3.47 am…
My ipod sits in it’s speaker dock, I was going to listen to some music to fall asleep to, that was quite some time ago…
That haunting music creeps spider-like into my room, your voice the silken threads that make the web I’ve been lured into… An image of the child catcher springs to mind!
You deliver these wonderful stories in verbal 3D, your mischievous humour is an unobtrusive character in every story…. 3.47 am! I’m now making coffee, you may as well keep me awake for the rest of the night ! Volume 2 coming up! Fantastic! Sleepless in Staffordshire U.K
";}s:7:"summary";s:583:"3.47 am... My ipod sits in it's speaker dock, I was going to listen to some music to fall asleep to, that was quite some time ago... That haunting music creeps spider-like into my room, your voice the silken threads that make the web I've been lured into... An image of the child catcher springs to mind! You deliver these wonderful stories in verbal 3D, your mischievous humour is an unobtrusive character in every story.... 3.47 am! I'm now making coffee, you may as well keep me awake for the rest of the night ! Volume 2 coming up! Fantastic! Sleepless in Staffordshire U.K";s:12:"atom_content";s:643:"3.47 am…
My ipod sits in it’s speaker dock, I was going to listen to some music to fall asleep to, that was quite some time ago…
That haunting music creeps spider-like into my room, your voice the silken threads that make the web I’ve been lured into… An image of the child catcher springs to mind!
You deliver these wonderful stories in verbal 3D, your mischievous humour is an unobtrusive character in every story…. 3.47 am! I’m now making coffee, you may as well keep me awake for the rest of the night ! Volume 2 coming up! Fantastic! Sleepless in Staffordshire U.K
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1321949686;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Mike Bennett";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-330740";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Mike Bennett";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:26:49 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-330740";s:11:"description";s:284:"Many thanks to everyone for the feedback. I'm delighted that so many people have enjoyed Hall of Mirrors Volume One and taken the time to share their thoughts. Don't forget, there's also Volume Two here at Podiobooks: another six tales of horror and the grotesque for you to enjoy :-)";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:422:"Many thanks to everyone for the feedback. I’m delighted that so many people have enjoyed Hall of Mirrors Volume One and taken the time to share their thoughts. Don’t forget, there’s also Volume Two here at Podiobooks: another six tales of horror and the grotesque for you to enjoy
Many thanks to everyone for the feedback. I’m delighted that so many people have enjoyed Hall of Mirrors Volume One and taken the time to share their thoughts. Don’t forget, there’s also Volume Two here at Podiobooks: another six tales of horror and the grotesque for you to enjoy
A fantastic collection of stories! I’ve just finished vol. 1 and am so glad I was behind on finding Podiobooks because now I won’t have to wait weeks or months for vol. 2 to be posted. God, now THAT would have been scary – no more Mike Bennett story-time! I absolutely adore your writing Mike, as well as your sense of humor. Only someone with a wonderful and slightly twisted sense of humor could have written The Haslet Technique. And the others are just so perfectly creepy!
I look forward to listening to vol. 2 and finding any other of your stories and books that I can.
";}s:7:"summary";s:581:"A fantastic collection of stories! I've just finished vol. 1 and am so glad I was behind on finding Podiobooks because now I won't have to wait weeks or months for vol. 2 to be posted. God, now THAT would have been scary - no more Mike Bennett story-time! I absolutely adore your writing Mike, as well as your sense of humor. Only someone with a wonderful and slightly twisted sense of humor could have written The Haslet Technique. And the others are just so perfectly creepy! I look forward to listening to vol. 2 and finding any other of your stories and books that I can.";s:12:"atom_content";s:613:"A fantastic collection of stories! I’ve just finished vol. 1 and am so glad I was behind on finding Podiobooks because now I won’t have to wait weeks or months for vol. 2 to be posted. God, now THAT would have been scary – no more Mike Bennett story-time! I absolutely adore your writing Mike, as well as your sense of humor. Only someone with a wonderful and slightly twisted sense of humor could have written The Haslet Technique. And the others are just so perfectly creepy!
