Susan is suffering from a horrible recurring nightmare. She has tried everything, but cannot silence the voices in her head, which every day are sounding a little more real… Starring Jessie Gurd and Derek Long, this show was written by Anthony Ellis and originally aired on February 22, 1953 as part of the anthology series Escape. This performance was recorded in August 2009, and was directed by Stefan Claypool.
Monthly Archives: August 2009
The Darkness and the Silence
Filed under Transmissions From Captain Clarke
All attempts at contacting the outside world since discovering my unique temporal status have met with failure. As I sit here in Escape Pod X, I can only marvel at this latest, cruelest stroke of fate. My mission to return to Earth safely is no longer possible until I determine how to escape this slipstream. Yet I must ask now if there is a chance of escape at all.
Is it not outside of the realm of possibility that my attackers are observing me even now, conducting a sick and twisted experiment designed to broaden their understanding of the human race’s potential? If indeed I am their captive, then this whole exercise seems pointless. Why transmit if all of my transmissions will be blocked? Why bother struggling at all?
In the event that they are watching, if I were to give in, to stop trying and allow myself to die in this pod, would it frustrate them or inspire them? Would it disappoint them that man gives in so easily to his surroundings, or would it convince them that conquest of Earth is well within their means? It is impossible to know how to take a test unless one understands how one is being judged. In this respect, I am ignorant.
I cannot choose to live my life based on what I do not know. I do not know who is watching me or for what purpose, or if I am merely drifting through space and time due to a freak coincidence and a series of unlikely but natural events. My very existence has become a mystery, one that I do not know how to solve. Until more evidence presents itself, I can only soldier on into the darkness and the silence.
The Slipstream
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I have made a chilling discovery, one that has left me at a loss. Despite my navigation system’s suspicious behavior, I had until now believed that I was simply drifting through space. That is no longer the case. An analysis of cataloged star patterns and unusual electromagnetic behavior in a nearby nebula has left me baffled. The stars that I have been observing are not proceeding through their normal life cycles. They are, in fact, living in reverse. And since it is categorically impossible for a star to be living in reverse, the only logical conclusion is that it is I, not they, that have been disconnected from the proper flow of events. I have concluded that I am, in fact, falling backwards through time.
I cannot begin to explain how or why. I have my theories. There is a chance that my attackers are far more powerful than I had previously suspected, and that they are manipulating me for some unknown purpose. It is equally possible that I have simply had the misfortune of being caught in a heretofore unknown universal slipstream that is carrying me backwards through existence. In any event, escape is imperative. I will continue broadcasting in the hope of finding assistance, but as of now, all resources are being turned toward find a solution to this dilemma.
A final, curious note: the further back in time I go, the louder the noise grows. It’s beginning to sound like… drums.
Further updates coming soon.
The Man Who Stole a Planet
Filed under Podcast, Transmissions From Captain Clarke
An archeologist and his wife return from Mexico with an artifact of unimaginable power. Now they have to choose between it and their own lives! Starring Stefan Claypool, Jessie Gurd, and Derek Long, this show was written by Wyllis Cooper. The original production aired on July 26, 1948 as part of the anthology series Quiet, Please. This performance was recorded in July 2009 and directed by Stefan Claypool.