Rachel Lawson's The Magicians Podcast

a short piece from the view of the Magician "Sandy" the Sandman aka The Neuromancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Scryer the Timekeeper is given a crystal ball for his birthday his brother thinks it is the best gift ever what can go wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A reputation can ruin your lifeLife for the man formerly the Masked Chicken is depressing for him will he live down the Chicken's reputation or will his reputation crush his dreams? He has fallen for a grey alien princess will he see the man he has become or just the man he was? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lance transforms from a reaper to the Enchanter from a grim reaper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a routine magical event backfires Lance, the Necromancer finds himself in strange world where he discovers he's only a figment of an author's mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's her perfect man he was torn from her dreams her partner is worried he'll replace him who can he turn too Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is real necromancer Jasper Argent associating with a death cult of fake goth necromancers and who is the mysterious lady he wants to save? Will they get away? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 aliens are caught because they are considered a vanguard of an alien invasion by their human captors, they are a vanguard but from where."We know what you are," said a man in a lab coat to a glowing man. "Ok then tell me," replied the glowing man in the same language. "You are a Ufonaught," said the lab coat. "I am a what?" asked the glowing man laughing. "An alien to Earth," said the lab coat gruffly. "Alien," said the laughing glowing man. "What's so funny?" asked the Scientist shortly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dark Mirror of his DreamsSandy, the Sandman gives the king of doom a mirror to put his visions so he can scry them and not experience them like his uncle, he tries til the mirror cracks what terrors can come out of the mind of doom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enter the DreamscapeWhen dreams kill no sleeper is safe.Sandy the Sandman turns to death for help when a rogue nightmare starts killing sleepers who never awake.The reapers and Sandy must hunt down and kill the nightmare before it kills again."We need that psycho to kill a dream he's good at killing dreams," said Blake."Dad that's harsh even for you," said Lance who was used to such biting words from his father.The Sandman looked sorry for his friend Lance he thought Blake was acting harsh too."We need him to help to kill a nightmare that is killing people these nightmares are a rare beast they are normal dreams with a virus these dreams are sick the virus takes over them they appear as old hags with one eye in their forehead they feed on dreams and kill people as they sleep," said the Sandman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Show Must Go OnWhen stage magician Blake Alexander aka Blake Fire who has a grim reaper for a soul senses someone in his audience is going to die he dances between life and death to not collect them with all his strength he must live and not take them to the afterlife because when his soul is released his body dies and he can't die on stage in front of the world let alone come back to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blake Is the emperor of the solar system and the secret king of the dead.What if he was revealed as a dead man, a grim reaper is basically as good as a dead man he would find his secret life as a dead man a betrayal to his people. How would they react to their false king?And how long will the hapless new Emperor the Masked Chicken survive his job without the help of the man now seen as the pretender to the Empire? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wondered what life was like for a dead man before the died and what brought them to their end?Guest starring The Magician Characters Lance Alexander, Blake the coroner, and Dante the assistant coroner and Lando KingThe story is about a dead man's last week and how it leads to his death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Long Dark Night of the SoulEven a Grim Reaper can go stir-crazy.Mortimer the grim reaper Magician goes stir-crazy while trying to do his job of judge of the dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lance goes to Eastside shopping centre to go clothes shopping.While there he takes a shopper for processing as a grim reaper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Magicians vampire-werewolves are having problems with the full moon super moon. They have been trapped outside and are wolves.Can one reaper lock them up before they kill? Or will he become the dream dog bone? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An American Indian Chief finds out Max Starfire, one of the Magicians is a werewolf and wants to kill him as he is a skinwalker aka a werewolf will Max die? