Twelve Chimes It's Midnight

As we’re all confined to our homes this holiday season, it’s hard to meet new people, unless of course it’s midnight, because at midnight... anything can happen. Tonight’s episode was written and produced by Aimee Pavy, with Aimee as herself and the ghost. Additional music "Coventry Carol” is by Jill Tracy from her holiday album "Silver Smoke, Star of Night," and available for purchase on Bandcamp - https://jilltracy.bandcamp.com/album/silver-smoke-star-of-night-christmas-album If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts, it really helps the show. Or drop us a line via email (twelvechimesradio@gmail.com). We’d love to hear from you. Thank you for listening and hope to see you again...at midnight.

Have you ever had a creepy or scary experience upon waking? Do you attribute your strange experience to the supernatural or to a physical phenomenon? Tell me more! Join me, Aimee Pavy, creator of Twelve Chimes It's Midnight, for my “Thoughts on Sleep Paralysis.” The additional music "A Gothic Funeral” was created by Haunted Corpse, sourced from the Free Music Archive | https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Haunted_Corpse The photograph for the episode cover art is by StockSnap, sourced from Pixabay. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts, it really helps the show. Or drop us a line via email (twelvechimesradio@gmail.com). We’d love to hear from you. Thank you for listening and hope to see you again...at midnight.

When you were a teenager, did you ever sneak out at midnight, to check out some creepy abandoned place? Noooo? Afraid you might actually find something scary? Join us now for a story about a gang of curious teenagers who get together in the dead of night in the play "Midnight Delinquents." And be warned this episode contains some adult language. Tonight’s episode was written by Isaac Penston Produced and directed by Aimee Pavy Heard in tonight’s play were: Gillian O’Leary as Ruth Taara Ram Mohan as Babs Ojas Mor as Thomas Jude Lee as Pill Logan Schluntz as Jack …and Vice as Mary The additional music “Haunting of the Crypt” was created by Haunted Corpse, sourced from the Free Music Archive. The amazing episode cover art is by Rowan Barbeau Logo design by Michael Dern And yours truly Josh Horowitz Learn more about our cast & crew - https://www.twelvechimesradio.com/castcrew And please check out spooky audio drama at The Narada Radio Company at https://naradaradio.libsyn.com/ If you enjoy our plays, please subscribe and leave a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. Or drop us a line via email (twelvechimesradio@gmail.com). We’d love to hear from you. Thank you for listening and hope to see you again...at midnight.

Good evening. This is the producer/director of Twelve Chimes here to tell we’re back. Just in time for the holidays, we have a lovely little family melodrama tinged with festive tidings and a delicious portion of horror. From our family to yours, happy holidays. Is there a particular melody that haunts you? That conjures up ghosts from your past? What if that melody was accompanied by…a real ghost? Join us now for a suspenseful tale of a family in jeopardy, in the play “The Turn of the Thumbscrew.” Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Host: Josh Horowitz Lead Sound Design: Josh Horowitz Honora Calder: Kaila Knudsen Nigel Calder: Ilana Horowitz Evaleen Calder: Lori Gieleghem George Bowman: Paul Silverman Charlotte Ryden: Jill Tracy Mille: Aimee Pavy John Calder: Cody Nichols Episode Cover Art: Gary Davis Piano music arranged and performed by Jill Tracy and additional music also by Jill Tracy from her holiday album "Silver Smoke, Star of Night" Logo design: Michael Dern Additional sound effects from Freesound.org - for more details https://www.twelvechimesradio.com/tottsfx * Jill Tracy – http://jilltracy.com * Gary Davis – www.deviantart.com/maniakuk * Josh Horowitz – http://joshhorowitz.com Thank you for listening and supporting audio drama podcasting! Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!

Good evening dear listeners. For the 2019 holidays, a NEW episode entitled “The Turn of the Thumbscrew” is coming November 19th, and is sure to get you into the holiday…spirit! This new episode will be a suspenseful one, about a family, a lawyer, and a governess...well, just take a listen... This episode will feature: Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Host: Josh Horowitz Honora Calder: Kaila Knudsen Nigel Calder: Ilana Horowitz Evaleen Calder: Lori Gieleghem George Bowman: Paul Silverman Charlotte Ryden: Jill Tracy Mille: Aimee Pavy John Calder: Cody Nichols Episode Cover Art: Gary Davis (www.deviantart.com/maniakuk) Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!

Enjoy 10 glorious days and nights of noir-themed double features as NOIR CITY returns to the Castro Theatre in San Francisco January 25-February 3, 2019 for its 17th year! See these movies, 24 in all, as they were meant to be seen, on the big screen in one of America's greatest movie palaces! Film Noir Foundation founder and president Eddie Muller will guide you through the festival's dark alleyways. The NOIR CITY 17 film schedule, program notes, and active links to purchase tickets will be available at 6pm Wednesday, December 19 at www.noircity.com.