I look forward to listening to vol. 2 and finding any other of your stories and books that I can.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1313687941;}i:3;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:11:"By: SGP2327";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-329461";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"SGP2327";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:00:51 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-329461";s:11:"description";s:374:"Part 2 of Hair and Skin scared the crap out of me! Yes I would like a cup of tea or something. lol That was awesome. No story has ever captivated me the way that story has. I've got to get to part 3 finale to find out what happens to Charles. ***Spoiler Alert*** When the voices on his head were screaming Charles, I jumped about a foot in the air. I was not expecting that.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:388:"Part 2 of Hair and Skin scared the crap out of me! Yes I would like a cup of tea or something. lol That was awesome. No story has ever captivated me the way that story has. I’ve got to get to part 3 finale to find out what happens to Charles. ***Spoiler Alert*** When the voices on his head were screaming Charles, I jumped about a foot in the air. I was not expecting that.
";}s:7:"summary";s:374:"Part 2 of Hair and Skin scared the crap out of me! Yes I would like a cup of tea or something. lol That was awesome. No story has ever captivated me the way that story has. I've got to get to part 3 finale to find out what happens to Charles. ***Spoiler Alert*** When the voices on his head were screaming Charles, I jumped about a foot in the air. I was not expecting that.";s:12:"atom_content";s:388:"Part 2 of Hair and Skin scared the crap out of me! Yes I would like a cup of tea or something. lol That was awesome. No story has ever captivated me the way that story has. I’ve got to get to part 3 finale to find out what happens to Charles. ***Spoiler Alert*** When the voices on his head were screaming Charles, I jumped about a foot in the air. I was not expecting that.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1312923651;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: SGP";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-329456";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"SGP";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:46:34 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-329456";s:11:"description";s:262:"On trolls ep: for a second I thought you would twist it and have Martin be skitzo and be murdering kids. I still dont get why Janice said what she did. I am still shaking from that ep. Move over Stephen King. ... On to the grave. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:274:"On trolls ep: for a second I thought you would twist it and have Martin be skitzo and be murdering kids. I still dont get why Janice said what she did. I am still shaking from that ep. Move over Stephen King. … On to the grave. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
";}s:7:"summary";s:262:"On trolls ep: for a second I thought you would twist it and have Martin be skitzo and be murdering kids. I still dont get why Janice said what she did. I am still shaking from that ep. Move over Stephen King. ... On to the grave. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.";s:12:"atom_content";s:274:"On trolls ep: for a second I thought you would twist it and have Martin be skitzo and be murdering kids. I still dont get why Janice said what she did. I am still shaking from that ep. Move over Stephen King. … On to the grave. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1312904794;}i:5;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: Dan";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-327995";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"Dan";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:02:47 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-327995";s:11:"description";s:279:"I just discovered this series and I'm glad I did! Intriguing stories and excellent narration. Each story is so descriptive it?s easy to have a clear mental image of the scenes. And now I see many more Mike Bennett recordings in the library . . . can?t wait to download them!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:293:"I just discovered this series and I’m glad I did! Intriguing stories and excellent narration. Each story is so descriptive it?s easy to have a clear mental image of the scenes. And now I see many more Mike Bennett recordings in the library . . . can?t wait to download them!
";}s:7:"summary";s:279:"I just discovered this series and I'm glad I did! Intriguing stories and excellent narration. Each story is so descriptive it?s easy to have a clear mental image of the scenes. And now I see many more Mike Bennett recordings in the library . . . can?t wait to download them!";s:12:"atom_content";s:293:"I just discovered this series and I’m glad I did! Intriguing stories and excellent narration. Each story is so descriptive it?s easy to have a clear mental image of the scenes. And now I see many more Mike Bennett recordings in the library . . . can?t wait to download them!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1303430567;}i:6;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:8:"By: teve";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-323388";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"teve";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:03:53 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-323388";s:11:"description";s:455:"I really enjoyed Hall of Mirrors - Volume 1. The style of the intros reminded me of those old Hammer Horror films where they linked 4 or 5 stories with a device like someone reading tarot cards. The stories themselves were a balance between humour & horror. Hair & Skin was particularly horrific. The Halett technique particularly funny. Will be subscribing to Underwood & Fitch once I finish Volume 2 of HofM. Thank you Mike for hours of happy listening.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:481:"I really enjoyed Hall of Mirrors – Volume 1. The style of the intros reminded me of those old Hammer Horror films where they linked 4 or 5 stories with a device like someone reading tarot cards. The stories themselves were a balance between humour & horror. Hair & Skin was particularly horrific. The Halett technique particularly funny. Will be subscribing to Underwood & Fitch once I finish Volume 2 of HofM. Thank you Mike for hours of happy listening.
