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Coming May 5 to PSMT: Episode One of “A Most Deadly Poison”

With Prime Stage set to release a new season of Mystery Theatre in May, there’s no time like now to catch up on past installments, all of which are available on Apple,   Audible,   Deezer,   Libsyn,   Spotify, or the podcasts page at PrimeStage.com.

Each season features an all-new five-act mystery, with most episodes running between 10-15 minutes–just right for taking a mystery break during your busy day.

Our Season 5 story, “A Most Deadly Poison” (set to coincide with the premiere of Prime Stag...

This Week on Mystery Theatre:”The Conclusion of “Time is Out of Joint”

In this week’s episode of Mystery Theatre’s “Time is Out of Joint,” we explore what mystery writer August LaFleur calls “the dream hemisphere.” That is, we consider stories that “depict time travel as a state of mind rather than a mechanical process.”

I’ve always been intrigued by such stories, exemplified by titles like A Christmas Carol, Somewhere in Time, Time and Again, and Slaughterhouse Five (all featured in this season of Mystery Theatre)—stories in which the engines of the unconscious pr...

Mystery Theatre Exclusive:Signed copies of Nightmares and Visions

Gauntlet Press is now shipping the numbered edition of the first English-language release of Nightmares, an anthology in which I rejoin three of my collaborators from the feature film Nightmare Cinema (2019).

The stories featured in the book are:

“As You Sleep” by Mexico’s bestselling author Sandra Becerill, whose most recent books include La Soledad de los Pájaros and Valle de Fuego. Her screenplay for the film Desde tu Infierno was nominated for an Ariel, Mexico’s Academy Award. In all, she ha...

This Week on Mystery Theatre:Another Door, Another Time-Travel Story

Which classic time-travel device would you use to escape the clock room in Prime Stage Mystery Theatre’s “Time is Out of Joint”? Find out in today’s installment, which also features some time-travel recommendations from folks active in the field of science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and horror. You can hear it all by clicking here.

The Time Machine as illustrated by Frank R. Paul for Amazing Stories, February, 1927.

[Read more at The 21st-Century Scop].

This Week on Mystery Theatre:Another Door, Another Time-Travel Story

Which classic time-travel device would you use to escape the clock room in Prime Stage Mystery Theatre’s “Time is Out of Joint”? Find out in today’s installment, which also features some time-travel recommendations from folks active in the field of science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and horror. You can hear it all by clicking here or by activating the player below.

The Time Machine as illustrated by Frank R. Paul for Amazing Stories, February, 1927.

As with all of our episodes, this one ends wit...

This Week on Mystery Theatre:Time-Travel Recommendations

A couple of weeks ago on Prime Stage Mystery Theatre, we asked: What is your favorite time-travel story? We had already listed a dozen titles (all featured in the Mystery Theatre story “Time is Out of Joint”). You can check out our posts of March 3rd and March 8th for more information on those titles, which were also featured in our display at the New Hazelett Theatre on the opening night of Prime Stage’s A Wrinkle in Time.)

This week, we have some exciting recommendations from folks who all hap...

This Week on Mystery Theatre:The Eyes Have It!

Camera glasses like the ones featured in this week’s Mystery Theatre were a bust when Google and Snapchat tried launching them a few years back. But it seems that smart specs are returning for another try, thanks to … [read more at The 21st-Century Scop].

This Week on Mystery Theatre:The Eyes Have It!

Camera glasses like the ones featured in this week’s Mystery Theatre were a bust when Google and Snapchat tried launching them a few years back. But it seems that smart specs are returning for another try, thanks to companies like Ray-Ban and Facebook.

And if they take off this time, I wonder how long we’ll have to wait for smart contacts with eyetop displays and haptic interfaces.

I remember reading about the development of eyetop lenses a few years back when researchers from the University of...

This Week on Mystery Theatre:An Escalating Puzzle for a Way-Out Mystery

The electric sign reading Way Out glowed before the ascending treads of a stainless-steel escalator. Mounted on the wall beside the rising stairs were advertisements for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Blockbuster Video, and American Pie 2. But soon those early 21st-century advertisements gave way to ones for Crystal Pepsi, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Embassy Cigarettes, and Pan Am Airlines–for by riding the escalator, Freddie Fedora was being transported back in time.

— from The...

Prime Stage Mystery Theatre:Solving The Mystery of the Clock Room

Last week’s episode of Prime Stage Mystery Theatre presented the puzzle of an interactive space called the clock room. If you haven’t yet listened to that installment, you can check it out here (where you’ll also find all past episodes in the series).

And for those of you who have listened to the segment, here’s a recap of the central puzzle …

[read more atThe 21st-Century Scop … and to listen to the first installment of “Time is Out of Joint” by clicking here].