a directory of horror audio
Welcome, dear listener. You have stumbled upon a hidden vault filled with nightmarish visions. Original and classic horror adaptations to chill your bones, stop your heart, and tear at your very soul. Now, come close and sit by the fire. The rain outside is torrential and I doubt you would get far in the dark.
Let us pass the time with a story, for I have such a strange and ominous tale to tell…
A fictional podcast following three survivors as they trek across the country trying to survive an alien invasion.
After everyone she’s ever known was killed in an alien invasion, Lynn Gellert might be the last person left on Earth. Her constant and only companion is the voice recorder she managed to salvage from her mother’s house. As symptoms of a strange illness seem to set in, Lynn comes to terms with her mortality, only to realize that she’s not sick, she’s pregnant. Lynn is not a survivalist, or even good at camping, but somehow she has to find what it takes to confront a dangerous and uncertain future.
An anthology of original audio fiction in the vein of classic series like The Twilight Zone and Outer Limits. Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy
Down is a 24-part science-fiction series about an expedition into a newly-discovered Antarctic trench, dubbed The Bottomless Pit. The company-backed research submarine Virgil is elegant, state-of-the-art, and capable of withstanding enormous pressures. The same cannot be said for her crew.
definitelyhuman.co.uk/portfolio/down
Notes:
New Scientist reviewed this one.
Curious Matter is an audio drama anthology based on short stories from the world’s best Sci-fi, and Supernatural Horror writers. Let your ears take you on grand adventures into the worlds created by the most imaginative minds in the literary universe.
Crypto-Z is a cinematic sci-fi audio drama. Join Jane Silver’s mission to restore life on the planet, as she ascends the Alps to discover the mesmerizing yet menacing “Iceman”.
podchaser.com/podcasts/crypto-z-1117974
Notes:
I’ve linked to this podcast’s Podchaser page above instead of their homepage, as it’s the easiest way to listen to a few episodes (the actual homepage can be found here).
Crypto-Z appears to be a premium podcast, by which I mean you need to buy episodes. I guess that’s fine? I think half the episodes proper, plus a bunch of trailers and behind-the-scenes stuff, can be found at the Podchaser link.
Go on a monster hunt of lunar dimensions in this sci-fi mystery. Cryptids tells the story of a conspiracy radio show host and an avid listener who go in search of an afterlife. Instead they find a truth beyond their wildest nightmares. In this female driven, scripted, sci-fi audio drama, you’ll meet monsters, aliens… and the ultimate grim reaper.
“I know that there is something down there beneath the surface of this moon. It’s been there billions of years, entirely alone, waiting, until we arrived – and it knows that we are here.”
When five astronauts are sent to one of Jupiter’s moons to research its sustainability for a potential colony, they discover a mysterious signal coming from below the surface, a signal which raises the suspicion that they may not be as alone as they thought.
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