The Unruly Duo creep into the basement to shed light on the murky world where monsters lurk. Does anything we don’t understand or want to face get dumped into the monster bin? Creepy crawlies, voracious reptiles, and pod people get all the attention, but what about the monsters living among us? As the world lurches off its axis, the human mind digs deep into the basement of fear. With a nod to the classic film scaries of the '30s and '40s (Bela Lugosi anyone?), John and Lynn take a tour of the layered lairs of monsters. Lock your doors…
SONG 1: "Boom" (composed and sung by John V Modaff, joined by Dan Modaff)
POEM 1: “War” by Hilda Raz. From List & Story. Also collected in Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/
FICTION: “Trauma,” excerpt from the novel The Day After Death by Lynn C. Miller. Published by the University of New Mexico Press, 2016. www.lynncmiller.com
FEED THE CAT BREAK: Grendel's Nap" (John Modaff)
POEM 2: “Ask” by John V Modaff. Published in ABQ inPrint #6, 2022 by Bosque Press. www.bosquepress.com
SONG 2: "Watching the Barn Burn Down" (Dan Modaff with Good Enough)
Episode artwork by Lynda Miller
Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI
Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY.
Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead.
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