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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 17h

Shows that hit 50% funded are way more likely to make it all the way to 100% by the end of the campaign. Re: Frankenstein is at 40%! www.indiegogo.com/projects/re-...

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

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Faith at Observer Pictures @observerpix.bsky.social · 9h

Friends, I need a Black masculine VO artist for my horror script for @11thhouraudio.bsky.social. It's a very small part, and you can to die fabulously! Everyone involved is volunteering their time, so there is no pay.

If you're interested, pls reply! I need recordings by October 15!

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 16h

Went axe throwing with some coworkers. Suitably impressed them with my skill. Did not mention I seriously considered joining the World Axe Throwing League last year.

... success?

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Absolutely No Adventures @noadventurespod.bsky.social · 17h

We are at 65% of our goal and today's fun fact is about my favorite joke in the entirety of ANA. Help us get funded for more very long walks to hyperspecific punchlines!

igg.me/at/anas3

I don't think I've ever taken a longer walk to get to a joke than revealing the origin of Sig's name in episode 9 and it's my favorite joke in the entire series. From the concept to the title of the episode, it all came to me in one burst while I was riding the bus to work and then I shaped the entire season to get there. I don't know if I'll ever be that funny ever again.

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Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 17h

Check us out on the Bloody Disgusting website!
bloody-disgusting.com/podcasts/390...

Audio Drama ‘Re: Frankenstein’ Now Funding Through Indiegogo; Help Bring This Monster to Life!

Re: Frankenstein is an audio drama adaptation of Frankenstein from the team behind Re: Dracula and Re: Carmilla, which is crowdfunding now! Featuring an award-winning all-trans cast, Re: Frankenstein ...

bloody-disgusting.com

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six @fourtwo-ohsix.bsky.social · 1d

I know this is gonna be so, SO good — contribute, if you can, to make it happen!!

Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 1d

Re: Frankenstein is an audio adaptation of Frankenstein from the team behind Re: Dracula and Re: Carmilla. Featuring an award winning all-trans cast, Re: Frankenstein will bring this Gothic masterpiece to glorious un-life.

Support us at igg.me/at/refrank! We're almost 40% funded!

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Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 17h

If you like:

🪚 Scientific malpractice
🪚 Yelling at Victor Frankenstein for his crimes
🪚 Oddly soothing horror audio drama
🪚 Immersive sound design
🪚 Full cast voice acting
🪚 Independent audio fiction

...we think you'll like this show! Support us at igg.me/at/refrank!

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 17h

Shows that hit 50% funded are way more likely to make it all the way to 100% by the end of the campaign. Re: Frankenstein is at 40%! www.indiegogo.com/projects/re-...

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 17h

40%! The morse code you hear at the start of the telegram episodes is the first few words of the telegram! Same thing for the morse code at the end - it's the last few words of the telegram. The dits and dahs are different each time!

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 17h

30%! I bought a SFX pack called Darkscapes which is a bunch of different unsettling drones and I used this pack in almost every episode of Re: Dracula.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

Re: Frankenstein is SO CLOSE to 40% funded!

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

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Florence Wilder ✒️ @florencewilder.com · 2d

Hey, that's me!

Go support this amazing project! 💜💜💜💜

Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 2d

The voice of our De Lacey will be @florencewilder.com! You might know them from Blindsided, Cryptid Crush, or Parasyte -the Maxim-! Florence Wilder is a classically-trained, modernly-tempered actor in film, VO, and theatre.

Support Re: Frankenstein at igg.me/at/refrank

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Among the Stars and Bones @amongstarsbones.bsky.social · 2d

This upcoming all-trans adaptation of Frankenstein by the folks who brought you Re: Dracula and Re: Carmilla features Asha Lloyd (our Indira Raju) as Elizabeth.

Can't wait to hear it. Asha is going to kill it!

Oh and hey, they're crowdfunding right now: www.indiegogo.com/projects/re-...

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Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 1d

Re: Frankenstein is an audio adaptation of Frankenstein from the team behind Re: Dracula and Re: Carmilla. Featuring an award winning all-trans cast, Re: Frankenstein will bring this Gothic masterpiece to glorious un-life.

Support us at igg.me/at/refrank! We're almost 40% funded!

