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Hosted by Paul Knauer · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 18 episodes
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Sink into immersive scripted audio stories crafted by professional screenwriters, voice actors and musicians. Catch a spooky horror. Laugh along to sitcoms and dramedies. Get lost in a sci-fi saga. Drift off to a sleepy tale. Each one with a twist, whether it’s a surprising plot turn, fun spin on a genre or an unexpected setting. Catch every twist and learn more about the creators behind the mic at CrookedStories.com.
Paul Knauer hosts Crooked Stories Theater, a fiction show with 18 episodes published.
"Turns out, being an unrepentant asshole actually has consequences." A quiet, near-future murder mystery. Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Format: Standalone narrated short. Papers: A fastidious brother quietl
The Devil's Due actors and producers discuss the series, behind the scenes happenings and the business and techniques around voice acting. Part three of three. Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Dire
The Devil's Due actors and producers discuss the series, behind the scenes happenings and the business and techniques around voice acting. Part two of three. Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Direct
The Devil's Due actors and producers discuss the series, behind the scenes happenings and the business and techniques around voice acting. Part one of three. Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Direct
"It's him. He did this." Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Season one. Episode eight of eight. Devil's Due: A traveling gambler and his young protege in Wild West-era
The Crooked Stories cast performs table reads of three shorts from writer Paul Knauer. Ole Bess' Bait Shop: "Finally hooked her, mama." Wanna catch something big? Choose the right bait. Genre: Creature Horror/Com
"There are 44 trillion known species with only 3% of the cosmos explored. But, we’re the aliens." First contact. In an Apple Store. Genre: Absurdist Comedy Short/Sketch Paul Knauer, Executive producer/Writer Gary
The Crooked Stories cast performs table reads of two dramatic shorts from writer Kathy Cranford. Buono Fortuna: "All she requires is an offering, you know. What would it hurt?" Imploring an ancient legend, a fish
"I'm sorry, brother." Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Season one. Episode seven of eight. Devil's Due: A traveling gambler and his young protege in Wild West-era Ka
"I wanna know why!" Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Season one. Episode six of eight. Devil's Due: A traveling gambler and his young protege in Wild West-era Kansas
"I swear it." Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Season one. Episode five of eight. Devil's Due: A traveling gambler and his young protege in Wild West-era Kansas unkn
"I don't want him here!" Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Season one. Episode four of eight. Devil's Due: A traveling gambler and his young protege in Wild West-era
"I'll ask again. Are you ready to dance with the devil?" Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Season one. Episode three of eight. Devil's Due: A traveling gambler and hi
Paul Knauer, Executive Producer, Writer and Director for Crooked Stories Theater and Devil's Due, interviews Justin Cook, Executive Producer and Sound Director, as the pair listen to Devil's Due Episode One together. Top
Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Season one. Episode two of eight. Devil's Due: A traveling gambler and his young protege in Wild West-era Kansas unknowingly stumble into a
"There are them that give, them that take. But, the Devil always gets his due." Series: Devil's Due, a supernatural Western Written and Directed by Paul Knauer Season one. Episode one of eight. Devil's Due: A tra
Devil's Due, an 8-episode supernatural Western drama
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