Someone Dies In This Elevator is a murder anthology podcast produced by Tal Minear, the creator of Sidequesting and What Will Be Here. They’re a prolific writer, voice actor, sound designer, and all-round pillar of the indie fiction podcasting community. After listening to season one of SDITE, I described the podcast as a ‘reverse murder … Continue reading Someone Dies In This Elevator
Category: Horror
Ghosts in Fiction Podcasts
Happy Halloween! Starting out an essay about a traditional aspect of horror saying that my limit for the genre has always been fairly low is an interesting choice, but bear with me. I’ve never been someone who chooses to actively seek out horror TV shows/films, and looking back now, at least some of that was … Continue reading Ghosts in Fiction Podcasts
We Know None
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LHfkAbHnYPrc5Ig0bvT9D?si=d7tk6inpTValw4NZLn69TA CW: We Know None deals with the investigation into a missing person. The show notes for each episode contain specific content warnings; and this post includes mentions of paranormal activities - especially hauntings, rotting food, and the police.(Note: I appear briefly in We Know None as Helen, in both episode four and six.) We … Continue reading We Know None
Dos: After You
(CW: This podcast and post contain mentions of murder and death. There are also allusions to the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly through mentions of lockdown periods and the subsequent re-openings.) https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LQr6wbkX2LoHRt2KVBw2i?si=4GRovn26THm87IyqfqUbyg Dos: After you is a bilingual LGBTQ+ horror and urban fantasy podcast, and is released in both English and Spanish. It's written and produced by … Continue reading Dos: After You
Death by Dying
https://radiopublic.com/death-by-dying-WzOvXE/s1!4393f (CW: Death by Dying deals with death and murder, gun violence, and body horror.) Death by Dying is a dark comedy, co-created by Evan Gulock and Niko Gerentes, and Gulock also plays the main character, the extremely well-dressed Obituary Writer. The story is set in the strange town of Crestfall, Idaho. The Obituary Writer … Continue reading Death by Dying
Witchever Path
https://radiopublic.com/witchever-path-GqVzM1/s1!6f5da Whichever Path is an interactive anthology horror podcast created by Jas and Steven LaFond, and was launched in January 2019. Each story is self-contained, and introduces the audience to a new setting, and new characters. Stories are between four to seven episodes long, with the audience voting each episode on where the storyline will … Continue reading Witchever Path
The Bridge
https://radiopublic.com/the-bridge-6v3qe8/s1!a9fe1 The Bridge is an modern fantasy/horror story created by Alex Brown and Rebecca Mahoney. In an alternate 2016, there’s a bridge that crosses the Atlantic Ocean - The Transcontinental Bridge. Specifically, this story centres around Watchtower 10, one of the many watchtowers that run along the length of the bridge, originally built to keep … Continue reading The Bridge