Hello theatre lovers and ghost-story fans, and welcome to this special supplement to Prime Stage Mystery Theatre, in which we’ll be discussing a first-hand paranormal encounter at the old Pittsburgh Playhouse and an investigation into the true identity of the ghost known as John Johns. 

Lawrence C. Connolly reads the Frankenstein creation scene from Chapter V of Mary Shelley's novel.

Lawrence C. Connolly reads the prologue from his novel Vipers: Book Two of the Veins Cycle, published by Fantasist Enterprises. Text, music, and performance copyright (c) 2010-18 by Lawrence C. Connolly. Recording produced by Fantasist Enterprises and 21st-Century Scop Productions.

From the monthly fiction reading series in New York City, hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel. This episode features Tom Monteleone and Lawrence C. Connolly.

From the monthly fiction reading series in New York City, hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel. This episode features Mary Robinette Kowal and Lawrence C. Connolly.

Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of historical fantasy novels: Ghost Talkers, and The Glamourist Histories series and the forthcoming Lady Astronaut duology. She is also a three time Hugo Award winner and a cast member of the podcast Writing Excuses. Her short fiction appears in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Tor.com, and Asimov’s. Mary, a professional puppeteer, lives in Chicago. Visit her online at maryrobinettekowal.com.

Lawrence C. Connolly is one of the writers for the anthology film Nightmare Cinema, premiering next month at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal. Produced by Mick Garris, the movie goes into wide release later this year. Connolly’s books include the Stoker finalist Voices (scheduled for re-release this summer), This Way to Egress, and Veins. More at LawrenceCConnolly.com.

The story first appeared in Horrors: 365 Scary Stories, published by Barnes & Noble Books (1998). The performance features Connolly's reading with music by The Legion of Incredibly Strange Super Heroes. Story and spoken-word performance: Copyright © 1998-2017 by Lawrence C. Connolly.  

The Penguin Bookshop Writers Series (PBWS) presents authors and publishing professionals each month who will discuss aspects of both the art and the business of writing. The format will range from hands-on workshops to lectures and panel discussions. The goal of PBWS is to unite published writers with aspiring writers, aspiring writers with publishing professionals, and curious readers interested in the author's craft with professional writers. This podcast, recorded April 27, 2016, features Lawrence C. Connolly's presentation "From Page to Screen."

Copyright © 2016 by Lawrence C. Connolly.

Demo recording made in 1976 by Mark, John, and Lawrence Connolly.

From the CD
Two Seas by Laughrey Connolly

“Watching Brid Cairenn”
Words and Music by Lawrence Connolly

Christopher Laughrey, Lawrence Connolly,
Duane Davis, Lee McGinn, Bob Banerjee

Produced by Al Snyder
Recorded at Albey Road Studio, Pittsburgh, PA

Copyright © 2006 The Laughrey Connolly Band

A flash ficion story written and performed by Lawrence C. Connolly. Original story

Copyright © 2003 by Lawrence C. Connolly. Recorded at 

Big Science, Pittsburgh PA. May 2003. Produced by Chris Moore

From our "Starry Nights, Cosmic Conversations" Storytelling Night at Riley's,  Larry Ivkovice presents his story “Alien Landscapes.”

Lawrence Connolly, guitar and vocals; Christopher Laughrey, guitar; Duane Davis, bass; Bob Banerjee, mandolin; Lee McGinn, drums. "Castlegregory" copyright © 2006 by Lawrence C. Connolly Recording copyright © 2006 Lawrence C. Connolly & Christopher Laughrey

Lawrence Connolly, guitar and vocals; Christopher Laughrey, guitar; Duane Davis, bass; Lee McGinn, drums. Recording copyright © 2005 Lawrence C. Connolly & Christopher Laughrey

From our "Starry Nights, Cosmic Conversations" Storytelling Night at Riley's, Diane Turnshek presents her story “Mars Rocks.”

From our "Starry Nights, Cosmic Conversations" Storytelling Night at Riley's, Joe Coluccio presents his story “I Am an Astronomer.”

From our "Starry Nights, Cosmic Conversations" Storytelling Night at Riley's, Madeleine Reineberg presents her story “Finding My White Whale in the Sky.”

From our "Starry Nights, Cosmic Conversations" Storytelling Night at Riley's, Dale Miller presents his story “Celestial Vaulting”

From our "Starry Nights, Cosmic Conversations" Storytelling Night at Riley's, Anna Voelker presents "Cosmic Curiosity"

A year and a half before the release of The Devil's Detective, author Simon Kurt Unsworth speaks about writing the book and getting his start as one of the powerful new voices of horror and dark fantasy. The interview was recorded at The World Fantasy Convention in Brighton, UK, November 2013. Commentary by Lawrence C. Connolly

From our "Springtime Stories" Storytelling Night at Riley's, the 21st-Century Scop presents Lawrence C. Connolly talking about springtime in Levittown and learning the definition of "real scary."

Lawrence C. Connolly reads Stephen Volk's story "Swell Head" from The Seventh Black Book of Horror. 

From our "Talk About Love" Storytelling Night at Riley's, spoken-word artist Doug Claytor recites "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose," Anabel Lee," and "The Highwayman."

From our "Talk About Love" Storytelling Night at Riley's, the 21st-Century Scop presents Lawrence C. Connolly talking about walking and falling . . . in love.

From our All-Star Storytelling Night at Riley's, Richard  “Shag” Shaughnessy returns with a tale about what happened after the slats were removed from the choir of his local church. 

From our All-Star Storytelling Night at Riley's, Stephanie Wytovich returns with a tale about finding inspiration for her book Hysteria by spending the night in an abandoned mental institution.

From our All-Star Storytelling Night at Riley's, Owen Kilbane returns with a tale about the rewards of playing the accordion.

For our sixth Storytelling Night at Riley's session, Throughline Theatre's Michael McBurney tells a story about Dracula and the dangers of partying too hard before a performance.

A program featuring stories from the collections Visions: Short Fantasy & SF and This Way to Egress.

Stories written and performed by Lawrence C. Connolly, with music written and performed by The Legion of Incredibly Strange Superheroes and John Connolly.

Presentation produced by Chris Moore, recorded at Big Science Music, Pittsburgh, PA.

Stories copyright © 1998-2003 by Lawrence C. Connolly.

"Leaves and Dust." Words and music by Lawrence C. Connolly. Performed by The Connolly Brothers. 1977. Copyright © Lawrence C. Connolly. All Rights Reserved.

For our first Storytelling Night at Riley's session, horror writer Michael A. Arnzen talks about the childhood forces that helped him win four Bram Stoker Awards.

For our third Storytelling Night at Riley's session, garden writer Martha Swiss shares a story about a strange encounter in Cook Forest, Pennsylvania.

For our third Storytelling Night at Riley's session, playwright C. S. Wyatt returns with a story about an unusual discovery in a California orange grove.

Joe Grubbs makes his Storytelling-at-Riley's debut with a story about a toad that almost ended a musical performance.

Joe Coluccio returns to Storytelling at Riley's with the story of what might have been Duke the Wonder Dog's final performance.

Playwright C. S. Wyatt tells the story of his first theatrical production.

Lawrence C. Connolly reads the prologue from his novel Veins: Book One of the Veins Cycle, published by Fantasist Enterprises. Text, music, and performance copyright (c) 2014 by Lawrence C. Connolly. Produced by Fantasist Enterprises and 21st-Century Scop Productions.