Nominees, impostors and Stranger things

Hi folks,

Merry Monday from Rusty Towers! Hope folks have had relaxing weekends. Things continue to progress here as we make our way to Hallowe’en and the various treats we have to offer.

(Note: we are showcasing some horror-related art in this newsletter, so folks may want to take care when scrolling. Content warning for masks & distorted faces)

In stream news, Anil will be trying to get the better of the tech issues that bested him last week, and attempting Crusader Kings 3 again. Fingers crossed that it works – but if not, there will still be a stream, by hook or by crook. And on Saturday, Mike rounds out his Scary Games Season by hoping to survive the lovable characters in Five Nights at Freddy’s. And after the resounding appeal of the recent 5K Followers Celebration, we’re bringing more Among Us chaos to the channel on Sunday, so join us to find out who is sus this time round…

Thank you everyone who has enjoyed and left fantastic comments about last week’s Enthusigasmlaunch– we’re really pleased with how well it has been received. Hopefully you’ll like the rest of the offerings that the season has to bring – enough to erase the memory of ‘wok cake’ with any luck!

As some of you may have seen, Rusty Quill shows and performers have been nominated for a whole slew of things in this year’s Audio Verse Awards, and voting on the longlist is now open! If you’ve been impressed with the acting & production of our shows this year, please do consider taking a little time to vote us & our performers through to the next round.

Please be aware that this is the first of two rounds of voting (one to narrow the longlist to a set of 10 finalists per category, then folks will be asked to  vote on that for the winners), and will take about 10 – 15minutes to complete. We are putting together a voting guide, which will be out later in the week, but in summary:

· Action Sound Design in a Production – Elizabeth Moffatt (MAG), Maddy Searle (STL), Tessa Vroom (RQG)

· Environmental Sound Design in a Production – Elizabeth Moffatt (MAG), Maddy Searle (STL), Tessa Vroom (RQG)

· Writing of an Audio Play Production – Jonathan Sims (MAG)

· Player Direction of a Production – Alexander J Newall (RQG)

· Vocal Direction of a Production – Alexander J Newall (MAG)

· Player in an Improvised Production – Ben Meredith (RQG & STL), Bryn Monroe (RQG), Helen Gould (RQG), Imogen Harris (STL), Jenny Haufek (STL), Lydia Nicholas (RQG), Tim Meredith (STL)

· Performance of a Supporting Role in an Audio Play Production– Alasdair Stuart (MAG), Alexander J Newall (MAG), Ben Meredith (MAG), Fay Roberts (MAG), Frank Voss (MAG), Imogen Harris (MAG), Lottie Broomhall (MAG), Lydia Nicholas (MAG), Sasha Sienna (MAG), Sue Sims (MAG)

· Performance of a Leading Role in an Audio Play Production – Jonathan Sims (MAG)

· Cover Art for a Production – Anika Khan (MAG)

· Improvised Production – Rusty Quill Gaming, Stellar Firma

· Audio Play Production – The Magnus Archives

If you’re looking for additional selections for your ballot, we would also suggest other RQ Friends who have been nominated like We Talk of Dreams (aka MAG editor Nico Vittese) for Shadows at the Door, Travis Vengroff & The White Vault / Dark Dice, These Flimsy Rituals, James D’Amato & Campaign: Skyjacks and/or Steve Shell & Old Gods of Appalachia.

Now… Hallowe’en is the time for frightsome things that creep and insinuate from the shadows of all that is fearful. And that is no different at Rusty Towers as we get ready to unveil our new offerings from the upcoming TeePublic launch on Saturday 31st October. For on that day, you’ll be able to pick up Stranger things like this.

Get ready for a full set of 15 designs, one for each of “Smirke’s Fourteen” plus The Extinction, from noted horror creative, Mark Anzalone, co-founder of Georgia-based dark fiction production company, Maeltopia! Mark was given pretty free reign to come up with his interpretation of how these Fears coalesce, and we look forward to showing off these terrifying creations, in their full forms. Though, in the meantime, why not try to guess at what these other snippets have to offer…

And, here's what you can expect from us this week (all shows release at 4pm UK time, unless otherwise stated):

Tue 20th October
RQG/STL – Hallowe’en 2020 Special, Part 1 (Patreon)

Wed 21st October
MAG184 – Like Ants (Patreon)
RQG/STL – Hallowe’en 2020 Special, Part 1 (Public)
RQ Streams – Anil plays… Crusader Kings 3 (5pm)

Thu 22nd October
MAG184 – Like Ants (Public)

Fri 23rd October
EGSM002 – 'So Many Feelings' : Marvel, with Lowri, April, Martyn (6pm)
Knight/Noble Bonus – The Clone Swole Lifestyle
RQG/STL – Hallowe’en 2020 Special, Part 1 (Public)

Sat 24th October
RQ Streams – Mike plays… Five Nights at Freddy’s (4pm)

Sun 25th October
RQ Streams – RQ Crew plays… Among Us (3pm)

Have a good week all!

Anil
Community Manager