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

Pitch your show to a network who will buy it for 10k

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

(I submitted WWBH to just 2 web fests this year and am frankly happy to be charting on ADWC at all lol)

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

Holding down #40 🥰

Digital Media World Cups | WSWC & AFWC @dmwcinfo.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨🚨 October 2025 AFWC Update! 🚨🚨🚨

There's a *ton* of movement on the ranking with a lot of festivals still to go in 2025 with a ton of movement yet to come!

Many 2026 festivals are open! Submit your work to them today! https://digitalmediaworldcups/audio-fiction-world-cup

The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
1 - Merona Grant & The Lost Tomb of Golgotha
2 -Leylines
3 - Planet Arcana
4 - My First Dungeon: The Wildsea
5 - Godkiller: Last Hope
6 - Curious Matter Anthology
7 - Fables of Eyrde: Lost Mine of the Colossus
8 - The Witches of Wederra Keep
9 - The Adventures of Bud & Herb
10 - DINK: The Musical
11 - The Storyteller Squad, The Fourth Age
12 - Dark Dice
13 - KIND: An LGBTQ+ Mythical Noir
14 - The Caller

The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
15 - Wayward Autumnal
16 - Fawx & Stallion
17 - Unbalanced Encounters: Small Gods Scatter, The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show
18 - Twilight Meridian
19 - Table Read Podcast
20 - Levian, Godkiller: Balance
21 - Liberty: Tales from the Tower
22 - We’re Alive: Descendants, Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood
23 - Observable Radio
24 - The Book of War, Silvertongues
25 - The Treacle People: Still Sticky

The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
26 - Howl
27 - Beneath the Surface, A Haunting, Beloved
28 - Gather by the Ghost Light (The Other Me), 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat
29 - The Corner of Pleasure & West River, Murderer’s Murder, Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
30 - Moose on a Highway
31 - The All-American Ruins Podcast
32 - Unlicensed Magic
33 - The Cleanup Crew
34 - Windfall, Quest Friends!, Malevolent

The updated rankings for the Audio Fiction World Cup as of October 8, 2025.
35 - Unbalanced Encounters: Rally, The White Vault: Goshawk, Kobalt Pier, I Need a Miracle, Ghost InSpectors
Demons & Daughters
37 - True Crime Rectum, Partial Veil
38 - The City: Revolution, RPG for You and Me - Absolute Zero, Forsaken
39 - Stowaway, Old Cove, Alpha 8
40 - What Will Be Here?

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 2d

Just a reminder that anti-queer and anti-trans policies aren't actually popular.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Lauren Shippen @laurenshippen.com · 2d

literally SO honored to be one of the directors steering this truly incredible cast. help make it a reality!

Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 6d

Wouldn't it be cool if someone adapted Frankenstein with an entire cast of trans actors?

Oh hey, we're doing that! But we need your help to fund it!

igg.me/at/refrank

Re: Frankenstein

An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.

igg.me

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

While I'm mid-crowdfunding (cough cough support igg.me/at/refrank cough), does anyone have questions about crowdfunding for audio drama? Happy to answer! I've done it a lot.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

Kind of both! Like, lowest tier is $30, or only having one tier.

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

It's here! So excited to read @courtney-floyd.com's book!!!

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

I do individual as I don't have an LLC (yet!)

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Tal | TAFCON @starplanes.bsky.social · 2d

I think 1 month is the perfect amount of time!

Common mistakes: not explaining what the show is about, not promoting their crowdfund, not having any proof of concept (ex: trailer, first episode), bad tier pricing distribution

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Jeff Van Computers @vandreasonable.bsky.social · 2d

What's the future of audio fiction? FILES! BANDCAMP! BONUSES!

Grab a cuppa with Ms. Shipton, won't you?

Local Files Club @localfiles.club · 2d

The first Local Files Club release is now available to pre-order on Bandcamp!

Ms. Shipton’s Travelling Tea Shop is a five-part audiodrama from Skadi’s Symphony, the creators of Kane and Feels, starring Greta Clarkson as the eponymous witch.

localfilesclub.bandcamp.com/album/ms-shi...

Ms. Shipton's Travelling Tea Shop, by Skadi's Symphony

21 track album

localfilesclub.bandcamp.com

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