Keen's Turn: A High-Stakes Vampire Horror Comedy
By Melaina Blanc
When an anxious altruist becomes chance witness to a vampire's murderous meal, he takes it upon himself to rid his city of the threat. But the vampire, not so easily defeated, takes an interest of his own in his would-be slayer.
Stakes are raised in ensuing bloody battles, a bout of about turns of turns of mind, and a deadpan penchant for puns—and that's only the beginning.
So join me, for a lively horror thriller, a tale of tricks and traps traversing New York City. This is Star–Cross, book one.
Keen's Turn: A High-Stakes Vampire Horror ComedyJun 15, 2022
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Star–Cross: Keen's Turn is written and produced solely by Melaina Blanc, your friendly basement podcaster.
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How to Season a Podcast
Join me for the season wrap-up. The road thus far, the road ahead, the road less traveled by...
Also, not to "giveaway" too much, but some announcements inside.
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Chapter 7: Knight's Cuffs (4th quarter)
Left in the dark again, and no way out. As he faces down another vampire battle, it's time for Jared to pun for his life...
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Chapter 7: Knight's Cuffs (3rd quarter)
With daylight running out, Jared must convince the woman from last night that her life is in danger before there's another vampire murder...
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Chapter 7: Night Scuffs (2nd quarter)
Jared heads to Manhattan for some suspenseful stalking of the sexy lady being stalked by the vampire...
Also, horror in the dark, anxiety, and DIY home repair.
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Chapter 7: Night Scuffs (1st quarter)
Jared tries to not get murdered long enough to put his tenuous vampire slaying plan into action...
Also, it's someone else's turn to do some stalking.
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Chapter 6: Wooden Stairs (4th quarter)
Lights out in the allegedly haunted hospital, and Jared had better put his plan into motion before the vampire puts his lights out, too...
Also, some cutting puns and a wild ride.
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B Musing Interlude
Dust off your cassette player for another year-end interlude...
We take a break from audio drama for the humorous adventure that is having a muse, plus a bemusing commentary on quaint names for birds. Working title: "Corvid 19."
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Chapter 6: Wooden Stairs (3rd quarter)
Drama at the beach, then Jared returns to a crumbling hospital to settle things with the vampire once and for all...
Also, how many vampire hunters it takes to screw in a light bulb.
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Chapter 6: Wooden Stares (2nd quarter)
Time to meet the gang at the beach, and hopefully no one is stalking them...
Also, crude jokes, a surprise reveal, and what your mom did last night.
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Chapter 6: Wooden Stares (1st quarter)
With time running out before his next death match, Jared needs a better vampire hunting strategy, and fast...
Also, abusing a librarian, Nazi romance, and the mystery of the ceiling.
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Chapter 5: Vampire Vigilante (4th quarter)
Enter an unwelcome visitor with an unwelcome proposal...
Also: tension, threats, an important decision, and some quite keen puns.
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Chapter 5: Vampire Vigilante (3rd quarter)
With no solutions in sight and the prospect of another sleepless night ahead of him, it might be time to ask for help...
Also, puns in the office and horror in the bachelor pad.
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Star–Cross: Keen's Turn is written and produced solely by Melaina Blanc, your friendly basement podcaster.
Music and sound effects are owned or produced by me, or public domain, except as noted.
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Chapter 5: Vampire Vigil and Tea (2nd quarter)
With his home now hostile territory, Jared reviews his options around ever being able to sleep again...
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Music and sound effects are owned or produced by me, or public domain, except as noted.
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Chapter 5: Vampire Vigil and Tea (1st quarter)
Jared's gone and called the cops on a vampire. Didn't he say he wasn't going to do that?
Also, the disturbing consequences of last night's visitation.
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Chapter 4: Red Rues (2nd half)
Jared regrets his foray into vampire hunting, as it comes back to bite him...
Also, all the best prophecies rhyme.
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Chapter 4: Red Ruse (1st half)
Jared is about to lose the death match...
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Chapter 3: Look Up for the Plant (2nd half)
The curtain rises on a ruinous splendor, the crumbling stage for a duel to the death...
Also, a mysterious caller and a vampiric introduction.
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Chapter 3: Lookup for the Plant (1st half)
Jared moves from vampire prospector toward vampire hunter. And with a death match scheduled at the power plant, it's high time for some lookups.
Alſo, the uſage of the long s, and an old newſpaper article on bloodſuckers.
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A Musing Interlude
Break out your cassette player for a year-end interlude...
Also, the other worst years of all time, and a musing ode.
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Uplifting related reading:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic
https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/frankenstein-and-the-vampyre/
https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive
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Chapter 2: Burying Ledes (2nd half)
In the aftermath of a pun-ishing fight, Jared pursues the story of another man's run-in with death...
Also, conspiracy, intrigue, and more people who don't appreciate puns.
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Chapter 2: Burying Leads (1st half)
Jared returns to the scene of the crime, to find it already occupied...
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Chapter 1: Steps To Ward (2nd half)
After having narrowly escaped with his life, Jared makes an impulsive decision...
Also, Jared finishes his vampire noir, and no one appreciates puns.
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Chapter 1: Steps Toward (1st half)
Jared Stern wanders out into the night, dreaming curious things as he always does, but never of the turn tonight is about to take...
Welcome to Star–Cross, book one: Keen's Turn.
This lively vampire thriller falls somewhere between audiobook and audio drama, in the vein of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a splash more Dracula.
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Trailer | Welcome to Keen's Turn
Lend me your ears, lend me your eyes, lend me any organs you can spare, and prepare yourself for a vampire story like no other.
Keen's Turn is a horror comedy audio drama packed with thrills, chills, and more puns than you can shake a stake at.
The trailer video that accompanies this episode is parked on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UHPyOtYF19I
This is Star–Cross, book one.
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