";}s:7:"summary";s:455:"I really enjoyed Hall of Mirrors - Volume 1. The style of the intros reminded me of those old Hammer Horror films where they linked 4 or 5 stories with a device like someone reading tarot cards. The stories themselves were a balance between humour & horror. Hair & Skin was particularly horrific. The Halett technique particularly funny. Will be subscribing to Underwood & Fitch once I finish Volume 2 of HofM. Thank you Mike for hours of happy listening.";s:12:"atom_content";s:481:"I really enjoyed Hall of Mirrors – Volume 1. The style of the intros reminded me of those old Hammer Horror films where they linked 4 or 5 stories with a device like someone reading tarot cards. The stories themselves were a balance between humour & horror. Hair & Skin was particularly horrific. The Halett technique particularly funny. Will be subscribing to Underwood & Fitch once I finish Volume 2 of HofM. Thank you Mike for hours of happy listening.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1291547033;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: MJB";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-321417";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"MJB";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:28:53 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-321417";s:11:"description";s:246:"With Halloween 4 weeks away, I was in the mood for some creepy stories. Found this online and have been thoroughly entertained! Also really enjoy the humor Mr. Bennett injects in his stories and his banter before and after a reading. GREAT WORK!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:254:"With Halloween 4 weeks away, I was in the mood for some creepy stories. Found this online and have been thoroughly entertained! Also really enjoy the humor Mr. Bennett injects in his stories and his banter before and after a reading. GREAT WORK!
";}s:7:"summary";s:246:"With Halloween 4 weeks away, I was in the mood for some creepy stories. Found this online and have been thoroughly entertained! Also really enjoy the humor Mr. Bennett injects in his stories and his banter before and after a reading. GREAT WORK!";s:12:"atom_content";s:254:"With Halloween 4 weeks away, I was in the mood for some creepy stories. Found this online and have been thoroughly entertained! Also really enjoy the humor Mr. Bennett injects in his stories and his banter before and after a reading. GREAT WORK!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1286047733;}i:8;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:8:"By: Mark";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-317686";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Mark";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:13:46 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-317686";s:11:"description";s:4078:"hello, mike. I wanted to pop by and let you know that I absolutely adored both of your "Hall of Mirrors" short story collections and I dearly hope there will be more to come before too terribly long. The short story is becoming a lost art in literature today and here, you have put together a string of stories that are 2nd to NONE. Even the macabre short story king himself, Stephen King, would be envious of these tales of the twisted, perverse, sick and just generally strange. With these stories you've covered all the requirements for successful short story writing. Your story ideas are very original and intriguing. Your style of writing is deliciously descriptive yet very direct, a very difficult balance, even for many seasoned authors. And of course, your presentation is not indulgent but neither is it shy and wilting. All of these things can be extremely difficult to accomplish but you've done so, seemingly with ease. Add to the quality of your writing, your absolutely divine delivery and skill in narration of these stories and you have a wonderful combination that makes for an extremely enjoyable experience for the reader.....errrr, ummmm, "listener". And your humour, not only in the stories themselves, but also in the prologues, epilogues and transitions is very enjoyable and does nothing but add to the overall experience. Please, do not stop producing these little gems. Denying the reader/listener the experience of enjoying your gift would be cruel and unusual and could not be easily forgiven. Just saying. I've not yet listened to any of your novel length stories, though I have downloaded the entire podcast serial of "One Among the Sleepless" and I expect I will begin listening later this evening or tomorrow at the latest. I have heard good things about it and am looking extremely forward to the listen. Also, I'm quite intrigued by "Underwood and Flinch" and will probably be unable to wait until completion before I begin listening. I usually listen several hours per day and when a serialized podcast isn't complete I invariably get to the end of the available episodes and then have to play the waiting game. And I am a very impatient person and the waiting drives me crazy. If I start it I honestly do not think I can wait for another year before completion. So get to work and finish that thing already! Anyway, again, many thanks for the wonderful experiences of the stories contained in the "Hall of