ROCK AND ROLL : Written by Toby W. Rush + read by Rachael McCabe
"This is my first concert," she replied, mustering her confidence. "But I've been a huge fan since Death by Rock and Roll." She made sure to...
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Machine of Death
A collection of stories about people who know how they are going to die.
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20 of 40 episodesMachine of Death Card Game - Playtest
Kris Straub and David Malki play a round of Machine of Death: The Game of Creative Assassination.
Machine of Death 2 Interview : Kris Straub, Ryan North, + David Malki !
Kris Straub interviews Ryan North and David Malki ! at the Super-Stupendous Machine of Death Magic + Variety Show, November 2011.
CASSANDRA : Written + read by T.J. Radcliffe
It was like that movie, back in the day, where the machine asks the kid, "How about a nice game of chess?" / "No," he types back. "Let's pla...
QUESTION MARK : Written by Randall Munroe + read by Howard Tayler
He had not read his slip of paper. It was folded in an envelope in his left pocket. In his right pocket were several books of matches, and h...
DROWNING : Written by C.E. Guimont + read by Sean Casey
I saw the first ads in March. A week or two later it was all over the news, and then for the next few months you could not get away from it....
FRIENDLY FIRE : Written by Douglas J Lane + read by Zach Weiner
She was somewhere north of forty. Her dark hair showed silver strands, and the beginnings of crow's feet bracketed chestnut-colored eyes. To...
WHILE TRYING TO SAVE ANOTHER : Written by Daliso Chaponda + read by Ike Amadi
Timothy got up. "One hundred and one here; just like the Dalmatians. I'm going to die in a fire while trying to save another." / Isma spoke...
HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE : Written by James Foreman + read by Andrew Giordano
The machine printed out the certificates on special paper, the same pinkish color as those new five-dollar bills. He put them face-down on a...
IMPROPERLY PREPARED BLOWFISH : Written by Gord Sellar + read by Brett Donnelly
"It's an older model, but that's all that ever made it to Fukuoka before these things were outlawed altogether. It was functioning, as of a...
COCAINE AND PAINKILLERS : Written by David Malki ! + read by Nika Harper
At nine o'clock on a Tuesday morning, the parking lot in front of Jack Bogg Enterprises was somehow already full. Kelly didn't know quite wh...
LOVE AD NAUSEUM : Written by Sherri Jacobsen + read by Tiffany Petersen
SWF, 36, seeks SM 25-50. Must be employed, love outdoor hobbies. No OVERDOSE, ALCOHOLISM, similar readings, please. Box 1876.
KILLED BY DANIEL : Written by Julia Wainwright + read by Timothy Volpert
For a while, he kept the little slip of paper hidden at the back of a desk drawer at work, still inside its official envelope. He didn't wan...
CANCER : Written + read by David Malki !
In garish red and yellow, the flyer announced that You, Too, could "Defeat the Machine!" A colorful cartoon hammer smashed a predictor box,...
SHOT BY SNIPER : Written by Bartholomew von Klick + read by Christopher Osborn
A shot kicked up dirt in front of Grale's face. He pulled himself backward, back to the dubious protection of the fallen sign. They all knew...
MOD Talent Show : After Many Years...
Bradley McLaughlin performs his original song "After Many Years..." at the Machine of Death Talent Show, April 26, 2011, in Hollywood, CA.
AFTER MANY YEARS, STOPS BREATHING, WHILE ASLEEP, WITH SMILE ON FACE : Written by William Grallo + read by Bradley McLaughlin
"You gotta be fucking kidding me!" says one of Jill's friends, leaning forward to get a better look at my shirt. On Toe Tag Night no one wea...
VEGETABLES : Written by Chris Cox + read by Todd Croak-Falen
"The bloke's a whack job." Billy, the Director of Marketing, tells me this while he's picking his nose with a paperclip. In the background a...
TORN APART AND DEVOURED BY LIONS : Written by Jeffrey Wells + read by Jesse Thorn
"Missus Murphy, I will have you know that I am to be torn apart and devoured by lions." Simon Pfennig was fully aware of how strange he must...
MURDER AND SUICIDE, RESPECTIVELY : Written by Ryan North + read by MC Frontalot
"You don't see it? What if we could ship this box further away? What if Dr. Merry lived thousands of light-years away, and we could somehow...