Reviews
"Authentic ... Chilling ... Exciting"
"A haunting self-guided audio tour of the former mining town using stories curated from local residents. ... a myriad of authentic voices by the actual residents who experienced these strange, unexplained encounters ... a live, chilling experience ... this retelling of ghost stories offers an exciting visceral vibe."
-- Santa Fe Reporter (October 27, 2024)
"Fascinating ... it works exceedingly well"
"It's a deep dive into the fascinating history of the little town. You'll find interviews with locals, some of whom have lived in Madrid their whole lives, and a narrator with a soothing voice ... One might be skeptical of the accuracy of the GPS, especially when all the buildings are so close together, but that's not the case; it works exceedingly well ... Every building in Madrid, be it a little jewelry shop or a public bathroom, tells a story."
-- Santa Fe Reporter (October 22, 2018)
the story behind these stories
I got the idea for the Madrid tour while researching a different audio project. It occurred to me that my hometown (since 2001) has such a fascinating history, and so many incomparable storytellers, that these oral histories could be both an introduction for the curious visitor as well as a vault for Madrid's collective chronicle. The advancing years of many old-timers was an added consideration. In sad fact, a distressing number of voices on the tour have deceased -- yet with great humility, I believe that a part of them lives on within the stories they've shared.