The Pulp Podcast
Hi humans!
The Pulp Stage is currently on hiatus from April 2025 to June 2025 to reevaluate how we can bring live delight to your home in an innovative way. Stay tuned for an update.
In the meantime, you can listen to podcast episodes (including our serials That Damned Hotel, Treachery Island, and The Beaten Path) at https://www.buzzsprout.com/694438 or by searching 'The Pulp Podcast.' You can also watch full livestream shows at tinyurl.com/pulptube.
The official podcast of Portland-based theater company The Pulp Stage. Follow us for monthly original sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and other genre stories.
Episodes
95 episodes
The Garden Up On Mill Street
Knives and buried bodies and gardens and grass manicuring, oh my!Written by Nikki LuStarring Falynn Burton and Racheal Joy Erickson
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Trespassers Will Be
Two American college students on a trip abroad break into an abandoned maze and find out why the locals refused to speak about it.Written by John MarksStarring Racheal Joy Erickson and Chrissy Sukboriboon
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The Go Green Project
A vlogger tells you all about how to care for your lawn AND deal with a nasty gnome infestation! But how do the gnomes feel about that?Written by William Thomas BerkStarring Falynn Burton
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That Damned Hotel Episode 33: Shakespeare vs. Fairies part 2
Defeat! Despair! Munchies! Just when all is lost, William Shakespeare, Eugenia, Frank, and Plinth come up with a wild plan to retake Hollow Grove Hotel from the evil fairy Puck and save the world and stuff. Starring Liz Argall, Jacquell...
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That Damned Hotel Episode 32: Shakespeare vs. Fairies part 1
William Shakespeare has escaped from Hell to hunt down their greatest enemy: the fairie Puck. And, of course, Hollow Grove Hotel and our crew of plucky heroes are all caught in the middle!Starring Liz Argall, Jacquelle Davis, Kaia Hilli...
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Fisheye Mirage
A highschooler's conversation with a character in a video game results with a surprising revelation.This episode was part of Pulp Stage's collaboration with Women in Games. For more information about Women in Games, visit: https://www.w...
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Support
A League of Legends gaming session goes off the rails...and gets very real.This episode was part of Pulp Stage's collaboration with Women in Games. For more information about Women in Games, visit: https://www.womeningames.org/W...
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The Tetris Effect
When is a video game so much more than a video game? When it's Tetris!This episode was part of Pulp Stage's collaboration with Women in Games. For more information about Women in Games, visit: https://www.womeningames.org/Writte...
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Smash Hit Games
Have you ever been called into a last-minute meeting with your boss? Of course your mind goes to the absolute worst-case scenario! That's exactly what happens to Janelle in 'Smash Hit Games,' but how will she turn the situation around?T...
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Controller
Sasha and Demetrius haven't been able to video game together with their friends, and it's a whole thing--until something changes!This episode was part of Pulp Stage's collaboration with Women in Games. For more information about Women i...
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That Damned Hotel Episode 31: How Bigfoot Got His Hat Back
Aspiring journalist Rob Martinez wants a scoop and he'll do anything to get it. Will he discover evidence of Bigfoot activity at the notorious Hollow Grove Hotel?Has Plinth the demon made best friends with Bigfoot, and where ...
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We'll Sell Them Some Plungers
Two salespeople have stumbled upon an ancient relic: a plunger! But what's it for? And, more importantly, can they sell it to the hostile mutants that patrol the desert wastes?written by John MarksStarring Kim Bogus and J.R. Jac...
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In an Amtrak Train in a Zombie Apocalypse
Yes, it's the apocalypse. Yes, there are zombies everywhere. But you know what else is everywhere? Love! Also, constipation.written by Greg LamStarringKim BogusJ.R. JacksonThis play continues our series of sh...
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Potholes
HOAs gone mad! A true terror to the nation! But what if you could turn the tables on your HOA?(Disclaimer: no offense meant to actual HOA board members we here at the Pulp Stage love our HOA and totally plan to trim the hedges just as s...
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In the Woods By the Tracks
Two serial killers meet by the train tracks--is it a meetcute or something more sinister?This episode was based on three horrid prompts given by our Patrons: Trains, Chainsaws, and Plungers. You can join our Patreon and torture our writ...
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That Damned Hotel Episode 30: Mystery of the Loch Bess Monster
Demonhunter Eugenia, Demon Plinth, and Human Frank go on a vacation to a peaceful lake.But is it REALLY a peaceful lake, or is the lake hiding an ancient monster secret?Written by John MarksDirected by Molly Gregerson...
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Leave Me a Message
If you had a way to speak to a dearly departed loved one, what would you ask them? This charming story explores just that.by Walter ThinnesStarring:John MarksKatie MortemoreColleen Socha
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Horror Rules
A haunted house. A book of occult magic. A list of horror rules.Three people go into the house, will anyone escape? Is it a prank, or is it all horribly real?Written by Alicia WhaversStarring:Katie MortemoreC...
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Out in the Noonday Sun
A vampire like no vampire you have seen before. A beautiful Mediterranean view. And laughter. So much laughter. Too much laughter.written by Scott SicklesStarring John Marks, Katie Mortemore, and Colleen Socha
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Gone Rogue
Fart monsters, soda, narcotics, a mad scientist--you'll find all of these in this weird story, but for your own safety, please do not fart!by Nikki Lustarring:Falynn BurtonJ.R. JacksonKatie Mortemore
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Staff Meeting of All Fears
Insecurity, Forgetfulness, Anxiety, and Phobia walk into a room! Wait, is this the setup to a dad joke? Nope, it's the premise of this cartoonish new short play!Please post your dad jokes in the comments, though.Written by Greg ...
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Nightlight
What kind of nightmare would make a grownup rush home just to find their childhood nightlight?Written by John Marksstarring JR Jackson and Katie Mortemore
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We'll Make Great Pets
This story contains a monster and a human. But which one is the scary one? This weird story by Jeff Soesbe turns the 'monster under the bed' cliche upside down! Written by Jeff SoesbeStarring Falynn Burton and J.R. Jackson...
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