Mirrors" collections. They were truly gifts from the author, both literally and figuratively. I will certainly be "donating" in their name on Podiobooks.com (and I encourage others to do the same...support these authors!!). So hopefully, if the good folks at Podiobooks.com aren't crooks, you'll have a bit of Christmas spending money courtesy of me. Thanks again and keep up the good (great) work! ********* And just a quick word to other readers/listeners: I enthusiastically recommend that anyone, EVERYONE, grab these short story collections today if you haven't done so already. And if you enjoy them you better be sure to DONATE GENEROUSLY on the pages for these titles on Podiobooks.com so that the author can get paid, deservedly, for the enjoyment he has provided you. It is certainly not without considerable cost for these authors to use their valuable time to write these stories, the time and effort to produce the podcasts, the costs associated with acquiring the equipment necessary to produce the podcasts, and any other incidental costs such as paying for the rights to music to enhance the whole experience and make it more complete and more enjoyable for you, the reader/listener. So do NOT be stingy. If you've enjoyed any of the stories from Mr. Bennett, or any other of the many Podiobooks.com authors, you NEED to donate. Not donating is the surest way to cause this wonderful source of quality literature to dry up. And if that happens, I and many others will never forgive you. YOU will never forgive YOURSELF!! Donate today. Go do it NOW. Seriously, go do it right now!!!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:4286:"hello, mike. I wanted to pop by and let you know that I absolutely adored both of your “Hall of Mirrors” short story collections and I dearly hope there will be more to come before too terribly long.
The short story is becoming a lost art in literature today and here, you have put together a string of stories that are 2nd to NONE. Even the macabre short story king himself, Stephen King, would be envious of these tales of the twisted, perverse, sick and just generally strange. With these stories you’ve covered all the requirements for successful short story writing. Your story ideas are very original and intriguing. Your style of writing is deliciously descriptive yet very direct, a very difficult balance, even for many seasoned authors. And of course, your presentation is not indulgent but neither is it shy and wilting. All of these things can be extremely difficult to accomplish but you’ve done so, seemingly with ease.
Add to the quality of your writing, your absolutely divine delivery and skill in narration of these stories and you have a wonderful combination that makes for an extremely enjoyable experience for the reader…..errrr, ummmm, “listener”. And your humour, not only in the stories themselves, but also in the prologues, epilogues and transitions is very enjoyable and does nothing but add to the overall experience. Please, do not stop producing these little gems. Denying the reader/listener the experience of enjoying your gift would be cruel and unusual and could not be easily forgiven. Just saying.
I’ve not yet listened to any of your novel length stories, though I have downloaded the entire podcast serial of “One Among the Sleepless” and I expect I will begin listening later this evening or tomorrow at the latest. I have heard good things about it and am looking extremely forward to the listen. Also, I’m quite intrigued by “Underwood and Flinch” and will probably be unable to wait until completion before I begin listening. I usually listen several hours per day and when a serialized podcast isn’t complete I invariably get to the end of the available episodes and then have to play the waiting game. And I am a very impatient person and the waiting drives me crazy. If I start it I honestly do not think I can wait for another year before completion. So get to work and finish that thing already!
Anyway, again, many thanks for the wonderful experiences of the stories contained in the “Hall of Mirrors” collections. They were truly gifts from the author, both literally and figuratively. I will certainly be “donating” in their name on Podiobooks.com (and I encourage others to do the same…support these authors!!). So hopefully, if the good folks at Podiobooks.com aren’t crooks, you’ll have a bit of Christmas spending money courtesy of me.
Thanks again and keep up the good (great) work!
*********
And just a quick word to other readers/listeners:
I enthusiastically recommend that anyone, EVERYONE, grab these short story collections today if you haven’t done so already. And if you enjoy them you better be sure to DONATE GENEROUSLY on the pages for these titles on Podiobooks.com so that the author can get paid, deservedly, for the enjoyment he has provided you.
It is certainly not without considerable cost for these authors to use their valuable time to write these stories, the time and effort to produce the podcasts, the costs associated with acquiring the equipment necessary to produce the podcasts, and any other incidental costs such as paying for the rights to music to enhance the whole experience and make it more complete and more enjoyable for you, the reader/listener.
