The Hidebehind

A Random Update

October 13, 2018 by cpgronlund 1 Comment

Howdy, howdy, howdy. Christopher here with a random update.

This is mostly being recorded and released in support of this episode of the ScreamQueenz Podcast.

ScreamQueenz is a fun look at cheesy horror films, but in October it gets a bit more serious. Not the show, because the show is always light-hearted fun! But in October, show host Patrick Walsh does a pod-o-rama to raise funds for New Alternatives NYC.

New Alternatives helps homeless LGBTQ+ youth. It’s a cool thing, and very dear to Patrick’s heart…and his friends. So I’m posting this in the hope you will go here and donate at least $21 — a dollar for each consecutive day Patrick releases episodes until Halloween! (You know what my release schedule is like, here…so imagine DAILY episodes. That’s crazy! But that’s how much this means to Patrick, who is simply a damn good human being.)

How good a person is Patrick? Well…when “The Hidebehind” narrator, Michael Howie, visited New York City, Patrick insisted on taking this photo to include me in a way because I wasn’t there hanging out with them.

Dawwwwwww…ain’t they the cutest!

I mention those two because…today’s episode of ScreamQueenz features Michael Howie and I talking about Dave Made a Maze with Patrick. Three bearded gents talking about a fun movie. That’s snazzy!

But wait, there’s more! I also talk about what’s going on with me, lately, in this episode…and share what will be released for at least the next four months on Not About Lumberjacks.

So, again, if you want to donate to a good cause, go here.

If you want to hear Michael, Patrick, and I talk about Dave Made a Maze (and other things), go here.

Thanks so much. I’ll be back later this month with a story about a kid who makes a monster in his bathtub.

– Christopher

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Hiding Behind the HEAR Now Audio and Arts Festival

May 10, 2018 by cpgronlund 2 Comments

The HEAR Now Audio Fiction and Arts Festival is a neat thing: a festival in the middle of the country dedicated to audio storytelling (and the people making the tales). It’s a reminder that before television, people gathered around radios to hear serialized stories. Even when television became king (and the Internet), large groups of people never gave up listening to stories. (One look at BBC Radio schedules over the years is a good reminder that for many, audio stories are still akin to movies.)

Official Selection

I’m happy to announce that “The Hidebehind” is an official listening selection for this year’s festival.

“The Hidebehind” is the first horror story I’ve written in decades. It is the first story I ever submitted to an audio festival. I think that’s neat because…

The first story I ever submitted for publication in my early 20s was a horror story accepted in an anthology.

(Perhaps I should set literary aspirations aside for things more creepy…)

Unfortunately…

Unfortunately, because of some upcoming [routine] medical things and some day-job instability (waves of layoffs — I’m safe so far), I’m not going to be in attendance. It’s a shame because there are people in the area I’d love to see. (I spent many summers — and my sixth grade year — in the area.)

Still…

It’s an honor to have a story selected, and I hope things are a bit less hectic next year when the festival rolls around.

Behind the Cut – Episode 19: The Hidebehind

December 11, 2017 by cpgronlund Leave a Comment

Something a little different this time…

Because “The Hidebehind” was the first episode of Not About Lumberjacks with a male narrator other than me, I chat with Defender Radio’s Michael Howie about what it was like to work together on the story’s production.

It’s a glorious tale of friendship, creativity…and majestic beards!

(Also, you should totally follow Michael on Twitter and Instagram.)

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The Hidebehind

November 15, 2017 by cpgronlund 6 Comments

Something lurks in the woods outside a lumber camp in this story I SWEAR is NOT about lumberjacks…

Content Advisory: Swearing. Violence (involving fights and knives). Alcohol use. Mass poisoning. Horror (monster in the woods). Dementia brought on by environmental factors. Implied cannibalism.