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Dr Death, The Coroner and Dante, his assistant suspect there is a vampire in the hospital he works in they hunt for them who will end up dead in the end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The WitnessIs The Necromancer Caught?The Necromancer is caught in the act of murdering a victim he has a witness who sees his face and can ID him they go to the police station and see him there. Who will the police believe the killer or the witness? What will happen? Will he be caught or not? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From His AshesLance transforms from a reaper to the Enchanter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I hear you could break out of jail if you wanted to," said the guard."Yes it's easy but where's the fun in that," said Lance smiling impishly."What fun can you have in jail?" asked the Kingpin."Not been here long enough for it to be a bore yet," Lance said who was having fun messing with their minds."I will not do it!" Lance Alexander to his uncle Sergeant Simon Alexander-Drax."It's alright! You won't be there long!" said his uncle."Then you go there!" said Lance shortly.Lance's dad the coroner walked into the room."I can't," said Lance digging his boots into the floor."You can't what?" asked Blake Alexander, Lance's dad."I can't go to prison as the Necromancer," said Lance."Why can't you," asked his uncle."Do you think he's the Necromancer?" asked Blake."Of course not we need a man we can trust on the inside who can pose as the Necromancer to entrap a prison kingpin," said Simon."You planning to come out as dead are you?" asked Lance not threatening just stating a fact the father of the Necromancer was Mortimer the grim reaper, King."I am not going to be around for that," said Blake planning a holiday in hell when Lance came out as the Necromancer a serial killer."Where are you going?" asked Blake's Uncle."Never you mind," said Blake."He's a coward," said Lance."No would you be in my place I can't be deposed as emperor of the solar system if I'm not there," Blake said."Didn't think of that," said Simon."I'll do it," said Lance defiantly thinking how much of a problem it would be to his father. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Blake, the Lord of Hell needs time alone he goes to Hell to chill out but can he will he be able to have peace and quiet there or will it be Hell down there and for who Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blake is in a hit-and-run and left for dead in the brush on the side of the road in the mountains near where he lives he would have been unfound but his soul is a grim reaper he visits his son for help was it a mistake? Will he die or live? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There were whispers that the reaper king Mortimer once lost his human form, his body, his shell. Among the reapers, rumors changed it to his soul being stolen.This is what really happened... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As nightmares go the Masked Chicken's nightmare was really bad it broke him not only in his mind as a dreamer it broke him in the waking world too.In his dreams, he was tormented and made to feel inept. He dreamed he was a hero but nothing ever went right for him and his side kick the Blue Wren.It frustrated both of them no matter what he and the Wren did he would never save the day. In his waking hours, he also thought he was a hero but once again he was a serial victim. He was the hapless sidekick of the superhero the King of Doom a real superhero who spent his days saving his best friend the Masked Chicken and his nights having horrific visions of what would happen if he did not stop it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The King of Doom is a superhero he has a vision and tries to stop it from happening as tries he is knocked out and gets amnesia and sees the vision in his memory he thinks he is the perpetrator of the murder he sees and goes on the run or tries. Doom has forgotten who he is. The killer has him. 4 days have passed before his father the Necromancer misses him and starts looking for him will he still be alive when he finds the killer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Magician Lance Alexander Jnr is lost in a dark vision the Neuromancer Sandy the Sandman must go into his dream and save him from his dream and bring him back to the waking world or he will die. