Catastrophe Planet by
An exploratory mission to an unmapped planet becomes perilous as an astronaut and their unintelligent AI realize the truth: the ancient dead civilization below left something deadly behind.
John Marks
John Marks
Artistic Director of The Pulp Stage. Portland writer, actor, and director working mainly with The Pulp Stage writing Zoom plays.
Current project is the 'That Damned Hotel,' a paranormal sitcom podcast about found family, demon stuff, and snacks.
Accepting commissions.
Current project is the 'That Damned Hotel,' a paranormal sitcom podcast about found family, demon stuff, and snacks.
Accepting commissions.
Plays
Auld Lang Satan by John Marks
Recommendations: 1··Cast:2Genre: comedy, fantasy + 5 moreGenre: comedy, fantasy, farce, holiday, horror, radio drama, zoomIt's not always easy, being the only member of your family who isn't really into the whole annual demon-summoning, blood sacrifice thing. But this year is different. This year, Almira is quitting the family.Mr. Sniffles by John Marks
·Cast:2Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, mystery/thriller, radio drama, science fiction, zoomBreakups are hard, especially when one of you is a superhero and the other is a megalomaniacal villain bent on destroying the world. But, more importantly: who gets the dog?Hungry by John Marks
·Cast:4Genre: dark comedy, fable/folktale + 6 more·Keyword: zombies, christmas + 1 moreGenre: dark comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, horror, melodrama, parody/spoof, period, science fictionKeyword: zombies, christmas, cannibalism'Tis Christmas! Gwendoline and her little brother Silas are lost in the woods, but maybe the nice people hiding in the cabin will feed them!Nightlight by John Marks
·Cast:2Genre: dark comedy, horror + 3 moreGenre: dark comedy, horror, mystery/thriller, radio drama, science fictionWhy did a dream about a nightlight make Jay rush to their childhood home? What horrors await them in their childhood bedroom? What secrets is Jay's mom holdingAlien Terraform by John Marks
·Cast:1Genre: comedy, radio drama + 2 moreGenre: comedy, radio drama, science fiction, zoomSeries of 5 monologues from an alien civilization that really wishes Earthlings would cooperate as their planet is destroyed.The Alien Escapes by John Marks
·Cast:2Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 moreGenre: adventure, comedy, mystery/thriller, radio drama, science fiction, zoomCharlie thinks it was just another shift at area 51. . . until they realize they have a stowaway: an alien! Will they help the alien escape, or turn it in?Horror of April Fool's by John Marks
·Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, radio drama, science fiction, zoomA news reporter breaks a story about an escaped murderous hellbeast, but cannot convince the news anchor that the story is real. Could this have happened on any day OTHER than April Fool's?!We're in Trouble by John Marks
·Cast:2Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, radio drama, science fiction, zoomCorporate seems mad at the two of them. Maybe it's because their departments were responsible for releasing a hellbeast full of bloodlust on the city. Who knows--corporate, am I right?Murder by Leaf by John Marks
·Cast:3Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller + 3 moreGenre: comedy, mystery/thriller, parody/spoof, radio drama, zoomA defunct detective. A doddy butler. A suspicious heiress. Whodunit?Two Bodies is Company, Three's a Crowd by John Marks
·Cast:3Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, radio drama, science fiction, zoomA mobster chooses the wrong day to shake down a mortuary, because this day, the dead are rising!The Shadow Upon the Stair by John Marks
·Cast:3Genre: dark comedy, horror + 3 moreGenre: dark comedy, horror, mystery/thriller, radio drama, zoomStuart loves abandoned haunting houses, and convinces his girlfriend to go along on a suburban exploration with him. But he encounters something horrible in this house, something hiding in his past.