So do NOT be stingy. If you’ve enjoyed any of the stories from Mr. Bennett, or any other of the many Podiobooks.com authors, you NEED to donate. Not donating is the surest way to cause this wonderful source of quality literature to dry up. And if that happens, I and many others will never forgive you. YOU will never forgive YOURSELF!! Donate today. Go do it NOW.
Seriously, go do it right now!!!
";}s:7:"summary";s:4078:"hello, mike. I wanted to pop by and let you know that I absolutely adored both of your "Hall of Mirrors" short story collections and I dearly hope there will be more to come before too terribly long. The short story is becoming a lost art in literature today and here, you have put together a string of stories that are 2nd to NONE. Even the macabre short story king himself, Stephen King, would be envious of these tales of the twisted, perverse, sick and just generally strange. With these stories you've covered all the requirements for successful short story writing. Your story ideas are very original and intriguing. Your style of writing is deliciously descriptive yet very direct, a very difficult balance, even for many seasoned authors. And of course, your presentation is not indulgent but neither is it shy and wilting. All of these things can be extremely difficult to accomplish but you've done so, seemingly with ease. Add to the quality of your writing, your absolutely divine delivery and skill in narration of these stories and you have a wonderful combination that makes for an extremely enjoyable experience for the reader.....errrr, ummmm, "listener". And your humour, not only in the stories themselves, but also in the prologues, epilogues and transitions is very enjoyable and does nothing but add to the overall experience. Please, do not stop producing these little gems. Denying the reader/listener the experience of enjoying your gift would be cruel and unusual and could not be easily forgiven. Just saying. I've not yet listened to any of your novel length stories, though I have downloaded the entire podcast serial of "One Among the Sleepless" and I expect I will begin listening later this evening or tomorrow at the latest. I have heard good things about it and am looking extremely forward to the listen. Also, I'm quite intrigued by "Underwood and Flinch" and will probably be unable to wait until completion before I begin listening. I usually listen several hours per day and when a serialized podcast isn't complete I invariably get to the end of the available episodes and then have to play the waiting game. And I am a very impatient person and the waiting drives me crazy. If I start it I honestly do not think I can wait for another year before completion. So get to work and finish that thing already! Anyway, again, many thanks for the wonderful experiences of the stories contained in the "Hall of Mirrors" collections. They were truly gifts from the author, both literally and figuratively. I will certainly be "donating" in their name on Podiobooks.com (and I encourage others to do the same...support these authors!!). So hopefully, if the good folks at Podiobooks.com aren't crooks, you'll have a bit of Christmas spending money courtesy of me. Thanks again and keep up the good (great) work! ********* And just a quick word to other readers/listeners: I enthusiastically recommend that anyone, EVERYONE, grab these short story collections today if you haven't done so already. And if you enjoy them you better be sure to DONATE GENEROUSLY on the pages for these titles on Podiobooks.com so that the author can get paid, deservedly, for the enjoyment he has provided you. It is certainly not without considerable cost for these authors to use their valuable time to write these stories, the time and effort to produce the podcasts, the costs associated with acquiring the equipment necessary to produce the podcasts, and any other incidental costs such as paying for the rights to music to enhance the whole experience and make it more complete and more enjoyable for you, the reader/listener. So do NOT be stingy. If you've enjoyed any of the stories from Mr. Bennett, or any other of the many Podiobooks.com authors, you NEED to donate. Not donating is the surest way to cause this wonderful source of quality literature to dry up. And if that happens, I and many others will never forgive you. YOU will never forgive YOURSELF!! Donate today. Go do it NOW. Seriously, go do it right now!!!";s:12:"atom_content";s:4286:"hello, mike. I wanted to pop by and let you know that I absolutely adored both of your “Hall of Mirrors” short story collections and I dearly hope there will be more to come before too terribly long.
