About Tony
Who am I?
I’m Tony Sarrecchia, a writer, audio dramatist, and observer of the strange ways people, stories, and systems collide.
Here on Substack, you’ll find my weekly Cold Cuts column: essays on storytelling, creativity, culture, technology, nostalgia, horror, and the modern systems we all pretend are functioning normally. Some weeks it’s comedy. Some weeks it’s dark. Occasionally it’s both.
I’m currently developing In the Shadow of Camelot, a noir-inspired fantasy audio drama often described as “Camelot meets Chinatown.” The series blends Arthurian legend, pulp mystery, monsters, and cosmic horror through the eyes of Gareth, a fixer who specializes in finding things that don’t want to be found. The second story dives even deeper into the strange with “Morgana LeFay meets Lovecraft.”
I’m also the creator of the award-winning audio dramas Harry Strange Radio Drama and The Adventures of Scarlett Hood. My Lady Sherlock Holmes Mysteries episode, The Lady in Red — performed at DragonCon and the National Audio Theatre Festival in 2021 — received the NATF Platinum Festival Fan Favorite Award.
My short fiction has appeared in the anthologies Georgia Gothic and The Legends of New Pulp, and on podcasts including The Wicked Library and Victoria’s Lift.
Most recently, I’ve been developing The Skin Man, the first installment in my serialized techno-horror saga Everything Evolves. The series blends survival horror, speculative science, dark humor, and human drama in a post-apocalyptic world filled with reanimates, grotesque hybrids, and the terrifying figure who gives the story its name.
My first feature film, Where the Walls Cry — a supernatural thriller — is currently in preproduction with Scary Times Productions.
I’m also a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and the Mystery Writers of America.
I grew up in New Jersey, spent time in Nebraska and Florida, and now make my home in Atlanta with my wife, a rescue boxador, and a rescue pittie mix. My favorite breed of dog is “rescue” — and I always, always want to see a picture of yours.
Contact: tony.sarrecchia@gmail.com
What I Post Here
weekly Cold Cuts essays on culture, creativity, technology, and the strange systems modern life runs on
techno-horror and serialized fiction updates
behind-the-scenes writing chaos
media analysis, nostalgia, and old-school geek culture
dark humor and observational commentary
occasional political noir
stories about the ways people adapt when the world stops making sense
What I Write About
intelligent reanimates
collapsing systems
Arthurian noir
cosmic dread
survival horror
technology behaving badly
the ghosts modern life leaves behind
the people trying to survive all of it with their sense of humor intact
If you like:
dystopian horror
noir-flavored fantasy
dark humor with a little bite
speculative fiction
monsters, mysteries, and media commentary
stories where the systems are as dangerous as the creatures
You’ll probably feel right at home here.
Follow for stories, snark, strange worlds, and the occasional prophecy disguised as a joke.
Where to find me
Long List of Works
Narration
Pseudopod 942: The Sound of a Jackknife
PseudoPod 822: The Experiment of Erich Weigert
Audio Drama
Lady Sherlock in the Case of the Woman in Red, audio-drama performed live by the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company at 221B Con, April 2019; the Hear Now Festival, Summer 2021; DragonCon, Labor Day Weekend 2021. Winner of the Platinum Festival Favorite at the Hear Now Festival.
The Adventures of Scarlett Hood; Produced by the Radio Theatre Project, Washington.
Jeremiah Willstone in A Choir of Demons, audio-drama adaptation of Anthony Francis’s short story ‘A Choir of Demons’. Currently in production with the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.
The Probability Broach, audio-drama adaptation of L. Neil Smith’s novel The Probability Broach. Post production by the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.
Harry Strange in the Metamorphs, audio-drama performed live at DragonCon. 2016.
Harry Strange, Where are You?, audio-drama performed live at Conjuration Convention, Atlanta, 2016. Cowriter Evan Brandonisio.
Harry Strange in Bippity Bopptiy, audio-drama performed live at Conjuration Convention, Atlanta, 2014. Also Producer/Director.
The Harry Strange Radio Drama, 52 episodes. 2011-2018. Creator/Producer.
TV/Film/Web
“Where the Walls Cry”, Feature, preproduction. Scary Times Productions
“Sunday Morning” episode 2 of Primrose Tales, horror short. Produced by Sawdust and Tinsel Productions.
Prose
“Grady’s Planation”, Short Story, published in the Georgia Gothic anthology, by the Atlanta Chapter of the HWA. November 2021.
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, flash fiction. Published/audio by The Wicked Library. 2018.
“The Future Behind”, short story. Published/audio by The Lift. 2017.
“Pop-Pop’s Gift”, a short story in the Harry Strange Universe. Produced for audio by The Wicked Library. 2017.
The Ninth Circle Vol. 2: Night of the Bloodthirsty Ghouls, novella. Published by Pro Se Press. March 2016.
“The Aquarium” published in Legends of New Pulp Fiction, anthology, by Air Ship 27 Press. January 2016.
Harry Strange in the Stones of Solomon the collected scripts of Season One of the Harry Strange Radio Drama. Pen to Parchment Press. May 2015.
“On the Road to Chattanooga” published in Fat Zombie, anthology, by Permuted Press. January 2015.
