Smoke Signals

 MountainFire Media, LLC presents VICE vs. VAMPYRES "The Badge meets the Bite" An Original Radio Play  Written and Directed by Brad Havens The Story So Far: Joe and his Team of wayward Vice Cops take one last shot at redemption when they take on a White Slavery Ring operating out of a night club, only to discover it is operated by a Den of Old World Vampyres! It's time for Vampyres to be the Monsters they always were - Savage, Sophisticated & nearly Immortal! What better way to demonstrate their power than pitting them against a Team of desperate Vice Cops willing to bend the Law to save their own skins?  Two very different types of Predators locked in a deadly Game of Survival - it's Kill or be Killed with only one chance at Escape! 70 minutes of genre bending non-stop Action Suspense and Horror for Fans of Audio Entertainment everywhere! Commercial Free, complete MP3 Digital File of the Feature Radio Play, the complete Soundtrack and more available for Direct Do

Here is something I never imagined I would be writing about. I don't want to admit it, but I have to. I have to say farewell to one of the kindest, most creative, and capable individuals I have been blessed to share time with on this Earth. We had plans. Projects to put together, things to do. The project I am working on right now wouldn't exist without him. Whenever I needed a hand or wanted to work something out, he would make time. He loved to tell jokes and war stories from the many, many movies, TV shows, commercials and music videos he had worked on in his lifetime - a career that should have been far more rewarding for him than it was for the Industry he served. It's been nearly 24 years since we first met, and I'll be damned if I didn't think we'd have a good 10 or 15 more before we even thought about hanging up our gear for the last time. It was on a low budget indie movie, and I was still on my first 6 months in town, worried about proving I could matc

 Excerpt from COOKER by Brad Havens (formatted for blog post) NOTE: Cooker has been asked why Time Travel is so complicated, and this is his response... Trillions upon Trillions of sentient life forms across an incalculable expanse of galaxies and solar systems, all simultaneously sharing these same linear moments of time with you, sharing the same short sighted, greedy obsession over how their singularly insignificant lives matter more than anyone else’s in this beautiful, blooming cosmos and yet, none of this is linear. It writhes and surges, subsiding at the same time it expands, pushing and pulling in a multitude of complex systems, all functioning simultaneously through the Infinite. Now imagine what size and shape - what object must be containing this cosmic glory? If the finite is expanding through the infinite, what form does it take? To affect this magnificent, incomprehensible magnitude, you must have an understanding of this simple construct. This simple, beautiful construct

    Excerpt from Becoming Emily by Brad Havens (formatted to fit this blog post)  INT. BAR - DAY  Joe stands at the bar with a brand new, unopened bottle of whiskey and a shot glass in front of him. Jillian stands to one side, pretending to clean and ignoring Joe.  Joe looks from the bottle to the clock. It’s not quite ten in the morning. He fidgets, looking at his phone, putting it back on the bar. Watching the TV. He looks from the clock to the bottle and back again.  INSERT CU - CLOCK turns 10AM  Joe shrugs and picks up the bottle.                                                                             JOE                           Double digits. Fuck it.  He cracks the seal on the bottle and starts to pour himself a shot.                                                                             JILLIAN                           Hey, Joe - you catch that game last night?                                                                             JOE                           W

  Excerpt from Becoming Emily by Brad Havens (formatted to fit this blog post)  INT. JOE’S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT  Joe comes out of the bedroom, pistol in hand.  Mary Anne is upright, kneeling on the couch, gripping a pillow tightly in her hands like she’s strangling it. Joe watches her writhe, seeming to fight with herself as she straightens, still kneeling on the couch. She pantomimes holding a gun against the pillow and says in a husky voice:                                                                             MARY ANNE                           I told you shut the fuck up, bitch.  She shoves the pillow into her crotch, grinding against it as she tilts her head back.                                                                             JOE                           What the hell are you doing?  She seems to jolt out of it for a second, Joe sees tears pouring down her face. He moves to put a hand on her shoulder.                                                 

Excerpt from Becoming Emily by Brad Havens (formatted to fit this blog post)  INT. POLICE STATION - INTERVIEW ROOM #2 - SAME  The Girl sits comfortably as she can in the stiff chair, staring off, randomly skimming her gaze across the room. She seems almost relaxed in her composure. She becomes more attentive, looking to the mirror at one side of the room. Taking a deep breath, she turns her head slowly from the mirror to the door.  The door opens and Joe steps halfway in. He freezes. They stare for a long moment, eyes riveted to each other.  Joe recovers himself and steps all the way into the room, letting the door close behind him. He moves cautiously, bringing the cup of water to her, leaving it on the table within her reach. The stare at each other.  Joe remembers the chair and sits down to face her. He notices the blood on her chest.                                                                             JOE                           I’m Lieutenant Detective Joe Merrit. I’m lea