Lawrence C. Connolly

Author: Lawrence C. Connolly

  • Game On!
    Exclusive Preview of a New YA Adventure

    Yes, it’s been a while. But I’m back. Blogging again. I’ve never been one to balance professional writing and webpage management. When the two compete, the latter goes untended. Not that I’m complaining. The past two months have centered on some exciting projects. And now that most of those deadlines are either met or within…

  • Prime Stage Mystery Theatre:
    Now on Audible

    The complete first season of Prime Stage Mystery Theatre is now available on Audible. Each episode of Season 1 features a segment of A Knavish Piece of Mystery — a locked-door who-done-it that explores the intersection between life and storytelling. In addition, you’ll also hear comments and interviews in which listeners responding to elements of…

  • Horror Therapy

    Horror can be therapeutic. That’s the point of a recent article in Psychology Today, where Robert T. Muller Ph.D. posits that horror allows us to “vicariously experience negative emotions in a controlled environment which may be useful for managing anxiety.” Or, as a team of researchers at Aarhus University put it in a recent study:…

  • The Final Reveal:
    Act V of A Knavish Piece of Mystery

    You’ve explored the mystery, assembled the clues, dismissed the red hearings. Now it’s time for the final reveal. If you’ve been with us through the previous episodes of Prime Stage Mystery Theatre, you’re ready to move on to the final scene. You’ll find the link to that episode here. Otherwise, you’ll want to access the…

  • Greg Hall on Mystery Theatre

    I once said that if Greg Hall didn’t exist, the horror genre would have to invent him. That’s still true. He’s one of a kind. An improve comic who became an internet radio pioneer who went on to write stories and books leavened with equal dashes of horror and outrageous humor. He’s a versatile guy,…

  • What’s Inside the Locked Room?
    A Knavish Piece of Mystery – Act 3

    You might think that the best way to solve a locked-door mystery would be to open the room and see what’s inside. But what happens when what’s inside provides more questions than answers? We’ll explore those possibilities today as Prime Stage Mystery Theatre’s podcast A Knavish Piece of Mystery enters its third week with a…