The short story is becoming a lost art in literature today and here, you have put together a string of stories that are 2nd to NONE. Even the macabre short story king himself, Stephen King, would be envious of these tales of the twisted, perverse, sick and just generally strange. With these stories you’ve covered all the requirements for successful short story writing. Your story ideas are very original and intriguing. Your style of writing is deliciously descriptive yet very direct, a very difficult balance, even for many seasoned authors. And of course, your presentation is not indulgent but neither is it shy and wilting. All of these things can be extremely difficult to accomplish but you’ve done so, seemingly with ease.
Add to the quality of your writing, your absolutely divine delivery and skill in narration of these stories and you have a wonderful combination that makes for an extremely enjoyable experience for the reader…..errrr, ummmm, “listener”. And your humour, not only in the stories themselves, but also in the prologues, epilogues and transitions is very enjoyable and does nothing but add to the overall experience. Please, do not stop producing these little gems. Denying the reader/listener the experience of enjoying your gift would be cruel and unusual and could not be easily forgiven. Just saying.
I’ve not yet listened to any of your novel length stories, though I have downloaded the entire podcast serial of “One Among the Sleepless” and I expect I will begin listening later this evening or tomorrow at the latest. I have heard good things about it and am looking extremely forward to the listen. Also, I’m quite intrigued by “Underwood and Flinch” and will probably be unable to wait until completion before I begin listening. I usually listen several hours per day and when a serialized podcast isn’t complete I invariably get to the end of the available episodes and then have to play the waiting game. And I am a very impatient person and the waiting drives me crazy. If I start it I honestly do not think I can wait for another year before completion. So get to work and finish that thing already!
Anyway, again, many thanks for the wonderful experiences of the stories contained in the “Hall of Mirrors” collections. They were truly gifts from the author, both literally and figuratively. I will certainly be “donating” in their name on Podiobooks.com (and I encourage others to do the same…support these authors!!). So hopefully, if the good folks at Podiobooks.com aren’t crooks, you’ll have a bit of Christmas spending money courtesy of me.
Thanks again and keep up the good (great) work!
*********
And just a quick word to other readers/listeners:
I enthusiastically recommend that anyone, EVERYONE, grab these short story collections today if you haven’t done so already. And if you enjoy them you better be sure to DONATE GENEROUSLY on the pages for these titles on Podiobooks.com so that the author can get paid, deservedly, for the enjoyment he has provided you.
It is certainly not without considerable cost for these authors to use their valuable time to write these stories, the time and effort to produce the podcasts, the costs associated with acquiring the equipment necessary to produce the podcasts, and any other incidental costs such as paying for the rights to music to enhance the whole experience and make it more complete and more enjoyable for you, the reader/listener.
So do NOT be stingy. If you’ve enjoyed any of the stories from Mr. Bennett, or any other of the many Podiobooks.com authors, you NEED to donate. Not donating is the surest way to cause this wonderful source of quality literature to dry up. And if that happens, I and many others will never forgive you. YOU will never forgive YOURSELF!! Donate today. Go do it NOW.
Seriously, go do it right now!!!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1257495226;}i:9;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Graham Pollard";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-317635";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Graham Pollard";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:55:23 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-317635";s:11:"description";s:70:"Mike Bennett is wonderful. Love the voice and the humour. More please.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:78:"Mike Bennett is wonderful. Love the voice and the humour. More please.
";}s:7:"summary";s:70:"Mike Bennett is wonderful. Love the voice and the humour. More please.";s:12:"atom_content";s:78:"Mike Bennett is wonderful. Love the voice and the humour. More please.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1256982923;}i:10;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:15:"By: Mike Monroe";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-317152";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:11:"Mike Monroe";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:23:03 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-317152";s:11:"description";s:181:"I loved this! Great stories, great voice, great everything! I was on the edge of my seat for most of these stories! They kept me guessing a lot, you are great at that macabre twist.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:189:"I loved this! Great stories, great voice, great everything! I was on the edge of my seat for most of these stories! They kept me guessing a lot, you are great at that macabre twist.
