FinalRune Academy

Learn Audio Fiction with Fred

FinalRune Productions is proud to offer all (most) of our field-recorded radio drama stories as free MP3 downloads.

We use cutting-edge on location recording techniques, immersive sound design, complex and talented casts, and original scores to haunt, thrill, amuse, and delight. Our stories [mostly originals] question, prod, explore. We chart the demise of modern civilization, wonder what would happen if trolls lived in our midst, or open the doors on a haunted house where something dark lurks in the basement.

Our stories broadcast on the biggest screen you’ll ever have: your mind. Now sit back and enjoy the ride!

Tales from Williamsville

Tales from Williamsville - a comedy audio drama

(Comedy) Running Time: 27m20s
Written by John Coons, Adapted by Frederick Greenhalgh

Welcome to Williamsville, where tradition and routine dictate the ebb and flow of life. Yet, Williamsville is not without its stories… How do one repressed arsonist, a sexually-charged geriatric, a slimy drug dealer and a soccer mom on steroids combine in the most exciting thing to happen in Williamsville since 1936? Starring a cast of talented and twisted University of Southern Maine students.

Cast:

  • Narrator: John Coons
  • Michael/Announcer 2: Corey Anderson
  • Mrs. Jaworski/Announcer 1/Judith: Rachel Stults
  • Abigail Tweeter/Mother 2: Catherine Goetschius
  • Girl/Mother 1: Mia Perron
  • Rick Lovely/Joe Williams XI: Nathan Amadon
  • Helen Bintliff: Stacy Ann Strang

Sound Effects:

  • Recorded on-location
  • Supplemental effects courtesy of Sounddogs.com

Music:

Behind the Scenes of Tales from Williamsville

This show is part of the open-source early works!

Access this show’s script

Drizzle

drizzle radio drama(Drama) Running Time: 15m07s
Written and Produced by Frederick Greenhalgh

The unconventional Christmas story of a business man whose life is changed by a random encounter with a stranger. Narrated by the ineffable John Coons.

Running Time: 16minutes
Download Drizzle (MP3)

Cast:

This show is part of the open-source early works!

Access this show’s script

The Blind Man’s Confession

blind man's confession - radio drama(Horror) Running Time: 12m
Written and Produced by Frederick Greenhalgh

A chilling audio horror story: A young man’s joyride one October night turns into a hell he could never imagine. Originally published in Blue Murder Magazine.

Cast:

This show is part of the open-source early works!

Access this show’s script

R-r-r-remix!

In 2019 an animation group out of Australia (!) contacted us about producing an animation to go with the audio. Of course we said yes! It’s freaky!

Day of the Dead

day of the dead radio drama(Drama) Running Time: 66m24s
Written and Produced by Frederick Greenhalgh

A tale inspired by the myth of Orpheus. A young man heads to New Orleans in search of his missing lover, and finds something he never expected: himself.

This was my senior thesis for my BA, and I have a site with essays on New Orleans, radio drama, and the myth or Orpheus to complement Day of the Dead.

Cast:

  • Narrator/The Kid: Fred Greenhalgh
  • Messenger: Mark Krasnoff
  • Paps: Charles Grant
  • Emily: Kateri Valliere
  • Bus Driver: Jason Elvin
  • Taxi Driver/Bouncer: Donald “Errol” Murphy
  • Hustler 1/Clerk 2: Braden Biddings
  • Mr. Mike: David Howley
  • Performer/English Guy/Hustler 2: Philip Hobby
  • Clerk/Cop/Wolfman/Hustler 3: Barry Hilton
  • Irishman/Drifter 1: Joshua Force
  • Hustler 4/Drifter 2/Drunk: John Coons
  • Devil’s Sister: Stephanie Sample
  • Stranger: George Ingmire
  • Priestess LaBeau: Casey Turner

Music:

Special Thanks:

  • Instructors/Advisors: Jessica Lockhart, Jeannine Uzzi, Elisabeth Wilkins, Kaitlin Briggs
  • Technical Assistance: Nat Ives
  • My friends in New Orleans and elsewhere: Jan Ramsey, Dane Ruegger, James, and the Crescent City Technologies Crew, George Ingmire, Marian Howley, Monique Verdin, Martha Ward, Bill Lambert.

Day of the Dead (Senior Thesis) – Project Webpages

Behind the Scenes of Day of the Dead