by Jonathan C. Gillespie, read by Eleiece Krawiec.

The Earth's most specialized soldiers battle an alien enemy that has corrupted her oceans.

Promos: read more »

WTT Extra: 'Dark Star of Death'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:18:10 -0700

Written by Robert Leslie Bellem, read by John Wooley.

Legendary pulp-fiction detective Dan Turner tangles with a deadly dame in this classic story written by Robert Leslie Bellem, and read by John Wooley.

For more on Bellem, check out: read more »

WTT 52: 'American Nightmare'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:53:25 -0700

Written by Lilah Wild, read by Sonia Perozzi.

Small-town misfit Trisha Bell comes back from the dead to battle narrow-minded locals and reunite with her undead greaser boyfriend and living best friend. read more »

WTT 51: 'Anniversary'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:50:12 -0700

Written by Hilary Davidson, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

A man prepares the perfect anniversary for his beloved -- complete with lobster, flowers and a bauble from Tiffany's. With this Mr. Right, what could possibly go wrong? read more »

WTT 50: 'Hardboiled Hell'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:23:00 -0700

Written by Phil Beloin, Jr., read by Andy Catt and Sherry Wine.

A hard-drinking hep cat falls for a sexy gal he met in a jazz club. But things turn weird -- real weird -- after she brings him home for the night. read more »

WTT 49: 'The Eyes Have It'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:44:11 -0700

Written by Aaron Polson, read by Glen Hallstrom.

A newspaper photographer becomes an eyewitness to madness. Editor's note: The mp3 file has been updated (the previous upload was missing my outro.) read more »

New Well Told Tales promo

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:51:35 -0700

A new site deserves a new audio promo -- so I whipped one up today.

I invite anyone in the podcasting community to play it on their show (and let me know so we can return the favor.)

The site is only a few days old, but I'm excited about all our new members. Welcome aboard!

WTT 48: 'The Pothole'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:33:41 -0700

Written by Kris Ashton, read by John Wooley.

A road trip turns terrifying after a couple drives over an ill-placed pothole.

WTT 47: 'The Official'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:08:21 -0700

Written by Eric Sandler, read by Bryan A. Robinson.

A barfly tries to protect a marked girl from a beautiful but deadly assassin.

WTT 46: 'The Cosmonaut'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:53:26 -0800

Written by Michael Huie, read by Eleiece Krawiec.

A 1960’s era Soviet spy attempts to save the first female cosmonaut from a humiliating KGB plot.

'I Killed AwesomeMan' - Episode 5

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:45:05 -0800

Written and produced by Kevin Colligan (as Finn Colgan.) read more »

WTT 45: 'A Parliament of Me'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:31:59 -0800

Written by Patrick Hurley, read by Andy Catt.

A man faces an existential crisis which takes the form of a personal parliamentary election.

WTT 44: 'Hear Not the Murmur on the Wind'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:51:13 -0800

Written by Steven J. Dines, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

The ghost of a jealous, murdered husband seeks revenge against his faithless spouse.

Explicit: Language

WTT 43: 'Home For The Holidays'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:57:30 -0800

Written by Randee Dawn, read by Andy Catt.

“Peace on Earth and goodwill toward men” is not in the cards when two Texans get competitive over Christmas decorations. read more »

WTT 42: 'Los Gringos'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:31:05 -0800

Written by Dennis Yates, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

Years following a tragic disappearance, a mysterious letter summons two men back to Mexico. read more »

WTT 41: 'I Used To Love Her'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:52:26 -0800

Written by Theodore Carter, read by Steve Anderson.

If you subscribe to the Well Told Tales podcast, it's a good bet that you love zombies. But the guy in this story is taking that concept to an entirely new level. read more »

WTT 40: 'Particular Tastes'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:18:40 -0800

Written by Bosley Gravel, read by Eleiece Krawiec.

A funeral home beautician — who is haunted by her overbearing, long-dead mother — is obsessed with love, sex and death.

WTT 39: 'Folsom Pond Blues'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:42:56 -0700

Written by Doug Murano, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

An ice-fishing trip goes horribly awry for a pair of college buddies.

Explicit: Language

'I Killed AwesomeMan!' - Episode 4

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:01:04 -0700

Written and produced by Kevin Colligan (as Finn Colgan.) Starring Norm Sherman, Steve Anderson, read more »

WTT 38: 'Feeders'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:01:42 -0700

Written by Diana Kemp-Jones, read by Sonia Perozzi.

A horde of hungry insects terrorize a young, stranded couple.

Explicit: gore, violence. read more »

'I Killed AwesomeMan!' - Episode 3

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:13:03 -0700

Written and produced by Kevin Colligan (as Finn Colgan.) read more »

WTT 37: "Father's Footsteps"

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:14:26 -0700

Written by Abby Goldsmith, read by Eleiece Krawiec.