";}s:7:"summary";s:181:"I loved this! Great stories, great voice, great everything! I was on the edge of my seat for most of these stories! They kept me guessing a lot, you are great at that macabre twist.";s:12:"atom_content";s:189:"I loved this! Great stories, great voice, great everything! I was on the edge of my seat for most of these stories! They kept me guessing a lot, you are great at that macabre twist.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1254684183;}i:11;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: Pinky";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-317016";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Pinky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:56:41 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-317016";s:11:"description";s:260:"I thoroughly enjoyed this. Great writing, and a wonderful voice. The intro's are as good as some of the stories. Mike has wicked sense of humor to go along with his disturbing stories, and he made me laugh out loud more than once. What a talent! You rock Mike!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:274:"I thoroughly enjoyed this. Great writing, and a wonderful voice. The intro’s are as good as some of the stories. Mike has wicked sense of humor to go along with his disturbing stories, and he made me laugh out loud more than once. What a talent! You rock Mike!
";}s:7:"summary";s:260:"I thoroughly enjoyed this. Great writing, and a wonderful voice. The intro's are as good as some of the stories. Mike has wicked sense of humor to go along with his disturbing stories, and he made me laugh out loud more than once. What a talent! You rock Mike!";s:12:"atom_content";s:274:"I thoroughly enjoyed this. Great writing, and a wonderful voice. The intro’s are as good as some of the stories. Mike has wicked sense of humor to go along with his disturbing stories, and he made me laugh out loud more than once. What a talent! You rock Mike!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1253743001;}i:12;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:8:"By: Jeff";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-307527";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Jeff";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:15:54 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-307527";s:11:"description";s:349:"Creepy, funny, disturbing, these stories have it all. Not only does Mike write stories that will make your skin crawl, but his narrations will follow you into your nightmares! The intros are fantastic; you can almost feel the ghosts of Alfred Hitchcock and Rod Serling peeking over his shoulder as he welcomes readers to each story. Well done, Mike!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:357:"Creepy, funny, disturbing, these stories have it all. Not only does Mike write stories that will make your skin crawl, but his narrations will follow you into your nightmares! The intros are fantastic; you can almost feel the ghosts of Alfred Hitchcock and Rod Serling peeking over his shoulder as he welcomes readers to each story. Well done, Mike!
";}s:7:"summary";s:349:"Creepy, funny, disturbing, these stories have it all. Not only does Mike write stories that will make your skin crawl, but his narrations will follow you into your nightmares! The intros are fantastic; you can almost feel the ghosts of Alfred Hitchcock and Rod Serling peeking over his shoulder as he welcomes readers to each story. Well done, Mike!";s:12:"atom_content";s:357:"Creepy, funny, disturbing, these stories have it all. Not only does Mike write stories that will make your skin crawl, but his narrations will follow you into your nightmares! The intros are fantastic; you can almost feel the ghosts of Alfred Hitchcock and Rod Serling peeking over his shoulder as he welcomes readers to each story. Well done, Mike!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1248794154;}i:13;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:12:"By: Tasarran";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-301536";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:8:"Tasarran";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:46:34 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-301536";s:11:"description";s:194:"Good stuff! A lot of anthologies can be hit-or-miss, with some good stories, and some not so good. Not the case here; every story in here is good quality work. About to start the second volume!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:214:"Good stuff! A lot of anthologies can be hit-or-miss, with some good stories, and some not so good.
Not the case here; every story in here is good quality work.
About to start the second volume!
Good stuff! A lot of anthologies can be hit-or-miss, with some good stories, and some not so good.
Not the case here; every story in here is good quality work.
About to start the second volume!
I just ran across these stories and they are unbelievably enjoyable. I saw the comparison to Hitchcock and Twilight Zone, and having already heard One Among the Sleepless and loving it I just knew this had to be good.
I love the way that you talk to the audience at the end of each story. It’s like hearing from a friend.
If this were a professional review I would say, “Dark and witty humor woven into captivating stories – you can’t wait for the next one.” Good job, bloke!
";}s:7:"summary";s:480:"I just ran across these stories and they are unbelievably enjoyable. I saw the comparison to Hitchcock and Twilight Zone, and having already heard One Among the Sleepless and loving it I just knew this had to be good. I love the way that you talk to the audience at the end of each story. It's like hearing from a friend. If this were a professional review I would say, "Dark and witty humor woven into captivating stories - you can't wait for the next one." Good job, bloke!";s:12:"atom_content";s:530:"I just ran across these stories and they are unbelievably enjoyable. I saw the comparison to Hitchcock and Twilight Zone, and having already heard One Among the Sleepless and loving it I just knew this had to be good.
