A Garden of Terrible Blooms

Mar 17 2025 24 ep. 18 mins 117
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Welcome to a midnight tour of LA. For the tourist who seeks horror and the fantastique, and perhaps some sorrow, in the dark places of Los Angeles and its environs. Short plays and tales of the Weird and Surreal, to keep you company through the Dark and Sleepless Night. . .

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The Wall

Mar 17 2025 23 mins  
There’s a legend of a wall, somewhere in LA, where people go to find those lost to them. “The Wall,” part of A Garden of Terrible Blooms podcast of radio plays set in Los Angeles. Produced by A Story Followed You Here. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. With Leon Martell, Beth Ruscio, and David Acosta. Music composed by Mason Summit. Recording Engineer & Mixing by Wayne

The Caller

Oct 31 2024 12 mins  
Westlake, the Weeping Palm Apartments. A telephone is mysteriously still in use in a long abandoned apartment building. With Lisa Denke Written and directed by Sharon Yablon This play was first performed in a hallway in a now defunct hotel in Hollywood. Recording Engineer & Mixing by Wayne Peet @ Newzone Studio. Sound Design by Wayne Peet and Sharon Yablon. The Caller is part o

Hemorrhage and Shock

Aug 06 2024 23 mins  
Lincoln Heights. An abandoned police station becomes a stage for two cold cases connected to The Black Dahlia murder. With Conor Murphy and Marti Skoler Music by Cody Nicholls and Jose Salazar. Excerpts from “Memories,” “Do Not Disturb” and “Tomorrow’s Going To Be A Good Day” by Jose Salazar. Recording Engineer, Mixing and Music Editing by Wayne Peet @ Newzone Stu

A Box of Stars

Dec 22 2023 23 mins  
A Box Of Stars / Miracle Mile. An elderly widow makes a discovery in her basement on Christmas Eve. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon With Daniel Sullivan and Annabella Price “Out of the Darkness” Music and lyrics by Janeen Rae Heller, copywrite 2023. Vocals, guitar, and saw performed by Janeen Rae Heller. Recorder and Slide Whistle composition by Daniel Oxenberg. Perf

8569 Holloway Drive

Oct 31 2023 22 mins  
8569 Holloway Drive. West Hollywood. The tragic end of a 1950s Hollywood heartthrob. Inspired by the murder of actor Sal Mineo in 1976 at the age of 37. With David Acosta, Suzanne Fletcher, and Matthew Tyler Vorce. Original Music composed by Robert Oriol. “Pressed To Death” vocals by Mason Summitt, lyrics by Sharon Yablon. “A Fool in Love” vocals by Gail and Bill Lennon,

Unc, a radio play

Aug 01 2023 16 mins  
A POOL, SOMEWHERE IN LA. A girl gets a surprise visit from her uncle who has been away. Starring Richard Azurdia and Akela Munsey. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Original Music composed by Alto Saxophonist Art Pepper, and additional Original Music composed by Wayne Peet. A complete list of Art Pepper’s music credits in this play can be found in his bio on the podcast’s we

Toni play

Jun 05 2023 19 mins  
OLD HOLLYWOOD PART 3, SAN MARINO An aging Ziegfeld Follies showgirl reminisces about her life and loves. Inspired by the ill-fated love affair of Toni Mannix and George Reeves, the first actor to portray Superman. Starring Charmaine Cruz. Written & Directed by Sharon Yablon. Original music by Marc Antonio Pritchett. Recording engineer, Mixing, and Sound Design by Marc Antonio Pritc

Caldera

Mar 03 2023 20 mins  
OLD HOLLYWOOD PART 2, BEACHWOOD CANYON The last dark night of an Old Hollywood actor’s life. Inspired by the murder of silent film star Ramon Navarro. With David Rubin as Tommy, Isaac J. Cruz as Ramon Navarro, and Shaughn Bucholz as Cookie. Music composed, performed, and recorded by John Groover McDuffie, with John Palmer, drums. Tango by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; this accom

Sea Swallow Me

Dec 24 2022 17 mins  
MALIBU A young man hopes to impress the new girl in town. With Destry Cloud and Marti Skoler. Music & Siren Song composed by James Mitchell Steele, with vocals by Heidi Darchuk and lyrics by Sharon Yablon. Recording Engineer, Sound Design & Mixing by Wayne Peet at Newzone Studios. Photograph by Michael Hacker. Written and directed by Sharon Yablon. www.terribleblooms.net All Rights

The Comet Gazers

Oct 10 2022 19 mins  
THE SALTON SEA The last people in a dying town await the arrival of a comet. With Crystal Diaz, Eugene Butler, and Matthew Tyler Vorce. Music by Andrew Pask. Sound Design and Mixing by Wayne Peet at Newzone Studios. www.terribleblooms.net. All Rights Reserved.