The hidden, neglected son of a mind-reading murderer dreams of escape and a new life.

Explicit violence.

'I Killed AwesomeMan!' - Episode 2

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:01:02 -0700

Written and produced by Kevin Colligan (as Finn Colgan.) Starring Norm Sherman, Steve Anderson, read more »

'I Killed AwesomeMan!' - Episode 1

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:08:01 -0700

Written and produced by Kevin Colligan (as Finn Colgan.) Starring Norm Sherman, Steve Anderson, read more »

WTT 36: 'Where None Pursue'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:10:30 -0700

Written by Edward McDermott, read by Brandon Carpenter.

A private detective tries to protect a man threatened by a seemingly omniscient stalker. read more »

WTT 35: 'Crush'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:12:18 -0700

Written by Derek Rutherford, read by Eve Berkson.

In the future, love hurts … but an amorous young couple will take enormous risks to become intimate. read more »

WTT 34: 'Sentience Stigmata'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:41:45 -0700

Written by Fred Ollinger, read by Eleiece Krawiec.

A concerned mother uses an experimental sentience formula on her daughter’s beloved — and endangered — pet goat. read more »

WTT 33: 'Modifications'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:06:53 -0700

Written by Kris Ashton, read by J.B. Goodspeed.

A man who has "gone bush" in a remote part of Australia receives some unwanted alien "improvements."

WTT 32: 'The Lizard Pit'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:30:21 -0700

Written by Horace James, read by Steve Anderson.

A relationship between a low-life funeral director and a malevolent spirit turns messy … very, very messy. read more »

WTT Extra: 'The Town Without a Soul, Chapter 5'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:56:31 -0700

Written and spoken by Andrew Culver, music by Josh Charney. read more »

WTT 31: 'It'll Be a Long, Hot Summer'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:24:31 -0700

Written by William Meikle, read by Eleiece Krawiec.

A young girl with an interest in astronomy gets — and gives — one hell of a sunburn. read more »

WTT Extra: 'The Town Without a Soul, Chapter 4'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:58:31 -0700

Written and spoken by Andrew Culver, music by Josh Charney. read more »

WTT Extra: 'The Town Without a Soul, Chapter 3'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:28:30 -0700

Written and spoken by Andrew Culver, music by Josh Charney. read more »

WTT 30: 'Depopulator'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:50:24 -0700

Written by Lavie Tidhar, read by Christina Colligan.

A shadowy band of criminals implement their own brand of population control. read more »

WTT Extra: 'The Town Without a Soul, Chapter 2'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:45:30 -0700

Written and spoken by Andrew Culver, music by Josh Charney. read more »

WTT Extra: 'The Town Without a Soul, Chapter 1'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:07:30 -0700

Written and spoken by Andrew Culver, music by Josh Charney. read more »

WTT 29: 'Night School'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:54:57 -0700

Written by Keith Schaffner, read by Christina Colligan. read more »

WTT 28: 'Final Notice'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:40:56 -0700

Written by Theodore Carter, read by Eleiece Krawiec.

A cat-lover develops an unhealthy — and dangerous — obsession with her strange pet.

WTT 27: 'Piercing the Dead'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:05:44 -0700

Written by Kevin Anderson, read by Brandon Carpenter. read more »

WTT 26: 'Cell'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:05:09 -0800

Written by Lavie Tidhar, read by Brandon Carpenter.

An intergalactic prisoner serving a hard labor sentence comes to an understanding with his robotic prison cell/spaceship.

WTT 25: 'Are You On Drugs?'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:20:59 -0800

Written by Jack Valbrook, read by Nobilis.

A high school student learns about the perils of drug use ... but not in an ABC After School Special kind of way.

Explicit: drugs, language

WTT 24: 'Fat Larry's Night With The Alligators'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:15:25 -0800

Written by Ken Goldman, read by Rick Stringer.

Two mobsters face off — and commune with nature — in an alligator-infested Florida swamp.

Explicit: violence, language

WTT 23: 'What Little Girls Are Made Of'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:48:54 -0800

Written by S.R. Bartok, read by Steve Anderson.

It’s time to “party-party” when a strikingly beautiful — and oddly retro — receptionist entertains a wary businessman. read more »

WTT 22: 'The Fourth Wall'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:00:27 -0800

Written by Maddie Ward, read by Eleena de Lisser.

A teenage girl freaks out her little brother by incessantly talking to herself. When the little brother confronts her about her strange habit, he discovers a terrible secret.