I love the way that you talk to the audience at the end of each story. It’s like hearing from a friend.
If this were a professional review I would say, “Dark and witty humor woven into captivating stories – you can’t wait for the next one.” Good job, bloke!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1238791498;}i:15;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:9:"By: Jabba";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-274720";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Jabba";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:22:05 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-274720";s:11:"description";s:141:"I just finished listening to Stephen King's "After Sunset" which was great, but Hall of Mirrors is better! Great work Mike. Keep them coming.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:167:"I just finished listening to Stephen King’s “After Sunset” which was great, but Hall of Mirrors is better! Great work Mike. Keep them coming.
";}s:7:"summary";s:141:"I just finished listening to Stephen King's "After Sunset" which was great, but Hall of Mirrors is better! Great work Mike. Keep them coming.";s:12:"atom_content";s:167:"I just finished listening to Stephen King’s “After Sunset” which was great, but Hall of Mirrors is better! Great work Mike. Keep them coming.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1234909325;}i:16;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Uncle Velvet";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-246108";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Uncle Velvet";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:25:21 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-246108";s:11:"description";s:142:"Mike Bennett! A star in the making...if he lives that long.....bwahahahahaa. Seriously, Mike is the best in the business, at horror and humor.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:158:"Mike Bennett! A star in the making…if he lives that long…..bwahahahahaa. Seriously, Mike is the best in the business, at horror and humor.
";}s:7:"summary";s:142:"Mike Bennett! A star in the making...if he lives that long.....bwahahahahaa. Seriously, Mike is the best in the business, at horror and humor.";s:12:"atom_content";s:158:"Mike Bennett! A star in the making…if he lives that long…..bwahahahahaa. Seriously, Mike is the best in the business, at horror and humor.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1226355921;}i:17;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Emerian Rich";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-196542";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Emerian Rich";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:43:52 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-196542";s:11:"description";s:267:"Mike is the master of horror podcasts. His voice is soothing while at the same time, his stories can scare you to the core. Love every tale in this collection. I am awed at his voice control, authentic accents, and ability to keep your attention. Not to be missed!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:281:"Mike is the master of horror podcasts. His voice is soothing while at the same time, his stories can scare you to the core. Love every tale in this collection. I am awed at his voice control, authentic accents, and ability to keep your attention.
Not to be missed!
Mike is the master of horror podcasts. His voice is soothing while at the same time, his stories can scare you to the core. Love every tale in this collection. I am awed at his voice control, authentic accents, and ability to keep your attention.
Not to be missed!
This podiobook is great…creepy…wonderful sound…could it get anybetter…I hope so as I await in anticipation for the next season/book.
";}s:7:"summary";s:140:"This podiobook is great...creepy...wonderful sound...could it get anybetter...I hope so as I await in anticipation for the next season/book.";s:12:"atom_content";s:164:"This podiobook is great…creepy…wonderful sound…could it get anybetter…I hope so as I await in anticipation for the next season/book.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1210356586;}i:19;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Tony "BigTC"";s:4:"link";s:122:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/comment-page-1/#comment-167879";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Tony "BigTC"";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 02 May 2008 15:00:58 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2007/10/22/hall-of-mirrors-tales-of-horror-and-the-grotesque/#comment-167879";s:11:"description";s:185:"The narration of Hall of Mirrors is unbelieveable! Tweed's voice gives me nightmares! The stories are amazing. Hair and Skin gives me the creeps on a nightly basis!!!!! Great job Mike!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:205:"The narration of Hall of Mirrors is unbelieveable! Tweed’s voice gives me nightmares! The stories are amazing. Hair and Skin gives me the creeps on a nightly basis!!!!!
Great job Mike!
";}s:7:"summary";s:185:"The narration of Hall of Mirrors is unbelieveable! Tweed's voice gives me nightmares! The stories are amazing. Hair and Skin gives me the creeps on a nightly basis!!!!! Great job Mike!";s:12:"atom_content";s:205:"The narration of Hall of Mirrors is unbelieveable! Tweed’s voice gives me nightmares! The stories are amazing. Hair and Skin gives me the creeps on a nightly basis!!!!!
Great job Mike!
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