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Necromantor, Prince Jasper has his worst vision yet it is the end of the Earth in a galactic war when an assassin kills the king of the Earth the galactic emperor. He must save the emperor and the Earth and the universe.Read by author Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one should die in the dreamscapeLancelot Alexander Jnr was at the crossroads of being awake and falling asleep as his partner in his stage magic act Dreams and Nightmares, Zac was about to put him into the zigzag man apparatus during an evening performance."Hey, sleepy head wakes up," said Zac sensing Lance was tired."I'm so tired," Lance said, "I'll try to stay awake.""I don't want to hurt you," said Zac."I don't want to be hurt either," said Lance climbing into the box.The moment he went into the box he fell asleep mentally.He awoke screaming when Zac inserted the first blade.It startled and worried Zac."Bring the curtains down," Zac shouted and the curtains fell.One stage ran a gaggle of backstage staff."Are you alright, Jnr?" asked Zac."I'm fine, I just had a vision,'' said Lance."Oh what did you see?" asked Zac.A man with 3 eyes killing a woman in a dreamlike place," said Lance looking traumatized as he was being released from the stage trick by stagehands."Tell the audience the show is over, Kel," Zac told the stage manager."Ok," said the stage manager sensing a problem."Come with me, Jnr," said Zac making a wormhole appear in front of them they stepped into it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jasper's FateWhen the new ambassador from Alpha Centauri dies in suspicious circumstances the Necomancer is suspected as the killer and his son is found on the scene of the murder he will be killed if the killer is not caught. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

* Star CrossedA NoveletteThe Necromantor, the King of Doom meets his match with a grey alien diplomat's sister Mookaite Ga her brother tries to break them up not because of racism but because he's a jinx because all women he loves die according to the drunk Masked Chicken. They have Romeo and Juliet relationship. It all goes wrong when the press turns up and the secret lovers are caught revealing the existence of aliens and their relationship. Will it help or hinder their relationship?Mishio Ga her brother from Everyone Is An Alien Somewhere story. He thinks Necromantor's family is a little odd if not alien Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mishio Ga is an alien on Earth he finds the culture and people there more alien than him even odder are the locals the Emperor of the galaxy's alien family the Magicians, who run the alien convention Mishio must traverse in order to stop an alien war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blake gets an new tv show called The Blake Report. Blake talks about chicken case. Lance snr's family are sad Neighbours is ending and Lance thinks he's finally lost Neighbours bad influence as he see it and jnr get a Neighbours box set for them to watch from the Masked Chicken.Snr depressed seeing it. A mad vigilante goes after the Masked Chicken for getting custody of his kid to his wife who he later killed. the Rose the Chicken's better half tries to keep alive and with Jnr they try to capture the killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Gothic emo Prince of Darkness called Mr Average has grown up and took up the family business as a stage Illusionistwhen his wife, his assistant in his act dies of a trick going wrong after he predicted it he has the eyes of the press and law on him.Will he go to prison as a murderer or will he go free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gothic ShadesThe prince of darkness tells his dad a grim reaper he is being haunted by the ghost of his dead girlfriend and only he can see her how will his father take her to the afterlife when he can't see her? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stranger Than You ThinkWhen a strange relative moves into the family home of the goth the prince of darkness with the blessing of his father he finds out the stranger is stranger than he could imagine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Goth Lance Jnr starts having dark visions of his goth girfriend Morticia Adamson being murder then she is murdered her father blames him of her murder he needs help clearing his name."Knock! Knock!" said a goth looking teenage boy tapping on the glass door of Lando's office.Lando looked at him as if he was weird."Who is that?" asked Lando.Lance opened the door and let the boy in and closed the door after him."Hello Junior!" said Lance to the boy."Who is that Dracula Junior?" asked Lando."No, he's my son Junior?" Lance said."Same thing!" Lando said coldly.Lance glared at Lando. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Babysitting is HellWhen the king of the grim reapers take his young great-granddaughter the princess of vampires to the afterlife to babysit her as he worked he didn't expect it would end up with him and his assistant hunting for blood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Princess of DarknessVampires Queen Astra and King Max of Vampires's daughter is on her first day at kindergarten will this ankle biter be a pain in the neck."Hurry up Astry we're late!" cried Astry Starfire's Mum, "get in the car."Astry jumped in her Mum's car."You remember every thing?" asked her mother Astra, Queen of Vampires."Yes Mum," Astry said.," got my lunch bottle.""Remember to call it tomato juice not blood and don't share it," said her mum.''Yes mum" said Astry."And don't tell any one about vampires," said Astra."Yes mum," said Astry."We're here!" said Astra a while later."Out you hop," said said Astra."Mummy why is that girl so pale," a young child asked seeing Astry.The mum of the child saw Astra and Astry scooped up their child and put them in their car and said "You're going to another Kinder," and sped off in their car. