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How to Kill a Piano: a "Fantasy Horror" Story Podcast


31 episodes


Horror Audio Book


Synopsis:

How to Kill a Piano is a fantasy/horror tale of family, love, demons, mystery, and music, served in George Tait’s unmatched and intriguing story-telling style along side piano accompaniment that keeps the listeners hooked episode to episode.


Format: Audio Book

Genres: Horror

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Episodes:

Episode 1 - Chapter 1: Life, Death and a Stork's Story.

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:17:28 +0000

How to Kill a Piano is a fictional coming-of-age black comedy-drama story. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. The plot revolves around the exploits of a young young man named George who is adopted into a home by a man he calls Uncle Charlie. Charlie teaches George about living life to its fullest and that life is the most precious gift of all. A demonic piano threatens the very fabric of that life and George must safe Charlie and the world from an unavoidable tragic doom.

A baby grand piano, dating over one hundred years, is delivered by the devil's henchmen to the basement of Charlie Seraphic's home. Charlie becomes possessed by the instrumental beast and an orphan, George, seems to be the only one who might be able to save him from the evil musical force dwelling below the floorboards.

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Episode 2 - Chapter 2: Uncle Charlie

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:00:05 +0000

Uncle Charlie removes part of his nephew George's skull and slowly pours bowling water in after steeping the pages of a book in a tea kettle while George pester's Uncle Charlie about his first love.

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Episode 3 - Chapter 3: The Delivery

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:00:14 +0000

Charlie and George encounter two peculiar gentleman at their door who claim that Charlie won the prize of a baby grand piano. They've come to deliver it.

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Episode 4 - Chapter 4: Bedtime Stories

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:00:04 +0000

In the fourth chapter of How to Kill a Piano, Uncle Charlie tells George a series of bedtime stories set to music while the demonic piano lurks beneath the floorboards.

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Episode 5 - Chapter 5: The Nightmare

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:51:36 +0000

George wakes to a strange sound of music billowing up from below in the basement as the monstrous evil piano begins to come to life and control those around it.

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Episode 6 - Behind the Scenes: Theme song

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:47:01 +0000

In this episode you'll get to a peek at the original stage show and hear two original recordings that were used during that same live show from 19 years ago. This includes the original How to Kill a Piano "theme song" followed by controlled noise.

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Episode 7 - Chapter 6: Namesake

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:30:10 +0000

Pancakes, koalas, and goldfish. Oh my!

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Episode 8 - Chapter 7: Mr Saprophagous & The Intervals

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:34:20 +0000

Charlie and George visit Mr. Saprophagous and discover the town has been littered with pianos.

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Episode 9 - Behind the Scenes: Resurrection

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 21:19:22 +0000

In this weeks episode, find out what happened to George's piano, why it's not mother earth (or even father earth), and how one man's purge fed another's piano obsession.

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Episode 10 - Chapter 8: The Invincible

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 01:28:07 +0000

Rocks, Harry Houdini, and Playing Cards #positivepostmonday

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Episode 11 - Chapter 9: The Shepherd

Tue, 05 May 2020 03:39:03 +0000

George comes face to face with a shapeshifter for the very first time.

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Episode 12 - Chapter 10: The Drive Home

Tue, 12 May 2020 07:43:19 +0000

While George struggles to remember his encounter with Charon, the power goes out and George and Charlie make up stories they find in their tea leaves. But they're not alone, Chordeva lurks beneath the cloak of the evening darkness pondering her the next step.

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Episode 13 - Chapter 11: The Music Teacher

Mon, 18 May 2020 17:55:27 +0000

George's piano lessons take a strange turn, Charlie is non-responsive, and his music teacher and her pets aren't who George thought they were.

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Episode 14 - Behind the Music

Mon, 25 May 2020 14:30:15 +0000

This week we take a peek into the process behind some of the music you hear during How to Kill a Piano. You'll hear what happens when a looping pedal, guitar, toy concertina, and a Dualo du Touch S synthesizer are combined.

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Episode 15 - Chapter 12 - The Training Exercise

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:24:59 +0000

Charlie is still frozen in the music room, Sara reveals the secret she's been keeping, and George has to decide how he'll save Uncle Charlie.

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Episode 16 - Chapter 13: The Second Attempt

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 22:00:16 +0000

After coming home from his latest piano lesson, George discovers a curious book in his backpack guiding him into some unusual powers. Are they tools he can use to destroy the piano once and for all?

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Episode 17 - Chapter 14: The Maiden

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:14:07 +0000

Snakes tongues, Intervals, gardening, and maidens, the dedicated demons Scrootius and Absinth plant the seeds for Charlie's unsettling future (or lack there of).

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Episode 18 - Chapter 15: Memories of a Blue Moon

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 15:54:50 +0000

George uncovers a few dark secrets from Charlie's past and promises to keep the book safe.

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Episode 19 - Sneak Preview

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:00:06 +0000

Give away update, chapter preview, and more!

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Episode 20 - Chapter 16: Razorblades and Tuning Forks

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:46:48 +0000

Scooritus and Absinth manage to capture George inside their metal box.

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Episode 21: Resurrection of a Piano

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 15:52:27 +0000

This week we preview a future chapter of How to Kill a Piano and tell a tale we teased about involving the attempted resurrection of a baby grand digital piano.

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Episode 22 - Chapter 17: The Aftermath

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:06:39 +0000

George wakes up to discover a new face looking back at him through the mirror. Charlie is no where to be found. There are now more questions than ever before. Find out more at howtokillapiano.com

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Episode 23 - Chapter 18: The Seer

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Harold sees the past, the future, and the present all in the pages of the records that the Anthenasians have left behind. George starts to piece together his own memories moving one step closer to completing his own personal puzzle and find Charlie.

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Episode 24 - Chapter 19: All Hallows Eve (updated)

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 03:55:00 +0000

George searches for answers in Charlie's library and discovers a new journal he's never noticed while Scrootius and Absinth prepare another trap.

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Episode 25: Chapter 20 - Halloween Morning

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:34:00 +0000

George feels like he's falling to his death but meets the seer and finds the path to see the thread that will lead to back to Charlie.

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Episode 26: Chapter 21 - Essence of Absinthe

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:37:38 +0000

Absinthe discovers a hidden family secret while taking his monthly bath. It seems the Athenians and the Demons have more in common than he was taught.

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Episode 27: Chapter 22 - Chordiva and Charon

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:25:03 +0000

The townsfolk come to understand that Death is their friend and her name is Chordeva.

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Episode 28 - Chapter 23: Halloween's Past

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:36:27 +0000

Charon is sent by Chordiva to collect Charlie from the realm of the Atheinains but instead meets Sarah for the first time.

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Episode 29 - Chapter 24 - Halloween, Again

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 23:00:00 +0000

Chordiva releaves Charon from their task to trap Charlie and Sarah and Charon have to come up with a new plan.

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Episode 30 - Chapter 25: Scrootius Prepares

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 08:09:00 +0000

Scrootius makes the final arrangements for the Seance while Chrodiva's discovers the body of Charlie Sopheric.

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Episode 31 - Chapter 26: The Seance

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:45:50 +0000

George travels to the cemetary where Scrootius conducts a seance to communicate with Charlie. 

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