WTT 21: 'Circling'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:26:11 -0800

Written by Steven J. Dines, read by David Maciver. read more »

WTT 20: 'The Lure of Heaven'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:00:15 -0800

Written by Kevin Anderson, read by Christina Colligan. read more »

WTT 19: 'Type A'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:00:01 -0800

Written by Jennie Kermode, read by Christina Colligan.

A lonesome man becomes obsessed with a beautiful, young woman. And finds himself in desperate straits.

Explicit: violence

WTT 18: 'Trick or Treat'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0700

Written by Kevin Colligan (as Finn Colgan,) read by Christina Colligan.

A simpleton - with a gruesome secret - is targeted by Halloween tricksters. But he gets bloody revenge.

WTT 17: 'The Beautiful Game'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:00:08 -0700

Written by Steven J. Dines, read by Richard L. Richards, Jr.

A cynical raconteur parlays boyhood infamy into tawdry fame on the TV talk show circuit. But his pretty young thing doesn't seem to mind.

Explicit language, sexuality

WTT 16: 'Stop Loss'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:00:01 -0700

Written by Dayton Ward, read by Richard L. Richards, Jr. read more »

WTT 15: 'The Love Bug'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:00:07 -0700

Written by Teej Grant, read by Christina Colligan.

An extraterrestrial crash-lands on Earth, discovers the joy of sex … only to spark a plague of passion.

Explicit sexuality and language

WTT 14: 'The David'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:30:38 -0700

Written by Jonathan Kravetz, read by Andy Hoff.

A detective is hired to find the “will to live” of a former lover — and finds something out about himself — in this hardboiled tale with an existential twist. read more »

WTT 13: 'Death's a Bitch'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:00:20 -0700

Written by Kevin Colligan (as Finn Colgan), read by Andy Hoff.

A small-town cop battles an epidemic of flesh-eating zombies — both human and canine — and does the unthinkable to survive.

Explicit: violence, language

WTT 12: 'The Hard Way'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:00:23 -0700

Written by Tom Barlow, read by Frederic Heringes. read more »

WTT 11: 'One More Kill'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:29:56 -0700

Written by Matt Hughes, read by Andy Hoff.

An unscrupulous doctor persuades a terminally ill leukemia patient to become a “vigilante” assassin. But the good doctor may have something up his sleeve.

WTT 10: 'Cellar Meat'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 22 May 2007 19:29:10 -0700

Written by Douglas R. Burchill, read by Richard L. Richards, Jr.

A lone, desperate woman driving through the desert picks the wrong gas station for a pit stop.

Explicit violence, language read more »

WTT 09: 'Red Lips'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 15 May 2007 18:59:42 -0700

Written by Tim Keenan, read by Richard L. Richards, Jr.

When murder and drugs no longer provide a rush, a world-weary psychopath willingly transforms from the ultimate predator into prey for a sexy female thrill-killer. read more »

WTT 08: 'The 30 Day Baby Company'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 08 May 2007 05:45:58 -0700

Written by Darren Callahan, read by Rachael Drummond. read more »

WTT 07: 'Swan Song'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:23:10 -0700

Written by Diana Kemp-Jones, read by Rachael Drummond.

In a future world, an amoral elite class is threatened by an unconventional plague and protected by immune, conscripted trackers. read more »

WTT 06: 'Battle of the Carson Hotel'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:00:06 -0700

Written by Heath Lowrance, read by Andy Hoff.

While World War II rages overseas, the house dick at the Carson Hotel fights his own battle against a gang of pasty-faced gunmen, a mysterious woman and the brilliant Dr. Vox. read more »

WTT 05: 'Death and Taxes'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:38:19 -0700

Written by Finn Colgan, read by Andy Hoff.

When the taxman comes calling on an shabby nursing home, someone will wind up paying the ultimate price. Just in time for the American tax deadline, April 15. read more »

WTT 04: 'The Red Hurricane'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:38:34 -0700

Written and read by Christina Colligan.

A mother must protect her children from a great Evil — and his winged minions — in a post-apocalyptic world where the only defense is anonymity.

WTT 03: 'The Last Day of Summer'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:15:57 -0700

Written by William Meikle, read by Andy Hoff.

A young lad with a burning desire to grow up learns the hard way that he should be careful what he wishes for in this dark, modern-day fable.

WTT 02: 'Hand of God'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:13:21 -0700

Written by Liz Shannon Miller, read by Rachael Drummond.

Determined to win the affection and respect of her distant father, a young scientist breaks the space-time continuum to fix the worst blown call in sports history.

WTT 01: 'Tequila'

kevin@welltoldtales.com (Kevin Colligan) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:06:46 -0700

Written by Kevin Colligan (as Finn Colgan), read by Andy Hoff.

A violent drunk on a bender through Tijuana looks for answers in the bottom of a bottle … and finds more than he bargained for. read more »