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Playing with FireHappens in the aftermath of The Requiem.When someone makes Blake Fire the magician does his will in return he won't reveal that Fire is a grim reaperBlake will go only so far. When he is driven too far Blake shows them how dangerous it is to play with Fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The RequiemBlake is dead and his spirit Mortimer the Grim Reaper goes to his own funeral only problem is his drunk. How mad will it get?"Why are you here it is not respectful to the dead or family and friends, Mortimer, you can't be here," said the deadman's best friend to a grim reaper who he knew was the soul of the deadman. "It's my party I can be here, Mass," said the drunk reaper. "You're drunk, you shouldn't come in," said Max Starfire. "I'm not drunk! I didn't know you had a twin?" said the reaper looking at an invisible nonexistent man induced by drink. "I don't I'm an only child," said Max nervously as the reaper pushed passed him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind Blue EyesThe eyes are the mask of Blake the Grim Reaper a story about how hard it is for the Reaper to hide behind Blake the coroner's blue eyes he knows the true name of a corpse in his morgue known only as John Doe but can't reveal it.In walked a policeman in uniform he was puzzled."Were you talking to your friend on the slab's ghost? Did he say who he was?" asked the policeman Blake's great uncle the Magician the Red Fox."Hmm? Of course not!" scoffed Blake."I heard you talking vaguely," said the Fox."I was talking to myself, his soul is gone! Even a great Necromancer can't talk to a soul which is not there he's just a shell," said Blake who was a great necromancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was Blake's least favorite time of the year.His son Lance passed him an envelope he took it with a great lack of enthusiasm."Open it you'll love it," an enthused Lance said.Blake opened it expecting an insult It was."Oh thank you!" said Blake putting on a smile."I knew you'd love it," said Lance smiling."Yeah," said Blake he hated it.It being a picture of Harry Potter's Lord Voldermort in a birthday hat,under the picture, a legend in a black box reading OLDERMORT.It hit Blake like a ton of brick it was his birthday again."Mortimer," said Blake's assistant with another pile of more files for Blake to sign."What is it Dante," Blake said knowing his day would get worse.Dante saw the card and laughed."Mortimer's birthday is it?" he said. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Is anything wrong," Blake asked."Can you please take me to hell!" asked Max."take you to what?" Blake king of the grim reapers laughed."Blue Midnight and the Sun King this is exciting lets go fight crime!" A man in a yellow chicken suit with a mask said like they made his life."Ok, I'll race you there," said Blake seeing the chicken,"Can I join you!" the chicken enthused said.He wanted to be a hero, and chaos followed him. He was a sorcerer who chose not to use magic.the chicken was being beaten by an old lady he crossed the road with."Why did the chicken cross the road!" laughed Max."I wanted to catch that bus leave me alone.." she screamed as she was dragged away from the bus it left when she was taken across the road nearly under a car."Max we better save him from the old lady," Blake said."We'll deal with this chicken, Madam," Blake said dragging the chicken away from the old lady who was still hitting him."Thank you Blue Midnight, that chicken made me miss my bus," she said happy to see him taken away. Max and Blake walked him away. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen It's Christmas again and everything is crazy again and Blake Alexander is suffering from it's madness again the Necromancer gives his dad a present a black T shirt with the Grinch on saying I hate Christmas on it from the Deject shop. Gabriel is giving out cute fuzzy Santa hats again and the hospital is gone mad with Christmas.In the afterlife Blake's boss Argent has decided to bring back the Christmas spirit again with the Jack Skellingtons are making a comeback everywhere. How far will this madness go? Will the police get what they want for Christmas the serial killer the Necromancer's name or will the miss their present the living reaper Mortimer signed seal and delivered to them by Argent himself. "You need Brandy," said Argent making a glass of it appear in his hand and handed it Mortimer. "But I don't drink," said Mortimer. "You can and must it's Christmas," said Argent. "Okay it's your party," said Mortimer, "Salute!" Mortimer said and drank. He ended up in wet Santa suit. "Why are you covered in drink that's not in the spirit of the season," said Argent. "I said I don't drink I'm a skeleton! What did you expect to happen?" Moaned Mortimer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not a