Episode 2: The Bridge by Franz Kafka

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Episode 2: The Bridge by Franz Kafka

FromThe Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane

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2 minutes

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Jul 25, 2014

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Originally written in 1916. Published posthumously in Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer (Berlin, 1931). A bridge, personified, tells of its existence, purpose, and demise. Read by Jon Fredette. Sound Design by Jon Fredette.

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Jul 25, 2014

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Readings of weird fiction and science fiction short stories combined with immersive sound design and music.

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The Mirror by Haruki Murakami: Written in 1981/2 and published in 1983 in an undisclosed Japanese periodical. Later added to his... by The Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane
14 min listen
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The Sect of the Idiot by Thomas Ligotti: First published in Crypt of Cthulhu in 1988. A man visits a nameless town and questions his e... by The Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane
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The Moon-Bog by H.P. Lovecraft: First written around March 1921, the story was first published in the June 1926 issue of the pulp... by The Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane
21 min listen
The Star by H.G. Wells: First published in the Christmas number of The Graphic in 1897. It is credited with the creation ... by The Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane
30 min listen
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe: The story was first published in May 1842 in Graham's Magazine and has since been adapted in many... by The Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane
16 min listen
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33 min listen
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Episode 2: The Bridge by Franz Kafka

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