Since about the 1830s until today, there has been a tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas eve. In the spirit, ha ha, of this tradition, regular cast member Crystal Why tells us a ghost story, told on location from a haunted house on Russian Hill in San Francisco. Turn off your lights and bring out the candles. Do you hear a noise? Did that candle move? Tune in and find out what happens! Happy Holidays! Written/Produced: Aimee Pavy (yep, it's completely scripted!) Voices: Crystal Why "interviewed" by Aimee Pavy Holiday Music: “Carol of the Bells” by Jill Tracy from her Christmas album "Silver Smoke, Star of Night." Thank you for listening and supporting audio drama podcasting! Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!

For Halloween, we've got with a dark noir play by the Czar of Noir Eddie Muller! www.eddiemuller.com Ever forget something? Even lost car keys can drive the mind to distraction, but what if, one day, you forgot everything? Join us now for a suspenseful tale of murder, money, love, ambition, and greed in the play “A Perfectly Obvious Explanation.” Writer: Eddie Muller Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Host: Josh Horowitz Lucky: Alexander Cukor Frank: Brett Stillo Dr. Lorrison: Jill Tracy Sherry: Zelda Koznofski Police Captain: Eddie Muller Police Officer: Scott Owen Episode Art: Clyde J. Kell Closing Music: “Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)” by Lee Presson & the Nails Audio recording: Aaron Seymour Logo Design: Michael Dern Shout outs and thank yous: * Eddie Muller – www.eddiemuller.com * Noir City Film Festival – www.noircity.com * Noir Alley – http://noiralley.tcm.com * Jill Tracy – http://jilltracy.com * Clyde J. Kell – http://mpir-otr.com/cj-kell-art-works * Lee Presson & the Nails – www.leepresson.com * Josh Horowitz – http://joshhorowitz.com * Michael Dern – www.michaelderndesign.com Don’t forget to catch Noir City 18 film festival at the Castro Theater in San Francisco January 24–February 2, 2020. The full line-up will be announced at our NOIR CITY Xmas show, December 18 at the Castro. Also catch Eddie hosting Noir Alley on TCM every Saturday at 9pm Pacific and midnight Eastern. Thank you for listening and supporting audio drama podcasting! Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!

Good evening listeners...a little something extra from Twelve Chimes, for your October, Halloween-season, listening enjoyment... The Twelve Chimes players just recently performed two creepy & kooky classic old-time radio plays at Bird & Beckett Books in foggy San Francisco. Hear the 1937 Lights Out play “Meteor Man” and the 1949 Quiet Please play “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?” with three musical numbers by the close harmony trio, The Century Sisters! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights_Out_(radio_show) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet,_Please https://www.centurysisters.com/ Writers: Arch Oboler and Wyllis Cooper Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Hosts: Aimee Pavy and Brett Stillo Live Foley Sound Effects & Organ: Matthew Zipkin Russell: J. Aaron Seymour Diane: Sarah Leight The “Head”: Aaron Doran Basil: Cameron Eng The Writer: J. Aaron Seymour Charlie: Aaron Doran Helen: Crystal Why The Century Sisters: Annabelle Zakaluk, Jana Busbin, and Truly Scrumptious; accompanied on piano by Emily Shisko Cover Art: Aimee Pavy Logo Design: Michael Dern This live event was recorded live at Bird & Beckett Books & Records and Cultural Legacy Project in the Glen Park district of San Francisco where you’ll find the best selection of new and used books as well as a venue for live readings and musical concerts every week. Check out their calendar at www.birdbeckett.com. Shout outs and thank yous: * The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society –www.ghoulishdelights.com/series/themorls * Breaking Walls – www.thewallbreakers.com * Monster Kid Radio – www.monsterkidradio.net * The Speakeasily Hour Minute – www.speakeasily.libsyn.com * Five Minutes of Trouble – www.5minutesoftrouble.com * Five Minutes of Banzai – www.5minutesofbanzai.com * The Indiana Jones Minute – www.indianajonesminute.com * The Mogwai Minute – www.themogwaiminute.podbean.com * The Century Sisters – www.centurysisters.com * Bird & Beckett Books – www.birdbeckett.com Thank you for listening and supporting audio drama podcasting! Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!

Have you ever been in a tight spot, trying to avoid the cops with blood all over your tie. Inconvenient to say the least! Join us now as we follow Jimmy and George as they discover the perfect solution to their dilemma, in this Twelve Chimes sponsor promo for the fabulous Relic Vintage, "The Bloody Tie." San Francisco's finest vintage boutique offering high quality men and women's apparel, accessories and jewelry from 1920s-1970s. Check them out at www.relicvintagesf.com, on Etsy at RelicVintageSF, and follow them on Instagram at @relicvintagestore! Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Host: Aimee Pavy George: Aaron Seymour Jimmy: Aimee Pavy Store Proprietor: Oran Scott (Relic Vintage owner) Detective: Terra Williams (Assistant Manager at Relic Vintage) Check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com! And find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, YouTube, or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts or drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com. And thank you for listening!

