Category: Fiction

The rise of the fictional podcast drama is truly on with many great examples already having been set and new, big-budget series coming out what feels like almost every week. Batman Unburied is the first original podcast drama from DC led by their most-popular hero. It's high budget and it's filled with some big names voicing the characters. Batman Unburied intrigued me for a few reasons: firstly because I'm a big nerd and love all things superheroes, especially Batman. Secondly, it repeatedly popped up in the top list of fictional podcast dramas on Spotify, so I knew I had to listen. My final thoughts are mixed, to say the least. Batman Unburied plot - 4/5 Batman Unburied is a sweeping story that sometimes feels like the writers weren't really sure…

"What's this? A review of a podcast?" I hear you say. "I thought you only really reviewed books?" you continue. Well, Case 63 impressed me so damn much I wanted to write a review about how good it was. Plus, it is just one of many of the fiction podcast genres which has shot to popularity recently with some massive names including DC and Marvel getting involved. If you've never listened to a fictional podcast before, they're not just people reading out a story - they're full productions these days - like you're listening to a film. They have background noises including all the sounds you need to hear to know what the actors are doing. Case 63 was actually advertised to me on the Spotify app when I logged…