Lawrence C. Connolly

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scop (noun): Old English – bard, minstrel, storyteller

  • 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…

  • Prime Stage Theatre Presents:
    A Knavish Piece of Mystery – Act II

    Strange things are afoot at the New Town Theatre! Two actors are missing. Another has run off to hide in a water closet. And the New Town players are struggling to open a locked room that may harbor a terrible secret. But August LaFleur holds back. An expert at devising and solving mysteries, he’s convinced…

  • Prime Online Presents:
    A Knavish Piece of Mystery

    Something strange is afoot at the New Town Theater. A dressing room is locked. Two actors are missing. And You are there to join the investigation as a cast and crew confront a mystery in which nothing is as it seems. Get out your spy glasses and notepads … and prepare to take part in a behind-the-scenes…