Audio Work
In addition to all the film, corporate, and theater work, audio has been a long-time passion for me. I’ve been lucky enough to work in the audio space — both in fictional audiodrama and interview-based podcasts. Check out some of my work below!
“Rock demonstrates a knowledge of the audio storytelling medium through a clever crafting of scenes and, of course, sound...When done right, it can be the most terrifying form of horror, because what we create in our minds is much scarier than anything even the most talented creature designer could show us.”
-Matt Konopka, Killer Horror Critic
When video collector Mark Cambria watches a mysterious VHS tape, he begins talking in his sleep in a language that doesn't exist. Mark and his girlfriend Tamra set out to investigate the tape's origin and find themselves caught up in a web of conspiracy, occult, and dread surrounding a legendary video store with a sinister purpose beyond imagining.
“every bit as addictive as your favorite podcast."
-Matt Konopka, Killer Horror Critic
"At once familiar and yet deliciously disorienting."
-Gordon B. White, Hellnotes
Since 2014, a weekly interview-based podcast hosted by Ben Rock (me) and Illya Friedman which discusses the art, craft, and philosophy of the moving image with top cinematographers.
“A Monster Movie for the ears”
-Geek Girl Authority
In Buck Lake, Colorado, the resident dog catcher, Collins, is on the verge of retirement. But something strange lurks in the woods, about to ruin his plans....
After 30 years, Collins is ready to be done with small-town animal control. His replacement, Blair, is a Gen Z vet student who hates mansplaining; they don’t get along. But on the eve of his retirement, Collins gets a call that changes everything.
There’s been a report of a vicious wild dog on the loose. Collins and Blair head to a remote family farm to check it out. But instead of finding one wayward mutt, they’re attacked by an entire pack of bloodthirsty creatures. Are they animals? Aliens? Or something more sinister?
Collins and Blair have never seen eye to eye, but they’ll have to learn to work together if they want to survive the night. The future of Buck Lake depends on it.
Catchers is a small-town horror tale with all the charm of a classic ‘80s creature-feature, updated for the modern era. Billy Gardell (Bob Hearts Abishola) stars as Collins alongside Herizen Guardiola (American Gods) as Blair.
With hair-raising twists and a diverse cast of characters, Catchers has something to send shivers down every horror lover’s spine.
I hear Fear
My friend and frequent collaborator Bob DeRosa and I were lucky to write the final episode of Wondery’s horror anthology. In our story, Trust the Process, host Carey Mulligan shares her own terrifying (fictional!) story about a film shoot on a remote ranch with an acclaimed director. But as the shoot progresses, she begins to wonder if they’re making a film at all – and if she’ll live to see the premiere.