kids' storyBlake "The Grinch" Alexander is suffering the Christmas blues again as a Santa's helper for a case and his son Lance isn't helping him either.This a dark Santa Christmas story that is not child friendly. The only green monster in this story Is a Christmas tree on the cover.Christmas carols rang around the photo with Santa area a child wandered up to Santa Claus and sat on his lap."What do you want little boy," moaned Santa who sounded like he would rather be somewhere else.Nearby Santa's adult son watched him joyfully."I cannot believe you got Blake playing Santa again he hates Christmas," said Santa's wife Angela to her stepson."It wasn't me It was Argent a Santa in the Santa's agency was murdered. He's undercover as Santa to find the killer," said Santa's son Lance.Lance left his stepmother and walked over to his father shouting "Grinch, are you trying to steal Christmas again?"Santa moaned and tossed off the child ignoring him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A darkly funny Christmas story.It was a strange day when Blake Alexander found out about this odd case everyone at his hospital wanted to decorate the hospital for Christmas drunk on the Christmas cheer.But that was nothing the reapers were trying to get the afterlife business in line with fate's decree that they celebrate Christmas with reapers collecting people as Santa Clauses which Blake was totally against. To him, it was an anathema. He felt like Scrooge It was getting so Christmasy the people at the hospital had stopped calling him Dr Death on the upside but on the downside they called him the Grinch.He was in a bad mood when he visited the police station which was trimmed for Christmas too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen," a disembodied voice on the stage of a magic show said, "Abracadabra!" the voice said and the frame of a tall handsome black haired man in a tux and top hat materialized. "I am Blake Fire", a brunette man in a tux and top hat walked on stage "and he Is my assistant Max Starfire!""I am your partner grandead!" Max hissed."Enough Max! I'll sick a vampire hunter on you and your wife the queen of vampires;" Blake snapped back."I thought you loved your granddaughter Blake," Max said as he pulled a rabbit out of a hat."I do but vampires are a pain in the neck!" Blake snapped as he did a rope trick."More Paper work as a coroner with the police and the grim Reaper I suppose!" Max retorted like a barb." Actually yes! The paper work is hell!," Blake said pulling a bunch of flowers out of thin air."I thought so bureaucrat to the last" said Max laughing."Someone has to tidy up the mess you leave behind," Blake said doing a magic trick."Well with out us life would be boring," said Max smiling charmingly.A ghost walked on stage Blake looked frustrated."What the hell this place isn't haunted! Max is this your work!" Blake snapped,"No!" Max said confused."I heard you spoke to the dead so I came!" said the ghost."Great another one what do you want!" Blake grumbled."I hear you know the sorcerer Blake Alexander known as Blue Midnight," the ghost said. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The grim reaper sat drinking a cup of coffee as a man in his office peacefully until his son ran in his office. "Dad you won't believe it the moon has hatched!" The Necromancer shouted. His father choked on his coffee."You alright Dad?" asked Lance worried."Yes, you psycho! The moon did what?" Blake, his dad said to his serial killer son."This is more important than you and me! The moon has hatched It was an egg!" Lance said hardly believing it himself and he saw it with his own eyes."Ok, I'll try to prioritize! What came out a mega space chicken?" asked Blake who was also the emperor of the solar system."If only it was a space chicken!" Lance said sadly."Then what hatched from it?" Ask his father."A giant space locust!" said Lance."Oh no they are world killers, they are worse than you!" said Blake,"They lay eggs in planets!" said Blake standing."Dad I am fate's-" Lance moaned."Assassin!" Blake interrupted."Whatever! We have a solar system to protect!" said Lance." Ok, then come on boy we need to get help," Blake said.They ran out of the office. Through the gates of the other world and into the dimensional portal leading to the Earth and appeared in Blake's backyard. They paused slightly seeing the locust!"Oh my God!" Blake said seeing the giant planet killer. It resembled a praying mantis. "It looks like fate wonder if they're related?" Lance said."Wouldn't surprise me he's insane, sending you off to kill people he doesn't like!" Blake said "I've not seen a space locust before," Blake stood in awe of the beast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Death the coroner and grim reaper king, his wife and his son a serial killer are superheroes they trying to find another serial killer in a hospital where the Doctor and his wife work. Their son plays bait for the killer who kills magicians. Will they catch the killer or will Dr Death have to take his son to the afterlife? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.