If you need to relax, there are few strategies better than meditation. It can be especially effective with the right coach guiding you. Join us now for a Twelve Chimes Short that explores the health benefits of “Midnight Meditation.” Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Host: Josh Horowitz Mrs. Campbell: Beth Abdallah Meditator: Aaron Seymour Photography for episode cover art: Bess Hamiti Additional music: Clip from the track "Affirmation" by Lee Rosevere Logo Design: Michael Dern Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge Check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com! And find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, YouTube, or wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts or drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com. And thank you for listening!

Good evening listeners and thanks for tuning in to our season 2 finale episode recorded live at Bird & Beckett Books & Records and Cultural Legacy Project in the Glen Park district of San Francisco where you’ll find the best selection of new and used books as well as a venue for live readings and musical concerts every week. Check out their calendar at www.birdbeckett.com. Join us now for the live performance of a spooky and kooky story set at a 1930s radio station, in the play “The Foley Artist’s Folly.” Writer: Aimee Pavy and Brett Stillo (with a bit of story editing by Michael Curtis) Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Host: Josh Horowitz Live Foley Sound Effects & Radio Announcer: Matthew Zipkin Georgette/Ms. Scott: Annabelle Zakaluk Robert & Tommy: Brett Stillo Max Hoffman & Fritz Tannenbaum: Aaron Seymour Violet & Althea Dunsmore: Sarah Leight Magic Maid Soap Jingle: Words and voice by Annabelle Zakaluk with music by Nick Rossi www.facebook.com/nickrossimusic/ Relic Vintage Vignette: Aimee Pavy, Aaron Seymour, Oran Scott, and Tara Williams, music by the Kurt Ribak Trio Cover Art: Jeff Heermann Logo Design: Michael Dern Shout outs and thank yous: * Bird & Beckett Books – www.birdbeckett.com * Relic Vintage – www.relicvintagesf.com * The Kurt Ribak Trio -- www.facebook.com/kurt.ribak.trio Thank you for listening and supporting audio drama podcasting! Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!

Local legends are sometime just that, old stories embellished over the years to scare children and tourists, but not always... Join us now for a spooky story of two American mystery novelists and their young son who have a face-to-face encounter with a tragic and unsettling legend of Mexico, in the play “La Llorona.” Writer/Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Host: Josh Horowitz Violet Henderson: Jess Hutchison Rosa Davila/La Llorona: Corinna Corinna Joe Henderson/Carlito Davila: Alexander Cukor Billy Henderson: Ilana Horowitz Police Chief Davila: Aaron Miner Episode Cover Art: Arthur Kay Audio recording assistance: Matthew Nelson, David Johansson, Seth Williams, and William Rames Additional Music: Sergey Andreev Logo Design: Michael Dern Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona https://www.donquijote.org/mexican-culture/history/la-llorona/ http://www.literacynet.org/lp/hperspectives/llorona.html https://www.ranker.com/list/scary-la-llorona-facts/jacob-shelton Please join us next time for a spooky and kooky story about the dramatic high-jinks and mysterious past of a 1930s radio studio, in the play “The Foley Artist’s Folly.” This episode is our season 2 finale recorded live at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco. Thank you for listening and supporting audio drama podcasting! Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!

Good evening. Dear listeners, as you know, sometimes life can get in the way of…DEATH. But be assured, we’re working to deliver you an exciting new episode soon, and here is a short preview. This episode is a spooky one, about two American mystery novelists and their young son who have a face-to-face encounter with a tragic and unsettling legend of Mexico, in the play “La Llorona.” Thank you for listening and supporting audio drama podcasting! Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!

Having trouble getting a hold of someone? Are they out of reach? Have they left town with no forwarding address? Or has their departure become more… permanent? Join us now for a bizarre tale of science, murder, and voices from beyond the grave, in the play “The Call of the Dead.” Writer: Brett Stillo Director/Producer: Aimee Pavy Narrator: Josh Horowitz Jinx Bennett: Sarah Leight Dr. Zucco: Scott Louis Dead Drifter: Josh Horowitz Corky & Frankie Keogh: Cody Nichols Big Mike Keogh: Aaron Seymour Cover Art: Aimee Pavy Featured Music: Clip from track: “Autumn of Transfigured Shadows” by Humanfobia, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Owl sound effect provided by Free Sound.org user “inchadney,” licensed under CC BY 3.0 Logo Design: Michael Dern Shout outs and thank yous: Breaking Walls Podcast – Please check out James Scully’s amazing podcast about the history of American dramatic radio! http://thewallbreakers.com/ Humanfobia – For the full track of “Autumn of Transfigured Shadows” go here: https://thenullspectre.bandcamp.com/album/thereal Please join us next time for a spooky story of American expats and their encounter with the most famous ghost of Mexico, in the play “La Llorona.” Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts or drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com. New episodes post the 4th Tues of every month!! And thank you for listening! * http://thewallbreakers.com/ * http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Humanfobia/ Thank you for listening and supporting audio drama podcasting! Find us on iTunes, Podchaser, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify, wherever you find podcasts. If you enjoy our plays, please SUBSCRIBE and leave your review on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And please drop us a line via email at twelvechimesradio@gmail.com and check out our website www.twelvechimesradio.com. And thank you for listening!